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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.,
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Legislative.
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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.
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with the highest respect,
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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
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to be found
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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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WH Alexander for
the vacant appoint =
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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
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W. Cay having resigned,
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appointed to the vacancy leg
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will have informed you of my confirmation
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the Office in question,
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to
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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
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I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
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Your Most Obedient,
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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..
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the Pugistrar in London-
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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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а
further
allotment of official
of Hon
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the Port
under
the Marchant Shipping
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Mr. Merriale
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the neupary papers.
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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
вим
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
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Register of Shipping
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has allotted one
hundred additional
unteers (viz 41, 171
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the
Aictoria, Georg
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such
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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
crime befie
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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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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..
San
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16
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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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
NE
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Dale
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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:
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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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lolmen
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.
?
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
2
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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
*
for March Submitting, for confirmation, Ordeicance Nr. 41 of 1856, relating
to Mills wade by blunese people.
40th
411127
412 113th
113
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the
6-sy
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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27.
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March 158/5.
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5031. Jonghung
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.,
Bc:
21
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
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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
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Mr Ball.. The Treamery
a copy of this deept = pamphlet annard th. 170-180 x 236-241
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Annex Pr
sutjat on which
the
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subject is one
with which do
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Mr Strachey
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inform me what has been the ta
as to the currency,
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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
1853. lin
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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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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
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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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a gold coinage canage
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
би
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 -
а сти
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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.
..
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
幻
as
for coriace
of this were done the mint charge Should be fined at the same rato as in moia
M 22 July
Rum:
Disposed of
the duplicite
With May 5/57.
No.45.
Legislative.
Referred to Jo
Po Wai
Confirmed 31 Jul /56 - N:88.
deaft
witt
eve
Lov
3034
Pay
5032
RECEIVED
2121
JUNE 7
1856
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
巴
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
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M 10 J
ह
I of welt
No.46.
Legislative.
Referie
W
Confirmed 31 Suck fot- NPS.
горад
ers do a
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.,
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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,
N
Four Murst Obedient, Humble Servant,
Ray & refer the Orden
to Map - Wood & Hager.
Am fem 9
пени
1210 J
Tha Berns
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√92.47.
Legislative.
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Referred to mear's Wood & Rogers
d31
Confirmed
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
Rey & refer the Ard to Shaft:
Wood &
which
I have the honor to bin,
with the highest respect,
Jiz",
Your most Obedient, Houmble Servant,
почин
Nejen 10 p
John Benn
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I have remind and laid
before The Lume three
beelivennes Jeeped by
заснову yourself and the Sipiele.
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 "-
"The High Court of Chancery forming Procedure in
"Geveral orders for
arrtain Enactments and
"to extered to this fotony
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You
Jon.
will cause H. Mis.
decision to be signifiect
to the redattints the
Kery by Proclam
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stion ein
the usual and mort
authentie manner_
Weither aspect to the
boliviance by for extend us
to the Collory Certain
: Incuts &
evoit.
a general Anders
on & forming procedure
an the High Cont of
Chancery
You
I have to strech
attention to the
emission
in this Ordensure
of any provisions selecting
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No.48.
bagmercial.
112
5035 Jong lúng
RECEIVER
с о.
JUNE
1856
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,
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was
British Shipping uns augmented
Love
24, 242 Irs, _ that of the United
In
が
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
:
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
38
Offices, Victoria,
Legislative. Hughing, 26th March, 1986.
Ansied
29 Duty/55
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
liss
39
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
Calm Surve
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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
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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.
i
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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no
satisfactory starte of things. I see un
soby a properly constituted legislature simild not in Houghing, ais elsewhere, be changed with some
1742
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
local
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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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44
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
15
think such exclusion would be un-
MIL-
- 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.
0;
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
L
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
合
How in
wold
!
48
av
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
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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
な
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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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
༢༠
30.
میرا
3.
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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
ว
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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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.
ᅲ
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
ว
ว
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
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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
>
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61 3
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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
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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
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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 -
गे
31+
No. 18 to 29, the lost of 231 + formary 1856.
Desportet "Confidential" [2/
Letter of
bireuler of
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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,
سونم
} wery
im
M.12
R. 52. 5039 Hong Kong
RECEIVED
Commercial.
JUNE 7 1856
7.0. iuforsunds 13 June [ob (LZ0)
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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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Втроена д
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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?)
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
น
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
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Tampong T
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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
し
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
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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".
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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.
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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
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" 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
스
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
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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
ル
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.
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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
-π
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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Present..
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25+ Marel 1856
His Excellency The Governor- The Homble The Lient. Ymeruer- The Homitle: The Colonial Ceretary-
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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
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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.
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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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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
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communicate this, but that for any
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might enwere with t
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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?
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(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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hand occupied the Conneilt for tror days,
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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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
Mic
"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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2.
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-
1177
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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"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.
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"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
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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
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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__
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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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as
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
It
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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
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_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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RECEIVED, & permen
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5042 Jong đong 12
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...
Ber-
Bei,
Bei-
of the 7 Chinese convicük, Council relative to the are on the / thanen
Minutes so the Executive
7953.
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No 10 Jun
M.12
I have the lower to be,
with the highest respect,
dir,
Jour Most Obedient, Houmble Servant,
John Benning
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5043 Jong song
Government Offices, Pretoria, Homughing, 8# April 18560
RECEIVED
N. 56.
JUNE 7
Lilitary.
Copies & 7.6 & W. D. 14. Juske/slo - for euforis
FC Auswa 562 }
etnow? 9 Jul 736 = N. 71.
1856
dir,
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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:
+
· tras
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
are
it as Mr.
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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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the renied of your dessealed
256f the art buil april
reporting the lefturt of
Meni disestids from the
59th Regh who we a Grand Secuited on
beard
an-American Whaler,
and Share to reques
that you
will Conory
to Mer Heenan, the
Suitest Later Consul
at Hong Hong, the thanks of B. Mis : Gescomment
I'm the Jerome fibileste will
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which he apistet.
Clenial bulberbat
on the occasion in
· question.
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RECEIVE,
107
Offices, Victoria,
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.,
Bei
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Duty/56
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18 June 155.
Sam directed by lee
Sentary Sabouchere to
Convey to que
his
authority for procuring Horny
and forwarding to Herg
Son Safe In
Hong
the l'u
custody of Documents specified in the accompanying
liter
from the Rating Reveryon General
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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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F
to
14 £55
I have, Bass
(Signed) William Croper,
Alsting Surveyor-General.
True Copy
Colonial Secretory
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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
111
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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to what should
Xecissor
Merivale
Mai Best for
done
مرح
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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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Cont
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Berend
172 Jader
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Harry Kayy.
16th July 156
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the semipt of you
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of April lock, and as
14. Mis : Gret
Cerseiler il
Ausivered. 12 bet /86. 16stery desirable thit the
11453
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Sentences of Jenal
Servitude papsed Refrese
Military Prisoners thould
be carried into effect as
Expeditiously
: stavels will admit, I Lue to istuuh
You
to
Continue to adorstige for
lenders, and to take
advantage of the
е
Vessel
I
which is annnelly
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enjoyed about the
exgaped
Month of how mr. Zo
commance home of
Turaliss,
Military on Saral bronhits
to lead to the
Country
any Military Convict : recr
V
je
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Otherrase quonished with
Gefrages.
IM.
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The
1:59.
Commercial.
1.
Referred to Land Board 11 June / 56.
Reported.
be conson 29 De
on $724.
Copies to F. Of Admiralty for
"Answered. 95-11 Aug 158.
July156.
504 bong dong 13 Government Offices, Victoria, Houghing, 11th April 1856.
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
Λιπι
"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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3.
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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Stirling be conect _ that though she firssessed no national rights,
and was
weiss
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violating on love,
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matter of what nation, he was not justified in seizing her the high sever.
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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
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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
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Ading Approve 24 duty for violating the Chinese
Fr. 6.
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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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is said to be
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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.
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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Remains. The "Levant" is under the
Hawaian Flag, and commanded by
Albert Mird; the Anwer I believes is
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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
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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,
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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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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,
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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.)
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No. 185.
dir,
200
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Houghnung,
19th March 1856.
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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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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
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(Copy)
dir,
7.
Winchester, at Honghing
20th March 1856.
I had the limior to receive
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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.
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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.
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be
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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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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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I have, Bell (Signed) Jo Stirling
Rear Adunial and bommander in chief S
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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
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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)
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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.
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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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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,
Avere
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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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mi
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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wed; the
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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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No.190.
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Government Offices, Victoria, Houghing, 2272 March 1856.
In acbundledging Your Excelleness
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reply of the 20th to live of the 19th instant, I beg to inform your search
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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.
по
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
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Colomat Secretary
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Winchester, at Hongkong,
29th March 1856.
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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.
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Sir polile Venering, L.L.D.
John
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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
{
Sone length, His Excelling - finally
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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,
4.
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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.-
Tue Copy
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Contonant Secretary.
(Copy) Me 193
dir,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Honighing,
24th March 1856
+39 141
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
264
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.
"
(Copy.), M. 195.
dir,
Colonial Secretary's Yffice, Victorian, Honghong,
24th March 1856.
41
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
a
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
艹
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.
43
143
"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
I
I have, Be", (Signed) W: J. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonel Secretary.
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(Copy) 198.
N.
144
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Honghong,
dir,
25th March 1856.
95
I have to request that you
45
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.
f
H. Jaunthorpe, Elope,
Harbor Master's Office.
94
Jove Copy
Colonial Secretary.
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Mo. 199
Jiz,
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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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146
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,
Bes
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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
Ave
howe
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148
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
Лю
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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149
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".
L
Your
entertain a hope that I with excreive
Heir Excellens
Sir John Kaming, LL.D.,
a
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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
가
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
botomia L Secretary.
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(Copy.)/ No. 210.
Sir
Gregnment Officers,
th
150
Victoria",
Herighing, 28 Marele 1856.
I love the honor to bring to
い
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,
Scis
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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(Translation)
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
ww low
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.
✓ ML
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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社
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
5647 Hary Hary
Lin. John Bowning 9057
1866 JI
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Merivals #3: 13
Anner 13 Wm.
ако ach? 10 Oct
11057
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
ウ
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
༡
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,
农
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
Втрима
mio po
M. 12
162. Commercial -
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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,
دیر
Jhu Berring
V.B.
L. F
th reference to
the 4 apiel.
He does not say
as in 2048 the
Mor Barrows
fit
wan
вому
M.12
Imppane
this must be
прий
I think so
m.
Luke
Sar. 5049. 36.74133
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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.
Sharve
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JULY 7
1856
158
bon, Jeong Kong s Gyvemment Offices, Piotrice, Boughing, 17 # April 1854.
RECEIVED
Ligislation.
Ansevered 31
Jarly 756
см
Vi, Chall
except draft
th
ritNTER tot rah
15 June 1868
Jr.
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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/Melami.
Pecived-
relating
Laming House...
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Mr Labrucher
m
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It seem
ordm, ance
น
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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161 But-
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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Goor 6014 Hong Kong.
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162
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
on
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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.
8: 4185 of 185
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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164
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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170
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
1
171
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.
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be always apprinted, maintained, and hept.
a good and sufficient Enostable in every licensed
fim gambling home for the
C
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[
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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
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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
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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
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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་
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Mr. 644
RECEIVED
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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
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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
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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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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
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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:
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
میره
inform
him ?
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долеть
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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
스
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
.
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!
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
인
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.
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Jan-being
新勝
style is Jon- thing worth, and
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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
ட
"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
彭
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
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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
鐘
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
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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
量
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,
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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
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I have asked about the matter - Some
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reventing what how happened to Al-Ming and some commenting for lium, not
has said that he
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them burglary.
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& guilty of
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cbcretary.
Nr. 66
Miscellagremes.
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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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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
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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
норов
to the heavy = cart pnancial
ジ
to swit
statements
I think suffice to satisfy to many
hey sell MR. LP
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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
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¡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
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Lor
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the cruise-
of the Lords
Nice Treasury
of the Sh
the copy of a Despe from
the you
of Hong Kong submitting Eestineates for
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central
Police Station and
a Police Station cet
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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
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their Lordship' sauction
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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-
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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
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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
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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-
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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 &
8°
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
ま
208
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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.
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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
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:
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
太
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
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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
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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
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-guidance and instruction of the Chinese contractors will be added should the work be approved of.
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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.
£
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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.-
ہیں پر
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..
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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. 10.-
3,4
34, 10.8
4.10.-
る。
20.
84
27.10.-1247 117
221
:
ams,
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
1
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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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Pizeivik
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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.
기
the
Consion
apponturt
M.15
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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
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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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I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect;
Sir, Your most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
John Bowring
༡
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
ঠ
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
ド
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
l..
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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
す
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.
:
}
Draft Ordinance.
OZĂ PORN BƏ
ป
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,
1
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1
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240
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
i.
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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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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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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
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wers
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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
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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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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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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.
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(ligned) W. Camien,
Lt. Governor.
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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
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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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cz.. @mrve_t
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
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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
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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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(Signed) ). Chisholm Anstey, M.,
Houghing, 201iny 1856.
(Wypy.)
Konyhing,
30
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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
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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
い
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
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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
が
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.
1
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_
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Colomail Secreto
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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
k
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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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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.
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VIII
IX
I have no objections
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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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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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General introduced into the pro- - proved Ordinance the blouse re- - ferring to the Captains of Merchant - Ships, in Consequence
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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O v
Anch
Houser
are well known
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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.
:utty_ Some rules should
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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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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
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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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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
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attended the Lessions of the Coun Mimild there again
recur
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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
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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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my purpose sin that!
by
Innew list diffusive new of the affiries
eniveyed
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the boting, which
Despertal of 140th of September
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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
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[ 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,
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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
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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
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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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8.
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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the receipt of yo
Despatch K70 of the 3ol
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 -
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25,091 19 11 25,000 19 17
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23,617 23,526 16 4% 20,000
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1849
1850
1851
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71,24281
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4,515 88
3,595 1104
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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,
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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
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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!
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34,765 12 94 36,418|12
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64,468 1,418 523,962
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24,700 63% 9,200
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1851
1855
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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
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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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6023 Hong kong 20
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JULY 7
1826
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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
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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.
斥
our relations with China he
could have no adequate Kurwledges,
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282
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
Makan Saya m
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
花
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
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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.
лите
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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а
い
year-
to which the Treasury
1.
ng Avas
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
18
.
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,
久
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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ам
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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5 Ang/56
Enta
for 6023 ARC. Sir C. Nevelyan Sir
I am
No Merivale Jul, 1/51 Mr Ball 2474 - Satouchure 31
Returne
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WM any
on votal disation
from Mo Jabondin
for Labouchere
Km
тогло
There have
نهاک
am dirschoty
to Seer Labuhere
ĥ
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
Am 1910
Casc
ви
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.
Fi
N. 14 July
прегом
Mixed
fail
tch the to Hallstat
ing Af Auction Hat
Loil is of opinion that
n
reasom
Adhered by Sir
h
JB. in Farren oftein
proporal tan considnahh.
weight : & that since
2
it was first morch, the
Endence for of
The
Extret & partatt hemancare
292
increased. It is therefore
dispond to meommend
thin Lastiche, that the
application should der
& acceded to.
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дель.
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The Right Hmorable
Houry Labouchure, M.P.,
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Solicitor should be selected at line,
if the present request be formably.
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with the highest respect,
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necessity of appointing
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that the Salary
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the case
of the
Attorney General,
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Dated Fr
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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
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to suminou,
the
absent withresses. The committing
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Magistrates have de
the
ir recognisances. But wither
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 .
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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,
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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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for Hong Kong to day
THE
5th
May,
1855-
Ki Right, brich Beng Labonsku Mr.2.
Governor BA Hhu Booring
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Riccived
In Her Majestio Conant at
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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
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or conson 30 August
Answered 10 Novf 36_ No. 128. draft with Bou! 0058.
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Hongkong, 6th May 18560.
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in Desportelier N: 11, 14 12
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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.,
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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
思
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
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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
な
Majesty's Government will give to
the subject, will enable you
Announce
な
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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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."
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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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of Crown Grant in Ap- pendix II, (No. 5.)
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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.
Ibid.
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
"title
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.
row and Mr Duddell,
Evidence of Mr Pus- tau, in Append. I.
Evidence of the
Honble: Mr Edger, in Append 1.
Minutes of the 8th, 9th, and 10th March, 1856, in Append. I.
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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.
The Crown is but the Trustee for the Public.
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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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I.
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.
Evidence of R. C.
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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Letter of Mr Ricnaec- ker of the 5th January
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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
In reply I have to state that! this matter stands precisely stood in March 1859, when Sir Genge kömhame Despatelus
written
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instructions.
I have the limer to be,
with the highest respect,
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Received from the Colonial
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Pence Sterling, being the ~ amount of the Houvrable
Lieutenant Colonel William
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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
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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
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of the Abstracts and Archers
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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.
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with the highest respect,
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Your most Obedient, Humble Sercant,
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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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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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but ave
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
情
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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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In reply to your Desportal_
No 36, of of the March last, I have
the lion to state that the
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The Right Hominable
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M: 13 (Prelomention) of 26th Armory, N: 18 of 4th February, - M: 22 of 15th. February, Nr 34 of 14 March, N. 46 of 9th April, _ N. 51 of 22 4 Ypril,_ And a Notification from the Department of the Suparin- - tendent of Troue, dirted 12t haude, March.
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Nr 13 and 51, 12 of Nr 18, 34, and 446, and
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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.
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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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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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In my Desportch 1.7304 Jumpery
this docte, Jannounced Mr. C. B.
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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
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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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editure, & pucavure
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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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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
You
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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,
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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,
A
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
人
magistrate
you have selected a genthmean who is I helin very well qualified
But
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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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No 81-8 May / 56.
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
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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
the & H May ando 81 of
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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to
рос
In conveying
sanction
you my
the temporary
employment of Messrs Gunthorpe and
Remedios in the
£400.
Harlour Master's Dejet-
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ern
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£100 Jeers
Uspectively
$250
2.50 and
Jass Линнннния
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
y
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
مجھے
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
by
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5.
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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If however the evigencies of the public weal, require that professionally
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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355
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
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In
1851
122
yog
831
In.
1852
303
815
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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
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Colonial Secretary.
(Signed) J. Collins
Chief. Cerk.
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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
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"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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Govern der Hau Bruning
theton, Boudhoy,
97 Away, 1953.
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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.
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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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We
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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
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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.
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John Bowning.
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VREILICH
JULY
6032 Hong
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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
I havez
& Larouchure
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81.
Excentive.
Ans 18 Aug. 1st.
97.
lopey to Dressing 29 July/56
drazies
theloo 603.
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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.
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M. H. Gunthorpe at the rate of 250 per mon
Mr. F. Fedder Mr. J. Remedios
I have
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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
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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
ių
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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C
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Kee bos;
бое
Bryn jy 14
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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
༧༡། .
#
#
58/1075
#
*
#
کو گھر
дос
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
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found secreted on an American Whater.
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and applying for instructions
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from the China Mail office.
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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
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you
satisfaction in reviewing
are to,
the
position and the prospects of the
Colony
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Inced not refer to the
The Right Arunable
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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
: population. Many of the natives
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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
the
f
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opening of Siam, and the security which the Flag of
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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
5.
daily
My exertions will be
calously directed to the se
securing
for
the Colony
Colony
an
Srcome
чис
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
an
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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6.
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
Ceretary
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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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useful
to know that. Her Majesty's
Government looks favourably o
proposals
for
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readjustment
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recompense.
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anticipating any
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
were a chane
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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
my view the whole system of
differential duties is Huosions
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in principle, frandful practice and disappointing
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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,
1.
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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Preich this despertite
Her Memiale
Covulate the Blue Book because it
Contains the Ruperts of the leavey
the Colonial herpom.
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population how ben une there
trebled, while an increase
17,000
me
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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shverme
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
Ancre av
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
ti
me that hit on:
short times back he sold an entire_
Mu
Mip's sargs.
to the value of Some
ve of a Kingle
$30,000,
in the emirve
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7.
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.
12. Ahven to the Rent Roll Re
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me, as
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
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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.
da
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almost
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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
av
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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
Shipping!
A
done
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.
22
The Police is notoriously mefficient for the purpose of prevention of offences
love
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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386
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,
on
be sufferved thrat either the importo me enwomuned in the Colony, or the experto its production
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26. From the ver
very
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
Lik
wlare
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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on the
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
2
448,554,_ in 1855 the Returns then 1736
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tuercase
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
was a
attributable to no act of the
Colonial Government.
32.C
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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ssistance by Parliamentary Grant !
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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
year
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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
37.
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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Inperintendent of Police Jom confirmed sie my belief that there leav been so special muntality beyond wheat increved population still account for, and further
by the
that this bity is not considered Chinese
imeve more inimical to health them the towns of the Mainland
3S.
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
tally
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
applying.
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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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Harbour
Department of the Mipping in the Horten
ست.
;
and the ponticulare conected with them.
-particulars
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.
HH.
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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Wther similar, love, if I recollect rightly,
been already made, and will receive t
alscouty-modi, every attention from Your Excellency and the Home Geornment.
47.
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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Regulations as the Subject of Superomne- -ation, the Colonial Service of Pengharg ; where the health of the Goverment :fficers is comporratively exproud to
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
Course
of the
lven
parinus Office of Government, and upan the future efficiency of the service, com
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52. I love david that the Experien
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of the belony will rive with ito prooperity; I odd that the merenad Revenue will not suffice for the mony improvements advisable. 55. The grant from Parliament is no. longer available, and it homes a question whether the necessary improvements are to be tit aside for years, or whether some meand of everrying them wit may not be
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devised.
54. In ensideration of the many expenser inenned by the Colony on account of the General Grade with
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not justly
may
wve not
receive Some
forour in compensation for the low "of the Grant ? !
trad was once made
55. A suggestion that the Home Government Shined differential duty of, Sony,
improve
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-forward,
[ and of subunitting it to the
consideration of Your Spelling.
I have, Be:,
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(Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
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Joven Copy of a DESPATCH from Sir JOHN BOWRING, Knight, . to the
SIB,
(No. 82.)
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.
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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.
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Enclosure in No.
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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.
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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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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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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
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26 46 Ordinance 6/56. Extending
Criminal Procedure 4 of
1852 - tubmits for Confirmation.
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Reforms. submits for Conform -
48 Comparative Return of tepels
anchored at Hong Kong in
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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
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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
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on board an American Whaler. The alarming
amount
of Military Desertion has been. brought to notice by Lient Al Graham.
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Dept. Requests that the Colonial Agent may be directed to procure and forward' an Drow safe, as described in letter from surveyor General. –—–
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Convicts to England. Acks
instructions whether to send those men be
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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.
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Fransmits Part 1. issued
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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. _
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Confirmation - and points out nccepity for such an ordinance 24 65 Convict Lee Ahsow. Recomments
the liberation of this man,
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Station and Police Station at West Point. Submiti Reports and Estimates fon approval.
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Graft Ordinance - "Unereal
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H. M. Consul at Bang Kok. Evilons letter from Mr Hillier to the Colonial secretary.
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Notes by Local Government. Reports that the matter stile remains as it did in 1852.
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luctores Commipariat Receipt for £61.6.8.
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Notifications issued with
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Office of Chief Justice. Reporti
Reasons for having placed this Office in Commission
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