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Victoria,

1023 chong trong Government Official,

Nonyboy, 27 June 1866.

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1856

In compliance with your Instructions in Desportoli N: 45

dated 2nd Worit, that Causular as well as Colonial Bedinanced

Mhould be forwarded for your information, Inno beg to enclose Ordinance, M: 2 of 1856, which live been prepared by the Attorney General, and paved by the Legislative Council, for the propre

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The Right Honorable

Henry Labmcheri, M. P.,

Bell

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effectually carrying out the of Her Majesty's broder

intentions of Heer

inn

Cameil of 12th fine I beg

1853.

to starte Heat all Ordinances

emanating from the Diplomatic Department are sutitled " Ordinense. for Her Majesty's subjects within

the dominions of the Emperor of China &.. while three which

one Specially Colonial are lucarded

officially-Colonial "Houghing" _ and that the mumbers of the Ordinances are in Separate Sequence. I have the lower to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Jour most Obedient,

Homuble Servant,

John Bennen &

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Governor Sir John Bowring

2nd June, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Mh. Souble-

4. La bouchere, M. P.

V 84.

1 Inclosure -

Received

Transmitting, for

Ordinance, No 2 of /856. information, Consular

In Ele

In 702315

Consular.

An Ordinance for Her Majesty's Subjects within the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or within any Ship or Vessel at the Distance of not more than One Hundred Miles from the Coast of China.

ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. 2 of 1856.

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, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

An Ordinance to explain the Law as to Removals of Prisoners.

Be it enacted and ordained, by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong and Chief Superintendent

[29th May, 1856.] of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, in manner following:

I. The Chief Superintendent or Consul within whose jurisdiction any party charged with having com- mitted an Offence in any Consular District in China against the Treaties, Rules, or Regulations to which the against Treaties may Escaped Offenders Order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 13th Day of June 1853 refers, and further charged with be removed to the Dis- having escaped or departed out of the said last mentioned District, shall happen to be found, may lawfully, trict of their offence. if the said Chief Superintendent or Consul shall think fit, cause the said party to be removed to the Con- sular District out of which he shall have so escaped or departed.

II. All Removals whatsoever of Prisoners or parties from or to any Port in China under any Act of General provision Parliament or Order in Council, or under this or any other Ordinance, shall be effected, and the respective with respect to all Re- expenses thereof shall be defrayed in like manner as, by Articles Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, and movals. Twenty-three, of the said Order in Council of the 13th day of June 1853, is provided with respect to the embarking, conveying, delivering, commitment, and expenses of persons deported under the authority of the said Articles respectively, so far as the provisions thereof respectively shall be found applicable to the cir- cumstances of each particular case.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 29th Day of May, 1856.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

JOHN BOWRING!

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7024 trong trong Government Offices, Nictoria,

Legislative. Honghong, ?? June 1856.

Letter to Council Office 16 August/56.

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AUG.

1856

The apperintment of M. Willier to the Office of Hece- Consul in Tiam has

Majesty's

created

Pacar

in the

Legislative Comeil of this

bomsit of this belong, which I have filled up, pending application to Her Majesty, by Nominating Mr William Thomas Mercer, the Colonial Secretory, to fill up the sound macancy, and

The Right Hominable

Honary

Laboue here, M.,

Dei,

Bai,

Bc.

the receddar

he took the

cessary rather aust

his seat in

in Cameil this

this d

doy.

The absence of Mr. Mercer

from the sittings and discussions of the Legislature how becu_pre- -quently felt to be in very great and Jam persmended

nvenience, and

that his presence and assistance will be of the greatest presible value to the public Service.

I may add that Mr. David fordine has been for some, mum the England, and that this

112

cireunestance has increased the

112

reeney

of augmenting the munter

Members of the Comeit.

I hope therefore Her Majesty

will be graciously pleased to + confirm = Mr. Mercer's appointment, and that the nonal Pinyal Mrrant

be forwarded to

may

to me

I have the hover to be,

with the highest respect,

Jin!

Your most Medient, Humble Servant,

Blu Beuren

Reporting appointment

the

Legislative Council.

vacant Seat in the of Mr Mercer

Received

98 at

Victoria, Hongkong,

2nd

June,

1856.

Governor Sir John Bowring

H. Labouchere, M. P.

the Bt. Honble

Ner Meinall

the nomination of Her Mercer to

The Leg : Corviel is approved the apperatiunt

Wananh " The practical

with requere will be to substitute the Coleral effect will be

Secretary for the Chief Magistral

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Mercer, the Colonial Secretary at Stong Kong,

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having

been

to me as

recommended

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fit and

appombed a member the Legislative Council proper person to be

that folony

have to

your

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Lordship with

request that

subunit

submit his name to

the Queen in Conncil,

that, if it shall be ter trajesty's

in order

The may appointed to a

pleasure.

at that Board.

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Governor

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Sir

16 Sept 750

I have to acknowledge

the receipt of your Despatch, N85, of the 2 of Sune, reporting that you had provedinally appointed Mr William Thomas Mercer, the Colonial Secretary at

Hongkong, to the vacancy in the Legislat

Council

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Council of the Colony created by the removal of M. Stillier to the Consulship at Liam. Maving submitted

the name

opm: of M. Macer

to the Queen Her Majesty

has been pleased to

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approve his appointment

to the Legislative founcil,

and

Itransmit to you. herewich, a Wanant,

under the Royal Sign Manual, authorising to appoint himn

You

you to

to a seat at that

Board accordingly

Shavet have fr

4786.

Mizellaneous.

1025 trong trong

STEREE

AUG.

1856

Evernment Affee, Tetris

Spiew, Hong Kong, 34 June, 1850.

angs

No. 1.

Copies of Fremments

It is with extreme repugnance

and requt that I trouble

you

with

Certified by islonial Scentry the eucines documents counceted

Copy of Miluetry's letter with an unhappy

F 3th June-

difference between

the Chief Justice and the illtornig beneral which I am sorry

13. Biginal leter and ructours from the Chief Justice

Nas ·

to say

is caused much scandal in the

Colony.

I have exhausten

every means

The Right Donnable

Henry Labouchere, M.P.,

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tc.

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in m

hower to save you from the

my pow

annoyance of any

intervention in

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matters as disagreeable and

imbarrassing.

After I had communicated

to the litigant parties my opinion on the whole matter, which failed to terminate the dispute I had come confidential convernation with the Naval Commander in Erief dir Michael Seymour and found

I that be

was

Kinolly willing to

become the referee and to decide on

what was due to both parties

were

he left with unrestrained liberty

of decision.

To this arrangement. I had

reason to believe the Attorney

General

was will

willing to consent- and I then took upon myself

MrEdger whom the

to call on MiRolgen

Indge had nominated as

his

personal referee with a view to

Staining the comment

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Aulme to the aurointment of Sir Michael,

on the reasonable conditions which he Sir Michael

(with my full concurrenec) thought it fitting to require.

Mr Edger agreed that such conditions were only becoming and that he would not himself be willing to net as Arbitrator if his hands were tied as to the

terms of decision:- but he failed to convince the Judge that the matter ought to be placed unreservedly in the hands of the

Admiral, adding however that the Judge would have selected

for Michael above all others

for

a referee.

It is scarcely necessary,

I should

say

one work on the

Hat

injury to the Sublic Service and the impediment to the due administration of Justice which this miserable gend has created. I ought to state here that as the Attorney Several has exprened an wish that the Executive Conneil

hould become a tribunal

former

invritigation and so on a similar occasion it had so acted under the instructions of End

Lood Grey I thought it my duty to bring the matter before the Conmeil, and I beg

p.4. to refer to the minutes of the meeting which took place. I coneur in the

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conclusions at which the Conneil arrived - and should, without the

peremptory orders fiter Majesty's bovemment, certainly object to presiding

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over any count of Sequin to matters in which I am

so intimately conccrued .

Wladis

There Lapers.

Lavr hun very

Lastily

Through,

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir Your Murst Obedient

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Jumble Servant,

John Bonneal

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May you'd Hjo yn ly

& a pat

to have the Enclosures haged

with a pen.

Corrone seems to be of trimis. Zat C. 1. Halone had ached wrongly in not allowing the question to t refened to fir Michael Sequester- Seymour,

I canont find this in the fakers. If

You can, will you point it out-

Nor Meniale.

9. Angyt b.

The enclosures are new paged through.

All the documents,

cuments from Prager 122 to

156 mclusive arel

duplicates _ and Jrme

clorer to the Chief Justices letter to

Sanitary of State which will be found

the Seve

at page 10g, and at Page 4119 of that

109.

litten is the only accusion I can givel in the papers

as to refering the

question to Sir Michal. Segeroun,

gaughn El

The light with " Henry Labouching;(17,

Coverun Sir John Booring

Vic toxin, Aory Kory, 510 June, 1850-

p. 83 -

3 Melours_

Precived.

Chief distice and the Attornen

with a difference between the rucizing documents connecte

General.

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W Labouchere

W Andy's letter of the 37 June, p. 80. delituately written after fill leime for the passions cooling, is so litter & malignant, so full of course

and yet studied insolence, that Jod

hit, myself, think the writer of it ought port of forrnment, much less a port which brings

to remain in

any

him

into direct collision with the Ch. Justice.

I shoved have recommended incrediati

pression

pureeding to his suspension, but for one cincerrastame : Fir ). Darringt

4 26 May

in his fa

letter, annsencong his decision, (p. 18) incautiously

as it seems to me, invited -arther communication, by

alle

Jaycog

Nat

communications hencefourmed must Is made officially through this spice: "

Now, were IN Anstey punished as he

deserves for his letter of the 32 fine,

would have the slender justification, ond

1 which sophisting might make something,

Nat be use punisted In many

West

the forronor had invited him to Do, zamely making seither Explanation.

Still, I think it is open to you

to come to the same

wad.

mult

well by and ther

I think it may I said, that you

would for your own fart with that matters сметридж

Lather left

бол

they were by the formoni

letter of 28th May: but that Is Anstey,

Laniz

used the permission which that lettin San to wheat in shanga

virulent language Man life his changes cxainst the the Justice, and taning

Expuped his "presumption that the white

case would a refined to the Secr

Stah" (pros) has himself imperd

の

you

the duty which

you amed

all have wittingly sylt, of deciding

What ought to be done Whrern the facties. I Nat third your unequintal

Pinion is

(judging on you

aut

bound to

jillge solely hom the pafore lehengen)

сходу

Hal MN Anstey ares ar augh apology 16th. Ch. Justice. And that however -munch ejamist four arm will it may

Or Not mathen tan ben brought to such

h ipue, it must remember that 6. when the Scared State is called on

istuse in

this manner,

his decision

must hapseded as a judgment. That

Mr Anstey declines to submit to it, you cannot think it conciled with the heave & order of the Community that he shred remain in an

hizzij

Mice

him in close & daily contact

with that high officer to when he hasdone

wrong

Which he ufusce to retract.

Stat, comcquents. if he 10 refores, it

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will the form duty to suspend him from

his fractions as All. pa! wahl the

phamn of 18this for. Merenson is know, whocking all the circumstama with

any

statement which its Anstey may thick proper to maks.

hest on the which is my din views.

but I fel all the difficulty of the case;

I think it my likely,

in i

math of

likely, in

This description, that you might find some

judicious adviser, and of the Apartment, bui

ther

who would the the houth of hearing hafen & sening zon his Rinion, if Your own mind is est marcuss.

Mt Mawile

Hin Aug 8./56

five

"I have little duct #ht that you are subscenter's right - Still there are one

twe ponts in thich I shall wish to spech? ty when I return to ? lafore the chill

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Stong Kong 7025

Governor

Sir J. Bowring

No 104

Mr. Merivale U Augt : 1856

W. L. Lubouchere 28.

The derfetch to be cut all the he cypeline M.

Ansued 11 Nour / 56.

Sin

Oleuch

28 - Ang + 1856

1 I have to acknowlege

your Despenlch rest

the 3d Lune lust

transmitting documents

on the subject of

13 Nov / difference between the

204

Ch. Lustice and

the

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Ad.k.

the Attorney Gent, and

the appeal of both

parties to myself.

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I deeply requt

Common

with

zourself

that your attempts

suppress

this scandalous

business were unsuccessful,

and that transactions

which should have

terminated long ago,

under the opportunities

afforded for

a mutual

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arrangement, have

been magnified into

dimensions

which must

seriously impede the

public service of the

Colony ~

3 I am still

some Life

noh

without strong hopes

that in the interval

which will have

Elapsed before this Despulch reaches you,

such

some arrangement will

abready have been

Effected

give

It will

at satis

great

- faction to hear that

This

case;

has been the

and if 20,

the

instructions conveyed

my present. Despatch

in my

are

happily mapplicable.

of otherwise, I can

only direct

follow them.

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Up to the cate

of Mr. Mercer's letter, dictated by yourself,

of the 23th May, nothing

appears

to have occcvered

undering public notice

this despecte

necessary

Nor Ausley

had, in the freedoms

of private connection, charged the Chief dustice with impropriety

of Conduct

Chief

The

Justice had

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Justified himself not

by assertion only, but

by Evidence - You state

that the Ch Lustice

had not satisfied you

the manner

by the

which be accepted

your proposal of reference.

but the papers before

дне

fully

do not enable me

to understand

part of our

this statement i

this

as it m

may.

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however,

Mr. Ausley had on

his side refused to

apologize, and accompanied

his refural with language

Calculated

give

great additional offence.

Still, as I before said,

whatever opinion might

be formed of the conduct

of the parties, rolling had happened absolutely

requiring

the intervention

of Authority

5 But in your

letter

the 25. May you

caused the parties

to be informed that

any further correspondence

must be made officially

through the Colonial

Secretary.

This direction

on your part gave

the dispute

new

and public Character_

The Che Justice avails

himself of it by calling

on me

to procure for

him that satisfaction

which be conceives

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his character to require.

Mr. Anstey avails himself

expecting his sellersch

of it, not by giving

& Meter

the apology which

sidence brought

the

on Whall of the C.).

forward

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render proper,

deemed

Egun, nor

evew

by simply declining

Bfür

that apology, but by

letter in which

be repeats the charge

in what I must.

termo very

virulent

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and offensive language,

?! Calculated

as far as

in him lay

degrade

and vilify his experion

functionary

And

Mr. Ansley lumself

repudiales the excuse,

that he had only

med ordinary hudon in

remarking

Ludge's

dome

the

demeano

convivial

private occasion,

by destinelly stating

that the occasion

was public

One

" high official ceremony

Nor. Anstey stands

therefore in the position

of.

an officer

"who has made

charge of serious

official

misconduct

supersion infosition to himself, against another, and

refuses

to retract. m

to apologize for it,

although his charge

is rebulled by strong

12.

evidence and supported,

alfar as the Laken Wehm me shew,

ал

nove

6. It is

obviously

impossible that

the

Ch. Lustice and

the

Attorney

Gew

can

continue to perform

their functions together

on such a fooling a

A f

this

I shall not

institute

any Jush

Enquing

into

the

bull

Mr. Ausleys

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lillegations agamst

ад

the Chief Justice

because I think that

on duck

subject

the Exculpatory Endence

already

adduced

ought to be received

sufficient, both

officials

among gentlemen, &.

in smara ffioral frint of vi

farblic functionaries. for the adinary puposes of soricty.

of Mr. Ausley will

so recein it,

not do so, he must

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the

opinion abide

by the consequence

My decision on

matter referred

by both parties

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yourself, is

that Mr. Austey

well as

expection of regret

bwes

public apology

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to the Chief Justice for spine that

If he refuses

to tender

it, I am reluctantly

compelled

to add that

te her med cerfecty

to summon

him before

the Executive Council

to suspend him from

his office unless

some new ground

of Justification which

I cannot anticipate

is advanced, and

ms to report the proceedings to Her Majesty's

fully

Government, with

your duty will be

statement which

any

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Mr. Anstey may thank

fit to

to make,

for their ultimate

decision thereupon

Jaan

7. It is imposible for me

the do-

after considering

Cuments which you have

Kent time, s especially the Memorial signed by 10 Many of the most res: pertable inhabitants of the Island & douth that there are no grounds

for imputing the vice

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Labitual intensiferance

to the Chief Justice, but

it In

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be that prom

an excitable tempera=

=ment Le

Lo may

Le les

on convivial occasions.

to transgress the limits

of that decorum which it is important to maintin in his high Josition -

This m

Mag

serve & account.

fo the Error into whit

I tchère I Ainsiy to

Love fallen when he imputed to him grace

Misconduct.

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I would willingly have Eroicure es prepping any

opinion are transaction

of this nature which

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Love Leen

I think could for more schsfactorily dispersed of on the spot. Betes all the parties Concerned Live affecles

ti me it as it is due to

the public service that there unseemly discapin Bould terminate, I Lave decided the question referred the

to the best of my Judgment.

8702555 Memorandum-

Government offices,

Victoria, Hong Kong

205 May, 1850

The Chief Justice accompanied

aux

by Mr Charman, acting Pat Martı, called at the fovemments office and said no doubt I was aware of

Mic

business that brought him. I

told him that only

only a few minutes had heard of matters

before I had heard

between him and the Attorney General_ He said he had brought to Chapman to whom I said at once I was

sorry

he had undertaken the very

very

doubtful duty of running to the

Judge and disturbing his rect

with all the tittle- tattle of the Colony which had better be "buried in oblivion - The Judge caid thr Charman had done quite right-

and

that, he now was come formally

to demand at

hands a public -pology for a public clander

that. I: Anity had accused him

of being drunk at

table that

had stated this at the Artillery mers whence it had been reported of Captain Kiry,- that he had prepeated it at Mr Woodgates

Table that it had been restated

to Mr Leslie by Captain Watkins- that he understood M. Anstey

thad said he was "blind drunk"_

nich

and that I had broken up the

party in consequence of the Judges condition. I told the Judge thist certainly I had not broken a minute before

party

time that

what pare

the

efore the usual

my recollection

was very

distinet-

naming, that he twice ordered

the candles

away,

annd the

Puinkah to be pulled that I thought him a little "hilarious" and told him he was somewhat despotic in my hour he was making

making his Supreme

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Court. This

his was

was said in good

humour- and I could only regret that the Attorney General should

have runde it the matter

talk, and certainly

certainly in an

unwarrantable

of after

way.

The Judge

spoke strongly on the necessity of his being protected_ _ said he must write home about it - as undoubling /W: Justey would do - I expressed extreme repugnance to Froubling the Secretary of State

with these personal matters.

I promised to investigate the frets of the ense, but on reflection determined to request the Chief Justice to state his

complaints in writing.-

(Signed) I. B.

True Copy)

Polonial Secretary.

Comment Krees,

205 May, 1853

My dear Chief Juctive,

In reference to the

Communication ya made to sue this morning and which will compel

& institute come matter

inquiries in order to consider

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what steps I' mught to take in a matter is delicate and dicagreeable, I think on the whole it is desirable fn

the purpose of acriting the clause

quture misunderstanding that you

The Honorable

Pre Chief Justice

fe.

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Ate.

hould sourey

to me in wor

writing the

cads of your complaint, – of which indeed I took a few notes, but had

rather not trust to such imperfect

cata.

rear Thief Austice,

my hea

I am my

most truly Yours (Signed) Thu Bouring-

Han

(True Copy)

orial

Enomist Secretary-

Dear Sir John,

Tuesday

May 20th, 1856.

In accordance with

your

request I now- beg to state in

writing that which I verbalé

communicated t

you

this

morning

regarding the aspersions eaet upon my character by Mr Anstey - viz thit on the 14th mutant at the

bistant

Artillery Mese being a Guest might Md Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given

given by your Excellency on the 13th bustant to Admiral Sir Michael Seymo

"I was drunk. Frank as

árunk

could be and had disgraced my cloth". That on the 17th buctant at a dinner given by Mr Woodgate Mr Ansty again stated that on

meeting

the recasion alluded to "I was drunk and that the reason of your teellency quitting the dinner table is com

you were

after dinner was

tant

afraid I should commit myself: These statements and their

can be

Halschool can

proved - the first

by Exptain Ning_ and doubtline by thers - the second by Mr Woodgate

Jus

the Honorable Cap. K. Stewart, R. F., and Captain Watkins, R. t., and no doubt alss by others. _

I believe bur Anstey to have

stated mine

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than I have written

above and I have been informed that he made a similar Statement to Mr Leslie but as yet

I have not seen this gentleman However I have shewn enough

to call upon

Mr Anste

Auster ofor an

immediate ample and public

apology

Yours faithfully, (Signed) Dru Hilme.

His Excellency,

Lis Thin Powring-

(True Copy)

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Colonial Secretary-12

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Dear Sir

Covernment Aruce,

20€ May, 1853.

The Chief Justice has lain

a formal complaint before me of Statements made at your table (and since publicly created) by the

Attorne, Seuerais in

General in reference to

circumstances which took pince at Government House on Tuesday

evening

you

Cart. I have to request

will inform me in writing

what were the Statements is made

Wo Woodgate, rape.

as an investigation into this disagreeable matter is freeri

upon me.

Mug Kong, 21th Mary, 1850.

Hong

Jam, Dearkin, yours truly, (Signed) Han Bouring.

My dear Six

I have received your letter

of yesterday dated House.

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True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

from Gortrument

In reply, I beg to observe that

us conversation which took place

at my

table on Saturday last has been made the subject of remark

me elsewhere. The matter therefore of which the chief Justice complains against the attoring General must have been made

public by others to whom referenci

can be made - and although I am

fully prepared to bear testimony to what recurred at govemment Are

Intant. evening of the 13 autant, I

on the crening

must in justice to myself declare

thać I do not feel at liberty to detail

conversation which parid

on au recasion

where Iwn: myself precent as hort. Tuiting your Excellency will

concur in the view Itake,

I am dear tir

Yours vey

very faithfully

(Signed) W. Woodgate

His cellene.

Sir John Bouring,

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Colonial secretary-

Dear Air

Government House

205 May, 1856.

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The Chief Justice has complained to me of Statements made by the Attoring benersi on the subject of recurrences which tork place at Grvemment House on

Quesday evening last-

Mame

last and

your has been mentioned to me

having jiven publicity to such statements. Will you oblige

me in writing

by informing

Captain Watkins, R.N._

Mue

what those tatements really

were

for my guidance in the coure I

may

be called upon to adopt.

Jam, Dean Air,

truly yours

(Signed) Kim Bowring

(True Spy)

Slonial Scenetary-

ย

Kong/Kong, 21th May, 1855

My dear Liz Hon,

In reply to your decellings

note of this date, I have briefly to reply that I have not given pubicity

to the statement referred to; as far a

I am concured the facts of the case

are simp

there. simply

Mr William Thapman, Retire

Pat Master, exlled on me

and asked me

yesterday

whether the attory

Several had stated in my reaving

at Mr Nordgates Arnie, that Jurge Buline was drunk at the bot Public dinner at the Government

Konce & I told him the Altorning

Several had stated us, and had died

that it was in order to prevent

his further exposing himself your rxcellency

was induced to

snove is carly from table after

dinner.

I have the hown to be

Bry bear for them. your faithfully

Signed, Thos. N. Wathens.

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True Stay) Murus

Comial Secretary

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Dear Sir,

Government offices,

20# May, 1850.

The Chief Justice has

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made a formal couṛlaint of

meer

language held by the attorni beneral at the artillere tens o the subject of circumstances which recurred at table on Tueeding

last, the substance of which

language has it is said been

publicly reseated by

you to more

than one person in the Colony-

Cartain King.

23.

You will be so good od

as to inform

the in writing what took slice

at the Antillere, lucre, and

what

you

have stated to other

parties in reference to the matter

in quection.

Jam, dear si

Yours very truly, (Chyned) Thu Bouring

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Colonial Secretary

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Hory/Kong 21th May 1953

My dan Lim,

On resly to your letter just received of yesterday's tate, Iber

to state that I was Mining at the Artillery heese on the evening of the 14th Instant when liv: insty was precent was stated publicly at the Table that the chict Justice was drunk, drunks Funk could be at bovemment House the night before, and that be considered the cloth disgraced on words to that effect.

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Iremain, Dear Sir,

yoursou truly (diques) Dan King, Captain

Both Pet Town Maja.

J. R. Sir Kru Bouring,

&c.

Mr.

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Ar.

(Sue Copy)

Borial secretary.

Dear Liz

Government Arce

Fuse

2.15 May, 1856.

Yesterday the Chief Justice

accompanied by AM Chapinan came

to the Government offices to complain to me publicy of language

held by

You on more than one recasion

you

derogaton to his character, – and requesting that I would institute as to what had taken

an enquiry

place and obtain becoming- reparation.

He Strumable

The

T. Chisholm Anstey,

Not being willing to trust

to my remembrance of

the

coiveriation that recurred !

requested His Arun to convey to me

in writing

the tens of mis

Communication - and I reecived a

letter of which the following is a Copy :-

Tuciday May 20€ 1856.

"Dear Sir Thu,

In neendance with

request

your

I wow beg to state in writing

that which I verbally communiented.

to you

this morning regarding the

opcrsions cast

upon my

Character

by W: Anstey _ Viz. That on the 14th

retant at the Artilley Mese being

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guest night Mt Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given by your Excellence

the 13 Mistant to admiral fin Michael

Leyneous

"I was drunk. Drunk

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drunk could be and had disgraced cloth. That on the 17th Instant

at a dinner given by Mer Woongate Mo Austry again stated that on the

recasion alluded to "I was drunk and

thent the reason

If your Excellency

quilting the dinner table

ther dinner was that

after

you

so soon

were

afsaid I should commit myself!

These Statements and their

falschool can be proved. the

first

by Cap. King - and doubtles by others.

128

the second by Me Woodgate, the Arsonable

Cap. X. Stewart, R. N., and Captain Watkins, 2.de, and no doubt ales by others

ch.,

"I believe Mur Anstey to have stated

more than I have written above and · I have been informesh that he made a : similar statement to Mr Leslie but

yet

I have not seen this Gentle

Gentleman.

However I have chown enough to call

for an immediate

upon Miz Anstey ofor

"ample and publie apology."

A. S

Yours faithfully (igned) John Huline:"

Sir John Bowring.

of the five gentlemen referred

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to by the Chief Justice three me public

functionaries, and I thought it

lutg to call upon them

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for a written Statements as to the frets which had been the subject of Stis Hour's representation. I did not think it desirable that I should trouble sitter the Arunable Kate Stewart or Muz

Leslie.

Capturin Ning replies that at thi

you

Artillery Men on the 14th Instant "stated publicly at the Table that the "Chief Justice

ustics was drunk, drunk

"drunk could be at Government House

"the might refore and that he concidiued "the cloth disgraced or und to that "effect!"

has

Mr Woodgate replies that as he

never made the conversation

which took place at his table on Saturday

last the cubject of rimark and does not

feel at liberty to detail conversation which

brand

where he

rccasion 101

on an co

bresent as host - he

was

himself

host - he refer me to thers who

may have made it public

Captain Watkins

says:

that in

answer to an enquing made by 10: Expan

whether the Attorng

General had stated

in his hearing at Med Woodgate's house

that

Kat Judge Anline was drunk at the last sublie dinner at the Goremment

House - The (Capt. Watkins) told him the Attorney Seneral had stated is and and added that it was in order to

prevent his further exrosing himself that A. 2. (the brewing)

Gover

move so

emon) was induced to

carly from table after dinner,

but Captain Watkins states he had given

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hublicity to what recumed

my painful auty to Communicate this correspondence to

in the home that

you

inch steps

the casi

you

on will take would seem

to require at your hands.

I am, Deansin,

very truly yours, (Signed) Thu Bowring.

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Column

Colonial Secretary-

Hough Street,

treet, 22nd May, 1856.

I have the houn to ackumwlidge

your mechieney's private note of yesterom, which was delivered this morning, and to subruit my reply.

On the 13 mutant I had the

Conor of being present at your Excellings official dinner party of compliment to the new Admiral. The Chief netice int nearly opposite to me

Captain

Wing cat at a much greater detanec

Ho Excellency

Sir John Bowring,

tc.

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and is, I believe did Captain Wathens

and 1113 Woodgate. The Chief Justice

was on the right, and the Colonial

hentay on the

the left of your Speellency. During dinner my attention

was, now and then, attracted

excentricities on the Chief Justice's part. But I should not have thought of

trem

but for what recurred

again, but for

immediately after dinner; when the

Chief Justice with some excitement and lowthere

voice, called

servant and ordered the removal of the lights from the table. Your Arcellency semonstrated. His cotelip persisted and carried his point.

from that moment your Excellency

の

appeared to labor under come and to be anxious

uneasiness, and

for

the termination of the parte. It was

413s

to that cause that I attributed the

circumstance of your proposing in

one tract, instead of tion The Queen Lucin and the Admiral! To the same

Cance

attributed your Excellency's

leaving the chain somewhat abruptly immediately after the Const had been drunk. A trivial circumstanc not worth reading, which however was visible to those who followed_ you out, showed that

howed that your your

Speciliney's departure was considered by the Chief Justice a little premature

I certainly thought and think

136

still that the Chief Auction had taken

too much wine for the maintenance

of his official diguity

That

pinion

im dvas

particularly induced by the uproarious

His

and will way in which is Lordship reccived that trust. Justend

honoring it in the nenal manner be endeavored to raise a laugh, by enunciating at intervals, and in a very ludicrous and abound faction, the monosyllable hip; _ each time - different tone and Key,- winding up, in a Kind of diminuends endence, with ' Aud_so_he_

in a

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_ died _ away! and finishing off

• with

groan.

In the drawing-room

was

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loud. As I passed him he enluten me at the top of his voice,

his voice, with

W Auster!_ what's the colds is long

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you're happy!' Mercy to get him out of the drawingroom I

proposed to him a segar in the

smotting room.

very

He cried out in

noiųy peculiar mamail 'alons & let's have a segar

Come

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"smoked one for years?_" and he went acendingly.

I cannot put my

hard

wvere

upon

tobe eart

persons _ for I did not then force that the penalties of observation

shoulders, instead of those of

upon my

all the Company, - but I distinctly heard

ofrequent allusion that night to the

Chief Justice and his condition such as I have described it.

It had not creaped however weelleneys bervation. When I was

your

about to deport with those who followed

out the Chief Justice from the

Smoking room, your execelleney

ileased to detain me in order to

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to express

your recentment of his khavious at

the want

"rinner: you specifica respect and decorum in ordering at your own official table the removal of the lights that were upon it; described the scene over

; you

again, on muy ndeavoring to evade your excellencys

enquiry as to what I myself had

cortnessed; and

you

declared

your-

39 43

to be that he was intoxicated".

V opinion

I quite

coneur in that

Opinion.

But I deeply lament that he has Compelled me thus cleary to arow it evidence in support

and produce

f it.

any

But for the Chief Justice':

Beilling,

apeal to your Precilena,

consideration on carth chowin have moved me to put pen to paper, or

world, for the

to articulate one wò

eirculating or recording of the stor in quarters where it will do him Arejudice.

My boun fines in this unfortunat

affair

Can

be attested

those who

Know the facts. I advice that all the quests-

or at least those who

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who were sitting right and left of the Chief Justice and immediately

be asked to state how much

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of my narrative is true within their

hereonal Knowledge o observation. The only person whom I have met cince that night and who differs

om me as to the condition from me

the

me: and it was not

Miz

Chief Justice is Mr Woodgate alread referred to by until the second recasion of conversing on the subject that he led me to believe that the entertained any difference of Opinion. Captain Watkins whom I met at Mr Woodgate's table, listened to ou conversation, as

appears by your

Excellency's note, but said nothing Captain stook part in the convention at the artillery, muces which he details to your Execileney, and, if

un impression be connect, he acsinted

to my

иней

statement. However of the.

thus

am certain that, of the

three gentieren there whom

じ

a muct at your Specilency's table

on the recasion in question rimuit,

Captain Potton,

and Captain Pomer)

not one said a word in cxcuisation

of the Chief Justice on from

of diment

my remark, and I am

authorized by the artillery mene to certify

Excellency..

fact to your:

42.

Mr Leslie, to whore rerat

the Chief Justice refers

states

that he communicated to M2

Mitchell

tow of the Junge,

at an interview which he had

panted to that publie Officer at his request last caturday for the

purpose of suckiying the information which Mr Mitchell is now

suing me

(for stating to Mz

Leslie, that Mr Grandore the Superintendent of Police, has

was even

make the late charge against Mo Mitchell, and which then pending before your Excelling)

1. Mr. Leslie also states that he does not remember repeating it to

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one else. It is not difficult

to understand why it has beer. carried to the Judge who will

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preside at the trial of this action

in which Mr Mitchell, a late writer in WW: Bevan's Houghtong

is the plaintiff, and who

may preside at a criminal trial in which the same person,

recreets of the late proceedings at

the Gaol, is likely to be the defendant,

I have the honor to be,

"Sir,

Your Excellencis Obet Serv (Signed) T. Chisholm Amster

(True Copy)

Maum

Colonial Secretary.

---

Gorunument Aruce, 28 May, 1856.

I have reecived

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letter

yesterday. I should have been

had avoided reference

glad if you

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motives and conduct which

Compel me on the statements of your

me to make some remarks

letter.

It is true that the Chief

Juction twice ordered the candles

to be removed from the Table and

The Honorable

T. Chisholm Anity, best.

L1. F

fr.

Kr.

the Punkah to be put in action –

My "remonstrance" was a remark to him "well,

laughing

you

are

somewhat despotic- & Government House your Supreme Count!” in

some such works-

ial

Official

It has not been mual at

han one

propne mume

dinners to propose

Tonet -

the Health

Af Iter Majesty. I did not propose "The Queen and the Admiral" _ but "The Queen! - and after a pance!

addas "welcome to the Admiral" -

Nor did I leave the chair

abruptly immediately after the Moust had been drunk.

The

Ladies quitted the Table immediately

after.

It is

my impression that

the bottles were circulated round

the Table twice o

thrice after the

then

Ladies and sexarted -

that we should join

proposed that

"them and take Coffe. I was not

aware that the Table

was

quitted

carlier than on simila recasions.

I did afterwards in the

Drawing

room and I believe to

ourself remark - noć im

yourself,

"decentmicut" but in good humour_

that the Judge had been somewhat arbitrary but the word I ured respecting his Howm

was not that he was "intoxicated" but "hilarious. in the whole I have come to

48.

the conclusion that

your public

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references to what occurred at

Tible have been is incautions as

terms of

Justice in

to warrant the Chief Justice expecting a becoming apology. The of such apology. Schall not suggest - for with this letter my private concepondence on this in matter must close - They may be lifte to any Gentleman whoin you may nuutually agree to

nominate, or to two Gentlemen one to be selected by the Judge and another by yourself - they having the power in case of disagreement to choore

an Umpire. To any such

referees I will send the whole of

the correchondenes.

49 48

I trust the carrying out this proposal will be allowed to terminate this unkarry affair. This contemplation of a ucxcurity of my reference to the Ilertay of State is to me mat dietactiful and dicficecin.

Jam, tc., (Liquid) John Bowring.

Shue

nuc Cony)

Trionish Secretary.

Government offices

234 May, 1855.

My dear Chief Justice

ffür instituting the

inquiries which seemed

ed to me

necessary for my guidance

I have

conveyed to Mr Anitey the results

in the following cond

"On the whole I have come

the conclusion that

your publie

recurred at my

references to what recurred at Tible have been so mcautions as to

The Honorable

The Chief Justice

47 warrant the Chief Justice in cxreeting a becoming apology. The terms of such apology I shall not suggest for with this letter my private corrcerondence on this matter unit close - They may be left to

any Gentleman

whom you may mutually agree to nominate,_ or to two gentlemen one to be selected

the Judge

and another by yourself they having the power in care of disagreement to choose an umpire. To any such referees I will send the whole of the Correspondence.

"I trust the carrying out proposal will be allowed to

this pro

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"terminate this unhappy affair.

The conteruplation of a nccersity of any reference to the Secretary of

state is to me most distasteful

and distressing

I am, Hc., (Signed) John Bowring.

(True Corry)

Monial Secretoy

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Sepeng

Dear Sir Sam,

Friday,

May 232, 1850.

I thank you for your letter

ve sappy

this day's date and chall is leave the terms of the apology

be settled in the manua

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suggeite!

but as Irucntioned to your Excellene

the andogy

axology

whatever

may

may be its

that

term's must be a sublic one -

is it must be sorted at the

Club House.

I have strong

however

rcason however

for doubting whether Mir Anstey will make the required apology

one reason in particular being that

Ms instey

was

has asserted "that it

your Excellency yourself

who

told him that it was in consequence

A my that

having

you table!

wvere

become intoxicated

obliged to leave the

I need hardly obsewe that from what passed between your Insellency and myself on Tuesday last I believe the assertion of Mr Anstey to be utterly false.

I have heard a good deal

more with which however I shall

not at present

present trouble

your

Excellency but which I shall most

issuredly bring to light should

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the matter have to be referred

Bome.

There is not I believe

ات

Single Gentleman who dined at your excellency's table on the 13th hastane who is not fully prepared to come forward and bouch

istricts on the

for my leket

on that recacion Should Mer Dusty, contrau to

the reason nome

my expectation for the assigned, concent to make an anolow, I beg to nominate the Honnable M2 Rager as my referece for the settlement of its terms.

J. R. Sir John Bowring.

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Yours faithfully Signed) Him Aulme.

True Cory Mamous

Colonial Secretary.

59.

Attomey

Generals Price

2322 May, 1856.

I have the hown to

siquist

you to inform this melling the Governor that I have received his autogrash letter of this morning, in which he nekurwidges mine yesterday written in rexly to dis hxcelleney's autogrash letter if the 2/it butant, and desires me understand that 'with that letter

'his private correspondence on the

The Arunable Sr. J. Mercer, sayt,

Colonial Secretary

50.

matter must cease!!

In obedience to that intimation

I have abstained from addressing myself directly to His Excellency; and I now have the houn through your Hfficial channel to

channel to acquaint him

Official

with the reasons which make it

impossible, for the present at least, to take the course which he expects me to take

of every

accuracy

Adhering to the literal

statement contained in mine of yesterday, and not finding those to which Itis Kneellency refers materially, if at all, qualified by the correction which he has suggested, but which I cannot conscientiously

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recept, it is impossible for

–

we to

offer to the Chief Justice an apology

such as might to entiefy his Lordelige

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of my public references to what "recurred at His Excellency's table " have been incautions' an apology is due to His Excellency, and I shall cheerfully make it; - although I never can admit that they have been public' nor do I at present think that there was any impropriets

in my repeating at two private dinner parties, amongst my own

friends,

circumstance which had

recurred at a large official party,

and was

already in circulation_ Be it that I was wrong

however

hour is is

me to make

is is possible for to the chief duties, in for

him to

accert of me, a becoming apology,

which confecies want of caution,

reaffirms the truth of the alleged Calummy?

The arbitration which His

solve the

Excellency suggests may whole difficulty, if it have power

but

to deal with the whole ense burt otherwise. It is a question of my statements true ? their truth. If they

fact. Are

I reaffirm

suntrue, no

apology for my "'incaution can be enough

are

The

"ample and public apology' required the Chief Justice in the letter

quotesh by stis hxcellency will scarcity

suffice.

I am in that

case worthy

of all reprobation and punishment Still, if an arbitration be resolved on, and the Chief Justice accents, I do not dissent. I shall even be contented to leave the choice arbitration entirely to Itis Ixcellence on condition

as I caid before, that they have power to deal with the whole subject. Of course no enquiry can be satisfactory, whetter by referces on by the Council which does not proceed upon

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on ar

unrestricted course of examination, and, as I have represented to tis Ixcelling, I shall in the

Case

...

64.

Every

any such cuquing being instituted, have the right to hope that quest present on the 13th distant at Government Home, (and particularly those in the near neighbourhood of the Chief Justice)

ted as to the truth

chalé be interrogated

of every

erey me

one of the statements on which I justify that which his Lordship denounces

upon

his character! _

as an as an aspersion

I have alluded to the Excentive

Conncil. May I without presumption inggest that the proposed reference to the Secretary of State may be, as Stis Excellency wishes, rendered nunccessary, or, if necessary.

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the

be made complete for all the

purposes of adjudication, if it be preceded by a searching enquire on

spot before His Excellency in Council? or refore Stis Excellenes himself? or before any other count of Enquing nominated by His beccliency & to the decision of such

one, shall cheerfull

Court I, for one,

submit, be it what it may

Should this

unfortunate

ease be referred to the secretory of etate, either without on after such an ruquing as I have suggested, I trust that the private correspondence bettoun His Excellence and unpeelf, without which this Communication

will be in danger of being

misunderstood at the Colonial

office, may

recompany

be allowed to

the Official Correspondence.

I have, He. (Ligned) T. Chisholm Antey.

~True Copy)

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Ronial secretary-

Dear Sir John,

of your

I an

Monday

May 28th, 1858.

very sorry

to hear

recent bereavement and

under ordinary circumstances should not for a moment think of troubling your Excellency, at such a time but Mo anitey's affair i

one

of so urgent and pressing nature that I cannot refrain

from Calling upon your Excellency to insist upon sur Anstey giving immediate reply to your

Excellency's letter of the 28° Mustant

68.

Aya

on No.

If the latter decliving

then

to make a proper apology- that there be a court of requiry

held instanter as I am informed the Admirali is on the eve proceeding northward and I should much wish to have his testimony and that of exptain Wilson, Lieut. Fowler, and Mr

ceanes as to what

if any thing

peculiar transpired at your hxcellency's table on the 13thus taut when the four Gentlemen mentioned were present:

The Honorable Captain K. Stewart I presume your heellency has

already written to.

Yours faithfully,

(Signed) The Huline.

B. R Sir John Bowning-

(Jane Copy)

Kelurar Lotorial Sientary.

69 58

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Siz

Colonial Scentary's office, Victoria, Houghong,

26th May, 1856.

I am directed to inform you

that. Stis Excellency the Governor has done unofficially what depends him to put a stop to the unhappy difference between yourself and the Attring beneral

auch to

prevent

any reference the Govermentat Home.

The Stonorable

That His rxcellency, has failed, the one hand the Attorney

The Chief Justice -72.

beneral does not think it becoming to comply with the recommendation submitted to him, and you on :he other stipulate for conditions with reference to the more of проводу

which in His heelleneys to my

I find

judgruent ought not to be imposed scen pad

the

referce or referees

is it the C).

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That His Ixcellency object to "m institute inquiries as to what parsed at his own table that The has reason to believe the Incentive Council would not

внес consent to sit in judquent

the matter - that he must

: therefore leave yourself and the General to take such

cattorney

as ea

each

may

deem

Measures as

necessary, and that all Communications henceforward must be made officially through

as Colonial Scenitary I have, te.,

myself

(Signed) W. T. Mereer,

Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy)

Honial Secutry.

7377

74.

4378.

your

Colonial Sceretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

28th May, 1853.

I have the honor to acknowledge

letter of 231 hectant,

on the

subject of a complaint made

against you by the Chief Justice I am directed to reply that His breelleney has done unofficially what depended on him to put a stop to the unhappy difference between the Chief Eustice and yourself, and to prevent any

The Honorable

The Attorney General-

607 reference to the Home Gorament.

That His Rucellency has failed, you on the one hand do not think it becoming to comply

with the recommendation cubuitted to you by His Axcellence, and on the other hand the Chief Juctice stipulates for conditions with reference to the mode of apology

which, in His reelleney's judgment, ought not to be imposed

on the referee on referees.

That His Rxcellency objects to

institute enqui

ries as to what

parsed at his own table that

he has reason to believe the

:xecutive Council would not

consent to sit in judgment

the matter, that he must

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therefore leave the Chief Intica

yourself each may

as en

rself

to take such measures

deem ne

but

ncecuary.

that all communications

henceforward must be made

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Officially through this Office I have, te

Ergued, M. F. Mereen,

Colonial Secretary.

(me Copy)

пис

Plonial Secretary.

Sir,

sir

Wednesday.

May 285, 1853.

I have the honor to acknowledge

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the receipt of your letter of the 2.35 Bretant,

As a reference home becomes

necessary, may Irequest that His Ixcellency, the Governor will favour

with a copy of

vour me

the Correspondence

between himself and Mr Anstey

touching the auctions made

latter regarding

the

me in order that

Imay accertain the grounds upon

The Hounable

William J. Mleven, Rey,

Colonial Secretary-

which but Anstey found his acccations

and this have an

opportunity of refuting them in my letter to the Secretary of State.

the

I shall ales deel obliged by being furnished with Copies of Corespondence between His Excellency and Mr. Woodgate - the Aonorable Cartain K. Stewart, P.M., and Captain Watkins, PP.

R. A

I have He., (Signed) Jorn Walter Hulme.

Chief Justice.

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Colonial secretary

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Sir

Colonial Sientary's Affice,

Victoux, Doughong,

305 May, 1853.

I have the hour to inform you

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that His hullene, the toverion is willing that the reortunity be afforded some of providing yource if with contes of the conce Condense concebondence for writed you ared in you lette of 28th Iritant.

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however that it is

imroecike for the Erionial scentang

The Amnake

The Chief Justice,

72.

Fr.

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ffice I furniel Copies of dreuments

is voluminous but shall be glad to enable such to be made by you, and with this object will send the originals when the

neecssary

Copics

shall have been made by

this Department.

I have, te., (Signed) W. J. Mareer.

Colonial Secretary.

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3/26 May, 1853.

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have now the lower to touwarn you the original Ionescontine on the subject with which you letter to

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these

that

may be returned to this Kfice with as little delay as

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The Chief Justice

Mr.

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possible.

Shave to (Figure) 1.F. Meren,

Colonial Jentay.

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Copy.

Sir,

Monday June 22, 1856

I have just received a note from M. Lelie the Gentleman referral to

in n

muy

letter of the 205 Ultims. the

following is a Copy of Mr Leslie's note.

AmyHong 22 June 1850.- Arcy dear for "I would have replied

sommes to

your

note

of the 30th May but have been laid " in bed " What Mr Anster told me "(on 16th May) regarding you

was as

as follows,

"That there had been a dinner party at

"Coverment House (on the 14th I think )

At which you

The Honorable

haved is strangely that

M. T. Mercer, Require,

Colonial Secretary-

"The concived

you

to be under the

influence of Wine: and that he

he was

"confirmed in this belief by His Excellene.

who.

after

"La Han Bruning, whe "company had dispersed gave

ve him

" 'sleach to understand that he also

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comidered you inebriated. I cannot at this distance of time remember

the precise wad which were skoken

und

but the tun was plaing this

plaing this and

nothing cice, that, the Judge

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"'intoxicated and behaved in such

a manner as

to render it painfully

"apprrent ! I repet much to lear "tist the Authors of this statement

have as yet neglected to atone Annoyance

for

The

which such a report sunet ance which

"have caused to yourself and for the

“

"indignation it has created in a Community by whom you are is

universally reclectih Mh. Beca

& the

who has must come in avails "resent opportunity of conveying, ofth

personally and on behalf of dent VO

our sentiments of sincere verriet

" and ceteem: I remain &c.

te.

"(signed Thor. I seelle:

I have to request that

you

will bring this under His Precliency's

notice - I shall lose

time in

informing Mr Leslie that is for as for Dan Bouring is concerned" Mr

John

Austeg's statement has been remien by His meelliney. Iway I 'be jermented

to ask if the brivate Correspondence

referred to by Mr Austry in the

Correspondence sent me on

Cast relates to

Saturday

ther correspondence

than that with which I have been

theaty favourch - If it tres Ichall feel obliged by being allowed ti taka & such ther concepondence.

I have, Hc.,

a copy

(Signed) Him Walter Auline, Chief Justice.

Ime Copy)

Honial Secretary

No409.

Sir

Colonial Scenetary's Affice,

Victoria, Hong Kong,

22 Jun, 1850

Your letter of this date quoting 143 Leslie's note to your address has been ind by me before His breellency, the Governor His beellency has no knowledge

Mun am

I myself

aware of any

Correspondence publie

of arry

private on this

subject other than what nas already

The Grunable

been fourmen to you

I have, to

The Chief Justice

xc.

Liquid) Mr. T Mircer, Colonial Secretary:

Fr.

Jove Copy)

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Cotomal Secretary-

Despatch 1.88 of

Melorure F/in

1853.

Copy)

Sis.

Da7025

Attorney Courale office,

$16 June, 1856-

I have now to perform the painful

duty of acknowledging and replying to your letter (-19378) of the 28 Fulltims Announcing. His helleney's decision, on the subject of the complaint made against me by the Chief cuties; viz. "not to institute cuquiries

to what

'paused at his own table," but "to leave

'the

Justice

Chief, and myscif to take such

measures

as cach

may

овесть жесткий,

Copies of Chief Justice and the attome

Scentury, Connceted with difference between the

certified by the Colonial

Documents

Generai -

205 May to and fine 1855.

The Honorable

W. T. Mercer, reppe,

Colonial Secretary-

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intimating at the same time that His reellency has failed to prerenć

a reference to the Home Sovement'

the matters in differenec.

ú t

dis meeliency cannot fail perceive that this decision places

عددة

at dientrantage with the Chief Justice

I cannot institute the cuquiries '

which bis recilene declines to institute; and the Thief Justice will not. My justification is his

imreachment; and those whom

I moved to the

would have

mer would

former

me right to accuse me

righć

secting

to involve them in the latter.

It is easy for the Chief Justice to frame

sober?'

broadly the quection of arunk or

and quite

casy, especially

from

men of a certain habit of conviviality,

whom I shall not name, to obtain

his acquittal of the charge unon an issue so shared But it is noĹ

me to get my

easy

an carry thing for me to questions answered; _ 'did the "Chief Justice misconduct himself "before Ladies at the sorevné table,

in the presence of all the reads 'derartments, and won au recasion

emom?"

"If high Official Ecremom ? /_ if 20, of

hat we're the particular intines of misconduct ? and were they such

دان

the absence of the creusi

"inchricty would aggravate?' and "were the expecial instances, given

In my unofficial replies to the Governme "autograph of the 21th May, such as "I have described them ?' that is

the

to say, did the Chief Justice khave himself noisily at table and in "drawing room? did he twice insist

on the "lights being removed from

table and

carry his point against the Governor's remonstrance? 'did he persetrate the ludicrous and unbecoming extravagances "'imputed to him at the drinking of Her Majesty's health, and at "the right hand of the Governor, ber representative ? did he salute me in the draw

room with the

the drawing vulgar clang which I have accented

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him to have used?' and 'did for

' did I not, then rersuade him to "exchange the scene for the smoking room, where he would be leve open

"to remark?'

I apprehend, bir, that

Gentleman would have the

gentleman

netuse me his answer

to refuse

any

right

any the

of there questions; _ as savouring

much quite as mine

of incnipation

the Chief Justice as of exculation

would

of myself; _ and no doubt such wall be his answer. What would be the answer of persons who take the same view of the obligations imposed by social confidenc

as Captain King or Captain Watkins

"I stay not to inquire; my intimates not being of that class, and the recasion being therefore unlikely to present itself.

For different would be the

'Losition

neelleney

of affairs, were His _ even at this cleventh

hour to reconsider his determination and enquire. As the host whore

table was

the seene of the alleged Licoder,_ as the representative

the Sovereign whore Chief Justice demands redress, and who has inverted him, sitting in excentive Council, with the means of

3 wing

the redress demanded, - for there exists

ly mean.

Fe only

no other tribunal here which can

take cognisance of the demand)_ the eyewitnese whore testimony

as the

is vouched and whose own previous

oxinion and judgment

expressions

are

quoted upon my

side at least

the great

as the

the case

of the controversy, and es authority to whom after all, the Secretary of State will look with expectation, for the verity of the and the disentanglement of all the embarrassments which resplex it, His Excellency has the right to crnet, and cracting cannot fail to obtain from every

one of his quests of the 1st instant, their testimony, -

his own supported or qualified by his

under every

one of

trose enumerated

where I

if I were

heads of enquiry,

to attempt to interrogate them, must be prepared to meet with the mortification of refural. There

be no doubt as to the nature

can be no

of some of their answers. will persevere, I dare

Course

followed

on a

say,

former

They

in the

occasion, when the unpopularity. of the then Governo became the safeguard of the accused Judge,

offered

and a piece of plate was in stonement of the behaviour the bxecutive. They with declare him to have been as sover of themselves. But they will be

as sober as one

freed to abić that le did indulge in every one of the and humiliating extravagance, win

in way

grozi

my self defence, I have reluctant laid to his charge. Z

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Merctury of

Itate will decide between their

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requiital in the grace and Keil inculpation in the particular, and

will

his own

judy

muent as

to the meaning and weight of a vertict of 'cover', in the mouth of the Community of Song tom.

His treellency certainly

sympathind, in

the impression

produce bo tire intravagances the mind of myself who withered them. I have corecty

uponto

statik in muine & His Stallency of

the 20 in Ultims the cpuccions which

expressions

in Thn Bowring med to me on the night of the 15€ and which

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quitting the amorting room wit the lact grous after the Shief Auctices supertine, Ais meelling detained

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was certainly under

to hear. I was cur Arons'recentment' that he seemed to labor - Iremember that bis meelline applied the und "intolerable" and insufferable" to the misconduct which he had withered and which,

parrying his appeals to my testimony, he restated in detail. I am positively certain too- for an incident which occurred

to me on

да hearing the word server

to fix it in ind

memory- that he declared that the Chief Justice

was intricated! I Know from h John Bowring's autograph of the 280 Ultimo uritten in repea

rercy to mine of the 22nd that it is now dis

Excellency's impression that 'hilarious"

the wnd and not intoxicated".

was the

De i so. The etymologiaú al unce

of neither wond meaning; the context determines that. When boorish and boisterous behavina unbefitting

unbefitting him whe

firminis the real

uses

it, and the Mace where, and

the persons amongst whom it is ned, is explained by an cycurtnen

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to have been produced by the stimulants of a banquet, it matters little whether the phrase employed be that the offender was 'merry'"'" Kilaris) on that he was 'drugged"

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(Trò to Tomixov) Common sense

will understand it to intend that

drink had obtained & mastery of his perceptions of decoum and selfreirect.

I continue also of the opinion cxprcceed to you in mine of the 23h Ultimo that I am not jurth slangeable with having made public references "Excellency's table; as Sir Ian Boaring in his autograph of that date cquecses it. Wo Woodgates table was

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to what occurred at His

conferudly a private muc; – and that quertnights,_ to me the chief Iuctice's phraceology as quoted on his

His Anectiener to me unai date the 2/4 Ultimo, – doc: purė, Mr Fuime

appears to suppore, convent the Ancseroom of Her Majesty, offiows Officers

of artillery and Engineers into tabled' hote, the enclosed note addreund to me (entirel without solicitation on my part) by Lieut Colonch Duniop of the Royal Artiliey,

now

Commanding the Forces within this Colony, most satisfactorily demonstrates. If any take

at ii

those to which is much

amongst

reference has been made in the

smuvie of

this unpleasant controvery, dicerves to be considered public it was

on the night

Hat of His Avcellene. of the misconduct or hilarits of the

Judge. I was an

ル

Apficial Finner

harts, at which the guests appeared,

not as friends meeting in private

-estivity, but as servants of the Frown

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compelled by

& forces

an incurable routine

their own inclinations

engagements, and render suit

and service to the delegate of Majeste.

and

I am told, Sir, that Captain tine himself has been brought to

regard

as a

violation of the Confidence

If the Artillery Menstable his

compliance with His freellency's

request to have his report of wint

took pince there

re there on the

the occasion in

quection; and that Curtain Kive

any

now regrets his having made wpost on the subject. I wish, com. that he could be led to requet the

imperfections

sir,

estions and suppressions

suppressions by

what

by rim

which the report furnicled by

to His Excellenen is diefigned; - I

cannot sav distinguished; _ for all

the reports, beginning with the bearian one

furnished in the Chief Justice himself down to the of Captain Watkins the Barbour Master wonderfully agre

ree with

Captain Kings in recrcet of them

Hemishes. Not one of

them,

as I can learn from His

So far as

so for

scelleney's autopash of the 21tultius_

and papers in

In the Soncspondence and

pape

this case have never been communiente.

to me at least) he suppresses the statements I made of the particular

instances in

which I formed my

:rinion of the Sludge's condition_not

the of

them but

Luphresses

the

main point, the Governa's indignation as expreced by himmelf

room

that

to me in the smoking cvening. For aught appearing on the face of those discreditable Communications to the contrary.

all that Isaid was was

that the Sedge

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"Lad been drunk, _ whereas what I did say was that 'the curge 'evidently drunk because he did such and such things, which "impreceed not only inyecly and "another gentleman, present, but "the governo rimself with that 'conviction! to doubt to have 20

recorted me would have been attended with this inernvenienei,-

that a curt denial

of my

statements

would have been impracticable,

And

ant a

ладий

rsccrtion of stricts

useless. But it would have been

the only course consistent with honenty and truth, and as such

Jer gentlemen saving In Majesty's

one would

Commission might, think, lave regarded it. –

am also at a love to Know

dow Curtain Nius explains his mon

Ning conduct at the Artillery then on that recasion. He and his Brother Officer Curtain Pomer, to whom Taddressed myself particularly is having been at the Boramois table the night beone, took part in the conversation about the Judge, laughed, and _ is I thought at the

time - assented to my statements. us to his condition and eccentricities on that occasion. Exptain Potton of the Royald Artillery, wis was als there, and who has sonorably for

him

refure to give

coidenec

ec against

me, did the same. And citter of those three gentiemen extresseń the least doubt as to the Judge's consition being what. I deceived it the scanial would have gone

I must inevitably

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us further have

دسان

ve come to the conclusion that

besides the Governor myself and

another Gentleman, there were

Mobably

who had observed the

none who

Judge's behaviour. But not one

wod of doubt was cast upon the narrative; - and

every Artillary and Engineer Officer present authorises

20:

me say so:

to car as one of them adding that the should not like to swear

'that Captain King and Exptain Romer did not actually assent to it'!

Fortified with their expreu on treit concurrence, how is it to be supposed

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that I could so far distruct the

accuracy of

или

Loservation

or the

strength of un memory

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to imagine could

that such a matter was on remain a secret from all the rest the Community? yet during the whole week which intervened between

that occasion and the complaint prefered against me, I did but mention the circumstance thrice-

medical adviser,

Cha

viz:- to my gentleman whom I believed to be my friend (Mr. Leslie of the Firm

FC!)

100

Dent VC:) and at the

private table

of Mr Woodgate. I have since learned

that during that

very week, the store

was in circulation císewhere and

upon the authority of other eyevitueres

on carwitucres who had reported it, and I find, from Sir The Boaring's

own

antograph communication

to me of the 23rd Ultims- west I certainly knew not before) that dis Excellener himself had on the same night when it occured the 13 Frute- remarked in the drawing Room, not "in recentment but in good humour, "that the Judge had been somewhat arbitrare; _ and that he was hilarious, I should incult the understanding

lain tuen

of plain

uele

101

I to undertake

the needlen tack of pounting with

the appropriate innuendes the meaning

Ah Extement. Those who heard

it undertood ié, and, I dare can resented cisewhere wine the to

and understoon. He all events

there besides inpeelf

the matter!

have told of

Finally, I must repert what

I have in a former lettu recorded that Ms/Woodgate,_ (at whore table

I am ales charged with having recued

the dubge of the rice, and again-

without the credit being given me of specifying the evidence and instances). Din certainly deny that the droge

e was

102

drunk, but did as eataing admit all the extravagancies laid to his charge, adding that if I knew the 'Chofe, I should not be emprise! 'such things; that it was sew caig casy

for me to be initater; but that le (108 671 having been a Anilitan officer

and familiar with the sight of drunkar 'men, could not be mistaken! The Hounakke Curtain Keith Stewart

the tanton', who is also vonelin

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by the Chief Justice, and, as I

have heard.

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pries his own testimon

in his farm, merece said on that recasion that he did not know 'o enre whether the Judge

12 ho

edge was drunk

" and demanded, which of us

103

las'nt got drunk in his time

Cartain Watkins the Harbour Master,

but well conentel

104

already Known to at least me

Day (the 185) assemble)

the party that on at Mr Woodgates.

whose jejune rint I have

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mne tau niec more

nrec ufcru

reféve?

I am also informed that what

you,

the

held his peace during the entire discussion; neither assenting & my statement, to lur Woodgates contradiction un to Captain Kett Stuart's extenuation; – un contesecuting to utter a word. I have since

under the

learned that the Judges investigations which had been going on, conduct & his

the Acting

of his friend Me Chapman

Port Macter, during the week and upon which wouth be

taken the decision whether to

rben, were

complain on to forbear,

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persons who abet Sus Stubne, in

present vindication of charreter

particularly recent in

conduct

is that I have taken no pains to

make myself popular with the "leaders in this 'Community, and thereby Sotain a right to share in the common impunity

I can

well believe it. It is not improbable

in itself nor inconsistent with the

The

general tenor of their ways. Arunable Mr Edges and the clace

csents are not like

which he represents

of likely

;

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105

to forget, and, as long as they

nemember, are sure never

forgive the services rendered to the

Grown and the public by that exposure of unbluching fraud and incrent pretention which it was

lot to bring before the Government,

лид

in conjunction with

Ente

Colleagues (Eaptain Cowper, R.K., and Mr Power) of the Rayan Commission of Inquiry.

I here close this painful Correspondence; awaiting the decision of His Excellency and the Secretary of State to whom I presume, the whole of it, without exception whether of Official, autograph, &

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private letters will be referred. I have, Ac.,

(

(Signer) T. Chisholm Anstey.

have Copy)

mr m

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Lonial Secretary-

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107

My dear Anster,

I am told that

would like my

you

opinion as to whether

I considered the dinner at the Mune here on the 14th ductant in the

light of a public or private party- Our little trese here is quite on the

footing of a family parts and te

the occasion re

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cared to there were

referred

strangers precent with the exception of four private friends of my own and I must say was much astoniched in hearing that any remarks which had been made there had been the subject of future conversation

......

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108

and above all that His Excellency the Governor should have written

my Staff officer requesting him to state what had taken place at

table. I can

my table

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only say

it I considered that what

that

may

be remarked by any person at this mess is to be made the

the tittle tattle

the Town. I

should at onec discontinue being

a minber of it.

Top side House

30th May /56

fit.

Yours sincerely (Signed) F. Dunlop.

(Frue Copy)

Colonial Secretary-

Despatch 1986 of 1856.

Melaure Po in

320 dine 1856.

109

£ 7025 56 86 Ang Hong, Monday

June 9th 1857

Sir

It is with

great

pain

at veluretance and multi-

under your

that I have to bring un des

notice certame nuforuded

ded statements

Made by the new littore,

General

J. Mr T . Chisholen Anstey reflecting most

Seriously upm very

character and für

which he has declined to make que

any apology

On the 13th of last math Ilead the hever to be present at a dieuner given by His Excellency Governor Sir John Bowning to His Excelleney

Sir Michael Str

Dur

Admiral

the

On the following evening at Artillery mess, being a guest night,

Hir Austey publicly and positively Mr

stated

that when I so dined at the Governin

to Colonial Scentar, oated

Copy of Ur Auster's letter

• N

110

was donuk donk as drunk could be

and had disgr

uced the cloth

disgraced

to theat effect (dee Captain thugs enclosure 3)

ir words

letter

Ngain in the 16th Muraustey

Alluding

to the dimer at the Coveran's Stuted to Mr Leslie that," "the Sux

Suage

was intoxicated and behaved in such

A manner as to render it painfully

apparent. (see enclosure 10)

And on the 17th of the same

toud

111

was induced to move so early from

the table after dinner (see Captain Watkins's letter enclosure 5)

For the falsehood of these

Statements I have only to refer you

Sir The Bewring's letter of the 25t

Woher

May (matosure () Fir Michael Sey

and to those

to those of

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Other gentlemen present

in the

the

0 @casion

(see enclosure 11). With the exception

Mr Williams of the Commissariat,

who for the reason

the third

by Mur

mirth at a dinner given by

Horagate

Mr Auste

Ausley for

time stated that I was donut at

aden "that it

the Governor's

overnor's and added

was in user to prevent my further, exposing myself that his Excellency

Was

neuson stated in

1) had

(enclosure 11- エ

of firmning

no o

his letter

opfertunity

an opinion, & of Captain

кој Rotten R.A. who declines giving

private opinion I have the testimmy

of every gentleman at the table as

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112

ney perfent sobriety.

his as e

Mer Austey punas his

sertions upon

three grounds

- Twit

Heat Scrvered the candles to be

removed from the dinner table- Socmidly My oviduct in

the health

the Queen being proposed _ and

That the Loveneer had

Thickly

himself, said I was inctorionted

(See enclosure 6)

To the first - Shave to ex-

Press my deep regnet I might have said

removal of

theat arcy dancy

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Said requidice

ед

the candles should

the

by Sir John

have been emstuned by Bowring into an order as

ди

Iave unt

ving orders ins

in the habit of giving other gentleman's house & nothing

113

tas fucker from my intention than

do so on the occasion in questim.

One be

very material fact must have escaped his Excellen

his Excellencys eveniry

or I am sure be

world

turned it viz : that Thas previously

nji

asked his permission to have the

have

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Pankah pulled -

the

only objection

paised to my request

nest was that the I the

Candles would be blown out and

that there would not be sufficient light_ Sexpressed it as my opinion that there would be ample light from the lacups

and Suggested

triub - To this there did not seem

to be the slightest objection. The

Candles were accu

acordingly

Rencived

114

and _ there being sufferent light without them - the Punkach set

in mechin, to the great enmfort

On this

of all within its sange - pint Imay refer to Mr Cagen

letter (unclosure 11 R)

The seems dean

signate

as a

only

wly de

piece of low vulgar

heisnespresentation of what really took place,

And the third tmost im

portant Ground - perhaps the only important groued as tonating Mr Ausley's Assertion that el

to as dimut _ is completely refuted || by Sir John Bowning's

own letter

період

the 23 may already reported

по

(see

115

( be enclosure () in which he expressly states that he did not

Say

I was "intoxicated" but.

"hilasions = Whatever hilarity &

displayed certainly

ed certainly did not ause

from the line I had taken. mine Champagne which is suppose a Clamps to be so exhilarating bad not intresigh

"touchen _ Iu will observe in the

but

same letter that his Excellency als states that he did not leave the dimcer table abruptly hummediately after the toust of the Queen" & that

did not rise puu

in the table earlier than userat in such

Occasios.

The other partin of Hur laundry,

letter Ausists for the lost part of1

116

liva caracies and misrepresentahues.

In me

part he says

that in the

be hear

Course of

the evening

frequent allusions to the condition

I was in, but that he cannot give

the names of

the persons who

made theur. The latter statement

is time but the same cannot be

said of

the former if the letters I

have received pun pied

from

the

dif =

ferent gentlemen present are to be

believed.

The en dusim

this same

litter cannot fail to atter et your

Particular

attention and to arouse your inacgnation _ It is no less than a divest insinuation that I ann Capable of being influenced in

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Shay Larry a

Jag grans me

uden who wat daru

is to impact con This

monly comperty to ha Callig to t

hand, in a

117

the discharge of my puble & duties by private motives and private feelings, in other words - of Comption

And I been

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such base

that

heaterial it is hardly likely

I should have have the hover of

Commission

holding Her Mecjestys for upwness of twelve years

upwards

Jon Sir have

of Course only

жид

to deal with the truth or falsehood the charges preferred against me by Mir Austey, but I perhaps for the purpose of thewing the animes with which they were made be allowed to remark that the charger

E. by wafarst stories respectis, me of the fastes

were as

were unforuded,

unfeeling as they

un ferused, inasmuch as the tccasion alluded to was the first

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long

118

er a

my divine out after and paciful illness from whist

I am still suffering, though happily not so as to interfere

with the performance of my Iudicial duties.

Sis kohn Bowning very Rinoly endeavored to bring almut an ass angement but failed as

I am told in an

мне

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Official letter

се

(enclosure G) in consequen o of Mr Custer decliving to make

becoming apologe, & of my! hiposurg Conditions as to the mode in which the apology Should be made. I head certainly

thoughout ousidered myself enlitha to a public apology

119

the first slander harms, been

uttered at a

91 :

publie mess (being

a guest night). The Honorable Mir Eager when I had nominate a

бидет

as my

ev.

resence felt the same, Hower- Sorner than have to troubled you with

a matter

of so personal a nature

objection

Eshould have had no to lieve the question of apology

other referee, but

Any other

lefettered to any

mufortunately, at this pint his Excel- вису leucy's private corresponden a

censed - Sir John Bowning did

I believe subsequently propose to Mr Edger that the whole matter should be referred to Arducital, Seymour & Ishould have been inly toe glad of the decisions

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of such a gentleman Gut a have

aula been taken, but Sir Michael

had already expresse

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Signeur

an opeccion in

сре

any faver (see

Aure

enclosure 11 A) anx

under sich eircumstances it

would not have been fair to Mr Austry to have allowed the

matter to go before such an an Fibunal._

There is now

отне

other course open

therefore no

to me but to

lay the matter before you & to

ash for

patine

that

nedvess

which the

the clearges aganist

me so imperatively call for & to

which sfeel myself so fairly + pistly entitled.

121

I take the liberty of

ссору

forwarding a public address

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pust presented to me and also.

one from the Banisters and Attorneys y Hughing

Shave the hour to be

Fir

Mur obedient servant

Walter Hahne Chief Justice

In the Right Honorable

The Secretary of State

for the Colonies

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John Bowring 20.5.56 The Chief Justice accompanied by Mnr Chapman

Acting Post Monster. called at the Pert 0 + said, no

acking

doubt I was aware of the business that brought him. I told him that only a few minutes before I load heard of matters lettiveen him and tue littorey General . He said he had brought Mr Chapin to whom I said at once I was sorry taken the very donderful duty of onnuring to the frige

and

had

d necased

he lead under

tables

disturbing his rest with all the little tattle of the Colony which ha a better be buried hi ablivion . The fudge said, he, dur Chapman, had done quite night & that he now was ceme formally to demand at my hands a public

apology for a public Powder. Hout Mr Austay

That ligin of being donut at my that he had stated this at the Artillery dress

it had been reported by Caplain thing - that he had repeated it at Mer Moragate's lable that it had been restated to his destie by Captain ( By duran Matkins. that by understors Mir Ausley had stay himself said he was "blind drouck' & that Shadbroken Stey Les autosine up the party in consequense of

the Judges condition. I told the Suage that c

2.10.

when

certainly

Ihad not broken

up the party a reinute before the usual time _ that my recolliation of

what passed was very

dishist_ namely that be twice ordered the Candles away,

I throught

& the punkah to be pulled _ that

him a little hilarious" and told hem

123

was some what despotie in sy house - which making also his Supreme Court . This was limeur, & demuld inly reguet

he m

was neck

said in good that the Attorney

Several stunto have made it

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the seatton of after tuck and certainly Warrantable way - The fuage spoke strongly in

Stimely

necessity

tie

his being protected - said he must ante home about it, as undoubtedly der Ausley would do.

dexpressed my extreme repugnance & troubling the Secretary of State with these personal matters - I

promised to investigate the facts of the case, but -reflechin determined to request the Churp Justic to state his complaints in writing.

on Lett

Copy

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Government Offices

20 May 1858

My Dear Chr/ Justice

Catrow you

May

In reference to the Comumuni-

Matte to me

which will a

this

morning &

me to institite further

bel me

compel

luquines in order to consider whit Heps

luquines

Sought to take in a matter so delicate & disagreeable, of think in the whole it is desirable for the purpose of avoiding the Chance of future misanaustanding

tiat

to lure in toriting

the heads of giper amplaint _ of which indeed I took a few nutes but had sather not hust to such imperfeet dulu

{

Jo His Amer

Jam

The Chief Justice

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Dear Chief Instice

Reost huly yours

(Signed) Whn Boroning

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bopy

Dear Sir John

125

Jnesovy

In ace

Inow

May 207 1857

acendance with your

Request I now beg to state in writing that which Iverbally

to you

Communicated

this morning regarding,

the

で

Aspersions cast upon suy Character by her Austry Nz: that in the thr instant at the Artillery mess being quest night, My Ausley pubhely and positively stated, that at the diversioon by Your Excelling on the 134 minst to Admiral Sir Srichael Seymour I

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was Drunk be and had disgraced my

Drunck as Drunk and

cloth.

That on the 17th instant at a dimer given by his froiagate fur Austey ад

again uten that in the occasim

alleated to I was drunk and that the

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126 reason of Your Excellency quitting

dimer table so soon after dinner was

that you myself.

were

nid Istunla commit

afsaid

"These statements and their fulsehood Can be proved. He first by Captain King and doubtless of others . the second by Mr Woodgate the Kimble Cupt H. Stewart Rh 4 Capt Matkins RN and no doubt also by others.

I believe fur Anstey to have stated more then I have written above and I have been informed that he made a Similar statensent to Mr Leslie but as yet I have not seen this gentleman. However Ilave dheun enough to call upon Mor Austex for

Austin for an inccmediate

Ample and public apology.

Yours faillegally,

(Signed) When Huline

Sir Wohn Bowring

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3 Govery

Copy.

Dear Sir.

overnment

20* May 1856. The Chief Justice has mad

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a personal complaint of language held by the Allowey General at the Artillery mede on the subject of Circumstances which occurred at my table on tuesday last the Substance of which language has it it said heen publicly repeated by you to more than one person In the colour you will be to goody at to inform the win with line as to inform was

me in writing what

took place at the Artillery mess and what you have stated to other parties in referenced to the weather in question. Jam dear tir.

aur

yours very trily

lighed John Bowring

&ding

Capy.

Jay dear Sir,

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21th May 1856.

each

In reply to your letter just received of yesterdays dale I beg to shake that I was diving at the Artillery mess on the evening of of the 14. Just when Mr Ausley Wors present who stated publicly at the table that the chine Justice was Drunt. Dennt at Dunk Could be

at Government House the light before, and that be considered the cloth disgraced or words to that

effect.

Iremain

Dear Sir

Signed Cohn Mind. Capt. que Town Major-

fours very truly.

His rexcellency

Sir John Bowring-

Dear Sir

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Jovernment Hinse

to may 1856

The Chief Justice haslaid a formal Amplaint before wise of statements neade at

at your table ( and since publicly repeated) by the Altimey Queral in reperen on to discumstances which took place at Give inment Reuse on Tuesday - evening last. Ihan

last . Ihane to request you will inform

me in writing what were the statements

writing

so made,

as an investigation into this disagree able tuetter is fereed upon

upon me.

Jam dear

Yours suiverely

J. 13.

We Woodgate Espe (Signer)

Heng King 21 May 1856 My Dearth-

Yester

Shave received your

letter of

Five invent House.

pun Government

Hati'd pun

neply I leeg to observe that no conver sation which took place at my table in

table on Saturday last has been sin de the subject of remart by me elsewhere. The matter therefore of which the Chief Rashice complams against the littemey beneral Must have been: sua de publice by others to whe

pereuse enn be encade - And although fully prepared to bear testiming to what occund at Gest House in the evening of the 18th instant

defe

Jam

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Imust in pustive to myself declare that I do not feel at liberty to detail conversations which

passed on an occasion where dwas

present as host.

will

myself

Anshug your Excellency with enour to

the view I take

Jain dear Sir

Imes very fuithfully (digreed) Mr. Wordgute

His Exalteway

Jolie

Sir Blue Bourne. LL. D.

SEAT Al-

Dear Sir-

ea to

to ave General

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The Chief Justice has complain

Oluteinents anade by the litteme

on the subject of

took place at

evening

by the Altemey

Amse

occurrences which.

ee at Sovernment House in Tuesday

last - aind your preme has been luen = tioned to me as

ashainig given publicity to sneh

Statement - Will you oblige

Aul

me by informing in writing what these statements really were for

My guidance

dance in the conse Imay be calle a uren

dam Dr Sir

to adopt.

Forty truly. (Signed) I. 12.

Captain Watkins RR

My Dear Sir Poliis

Note

Wing Kong 214 May 1856

theat

reply to your Excellency's of this date. I have breöfly to reply I have not give in publicity to the statement

referred to : So far

of the

Ou se unl

Called on me

as I am conecmed the facts simply these.

and asked me whather.

Mr Mr. Chapman acting post suaster

yesterday, and the Attorney General had stated in my hearing at Mur Woodgate's table house, that In a gettuline was druck at the last public dimmer at Severn= ment Neuse . I told him the Attemey General lad

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Stated so, and had unded, that it was in order to prevent his further exposing himself your Excelleury was induced to score so early from the

table after dinner

Ihave the homer to be

My dear Sir John Mines faithfully

(chyard ) Ties F. Watkins

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Dear Sir

21 May 1857

Pesterday the Chief Justice

accompanied by four Chapman came to the Dovernment offices to complam to me publicly of

language hela by deigating

you

on mure #an

an one occasion

to his Expracter and requesting that I

world institute an

an enquiry

as to what have taken

place and obtain becoming reparation.

etot being willing to trust to any remembranes.

drequested

the conversation that occurred His Hover to Courry to me in writing the tenor his communicatin aux Ireceived

and I received a letter

which the following is a

suloture 2

copy

Wine follows a copy of the letter pens (The Chief Justice dated 20 May 1856 the five gouttenen referred to by the~ Chief Justice three

public frenchmanies & Sliceught it my duty to call upon them for a writin I thought

to the fucks which had hem the satges.

stalenient as

are

of His Menor's representation - I did not think it desirable that I sinild trouble either the Houble Keith Stewart in Mor Leslie.

ould

at thee

Captain King replies "that at the Artillery "Mess in the tht qstant you stated publicly a "Jalile, that the Chief Justice was drunk-drunk

ta be at lovequinent House the night before " and that he considered the doth as desgraced

er wirds to that affect

Could

Chisholm Anstey see

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Mer Novagole replies "that as be

never

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be has. "made the conversation which took plaxe at his " table on Saturday last the subject of remark he does "not feel at liberty to detail anversations which " passed on un bacasion when he was himself___ " present as Host - be refers me to others" who may have made it public

# Au

Captain Marlins days,

• that in answerte

enquiry made by our Chupuran = Whether the " Attorney General Lace stated in his hearing "Mr Novagates house, that Junge Nuline was "donnch at the last publie dinner at Government

• he ( Cuplain tr) told him the Attomey beneral - " had stated se, & had added, that it was in

" cover to prevent his further exposing himself, that "H. E. (the Governer was induced to neve so- :eurly from the table after dinner » but Captain Watkins states he has given no

publicity to theat

accout.

this

It is my pareful auty to communaute cenespir

the hope you

ndence to you

take such steps as the case wont seem to reg

at your

hunds

Sans dear Sir.

Vary truly yours (digits) John Bowring

art

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Soigh Street 227 May 1851

I have the hover to acknowledge your

Excellency's private note of yesterday, which was delivered this mornire

and to submit my reply.

morning

On the Bt must I had the hover of being present at your Excellency's official dunnerpart, of compliment to the new Adunial - The Chief Justial

de sat nearly opposite to me, Captain thing Sat at a much greater distanse, and to Ibeliev did Captain Watkins & MorHoodgate. The Clust

the night

dustice was on

and the Colonial Seare=

tory on the left of your Excellence.

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During dinner my attention was nver & then attracted by excentis cities on the Chief Sustice's part. But Keliculd not have thought of

them.

again, but fir what occursed immediates after dinner, when the Chief Justice with some excitement and levidness of vorer called a servant and ordered the requoral of the lights from the Table - Your Excellway

recenstrated _ His Lordship persisted aux camed his porns. From that memas your by cellency appeares to laber under some uneasiness, and to be auxions for the termination of the party. It was to that cause I attributed the circumstance of your proposices in one to ust instead of two "The Queen and the Admiral, To the same cance of attributed your Excellency's leaving the chair Amewhat abruptly immediate ly after the toast had been disich. et. trivial

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Arcumstance not worth reading, which herveur was visible to those the followed you out, showed. that

your Excellency's departure was considered by the Chief Justice a little premature.

the

I certainly thought, and think still, that the Chief Justice had taken too much wine for

maintainance of his official dignity. That opricier was particularly induced by the uproors uns and silly way in which His Lernship. Received that toast-dustead of bewering it ai the usual macing he endeavored to raise a lauch, by enunciating at intervals and in very ludiouns and absaid fashion, the minosyl = lable 'hip', each line in a

different tire &

tone & Key,

winding up, in a kind of diminuendi Cadence, with chill - so-ke-died-

off withe

away and finishing

agoan : In the oratories Spassed him he soluted me at the top of

wow be was loud, As

his

Seleng

of the

Voice, with Mr Aastey ! - Whats the odds so as you're happy & Merely to get him out

I proposed to him a sogar in the He cried out in a very noing

O WVA UN

Mawnee w Sucking

peculiar

Jer ru

onanvier, 'Come along ! let's have a segar ; I bar not sucked one

hav

he went accordingly.

for year; and

I cannot out my hand on the persons

for Solid not then pissee that the penaltier of observation were to be cast upon my Shimlaen instead of these of all the Company -

but I

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1712108 dishinetly heard frequent allusions, that night to the Chief Justice, and his condition such as Thave described is

from

the

It had not excupes however your Excellency observation. When I was about to depart with these who followed but the Chief Justice, Smoking now, your Excellency was pleased to desain me in order to express your resentment of his behavier at dunner; you specified the want of respect and devorm in or devning, at your ewn official table, the removal of the lights that were upen it, you described the scene over on my endeavoring to ev a de your Excellung as to what & myself be a witnessed; and you

declared your opinion to be, that he was - intoxicated.

a game,

leequing

me this

I quite con car in that opinion. But I deeply lament that he has compelled charly to avow it and produce muy evidence in Support of it. But for the Chief Justice's appeal to your Excellence no consideration on earth Should have mires me to put pen to paper or to articulate one word for the circulaties or recurving of the story, in quarters where it will do him peja a by bena kincs in this unfortunate affair

can be attested to these who kiun the facts . Saavise that all the guests or at least those whic were sitting right and left of the Chief Sushee and moediately opposite, be asked to state hew

11. S.

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8-70258109 how much quizy narrative is true within their personal knowledge er observater . The only person when I have next since that night and who differs from me as to the endition of the Chicep Justice is Mr Woodgate already referred to by g

me : and it was not until the décond orcasion

our conversing on the subject that he led mete believe that he entertames any difference of opiccin - Captain Wathens, when I met at Mer "Hoongate's table, listened to our Conversation,

ай

-значи your

appears by your Excellency's note, but said nothing. Captain thing took part in the conversation at the Artillery mess which he details to Excellency, and, if my impression be conest he Butler assented

this my statement - However of closure. there when I had met at

much I am certain, that of the theres gentlemen there when I had met at your Excellency's table on the occasion in question (himself (aplain Rotton, and Captain Remer), not one duidation in e culpation of the Chief Justice, or of dissent from my rema

my remarks, and I am authorized by the Artillery mess to certify this fist to your txcellence. Mer Leslie to whose report the Chief Justice repers, states that he communicated to Mer Mitchell my story of the Indige

story of the ducige at an interview which he had grunted to that public offræer. at his request last Saturday for the pressure of supplying the information

fer angloswa 11. H.

in on which Mir hutchell

is now sunsigned (for stating to New Leslie, that Mr Gracefire the superantes dent of Police, hod

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It is

one else

is enot difficult to understand why it hasben canced to the linge who will preside at the trial of this action, in which Mr Musebell, late winter in Mir. Bevan's "Hong Kong Register" is the plaintiff, and who may preside at a Comminal trial in which the same person, in

the late proceedings at the gaol

respect of

likely to be

defendant

I have the boner to be

Siv

Ther Excellency's obec: Serti (Signed) J. Chisholm Austey

His

Ars be allen ohne Bearing

Sir

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I have received your letter of yesterday. I would have been glad if you had avoided

inctives and cniduct which in

repren as to ney Compel ments of your letter.

ave to

make some remarks on the state=

the

It is time that the Chief Justice tuice ordered the candles to be received from table and the prunkach to be put in achin - My. remonstrance was a laughing remark to hun, "Well you

on are somewhat despoke. Is Government house your Supreme Court ? " or "Qque such worsts

It has not been usual at official dinner propose mure then me to ast. In the health of Her Majesty - I did not propose The Queen and the Admiral " but "The Queen"!" & after a pause "Welcence to the Admiral : immediately

Nor did I have the choir abruptly after the teast had been demuk - The Ladies quitted the table numcdiately after_ It is

isney axpression

my that the bottles were circulated sound the table twice or therice after the ladies had departed_ I then proposed that we should jom them to t take coffee - I was not aware that the suble was quitted earlier than on sicular occasions.

I did afterwards in the drawing room, I believe to gmised, remark, not in resentment but in good hunds, that the preage had dean

and

been

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Somewhat arbetray but the word dused - resporting his Homer was, not that he was intoxicated, but Rilasien s

that

may

On the white have cince to the conclusing

4 your public references to what occurred at my table have seen so incautions as to in warrant the Chief Justice in expecting a becom The apology - The tours of such an Shall not suggest

apology I suggest as with this letter my print Correspondence on the matter must close-

"They be left to any gentleman when you may Mutually agree to nominate _ or to two gentlemen one to be selected to the junge and another by yourself, they faring the power in case of disagreement to choose an lempire. To such referees & will send the wholiga Correspondeuse.

Itrust the carrying

any

cine out

the

out this proposal will be allowed to terminate this unhappy affair, - The contemplation of a ne ressity of any referend to the secretary of State is to me most distaste. ful and distressing

If the Hcnorable

Fasu te

(orghes). I. Bororce Bowring

Coiga

J. C. Authey Enquire

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Altiqney Several's Office 255 May 1856 I have the hover to request you inform His Excellung, the Soverum, that I _ have received his autogruple letter of this – running in which he acknowledges mine of yesterday, written in reply to this Excellenays :Autograph letter of the 21th instant, and desires me to understand, that, with that letter his private correspondence on the matter huss cesser

In obedicuse to that intimation Ihave

abstained from addressing myself direesty to his Excellency ; and now have the hover, Herough. your official cliqunel to acquaint him wrth the reasons which make it impossible, for the present at least, &f take the course which he expects me to take.

же

Adhering to the literal as couracy of every statement contained in mine of yester

and not finding those to which his excellening Refers noterially if at all qualified by the correction which he has suggested, but which I cannot Conscientiously accept, it is impossible for to offer to the Clies chstice au

apology much apology as ought to satisfy his Cordship. If my public. referen se to what occurred at his Excellency's table have been incautions, au apolo, to his Excellency and I shall cheerfult, make it, although Faroes

Can a ducit

is del

Bat they

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have been public nor do I at present think that there was

my impropriety in my repertug at two private dinner tables, amningst myown.

preuss, a circunstance which had occurred: at a large

official party, and was alrea

already in. Circulation. Berit that dwas wring, however, how is it possible for

me to make to the Chief Sustice, or for him to accept of me a "beaming". "Apology " which composes want of caution, but. :affirms the truth of the allegéo calumny ? .

The arbitiative which his Excellency Sug=. gests may solve the whole difficulty, if it have power to deal with the whole case; but not. otherwise. It is a question of fast - Are Matements tue ? Sheaffirm their truth. If they : for

are inhul no by my my o

incaution'

Can be enough. apology required by the Chief Justice in the letter quoted by his Excellency will scarcely suffice. I am in that case worthy of all reprobation and prunshment, oftill if an arbitration be reseton

y on, and the Chief Instice assents, Iconut dessent. Ishall even be contented to leave the Cluvice of abitatin entirely to His Excellency, on condition, as I said before, that they porver to deal with the whole subject - Of Curse no exequity

have

enging can be satisfactory, whether by referees or of the Council, which does not proceed upon an unrestricted cource of evanciation: And as I have represented to

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such exiguing bene inshhuted have the night to lupe that every guest present on the 13 met at Government tense (and particularly those in the near n

near neig

neighborhood of the Chief dushae) shall be interrogated as to the truth of every one of

the statements on which I justify that which his Leraship denounces as an on his character!

As persion

I have allaxed to the Executive Connails May Surthout presumption suggest that the proposed reference to the Secretary of State was

his Excelleway

be,

as his

wishes rendered unnecess

on the

any, or if necessary, may be made complete for all the purposes of adjudication, if it be preceded by searching me quing spot before his Excellency in Conmail? Or bepre his Excellency himself ? Or before any other Conot of Enquiry nominated by his Excellency. To the decision of such a Curest, I for one shall Cheerfully satmist, be it what it may, Should this unfortunate

cate case be referred

case

to the Secretary of State, either without, or after

I have suggested, Ie

Such an

engling as trust that the private correspondence between his Excellency and myself, without which thir Corumunication will be in danger of bency Micsuccalrstood at the Colonial Office may

be allowed to accompany the official Correspondence.

...

The Honorable

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(Signed) J. Clusholin Custey

W. J. Mercer Esquive

Colenial Leovetary

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My Dear Clues Justice

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23 May 1851

After inchhuting the

enquiries which seemed to me necessung, for my guidance I have eneyed to fur Austey the results in the following words

In 7

" On the whole shave enne to the " Auclusion that your public references to « what

Table have been so rincautions as a warrant the Chief Justice

c @ @ unË

tat

1my

4 in expoating a becoming apology.

The terms

• of such an apology Ishall not suggest-

unfor

with this letter my private correspuidence " on this matter muss close - they maybe - left to any gentleman whenn

4 Auctually agre

you heay

to nominate or to tiv

" men, one to be selected

to be selected by the judge

o geuth

saved another by grusself they having the

" power in

in case

case of disagreement to choose

• au lunfive. To any much refences &

" will send the whole

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jieg out this proposal

"Itmist the canying

- will be allowed to terminate this unhappy

: affair . The contemplation of

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the necessity

State

of any referend to the heretary of " is to me must distasteful & distressing

To His Heuer

Dom my

de a i

Clicy Fitn

Very truly (Signed) The Bearing

The Chief Instal

две

Dear di Jolen

Insey

May 23? 1556

of thank you for years

letter of this day's date and shall be

happy to leave the times

Грего

the apology

to be settled in the manner suggested,

but as Imen

Imentined to your Excellenty

the apology whatever may be its thems

must be a public

that is it must

be posted at the club house.

I have Stony

Reasons lennever

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17025119 for deathing whether Mr Ans by will make the required apology_one

reatin in particular being that hur A. has asserted "that it was your

Excellency quinself who told him that

при

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become

of my leading e obliged

i were

it was in antiqu intoxicated Heat you the table".

weed

人

to lean

I nera havaly observe that, from What passed between Your Excelleroy and myself on Tuesday last, I believe the assertion of Der Ausley to be atter false,

theily

Ihave heard a good deal more with which lurvever I Shall not at present

ед

trouble your swellency but which I scall reccstaveniedly brice to light shuuld the matter have to be reposed have

there is not I believe a

single gentleman whis dined at your Excellen table on the 13th mist who is not fully

and Vouch

prepared to eccse forward and

for my perpor sobriety on that Ocausin Should fur Custry, contraryН

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my expectations, for the reassen aben

Consent to make an провод Ibey to nominate the Humble MirEager

assigned.

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to Strangely that he conceived you to be under the influence of time and that he was confirmed in this belief by His rexcellency Sir John Bouring who

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inebriated, I cannot at this distance of time remember the precise words which were spotten but the tenor wour plainly this and nothing else that, the judge was intoxicated and behand in

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which rich a report must have caused to yoursel und or the indignation of has created in a community by whom you are to universally respected. M. Persirce who has just come in avails of the present opportunity of conveying

boon personally and an lichalf of Dent & Co our sentimenté of linense respect and esteem.

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will bring this under His des cliency! notier. I that lose no time in informing Mr. Leslie that so far as Sir John Bowring is concerned Mr. Auster's Statement hat been denied by His Excellency. May & be permitted to ack if the private Correspondenced refered to by Mr. Guthey in the Correspondence sent we on Saturday last relates & any other Correspondene than that with which I have already bieca favoured. If it does I shall feet obliged by being allowed to take a copy of such other errespondence.

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with reference to the subject on your. Either of today & date I have anly to obleme that the luspicion of your being Drunk, at the Governors table on Tuesday the 13th Just never crosted my mind. I did not sit near you during dinner, but on rising from the table I went up and pina my respects to you as it was the first time I had the pleasure of meeting you Since, your illness. In retica soon afterwardi to the Cube Room and remained in Conversate there for twenty minder or half an hour. Had you been drength I do not think I could hav failed to notice it, and it was with a ham surprise that I heard afterwards of such a rumour being current. Tents Fowler States that be hearing that you were accused of having been drunk on the becasion leferie to his astonishment was greater than he could exprell, and M. Jeand says that

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overnors Dimmer I did not obse any thing in your manned or conduct which let me to suppole you were at all intoxicated.

with reference to her. Aucheyt Assertions at Mr Woodgatis Table I make a rule never to repeat idle Conversation which can do mischief or involve myself in other peopleé quarrels.

Yours very truly. Liqued Keith Stewart

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Your

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шев at the Governors table on the 13. Suttant. I Lat lower down an the apposite side of the table to where you were, and hush have observed if any

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with reference to the actreichs -ing chings made against you by W. Chisholm Ausley. I acquct that I have not an apportunity of declaring upon my sath before a legal tribunal that as far as my observation went (and having fat within two of Mr. Buckey I had pruchically as good an opportunity of observing every

every act of your demcauer at he had), that the charge is not only not time, but not true in any

any tea sed Ihat next but one to capt. Romer Com & this Garrison, and re schohit wrids (in discussing this charge with me) that you were not only not in the State to recklessly représcated but that you were perfectly Lober Is this Gentleman Lat upon Mirz Authey to left his opinion upon such a point it cutitled to at least equal

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Acting your pardon for being

obliged to lie such a loved in connexion

with your

hame.

Jam

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Mary 31 26 1856.

135

Faving been requested as one of the one of the Guests at the Governors table on the 15th Eushant to give

Guests

Opinion relating to an assertion made in my hearing by M. Chicken Sulley that you were drunk

occasion. I have great pleasure in Staking that in my

that.

Opinion you were on the occation referred to perpetly sober. Yours faithfully. Migiced R. M. Rosner.

His Honor

Captain 54 Reg

The Chief Justice.

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13th

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Iremain Faithfully yours Ligned John J. Drev.in

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I had the hours of lifting at- the Governors table on the 15 Justaunt in such a position that had there been anything in your manner or conduct could have induced me to lickin

you to be intoxicated it could not have leased my observation. I can only say

that nothing of the Hind was obdound at any time on

State my opinion of your conduct ou that occasion as perfectly becoming the high, thation you hold in Society, and entirely consistent with the ardah respect I have always had for your personal character,

use

You are at liberty to make

any will you please of this note or to refer to the for any further information, which you may desire on this subject.

Believe me very truly yours ngued me. &. O Dele

May 1856. The Houble

The Chief Justice.

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Dear Sir.

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June 45 1856.

In reply to your loke of

Yesterday's date, I do most solematy declare that when I had the pleasure of meeting you

you at the Governors table on the 13€ Ultimo you wither, Laid or did any thing to lead to the supposition that you were in the slightest degree intoxicated, the idea of such appears to me musst preposterous.

Yours very truly. (signed) J. Carole Dempster.

The Houb J. 1. Hulme, less.

Chief Justice

Capy.

170 L Dear Chief Justice.

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In reply to.

reply to your

your note of Yesterday I regret to Lay it is not in my power to give any latisfactory auswer to the question you put to me as to whether I saw any thing in your mavuus or conduct at the Diner, -party at the Governors on the 13th Sustant To the best of my recollection I naved saw you but an your first entering the Drawing Room and then passed unde Dimer! I sat on the Lame tide with you

the care of a Spanish

and was given the Care

gives

Officer, who spoke to lenglish by absaded Muy attention and I could not have been you at the Lable without inconve Stretching ing

over and at the time I was aware of nothing to excite attention, when we rose from the table the live had only passed twice and the Ladies just withdrawn. I cround to the other side and follamed the crowd aut befor I reached the upper end you and heavy all the Guests had left the roomy; I retired to the Drawing Room with Mr-

Mitchell

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Mitchel and Lat there a long time, talking to him, and then passed aut of the house and went home.

While in the Drawing Room there wen us occupants but the

auts but the Ladies To Colonel Caine two young guttemen of the Diplomatie Department. Mr "Mitchell and myself lichides the screants, you

ale I lietuve retired to the Aute Rooms into which I did not enter that hight

very truly yours Signed) Charles Williams

Commissaria

31th May 1856.

Capy.

140

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28th May 1856. My dear Sir.)

dear Sin the reply to you query, which In asto my opinion respecting the rumour which has gone abroad. at to your thate at the Governors dinner on 13th Just. I have to besitation whatever in stating that & Law nothing in your manner, or conduch which could warrant the supposition that you were in the slightest degree inebriated. It so happened that I was seated on the opposite side of the table to you at dinner and therefore could not have failed to remarsh any singular in your Conduct. I also taw you leaked in Conversation with the Houble Morney General after the Company has risen from the table, and up to the time of your leaving Government Staude.

Jaw dear dir

The Honble The Chief Justice

any thing

Sir. faithfully yours

Ligued J. C. Rowland

Storekeeper,

War Department.

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has have much pleasure in laying that I saw nothing in your behaviour the evening in question ( 13" May 1886) that in my opinion could justify such a charge. I have no hesitation in saying that I did not consider

Saying

under the influenced of toime.

I am dear Sir

you

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very faithfuler

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ask the intoxications.

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in Society better than most proble Rest bo, and having

the occasion to you

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you

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were not intoxicated

you west

assert that you

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152

Chief Justice of Hong Kong.

the the undersigned Barristers and Attorneys practising in Hongstong desire to convey the expression of our warmest sympattly with you, Arcumstances in which we

under

feel, that while supported by a consciousness of your

own

integrity, it may be gratifying to find the respect commanded by and unblemished Career is not to be impaired by the scandal of an hour, however

with industrious by propagated whatever assumption of authority

invested.

We do not desire, as we do not consider it necessary to refer

• more

specifically to the charge with which

at a time you have been assailed, at a when still weak from illney,

es are

Your mintal energies

alb

daily

taxed, and cheerfully exerted in the fulfilment of the duties of your high and important afiel.

the f

189

The united testimony of all others

can leave no

present on the occasion can

possible doubt on our minds of the Intire falsity of the charge.

We are very desirous you

should be satisfied that there is amongst as wide dos not

act one

esteem it as apersonal grewande, the honored head of our

that

you

profession,

Pession,

should have been so gratuiton-

and anjurally

unjustly calumniated.

Permit us then to tender You

this simple expression, of respect, regard

and sympathy,

as well as of our

hope

that renewed health and strength

may

you long to retain

Enable you

amongst us

Jou

that ploution, which

have so much adorned, to the honor of the profession, and the Satisfaction of the Community

We have the honor to be

Jour

(Argins d)

0110.

190

oft hele Strok John Day

153

Alary Kingsmill R. J!

Sind VSran Mit Ym Jasható For Marrsty Celward A. Mace H & Tarrant J. Cooper Turner Ambrose Parsons Sames Brown

Profesional Addy

Enclosure. 13.

(Copy)

19 170255 154

Minutes of the Executive Council of Loughong, held

the 24th May, 1856.

Present.

held on

His Excellency The Governor, The Houble The Lient. Governo, The Hoûble. The Colonial Secretary.

The Council met to day by special

Summons.

The Minutes of the last founcil

were head and

approved.

His Excellency The Goverun. brought to the notice of the Council a grave difference that had taken place between the

blief Justice and the attor

General, and

attorney

requested

rested thre

individual Members to advise

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192

whether, as proposed in the

Attorney

General's letter, the

Matter should be made the

subject of investigation before

the bouncil.

The Colonial Secretary being called on, gave his ofinion this._

"His Cwellency The Governor

having Consulted the Creecutive

having cons

Council on the question charging the Council with. the duty of investigating -

mining

the unfortunate differences between the Chief, Justice and

and determinin

the attorn

General, I am

of opinion that the adoption of such a course is neither suitable nor expedient, -

and M

follows :

reasons are

}}

193

155

1 - Special Circumstances

make the duty unbecoming

to the individual Members,

and doubtless distasteful

to one of the parties at

variance.

The Council has not, so

for as I know, any legal authority to administer au oath, without which enquiry

is unadvisable.

3 .. The Matter Concerned is

sorral, and

private aved personal,

11.-

5.-

arises out of a social incident. The source of the Complaint

and the nature

Anstey's defence affect this Excellency The Governor.

investigation made.

or Conclusion come to by the

bouncil can prevent a

reference to the Secretary of State, who alone has the

194

real power of decision. "

(Signed) W. I. Mercers,

" Colonial Secretary and Member

of the

Executive Council :

Council Room,

Victoria, Houghing,

27th May, 18562-

The Lieutenant Governn advised

as follows:

"I do not consider it

desirable that the case between

the Chief Justice and the Attorney

General should be

investigated by this bouneit, for various reasons. -

" pt. The whole matter

bears

reference to an occurrence

156

193 which took place at the table of His Excellency, and Sam therefore of opinion that the

Excentive Council cannot esusistently enquire into it. qusly. I was

as a

a witness

before the bouncil, as well Member of the Executive Council in November, 1847,

As a

inst the

which investigated a charge then made against Honorable The Chief Justice ;_ the whole proceeding most unsatisfactory to my

mind, as will be seen

seen by

by the Extract attached from the Proceedings, and I do not see how any investigation on the part of this bouncil

could prove

prove satisfactory in the present instance, - seeing that His Excellency The Governor The Colonial Secretary

and

196

" myself having been present

at thie

at Government

tu at

party

House on the 13th. Instant, we

might be called upon to give testimony. _ I also

our

concur in the other reasons

given

wow

o by the Colonial

"Secretory"..

(Cntract referred to above)

"I beg

most respectfully

" to remark, that this Conveil has been placed in a most

" anomalous and onerous

the

and

" position, for want of definite " instructions detailing " powers, functions, " responsibilities of an luecutive

" bönneil, when, as in this

instance, points of honor " have conflicted with those of "Law,

others of grave.

as well as

157 X

judicial import; and however

" sensitively desirous of performing "the particularly painful

"duties which have devolved

upon u us, with justice to the " high officer arraigned, ad_ "-Nantage

to the service, and

"satisfaction to ourselves, the "absence of all Rules to quide

Md As a

a precedent, has filled.

"my mind with doubt. " relative to the propriety and legality of several " questions which have arisen " during this investiga " such as swearing the witnesses, "closing t

the bouncil, and

"giving individual testimony

very

as Members. – It iss

is ve

" desirable that all these

" Matters of Law should be

#!/

defined in future, without " which I cannot possess

ossess the

His

: cheering reflection that in

" endeavouring to act uprightly

Sorve

legal

" and correctly, I am not "committing " error which may terid " to the prejudice of Defendant, and without

the

"Such consolation no ~ " Member can retain that

" perfect rest of mind so

" essential to a faluus decision,

" and it is this

importan

" consideration that has

" induced me to

offer

" the remarks now submitted

вои

" to the bouncil?.

(Signed), W. Caine,

"Lieutenant Governor

Excellevey concurred in the conclusion of the

other Members -

And it was Resolved

199

158 9

that it was not advisable

that the Executive

fitting.

Council should in a

any form

take exgnizance of the lase.

True Copy

(asthal

Clerk of Councils .

M:87.

Executive.

Answered.

1 Aug /sb. qu.

159

2026 chong trong Government Offices, Victoria,

Z Hooghong, 3th June 1886.

AUG.

1356

Share the limer to refint

the excention, on the morning of the 19. ultions, of a Malay Svilor, named chmarang, capitally envicted of moder at the extra Criminal Lessines of the Supreme Court held on the 3 ultim

I have the hour to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most Obedient, Humble Sermont,

The Right Heminatle

Hviny

Labmeliere, M.P.,

Bai,

Bei,

8 in Bernas

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Her Murall

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bags well

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160

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Sir John Ben

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Labouchere

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Bawiing.

1994 Sir

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11th Au7/55

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the execution

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Malay Sailor, named Samarany, for __

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Financial.

25oz. 2575.

Answered. 6.

Oft with

5767 69

Sir,

2027 trong trong

161

vernment Offices, betoria, Vonghong 32. June 1856

lime

ISTE AUG. 6

1856

I have the hour to enclose

emrespondence between the bolonial

Corr

Secretary and the Defenty Commissary General at this station, regarding

peryment

haugment to the Commissurist

an over-/201

Chest of £18.3.9, me axement of two Intestate Estates.

The

Brz was!

M. Rienaecher's,

solis paid the two amounts with other Estates in July 1865, overlosking the fact

The Right Honorable

Henry Labouchure, M. C.,

Bes

Xc:1

2/ . .

firet

that in 1851 these had been withshme withdrawn

乡农

by the Official Administrator.

The Memorandumi_ quelosed in

the Colonial Secretary's Letter will

Thew full portionlone, and I trust that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury wall see us objection to the refund of the above June.

I have the loves to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

The Barwning

162

310.

In7027163

Ne 311 (copy) Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Honghing, 92 m2 May 18860.

Привет

dir

Sunn

error

I have the honor to enclose

how

Fraush

a memorandum, Shewing that the Sum of £18.3.9 has been paid in

by M. Rienaceher into the Commissariat blust, for transmisia to Her Majesty's Treasury in London.

It appears that the tiro Intestate Estates of Usher and Hill should have been struct

nity of the list forwarded on the 7th July lost! If you

to the Colonial Treasury,

money

CanL

refund this

Charles Williams, Esquire,

Deputy Crimmissary General.

Governor Sir John Booring

3rd June, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Br. Houtle

It. La bouchere, M. R.

•

88 at

/ Inclosures.

Received

Regarding

over_

- payment to the

Commissariat Chest, op two

account

Abitate Estates.

Her Meriale.

This request has been anticipatial & the for informed. I here miluded.

actions tragment of this dish: the craft. Pub & ?

7 Gupt Ind

Hm Wey/7

M.?

[

shall be authorized

receive it, and to

the Commun

ission

vouchers you

may

Signed

require.

Lign any

Colonial Secreting

F.J. Mercer

True Copy)

Colonial Fie

164

Memorandum of

Meals

(Copy)

shrich, by mistake,

Sima

ndry

alances of Estates of Versows who died Intestate in this kolony previous to July 1949, which, by haid into the Commissariat Chest at this station on the 17th July last by M. AR Rience her, Colominle heasturer, with dis ther melaimed Balanced, med Balance, in Accordance with Ordinance N.5 of 1885, and which are repayable to the Coolmial Treasury.

wvere pia.

no of

Statement. Estate.

mount Date and year when

s. d.

45 Robert Uplier:

3/2

46 John Francis Hill

ень

519 3/2

wittidrawn from the

Solonial. Theasury-

By whom wither.

his 19th August 1851.

August 20 1951. Robert Dunders bong, as per is recipit date

21 1851.

11 54 February 21

Colomal Treasur. Knighhig, 1 May 1866.

Victoria

True Copy

ide..

lor

(Signed) W. J. Mer

{

7th #thry 1851.

President

) J. Hyndman, Member of the Reinhard Jcheasury Commissa

Colomat Secretary.

14.

1 (Copy)

Sir,

227027/36 Commissarion for 705 165 Hongkong, 20th May 1866 .

I have the liner to ackundledge your letter N: 311 of this data, enclosing a Mems : shewing that the summ £18.3.9 had been paid in error Mr. Rienaecher into the Commissariat Chest in July last, for transmissing to Her Majesty's heaving in London, and wishing me to refund the

money the Receipt of the Officers in charge of the Cortonal reasury.

172

In reply, I beg to state, that I ericeive that in so doing I should inour_ an improper responsibility, masmuch as the money in question

Honible. W. J. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary.

Jl for

يال

have been claimed and provid to the Representatives of the deceased Men Meher and Hill, but that I

will at mice submit this matter to

once

the Lords bommissioners of the Treasury,

and have little doubt that in course of Mail, the order for the restitution "Called for with be directed.

I have, te:,

(Signed) Charles Williames,

D.b. G.

(True (opp)

Monial Seare lar

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Scorelang

√r.. 89.

Financial.

nancial.

August 56.

#11

Copy to Treasury for

Auswere

conson

Liv,

no 156

2020 trong trong

overnment

out offices, victoria, loughing, & # June 1866.

ASTER

AUG.

1856

In emtimation of my Desparta,

咯

Mogy of 7f the ultions, I have the limver to report that the exter assistance required by the heaving Commission has been formided in the appinintment of Mr. Alfred Weatherhead to a Clerkship in the

· Treasury at the Salary already Arlony-aheady-

-year.

stated, £ 951 a

I trust this indispensable

{

The Right Hominable

Henry Labmelure, M. P.

Xe:

...

Measure will be affirmed.

Sentimme to receive from the hexenry Commission assurance that the Reaomy affaires me kring brought gradually into order; hit

the "Colonial Secretary is naturally Anxious to be relieved from the duties of this Commission as some as pervible, I beg to call attention to the Conclusin of my Despatch alm

and to request that one the request that

quoted,

occurrence

above

of the expected meaney

no time be look in

appointing

Mr. Rienaecher's Successor, in

the

Salary of £810 a year, as propoced - paragraph 17 of my Despatal

last.

N. 131 of 4th September 1.

ร

167

I have the hover to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Jour muret Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Beunin

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wh seural matters in se

упрорах

ust

22+

bitter ask afteral

at present for the

Lad

Bm Aaj fist arrangement only,

Fir Oh:

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Levelynne

for 7020 Harry Kary.

14 Aug

168

Elliot M&Merivale M&J Ball M&Nec:Labouchere

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1856 AUGT

com fu

Tyn.

Inne

209. 5

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With referees to no

letter of the 57 Fechil

am direct. I by der Feunions Labenechere to Eansmit

to you for the Coresideraton of the Lords Commisproved of the Keasury the Copy

of this patch from the

Hany

towered shape for of Hous

25 Aw/st 7679

reporting the apperational locatheshen

M. Mennale. I cannot of. Her Alped

Clickship in the

Salary of

make out to my satisfaction whether thee Gorerna means that this appointment Treasury at a ot be a permanent one £250

not. Mey.

nos opinion

become

is that it right not to be saffect to be a pomenut

и делае

to state that la

fabrulure quopones with

..for surely with on this Linclufis Concurence

vicome

な

48,000 a year

Governor Sir John Bowring

3rd June, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Br. Stonn bis

A by hill

в длану

The former makes

Here communi

cations may

inconvrnient by his hatch of mixing

H. Labouchere, M. P. Cognomy is neg

• 189.

Received

to the Freix

Reporting extra

apsistance allowed

sury

Commission, and-

urging appointment

Mr. Rienecker, on

Successor to

the occu

urrence

the expected vacancy.

com

ју увидов

до

Ishould

amputable

Men Ministe

minence of the Kesmener's Pulang Guepared

by the Gods Cannest I presume be coresibennt

Fransual copy to Freamy,

the the Vacancy actually

бели

the state in which Nor Reinaecher append to be in when be call

here a few weeks

h the

裘

the Opfense attending

to sanction this affecuti

Moul, which he will appriz is The as as

mporary art augment With respect

respect to the

augmentation of the

a Treasurer and too Clecks ought to auffice, to to the work of the Office. In my

retirement,

blary which

Gron

In Pot. Reinacker,

on which the Sir

Governa stene, confidents

the Germans propiere to rely, if an efficient

in the event of a len Rennickers retirement from the Office, Mer Labouchure will be quepared to consider

the subrech when the propeen time arriver_

Ken

Man

the

be appointed this place vidla ley nainary staff of Clerks,

conduct the

Treasury barirap of

کے

Colesey

peofecty.

Key

Ray Key I suspect a

Muchant in manage

recone of

in a

Meaper

then we do.

This amount.

So do I. But in

more than enake

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th office temporary, ag

how rightly som Am

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169

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oft Apt 736

Sir John Bowing.

MINUTE

MR B

s-107

Sii,

Acar

Elliot

M® Merivale MJ.Ball

Neclaboushen

W.M.

£250.

I have received

your Despatch reporting

your nomiriation of M. Alfred Weatherhead to a Clerkship in the Treasury.

at Hong Hong with a salary of

Five Lundred

and fifty pounds per

ann

understand

On the distinct

standing that this Iment is only

appointment is

temporary, and for

che

purpose of clearing off

the arrears in the Office,

I will not object to approve the same.

I have &c

190.

Excentive.

1029 trong thông

AUG. 6

1356

170

Government Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 3rd June, 1856.

Aus. #hang/56.101.

I have to trouble

you

with sundra

Freuments connected with the

appointment and salary of Mr. M. F. Beran, the lleting clerk to the Chief

Justice

your

Tic

I beg cepccially to draw attention to a Aminute made by. Colonial Secretary on Letter of the Chief

Sustic apprinting Mr Beran

The Right Strinable

Heury Labouchere, M. Sc.,

Ac.

te.

He.

full Salary to the Office which, half Salary (during 113 Fotter's absence), he has provisionally filled

In July last, (as reported in Deepated A96 drted SP July, ) the their chof Contract of the boremment with the refer in

This

does

with

Cry lab 10 le der Ber

te lle Centive

insfriction of the Honghong Register but much for the printing of the Government ingette, terminated. The work hid for prenting

been as disguneefully done that it

was in

imprecibe to allow it to continue

in hour whore utter incompetence

was a smurec

constant Annoyana,-

frequent curas, - and intrinable

erros,

delays. The Aonghong Register

was "then,

as it is now, under the

Editorial care of Mr Bevan -

170A

A succession of attacks, Seurrilous, scandalous, and falie

upon unself

Ирт

unpelf and other lucmbers of the Government, have distinquished

the Column of the Hong Kong Register

from the period on which the Govemment printing was transfered. to other parties. I have several times been on the point of remonstrating with the Judge on the extreme

indeerum

there libellous tirades

inst the Government

against

emanating from his deck,- prid

out

of the public Chest,_ and

somitimes cridencing that the

cri

Knowledge he posccured could onl have been obtained in the confidential

position he filled, _ but the shattered state of the Judge's health, – aud the free that the Appointment only provisional, induced

Avas

me to

repain from making representations

171

rated 75 April, – that 17 205 llay,

specially refined to in the Memorandum of the Colonial

and the paper

Secretary - and

has

which might

seem to

give too much

of.

importance to the attacks

Coarse-minded and,

adviced, ill-famed individual.

It is impossible, however,

the

I can send home the letter of Chief Justice without this remarks,

fand Jenelose,

as specimens of Mz Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers of the Houghtory Register, that of 14 April, as it refers to a subject reported on in my despatch A 54

jet

which

appeared of this day's date

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

Jir

Your Most Obedient

Jumble Sewant.

WhuBeuren.

;

Men Meniale

Grescent that the gover

in this case will be afferre

7036 Harry Hany.

6 Augh.

Gnocndings

M Labouchere

I Lan Corked into the henstapers

172

lent without hurry really able to find out

the ferocious libels on account of which it

is sent here. The word thing I see is

libel on

么

gousself, in the las!

three farters, which after all is not

very

Killing. I mention this only beause it so comlantly Laffens Mat Laken are

Tent in

in herof of the Excepin vizuleme

eyes

ast

the prof, in which, in that farlig vitalemen

feeling Kal

sharpened by loral knowledge, Bat

is hacity Dicemitten. But I think Sir

J. During in quit right in athering to the principle, that contributor to Coral hapen on political subjati (à fortiorn Editons I ought not to hold fouenment.

be a

appointments. As to only refer to

herpitition

25 Bulys, it might be worth

Which to send hein

The besprish of Lopeze

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shrequent infalt

Dutamas Come, will

on the Bakemas know in this office, to chers him tot

Case merels anchored a life

The same

rolicquent

Jurecrows Besh to to Hilux

coume was maintained by Colonel Scarlonies. The

individual case seems dispered of (ree 7036)

Hm Augst

appere of the prevas conduct -

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The I lear

es stell

by Predecesor in ensuing that, exfecials

with

ろ

of currently is that of My hey, it is encefedent that

Pallic Meen thall be corrected in the Mana with

the Pendel Peletul

Refer

Гира hith t Ld pay's spinin.

M.9.7.

celona, Noughong,

32d

June,

1856.

Governor Sir John Bowring

Received

2 Inclosures. No GO.

14. Labouchere,

The Ar. Storble

Relative to the

- ment and Sa

M. P.

Salary of

appoint-

Chief Justice.

Acting Clerk to the

Mr WV. F. Bevan, the

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for 7029 Hang Hany

1703€

|1856

172

16 ang ft.

Shave to achuastidge the

12 James 15 ANS. mist of you

FRElliot

Merivale VAJ Ball

Com FLO

Ciseinatur.

Ago

Disputat

HG0 of the 50t have relative to the Appointment of

No to. F. Bevou as Clest.

to the Chief Ristil.

Sapprove of the Cerene

you adopted in this case and Sconeus sin the opinion expressed by

брит Lund Stanly 1844. and

Lead

Lad

1851. In a des pater. which his Freeships had

on to addre

occasion to

ddy

to the

111 any fillim Ende of the Veterana af

tisch Senelere a Colley,

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that it is incxpedient that any public offer.

should be connected texts

the Periodiral Bitical

Prep.

The individual lose of Mes Bevan is disfered of. by his withdrawal of his home as Candidate In the office of larges Cluck as a ported in your chseln. F. 97. of the 7 have.

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Morney General's Office, Houghong 18th May 1886.

174

I have the hour to address you

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a very grave question affecting the purity of justice itself: Imean the rumored confirmal

red confirmation of Mr. Bevan as clerk to the Chief Justice.

Mr.

ber Jurner, who has this moment informed me of the

rumor and the alarms to which it has

1 given birth, is in a position, is called upon by His Excellency, to explain the nature of those alarms, and to justify them by facts. I humbly hope that His Excellency, before

troving the confirmation of Mr. Bevan's appointment, will invite Mr Cooper Turner to make that explanat The Fouble W. J. Mercer, lyr Colonial Secretary

Cation.

week,

For the present it is enough to remind His Excellency that Mr. Bevan's part in the authorship

by of the libels, which week "fill the columns of the Houghong Register, and which

and which spare wither His Excellency, nor you, nor myself

any public officer - but the Cleres, prstice, - is matter notoriety. discussions of the Legislative Council, by some means, find

· find their way into those columns whenever

urr

вл

of.

that the secret

it suite the purpose of the libeller

to distort the sentiments or

language of the other members of that body, that the confidential communications of myself, San- Officer of the brown, after being submitted, with my consent, by professional

rofessional men to the Registrar, and from the

& from the Registrar

to the Chief prstice, have received

in like manner a

175

spurious and discreditable publicity at the hands of the same journalist, - and that, in fine, the practices imputed

ted to the Acting Clerk of the Phief Justice have been precisely

such as i

might have been anticipated from those antecedents in his former career which have long since marked him out to "distrust of the general body

the

of Merchants . If the bolonise. w here,

Treasurer, indeed, were now

there would be

difficulty in the proof of an incidunt

producing the proof of in the first week of my

o wr

experience, which would

bolonial en

warrant that distrust, and much more than distrust,

in matters of pecuniary sccuracy

and credit.

If Circumstantial evidence be required of the existence of

connection in which Mr Bevan,

Hist

from

lawbooks

of the

is understood to glory, Excellency may derive it the fact of the Houghong Register office being the dwelling place of the judge's clerk, - from the fact that the very from which the author of recent libels on His Excellency, the Surveyor General, Mr. lower, and myself, ow the Praya question, Sorrowed his pretended authorities : vere lent to him at his regrest the week previously by

Mr. Cooper Turner, - and that when встреч that gentleman called upon him at his office in this Courthouse, to transact professional busines, be

be found him busy with the correction of the Newspaper slips.

ого

Furthermore it is notorious to the profession that Mr Bevan affects

on all occasions to be" well

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informed of the posture of their respective businesses before the Chief Justice, - makes that the

- subject of his talk, - assumes the bearing of a man of influence, - and ventures to foretel the issue.

The

unfortunate coincidence of that sequel with the prediction

too frequently

has occurred too

not

to create a painful sense of uneasiness, as I am informed by

Mr. Cooper Turver, in the minds

of the profession, who fear dangerous enemy.

and the

therefore

will do much to conciliate hime

into a friend, if they

to safety

way

"His

see no other

lucellency will recollect

the application I made, under bis approval, for the thief Justin's

warrant to arrest an absconded

debtor from Shanghae. The usual course was to apprise the clerk

ן -

of the Chief pustice that the

Neotion was to be made. Augious for the success of the motion, I designedly neglected that usual course. Saur informed this wright by Mr. Cooper Turner that

ver to appre

it is his intention never to

alp -

" Mr Bevan of a Meditated

lication for a bapias, but to

go direct to the Judge . I have giver not a hint to Mr.

встреч Turner of what I did in Mut Aspinall's case; a red he is to this

suoment ignorant of my distrust.

&my I subruit these observations

in the hope that they may be not too late to stay a great calamity and disgrace to the administration of protice.

I have, &o

(signed) Chisholm Anstey

True Popy

Murur

Colonial Secretary.

Copy

No. 34,2.

Sir,

1-7029/15

Colonial Secretary' Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

17th May 1856.

7 177

In reply to your letter of yesterday, I have the hover

that the subject to inform you.

matter of it shall receive all

consideration in due time.

The Hrubber

The attorney

I have, yo

(Signed)

W. T. Mercer. Colonial Secretary

Severa Gene

ral.

True Copy

Moment

Colonial Secretary.

Popy Nr., og

Sir,

27029

Colonial Treasury Victoria, Hougning,

30th May 1836.

178

The salary abstracts from the Supreme Court for the Mouth of

May

вои

were examined at the bolonial

this Mornin

Treasury this M.

aved ove

observe Mr. W. F: Bevan, Acting Judge's Plern, placed on the list for the full salary of the office.

Not having any authority for the payment of more than half- Salary

regret - that we have no alternative, but to return the Abstract for Correction.

to Mr Bevan, we regret

We shall also be under

the necessity of surcharging Mr.

W. H. Alexander, Esquire,

Registrar of the Supreme Court

:10.

Bevan with the sum of £ 6.5:

on the latter

overpaid

april.

(Signed)

گو مگو

half of

We have, & 2,

W... Mercer,

President.

J. Hyndman Members of

the

"H. Reinhar & Masury commission

True Copy,

Colonial Secretary.

}

Copy

Sir,

~7129

Victoria, Houghong,

May

1856.

1. 179

I have thie hovor to notify to

you for the information of this Excellency The Governor, that Mr Trotter, my plerk not having returned at the termination of his leave, the 15th April,

I have

-appointed William

Trazer Bevan, who has

s performed the duties of the office during Mr.

ill thie

Trotter's absence, to fill

situation from that date.

The Houble:

I trave, 72.

(Migued) John Walter Huline,

Chief Justice

W. J. Mercer, Esyr

Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

LA Ave Th

Armont

Colonial Secreto

tory

}

(Copy)

}

1-7379/5

180

Minute on Letter of the Honorable The Chief Justice,

- dated 312 May 1836. -

To interfere with the judges nomination of his Clerk is a

delicate and invidious course, but

I must record

Conviction

that Mr. Bevan is not a fit and

proper person for admission into any Department of the Public

Service.

When he was first named for the Acting Appointment in February 1853 I remonstrated- with Air George Boulam, on the ground of the reputation be

held in the Mercantile Community to which he had belonged, but Sir George

ling interfere with the nomination

was unwill

14.

as merely temporary.

On his re-appointment to

ril last

then acting

the Acting post in April

Mr. Bridges then

Veneral objected, but

year,

Attorney

without effects.

So lately Mr. Attorney General Anstey strong representation against the Confirmation of

as the 16th ultimo

made a

Mr. Bevan.

In that letter Mr Austey alludes to certain libels, written

by Mr. Bevan and published in the paper of which he is the acknowledged.

nowledged. Editor or Sub-Editor,

in which from time to time

Head of a Public D

Public Department

every from

His Excellency downwards

is slandered, with the one

exception of the Chief Justice

I was not, nor am I, aware of any particular Libels on

myself.

181 /5 15.

in the Honghong Register before the date of Mr. Ausley's letter, but few days after, on the 20% ultimo, a gross

ross and scurrilous attack

was made on me in an article

notoriously Mr. Bevan's, an attack

unfounded and

et to venomous

yet.

that the four Mercantile firms

whose cause he was

to advocate volunta

s professing

voluntarily

addressed

me and repudiated all share in the shameless slander.

I mention this solely to show the reputation of Mr Bevan, ared would add that the attack in

question is the first of the kind

made on me durin a Service in

the boloney of over 12 years.

Further I would say that my

objection to Mr

tion to Mr Bevan is not

s stated

vreduced by this attach

by this attack for ass

above, I remonstrated upwards of

13 years ago against his even

temporary reception into the

Service.

In a belony like thes

limited surfa

of : society the

ce and socie

surface

effects of associating unfit men to the Public service must be and are detrimental to the Government, and I shall not be doing my duty if..

I do not advise

"His Excellency strongly against the introduction of Mr Bevan

Confidential Covernment

to the Co.

for which application is

office for

noo made on

his behalf.. (Signed) W. F. Mercer, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's office,

Victoria, Hougtong,

qui

June. 1856.

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

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Copy.

N: 4044

Sir,

1827

Colonial Secretary's Office,

27029 53

Victori

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под

20th June 1866 .

laid

み

I have loud your letter of 31. altions before Hie Cassellency The Grome, and am directed to reply that Noris Excellency - have received no intimation Mr. Hutter's resignation of the Judgé Clarkship, and is therefore_mable trenwider that office meant.

As directed in Desportal of 16th Betober 1848, from the Colonial Office, His Excellensy will report your

with intended nomination of Mr. Beran to the Secretory of Marte, but regreto that it will be not of live finver_ to recommend the confirmation of the The Honorable

The Chief Justice:

Bej

Lk;

18.

appointment.

Amongst other objections is the improper connection of Mr. Bean with the Public Press, in direct violation of the Rule loud down by Lord

Lord Man in Despiertel dorted 9th Rotster 189446,

Extract from which was printed and circulated at the time angst Amongst

M12

the Departmente of Government.

Until Mr. Frotters retirement be duly reporteil, the piroition of Mr.Berm our Asting bleskin, on the half-talony of the Office, comist be attered:

have, Bei,

(Signed) W.J. Mereer,

Colonial Secretar

Tone Copy

Melmont

Leveretury.

Koolonial Secretary.

183/9

(Gypy) Colmical

Colonial heasur Victoria, Houghing,

2. P. June

No go.

Sir

1856.

We have the honor to achundedge receipt of your letter of this date, and in reply again to action the Salony Abobact of your Department, without the sucessary authority

return

Sanction

as we are ad

yet

Berou

training mis parying to W. We kroon the full salary ortarched to the Office The Nomible. The bluff pustice's black.

We have, Be:,

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

President. edman Members of the H. Reinhard analhousing

Commission.

Tone Copy

M. 76. Me founder Exquire. But. Registrar of the Supreme Court.

bolanal decretory

191

Annoyance

Mouses

The change consed, much

and danger to the recupants of the Gromment Offices, and some damage to the hin on the Queens Brod lying -Aintely below the Battery

It is therefore in my opinion very desirable that Siime other Aituation_ be selected for this purpree, and Sentirely-approve Colonel Dunlop's proposal of the site on the Esplanade.

The object of the Colonial

in his letters

letters Trad

My that

Secretary point out unmistakeably

the Action of the Government cec dosary before appropriating

wad Mice detar

- graund required, a point which the Military. Deportment, writtent senturing to denys

unwilling for sine m

admit.

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reason, to

I have the limer to be,

with the highest respect,

Your

Fir

Umur most Obedient, Humble Servant,

Blu Bennne

Department ? L.F.

Nem Mensall

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M.a.7

V J

آیا کہ لیدانان ایران کے انداران

Governor Sir John Bowring

4th June, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Ah. Stonblan

A. Labouchere, M. P.

x y1

1 Inclosure.

Received

Authorities, on

with the "Military

Forwardine Correspondence

the

subject of a Saluting

Baltery-

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Sir Jeten Bowring

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Sir

26 Sept 56

I have to ach

your Despatch. Nagt

The letter from was ot be acknowledged t Stato that in Labouchere has

addressed

in the

ondicated by

Air 1. Bonny

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Ball.

It efferans to Pan this grahte

рет

scarcely intains

admonition is the

then sunn obictions,

k. Krish of heinrich

of the admonition with

Miclitary; _ but I can

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江

the 4 Drive

of endering

Corresp

which has taken

and the Adit

prace between Joured

Military

Hory

Alerthorities in

Mons

of a

the

siljist

Saluting Battery.

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ricatio

that you unes but poor this leurreep ve to

allend

of the for word it intoden, – if

Lord Par

cure and

Sis Lordship tras

inculente crusting & erderaleig

See furth also. 7. #8, 629

off in

N.1. The wan deft ähnel who to

Draft with War Dep 80 38

192

Mest instructions

will be addressed

to the Officer Com &

the Saxoper in no

to trous nut,

approv

تیم

Estimates,

projects of Defence,

vesiich shall not-

Ace

submitted

received the

of the

Governo

and

His Lordship has

tade.

also fall it his duty

to point out to that

Affecer

the propriety

of his acting

spirit of harmsey

au of

can with

cooperation

the local bivil.

Autorites, stres

preventing

the obybriation

to the Publie Service

which the present

ca.

res ft.

Joens

Ace Acas

to afford evidence

It is with regist

think I have read

this correspondine,

indicating

the excisteive

want of proper

it aloes

y landing

anders laund

Selween the

love

the Military

and Civil authiontes

Hory Mocy.

which

conut-be otherwise

Mia

prejudicial to

the Public Service.

It is scarcity

194

interview with

yourself, which

interview,

as monte

the

ресси

cussant.

to sewerk

that Kill's Sérvice

cor

suffer if

Stea

요...

unication Lectureen

the various Departments

is rendered

defficate

would

theses papers eve

to indicate; for it appears that theat

Dunlop, adopted

circuiton

cours.l

addressing

the

% of

letter

thee Fown

through the

to the leotonical.

Mejor Suretory

to se

5 requist

ни

I hurt that you will not fail to perceive

een the maintaining such relation with the priespal officer

the importance

in the inblic service

the Collong

tions

as with conduce to the

шиал

•quent correspice

not granted Л

"It Ma's Gout.

hove riot considered

Meis Work of sufficient-

its

to justify

being provelested. mediately;

satisfactory adjustment urgeury of any differences of opinion which may from me to time arise in the transaction

business

which may with in

pto vision will however

the made

for

in neset years

Estimate's.

I have

Corpy.

di,

195

Jan Mayor's Office,

Motria, Konighing,

th. May 1866.

honor

I have the linens, by directione of the Lt. Col. Condg., to request

you will call the attention of Hois Exxcellency the Governor to certain howed warbuilding at

пречи

ilding at the West end of the Explanade, for the cova

leava

that should thirve lives be hilt

of the height of thirve adjoining they with mach certain quis of the Munow Battery, and will at all times be liable to injury both from ericussion and portions of ignited

trade

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The Hamble.

The Colonial Secretary,

Bary

Kas,

Bein

The Officer Commounting the Janison therefore considers it

precaution in

леская

ure

The

bigging this to the Governor's notice to prevent the proprietore me very

recasting calling ni War Department to make good avvarme pon the fire of the Murray any injury which may probabling

Buttery I Love, Fer

(Signed) John King Captain,

Iman Major.

Tive bofy

Hlonial

in L beretory.

N:332

(Copy.)

keretar

196

(Baby.) Colonial bentory's Office,

Sir,

Victoria

Notering Houghing,

15th

May 16866.

I have to achindledge your

date

letter of this corte, on the subject to which the proprietors

of danger

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of the Marine Lote to the Westward

仁

the Parade Ground may

Grade_Ground

Money

exposed from the firing of the Murray

Battery

{

His Excellency the Ypurur directs me to Auggest that the former place for falutes might be reverted to in the advantage, and How Excelleney with be sligent if Lint: Colonel Dunlop will take the Auggestion intoneonly consideration, The Inon Major.

On Monday Morning lust, devring Salute from the Mumay Buttery, a longe and lucing portion of the ceiling in repper room of there

air

offices gave way, and distraget a Desh and Title, but happily within. I personal injury to any

and on the same recasion

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Several pance of painted glave were

demolished in the verandah

the public offices.

な

Lock of

"Complaints from the proprietors

limited near

of existing linies

ore prequently

received.

I have, Her,

the Beratery

(Signed) W.J. Mereer,

Celana L Sertory Thue Loopy

"Lostnial Secretary."

197

(Copy) Inon Major's Office

Victoria, Houghing, 16. Mary 1806

Sir,

I have the liners to ackundeige

the receipt of your letter of yesterdayg

date M: 332 and have to state hin

eply,

by devire of the Officer com-

-manding the Garrison, for the information of His Excellewry the

Governor, that out prevent folutes

上

camust be fired from the old faluting

Battery, our previous to £t: bob. Den left arrival in the belong the Toyout_ Artillery

were quartered in the Worth Banacha, and the Field June

od ivere NL

__ the sport, thort Barrack is tino recupied

by the 59th Pregt, and the Your are

severity at the Ergal. Anthongquntry,

Mecessar

The Horible.

The Colonial Secretary,

&c.

Bes

Ke:

tille

wears

and nong to the Louviens being on broad are to drag them from

Ship

1600

there is, 100 me tornack to another, and the

Barrack Proyal Artillery quarters being out the West thing of the Propital, Salutes cannot be fired from that peightstond

in account of disturbing the sick.

acemi

I have alss to state that Meneld

the Secretary of State for this approve of the suggestions but love, that on leathery he built on the for look of

be the Esplanade, solutes might & fired from that place

Iam funther to state, havever, that this with not place the holdere of Marine Lots, alluded to in pry better yesterday's date, in any better position_ thom at prevent.

Tice Loopy

Colonial Secretary.

I have, Her,

Wigned foren King berht,

Too Major.

(Cop

M: 347.

198

(@py.) Colonial verstary's Office,

Pretoria, Honighing,

dir,

17th May. 1856.

love

In rejoinder to your letter Yesterday, I have the have to to you the desire of Hois

Crive

(0xcellene

shows the

the Gove

overnor and commander -in chief that some arrangement be sheedily morde for divenutiming the Murray-Battery as a saluting Kattey, ow the experience of a year secessity of change

His Excellency with be obligest by the Lient. Colonel Commanding the Frees giving this subject his courliest attention. As regards the forgpond Keratury, aller de do to in par

The Iron Mayor.

alluded

in Your

Letter, Hori Eserlinery is not foreformed. to sanction the surrender if any ground for this purpose in the breality indicated, without further Consideration of the project.

I have, Ker,

(Signed)

W. T. Mercer,

で

199

Copy. Thaw Majors Office,

Nistoria, Hongking, 197 May 1866.

}

dir,

have

N:34

I love the lower to ackunoledge the ecceipt of your letter Mosny, dated pyt - May 1886, and in reply I am directed by the Officer commanding the Garrison to starte for this Excellency information, that he does not kee amy

reason to alter the opinion come # by the late Commandant and himself, that the Murray Battery is the best, indeed the only battery at present in existence in the island, from which falutes can be fired. "The only other Battery in Houghing Wellington Battery) is in front of the Military Hospital, which he had

The Homble.

The Colonial Secretary!

Colonial Skerstory

True Copy

Corlanial Secretary.

120

76.8.

abeady pointed out to 26. 8. as perparty

wiited for the pinfire.

However, should the Governor think fit to order thest un diluter, shall be fired in future from the Munay Battery, it would be advisable that the several Consuls should be informed that in the event of om freign Man-of-Mer arriving sie

harbor her dalute andld not be ecturned.

loc 14

With regard to the proposed Battery me the Esplanade, should His Excellency somation the surrender of the pecesorry ground £t: bol : Dunlop does not consider the exigensics of the service duele ore to warant the expense of suck creation without the somation of the

Home Government.

ᅲ

200

11.

I am further directed to state

that it is the Crumandant's wish

to meet the Governm's views in every in live power, and hopes Hie Excellency with name an

prame an ovaly day

when he could have a persoal interview with him on this subject, when he could understand fir

folum tenming's wishes more clearly and be able to point out to him all the circumstances of the cave, which can only be done in

mely

manner in

unsatisfactory man Correspondence

I have, Be:

(Signed) John King, lofts, Inaw_Major.

Time loopy

Colonial keretary.

12.

(Copy) M355.

dir,

13.

201

bolmial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Kenghing,

May 1866.

Som directed, in reply to your letter of yesterday, to state that the proposal to divenitime all salutes is autogether mad-

Missible.

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The Munay-Battery (at ough like the Wellingtony rear in /Ompuital) must of course be the saluting Boittery unitil other a

can

mangement be made, and such arrange-

-ment it is His Excellensy's devire that Lient. Colonel Dunlop take into immediate onisideration.

His Excelleney would have, pinch

The Joan Major

the

(Off

dir,

inished carlier information subject of the proposed Esplomade

Battery.

I have, Hen (Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Crinual Secretory.

Aue Copy

Colonial Coretary

15.

202

Thom Major's Office &

Victoria, Hong Kong, 21, May 1865

I have the loving to achindedge

the receipt of your better of yesterday's date, M: 365, and Jam directed to

inform you

you that the Commandant how called upon the Officer 20mL- -Manding the Royal Artillery to point mit if there is any

other situation

where. Salutes may be fired, so as to carry nut tois Exellency's news me the clubject.

172

With regard to Hive Swellency not having received earlier informa time me the subject of a profieved d Battery in the Explanade, Lt. Col. Dunlop directo me to state that it

The Homible.

The Colonial Secretary !

Se:

1row

Lt.

proposed to £t: Col. Gratiam, who called upon the Condg. Officer Aryal Artillery and Fryal Enginee to report (by direction from the Wir Deportment) on what defences thing

would recommend to be created"

I have, Bass

for the defence of the harbor in Enjunction with the Royal Mary. (Signed) Johren King, Capt.,

The Major.

Jane Copy Lepy

Botnial Seretory.

(Copy) Inne Majors Office,

dir,

203

Fonghong, 28th May 1866.

I love the limon, by direction: of the Lt. both. Commanding the

June

Garrison to enclove a plan and Extimate for a 6 Jim Battery, which, at the request of Howr Excellency, the Officer Commanding how called upon bapt. knoper, Royal Engineers, to furnish.

The Commandant doubts whether the War Department would be inclined to pomotion the expense. unless first appormed of by Hois Excellency, with his reasons why he

Conviders it desirable to discontine

- firing salutes from the Murray

The Homble:

The Colonial Secretair

が

Kes,

Bei,

Ab.

Borther

Battery & D. bot. Dunlop be

Mould

た

furnished with such a dronment, he with forward it, with strong recommendations for the erection of the battery, to the War Deport-

Ment.

I have, Bai,

(Signed) Jolen King, brift., Thom Major.

It is requested that the enclosed plan He:, be returned to this Office.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

;

(Copy) N:388

Sir,

204

-Colanial beretary's Office, Vistoria, Houghing,

the

29th May 1856.

In reply to your letter of yesterday, Jam directed by Hove Excellency The Governor to state that he entirely apporres Lieut. Colouet Dunlop's proposal to cristinct an New Intuting Battery, and he is prepared to ask permission of the Right Hommable The Secretary of State for the Colonies to hand over to the War Department a sufficient. space of the Explanade ground for this purpose.

My letters, 1: 332 of 16th, and 347 of 17th instant, give His Excellengs

The Tron Mayor.

reavour for deviring the divertinuance of Salutes from the Munay Kittery,

with

but denied the List Colmul! Commanding wish these in any other form, His Excellensy be glad to furmush them again-

Ireturn, acording to request, the Report and Estimate with

ploum, forwarded in yours

under

4.IJ. Mercer, Colonial Secretary.

reply.

I have, then,

(Signed)

Tone Copy

Estancial Secretary.

2.1.

205

(Corpy.) Throw Major's Office

Homughing, 31th May 1866.

"They to achinoledge the receipt

388,

of your letter, N: 800, date 29 May 1886, and in reply. I am directed by the Officer Commanding the Garrison to inform you he is of opinion that if His Excellency the Governm given directions to the Officer Come -Aanding the Troops to take into Emosideration the practicability of firing salutes from some other place than the Mumay Battery, for the specified in your letter of the 18th instant, together with any further remarker How Excellency

won was to state that he had

Reasons

The Honible.

The Colonial Secretary &

Kas,

Be:

might have to offer, to make the Subjest stronger, would have more effect in prreuring the sanction for the expenditure them for cording copies of all the correspondence which otherwise will have to be

done.

I have, Hey,

(signed) Jolemn things beast,

Major.

Tone Copy

Colomal_

_Secretar

beretary.

N: 1414.

تو

(Copy)

206

Colonial Secretary's Office,

dir,

Nistoria, Knighing,

372

June 18586.

In reply to your litter of 30th ultime, Jam directed to inform You that His Excellency the Governor will, as suggested by the Lients. bolonel Commanding the Freed, state that he how given-

given direction to the Officer commanding the hoops

to take into consideration the

practicability of foring Salutes from Save otter place thom the Murray Battery, for the reasons already given in my

A Desportch to this effect Moll be addressed by His Ewellery to

The From Major

letter of 15 the settino.

The Sear

Secretary of Mate

howe

We, liovever, it appears that on propoval how been buit home by the Military Authorities, which incolice the appropriation of ground not in proversion of the Nov Department, and this sattiout any reference

to His Excellensys, through

whom alone can such land be

172

How alienated, His Excellency is of opinion that the whole correspondin this subject should accompany the Despentol, and this course shall be adopted wordingly.

I have, Bas,

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Colonial Scere.

Secretary.

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Colonial Scretory.

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Foffices, Pretoria, Houghouy, 8th June 1856 .

Merni

1856

I have the lower to forward authenticated copy

Ordinance

N: 9 of 1886, entitled an "Ordinance to explain certain investments relating to shipping:

The first clover is inverted

sin accordance with instructions

Enveyed in your Desportol__ N. 13

December 1855. The Second is intemled to

The Right Hemorable

Henry Labouelure, M.

Ber

Bes

Xe.

202

apply to the Colonial Registry Ordinance, N: 4 of 1855, the privilege secured to the Registrar of Shipping by blanc 17 7

Clance 187 of the Merclient Shipping that 1854. By this the attendance of the Registran (here the Colonial Secretary) before brunt of Justice

mne ceclofor

Met

Lorry

fice trad

rendered.

in the case

of an

Infurial Regious, wound it is not

mly reasmable, but advisable.

provide a like exemption in the case of a Colonial Register

Clause 3 puts the case of blume parerenger_ Ship_representing herself as about to clear for Marcos, pryage muder seven days duration,

and therefore not coming under the Chinese Forssengers "Not, while

reality she is about to make a pominal voyage

thither, and

emily

forreced elsewhere with her coolies or Imigrants.

This clause of course can affect British Ships wherever gang, and freigen Mips bound to a British Colony.

The last clomen_renders the Ordinance inoperative until they Section of Her Majesty's Government

that have been received.

I beg therefore to hope thist this Ordinance N : 9 of 1856, 11.

meet

May-

must your approval, and that

you may be mabled to boy it

before Her Most Gracious Majesty for enfirmation.

I have the lower to be,

with the highest respect,

dir,

Your most Chedient, Humble Servant,

Men Mennale.

The Ordinamel in the usual cause

also to the

Board of Frade at where instance bood & Rozess, &

E 4. of 1855.

Refen

1 for 2

the

Jumen

Whu Barina

less amended_

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B.d of Trade. 75495 God. 2° B. 75.26

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209

27 Augst

Jor Ime Bowring.

INUTE

No102

1856

! JR Bidwell 26.

URElliot

Merivale Vi

Y. J. Ball

Sabuwchen M. M.

I have received & baid

Ordinan

before Oto Queen are passed by yourself & the Legislative Council of Sting. hong on the 29thing last. Entitled No 9 of 1856 "Ame "Brdiname & Explain Certain Enactments

"relating to Phipping". The Franscript of which was snclosed in your despatit of the 5 June 1858 - No 92.

I have received thi Queens commands to Acquaint you that Him. has been pleased to conforno & allow Mus

Ordinance.

Zou will cause Ber

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192.

Majesty's decision of be signified of the Inhabitants

ве

Legislative.

of Hong Kong by a Proclamation to be Gublished in this sexual

& most authentic Mansur,

I have Le

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Hong Ko Invernment offices, Victoria,

ह

Hooghing, 5 June 186.

REGIST

AUG.

1356

I love the timer to forward

M. Authenticated Copy of Cochinance

N: 10 of 1856, entitled "An Ordinance for Lis Tendens and Purchasers? The object of this Ordinance

Refered to mess St Report 714.6. 15. aug / 56.

Ragard) Arg.

from

will be best understood from the Inclosed letters written by the

Attorney General and the Registon Attorney-General

of the Supreme Court.

It is a most convenient +

The Right Honorable

Henry Labmelure, M...

Voci,

Be:

incestment, and will clearly Subeerve the interests of Justice.

I have therefore the limun to Submit it for your apporrral_, and to request think the confirmation of Her Most Gracines Majesty may be

that

accorded to it.

I have ales to notice that in

the

quee brow

the Gazette, by a printers error, state of parsing of this brdinance monuerusly given, but this error is amended in the copy transmitted herewith.

Shove the hover to be,

With the highest respect,

Lir

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

1..

211

ו-י··

Governor Sir John Bowring

June, 1856.

Victorias, Hongkong,

The Rt. Honble

4. La bouchore,

.193.

2 Mclosures.

Received

M. P

"Purchasers."_

Efor Lis Pendens and Ordinance N. 10 of 1856-

Submitting for Confirmation

Men Meriste

Refen

Maps : Word & Rogers for expats.

Augh

alance

Htm Dayp

huke

SM. 7082

D. Bd. 7146. } Hong Kong.

212

15 aug/56

Sir John Bowring,

MINUTE

MR Bidwell MṚElliot W® Merivale WJ. Ball

Secleboucher

W.M.

Nog g

ace.

Copy for Lord Clarendon's signature annexed

I have received and

laid before The Lucen an Ordinance Grassed by Zourself and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong,

The

No 10 of

29 May Cast entitled

1856 "An Irdinanc

For Lis Pendens and "Purchasers" The Franscript

of which was enclosed- in your despatch of

of June 1858.20

I have received The

Lucens . commands &

the

acquaint you

That See

Majesty has been pleased

& conforme and allow

This Ordinance.

You will

212

will causse Her Majestis decision to be signified to The Sahabitants of Hong Rong by a Proclaxiation

to be published in the usual & most authentic

manner.

Shave de.

Clarendon

Copy

Sir,

27932

Attorney General's office,

Hongkong 18th May 1886

In submitting

the enclosed

letter just received by me to His Excellency, I beg to certify suy entere

concurrence with Mr slévander, the Registrar, in the

the opinion which

he evez

xpresses, as to the

the Land Office being the fittest

upow

place wherein to enter record all transactions whereby the title to landed property is or may be affected.

Although the earlier Acts relating to Lis Pendens preceded the settlement of this Colony and, in me

my opinion, were always in force here, no advantage,

utage hitherto has been taken of their provisions. The Houble : W. T. Mercer, Esg",

Colonial Secretary.

But the 15. 416. Vict. c. 86 Crasnow

Brdinance been extendeds

by express to Houghing,

and the registration

–

of a Lis Pendens six the cases mentioned by that statute will

beneficial

ficials to the creditor

be too ber

to permit a doubt as to the

put in

certainty of its being put practice here without any long delay.

In the recent case of Gingell & Rienaccher indeed I know that, but for the submission of the defendant's agents to give the required security for the plaintiff's debt, the Lis Pendens would have been forthwith

the Register of this charge on the landed

entered

upon

Court as a

estate of the defendois

If any change, such

that advised by Mr. Alexander,

top

be adopted, it is obvious that soive

be avoided

inconvenience may be

214

by effecting the change before any entry of that kind has been made

in his books. Otherwise it will be

necessary to provide by legislation. for the transfer of the entries wade by the Registrar into the Books of The Land office : -

a inecessity which

it may be as well to obviate.

I have ruly to add that the

only

essed his

Solicitor for the plaintiff in the Case already cited, in instructing me to take the requisite

visite measures for the attainment of the objects of that clarin, expressed

effect strong opinion to the same with the Registrar, desirableness of the change proposed. That gentleman

Mr. Parsons.

ar, as to the

can be

His

The proposed change Made only by Ordinance, Excellency is aware 7 my having had long

under my Consideration

my vide

a plan for giving validity hostracispers

charges of landed estate

and

are at

without deed and by simple entry in the Laird office Register The costs of conveyancing this moment being wade the subject of my

most anxions

consideration, and enough has transpired to satisfy me that they are the main grievance amongst many of which the client here has to complain.

Upon receiving His Excellency's encouragement to proceed, I will

so contrive the ordinance I have

been authorised to prepare for the collateral question of costs, as

to embrace within it the purposes

resent communication. of my present

I have, yo

(True Copy)

(Signed) Chisholen Anstey.

Colonial Secretary

Copy

We 59.

Registrar's office, 16th May 1856

My dear Ser

215

I beg to bring to your noten the necessity for making some regulation as to the registration.

Lis pendens . _ The ordinance.

Na 3 of 1844 sec: 1 enacts that

pro

all judgments intended to affect roperty shall be registered in The Land office this meeting the 2 Victoria Cap

requirements of the activ Cafp. 110 Sec. 19.

I would

suggest that dens should be registered

Lis pende

at the Land office in the same

Mode as

to now are

nor

Judgments

and this would car

carry.

}

out

the provisions of 2 and 3

The Honorable

The attorney General

HongKong

" Victoria Pop: // Sec. 7.

I am

(Signed) W. H. Alexander,

Registrar.

True Pepy

Colonial Secretary

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7933 Song Kory

7:914

Miscellaneous.

Sir,

Ansive 4 oct 156_ N1/15-

216

ment Offices, Motoria,

Houghing, 8th June 1866.

187C

I regret to timble you with

the enclosed communication, or renewed appeal, from Captan Wathing, Harbor Master_and_ Maria Magistrate.

IVOL

is cave

Jour decision in his duly communicated to him, and I have nothing to add to what has already been submitted in Lieut.

112

Governor brines Despatch

The Right Homurable

Houry- Latmalere, M.P.,

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De:

217

iL an

and in

1856.

Nr 47 of 18th Opril 1865,

M: 3 of 8th January The Enclosures in Captain-

Minne

Wathing letter, marked A,B,C, and hove all been brought to the notice of the beretary of Hate in Colonel Caine's Despatel_ just referred to, but to prevent mis - Enception me reference to that Desported I must pinut nit that Captain Wathi's have made an mistake in his description of

111

Enclrouse A., which should

N. 39, ut Nr 25, of 25th farmmary 1845; ales of Enclosure B, which should be N. 149, not N. 157, of 255. March 1846, and further, of

Enclosure &, which should be No. 151, not 161,

11 t 161, of 26 March 1846. "Enclosure D is exreetly given.

not the

I have the gh myself at

liberty to decline

to decline the transmission

of Captoun Worthing communication.

I have the lower to be,

with the highest respect,

dir,

Your

Ina mrst Medient, Houmble Servant,

Hi ladis

It sem dear theat mistake has hen

committed. In the aliran

ما

1612 di Elliot a vho

I Minh & Rad

Ball /wt considine the care) I can hardly sohn

it:

Wetter ausit Reir whim

hoff refl

Minat

せて

The ettirmate decision on

claim to free quarters

hay kh

Men Meniall.

en a

Cash bathing

Fromosig

lieve of them was

the froz hot 2170

Sting Kong, to the Menuiter

Which I could refer you, buch, adverting to Lud Russells chose

of. 25 June /55

the subsequpach bess

: of he come hostescentte (rig of 19 lesers would

seems to be rather premature, and justifies.

to a Collision

degree

in which

Report &

Called fou

,, ammo &

Victoria,

Governer Sir John Bowring

5th June, 1856.

Hongkong,

The Rt. Hon ble

H. Labouchere, M. P.

1 Inclosure.

1.94.

Received

Submitting

forther

Appeal from Captain

the

subject of his claim Watkins, R. N., on

free quarters.

Jafr

Комед

Gov 7033 #hong

Capt : Watkins' claim for Compensation.

Quarters a

Eu N:46 of the 12".

218

مصد

April 1855, Acting Governor Cainen reported that the Building hithert

for the Harbon Master's Office

поет

was to be carverted into a

Hospital And that the Starbow_ Inaster was to have a new Offer in which havever be could no langer have the benefit which he had hitherto enjoyed of roms

his

own accommodation.

Eu N°47 of the 13" of April, Adin mera forwarded letters

the

меша

how Capt.

the

Watkins remonstrating

ds that this advantage.

grands

unds

had been enjoyed by his Redecessor_ And that the expectation, held

out to himself when be

had begu

was

Appointed And that he had in

feer

fact por

ossessed it for several months.

a despatols of the 23°

of June 1855, Lad John

Aussell

uitinated that on the ser

CaptTM

these grounds

Capt. Watkins was to have aw

leut equivalent

cut fr. his rooms,

buat Six

ndship took the same opportunity of calling for a report how far

otties Officers were also admitted to Official Quarters, Contrary to a general rule Afarist that indulgence.

En N. 85 of the 18. of June

1855, the Acting

Soverna forwarded a representation from Capt. Watkins

his having excessive duties with inadequate remuneration..

Sin My Moleswath replied

on the 19th of Sept. that the Sourbour master might be relieved

овот of some of his Police duties, but

that he could receive

Additional Advantage

beyond

that

↓

219

that already authorged of giving him eitties Quarters or an equivalent. Twice therefro the

впеча

ела

1. as expressly instructed by the Secretary of Aate that Capt Watkins was to have an equivalent

his rooms.

An the 8th of Jamy 1856, Sie

I. Bowring made the repat which had been required of him of the number and descriptions of the Officers who were allowed quarters in public Buildings; - but not Content with furnishing this repat, be seized the opportunity of saying that he saw no reash at all why Capt. Wathing should be Allowed compensation.

The answer to this was

Itterick un

unfortunate. Enstead of

A dhering to the repeated decisions of the Secretary of States, immediate

вы

was

Submission unnecessary

yielded statement which

Ided to thie

Sid

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220

Si J. Bouring had thought proper to volunteers on a question long previously, settled. Some apprehension was

es pressed in the minutes that Amy exception whatever, were асу Admitted, the general

eral Rule

against Quarters could not be exforced. But it appears to me that a Gouemmen влени ment could surely concede a privilege clannable by usage

Carcede

and under a specific promise, without being thereby prevented from ever afterwards enfreing a general And prospective Tule

sual privileges.

against

ay, however,

Be this as it may,

the answer was on the 18th of March 1856 that Lnd Stanley's general rule against Zu

ал

this was

to be enfreed, and that the Secretary of State must support

the

kmeme's view against. Admitting Capt. Watkins Claims

The result. is the despateb

now

now received which brings respectful bit earnest appeal from Capt. tratkins. He points out that lived the Secretary of Fate had pronounced in his favor,

And that

thew Suddenly, without his

chat any

lven Aware that

being

any question

was pending, he finds the decision

uin his

lis

favor reversed. Ho

Hohatur Ho naturally

that some

unfers therefore that

part

of the Corespondence must have been overlooked; and be e

be earnestly

or a reconsideration

applies for

his case.

Whatever line be nov

Adopted must equally be open to the objection of inconsisterey. My opinion is that Capt: Watkins is in the right, and that the proper cause is to state that-

the positive decisions previously given in his favor had not

Sufficiently attracted attention, And that adverting to thieno, As well as to the special grands which distinguish Capt. Wathin Case from others, he is to be Allowed the beneft which was to long ago adered in his fron of a pecuniary payment in liew of the rooms which be formerly occupied.

P.F.E.

17 Sept

fawn

On the whole I think it more

for the benefit of the service that por Labouchere on uphold

his own

decision than that he on hold himself bound hat what was not a decision but rather an indication

on the part of

of opinion

Lord J. Rupell.

I would replying on but reserved

that Lord John Russell

did not give any.

decis

it for the report which die J. B was instructed to Jumish. Ii W. Molesworth in a

Sir W. Molesworth in a despartat which relieved Cpt walkins prom portion of his duties

referred to Lond

John Rupell's despatite of 23rd June

but he does not appear to have intended to pronounce

221

any opinion of on the subject

of that despatch

For Labouchere in arrwony

the decision announced in his

to march Cast despatch of

fully considered the documents

вай lard before him & he feels it necepan

to manitarni thi

decision then deliberatif given

M25 text

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201

Buko

Governor

overnor 7033 Hong Kong.

222

Sir J. Bowring.

N115

AINUTE

VIR BD

FREIiot

V Merivale JR J. Ball

SEPT

Sei,

4th Dect 7/36

I have received

you. despatch of the 5th June No. 94

transmitting a further

appeal from Captain

Watkins

077

the

subject of his claisin to free quarters.

You will observe to this Officer that Ford John Russell.

did not give any final

decision

прот

the cause

presented to him, but reserved it for

the

report

223

report which his

Lordship instructed you to furnish;

that my Predecessor, Sir M Molesworth, in

immediate

Elespatat which

relieved Captain

Watkins from portion of his duties, referred to Lord John Russell's Dispatat of the 23?0 June, but that he does not

to have intended

appear to

to pronounce any opinion. the subject of

сти

that despatch. And

you

will add that

in arriving at the

decision communicated

{

you

in my Despatel of the 18th of last

March I fully convideret the documents laid. before me,

and that I feel it necessary

to maintain the decision

then delibe atet, given.T

Sir.

27133

224

Marine Magistrates Office Victoria, Hang Hang.

the June 1856.

4th

I beg leave, with profound.

respect, to avail myself of that night established by the Colonial Regulation of addressing the highest authouty in the state for the redress of a grievance which Sand bound to believe has only become one at all, through the imperfect representation of the Case which involves it an the part of ther Majesty Government here. An imperfect representation, arising, no doubt out of the immense pressure of more important

Correspondence incidental to this rapidly

The Right Hauorable,

8. Labouchere M. P.

increasing

Her Majesty's Secretary of State

for the Colonies

יו

increasing Selllement

ble

claim for

In Lettie A1379 of the 26. Allts, written by the Colonial Secretary here, in furtherance of directions from this Excellency the Governor, I am furnished with an Extact of a Dispatch received by the last Mail from the Rt Hon the the Seculary for the Colonies, in which : House rent, in lien of the Residence of which I was dispoperid, is disallowed.

In Dispatches No 23 of 23rd June, and 1:19 of 17th Septim last, Her Majesty' then Secretary of State for the Colonies was pleas'a dislivetty to recognize and Confirm my Clain, and it appears to me that such a Collision of brews between those expressd in the above Dispatches, and the one Communicated to me, mush have arisen from some misapprehension of the entire rights of the Case, as I have previously stated ; and I am therefore induced to

non

Submit.

225

Submich Extracts of certain Documents

Record in this Office, to which I cannot think due Consideration has been afforded,

favomuald

in the confident assurance, that, a perucal of them will lead to a more decision of the Question :

I would beg, with queat deference,

a general rule,

to observe that altho, as a

Civil Offices may

not be entitled to flours

Lodgings at the Public Expence, yet in this Colony several instances exist in which residences (or an allowance instead there of) are so provided. Document marked & . Shews that a free residence was specially

granted to the Marine Magestrate instead

an addition to his Salary : 3. relieves Lieu : Pedder from the duties of Marine

of an

人

Magistrate = C. shews that when so relieved

from the duties of Marine Magistrate, and they were brausfind to the Chief Magistrates Office, the right to

right to a rent fee residures

Ceased

Ceased with the Cessation of the Marine Magistrates duty : D shews that when

Lieutenant Pedder resumed the duties of Marine Magistrate, the right to a sent

in recur

recurred and was

· free residence again

allowd : this being the case it manifestly follows that my Bredecessor, Lieutenant Pedder, enjoy'd a rent free residence not merely as a matter of Grace, liable at

awn: but

but as a distinct

teine to be withdrawn:

equivalent for the performance of a

any

enjoy a

harticular duty; and moreover that benefit for the lang period of nearly nine years and, inasmuch as

I found

au any

Bry

rrival in this Col.

Colony

a free residence as a settled appendage of the Office, and enjoyed it myself for

the

: first eight months

months of my

service heu,

I would, with all respect, submit that

I am fully entitled to it as of right,

much as I am to

any

other part of my Salary.

Salary, while

Confirm my

226

Letters Palent expreply

title to all the rights, Profits,

Privileges and Advantages appertaining

to my Office

I beg to enclose the Documents

marked respectively

A.B.C.D.

before

refend to, and have the hover tobe Sir

Your Most Obedient,

humble servant

But

Watkins Captain Am

Harbor Master Gellarine Magistar

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占

Copy. A

N: 23.

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Sir,

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My Victoria

227

Colonial Office, Victoria

Hang Hang 25th January 1845-

In reply to your

вод

Letter of the 20th ins !

८

I am diveted by this Excellency to inform you that by instructions of Her Majestys Gonummen,

e aw

no residences at the Public expense allowed to the Civil Offices of the Colony

the

and that

- privilege you enjoy of living in your present House is to be considered as

equivalent to

inverease of Salary

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your Most Obedient

humble Rewant

Signed / Frederick. M. A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary

To.

Lieutenant Wm Pedder RM.

te.

نا

thak

Copy

D: 157.

In 7033 Colonial Office, Victoria 222

Hang Rang 25 March 1846.

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to forward for your information and

guidance copy of the enclosed letter 10/43· of this date addressed to The Honorable Majo

which you

will purceive that

Caine

you

ане

now relieved from the duties of

Marine Magistrate

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your Obedient Suvant

Signed!

Fredrick, M. A. Bruce

eutenant Pedder RM

Кс

น.

&c.

Colonial Secretary

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Popy. C

N. 1.61.

Ju7633229

Colonial Office Victoria,

Hong Kong, 26th March 1866.

"I am directed by this Excellency

the Gonemor to inform you

Sik

that a lest of Is

Pounds and Five Thillings (£6.5.0) per

Month, payable Quarterly, will be charg'a for the House an Harbor Mastus Hill, from

which the Government commenced

the day on

to pay rent for the Building hind for the

lise of the Police"

ин

I have the honor the

Your Most Obedient Servant

Signed/

Signed,

Frederick, M. A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary

Lieutimant Pedder Rh

Ке

Ка

Де

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....

Pohy. D

7:35-3

Six.

Colanial Office, Victoria 230

Hang Hang 12th July 1844

In acknowledging your

of the 1ct us :, I have the honor to inform

ша

Letter N°40

you

that the

Honorable the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased

to direct that the £22.17.3 paid by you

under the

head of thouse Cent, for the last quarter, be refunded

to yours

and that.

that you

you are

- permitted to live in

your Office, Rent free, in accordance with the Colonial Secretary's Letter S. 39 of the 25th

January

18445- subject to the approval of

the Hame Government.

Mr. Peddu Eg

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your Obedient Servant

Ligned! M Caine

Officiating Colonial Secretary

Marine Magishate

9.95.

محمد

ال محمد

licial.

Lin

7034 trong hoạ

231

Gvernment Affleco, detoria,

Հու

Honghong, 16th June 1866

REGISTERE

AUG.

1356

Shave the hour to report I

that the Government adverticement for conveyance of Emirieto to Cousing- 3 was answered by the Pennenler

and Oriental Steam Novagation

Copy to FJ for Treasury

Ausiver

19 linquat Yot.

78 27 10=

Answered 28. Ang/s6.

Augfor

whose

Campoing, wline tender sons rcordingly resepted

The enclosed List gives brime

and sentence of the 21 Cohniese

Shipped per "Thanghai " for the

The Right Hommable

Henry Labmehere, M.,

Bes

Ber

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- — -..

232

above Settlement on the 22 ultions. The amount demanded was

large, $50 a heard, mounting to $1050, or £2.18.15; but on the

are rare,

opportunties for Renang I trust that the mangement will meet your apporral;

устоту пр

I have the lower to be,

with the highest respect,

dis,

Your most Obedient, Homble Servant,

The Freasing for Panation ?

6. Augh.

and

M. 9.

Shuberan

Gover

Goor 70311 If 7527

Sir Don Banning

101035

1886

"NUTE

AUCT

Polliot

Merivale 20 *J. Ball Showshere 23 WA

£218.151.

يناير 18

I hatrat e

jours Tropotete songs 6th I of the

and to convey

you my approval of the expenditure of Two timedrad

ес

and eighteen pounds

incuried

Peftien Stellenes,

the transportationn

of 21 Chinese Enweits from Hongkong to Penang.

Ithavend

تاستيرا

N: 96.

mancial.

August/36.

мати

его

Copy to Treasury for

Gues

Auswered 20 sent to

Jin,

2035 vong hồng

Gover

riment

233

Teinia,

Honghong, 6th June 1856

REGIST

AUG.

EREZ

1856

Move the hover to close

Report and Estimate, with Plain,

important work proposed in the Norqueichung Valley.

of an

It is to be taken as certain that the premium obtamed upon land sold here is verystuuch longer when the trade, drains, and public wonke in its neighborhood

re couplete.

Are

The Right Hommable

Henry-Latme here, M.P.,

Besp

Kas,

De:

alt is

therefore in the Shing representation of the Noting Surveys " General and there that I have, Subject to your approval, which I venture ensfidently to antisiperte, Covented to the nittay of a large

Jum, _ the tender to be

eceptest

Nece

wow

offers £5580. 6 _for_the_construction "of a Mullah, a Strand and other "Roads, at the mouth of the Marguerelung, where hand was told in the mouth of Auguest last.

Captain Cooper extimates the amount of ground to be this mode 1 Gmailable for Sale at 17 Acres, and he calculated that the

amount of premium to be realized

человек

will emer the experie

Contemplated

234

Treating, therefore, this cont will meet with your confirmation

and approval.

"I have the limior to bem,

with the highest respect,

Lir

Jour most Abedient,

Humble Servant,

ShuBennus

Recommend the

Men Mesvill

Treasury

to Panelion

The expenditur

ravach of this

"Victórias,

The Rt. Hon ble

Governor Sir John Bowring

H. Labouchere, M. P.

Hongkong,

6th June, 1856.

2 Inclosuresd.

No 9b.

Received

Transmitting Report and

for certain

Estimate,

10 3 of 1856,

important

-chung Valley.

Works in the Wong-new-

bleugten Inh.

Corner st

look? The outlay it coul

q buff welff

—

Gov 7035 Ishory

Sir C. E. Trendyour

NUTE

189v AUG?

RElliot

Merivale 1 VJ.Ball

SecLabouchere

Ans. 14 Aug Jsb

Copy for Size within

Anous 6 Sept/56 136 0194

Der

235

13 Aug/36

I am directed

by Mr Sexy Labouchere

to treerisuit to

your for

Mie

consideration of the

вас

Lords bommers Treasury

of the

the copy

of a Despatch prom. the your of song hory

enclosing

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proposed to be

executed in the

Wongneichung waller in it at kolory.

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the...

Papers before the-

Lords Commissio

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that

you

will state

to their Lordships that--

Mr. Labanchiere

recommends this

Estrinate

incites for

their

Lordships' sanction.

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Sir John Bowing

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Sir

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20th Septips6

1856

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of the enclosures went to the Treasury in origucal (of wh! their

is no endorsement! they should be obtained back from Treasury.

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I have to act

Your Despotat s°96 of the 6th Jane and

comey.

you the

savation of St M Gov-

for

the expenditure

of the

unt required

the

you

proposed

Works in the

Wongneichung lealley

Houghong.

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as to the exact amount

proposed to be expended

on these Work

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it is stated in the

Surveyors Report at

Frive thences and Panios; £5000

yours Despatch

at Frive thousand

five Sundred and

eighty

-three panes

sive shittings, and

in the detailed..

(estimate at Six

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and forty

hundred

forty mime

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shillings

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explanation

the subyist,

5 appears

that

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that the works wide

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any

divvinution

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the Baterers remaining

in the leotarial

lehest and will produce

usiderable sevence

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they

are

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to interpose any

bestade totte

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with

being proceeded

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for 7829.

Sir

238

1036 trong nóng Government Offices, Victoria,

Hongkong 8th June 1856.

REGIS

AUG. 6

1856

With reference to my Despatele

Nr 90 of 5th instant, I have the hovor to report that informatio

has reached me of Mr. Bevau s withdrawal of his name as a Candidate for the ffice of Judges

Clerk.

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

Sir,

Your Most Obedient. Humble Servant

Sthu

22421

The Night Houvrable,

Henry Labouchure, M. P .

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See 7029 Hong Kong-

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Miscellaneous.

Sir

7037 cong trong

239

Government Offices . Victoria,

Hongkong 8th pine 1856

EGISTER

AUG.

1356

In Consequence of the voluminous nature of the Praya Report Appendix, and the pressure of business in the Colonial Secretary's Office, I regret that I am unable to forward the Appendix by the outgoing mail-

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect.

Sir

Your Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

John Karnal

The Right Honorable,

Henry Labouchere, M. P.

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240

Avernment Sffices Victoria Amyhong, 7 June, 1856.

I have the honor to lay before

you at the

at the requ

request of Mr Mitchell, breting Chief Magistrate of Price and late Sheriff.

arreal 6

an am

yourself from a decision of the Incentive Council of this Colony.

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It will be necess

necessary

that

Senter into the details of the care.

The Right Honorable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.,

te.

tc.

He.

出

On the morning of the 14t

Ultime, Mr Divson, Editor of the Kina Mail Newspaper, exme with And Attorney Mineral instey is the office of the Colonial Secretary to whom they preferred a formal complaint against Mr Mitchill, wns, as they represented, had informed certain prisoners under his charge that try

their

piends must refund to him

M. Mitchell certain moneys Mr due to a provision shop on their

the

frecount on support of

charge they handed in two

papers (cories cucclored A. and B.

and a chinese letter of which

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N. 2.

A is a translation.

The Colonial Secretary

immediately reported this

unsícasant circumstance to

241

me, and it was

arranged that the Colonial Secretary should take the preliminary

course of

accertaining if there were even

the

appearance of ground wherem

charge

to entertain so serious a

Without delay therefore

the Blonial Secretary proceceded to the Gaol, accompanied by General a

the Attorney Sencial and a

lad, named dick, in M=

med

Diper's employ who choke chimen and through whom the complaint

of the prisoners' friends had reached

Die Diyeon.

gick was

plainly the proper

interpreter to taka,

the

employment of another would but have extended the Knowledge an accusation possibly ill pounded and might have been Sojected to on this score Mr Mitchell. It would also.

have further cumbarrassed the

Government.

7. The questions put to the

}

242

principal prisonce named and to a chinesi Cookong o Turnkey

wint

elicited a plain story courónatie Arima freie of the rumo refond by Mrs Fixeon.

8. Accordingly in justice to Mnr Mitchell there was no

ли

alternative but to bring the charge to Mr Mitchells Knowledge,

which was

was nee

accordingly done in

3. the enclosed letter dated the

same

day.

In the following day Md

N. 4. Mitchell's reply

also enclosed.

nons received

13.

On the 19th the matter was

slacch by

before the incentive

Council, who considning a certain imount of impropriety admitted by Ms Mitchell, were desirous If receiving further information The enclosed letter was

was accordingly written by the Colonial Secretary and the reply received next day

11.

It will be seen that five

were put to Mr

questions Mitchell to the

Avas

st the answer

first satisfactory, and to the

second-while to the third it is to be to considered likewise; but

these first 3 points were

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mina imiortance.

12.

242

Mr Mitchell replies to the

45 question that there met have been misrepresentation of

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the Lookoug's work by the Can sick; but to this I'must remark that dick was brought to us

Wade the Kince Moretur, mun

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required to give the veu, cxpressions

him to both Lookons

mex

and convict and on them to him

in seri - Mt Wade dicides the

the phrases could not be

misconccived, and that dick perfectly understood and rightés

rendered the cridence taken

13. Bis very likely that the

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Cookone, a Elinaman, denied his

words in lus Mitchell's precene

that

but there is sufficient proof 1.th be and the Convict stated their understanding to be that the money was to pare through Anz Mitchell's hands

14.

As regards the 5th

55 question

M2 Mitchell explains the error about his private Servant, but 1 can by

no means aduit the

losition he lays down that the "Looking, the Servants of the Sheriff, is responsible for inbordinate basl official he

Gaol-

what

as Ch

244

oidered on permitted to be ordered- It is I conceive, still a question

a Civil Count if MrAlitekeli be not liable for the mincy duc to the Cook hop.

15. Kese explanations were

duly laid on the 2125, before the Executive Council, and reference being made on the point of Law- to the Attorney General, that

officer

showed

that the Sheriff had ineuned

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serious penalty under the Common Law and Statutes 3 Edw., c. 26.

1 Den: IV. 3. 11.- 2 and 3 Viet: c.55 5.b (dir. 7.).

12.

245

16.

Under these circumstances

the Connell though acquitting luz hutchell of all criminality morally speaking, could urt

but come

to the conclusion that Mr Mitchell had acted

indiscreetly at least in suggesting to prisoners under

his charge the payment of money us matter to whom, through

uhtm

or in what way soever; –

and further on the clean showing of the Attorney veneral Mr Mitchell had certainl though unwillingly laid himself open

to indictment.

Nr. 17.

The

One enclosed letter was

therefore addressed to Mr Mitchell who made no further Communication until Mesterday when he forwarded his appeal to yourself enclosen

above

18.

I do

not see that any other cource could have been properly

pursued by gouemment on this

now that it was

recasion, noi advisable

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the Council to free

the matter further.

19. Mr Mitchell has had every opportunity of justifying himself,

and of the serious nature

& the charge he has been requitted-

is for

as the vem imperfeet means of investigation roversed by the Excentive Council pamit.

20.

few

But I have now a remarks to make on the real

nature of this disagreeable affair. In an irritable climate like

this, and among a Community where every tuc Kumus

his neighbour's concerns, it unfortunately happens that personal disputes constantlypria, and personal hostilities are to frequently the result._

among a limited

246

21. Such an Costility I believe

exists between Messy Mitchell and dipson formarly connected with rival Newspapers- while at this present moment, and since the precentment

the

complaint against to Mitchell this Gentleman is suing Mr Austry for defamation of Character in a case arising out alluded to as

arising out of that Magisterial

iniefercance in Mr Mitchells appeal to yourself.

Now is this all Senetou

22.

N. 8.

Copy of

letter

from Mt Anitey

desirous of proceeding against

—

1113. Iuitekell in the ver

very earl

Loncione

under discussion, and I enelore

allo the

lich

N. G.

by my

direction the Colonial dentary

returned_

23.

I trust this full explanatin will be received as satisfactory and that you, Me, will perceive six, that the course above shown

1170

while it answerch the

inds of Justice, under the

sainful and unpleasant

circumstances

the case

the most becoming for the

proper conduct

sease and

the

The

Government._

247

I have the honor to be,

With the highest rezliet

ein,

Your Mort Medieut Humble Servant, WhaBonnag

7th June, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Ner Memale.

Nor Mitchell the lecting Chief Majestic te is here charged with endemning to obtain

Money from certain pusories in the Реги Garl-Harbigeria ferre hastinbank.

called risen to explain the conduch

to him & his letter is defined

to the Executive Council, who unile they

guilt acquit him of any moral queth consider his conduct open to the charge of illegality_

Againish this decision des Mitchell appeals

H. Labouchere, M. P.

The Rt. Honble

N.99

G Inclosures.

Received

a u

Appeal

The Secretary of State,

by Mr Mitchell to Submitting

pom

the Execution founcil,

a decision of

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to the hentary of Hate a quays that the last smeras myof in someasly

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have to schenstiged thr

receifth of

Desipalite

Mitchell the Acling Chrif Jonferred against der

& Theriff of

Jurtirloss of a charge.

Render my biotice the

899 of the 7 ? here besiging

Magishati

keng of having

Hong the

endeavored to ottanie

of Neon

Cestarin Jeresiness con final

en the

Gast.

There is

apparent

between the

Desfilets

discrepancy Statement in gener

242

and that of Mer

of Mer Militell

Which Sam at a loss to

eucemile.

Jou

breve that the Crencil

Came to the Cerelution

Uib No Mitchell had actedl

indiscreetly,

and had laid

himself open to endictment,

while Her Mitchell

Cembrary lays

that the

Council declined to

enquire into the cafe.

enquire

Sfried

210 Nunuti

rescut in to shew the

the

Conclusion at which the

Council arrived and indeed there is as evidence

on the

: subpeel except th..

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249

When two letters for the

Colonial Sentory, refering is the Cemevil's Jumer

From the manner sur

which this case had bo is submilled to mer

are unable to forme any definite opinion respon it.

you in your

Cmvil

Consider thit Her hulibell

has actid

it a

Mlegally,

Thet

question in which Scan in no way interfere. If on the other hand the I him Invendings againal

Jan

are

droppedl, Jam nech aware that Mr Mitchell

has any genend of Complaint.

point of view harveur

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Smuch declive Geother

reference of the case to myself.

250

£ case may reine Zurther & fueller investigation. It will be thered that Mr Milcholl & der Dixon

who prefered the charge against him were formerly Editors, or connected with qual

hew.

rpepers.

7 Gugh. 88

Fercial distinct questions seem to

ause on this

The founa's account das not tally with her Mitchells. The formas. say-

"The

Conncl" wen 6) chinion Net to Mitskill.

had acted illegally. But there is to sideme this = no minut or reislation. erthing but was as letters from the Col. Sec. Siving

pinion. It is this love

Lasty way of

purnesing which makes it 10 difficult to come

ijne. in cases raised by her ). Downag.

Mr Mitchell.

の

The Conhary Kay,

onlined enquiring

in this

Say to porished out, saying

Call.

The Coumil

I think this

Not the rear of

Flach in urath to form any

definiti Opinion in

Be an :

thed of the Connid or the founde an of opinion ho think has to

awhd illegally, that is a question

The Seir of Stati can

on which the vein of

to way intufore: if

the Mer

Land the porccdings are difffed,

Le don wit see what dhe Whitchell

complain of

hat that in any

point of view be munt delive

4 duline any

further refereme of the case.

19mm Augs B

Sir,

h. 7038/17 251

Chief Magistrates office, Vistoria, Hongkong,

June 6th 1856.

I crave leave (with all

respect and dutiful submission to Her Majesty's Government of this Colony), to lay the following difficulty before the highest Authority in the State .-

On the 14th of May last reported to this Exxcellency Sir John Bowring, by Her Majesty's Alter

it was

ney General, accompanied by the Editor of a local Newspaper, that I had been guilty of a certain mal versation of my office

Sheriff

of this Settlement a "grave charge '

The Right Honorable

Honry Labouchere. Mr. P.

which,

Her Majesty's Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

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which, if true, involved an act of

corruption upon my part either positive

or constructive.

252

regards the other charge _ that of

mispeasance in

my Office

Sheriff.

Two

сказ

later,

16th following

made

of me,

against.

vecond charge

on the

before the same

Allor

high Authority, by Her Majesty' =

ney

General alone.

ral alone - to the effect _ that

I had been quilty of a certain other

gros malversation of my office Police Magistrate of this Settlement. As in duty bound, I held

myself ready,

anocoer

each

as best I might, to

those grave charges.

After due inc

due investigation.

on the part of Government into the Attorney General's charge of Magisterial mirfearance. I had the

honor

of receiving, intimation

in due course, the

His Excellency's satisfac-

tion that that charge

disproved!

" completely

it appears I have not been so fortunate,

and

my exculpation has not been held so complete. On the contrary it has been pronounced unsatisfactory.".

After two separate sittings of the Executive Council, in the investigation

this

the only

Charge, during which the opportunity afforded me of disproving

it,

во

nswering certain written interrogatories, my request to be sum. moned personally before the Council

and confronted with having been refused by

fecuser,

His Excellency.

I had the pain of receiving

Heis

Excellency's intimation, that the charge.

against

Council

on the

e, in

far

as the Executive

red, was

concerned,

closed-

ands that that Trionnai

e grounds

longer competent for the due.

of it.

investigation of

The

The prosecution of the charge

፡-

was

thus abandoned, but His Excellency

not pleased to absolve me

from

the odium of it. I must however,

accept it,

at once

arr

indirect

indication of It is Excellency's estimate

of the charge,

toward

and an

ast of gra

grace

my outraged feelings, that His Excellency

tivo

the

pleased, within.

days after the abandonment

quiry, to Gazette

e me, pro tempore,

to the headship of the magistracy of

this Colony :

His Excellency having thus

pronounced upon the incompetency

of the

the nonal Tribunal, it only

-mained for

ме

me, with all deference to

bow to, without presuming to question

such

ос

decision - and hence arives

the difficulty, upon which I'

entreat the action

Government

253

You cannot, Sir, have failed

to notice, without

any

indication upon

my part, the painful position in which this decision of this Excellency. His Excellency

has served to place

ME-

is pleased to declare that the noual Tribunal before which delinquent -

Officers of Government are prosecuted, has suddenly been found wanting

in its highest function - abandoning

"" grave charge" against a Governmen

Sewant just at that point at which it

is most injurious to him.

of which it declares itself

a cha

charge

unable to

convist, and unwilling to absolve time.

Under this unparalleled

difficulty, I trust, that I shall be held justified in humbly appealing to Her Majesty's Government.

now.

Her Majesty's

praying that some

of Enquiry.

you

Tribunal,

and

or Court

armed with adequate

powers,S

}

powers, may

be constituted.

and

charged to re-open this investigation

ends

and prosecute it to the e

I pray for

Commission.

of Justice.

Special Tribunal or

under reference to the

following suggestion

His Excellency...

the part of

On pronouncing upon the

inadequacy of

His Excellency

to me

the old Tribunal,-

pleased to intimate

that _ should I still desire the

enquiry I seek, the Supreme Court may.

afford it, either by

cution

"lay

Love by

the Attor

Rriminal prose-

Attorney General

Civil Action " to be entered against me by a party to whom dam supposed

to be liable. The latter expedient,

ld submit, with all

deference,

could in no wise touch the

wise touch the question

of my quilt.

or innoce

nee

in any way

affect

the" "grave charge" of

corruption inevitably involved.

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254

would humbly repeat" inevitably

involved : For

For if there

ever

picion of corruption, there were

"grave charge"

any

one element.

of a "Criminal prosecution": _

With respect to the latter expe- dient, however, I have merely to say - that should His Excellency be pleased ma.

unsullied

to consign the hitherto gistracy of this Colony, to the felon's

dock of

Criminal Court, in

person, His Excellency

has

only

command it, and I am prepared

Jam prepared to

and to court

even such an

left

to obey - hay pray for ordeal, if there be no other means

me to vindicate my outraged honor. I would willingly hope, however, that Her Majesty's Government will.

in its wisdom, devise some meaus

less objectionable to

personal

feelings,

and inore consonant with

the

would

uld

the dignity of that Office which I

have the honor to administer.

Humbly craving

an adequate

between me:

e; and

Tribunal to judge between

Accuser

I have the honor to be,

Sir.

Thor.

most obedient humble Sewant,

M. H. Mitchen

Acting Chief Magistrates

(Erfy.)

Ir Brother Wong Jar

7038

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255

Regarding my business, Miteball" the Magistrate, came and informed. that he required the "ristual money tin toels of silver, and also that on the Queen's Birthday forgiveness be granted by the Governor, therefore I

constrained to write, and to beg

veness would

of (you) brother Wring Ino to enwult Way with the earlier Tre, Wong bone, and Yorgung River Saw regarding the affair.

Borrno-the

mumey from my

brother-in-

low, from the hos See, and the Teper Cowin blint, and when (I) Lee Avono Steall be liberated, the many

be repaid.

will

/ 17 her all you men to attend

to this affair, and when Lee Aarno

gets mit he will be grateful.

Meuse.

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3. More, 18th day

like most

This is not digned letters, but the writer in Speaking of himself

swee

his

and

Surname instead of the formimi.

True Orpy-

Lotori

katriint beretory

Asking days that this is quite

correct

when I see you I may the bh. give its meaning verbally better-

able to

Chinese version won't admit

anything

it in a written

- u

translation.

Jane Copyed

being put

(Signed) J.D.

Colomal Secretary.

(Corpy.)

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25€

The man Lie Aveno, who writes

the enclosed letter

why

were

of the Six

condemned to death (since

mitigated to banishment for life for the Cart Print Murder and Burglary. dome time before he wrote the melood -letter, he communicated with his

Jorilor

friends, on the bone subject, at the instance of the Climes fouiler but it dropped mutil a few days before, when the foilor again sproke admit it,

Sowing this time that it

instance

w00

about

wow at the Mr. Mitchell it kemer

that Mr. Mitelull how at about the

11-004

Some time sonid something to the mon in English, which was inter- -preted by the fosilor, (probably to Suit himmelf) into the above named

月

request.

You

will

I with probably see your before

to Mr. Nustey about it, and give you verbally, any other particulars

142 to my memory.

that I can recall to

10/6/66

, Be:1

(Signed) Momas Dick

rut

True Copy

Kolonial Suritory

Copy Wr327

Sir,

b. 7038/56 257

Colonial Secretary's office,

Victoria, Houghong,

11th May 1858.

It has been this day reported

to His Excellency The Governor that you in your capacity of Sheriff.

"did on a recent occasion demand

one or more of certain Prisoners in Gaol a Mated Sum as victual

money"

His Excellency

nas

thinks it due

to you to bring this grave charge at once to your

notice, and trusts

that your acknowledgement of this communication will also convey

Complete

and so

sufficient denial usation preferred

the accusation

W. H. Mitchell by t

I have

I have, ve (Signed) Wit. Merce

Colonial Secretary.

1 True Copy.

Colonial Secretary.

...

✓ (loopy)

En 723046 259

The Magistracy, Pretoria, Fonghing

Mary.

16th 1856.

I have the home to ackuneledge letter 327 of yesterday's

the receipt of your

date, enquiring of

whether I did.

They

in my capacity of Sheriff, me a recent reension, demand from me

or More

of certain priemers in Gach a certain "petual money" In reply, I am happy

Tom happy in being

Jum as

able to envey a complete and

Infficient démant of such

-ordinary accusation.

extra-

The following facts will help to a

solution of it :-

The Homble.

W. J. Mercer, Expe

Colonial Keretar

The rough draft of the March__ Requisition, prevented for my apporival contained the monstrous item of $227.50 "for extra formisiones supplied to priemers " under Sentence of death !" _ My first

wion was

simpression

that such

- precedented elwirge must have been

that

f7kce...

weak attempt to extort money from Government upon false pretenens, and to sortirfy anyself out men Soussembled the Sorkimpos Convicts, being the portion concerned, and after making due enquiry, found to my utter suppive_

these elever fellnes had so far prostived upon the Simplicity of the Privm Looking send doily to some cook slip in the From, for the best breakfast and supper which could be supplied, including the most clinice and crotty

to induce him to

259

Steps of the Censon, and that they even went so far as themselves to send down to this book-shop, daily, a krill of fore for the next day, awailing themveloces, for this papove, of the writing materials supplied them to communicate with their friend in their loist hours.

Avere li

On questioning them or to this liberal self-indulgence, they replied, that they had always heard theat prismers under sentence of death_

- always similarly indulged salt luxuries, __ and on questioning.

the Lookong as to why he spented such extraordinary order, he told me be hard understood from me that the condemned/

men

" were to have

the best chow-chow". I recollect the

Miau a

awking me the question on the

night the

men were

were

brought back from

to have the

712

very

Court, sentenced to die, and my telling lime that they best rations - i. e. _ fisk _forsh- beef- Pork__ Invectieats _tea and fruit, such as had been enstruary on all former recasions, but which hast hitherto been invariably supplied by the gal compradore at a cost to Government not "receding "1/-per- head per diem. Semnelunded theart. the Looking understand my farmission simply that of following the former custom, mistead of which it appears

it a much more liberal___

The gouve

interpretation.

Finding there to be the fasts of the cave, I told the Convicts in question that Government would pay the

, and not me umat if a dog,

cash

2605

more, and that as they had fent- written orders for this "blinceliar " they must write again to their_ friends outside to pay the surplus to the Cook-shop Keeper, for that otherwise_ the poor man must love_- his money, I heard until I found it in

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of yesterday. As to

"this "victual_ too absurd

of this

& Cafe.

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in your official

"my "demanding " money from them in vortion. Shout wo

mone

Om OLCA 1 t

possible interest in the thing reept = a benevolent wish to get a poor man who had been duped, his Renoful rights, and knew of

other mode of

220

doing so than suggesting to the convicts that they should promit upon their friends intside to pay

- for the luxuries they

the

mom

+5L L,

had ordered and parter.

I have, Her, (Signe L) W. H. Mitchell,

Late Meriff.

Jane Copy

Kolmial Teritory.

Copy

351.

Sir,

In 7038155

Colonial Secretary's office,

Victoria, Houghing.

1856.

19th May, less

ぶ

261

Your explanation of 15" instant has been considered by this Excellency

The Governor and the Executive Council, to whom, I am directed to inform

you,

it does not seem sa

satisfactory I am therefore instructed by

His Excellency

to call ou

you for

further and fuller explanation, ~ especially with reference to the following points :

1. What sum was a actually

charged to Government as

extra

expense

ense on account the Stokumpoo prisoners ? 2. Whence and when sprang

the Eustom of allowing extra food to Convicts under W.%. Mitchell, &f=

}

sentence of death?

Has the book-shop-Keeper been paid his Bill ? if so, by whom, and through whom ! 4 . Can you explain the distinct Statement of the Lostrong that your order was that the money "was to be paid to yourself direct ?

Why

your private servant accompany you to the Gaol,

did

your habit

stated, and is it your

to cause him so tosecorespony you?

accompany

As the accusation

tion requires settlement, you will hav

speedy se

the goodness to reply to this as fully

and as

w Ean.

quickly as you

(Signed)

True Copy)

I have 70

W. I. Mercer,

Solonial Secretary.

Commer

Colonial Secretory

✓ (Copy.) Mr.S1.

dir,

87038/16 262

Chief Magistrates Office, Mary. 20th. 1866.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter Nr. 357 of yesterday's donte, and to make the following father explanation for the spitivforation of Hir Excellency The Governor and the Executive ommeil. For sake of brevity I beg leave to reply to your queries, seriation, by

and without restating reference,

ice, and

them-

To your first query_Ireply the sam of £7.2.0 _ that precis amount having ken duty indented for in the Requisition of the mouth _ and no doubt duly "apformed by the signature of H. & the The Honorable

M. J. Mercer, Exile,

belmial Secretary.

TYP

Governor, as will appear by reference to the comment itself out the Audit Office,

colile it's due diskursement.

in the

sill appear in the accounts of the Some sumth, alvo lying in Audit Office, or if not, in the Treasury Office.

The

money

haud

-war paid

by the prevent govoler, in the presence of a intress, to the cookshop keeper, signed the conclur in the

who

usual

way.

your query

beg

No 2

that

They to reply _ think I found it

the established custom of this privom

to allow extra rations to privoerd

that I

"under sentence of death _ when I

joined the Service in 1850, – invariably followed it, an every-peastion, during the whole period of my stricvatyyn that I included in frich indulgence

263

a moderate quantity of Sun-plum, and cigarettes, together with the most unrishing rations of a simple and wholesome kind. Thuns fuch to

Know-such be the custom of English prisons, in England, whure the condemned an

is sustained with a certain allowance

of mine and I believe suck an indulgence to be the custom of all civilized governments.

your query

Sreply. If it mean

tim

the surplus

of the cook shop keeper's Bill, over- and above the "If a day allowed by government, and promich to line by the "gaoler, _ that I am able to answer

the

that I have never seen

there

query- the man, from first to last, up to this hou, my single wich Herngland been to see a wronged having been to

mom

who happened to beatinowose to me,

recover what.

Aroud

rightfully his due.

Mou

After I shall have despatched this letter, I shall send for the make the nexe wary enquiry, and sortisfy you upon that point, in

a separate communication.

the

To your 14" ""

your t'i query I bey to reply - that I howe had the foil Looking. this morning to my house, _ that I put him into the hands of the Rev. Dr. Legge examination upon the point im quer

stion, and that in prevence- "Mr. Mary, the Acting Sheriff, and a Justice of the Peace, he distinetly divelammed homing made the state- _ment attributed to him ._ I have

learnt this morning for the first time, that the person who acted as

Interpreter on the reasing to the Attorney-General and yourself, was

Clerk to a Newspumper Editor,

young

whose imperfect hundledge of the language mory

have recasimed the

Latte

misstatement mider review = The

Looking, when competently stamined, speaks distinctly as to the native of my order.

-my

query

No.5.

fervant

"Sreply that my private formand never did accompany me to the Sism,

- Chinese Bailiff, who, as such, how executed all the blinere process

baut 12 of the Supreme Court for the lost 18 suniths, and why, while Sheld the

office of Sheriff, followed my daily. "footsteps,

was prevent on the morning in question,

brought to my recollection for first time. m. reading

ay tow

song

your official muder reply. My enquiry upon that head twar torvast served ot levist me important tund. It how brought up a prest witness, whon, up to this morning, Shard entirely forgotten,

so little

upression did

such a casual and indifferent

as the whole Seene itself my mind – Mr. Robert

PÊCu renee as

lecove upon my

Mc Kenzie, the Jouilor, sove prevent the sohole time - speakes distinctly

to the

very

words Insed __ and even

brings to my recollection _ other words which I hack forgotten swemely, that I urged upon

upon those convicts,

as an additional reason for write

their_friends, to pong the wok-top- neen, that the unfortunate Looking might forsibly be sued by him for the "chinoselios which they had eaten.

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265

e was no

As an instance that there concealment upon my part, prom

The

first to last in this transaction, I mention the following msident_ bookshop man's Bill

Kill your first presented to me in open court here, by the Jail Lorking, during or pranve magisterial investigation, in robrich Mr. krosper Traver so

in a m

Berned

word CML-

I no sooner heard the amount, #227, than I, there and

then, openly and publicly denameed it, as an attempted front upon

as I at first. emerived it to be — M. broper Turnar will. Turner_will be able to speak to this effect_out. least I presume as much, ford

government, av Sah

have not communicated with him.

Having this gave through the pointo in question, and having give

A km

Jea.

as full-ixplanation as Scan well do

by litter, of ssey

conduct on the recasion

under review, I have now, in con-

-elusion, mely to request theat Fif this explanation be not abundantly satisfactory to His Excellency

Exelteney the Governor in kommeil, that I may be personally brought before the execentive "Conmail, _ that I may be permally, enfronted with the prime mover of this "grave charge", and afforded com opportunity, not domed to the most- degraded of Her Majesty's subjects, of making my defence in person before that Tribunal which is to judge

I howe, Be., (Signed) W. F6. Mitchell.

denied

True loopy Malow

Colonial

Portual Secretary

Me.

"Confy

26€

My Dear Sir,

With reference to my official

of yesterday, Jam informed that

bookshop

The

man

how not

received a single forthing of his Bill beyond the £7. 2.0 paid him by Government.

Yours farittifully, (Sigrad) W. 76. Mitchell

The Hermitage,

Mary 21.

Lit

The Hemmorable

W.J. Mercer, Exp

Tome loopy

Colmual Secretary.

Copy

WE 361.

Sir,

17035/1267

Colonial Secretary's office.

Victoria, Houghong,

21th May, 1886.

Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the

Executive Council, to whom it

you

still appears that the act committed is open to the charge

of illegality

With reference to your request

for an investigation before the

Executive Council, inasmuch as

a satisfactory enquiry

only

be conducted

could

6 by evidence

on oath, and the bouncil has not the power to administer such, the Cxecutive Council soes not

consider itself a proper Tribunal : for the further investigations of

the charge against you. W. H. Mitchell, ligu,

still desire the

Should you

seek, the Supreme enquiry you seek, the

Court may afford it, either by

criminal Prosecution

Attorney

by the

General, or a Pivil action

the owner

of the pook shop,

who would appear

appear to have a claim against you as Sheriff, but not against the Gaol Looking.

I have ascertained through competent Interpreter that

there could be no misunderstanding the words used on the occasion visit to the Gaol, made

of my

under His Excellency orders.

I have, to

(Signed) W.il. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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Copy

8-7235/55 268

Attorney

General's office,

HongKong

Shr,

Hong Kong 30th May 1886.

I have the honor to enquire whether it is His Excellency's pleasure that I should take any

beveral,

proceedings, as attorney

against the late sheriff, Mr. "Mitchell, in respect of the alleged

exactions in the Sire Prisoners Case . The late criminal sessions

came too suddenly after t

the

discovery to permit me to send.

чер

an information for the

Misdemear

If it is intended

that the prosecution strall take

ious, a few

place at the next sessions, a

days

will suffice for taking the prelincinary depositions. I would suggest that these had better The Houble : W. 7. Mercer, by "==

Colonial Secretary

.Н

be taken before you, ( as you

visited the Gaol with me on

estion,) and

the occasion in question,) that a premature exposure of the Sheriff's misconduct, will

thus be averted.

bare should however be that the ends of justice

Nathen

not be

may

ted. The witnesses

defeated. tampered with or ~

perhaps spirited away, for

of timely precaution.

want

I have 7%, 2.8

(Signed) Chisholm Anstey.

True Repy!

urut

Colonial Secretary.

Copy

Nr. 399.

Sir,

In 7939/1/3269

Colonial Secretary's office, Victoria, Hong Kong,

3pt May 1858.

Your letter of yesterday has been laid by me before His lovethung Excellung

The Governor and Iam directed

to reply steat Mr. Mitchell's conduct in the six prisoners Case seems open to the charge of illegality, and Mr. Mitchell has been so informed .

гру

It does not however in

that the degree of criminality,

to Mr Mitchell's

attaching to M

proceedings

or rather the evidence

likely to be obtained in s

obtained in support

of it, would justify this Excellency

in directing & prosecution on

The Houvrable,

The Attorney General.

behalf of Government.

I have, 72.

(Signed)

W. J. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary

(thue Ropy!

Colonial Secretary.

N:100.

Executive.

Answered. 12. Aug. 15b kogb.

Sir,

7039 Mary Kay

Mernenei

270

Effleed, detoria,

Hrighing, 9th June 1856.

GISTE

AUG.

1856

I have the honor to report that the Service of this Government

cent

live suffered greatly during the pout 12 months from the mout of effisient interpreters .

1855

It will be remembered that. on the 3rd February 1956 application was made for the donation of the Secretary of State to the increase of Mr. Caldwell' Salary — This

οι

The Pught Memorable

Henry Labmehere, M. P.,

Bei,

Sanction

referred sim 1.8

28th April, and Mr. Caldwell

enverguently resigual, as duly

reported in my Desporto. _ N. 1 of 6 July 1855.

6th

"Mr. Caldwell has since their

been employed as Supervargs of a beast Starmer, but has recently expressed himself desirous of abrudning

the recupation.

Hoe 1

scondingly told that

was accor

his written propoort to te-enter

the Service would be received and

Considered.

Hoi's letter, dated 15th ultimo,

Sinetree.

lue

love

of it please Her Majesty's

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271

Government to sometion Mr. Caldwell's

Government to:

readmission to the public Serviced shall arid much of the embarrass-

-ment and obstruction hithert existent, and not only shall love an efficient Interpreter for the Supreme and Police Enuto, but Should M. May, sitter ne promotion retirement, novcate the Superin-

ΑΣ

- tendency of Police, we should have a fit person to guessed to the apfinituent

Save thoroughly crivere of the objection to Mr. Caldwell's reception into Her Majesty's Service after burning withdrawn from it, but I ke is alternative, and have therefore

Mice withdra

лго

PA MAJA

respectfully to recommend that the tirme perepired by Mr. Caldwell be accepted.

M. Caldwell is making

-Ments

- for quitting the Stimmer with

which he is connected, and expects to perfect those arrangements about

the time when an aussiver

Despatel may

to this

be expected. I live the lower to be,

with the highest respect,

lis",

Your most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Shu Bernal

272

Nor Momile

Mor Caldwell applied Zr-

an linerease of

Salary

in 1855_ which was refused in the ground chiefly that be had nich sufficient knowledge of the Chinese language__ Upon this he designed his office of

The reas appointed in his Gelace. It

does not

appean

from

Sch

this Despectate that any vacancy has occured, Mer Caldwel

boburgh EL

бири Superstundent of Mice in the event I suppose

of her day's artemments), but the anaunge;

sincrease of Salary. £750.

Inopores to unite the officer of Milespecter &

meat, if sanibenice, and vinostol

of £500.

6augh.

273

Canest vesturland the can at all_ it seem to me epential to Enquire, what has bur done with

de Grand Ore. Also as L'lot (aines

uportes distenils that W Coldwell

Governor hir John Bowring

да дине, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The BP Honfle

H. La bouchera, M. P.

/ Inclosure.

N100.

Received

Caldwell's

Relative to Mir

að mi

ze-

the Colonial Service.

ission into

"Could not feely translate Chinese" it is difficult

h 1980 how he can

a very clisith interfuter.

I Mink

for. Downing remisto lo hand pressed,

ho should to tile that any temporary arrangement

ん

mash will be sanctioned, het bat

can mukh

he can

Hen in some difficulty in confirming

Mis

permanent without mon explicit information,

вот биль

чы

M.A.7.

I: 7089 Henry Hang

John Bouring

ледь

Elliot WMerivale M® J. Ball

#. Declawwwwhen

ca do Ci

858

AUGT #

Spure

274

12+ any/56

App. There to achunot spe

the eccept of your Dasqialit 2100 of the 9 of hene in which you

Represent that the Jublie Venice has suffered Gren the rank of efficient Interpreters, and in crolen differently

to mech this de

Jou propose the read: : Mission of Mr Alduall

with the Senice in the

double capacity of Cheif Interpreter

влов

In perintendent of Police.

it does red affiren Grove

Gren des feality that there

ужи

balaney

it any bal.

レ

in the

Office of Chief keterpreten

whether it is

you

niluhon to confer refere

ale Grand The any appointment.

thien

With respect to lor Caldwell's qualifications for the offfice There sudy to remind you that the SAGN=

Lager in his

des pratite 2.11. of 3 Fely 1855-

fealth

stated that Mor obchuell's

Services as a

linguist

were somentch unpaired

to Translite

of his cncbility to

Chinese with that freedone.

which is expected in an

interpreter.

275

Any foo temperary aucaugesund which goe To make In achieving the

人

Service from the quesent

Ishall

Gressure Schell be quepared to Senelion, but I should feel some

differently. difficulty in confirming

Mr. Caldwell in the appeinch :

:ment you Jurpure to

Create without more

specific information.

Shave

Clareniton

Popey

Sir,

$7034 276

Victoria, Houghong,

15th May, 1856.

I have the honor to request that

Her

you will present to the view of His Excellency The Governor this application for reentering the service

of "Majesty's Government of this Colony It will be necessary first to- present to His Excellency's view the circumstances attending my former: service - vist : - my first appointment. in January 1845 was as Chinese Interpreter at the Police bourt. Su December 1846 I was appointed assistant Superintendent of

Police. and General Interpreter, which offices Iretained until July 18557 when I resigned, finding that my. Salary from Her Majesty's Government. The Houble: W. J. Mercer, Eg=

Colonial Secretary.

چه

277

ari

owner.

did not meet the demands of my large family, and perceiving opportunity of embarking in an enterprize promising a favorable result, vigt. a share in the -ship. management of a small trading Steamer. Finding that the duties of this undertaking involve - considerable rish, and are of harassing nature, at the same

interfering with . comfort (although in a pecuviery view satisfactory), Sam desirous

become a sovernmen

and the command and

time in.

to again

th my

Domnestic

servant - as regards my Mercantile

as regards my,

affairs there is every facility for my

withdrawal.

I therefore respectfully submit for His Excellency's

arr

consideration

offer of my services in the position which will, I conceive, be of the greatest value to the Government

Service-M

ce-

my knowledge of the Chines and Castern Languages, and my

prior service in the Police Department, having

thoroughly

Made Me

acquainted with the requirements of the appointment, vizt., Chief Interpreter, having a supervision of other Colonial Government. __ " Interpreters; performing myself the duties of interpreter.

of interpreter involved

at the Criminal session, and in

important cases, and superintendent of Police- on which latter subject I need not expatrate.

ents Surge

For these appointments to His lucellency that I can - reasonably and fairly ash a Salary of £750 a year, quarters at the Police Station, and my former service in reference to

to clarin for Superannination.

cla

In reference to the Salary I

draw this Excellency's attention

may

to the point that the fired_ yearly salary of Superintendent Police is £500, and that the

services

ervi

reter in Chinese,

of Interpreter

Hindoostani, and Malay, may be considered as a su

sufficient reason for my asking for the additional

£250.

It is scarcely necessary request that His Excellency will take into consideration my former

Her Majesty's

services under

Government, especially in the and my peculiar knowledge offorded thwards the suppression of piracy on the boasts of blina.

I have th

(signed) Q. R. Coldwell

1. True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

272

Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Governor

of Houghong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mail Steamer Vorna via Southampton

WMX 3903 June 1856.

Date

tip Despotal.

C.O

1856

Subject of Despatch.

Duplicates

6.3. 1975 april 1856. Submitting Draft Mrdinance relating to Caming Houses

611187

65240

66.7

Confidential.

Subuisting for confirmation Ordinance No. 8 of 1856 for Buildings and Nuisances?

Recommending the liberation of the convict Lee-Ahsow, now in Jail under sentence of Fransporta tion for life

Fel

tuel

" March 1856, 70 nove

"may. Acknowledging receipt of Despatches to U8 36 47. March.

Subruitting for approval Reports and Estimates Wo° 14 and 27 of 1955, for the erection of a Central Police station, and a Police Station at West Point

Mralevander's confirmation in the office Reporting Mratovander's

of Registrar of the Supreive Court, and Mrs Masson's provisional appointurent to that of Deputy Registrar

Submitting Draft 6

on the subject of servereat

"Ordinance on the subject of

Disease in the bolony.

Replying to despatch "Confidential of 21% January, respecting the measure adopted by the Governor in placing the office of Chief pistice in Commission.

Gate of

Desp: Despatele.

Subject of Despatch.

0 3 May 1856 In reply to Despatel Nr 35 of 3th March, regarding

رو

744

it the

هم ۱۶۰

کو گلہ

the affairs of the Colony

In reply to Despatch 1935 of 5th March regarding Governors salary

Respecting necessity of a crown Solicitor

Regarding Mr Hillier's appointment as Her

bonsunt at

Baigton

Sud;

of.

the

wowe

Majesty's

Subruitting report of the Bowring Praya Commission

on the subject of receipt of

notes of the Oriental Barik. Corporation by the local Government.

Enclosing Commissariat Receipt for £61. 6. 8. refunded. by bolovel baine on account of his passage to India

Relative to the affairs of the Colonial Treasury

Puclosing copies of Notifications issued at

with reference to the Chinese Passenger's

gong trong

act 1855-

and the

Respecting changes in appointments, consequent upon Mr Hillier's nomination to be Consul at Baigton, applications of Mr Mitchell and Mr Kingsmill for the post of chief Magistrate of

Police

Submitting Mr. May's application for the office

assistant Magistrate of

801

Police

Date

De I patch Desp. Das

1856.

Subject of Despatch.

81 8 = May 1880 Reporting temp

6324

Establishme

TRCEIVED

JULY 30 1856

279

Freel.

dition to the Harbor Master's

byyy Torginali Hong Kong

Forwarding the Blue Book of Houghing for the year 1855-

scknowledging receipt of despatches to 1:43

43 of 22 april 1856,

tore

move

✓ 842 June » Transmitting, for information, Consular Ordinance 22 of 1856 1

86 3

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Reporting appointment of Mr. Mercer to the vacant Leat in the Legislative Council

Enclosing Doenments connected with a difference between the Chief Justice and the attorney General

Reporting execution of a malay sailor, named Samarang

Regarding an overpayment to the commissariat chest, on account of two intestate Estates

Treasury

Reporting extra assistance allowed to the.

mission, and urging appointment of a succesor to her Rien aecker, on the occurrence of the cropected vacancy.

Relative to the appointment and Salary of Mr W. J. Bevan, the acting clerk to the Chief Justice

911th. Forwarding correspondence with the Military authorities, on the subject of a saluting Battery.

| love

now

tttw

Desp. Despatch.

Sribject of Despatch.

9.2 5th June 1886. Suben ittany for confirination Ordinance R39 of 1856 " to

explain cert

certain enactments relating to shipping".

#!/

lain

etting for confirmation ordissante of 1856 for tis

"Fenders and Purchasers"

Subruitting a further appeal from Captain Wathins, R. N., on the subject of his claim to Free Quarters

Reporting transportation of 21 chinese Convicts to benang on the 22nd May

force

Transmitting Report and Estimate, No. 3 of 1856, for certain important works in the Wongueichung Valley.

Reporting Mr. Bevan's withdrawal of his name Candidate for the office of judge's blerk

Reporting inability to forward the Praya Report Appendix by the outgoing mail

Submitting an appeal by Mr. Mitchell to The Secretary of State, from a decision of the Executive Council.

Relative to Mr. Caldwell's readmission into the Colonial Service

Fuel:

1:101.

furthes Copies)

(withb

cobra

Copies)

Mora

nove

Also, one Letter and Packet from Sir John Bowring to

Herman Merivale, Esqru.

Maurut

Colonial Secretary.

Miscellaneory

The

lis

03h trong hong

18.6

280

Government Spec., Victoria,

Amughing, 11-une, 1858-

I have the hours to

forward Copy of a letter which I

felt it

Adger,

my duty to addrese to Mr

and of his

referenec

of his reply in

to the untoward

differences between the cudze and the attorney

General

I am aware

120

circumstance which has taken

Right Honorable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.,

[

Ac.

Xc.

१e.

palaka

place no

of any opinion given Sir Michael Seymou

which precinded him from appropriate referee

being

in the matter.

I have

velo

reason to believe that he

felt

kinnself precluded, - and can

no means admit that the

proposal to nominate this

Admiral

came too late" to

prevent your being troubled on a matter which according my judgment ought to have been settled in the

Colony-

281

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

ع نارك

Mour most obedient

Bumble Serm?

WhuBeuning Bar

Place

Mh the the paper

on this

M. Wit

saloject.

impres

Ms 8 Sept

June, 1886.

Governor hir John Boozing

The Bt. Houtle

4. Labouchere, M.N?

/ Inclosure.

N101.

Received

with Mr Edger

Inclosing correspondence

the subject of the

difference

between

the Attorney General. the Chicp pustice and

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Copy

In 805445

282

My dear Sir,

Government Offices,

10th June, 1856.

I am exceedingly sorry

to be

under the necessity of addressing you

this unhappy affair between the Surge

and the Attor

en Geverni.

Attorney

The Judge in his letter to the Sceretary of State declares that you as his friend and adviser felt with him as to the neissity of stipulating that the condition of publicity should be attached to the apology which! thought His Donor entitied from

om the

The Aonorable ! Fragen,

c/o

Xe.

Attorney General.

پنج

you have given this Minion

to the Judge it is not consistent

with the language I undertorá

し

you

to hold to me it the covernment

Fiees when

you

informed me

that

tour attempts (made its my suggesting to bring about a settlement had failed. You agreed with me there

that the referee ought not to be

award,

as to the conditions of the swers

bound as

- you said

you

would yourself accept

no reference if your

hands were tied

is to terms of the judgment you might

lave to give

that

thad been often

you

an arbitration but would never

(arbitrate if a particular conclucos

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3.1

were evicted before hand - you added

that the Judge

was

extremely susceptible

and required that the axology should be

you did

such a

ported at the club _ but that not agree with him that ever condition ought to be imposed upon

the Arbitrator, and you thought that sie Michael Seymour might infely be Frusted with a decision upon the whole

matter at issue.

Sir Michael

Cymour was in the

was in the neighbouring

• Cymour

room when this conversation took riace

with you. Irepeated it to him immediately. Be as to inadmissibiliti

agreed

in my views

of cuen a

stipulation as the Judge demanded and I have reported to the secretary

}

įof

State. (us

(as it was

my duty to as and

I the

" informed you was my purcose)

interview, because I

result of our interview,

wished to shew that it was

fruit of

mine that the Government

it tome was to be troubled by this unpleasing concerondence. I have

right whatever to complain of

advice

inquire into

you may

any

betone I sent

Judge- but as before.

284

repeated more

more than

once - viz:

that

the whole matter might be proserly

and prudentig left in the condition in which I had placed it to the honorable and gentlemanly man

award

the Naval Commander-in-Chief.

te.

Ciqued) Norm Bowring.

True Cop

Copy)

confidential

have

given to the

I sent my

Blonial Secretary

Sechatch to the Secretary of State read it to the Admiral and obtained

his cordial approbation of its

contents, it is only fair to inform you that the despatch reported the opinion! believe you to have given and to have

し

(Copy)

In 2015 6/56

Testoin, 10th June 1858.

Vistoria,

My dear Sir John,

I have

just recived

your

7 285

letter on the subject of the unpleasant

difference between the Iudge and

Mainten Aintey

you

I love not a moment in telling

that I agreed with the cutze when

he first mentioned the subject to me that a public apology was due to him and this I Know was

opinion of

was the

his other friends, but when

4is heelleney

Sin Evan Broring.

saw

you

I had not seen

the

Copies of Correspondence on the caljest,

nor any papers connected with it.

fret

it was

from you

that I

learnt what were the conditions

named by the curge: Afterward

Mr Anime showed

the papers

in his

me mne

possession and

amongst others a letter from the Amiral which in my opinion precluded a reference of the whole matter to him.

I find the Judge proposed

I leave the terms of the apology

reference naming me on part. As I tolk

apology at the Club_

porting the apology

it might have been sufficiently

public without that - even

only in the

presence

persons, but I have that Mr Anstey was

ruake any apology

never

28€

if made

ecrtain

heard

willing to

I would not consent to

Arbitrate in any case where

any

conditions were proposed, but the Judge as I understand consented to refer only the matter of what termes the apology should be made in,

never

doubting that it would be

was

his

admitted that an

apology

you

before

due.

In conclusion I can assure.

sertainly saw no nee

necessity of

10:"

that the Judge

was rea

you

I was to

see

that

мо

ready

person

could be better qualified than

te Admiral to adjust the matter,

b = as he said the proposition

"sime too inte"

trust

you

will excuse

and remain

this hurried note, and

My dear fir Jorn, Your Most Perentionante,

(Signed) I. F Roger.

Strue True Copy)

Amour

Coloni & Seetary.

N.112.

10%

Financial.

Land. Bourd. Je report. q leht. /08.

Report 8782

d. 120

Peb Job.

SEK

18.6

Sir,

0057 trong không 28

Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong 14 June 186.

I have the liver to report

Public Sale of Farm Lots in the

neighborhond of a hamlet called

Pokforlume, for miles from Notoria, and to enclose the Return of the sorte, thewoning amount of Remium- $ 615, and increase of Annual Perenne

£41.13.6..

This Creality is on the Inittern side of the Island, and is open to

на

The Right Hominable

Koury Labouchere, M. P.,

Ba.,

Key

Be:

by the War

the tea breeze on the Smith-West, which, induced application from several persons for plots of graund wherem to build Bungalnes, to be used as recasional residences during the trying months of Summer.

The recupation Deportment of all the available ground at Stanley, where not Single soldier has been quantered for several years, rendered it necessary to make elveoliere some provision for the reasonable invento "the community in this respect, and on the land near Pokpoolum Deswivered the object in views, cobile with us contemplated

it interfered with

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282

object of Government, I decided to appropriate it for this purpove.

Accordingly in the Government

Gorgette of 29th March last, the Oneloved Notification, N. 40, apprecorch, and applications having been received,

the Sali

1 POLE

ecured,

fixed for the 10th

and fix lots were_endvertized in

- Motification N. 65.

there

to oighit.

wvere Au

enclove

enditios.

Subosquently, merenso

copy of the Special !

Previously to the sole my

attention was drawn to Lord

Starley's Despatch N. 16, of 2 July 1945, which seemed to forbid

the creation of residences on Form Lots, but it is to plain that Hir Lordship's Despartate refers to Lets With the neighborhood

Victoria itself, and therefore avoit -_able for the building of useful, per moment, and bona fide busines habitations, that I did not think-

it necessar

teary

advisable to with

-drow this distant and otherwise

encouraged

valueless ground from the Market. I would further note that the overgrowth of the Show mensages Lif a movement of this kind, and if the community could be induced to spread themselves over a longer Airforce, the general health of the

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289

Colony would be benefited, and population be attracted towards the Smith of the Island, so little

productive at present.

In fact, if there lots be built m, and I would place no obstacle the wary of their being built on substantially and mnamentally

sin the

tra fide Courpean residences, I livre ne dritt that the belony

will beenne

prosentor among

the Canton portion of the Morsontilh community, and induce an aban Mow -donment of Maza.

сп

av a

revort

for_Immmer recreation and retreat.

With these meurs, and as a views,

Leave not extending beyond

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....

Money

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appropriate

years may prevent the mithay of

in the way of improvement of the ground, I would suggest, on mentioned in the special con _ditions of sole, that if apfer opriate houses be built, and grande land not on these Lots, to the fortisfonction of the Surveyor General, the leaves be extended, if desired by the holders, to 75 years, or fven the the terms of the From Lots in

Victoria be Eneeded.

072

that

hin

I believe that me of the pureliavers proposed to attend to the cultivation of Coffee lot ___ this I would equally. - enrage_and_ I look innerver

lim-

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to this ground as likely to forome

Colony

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of admontage to the Erlong sin botanical print of view, if sufficient inducement to informement be

held out.

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re-

In fine, as the ground in question would probably leave

mained utterly barron and profit= _-less, but for the steps uno- take in with it, I trust the approval Her Majesty's Government of the proposed, pueasure will be given

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Your purst Obedient,

Homnible Servant,

Blu Benn

Lona Beard.

Mr. Blackwood

Governor Sir John Borssing

14 June, 1856.

Spaccana, Hongkong.

The RN Stou ble

H. Labouchere, M.B.

4 Inclosures.

N: 102.

Received

Reporting public

Jale

Pok-foo- Cum .

in the vicinity of of Farm Cots

de 8057/1,6

Return of Lound Leave Jake out Public Clustion on the Ground Thursday the 19th day of June 1856.

Met. Pureliacer.

Farm.

114

G. Duddell

Jime

Fixed Amm

17:

291

Rent. Premium

史

42 80

b. Jurner

42 210

16 Fr. C. Antrobes

ह

J. C. Leslie

J.J. de Remedive

ها ها ها

145

Richard Fource H. R. Hardie

Jolin Searth

Istale

542

ها

44 2

13 14

605

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(Signed)

Willinin basper, Poting Surveyor General.

Jane loopy /vitomre Colonial Secretary.

Gov. 8057

Fand R. 8782} Hong. Hong

John Bowring

Entered

292

15th Auto750

MINUTE

No120

v OCTA

Ser

MB Bd MR

MRElliot

Merivale

JAJ Ball

I have to

acknowledge your

Despatek #: 112 of the 14th June reporting

the result of a sale of Faro lots in the neighbourhood of a hamlet called.

Takfoolmur in Hong- Kong.

I entertain no

objection to your proposal

to extend the leases

granted to the purchasers of there

lots

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lot's from 21 to 75

Indeed Lond

years.

Stanley's Despatek to which you refer points to suck

conclusion. But

In2057/50

only to observe that

as the premium given by the Seffece was calculated by him on

21 years tenancy, I stated with you

it would seem but

easonable to demand some additional payment if the duration of the base be extended.

I have to

amide shaker

it was not t

No. 40.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that certain parcels of Ground in the neighbourhood of Pokfoolum will shortly be submitted. for Sale by Public Auction in Farm Lots on Lease at the usual Rate and Terms.

Persons desirous of availing themselves of this opportunity of purchasing suitable sites for Farms, Villas, or other Residences, are requested to apply at once to the Surveyor General, so that the necessary Plans may be prepared and the Land put up for sale at an early date.

In connection with this project, it is further notified, that advertisement will be renewed for Tenders for the Widening and Improving of the Aberdeen Road.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 28th March, 1856.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

292

Inclosure No.2 in Desk:

No 102

1856.

Govern Notification ern men f

= Noun

an:

sale of land

eing intended

near

Pok-for- lum -

28 March, 1856.

294

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

With reference to the Government Notification No. 40, of 28th March last, notice is hereby given, that Six Farm Lots will be submitted for Sale in the neighbourhood of Pock-foo-lum, at 5 P.M. on Thursday the 12th June next.

Full particulars will be learnt on application at the Surveyor-General's Office.

No. 65.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th May, 1856.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

No 102 of 1856.

Inclosure N. 3 in Despi

Ju 8057/50

295

Special Conditions.

Farm Lots at Pok-for-lum.

pt. These Lots consist of diceres

cach, at the rate of 5 Drilans

per

Acre per Annum aud will be held on lease for

the

on the

perion of 21 years from day of Sale

2th Rach Lot

may

contain one

villa with its outhouses, and

the Erection

other houses

of other

for the purpose of letting

day for sale

Notification fixing

Government

lond

20 May, 1886.

near Pok-foo-lum.

out to hire will subject the

Lot

ist to forfeiture.-

32 Application will be made to

Her. M.

Majesty's

lovanment

to sanction extensions

these Leases, if required.

(True Copy)

Colonial Secsetary

Confidential.

204156 7 NOSYST

Sir

01 Trong long.

SER 8 1856

296

Government offices, Victoria,

Houghtone, 14th June, 1853.

I have received from the Colonial Sceretary on the subject

the appointment of the Judicial Counniesion referred to in your

2/4 c'amang

Confidential Decrated of 214 da a minute to which I would

your

attention as

the

respectfully call shoving that the legality of appointments in question, may

The Right Honorable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.,

Ac.

Ste.

no means

be a matter of by w unreasonable deduction from the phraseology of the ordinance under

which the appointments

The

were made.

urgency, - I may say

the ncccseity

extreme, as

نا

of the case was

has been already pressed

your consideration, - and I shall

be glad to find that the last Section of the Ordinance P6 of 1845 of1845 is ruled to be of a character sufficiently comprehensive to

legality of the appointments

cover

the

refirince.

now sunder re

have the houn, tobe,

Mr. Meit. No har with be done by

herm

Merivales peu

Anny

ht neupay

в берг

The Adiname

Not having

Appl penes

of Ma validity

the

297

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most Fordient Humble Servant,

12121

rument, but I Maiste Be

despatch may

I safely put by: the presumed illegality, Lavingteen printed out, it is for the Coral Journment to

acmedy it or lean it alone

may pide addisabli.

Hm S

1.2%

Put by Msu leger

Keep for our Mern

vale

воб бер

they

9. 8071/56

298

the

Minute by the Colonial Sceretary on the subject of the Confidential Despatch from Right Strunable the Secretary of State of 21th January, 1858.

With reference to this dispatch

and to His Ancelleney's reply of 20 Ultims a point has suggestin

whereby may

itself to me

any

doubt as

as to the

at rist

be set

legality of the Commission of Three to execute the office of Chief

Justice during Mr Auline's

illness in the mouths of october

"Victoria, Hongkong,

14.

Governor hir John Bowsing

June, 1856.

Confidential

/ Inclosure.

the RP. Stonble

H. Labouchere, M. P.

Received

"Further Communication

the subject of the

Judicial

and December, 1855.

appointed in October

Commissions

14299

and December cast.

Section 30, the last, of Goinance 1.6 of 1845 provides that in the construction of this Ardinance the singular number shall be understood to include

"and shall be applied to

persons

than

one

Lime

The section is general and comprehensive, and applies to cary shrase in the ordinance

every

linee them no exception is

made as

to section 5 and its

Crovisions, I submit with all

that section 30 rules

deference that section

phrase in section 5, and

every

that "another fit

and

proper

"person" may be lawfully

construed as other fit and "prof:n persons" to fill the office

Chief Justics, K.T.X.

(Signed) W. T. Mercer,

Colonial Lecretary's office, Nictoria, Honghong,

14th June, 1858.

Clonial Secretary

Simme Gory)

Lonial Secretary

14 June, 1856.

Confidential of

Inclosure in Desp

(058 trong long. 300

18. 6

Miscellanions -

Government Afpecs, Victoria,

N103.

ofc cute

suggesting legality of

Commissions

Colonial Secretary

Minute by the

che

the

the Office

months of

Whipprustice in

the

betō bey

and December 1855

14 June 1856.

Around 10 Nowyst_ No 125

Not

N2.

Goughtons, 16th June, 1858.

I continuation of my-

Seepatches – 13.74 of 5% Ultimo,

nor

and 98 of It Iutant, I have the hour to forward the voluminous documents forming the Appendir to the Report of the Bouring Raya

Commission

The Right Hrunate

Sterry Labouchere, M. P.,

te.

tc.

to.

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

Sir,

Your Munt obedient Aumble Sawant

Ala Bannns

Mr Mid-

This work has been wornmended to the

Учес

Tremery

Hisy

The ipprent

Frouetting

Apprendis.

wick, I believe.

ention

I dirilt the ability

with this

Is the Land

Board remixed

The project per:

Nie Appendi

Neight le

there

the s

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8. Sep.

Board may's referred to as Wound or considered here as

Better keep it here for the presentin Whenever it becomes necepans

reconsider the subject these papers

found advisable

301

Governor by John Bororing

16 June, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

ها

The BB. Amble

St. La bouchere, M. P.

2 Inclosures.

No 103

Received

Commission.

Bowring Prayer

to the Report of this

Forwarding appendices

Ferch by Crestone Mail of 302

the 10t har.

Entered

buy

Forwarded

the 101 Novys f tha

Dmanis trick

Governor

So Jolm Bosung

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J:128

ArtFall In 10 Metuchen. 10th

140.

10th Brumber 1856

I have had

consideration

inder usu

your despatenci

the numbers and dates

N.o 14 - 12 Jan J /56 noted in the margine,

23-6 Feb. 7.

74. 5 May

"103. 16 June

on the subject of

the construction

Prowa

of a

or Sea Wall

in front of a

of a part

of the leity of

Victoria.

302

I have also

considered the state.

-ments made in oppo= :=sition to the plan

иг

letter addressed

by Mr Dart,

and I have had

the advantage of a report from the - Colonial Land and

Emigration Commmscroun to whom Ireferred your despatcher

and the

accompanying

documents.

I do not

not find

in the objections

stated

slated to the plan,

челены

any exfficient resem for believing that injustice will be done to the holders of Marine Loto by

carrying

Mcasure

by you,

out the

proposed and there

seems to be no

room to doubt that it will conduce to

the present and future advantage

the Town and

of the

the great majority

of its inhabitants.

можут

304

I have therefore to

convey

you the

sanction of Her Majestys Government to the construction of the proposed Work, provided, it is ascer - tamed that thes

available balance to

the credit of the Colonial Treasury will fully suffice to defray the requisite

expenditure, together

the

with that of other public Works abready sanctioned.

should

case it

appear

dealing with thes lains of individual

ressers affected by

the Work, that

any

peculiar circumstances

exist which should

entitle

any of

them

to special consider do:

=tion,

you.

will not

fail to cause such claims to be fully

examned and equit

=ably adjusted it

being however

clearly

understood that "Her

Majesty's

Majesty's Government

can give

no sanction

to the supposition

that unauthorized.

encroachments

private persons upon public property confer.

them

any

title of occupation prevail

which

ear

against the rights of the Crown and the public convenience, though the partien:

= lar evicumstances. under which those encroachments have

teken

305

taken place may-

create a clanir to

lement treatment

the part of the local Government.

Jam 7:

In 80589156

Appendint Minutes of the Meetings of

the

Bowring Praya Commission

pr. Day,

10th March 1856.

306

Present, - The Attorney General ( Presiduity):

The Acting Surveyor General, J. b. Power, CSgr .

arrd

re-

1. Mas. Lindsay 76% Letter to the

Colonial Secretary, of the fusebruary 1856, that of the Surveyor

Surveyor General

of the 16th February, and that of Mr Duddell of the 204 February

were

considered. Resolved, that His

defor

Excellency be recommended to

his decision upon all applications of the kind until the plaw of the Praya has been. public.

defined and made

2. Resolved, that the Honorable The

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Colonial Secretary be requested to lay before this bommission the following papers; -

1. Sir Henry Pottinger's original project for the construction

Traya;

a y

The We

Report of the Commission

лишь

or Committee appoin

cirited by the Governor of this Colony a few years ago to enquire into the tenure of land here; M. His present Excellency, mums -randum of the 18th October 1855- on the subject of the Praya; and IV. Mr. Rievoecker's Report as to

the rates of assessment upon in respect

Marine Lot Holders, in re

Government Outlay upon

the Praya.

accor

And a Communication was made. to the Colonial Secretary dingly.

3. Resolved, that, unless whew

307

specially adjourned, this Commission

will sit de die in diem until the

termination of the enquiry.

11. Resolved, that, execept up

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cembers of

occasions when the Members of the bommission are deliberating,

or evar

witnesses in

reading papers from the Government Offices, wamining with "the service of Government, the Meetings of the bowmission shall: be public, and any strangers may be present thereat, - subject to the

right of any member

the

Commission to order them to

withdraw

-upon

occasion.

5. The President was directed to

invite Mr. Antrobus ( of the firme of Mes - Lindsay 762 ), and Mr Pereira (of the firm of Mes K-Dent 762.),

to attend ou

Therersday at 1 RM.

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021

the

for the purpose of being examined.

part of the Marine Lot- Holders, who recently addressed His Excellency against the project of the Praya .

urned until tomorrow

Adjourn

Morning

at 10 d. M. -

a. G

(Confirmed) (Séqued) 7. Chisholm Anstey, A.

Second Day, - 8 March 1886.

308

Present, all the Members of the Commission

1 . The Minites of the last meeting.

were read and Ronfirmed.

2. It was resolved that noth

be made

that notification

advertisement in the

Newspapers whose next publication will precede the next publication of the Gazette,

ette, and also in the next

"Gazette, of the resolution.

the

bommission as to publicity of procedures

accordit

Notification was ace

ccordingly made by the President to those Newspapers, in

"The trend of China, and The China Mail :

11. The official documents and Records

required yesterday

were laid upon

the table by Command of Excellency

His

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7 The

The Surveyor. Geveral also laid. on the table the plane of the Praya

proposed by

by Mr. bleverly,

arrd

on the table the

Mr Power laid on form of a brown Lease-

201

of a Marine

6. All the Documents and Records

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mentioned in Paragraphe 11, and the form

form mentioned in Paragrople 5,

were read

the President to the

other members, and discussed ~

together with the details of the Plan mentioned in Paragraphe 5

endix to the

7 . It was resolved that copies of the following portions of the said papers de forin future Report of this commission, and that a reduced copy of the

rin an

appendinh

said Plan, with such amendments

(if any)

may

be thought

advisable. be added to the same

Appendin, viz-

309

I. Pxtracts from form of Marine

Lease as Marked. _

II.

11. Letter of

A. I. Cordon, Esq., Land

"Officer, to Messe Dent 76 and "others, dated 28th April 1843. III. Letter from Mest: You, Rawsons

10th May 18.45.

18413.-

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18. Letter from Mes Barents, 10 May 1243.

V. Di

té

Turver 7. 8th

Wit Gemmell 10.54

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„For, Ranson the 10th

VII

VIII.

IX.

-_Dr Holliday, Wise N = 27

id.

May

Thanrjee Jausetjee -

Macvicar Hr, 1st Ma B. V. Gillespie -

for baptain Larkind

id.

XII Dr. Dentros, 20 May.

XII. Letter of Mr. Gordon to bolovel

Malcolm, dated 6 July 1843

passages

as marked with Proman

Numerals in pencil /pages /18.

a 121 and 124 a 125.,

XI. Memorandum of Sir John

Bowring dated 10th October 1855

XV.

Government

ment Notification

Nr. 53 of 7th November 1855.

XVI. joint letter from

Marine Lot Holders

10th December 1855 No Sir

J. Bowring.

XVII. Mr. Pienaecher's letter

XVIII. Par

XIX.

to bolovial Secretary, dated 5th January 1856.

Paragraphes 2.9.12. of Governor Bonhame'n Dispatch of 29th August 1850.

The papers referred to in the said Paragraplis .

The Horrorable the Colonial

Secretary

requested to

furnish the bommission

with all corres,

ondence

:between the Secretary of

State and this Government

310

between the rates of Paper XIV. ~

and

Paper XV, and the same subject.

referring

irved until tomorrow at 1 RM.

Adjourned.

Profirmed (signed) b. Anstey, A. G

6th March 1856.

10.

11.

Third Day 6th March 1856

311

Tresent; - All the Members of the

Commission .

1. The Minutes of the last meeting

were read and com

confirmed.

The President reported that the Notification ordered yesterday had appeared in that day's publication of the "Friend of bliina," and further "that he had addressed to Y. J : Murrow, Esq ;, one

of the Marine

Lot Holders, are invitation to

and give his evidence.

appear and give

There were laid upon

the

table, by His Excellency's command,

the documents

required by

the resolution of the Commission

of yesterday's date

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11.

The same were read

the

President to the Commission

and discussed. In the eved it

was ordered

the Commission

that Popies of the following selections from the said

documents be added to the

viz.

Appendix of their future Report, siz 1. Private Despatch of 15th November 1843 Ford Stanley to Sir Henry Pottenger. ~ Passages between Roman

Numerals in

also page

80.

pages 74-78,

11. Enclosure Wr3 (in Private

Daspatch of 15th November 1845) by baptain Sir Edward Belcher, P. N. ~

M. Extract from Enclosure

We 6 in Same Des

Despatch

Marked between Ronraw

Numerals at Page

122

being

Sir George Murray's Memorandan

of sitt November 1812. IV. Lord Stanley's Despatch of

January 1844.

312

5. The President reported to the - Commission that he had received since their last meeting

Nivo letters

from Mr. Antrobus, dated &t and 64 March, 1856, the latter bering

rive

reply from the President of: the 5th instant, written by him in answer to the first.

6 . He also reported that he had not.

received an Communication

any

whatever from Mr. Pereira, who howeve was not in attendance any stian Mr. Antrobus, although this say

had been specially fived by arrangement with them, and to suit their convenience, as the

behalf

day of their examination on

those Marine Lot Holders who

had rejected the proposals contain &

in the Government Notification

the 10th November last.

Eead

The Letter in question were 6 by the President, and are as follows-

My Dear Sir,

I should feel obliged if you

rin me

would inforin

of the nature

of the examination and questions which

you propose

ose sr

submitting

to me at the Praya bommission tomorrow afternoon, for ou refereux to the Notification appointing the Commission Ifiird it is to investigate

te and report in what

" manner the construction of the Projected Prayo shall be

"commenced and carried out, and

if such is to be the purport of the estions to me, it is manifest questions

that, objecting as I do to the

Praya

dealing

at all grounds (equity

and inn

and

310

fair

interests without sufficient

15.

injury to private

Public gain), my

compensatory Public

evidence will be but a mere

and of no use in

any way. I should therefore thank

· were negativ,

if you

you would let me know what

is likely to be the style of examination.

Jom.

Hor

Mong trong

Yours faithfully,

(Signed) R b. Antrobus

5th March 1836

My Dear Sir,

On reconsideration of the

appointin

ointiment and end of stie Pray

Artie Commission, and the ignorar in which I am of the style of

ot see that.

evarnination, I do not see can result from my

ood

goods and the

therefore I send you

that any

attendance,

this that·

і目

•

16.

A:.

you may

wow_

understand

attendance shis ofternoon.

Jam,

Yours faittifully,

R. C. Antrobus.

(Signed)

6th March 1856.

& . Yorick Joves Murrow, Esgt;

called in and examined;

I am a Merchant of Houghong, and have resided here permanently since 1849, and occa

casionally since. 1843, when the Colony

founded.

first

With respect to the First

Question stated in the schedule

to the Commission, my experience

that the

enables me to say construction of the Praya ought, certainly to be undertaken

Government, and no one else. Government can do it much

cheaply

and

efficiently for

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14.

the purposes of the project than any

other undertaker. I could state

many

reasons for thers . For instance the supply of granite, and the command of public departments, particularly of the Survey Department, would ensure the solidity, uniformity, and strength of the construction if carried on

by Government. It would be unfair

again if one individual were to build his

- portion imperfectly, whilst that of his neighbour was built strong; the occurrence of a typhoow might for

after all occasion a total loss

property to the latter as well as to the former; - and

yet if individuals are to build portion by portion, this inequality of execution cannot be prevented . Another reason is that the work must be defended by buttresses and breakwaters against the swell, and, at intervals, there

down to the waris.

must be steps going

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If individuals build the sea-wall,

Gject to add threse

and

some may object to necessary parts to the structure, and the public will, 10

to far, be bodly off as at present. Lastly, if

be as

individuals are to do the work,

each will have to wait for his neighbour ; whereas the Govern- ment will, I presume, carry it

from end to

owalone

com end to end, cou

at once from

I wish to be understood

-tinuously.

speaking of t

the entire work,

and not of the Seawall merely.

The sea-woll must have some-

- thing at the back to build it- against . I think the entire "Praya, including the filling in, should be undertaken by

Government.

With respect to the second

Question in the schedule, I wish to premise that I think the

essment ought to be based

upon a computation of the profits of the possession or occupation of the reclaimed land by the brown Leswees. That is to

say

where a brown Les see

has built upon such land, and is receipt

receiving rent, or is in the rece

toll, or derives

any direct profit

whatever from his e from his

ought to be assessed

occupation, he

ujow that

upor tion. But where be occupies

occupation. without driving any pecuniary

advantage, or arey

other advanta

autage.

beyoud that of keeping out the public or his competitors, or that of maintaining the privacy of tic establishment, I think he ought

to occupy rent free. I make no

distinction between land reclaimed.

by him and loved rectar med or to be reclained by Government. In either case the holder of the edjoining Marine Lot ought to be allowed to occupy

to the entire

extent of his froutage, without

двод payment of any rent, if he is not

in the receipt of any profit. In the

case

of a profitable occupancy

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алм

would propose

ASARAS

uniform - ment at the rate of 15 percent

07.15p upon the profits of the reclaimed ground, according to the valuation

in the Police Rate Books. I do not

think that the inequality of the rates of

the present rental

of existing Marine Lots ought

to be taken into account in

determining the rate of

rent. Thatrate

assessment.

the ne

мело

That rate ought,

as I have said, to be an

uniform

rate . The opinion which I have expressed, and the distinction which I have drawn between

profitable and unprofitable occupancy are founded upon a belief which

Sentertain that the Marine Lots

were o

originally granted upon

faith

oh or an

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expectation that, come what would, the holders were

to continue to

оссиру

Nowards

the sea, without their privacy

being

invaded

by other occu

occupants.

of course, if they built blive hour themselves there, that right of

privacy would be entirely abou_

-doused.

Jam

перевра

a Marine

Lot Holder. Sam the original holder

one Marine Lot, and holder

of one

another by assignment. In both

instances land has been reclaimed built upor

there, and built i

ou, and

and the

Godowns built upon them are

tenants. I am

occupied by my

that the tenure of brown

aware

precarious

Lessees of Marine Lots is a

I spoke to Mr. Bridges, the beting

оне

Attorney.

General, about the Resumption blause. He said that, being Attorney General be could not say much about it, but that

23.

he thought that, in such a case,

a fair ared

equitable

table compensation,

and not me

not merely

such as the

Surveyor - Geveral might think to be just, ought to be granted. The present Governor admitted

me what Jasked,

that, by giving after I had refused what he offered we. That was the case of Marine

Sot 93. The entire Lot had been

Lot 73.

purpose of

ވއ

onstructed

used the cost.

ve me

resumed for the battery previously ow it . I had refused price (180 Dollars) which they

they gave offered me, and in lien of compensation two Inland

the opposite side of Queen's Road, which I had applied for

signified my readiness to take in exchange.

Lots on

and s

most advant

for

лие.

It was a

vantageons arrangement

The

avas about 50

bout

extent of land resumed

feet

on three sides,

317

and 8% feet on the fourth. The quantity

givew

e was about

me in exchange

2 times as much. It has never been measured.

With respect

to the reclarined land. I have been

Several times in the rooms about

the

point of title. Souce saw Sir

Borham about it: I had just bought Marine Lot Mayo,

George B

and was

filling in the space between high

and low water mark. He said that he could give u

me nolease, but that be would not interfere unb

my neighbors Complaived; and that, as to ulterior measures of Government, I must take them

upon my own responsibility.. "He added that his private -

was that I was all right. opinion.

ision

This was in 1853. That is the

uly case

of a

}

Marine Lot in which

only I have had my

Communication

about compensation with the Invernment,

21.

But I had once an

амал

avalagons- question about the resumption of

an inland Lot. It had no mumber. I think that Scould

house ou that

not have had a lease of it. about 1844 the Government altered the live of the Queen's Road, so as to take it through my Lot, and I declined to have it takeu down without compensation. The then acting Surveyor General, Mr. Cleverly, determined the amount of compensation, gave it to m

me.

and

It did not come

to dollars and cents at all. I said

ve m

to him, "If you will give

frontage

I will take the

house down, _ and,

of trouble, be

e gave

after

a deal

it to me. It

never came to a c

computatis

at all. I should think that

the

difference

"loss and that of my compensation

ce between the amount

of my

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was 3000 Dollars at least in my

my fooor.

It consisted of two brown Leases of some of the most valuable land in the Colony, the two Lots 12 % and 124. The then Governor was Sir John Davis. He was actually in Houghoug

at the time. These two Leases were both granted in 1845. All the present brown Leases were issued for the first time in those two

years

1844 and 1045.

To the third Question in the

Schedule I can only

auswer in the

negative. My repugnance to the proposal to allow Marine Sot Holders to do the work would not be

Ito

removed or mitigated at all

mitigated at all by the Government underta

undertaking t construct so much of the work

be nu-

s any of them wight be - willing to undertatie

As to the fourth Question I should certainly think that

the Boubam Strand portion ought

to be considered as a

a part of the

therefore to

and ther

general design, and

be commenced forthwith. It is

on the West that the principal. from part of the

the earth and Morres is

to course, and in the West the

work ought to be commenced.

In answer to the fifth a

thand last Question in the Schedule, I think that, if the recupants of the Lots were allowed to erect wooden wharves beyoud Praya, with a right to the- exclusive use of them, the

the

Government would, in that case, have to make some arrangement with regard to wharfage for the accommodation of the

- public at and it is not for what those arrangements

large;

to sa

say

ought to be . If.

the pus

a man constructs

wharf in front of his own cousion

319

be ought to have the exclusive

of it . As far concerned, the formation of steps at

as small boats are

use

intervals of 50 feet at the most, will take off

the crowding,

and

facilitate to the public the enjoyment

of its rights. The private wharves ought not to be suffered to interpre

those steps.

with the

rse

I think that the sales of Lots, whether Marine or Ireland,

might with advantage

ded until the Praya is

suspended

formed . The Government will derive a double profit from the postponement . It will gain level building sites for

Inland Lots, for

the materials of construction will have to come from Inland . It

will gain Marine Lots by the reclauration

New and valuable

of land from the sea.

I think that I have said

all that occurs to me on the

subject of it is Inquiry.

Adjourned

red until tomorrow

at 10 a. M.

Confirmed, siqued) Chisholme Austy, a br

President

yth March 1856.

Fourth Day - 7th March 1856.

29. 320

Present, - All the Commissiovers.

1. The Minutes of the last meeting

were read and Confirmed.

rep

2. The President reported that the Notification had appeared in the

China Mail as ordered.

ire, was

3. George Duddell, Esquire,

called in and examined.

He said :-

I am an auctioneer, and have

всего ка

carrying Colony since 1844 . Sama Marine Lot Holder. My Lots are, Lot 67",

on business in this

Lot 32°, Lot 25, Lot 65 and Lot 41,

all Marine Lots . I was present at the two meetings of Marine

Lot Holders convened in November

last, to take into consideration

30.

se are

the Government Notification of the 10th November on the subject of the Praya . Those

are the only meetings that have tatren

w place

pla ow that subject.

et. I did not coveur in their rejection of the proposals contained in that Notification. I thought them highly desirable

With respect to the first Question

contained in the Schedule, I should think that the work ought to be undertaken in-

-media

and that it should

ediately, be executed quickly,

matter

as it is

се

of very pressing importanc If Government undertakes it, that can be done. If undertaken by the community it will not be so quickly love. The conflicting interests of the Marine Lot Holders are such, and the

us are in such

finances of some of u

a condition, that it never will

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31.

be done unless Government does it. not to speak of other matters, in a sanitary point of view it is ~ absolutely necessary that the work should be begun

ведии and completed at

once. Our f description of filth

population is 60,000. Every

1th is carried to the

beach. There are accummulations

there of fifty solid feet ofputrifying

Matter. When there is once

roper sea-bounde

oundary

proper

under the

control of the Government, suck nuisances will be prevented for

the future. At present it cannot

be done. There are numerous

other reasons

- for the immediate

completion of the work; - the prevention

revention of fire - the opening

fire-the the Nowu-the prevention out of the town- the

leave to land,

of the "squeezing of Chinese for - a source of liveli_ - hood to some of those who have made these encroachments, - the

32.48

-facilities which it will afford

to that much demanded measure

of police, the erection of barriers and against gates for watch and ward a vagabondage and crime, - (a great

solace I should think to those

а оче

who have opposed the Praya pretence of it's facilitating the of offenders to their property

and of

course all the more

obvious advantage derived

free

a more

from

ee and available com_

-munication between every

every part

of the town and the sea board,

and between the seaboard and the ships.

opens

The second Question up a variety of considerations. The individual who has reclaimed, at his own et

and ense, and without

expense

deriving any pecuniary profit for years past from their outlay, a quantity of land from the sea,

t not to be assessed

3259

ought

& for that land at the same rate of rental as one who has paid nothing The individual again, who, ~ having reclaimed at his own expense, is in the

enjoyment of the profits of his outlay, ought to be assessed higher. And lastly

the individual who has not

reclaimed at his own

but

own expense,

" for whom it has been reclaimed by Govern

Government, ought

to be assessed highest of all.

think that the second class

ought to pay

pay twice as much, and

the third class three times as

much as the first . The suggestions

Man

of the last witness on this head are quite out of the question, I think . Ifa

occupies land be uses it, and he ought to pay

the same rent for it, whether he chooses to build upon

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it, or not.

The difficulty of dealing with this question of assessment consists in the multitude of special cases, the circumstances of each of which must be considered. That is to say, there will be that difficulty, unkes matter to a question of you the strictly legal rights of the Rown, which I do not think you ought to de. The reclaimed land has been occupied in several instances by a succession gocenfants, each paying a consideration

upa

reduce the matter to a

doubtless. There was one case where

au.

the land ofter being reclaimed by an

individual reverted to Government. The Lot to which it was attached.

had been repurchased by Government, and it has been since granted out

personsat

ersons at the full

again to other pe

value. I do not believe that the

Government paid anything for the improvements - That was Lot 41 % -

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ind a

I thought the whole of that case a great hardship - Locality another Mutter for equitable consideration The centre of Victoria being much

more valuable than either the East West end, I think that the rates of assessment ought to be proportionally higher. I would suggest that the Government should provise for some of these

Cases

ecial

by repaying to those who have reclaimed land the amount expended,

(making all equitable allowances), and, having done so, to put them and their new buildings upon

the same.

same

other

ts with

footing in all respectin

occupiers and their Lots. Otherwise it will be impossible. to avoid an inequality of conditions, which will be a great injustice to the holders of land south of the Queen's Road, and indeed all

over the whole of the Colony,

and

36....

will be

be re

regarded

rded as such.

The third question appears to assume that the willingness of the Marine Lot Holders to i undertake the work may qualify the opinion that I have expressed- as to the incrxpediency of their being

allowed to do so. It is very true stat the love of the com_ -munity has much altered, and is invch more favorable

than in Movember last. But

think most decided

decidedly

that

Government alone should do the

work, and

every part of it. As to the fourthe question I should presume that the

of filtti.

accumulation

lth on the

Bouhour Strand portion is so

reat that an immediate

great

extension there is absolutely necessary. I therefore say decid -edly that it ought to be begun at once.

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The fifth and last question my be answered thus : - if free ventilation,

sanitary

open communication, sanitar

arrangements, and the great and increasing numbers of our boat population

bulation are to be considered

there cannot be too

many facilities

of the Wind specified . There should

be new Streets made, and at the

end

on the

of every one, if possible, landing place with steps Praya . The prevention of future encroachments on the Praya by

means of private wharves must be the constant duty of Government.

Of course every facility must be

& the Landing granted for

and

shipping of goods, and enebarkation and disembarkation of passengers. I have no other suggestions to offer

1. William Pustare, by ", Called in

and examined.

He said, -

My firm (William Pustan 762)

have carried on business at this

place ever since 1844.

I am Marine Lot Holder.

Lot is NG13 . I was present at both the meetings of Marine

Lot Holders convened to take into consideration the Government Notification of the 10th November, on the subject of

subject of the Praya, and at which the proposals contained Notification were.

in the Not

vere rejected;

but I took no part either way in their proceedings ; Prefused

to vote.

In ans

answe

swering the first question.

contained in the Schedule, I would say that if the Marine Lot Holders were called upon, not only to do the work, but to pay forst, would be in a position to get it Love much cheaper than Government

rit, we

39.

325

I say this because we have been in the habit of employing work - men for many years, would be inclined, on that account,

to do it pl

ears, and the

they

Pheaper.

er. We have als

other accidental advant

vantages, -

And

for instance stone ballast at our

disposal to throw down. ainswer alu

always assumes that the ground from which the Government

for

would draw their materials

filling in would be available to

same purpose. I presume

· for the same

that the Government would

give

us the same advan

wvantage in obtaining granite too as their tisonly

contractor would have. It is

on threse assumptions that I think that we could do it cheaper. If,

on the other hand, the whole

community

are to

"pay for the

work, I think that it would

be more suitable

uitable for Governme

40.

to undertake it . The work ought to be carried out with uniformity, and render Contract to complete it within a certain time.

the Marine

If the work is done Lot Holders these points

by : points cannot

be ensured, unless the work is

dove under the Control and to

the satisfaction of the Surveyor

General. It will not do to leave it to the Marine Lot Holders

themselves.

by and

Marine Lot.

As to the second question, if land is reclaimed by at the expense of a Holder, he ought to be exempted from rent in respect of it for

This I think we were told

ever.

by the Notification of the 10th November,

ember, which was rejected

by a majority of the Marine Loo Holders, although not by

took no part either way, although

ure.

326

I agreed with the Majority so far

as to think that our individual

interests required things to go

mor

o ou

be more for

as at present, it will be u the

advantage of the Marine Lot Holders. I would make no distinction

whether the land so reclaimed

is a source of pecuniary profit or not; it ought

let in either case to

rent free. If the Government -

reclaims at its own ex-

laved ought to pay

Assessed acc

expense, the

a rent, to be

according to the ground in the last sold

rent payable repon Marine Lots ( 10%. per foot frontage). I would prefer this test to that of the rent payable upon the Marine

Lot to which the reclaimed land is anneved, because somce Marine

Lots are

paying out of all

-tion to others, and

propor therefore

and the

that test would be an

unfair

one.

42.

43.

ree entirely in what is

I agree

agree entirely

suggested by the 3rd Question, Where some Marine Lot Holders

are willing

and others unwil

nwilling former

to do the work, the for

doing

would be secured

a.s

should do their part so far their frontage, the Government

the rest. Uniformity

by the Imperintendence

intendence of the Surveyor. General . as to the cheapness

As and quichness of the execution, I do not think that there

any difference either

would be

way

in this case.

reply to the 4th Question,

Surveyor

I should say that if the Surogn

General has the means to

commence the Bouliane Strand

portion at

once,

it would be

better to do so.

Ou the 5th Question I do not

quite agree with the last witness.

- Large public wharves are ne

necessa

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necessary, but

private wharves at the same time should be allowed. A prohibition of such private wharves would entail

great annoyance upon the Marine Lot Holders, who regard themselves as entitled to soure advantage in that character. Nearly every

has his private

If he

осте

of them private residence on his lot. vented from having

was prevented of his wharf in front of it, he would lose all the benefit be derives at present from that circumstance. Let them build their own private wharves as they please, so as not to interfere with the public wharves, as to which it might well be left to the Surveyor

to decide

- particular cases.

General

Subject

to these observations Ithink that

the more

you

extend the public

wharves the greater will be their

usefulness. They should be quite

اللہ اور ہیں کہ ظاہر ہے۔ ماروی میل یا میں یہ امید کی

ater

independent of the private wharves. At every public wharf there should be convenient landing for -

but the wharves will, passengers.

I presume, be thiefly intended for Cargo . The nature of the streets will make it difficult in the

some wharves to make

case of some

use of them for pargo.

I have no further suggestions to offer.

Adjourned unitil tomor

until tomorrow at 1P.M..

Confirmed (signed) T. Chisholm Austry. ..

Anstey, G. President

6th March 1856.

Fifth Day - 8th March 1888

Present - All the Commissioners.

415.

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1 . The Minutes of the last meeting

read and confir

were

confirmed.

orted that Mr

2. The President reported

Lapraik had informed him that he would probably

be able to attend

at 10 a. M., to be examined,

Monday at

but that be was not anxious about

it.

3. An answer received from andrew Shortrede, begre, to a letter from the

President, was also read

hiin.

4. The letter was ordered to be

entered on the Minutes, and is as

follows:-

My Dear Sir, Tam going

going to the Chines

·46.

Meeting

at thie

Joss House, and ma

way

not be able to attend at the sitting of the Commission. But I suppose

and an

this is not the last day, and

evidence I care

is not so

ve is

-give

important that it cannot stand

over for a day or two.

Yours sincerely,

(Signed) Andrewithostrede..

Saturday, March 8/58

A letter was

was des

despatched to.

the Honorable Mr Edger, Mr. L. b., inviting

examined.

his attendance to be

It was ordered that there

be added to the appendiv following Documents; -

the

1. Pretracts (as Marked between

asterisks) from the letter of Mests

6 Jardine 76%, and twelve other firms of Marine Lot

329

Holders, to His Excellency Governor Pottinger, under date the 1 March, 1844, and the letter of Secretary Woosnam of the 6th March 1844 in reply; at pp : 244, 245 and 246 of Vol: 5 of China Parl. Pa: 18117. 11. Extract,

Extract, as marked between

asterisks, from the Report Of R. Martin, Esquire, elge.

Mor

Colonial Treasurer, of July 1844,

t page 450 of Parliamentary Papers 1847

его

bhina.

1. Cxtracts from the Despatch of His Excellency Sir John Davis, covering the said Report, also from His Excellency's letter

t, and

to the Colonial Treasurer

of the 20th August 1844. N. Mr. Cleverly' / Surveyor - General's ) Report and tabular statement regarding the Bowring Praya:

And V. Government Notification of

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کو

2800 March 1842. by Sir Henry Pottinger, at p. 13 of Land office Book of Notifications.

6. It was resolved that Mr.

Shortrede be informed in reply

to his note that, at

present, the for the enquiry beyou d Keeping open the Monday next, so for at least as concerns the tatting of riva voce- evidence, and that they

Commission see no reason for

will

happy to take his –

very happy examination on Monday

at 10 A. M.

The Honorable Joseple Edger, M. L. b., attending

vent

Frost

pursuance of the invitation

addressed to bein, was examined.

He said

I am a Member

the

Legislative bouncil; and a

Merchant of Houghong,

49. 330 and I have

been such ever since the foundation

of the Colony. I am a Marine Lot "Holder as Attorney for Mr. Joseph Pybus, whose Lot is No. 57. I was not present at either of the meetings of Marine Lot Holders convened

rro

in November last, and I took

ert whatever in their proceedings. part

respects the first

s far as respects

Question in the Schedule, I do not

wish to be understood as giving

on the propriety of

inion on the

undertaken at

any opinion the Praya being

but I think decidedly that,

all, but

if it is to be undertaken at all, it ought to be by Government.

Muless it be under the direct control and management of Government, I do not see how on are to secure the efficiens

you

the work, or to provide

being done in

proper

for its

for

manner.

57.

50.

In reply to the second Question

I would observe that there was a blause in the lease which autho

& the holders of Marine Lots

-rized

to reclaim the

space

between

high and low water thark lying in front of their lots, the Government having to resume that land if it so

suited them.

the right right

Government have

therefore the right to resume the land already reclaimed. but not to sell it, or so to dispose of it, as to occasion a unisance or an inconvenience to the holder

option

of the Lots. The fairest plan would be to give the holders the op of retaining it for use at a rent, if the Government think fit. I think it would

avv n

their own

unjust thing to alienate that land against the will of

the Marine Lot Holders. I do not

now

331

think that the value of land being sold for building purposes would afford a just- of what the rent of the

criterion.

land already reclaimed by Marine

Lot Holders should be. The land having

been reclaimed under

an idea that it was for

the

special advantage of those who had reclaimed it, and not with

the idea of it's being

ever taken.

away from them. It was a _ in strany matter of necessity in

cases that this land was -

reclaimed. It was

in wa

to gain

ter

access to the premises. I think. premises. I think that it was done as much,

for

the public benefit as for their

own sakes. In man

many

Cases the

can land there, and in

ublic can

public

"general they can, by asking, obtain perm

ermission to land goods . I have been indebted to my neighbors

for the

permission to use their wharves for landing goods, at

time when I had no wharf.

In most of those cases the rent

should be a nousival one, as

with the present price. compared with the

land sold for building pur poses, - but yet, so

t, so as to add to

the public revenue.

In some

cases the land to reclaimed

has been built upon, and made a source of pecuniary profit. In those Cases I would propose higher rent, if it could be shewn that the profit

rofit has

been very great, after deducting the expense

se and the risk.

the

I here is great risk of buildings disappearing after they have been put upon and it very often occurs Ithink,

from the wash

undermining

por it,

of the water

the ground.

332

If, after waking all allowances, of yearly profit

a certain amount.

53.

is shewn, I think that a higher

t be employed in assessing

rate in

might

the rent. In the case of land to be

red by

Government, I think

reclaimed

that, in consideration of the equitable claicus of the present

Marine Lot Holders, the rent-

assessed should be a very moderate

that they

one, and that

should have

right of preemption . I think that

it should be no

higher than the

rent assessed upon those,

portions

which they have themselves

they

reclaimed, - that is to say, in cases where a portion of the frontage

one and the same lot has been

reclaimed by the holder of that

Lot, and the remainder afterword

completed by Government. The

rent in that case

ought to be uniform for the whole. It

تركة

is trève that he reclaimed his portion

portion

et his oure

его

expense, but he did it

at his own risk too. It was his

voluntary act, and Government owly perfects

what he commened,

But, as between two Lots, where

the entire frontage.

has been

reclaimed, in the one case

the holder, in the other by the

Government, I would inake

the red gable in respect of the

her one than that

latter a higher

payable in respect of

the former.

I think that the Marine Lot Holders, however, are entitled to great consideration. I do not think that, when they took their land, they

believed the

: they would ever be interfered with in this matter. To some it must be very unpa latable no doubt, after they have made their premises sung to be again disturbed . I therefore think

it would be

rent even

333

unjust to assess the the lands reclaimed

and at the

expense of Government

at the same rate as brown Land

Lots

a less rent; -

Soto sold for building purposes. I think it should pay Scannot say

how much less, or in

what proportion it should be

assessed. It was always unders _tood that the Marine Lot Holders

water

were to have a water

a froulage, ared I think that ought to be kept in view, both in regard to the rental of the reclaimed lands, and in regard to their right of preemption. They ought to be "allowed to enter into possession of those lands without being compelled. to compete with other bidders, and at a lower rent than purchasers would be called upon to pay respect of any other brown Lauss brought into the Market. If I =

in..

wrong

in sa

saying

that the

Marine Lot Leases contained a

Lessees

clause for empowering the teams to reclaim between high and low water mark, Jam quité.

that there

uite sure

was a Land office

Notification to that effect. It

eared soon after.

after the first

appeared

issue of brown Leases, - in 18444, or soon afterwards. At all events

before the Land Office became the Surveyor General's Department in this matter.

it was

I think that no land at all

was reclaimed before Leases were

issured. Sea-walls were made

was

before the issue of Leases, buit ! think in general between the limits of the land that measured off. I purchased a Lot at the first

Land sale, and

, I

land-wall and a sea-wall

built a land.

too, within the dimensions given

334

was

ابری

by the Land Officer . This was in 1841, before the bolong regularly established, - before i goth that the sea-face of

the Charter. I do not think –

Sea_face of the bity had

then been ascertained. I believe that the Lots had been measured

towards the sea. But all that we were told was that, ovided we

provide

left a space behind our buildings towards the land of Sixty feet

for

a road, we

as we

we w

resumed

wanted

might build in front towards the sea as much liked, and reclaim as for as we liked; only at the risk of it's being

by Government in the event of it's being for public purposes. My attention had not been called, previously to the issue of the Leases, to any Notifications, either by baptain Elliot, or by Mr Johnstone, or afterwards, by Sir Henry Pottinger, as to the want

[

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of power of those officers to conclude any definite or final arrangements on the subject of the sea - frontage, I do not remember having s

of any

ever heard

such Notifications . Having now heard the terms of Sir Henry Pottinger ' s Notification of the 22nd March 1842, 1 appendis

endix Wr.

in We. I) now

read to me, I say distive

striretly that

I do not remember to brave ever

heard

it . In those

days.

was sometimes here, but for the most of the time at Canton and Macas, where I had establishments then. On the contrary distinctly encouraged

I was

ed to

reclain as much as.

fit. Both before

date

یہ مار

I thought and after the

of that Notification just repeatedly told

read to me,

I was

by the Land Officer, - Both by baptain Mylius

Eus and his successor Captai

Meike, - that I need only leave a

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space behind for the hood; but that, as to the lea_face, I might

1 pleased, at the rest only of the resumption

rish by Government for public purposes.

reclaim as much as

No terms were mentioned at all, as the conditions of resumption.

I did not know whether the Government contemplated giving

Corra

Imperisation or not. I am still convinced that there was a -

Notification to the effect I have stated. so the best of my

recollection it

to me in the shape of a Manuscript Circular from

& from the Land office to myself

and others who were building on the lands purchased. There was no Government Gazette the lime. Even

Me at

no such

Notification had ever been made.

still I think that the rents

payable upon the lands to be reclaimer

прои

and at the expense of Government.

}

60.

ought

let to be lower than the ordinary rate of rent simposed upon

on other

brown lands. The Marine Lot Holders do not wish the lands to

be reclaimed . There is a difference between an act which is voluntary

which is compulsory and an act which is cons

The circumstances specified in the Third Question do not

the

in the least degree qualify

inion I have ressed in opinion

expressed answer to the first question.

It would be worse than useless

for the work to be undertaken except by the Government alone.

On the Fourth Question I have no information to offer.

leted there

In answer to the Fifth

Fifth and last Question, I should say that when the Praya is completed. ought to be at least Four proper landing places for goods and passengers both; - and that, as

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68.

goods

there are some places where cannot be conveniently lauded, there ought

let to be provide

rovided in

at least two of those places landing. -places for passergers at all events. : The Question of private wharves

affecting

the common

right of

access to the Praya, I think difficult question to adjust. It is

difficult one to

to answer

off-hand

and I should not like to do so.

I have not studied it sufficiently

to offer

offer an opinion "In addition to my

auswers

under the live foregoing heads

of enquiry, I have only

to say

that, while I think that the would have been a most Praya excellent thing if undertaken at the Commencement of the formation of the town, I have some doubt

in u

own mind whether this

is the proper time for it. Ithink

62.

that the formation of this Prayo will interfere with the rights of certain property. Prefer more particularly

to the property

the Marine Lots; and, if any birildings are erected between

Athem and the Sea, I think it will interfere with the Lots in the Queen's Road also. I do not

intend this last observation to extend to cases where such

buildings may

be erected by

the Marine Lot Holders tiem-

-selves. It is very unlikely that they will creet blina. houses, but they have the right to do so. I am

Jam not aware

lands alrea

of any China houses being built upon lands

already reclaimed, except where China houses have been built upon the Marine Lots to which such

lards are annered. The erection

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63.

of such houses has tended to lower rents in the Queen's Road.

general, however, the houses built upon reclaimed lands have been European houses, and have been used for Storage, Offices, and

the like, and have not been let

as residences at all.

8. Adjourned until Monday

10 A. M.

Confirmed (siques) I. b. Austey, a.?

President.

10th March 1856.

64.

South Day - 15 March 1886.

Present - All the Commissioners.

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332

1 . The Minutes of the last Meeting

Confirmed.

were read and to

2 . The following letter was received from R . b. Antrobus, Esger, _ read, and entered on the Minutes :-

Copy

Dear Sir,

Now that I a

am aware

aware of the

nature of the examination of the Praya Commission, Ishall be happy to appear before it when Convenient

I am summoned as a

• you. Common furor to day at Noon, but may perhaps not have to

serve, in which case I could attend this day.

I am, tr,

10 March 1856.

(Signed) R. b. Antrobus . "

66.

3. Ordered that the President do

invite R. b. Antrobus, es q = to attend

now and be examined; and a was sent to him acco

11.

him accordingly.

letter

Ordered that the following papers be added to the appendiv=_

1. Extracts from Captarn Elliot Notification Latia Maras the Net May 1841,

dated

11. Captain Elliot's Public "Notice", Lated Macao, for June 18/11, - and W. Extracts from assistant Secretary Morrison's "Terms

first Lan

Sale", read at the first sale on the 11th June 1841.

R. C . Antrobus, lyg being

called in and examined, said: -

уват

I am a partner in the firm Mest Lindsay Hber of Hougtong- Our firm has been established here ever since the formation

of the Colony. We are Marine not

Holders : Our Lots are 2, 2., 29, 29, 30,

and 300,

I was

present

resent at the

meetings Convened in November last to consider the terms of the Government Notification of the

10th November. I concurred in the

resolutions of those meetings.

In ausu

aveswering

the First

Question I assume that the

work is to be done. In that case I think that it should be

done exclusively by lovernment,

by~ Government than by a number

as it would be better done

of different individuals, and because it would be unreasonable

out a work to

to expect that individuals should themselves carry which they

are

red, and

opposed,

which they consider injurious

to their own

rights of property.

work assumed

Moreover, every work

to be of public utility ought

to be carried out

and

id r

by nobody else.

Government,

I do not think that Government.

is entitled to any

ren't at all,

as assumed in the 2nd Question.

rent at all is fired,

But if any it should be at a me

merely nominal

rate . I am speaking in general of lands already reclaimed, or lands which Government may hereafter reclaim. There are

only

one or two cases which I

think

be viewed as an where;

may exception. "There are cas.

from the manner in which the reclaimed land has been dealt with, a

Considerable

very profit has been derived to holder

rents. I had

in the shape of rents. rather not specify those cases.

Even in those cases

would not

I certainly & propose a high rent.-

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it might be somewhat higher

than the nominal-rent assessed

upon reclaimed lands in general, but low. It should be lower than

the rate payable upon ordinary lots sold for building purposes .

The Pircumstances mentioned in the third question so not in any way qualify the opinion expressa in my

answer to the first . In I'm reply to the fourth question I would say

that, as the locality

of the Bonham Strand portion is the site of all the Chinese property and Chinese dwellings, it ought to be commenced first, it -being

irst, it bein

the only locality where such a work as the Praya might prove useful. I say this, having regard to the nature of the buildings there, and the inhabitants. No

advantage, however, would result from

the Construction,

which is not alrea

ed at the

- already enjoyed a Bonham Strand as now constructed

the

When the Praya, as assumed by

5th and last Question, is completed,

I think that five public wharves will afford sufficient accommodation to the public for landing and shipping of goods, and for the

embarkation and disembarkation

of passengers, - me at Gitt, Livings. toutbez wharf,

-one about Wilman's Bazaar,-

one near the

Oriental Bank, - one at Pedder's

Wharf, -

and one-

the least

ecessary of the five, between

месен

our

rémises and the neret Lot

going Eastward. Every facility should be given to persons to have private wharves, sofor

so far as they not interfere with public.

Some

blie wharves.

regulation might be

made, as to the extent and

dimensions of private wharves, to ensure

that end.

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341

In addition to these answers to the

I will only

questions now puit to me,

state my opinion that, at the outset of the boto

bolony, the construction of a Raya

would have been a good measure to

t. But I do not consider that at

adopt.

the present time it is a

a proper a

measure to undertake, because it is

not in accordance with the under

-standing

which has always existed

with respect to the holding ofwarine

Lots. It was that the holders should

ss to the sea from

e access

always have free their property. Praya

can

I think that

be formed without simpairing

that access to some extent, and doing. injury to the property. the value of the property would be so much the less

if a roadway Cannot say

were to intervene. I whether the access

across the roadway would be the

carrie:

ле

I have

of that,

doubts of

The fact of land having

been

reclaimed in some instances

beyond the limits of the original lease, does not alter this opinion of mine. In some instances the reclaiming

was a matter of vecessity, from filling up of the water frontage by public drainage.

When land was reclaimed there

was still a

a general understanding on the part of the holders

Lots who were

of the reclaiming it,

that their Marine frontage

and access to the sea were

not in a

any way to be interfered with in Consequence of such act. of them. I reclaimed

I was one

in 1853. Shave been here rather more than

than five years.

not aware whether

Jam -

any From the

was reclaimed from

land

the sea.

before my

ecidedly that my firm

firiu and myse

arrival. I can say

Myself

shared in the

arid

that,

73. 342

general understanding, so far as they

concerned, it was

and I were

Couver

produced by

George Borhamr

sations with Sir Geor

and Mr. Cleverly, the Surveyor General,

who told use

we chose to

that, if we

reclaim land, there was no

objection difficulty

node

to our doing so, and that no

or vinconvenience was

to res fro

s from

row our

likely

to arise

having done it.

They gave me us

assurances

Iri

Farther

beyoud that. case the seaproutage

had been completely destroyed by

large

under

Government sewer,

my property.

ewer running It brought

earth

ass of earth-

down an immense mass

our

pou

the hill where Government House,

the bead of the ravines on

is built : I was therefore obliged

Jasked the

of necessity to reclaine in front. Before reclaiming Surveyor - General if Governmen= Lurveyor-General

75.

would sell me

Eastward of my they

any

land to the

Lot. He said that

would not, and this decided me to reclaino.

I also think that the formation of the Praya at the present time will be injurious to other property besides Marine Lots, more especially to such as lies to the Southward

closely of the Queen's Rood, and adjoins it, as, from the opening of another thoroughfare facing th

sea, the holders and residents

will be deprived of part of the great advantage they at present possess of being situated on the Queen's Roos. Any me landing

would have immediate access,

for general purposes of business,

to the stores on the North side

of the Queen's Road, which would

ry to the holders

be a

great injury

of property on

the south side

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one

the Road. At present any landing at a public wharf must go down the Queen's Road in order : to gain

to the buildings

in access even

on the North side of it. This would

of course be injurious to general business on the south side of the Road, and lend to depreciate rents there.

I have no further observations

to make.

6. Andrew Shortride, Esq, being

examined, said:

I am the Proprietor

oprietor and

Editor of

been

The China Mail. I have

a resident in this Colony

from eleven to twelve I hold an

years .

Inland Lot, - I believe it is No 116. I am not a Marine Lot Holder. I was not present at either of the Meetings of the Marine Lot Holders, convened

::::

76.

Notification

last November to tatre into consideration the Government. :ication of the 10th November. : The notice convening the Meeting expressly

meeting consisting of

said that it was to be

- sistring of Marine Sot Holders. Not being a Marine

Lot Holder therefore I did not attend :

Ever since

arrival in

this Colony I have been of opsition that the facilities of public

to the sea

lic access

from the land were altogether inadequate. Even in

the earliest times, when the

trade

of the belony

AVXA

far

ior to what

to what it now is,

Vorte..

inferior this was to, and of course things are every year becoming From the first trine of the Praya" Question being

raised until now-

I never had the slightest doubt

mind that the work

would be a great public benefit.

yy.

344

I should be inclined to answer

the first Question in the sebedule. affirmatively, being of opinion that the Government alone ought to undertake the work.

rk. My experienc

hitherto teaches me, however, that

Government work is done

slowly

very

and very badly. I think that Marine Lot Holders, being interested

in the work

being

done in a

ar as

substantial manner, so far

their

frontage is concerned,

would do it themselves far better

and more ex

expeditiously than the Government, if they could be brought to co-operate. But then there is the difficulty of getting them to act together, or to secure that uniformity of action which

the Government can command.

Unquestionably it is the duty of the Government to do it. The land reclaimed will become

99.

345

their land. The

Wat And!

only

doubt I trave

to their doing it properly.

answer to the second Question

is this. All reclarined land-whether

ady reclaimed or to be here after already reclaimed - and whether by the Marine Lot Holders or by the Government - ought to be assessed

on payment

at a certain rent: ou

of that rent, the holders of the "Marine Lots lying behind ought

to be allowed to become Terrants

frontage; fr and, in the event of any of them refusing

of it according to their

those terms, the re-

that

- clarined land in front of his Lot might be sold to anybody that will buy. But, considering the actual rents payable by Marine Lot Holders vary very much, -- indeed from £20 to about

6 £ 250 in respect of the same extent of property, Ias not think that the

rents

they

могат

- pay would afford

a fair criterion for

the assessment

of the rents payable for the

reclaimed lands. I think that a

much fairer

one would be the

rental of the lands sold at the last sales for building purposes.

I would assess all the reclaimed.

lands in the hands of European holders after one rate. In favor of

Chinese holders I would make

· soure distinction. The property which they

enpy occupy

does not

pay anything like the brown

· paid by Europeans.

rents

I had

rather not commit myself to any

precise proposition, but I am decidedly of opinion that it would be hard to make them pay

pay the

holders

the Curopear same rents as the lu

reclaimed lands. I think that a

of t

general rule ought to be laid down; and that, if any person

80.

Can shew special grounds, his case.

may

be made the

ere

exeception.

tion, But

I do not think any person can .

at the same time I think that

Government ought to begin by repaying.

to those who have

already reclaimed laved what they have exp

expended, ofter-

making all just allowances. The thing

was done, if not

with the consent; at least with.

the perfect knowledge of the Government. I thought it was very rimproper in Sir George Boubarn to have acquiesced in these encroachment,

and I said so at the time. It is

many years ago

now, - but I think I heard of his having said to

: mebody "th, yes! you may fill up half across the harbor, if you like!" I think I said something about that at the time, considering it to have been very improper.

But

after all this encour

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81.

couragement being

giver, I think it is too late to

speak of the legal responsibility

e by the persons quilty of

incurred

those encroachments.

The Circumstances stated in the Third Question must be taken

answer to the

qualifying my first. I think that most of the Marine Lot Holders would co-operate with Government, if satisfied

that Government is serious in

carrying out the work. I have no doubt that such an arrangen

arrangement would be considered very satisfactory

: the holders in general,

-general, and would save much expense

e to

to Government. The work would doubt be done well; but it would

course

require to be done to the satisfaction of the Government. With

its present means I do not think that the Government would be able ti

18.2.

The

complete the work, without the co-operation of the rich merchants. It would stick halfway. Government, under the arrangement which I now propose, might either defray the outlay of these reclaiming tenants; by way of prelimiciary to the assessment of their rents.

or it in.

:ight, if.

unable to bear

that outlay, forgive their rects

for a

a certain number of years, as a fair equivalent.

I see no reason

why the

Bonham Strand Portion, mentioned in the Fourth Question, ought to be treated other wise then

as a

reral work.

tte

part of the general When the completion of the Praya assumed by the 5th and last Question, shall take place, the existing

thieves number of public wharves should be

much increased. This should be done with reference not only to the

83. 347

actival state of the trade, but also to what it is likely to be. I canus undertake to say many

how me

-ditional public wharves should be provided . The means

means of acce

access

to the wharves ought also to be much increased. If this is done

ли

I think a

you

any person ought to be allowed to construct his private wharf

as he pleases. Otherwise, may find the public wharf mome - polised by one person having number of Cargo boats ; and I do not see how you are to prevent that

if a man

Again, if a wharf

has a

-private-

be can have his own boute

moored secur

securely there :- whereas

at a public wharf, what with the crowding at the m

at the moorings, and what with the inefficiency and extortions of the police, you will hav

loss and

never failing scene of loss.

The security of goods

damage .

84.

again will always make private wharves a necessi by of our commerce. Individual members of the community at large will often be able to procure prove the

of the private.

IWALAA

wharves facilities not otherwise

attainable.

The

The ou

ruly

addition I would

evidence,

desire to make to my

as taten, is this. In the Lower

Bazaar, in former lives, peoples

used to build houses out in the

sea,

with the door facing the but accessible by a single- plant; from the shore. These

esort of thieves

houses were the resort of

and robbers

all Kinds. I visited

some of them. "There was a

trap

door inside the house, with

boat moored below it. The plank by which access was obtainable could be removed by a touch. The trap door and boat afforded all facilite es of escape.

349 85.

There is nothing that I can see to prevent the same sort of thing dove in the Bazaar,

being

anywhere facing the sea, where

Bazaars

Eleinere Ba

Praya

are

erecting. theat absolutely

Praya would make that absolu

impossible.

The writer of several letters signed a holder of several sots","

whose name I do not mention,

which appeared in Nos 566,568, and 54% of the China Mail", may 570 relied upon for

and

the ac

accuracy of his

the soundness of his

facts, and the

opurines.

I have heard the evidence of the last witness, as to the supposed

injury

which the Pra-

a will work

Praya will

to the Inland Lot Holders south_

- ward of the Queen's Road. Scannot see how a work so man

manifestly

advantagious to the entire community

As a

to all freedom of

Praya, giving to all

86.18

access to the sea, can

disadva

operate to the

advantage of those who E

Earry

σω

business upon the land. Take the of the storencspers, Mest Smith

Case

& Brinelow, on the South side

the Queen's Road. How can it

possibly injure them, to have provided for them a

greater facility of access to the sea, and of shipping and landing goods

прои

the seaboard?

I think that the proposed Praya is deficient inone particular, as planned. It might to be so extended as to enable large

So far

Meamers

and vessels to lie alongside,

ers and

that passengers

and goods may pass to and fro without being

in all cases

boats.

obliged to employ

I have no

• further

urther statements

to make, or suggestions to offer

349 %

Resolved that this Enquiry be

now closed, and that the Commission will meet tomorrow

at 10 a. M. to Consider their Report.

Adjourned until

a until tomorrow at

10 a. M. accordingly.

a. G

benfirmed (signed) I. bleisbolow Avstry, 9.0

President.

11th March 1856.

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89. 350

Seventh Day - 11th March 1886.

Present - All the Commissioner.

1 . The Minutes of the last meeting

were head and

Confirmed.

2. The President laid on the Table a

Draft Report, which was read ~ paragraphe by paragraphe and discussed. 5. Resolved that the Draft Report

now read be

approved and ordered to be copied for a final reading and Consideration, previously to adopting it as the Report of this Commission.

4. Resolved that the letter of Mr.

Antrobus and the Counter memorial

of Mr. Puddell be added to appendiat of this Report.

5. Resolved that this bommission

9o.

do a

day

adjourn

ru until such da

President shall noti

notify

as the

to the

ther members, fo

for the purposes

mentioned in the Third Resolution,

cordingly.

the

6. Adjourned President to notify are early day after receiving notice of the completion of the fair Ropy of the Draft Report

(Confirmed) ( signa) it bhisholmndustry, a. C.

President.

21th March 1856.

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91.

Eighth Day...

26th March 1856.

Present - All the Commissioners.

1 . The Minutes of the last Meeting

were read and confirmed.

Report was read

2. The Fair bepy Report

discussed, and, with some amendments,

adopted and signed

t and

3 . Resolved that the Report

a. G.

Appendices be transmitted to His lucelling

(Signed) I blicsholm Anstey,

William Couper, Copt, 6.RE. J. b. lower .

Council Room,

24th March 1856.

True Popy

Colonial Secretary.

22:1

Appendix II

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352

Public Notion and Declaration.

The following Notice is published for general information, but the necesary. partion lors not horning yet been obtainin regarding the fiortions of bound already

Murveyed_, the Hanks relating to the sumber and extent of allotments, and period of sale, samot yet be filled up.

Prangements having been made for the permament recupation of the island of Honghong, it has besme necessary to declare the principles and conditions upon which allotments of land will be made, pending ster Majesty's further pleasure.

Withe in view to the revereation t

the broom of our extensive a snitio

Minutes of

- Appon.

diq. I.

the meetings

Commission.

March, 1856.

of the Bowring Prayer

Inclosure No] in Despe

to 103 of

1856.

L - -

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over the lands

печ

or may be compatible with the immediate progress of the establishment, it is uno declared, that the number of allitments to be disposed of from time to time will be regulated inth due regard to the actual public wants.

It will be a condition of each title, that a building of a certain malice, hereafter to be fixed, must be created within a reavmake period of time, an the allotments; and there will be an general reservation of all

all Heer Mojesty's rights .

Pending Her Moyjesty's further pleasure, the lands will be allotted acording to the principles and practice of British Low, upon the tenure of

ouit rent to the broom.

Each allotment to be put up at

359

a public Anction, at a certain upset rate of quit-cent, and to be disposed of to the highest bidder. But it is Engorged!!

raged, on the

ட

on the part of Her Majesty's Government, that persones taking land-

upon

these terms, sheath_ howe the

perialege of purchasing in pee hold (if that tenure shall hereafter be offered by over Majesty's Grommen 2

to liold usine the " of sritiming !

original quite rent, if that condition

be better liked.

All arrangements with natives for the session of lande in cultivation, or substantially built upon, to be pade nily through an Officer defunted by the government of the island ; and no title will be valid, and no

and in recufany respected, unless the person claiming shall hold under an instrument granted

by the Government of the island, of chuch due registry must be made in the Government

Office.

It is distinally to be understand, that all natives in the crctual recupancy of lands in cultivation 1_ substantially built upon, with be enstrained to establish their rights to the satisfaction of the Cand Ifficer, and to take not titler, and liave the same duly registered.

In nder to accelerate the

exterblishment, notice is hereby given that a sale of Snow allotments, having a water frontage of yards,

and

bach

youlder,

youk

with the place at Man on the instant, by which time it is loped plans exliibiting the water fout of the town will be preporrest ;

Pervous purchasing toon_ Lets call

will

3545

IL M

be entitled to purchase suburban Country lots, of square acres Jacky, and will be permitted for the prevent to choose their now sites, subject to the approval of the Government of the

Island.

No rim of water to be diverted from its cause, inthin. I permission of the government

Chigned

1841.

Maans, Ating 201

1 May

Charles Ellist.

فا

+-+

N: 2.

Public Notice.

355

Lots

Notice is hereby given that a dale of the annual rate of gisterent of 100 of Lound, living conter poutage, sall take place of Honghong, on Susturday,

waler

the 19th stout, at 10 am

avalss of

100 toomis suburban lote. The dimension of the respective lots in'th be specified and defined on the spot, by the Commanding Afficer of Engineered, to colion portus are referred for further

particulare.

The titles will be delivered in pory- -ment of the rent, and the minimu

value of the buildings to be created on the lots, and the perint allowed for creation will also be them declared

Maser & form

18141.

(signed) Chenler Elliot,

Rotnes Superintendente,

cliourged in the the Government

inh tông hồng

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n:3.

356

Assistant keretary Morion's Terms Jale read at the first Land Sale_m 14th June 181461.

1. Mon a careful Hamination of the ground, it has been found imporssible to put up the number of lots,

· Murmed in the Government Advertisement of the of the instant, and only 50 lots, having sea portage of 100 feet worch, can at

lack, prevent be offered for falim. These lot's will all be on the feauard side of the trood. Loto on the land side of it, and hill and suburban Pots in

goural, it with get require fone time to make out!"

2. Each lot in th have a fea poutage of 100 fest, nearly, The depth from the sea to the road will incasarily say, The actrial extent of each

Conviderably.

;

lot, ne nevaly or it how ben possible_

to aveertain it, with be declared on the

ground, and parties with also home the opportunity of observing the extent_for themselves.

3. The biddings are to be for ammal corte of quit-rent, and shall be made in finnds Sterling; the dollar sin all payments to be competed at the rate of 4.44. The expiret price will be £11 for each Lot, the bidding to advance by- 10/26

s. J.

4. Each lot having been hurched_ doow to the highest bidder, be with reseive an acknowledgment that he is the purchover of the Let; and this notnarledgment will be relianged for apore formal title, as soon as the En precise measurement and registration of the lots shall be completed.

with

ก.

357

pay

5. Upon delivery of the litter, the fimchiavers in the be called on toping, the rent for the first year reckoning from the date of sale. fork. 6. They will also be required to sreet upon each both a bilding of the

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with

appraised value of 1,000 dollars, or to mour upon the land an

nottery to that amount, within a

within a period of Six months from the date of sale. As konrity for the performance of this sugagement, a deposit of 51 dollars shall be paid into the hands of the Treavurer to the Inperintendent intheim me week in from the day of sole, the defiroit repayable

oes an Igu

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ble as soon

amount shall have

been expended. Now compliance with these terms will incur

forfeiture of the defirsit and

allotment.

(Signed) J. Rott Morrison, Cloting Veeretary, and hervirer to the Superintendents of Trade.

2:4.

3583

Grement Notification His Excellency, Sir Henry Fittinger, Kent, Her-Britannias Majesty's Plenipotentiory

Ker, decoms it expedient to intinvite to all persons interested in the subject, that it is his intention to appoint, a committee consisting

of not

very shortly,

ot less than three members, to investigate any claim that may yet be pending regarding allotted treating of ground of whatever deveription, and finally to define and mark off the limits of all I reations that have yet been told on granted upon anf

terive.

The Committee will likewise

other

definitely fit the direction, breadth, Bes

"the "Queen's and all other oth

gisting

sting

public trade inthin the kettlement",

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and will be emfinvered to order the simmediate removal of any thermach- -_ments that may be found to have been smauthorizedly made upon their

expense of

the

such removals being

chargeable to the individuals to whom the breations, in which they have been made, belong

The Committee will porther be

instructed to trom it's attention to the examination of the best paints for laying doon new lines of roads, a yout those that have already been monked off, with a new of formiding breations "to meet the demande of them that be expected, from the rapidly increating population of the Colony, both European and Native; and any suggestions that individuals may wish to offer on this

part of the Committee's forrecedings with

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15 3595

receive from it the fullest envvideration, but it is at the same time expressly notified that is purshaves of graund by private persons, frau neatives formerly or nor in prosession, with be recognized - intl

Sanction

or confirmed, unle so the previous Faustia of the envstituted Authorities shath have been stained, it being the bavis of the footing on which the Island of Forughong has been taken provervinn of,

- and is to be held pending the Queen's Royal and Gravions Commande, that the "proprietory of the Sich is rested, and appertaine solely to the Cenon. On the same principle, the reclaiming of land, beyoud_ high sorter mark, must be deemed an

infring- ment on the Royalties of Her Majesty, and it is therefore positively prolibited. by any private peromo

;

& God Save the Queen- Hongkong, Yovernment Home, this 22 th of March 1842.

(Signed) Hotury Sittinger.

Horne

N:5.

of Marine Lease.

1-81

between

360

3607

een tur

This Suderture, of two ports, made the

-day of- Smercign Lady Vistoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith of the one part, and

the other park.

[Recites, 1. Letters Content of the 5 April, 6 Vict, creating this bolory, _ 2. Governor's Commission ; _ and 3. Instructions under

Signet of 6 April_ 1843 ]

"Now this Indenture intuerseth, that in Ensideration of the yearly cents, condition, and agreements, here after reserved And contained, by and on the port and behalf of the Sound

qoutere, administrators and assigns,

to be paid, done, and performed, and also

of the sum of five Current Dollars, which are at the time a legal tender in the soud Colary of Honghing in hand print

to the sound

пречном

of the said bolory for the awe of Hier find Majesty by the loud

at or before the sealing and delivery these Presents, the receipt where of is "hereby-ovckunoledged, Her find Merjerty

Queen Victoria, hath demised, leaved, and to farm let, and by then_Prevents dott

gound

demise, leave, and to form let, unto the

Soud

excentors, administrators and assigns, All that piece or parcel of ground, situate, lying, and being at Victoria in the found Island of Houghing, abutting on the Nort side there of in the sea at high water_ mark and measuring

ug thereon the Sith side there of on the Queen's

-feet,

361

ing thuren — feet,

Road and measuring thuren

the East side theren

172

and measuring thereon — fest, ound on the West side thereof m , and measuring theren fect, which said piece or parcel of ground contains in the whole

-square feet, and is registered in the Lound office as Marine Lot N.

in name of the said

trgestan with all savemente,

ཏྲ

profits, Crumrolitics, and appurtenance :whateverer, to the sound demised premises belonging, or in any wave appertaining, Except and always reserved suits Her Sonid Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, and Assigns, full piover to resume and -take prosession of all or any part of the Soid price or parcel of goo hereby demised, if required for the

inuo

informement of the brid Colony of Houghing, or for any other further purpose

whatsrever, three calendar months notice being given to the recufiant thereof of it's being so required, and or full, and forin compensation for the said land and the buldings thereon, being paid to the faid

heirs, exentors, administrators or assigns, at a valuation to be fairly and impartially made by the Surveyor of Her Sovid Majesty, Her Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, and in which soud valuation the benefit to averne to the found

heirs, excenters, administrators, or assigns,

such improvement, or public from any such sin purferve shall be allowed by way of det off against any damage, he, or they may suffer from such resumption.

crc/

น

aforesaid, Except and Reserved alos all Mines, Minerals, and Quarries of Store in sunder, and upon the sond premises, and all much mark, clay, alwuth, brick earth, gravel, sand, stone, and stones, and other farther, or materials, which

Minare or

here after during the

contimance of this densive that be under, or refore the torid premises,

av Heer

18y part or parts there of, Sond Majesty, Heer Hoeirs, Successors, and Assigns may require for the conds, finblic buildings, or other publ punferves of the souid Colony of Jonghing with full liberty of ingress, egreve, and regress, to and for Her faid Majesty, Heer Heirs,

Successors, and Assigns,

and Her and their Agents, servants,

and workmen, at reavmable times in

the year, during the continuance of

this demise, with or without horses, carts, carriages, and all other necessary things, ints, upon, from and not of all or a part or parts of the premises hereinbefre demired, to view, quarry, dig for, enivert, and carry away,

away, the sound excepted umerals, stove, sarther, and other things respectively, or any port or parts there of respectively, thereby doing as little donnages as prosible to the said

ᅲ

executors, administrators, on assigns = and Save and Except also full- finver to make and conduct in, through, and under the found here by demised premises,

and any public & common Sewers, drains, or wateremrses. And also

all

Sea

suck portion there of redjacent to the as may be required for building any public quay, fier, or roadway

362

fomiting thereto, Io Have and to hold the sonid frice in parcel of ground

and premiere, hereby demired, is intended so to be, with their, and every of their appurtenances, into the said

executors, admin-

คน

-_istrators, and assigne, from the liventy sixth day of Jime tino last passed, form and during and unto them fill onc and term of Seventy-five years from thence next evening, and fully to be complete and ended, fielding and agin Therefor yearly and Pery year

ли

the Jum

Herling

in current Dollars of the sand belang of Hongkong (out such rate of exchange may hereafter from time

as is minefor

to time be fixed as the roster of stations for the pragment of the salaries of the In this Servants of the soil lexlony) bech by

half-yearly payments, on the twenty fourth- day of June, and the twenty fift= twentypfifth day of

1 December, in every year, free and clear of and from all taxes, rates, charges, imprestions, and aver somente whatevever, infired on to be infireest apon on in respect of the trick lureby demised premises i in

any part thereof, during the term

the term hereby granted; the

Pureby granted ; first half yearly fragement of the slaid Yearly rent or fun of Sterling to be made on the

18-.

day find the barid

here

heirs, excenters,

here

administrators, and assique, de teraby Cmenant, fromise, and agree, to and with Her Said Majesty, Hver heirs, Successors, and Assigns by there

presents,

a following that is to

25 364

days [1. for payment of rent; 2. for pray-

[/ -_ment of taxes; _ 3. to build to the satio- - faustion of the Surveyors General ; - 4. to repair to the like datioforation, _ 6. to permit entry on the port of the Govern _ment in the last year of the terron, for the purpose of taking an inventorys And further, that it thath and thing

M. be lawful to and for Her david Mysty, Her Heirs, succesors, or Assigns, by Heer on their Surveyors, defuited to act for Heer, twice is oftener

thay

otter persow

on them.

-oftener in every- your during

year

the sound term, at all reasonable times in the day, to enter, and cove into, and upon the said parcel of ground hereby de mived, and into

in may Mesonages, in tememento, solrich out any time be built thereon, to view,

tranny

Search, and see the condition of the

defects, and

Some, and of all decors, defects, counts of reparation and amendments,

which

selviel upon every

such view-Brews

shall be found, to give, or leave notice warning in writing, at or upon the soid denied premiers, nuts, in for the

ito,

Said

excentors, adumnistrators, or assigns, to repairs and amend the fore, initium three Calendar Months, the my next follarings within which send time, or trace of #ree Calendar Ninths, after-tery such sustice in worming that he Is given — the Accid

- left ar aforesaid,

excentors, administrators, and assigns, here by emvenant, formice, and agree with Her Sorid Majesty, Her_ Heirs, Succesome, and assigne, to repair and amend all such decays, defects, and

3 6 5

rants of reparation and amendont

reparat ccordingly [7. Against offensive

trades. ] And also that be the sind

xecutors, administrators, or assigns

shall not, nor with let, underlet,

Murvive assign

1. rtgage

Mer

alber

any

Years, wittion

or otherwise pout with, all port of the Sonid hereby demierd "premises, for all or any pront of the Said term of Seventy five y out the some time registering

Anch alienation in the Lound Office, – in Such other office, as mory here after be instituted for the pursivees of

Registration in the send belony of Hongkong, and paying all teasonable fees and other exfened there. Porided alongs, and there prevents are upon this express condition, that if the scind

fitta

rany port

yearly rent of poyable in current dollars as aforesaid, herein before reserved. thereof, shall be in arrear and.

Land unprovid by the spouse of tiventy-one days sust over, or after my

on sitter of the Soid days colurem the Some might

dance to be posis as aforesaid, (ring law- fully demanded upon, is at any time after the sound liventy-one days, and not paid when demanded) i

in Cowe

of breach, or non-performance of any, or either of the other invenante, clauses, Constitions, agreements, or provisions turein_contained, and permisions and on the

by,

- port and behalf of the third

excentors, adminis-

-trators, and assigns to be kept, done, and performed, then, and in either;

a from thenceforth, and at

the said cases,

36€

all times thure after, the shall, and may be Conful to and for her faid Majesty, Her Heirs, dusecours, in Assigns, by the Governor of Konghing, or other pers Auly authorized in Heart behalf into and upon the Soud hereby dimived_ premiers, _ any port thereof,

Mone

that

in the

of the whole; to re-enter, and the fame to have again, retain, ze -proves, and vejos, av

av in Her or their

"first on former estate, nor if there "prevents had not been morde; and

the Sovid

executors, administrators, and +

assiques, and all other recufiers of the Sand premises, thereont, and thence sitterly to expel, put out, and amore, this Indenture or anything contained herein to the contrary sectiitlistanding In witness where of the said

330

set

duly authorized by Hver said Majesty as exforecerid, bathe executed thices presente, and hereunto fit the finblic dout of the Colony of Knyhing afrecarid, in the name and on the

Heart Livid Majesty's the behalf of

Sound

day and year first above written.

N: 6.

31 367

Extract from the letter of Mave fordine, Matheson & C., and twelve other Firmes

die

of Marina Lot Holders, to Sir Henry Fittinger, under date 4th March 18447.

"Korang hind opportunity of perusing the form of the leaves intended to be granted to the recupants of loud at Houghing, we dean it nor duty respecting to represent to your Excellency our greate surprise and disappointment at love of the stipulations therein contames. Indeed, in a letter from baptain Ellit, Her Majesty's Permifistentiary, under dorte Movers, of fine 1944, the principle of granting leavee witter in fee simple_n_ at a lovammal quit-cent, word dictinety-firmniced. We beg leave to annex to this letter_

новая

leased my very

on very moderate terms,

a copy of the dronment in question. It

Stipulated

กล

went that we were to

the time of sale it was behalf of Governmen

of die expend a certain dum in the every of buildings, then, on the louds, in order to secure their prosessine to me, click ive chorfully assorted to, never d mitting that we should be dealt with by the govern -_ment me four and equitable principles On the fourth of this pledge by the representative of governments, and before the terms of the proposed leaves became Kumon to wes, we hond repended 11 Sea= - tralles, warelimses, and diallings, very

Considerable dinner; but had we been

have

previously aware of the cruditions wor propred, we certainly fault out expended one forthing on buildings

•ht Honighong.

362

Extract from the litter of M. Lecretary Morename to Merr fordine, Matheson 8 6:, and twelve other Firmer of Marine

of Lit-Holders, under dorte & More 1844.

Sam divsted by His walle way the

вань Yorum in Council to acknnoledge the receipt of your

your litter, dated the It

Sir Hoo.

sexstant, to the outdress of Sir Cuttinger, with one enclosure, and ame to craquaint you that copies of there dremments will be transmitted by early oportunity for the convideation and Fanmands of Her Moyiety's

Commande Government

Jam at the dome time directed to

bry, theat Hows Exellency in Camoil in

No Ancand

111

prepared to admit the

validity of the general reasoning made nive of in your letter, or to recommend

334

to Her Majesty's Government on asquievers.ce in the sireeping terms of your application?

I am alor desired to remind you that int me individual in twenty of the purchenvers of land at the mies on_ grants authorized by captarim Olliett or M. felinston fulfilled the prescribed terms of three Sales or grants, that it Hence followed that the greater timber. this sales and grants might have

been declared to be mill and void, and

" the loud again fint up to public

Competition, when ito value had been greatly enhanced, as the won by the late tiles by Auction; that Hat Chance _ment is forovent as well by the result of there Sales as by the undeniable and notorious eixemestance that perhape

_thom there fourths of the money

369

Laid out in this Colony has been expanded since the publication of the Notifianting already quoted in this letter, in in other

words, Inice the island bearme

bona fide prosession of the British вче bron. But the Treal Gernment willingly availed themselves of the dis- -_crction left to them (under the peremptory restrictione auto alienationed), to disturt

little

ØLV

was envistent with the general interests of Freiety and the well being of the Colony, the net primer authorized.

At the some time His Excelle way The Governor in beweil distinctly and milievitatingly declares, whatever may be the desirin Her Majesty's Government

be pleased to come to mo appeal, he should esteem any orange- _ment, grounded, bravever cemotely,

may

enne

You'r

زیاده

the principle alluded to in baptain- Elliotts letter to your address of the 17th June 1844, of which you have thinght

"it worth while to submit o

copy

to be utterly inapplicable to the present starte and future prropecto of this Colony, and strimely and wholly unjust towards the righto of the Carnon

n:7.

370 %

Extract from letter of A. F. Jordan, Eufe Land Officer, to Lieut. Coloul Mateolin, b. 2., Acting Colonial Secretary, dated

# July 1845.

May

had

"To the Westword of the Government Hot the Queen's Front live not been completed quite so far as the West Point Banacks, up to vluch

hoint it is in progress, and it will then be contimed innd Mary King, Along the Northern side of the Grout, from the Lover Bazaar to the West Barracks, there will be an umber of Lots with sean proudage; and upon the offervite side a car of shops dwelling lowes, with some good

in situations for titles further up the bith.

что

In what constitutes now the bulk

the Show (between Government Hill and the Lower Eazaar), it appears to me that

330

leg

regard

the present dispiroition of streets must be followed not; but more with be poride to informity and regularity in building thom has o been done. In this Ireality

thith some valuable Liter

there

crc mre

of Land not disposed of, and along the Northern side of the Road a few Marine Loto have been retoried by Lby the Government.

His swellensy. The Governor live I believe already decided, that the Church is to be built on the flat sforce, out the front of Government deill. On the fause of this hill, a little more to the Southward, I profiova to crest the buildings which wall be required for Courto of Low and

various other

other Offices -

there is ample space for two ranger

or Terracie

Going

than

3719

inthenet further up the hill thou situation known as the Acclimatizing Banacho - and thus the prevent Govern- _ment House, with whatever additions

may be required there, for the Secretarice and personal staff of their Excellency the Governor, with

remain

av at present isolated from all other

buildi

with my

of those

nor will

with with the view

propoved interfere from it. His

Esellensy The Govern

it. Hoie Coseellen

how already- Misken of having a space of lound reclaimed from the ser "port of this hill, in order to form a finthic bounding place, with an

-Public Walk. I ti Explanade

Rays

that a Fr

Love

should be carried out

in front of all the buildings both Eastward and Westward, from Govern

ment Hill. Eastward I could have

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на

it extend at least on for as the cocks at the foot of Lot marked M: 86 in the Survey ("Hocerjeting Hopital (Bill), but if my plan for reclaiming the land in front of the Wong, veiveling talley

were to be carried not, then I would hove the Prayer to go amuund the foot of the hill and join the sea walk in- -abroing the reclaimed land, and would also contime it Eastwards

46.

of the trolley to the "Print" the property

Men Jordine, Mathison, H. Westward from

3.2 from Government Hill the Raya might be extended as for Noway Bay, and the land there reclaimed s of very valuable

would form a member of very Marine Lots. The part of the Lover Bugnar which is on the sex beach__ with Iam enimised be destroyed by the first Typhoon me by a heavy gale

372

of wind; but even were it substantially huilt, I am decidedly of opinion that

it should be removed, and the sites

let for European More lowered.

Most live of a frmitage is for to valuable to the word for paltry. blince

houses.

I propose Hist a Public Roadway clove to the sea, of Fifty (50) Feet in width, stimuld be left me the Paya the sporce between that and the linier to be

the private property of the movers of the Lots, and that they should have per- Missing to creet Piers for the morniene of landing their Goods, with, of enne, the right of charging wharfage for other parties sving them. All the pervov 10410 have already become prevevere of Marine Loto are willing to assist in carrying out this plan, and to pay

who

the

would

proportion of the expence. In some sour

quantity of bound soluich they gavin, after dedusting the fifty feet of

112

troudway, would be considerable, – othere but dewall_but I believe in so the cave would the rood_suer rack in

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Lots already grunted, and for whatever loud they did

gain thay would, fenirs, charged be allonged out the forme rate or for the cent of their lots. In front of thine Marine Loto not get disproved of there com be no difficulty, for they may be put up to sale with a clause binding

the

chauver to build his portion

the sea-wall. The distance between the points I have mentioned as the extremities of the Raya, is as the orno flies about 27/8 Miles; round the croust it is of course much more, Miles, which would be a magnificent

keing

ng H

373

fromenade, and would afford ample im_for_ trope, gine, be, in the event of a defence of the island being necesary I hope to love the survey put into my hands in sufficient time to mark by a single live, the distance, kourand, to chided propove to sorry not the wall, and to that distance Shuno, from personal examination, it can be dove, without any more affioratives o

means than we shall have at no

commount in a few weeker. The expense, I believe, would be covered by (+36) Thirtyfive dollars per lineal yard, exclusive of the filling in, which could be done with the earth execrated from the lots out the offiovite side of

to side of the road, for nearly the solidle distance, and_alve that prooured by witting dnow sear ortion of the high hills by the sha

Me or h

:44

dion

Side, where the land gained wild well repory the exfrence of onthing. It in th pritably be found swese very very dom to make some public landing places, and the Government Market Mel wall require to be enlarged; for the former deveral pieces of land have beco selected, and for the latter the adjacent lot low been reserved.

lots,

It appears to ine to be desirable that, in disproving of loud for building, there should be a classification of lite.- buildings of a portionlar clove mly to be allowed in certain I realities; for instance, blinese Bongaars mily to be permitted at intervals coure they be found necessary proper degree of miformity to be invisted on in building threets.

In some of the loto already built

May

Necessors; and a

3745

expon, the proprietine have slightly

few

ivere

olick

uno Verreely

execeded their limits; and, in a instameed, they howe taken / creversion of love them the quantity for cobrote they registered. Much confusion has Misrn from the land never horning ban properly set out, and even und

Soon any are hung his limits. As somas My one the survey is finished, this will be restified, and the precise quantity, and shape, in the recupation of each person will be laid down.

There is only on single instance of a person claiming a large quantity of land for which he is not registered.

Senelove with this Report a list of all the lots that leave in any way been dispersed of on the island, up to this date, specifying by whom granted, 19

}

what terms, and any other portionlors; and alss dividing them into the three classes by which they have hitherto been hunon, viz., Tron, Marine, Suburban, and Bazaar liter; and I would observe that, in my opinion, there is mely a single bot that should be placed in the clauses of "Suburban". I allude to the "Bungalno which_ M. Mathiso

have built on what is hunon vu the "Black Mount! All the others are near the sea, and some actually in the town. Milst to the most remote (not me of their three quarter of a mile distant good. apparractice may

be made – A few more Kenzaar Lots have been built than appare in the registry: the particulars of them will kekunow when the Survey is finished.

N: 8

375

Extract from the Report & R. Montgomery Martin, Expts, Colonial Reasurer,

July

1844.

in the Woonin

The Surveys = General, in an official report to chr. Houry Sittinger, of 22 porgen, dorted 6 fuly 1843, proposed building an entirely-new-tron i_sity, -eling talticy (which may be aptly catted the valley of deathed), with a grand + canal, and many branch_ canales,8,8,

two ranger

Lounges of terraced of houver, tho, So, Crits of low and various other offices; croclimating Banacks; additions to the prevent Groommment house, for the secretaries and peromial staff of the Govern, verlated from all other_ "buildings; i opsance of loud to be rechrine from the sea for a public landing place, with

with an Deplanade_12_penblic

ес

Bmw CARE -

walk;

-magnificent for menade of

four miles to be made on

2011

twow

emvered by the Sea, which was to be excluded by a sea- wall, at a sost

of 25 dollars per lineal yard, solusive of filling

200

over

in, Bes; a circular wood we hills and ravince, round the entire island, Her, Hus, and afted for cominges, and for moving trope with speed and farsility to any part of the island where they may happen to be required for the protection of the different illegal (These villages, be it remembered, co- -_taining nothing but a few-lundreds of a theering, pirational prepulation ) Trefer to the Gover

Government Archives for full details of these and other most ridionlone projecto, involving a cast expenditure of public money, which nove but the wildest theorists or self-

3769

ment

- interested puerome could have projected in entertained.

the 17th December 1846, the Surveyor -General loud before Sir Hottinger the elevation of a building for a Governm Office, per, with a fruit of bo fect "length, by 50 feet in depth, and which would probably cost £ame Sterling.

£30,000 There seemed to be the greatest provible desire to spend a large port of blimer indemnity sumey wretched, boren, suhealthy, and sveleve rock, which the solidle wealth,

Eof the

this

energy, and talent of England would never render habitable, creditable as a

Mane.

belong to the British

Separate.

Victoria, Honghong,

My Lord,

21 th August 1844

377

Haring been requested by M.

R.M. Martion to forward to Jour Lordship the accompanying sherrating from himself or the belony of Koughing, I have amplied with his

with his request, but

at the same time comsed to te addressed to him the enclosed letters

in which I have onveyed my general

노

opinion as to the paper;

It is four, linvever, to Mr. Martin

to observe that his remarks

Tvere

written after only a few weeks residence, under sirenstances of very indifferent

The Right Honorable

Lord Stanley, M. P.,

&c.

}

health. I mild cavily finit nit erms in regard to forts and con- _clusions, Edid I deem it necessary to divell upon the subject), snice soluich will be sufficiently apparent the Public Desportoties. I regret the thength of ex- - pression which_ M. Martin has

in the

from

Made

use

ve of

this paper, since

much of it must be recived as applying to the pirreedings and representations of my dietings

distinguished predecessor, Sir Henry Sottungary

I do not deem it necessary however to detoxin Your Lordship further me the Subject, except to shverve that I cannot give the sanction my opinion to its general tener.

I howe, Be:, (Signed) J. F. Dries

Davis.

Nr.249.

dir,

Victoria, Honghong,

21th August 184147.

53.

372

Jom instructed by His Eyelling

I'm

request m

·2011

May

The Governor to inform you that he how perused your paper concerning Hoghong, bluello you

which be forwarded to Lord Stanley, doing this, linvever, His Excellency ww itimly right towards you

deems

it WOL

a few

starte, with reference to the Contents of that paper,

cz, written with the discord rountage of mily week's Kunoledge of the place, that he emild not forward it inthiout prowsing his son judgment on the incorrectness of many of the facts

лісс

and conclusions,

R.M. Martin, Erpe,

Hey

Kai,

an and

Xe:

the absence

they live

of moderation in the style

Her Majesty's Government have expressed their tighe approbation of the several details and represent _ations with which they have been furnished by hoie Wheelleney's fire- -decessor, dis Henry Sittinger, every point conected with this

printermeated Colony, and some of the expressions four -paper, might be sometimes

1.12

-1

172

into reflections on the forrecedings of that distinguished personage, which this Exellency smuld not

How forward with his danction

In sopying the Appendix to which

You allude, Sam directed to drow Your attention to the necesarity

nece varity of ot recupying the time, or diverting the attention of them blacks in the Treasury Office from their proper

379

duties, and in cases where drou _mento have already been furnished from the different Deportments, it might be sufficient merely to

refer

to them.

I have, too.

(Signed) Frederick W. M. Bruce,

Colonial Secretary.

Memorandum of baptam Sir Edward Keleher, forming Inclosure M: 3 in Lord Arley's Private Despatch of

10th Movember 1848.

The position which I should prefer as the site for building, comild be the valley immediately. South of the Colorm Temimailu, for the follmang

readme.

иде

ᅲ

ressels

First - The ancliorange enables resect to take admustage of part of brolone Kay, which is well sheltered from Motherly winds, independent of the capacions amelinage immediately in the vicinity of the proposed site, and to the Westward of Conolon Peninsula.

desoudly_ In whatever position it is determined to place the Inomy it

manifestly incumbent to erect

works to command the Eastern Paws,

ad to prevent the creation

any

well

the Chinese in Croloon

пи

obvious

Peninsula. The shrine advantage of Martells Invers on the pointo

nearest must,

Mrx

lance at the

plom, be apparent Independent also of external face it will be everentially, necessary to keep the Angles. Chinese population

under

Control, which such defences, inde- -pendent of the greater fortifications for the accommodation of the troops

would materially aid !

In convenient position for control be selected than me the heights out the extreme limito

other site could more

on at

Thirdly Sue the my propoved trom.

In event

of reenfying

381

part of the Dunneula of broom, it would be immediately piorstected in covered by the Batteries and Main Jamisonne Hooghing.

The superficial extent of good andlurage (is marked in them the dotter lines on the plan annexed amonto to about twos Square miles independent of the rouge westerly to the old Anelurage them deemed bad.

In order to adapt my propined site for the building of the hond would suggest the cutting off of the

mild

Crniel

нефе

of the small hills, which are scattered in the ralley, and corrying a level, above the highest gate leder, So aux to fill up a thace, to be

netlined

Store Sea wall, into

2 fattions, and thus afford from one mile of wharfage, which,

tha

noing to the sudden increave

crease of depth from 2 to 3p, would certainly admit of vessels erving sufficiently elrow

to inlade, almirst out their worchinutes It is proposed to contime this sea- Mall, and in the dotted lines, to the next Eastern Beach.

The Small Island (Verttery bland of the bloat) I would prefive camecting to the Show by a solid Mowory kreak-

- water, and a return head to the

Westward, mabling Hiper to lie securely within for temporary repairs

heaving doon.

The disabled Guns and old com from the dismantled Arts, could_ materially add to the durability of works under water, by the combination

their ride with Land, Be: _ The suaterials for these works of

3802

Neir

Sound ready squared granite are immediately at hand (where the Forts on Croloon Temineula are being destroyed and taken ouray for private usa_ and the Eastern quarries are also stored with lounge supplies, which

doubtless are

intended for the construction Batteries in Canton River.

The

expenses of any of there proponed cookies would be amply repaid by the

cho

Parges,

which would

cheerfully be

{

paid for their accommodation. I have cemarked during the

Eners

of My Survey of Houghing (Huastionularly when determined for the day obverting at bleurvatory Pant), that is ben cali how prevailed at the old or waterin ancliorage, that a moderate breeze prevails in this

in this Strait, /irobably resulting from an induced current,

conved by the rarefaction of the air (when the sum heves influence) along the extant of valley towards Tyton Pass. This is ou

advantage tro

manifest to be overlooked in the

મ

offerevesive attureplure of these regimes. The levelling of the before mentioned bills would afford materials for + excellent gardens, and the importantly creaves of sultimated spots, of which the bland is at present miserably defisient

aid in the mereact

The tea live should be reserved for warehouses alone, with wide theets, in the direction of the meridion polsiche would searcily see the time before 11, ^ after me delock. By suele presus I feel satisfied that undue heat

muld not be experienced. The red need hills would afford ample space for

117

63 382

Comfortable private residence

It would materially tend to the comfort, cleanliness, and salubrity of the Chan, if advantage

Owv lve

trous

Tarkem.

the prevent abundant supply weiter. This shined be distinolly separated into branches, and rendered available for consumption the buffly of shipping (well into the sea and cleansing av

well ou cooling the Farm. The construction of such coaster toorke for the shipping at this moment, could immediately repory the nittory.

With regourd to the future appearance, regularity, ande of the Show, it may be well wonthly of the serine consideration of shine.

and convenience.

under whose immediate man-

ment it

Emay

rest, to secure the

grand mottines of the probable extremity,

647

sary for 21 pors pin for repecty, and to take sure that no present sales on grants are of such temere_ow loc

eventually to forme troublesome in the event of the necessity or wish for extension. The Inundings Hermigliont ar generally regular, the dangers abou water may be apporrected within 3 yards, and with a defith of fortions, and the urture

bottom beneath the mont

alre

مرم

of the

...d generally tough day. Beneath the granite at the Beawh this clary prequently refer nit, it is of very compact texture, pee from foreign mixture, and apparently well adapted for briskie and funddling

(Signed) Edir & Belcher, Captam.

Gentlemen,

N:10.

Land Office

384

iL 1843.

Houghing, 28th (ail 1945

It is the cask of the Govern

-ment of Honghong to cometruet a public With or "Proryou along the dea side import of all buildings, but in order to carry

out this intention it

will be necessary to come to an understanding with three fontics sole love become pireve vorrs of Marine Lite. have the plow proproed would be as follows. A sherce (bry ten feet in width) to he left along the edge of the walle quary, for

the emirenience of persons landing goods, this to be divided from the road by posts and chains, or Jane other suitable fence, them or width of Misty feet of traderary for the use of the public, with a conresponding fence;

ין

5.4

And the

Surse between it and the house to be private property. Such is

Sketel of what

prepovedy, and in

and

order to sorry it into excention it will be no seewary to make the dea walls further out thom hous beem extemplated by individuales, auch they with therefore be more offensive In ensideration, linvever, of pervoed giving the wee

of the propioved Broadway,

the Government will bear part of the effieuse of creating the sea-wills, and ready to grant permission

will also be readypt,

to the parties to carry mit fuere beyond bow water mark _ such piers to be their private property. And Government will also be ready to grant an increase of the loto when it may

with

to the

be wished, by selling the line of the Queen's Road further inland.

I shall be glad to hear from

on the

385

you, at your earliest anvenience,

The Jubject.

I have, Be.,

M.F. Gordon

(Signed)

Mers & Fry, Rowery, of 6:

Jurner & Co.

во

Dion & lo.

More Vicar & Co.

6. Jumel & 6: Hetoher, Innes, & 6: Holliday, Wire, & 6.- Franje Jonnectjee, Trope Dardharthing Rustomjee, Elf Captain Larkins.

મધ્ય

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Ji,

Masa+, 1 # May 189453.88 Macore, 14

We have the honor to

bea to

ackunoledge receipt of your letter of the 28th, ultimo, dull beg state in reply that we shall be happy to Emour in any arrange

-picent - Muent which

approved

be generally

and which is calculated

to pronte the interests of the island, and the news of the Government

of Komughing.

We have, then,

(Signed) Macriens &

A. A. Gordon, Cooper,

Land Office, Knighing.

70.

ची 171843.

Hongkong, May 1

71 387

Being interested in Marine Lit No.4, and at the request of Merve for dine, Matte son to be, Agents for Capt Larkin, I have to ackunoledge the receipt

f your Enmmunisation addressed to lin under date 28th alter

You

Mr Matheson devires me to inform

that his house does not feel

wed

Leaking

to mnour the expence for bath. Loshine of building a "Kenya", ou you profiore. "Regretting the

that Mr. Mathesni's decision presents my acceding to your forepovach for so desirable an informement,

ہوے

21112

(Signed) W. Gillespie .

M. F. Gordon, Cope, Lound Officer, Hongkong.

CLLL

Macos, 2 May 1843, 382

A. F. Gordon, Edge, Land Officer,

Hongkong.

Dear Sir,

I have the hows to. achinoledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th April, respecting

plan for making a Praya prout of the Marine Allotments at Konighing,

I beg to inform you

for

that

regards my nom property

I have recently made a Contrast for the building of a

Sea-wall,

which I am bound to fulfil; but being desirous to aid the Government much as Jean in the propoved

As M

જ.

improvements, I have instructed My Agent at Honighing to endeavor

|74

ceced

to cancel the contract by praying forfeit to the builder, and in this I shall be happy to pay into the levende of Her Majesty's Government

hands

such a sun

UL OW

the Wall would

have cost me

me, in furtherance of the Construction of a Public Proryan,

which I trust with be envoidered ou much as can be expected from me, taking all things into consideration, such as the depreciation in the ralice of the property, deprivation of primate soliorfarge,

OLV

De:, and other conveniences. I have, H.,

how

(Signed) Komjen famertjee.

14)

Macos, 20th May

A. F. Gordon, Swift,

Land Officer,

dir,

Honighing.

389 1843.

We have the lover to achupoledy

receipt of your regarding?

the

letter dated 28th ulto:,

the news of Her Majestys

Government, to convotnet a public walk on Raya at Houghing.

We shall be happy in the, av in all other matters, to forward the plow

of Govenment as for as lies simpo

lower. And the it would

give no

give

トレールセッ

"great pleasure to see fuck improvement on this sormed ints effect,

we think

Five

Jet.

い

ceuliar__

me;

nor

Mir Mon Cave

and in nor

is a

opinion,

which we offer with deference,

Ave

seareely be expected to contribute

com Seare

{

to the expense of the proposed under tacking, having already expended large sum of survey in building. substantial and safe stone wall,

have

which

A ver

wo douth will

- fully the intention, of fore- _-_teating our property, if kept private, Supproved it would be at the

ou live

trine of the purchase.

Service in

the walk is chiefly built of ent granite stones, of about a foot square, and several feet in length and if there would be of any enuhrusting the niter wall as proposed by Government, much pleasure in tendering them

for this purpose

have

as you are aware, is a

233

Our lot, as you norrno strip of 285 feet frontage, [_aily feet in defith, having

and only

side walls as well ows a front on

and it cannot be widened

༡༽ 390

you

porofiove, by the moing back the line of the Queen's Road, without taking

taking away a post of our show allotment, soluich is immediately behind it. If we had not already con-

-structed a wall, we should howe

been most happy to have borne getable share of the experive;

under the sirommertanced

eed we

bit

hust

Grocrment will take the peculiarity:

our cave into consideration, and.

not require

to add to our

wito

Like us

henry-expenditure.

already

In our opinion, if this improve-

い

_ment is carried into effect,

value of waterside allotmente wall be lessened, by depriving them the privacy and

and convenience,

to day

Lady

nothing of the profits, of whorfarges- but there privileges and willing to forego for the funtlic

we are read

blis

advantage We Love, thes,

(Signed) Holliday, Wive, & 6:

Morson, 4+ Mory

Macas,

A.A. Gordon, Evght,

Land Office,

Honigkning.

矗

1843.

391

We have to acknowledge receipt.

of your letter of the 28th witting, and in reply we beg to inform you

that

ive

will readily on operate with Government

in emestructing a public walk or

nor Marine Lot,

れい

in accordance with the plow propoved;

upon such terme

Mary

agreed

to by other pontics, whose lote with be affected by the intended alteration: "We are glad to learn that govern- _ment will grant an mereave to the size of the lote, when it may be wisted, by selling the line of Queen's Road, further inland; and

the

ས

⠀

бо

as we are desirous of thorsing no lot with a wall as tom as provible,

lve

Ат

your sine

shall feel stliged by your

ALV

ாே

at your couliest eme

venience what extent of mercade

-forming Government.

대

are firefioured to recognize,

in order that the boundaries of our

lot may be defined accordingly.

are, Bes

(Signed) Fry, Rowoon, 86%

Macos, 5 May 1845

Alexanders, Gordon, Exper

Land Officer, Dos, Bar, Bai,

Konighing.

Jir,

hossession

21.

392

Only yesterday were we fuit in preversion of your communication of est ulter, relative to the propioved public walk on Praya in front of the Marina Lots at Konighing.

If the Government of Houghing shined determine to comy not their_; should

this matter we shall of enove.

news on

have to fall in with the

arrow

general

ements which may be pande

with the Holdere of Lea Loto, hitire fech boun

bound to inform you that the poropoved plomm threatens us with a

feeh

considerable loss in monies expended

in filling up_ner lot. And, that in

hulding

as we have done, we have looked forward to, and counted upon, the great security and facility to the vines in being able to land and slick- Merelionding immediately in thin and -gates. We shall be happy if there points in connection with the Large= sparse required for "laying doon

"may be found worthy of your

Min 9

Jas

enwideration.

We remain, Des, (Signed) W:62. Jemmell & 6.

во

Mary 184399

Macas, St. Mary

A. J. Gordne, Eye, Land Officer

Jir,

Honighing.

the

баз

the are forored with your letter of 20th April, and have given the pro-. proition ontained herein due + -fervition Oritain consideration.

vere

would

Ms.

To for as we individually are emcerned, the Refined Panya interfere with no business, bytherming it open to the public, by preventing from creating shades in port to protect mur cargo from the weather, by offering us to filmder, and, in consequense of a public thoroughfare, retarding the Hipment and discharge of sargs

Although it

Mir

may

appear matter

chen

of trifling consequence, the thermoing spen

172

on.

→

CML-

reater mo-

- property to the public, still _sideration, it is matter of greater _ment than it at first would appear.

utity received into

ner

In the simple matter of rescising goods from England, such public thin angler through -fore imild enable the blinconto note the quantity Godovove, soluich might, materially affect nor market by defiressing frices -- Mereva, by our Marine Loto being private, we might reseive any amount of barge into me Godnous with nut produsing any of the bord effects proch

до

nih.

indue exfireure would ineviton

an pindue

bring about

On the other hand, as a matter of " public utility and comfort, it is

sinquestionable, and for drith wonild make our property more fecure, but would fain liope the Houghong

Ive

394

85.

are

Government would morturely envsuder whether the interests of the mercantile community or those of the public most sinportant. In Manilor the_ public promenade is in thout the Savon

and See, no reason

I the

why such

ли

simild not be the save at Knighing.

should

Such is

nur

гд

view of the mother, which we subunit with all deference to the Konighing Government Wirele

might be adduced against the profioved plan as interfering with hiviners, but space will not all no. At present we have entracted for nir Sea-wall for $2,000. Mined the propoved plan be conried out, and the cost of one frontage be $1400, we could willingly pay half; but if on the other

-hand it execeded this sum, them

consider it would be four for the

propistors to pay me third Goernment looking to the public for the other third, which we

we enceive could not be of

-fested to, as they would be principally- benefited by the proposed improvement. Before this or any other plan is finally agreed upon we would suggest the propriety of living the proposal of the Haighnig Government for inden- -sification clearly set forth, and expecially that part relative to giving an equivalent at the back of the Lote equal to that given up in front.

In any way

-willing to give Government our cordial Support, cesting Introfied that due emosideration

: given to the

will be

2014

tre oro

to the mercantile interests.

We remain, De:,

(Signed)

во

Shyne. 4) Turner & 6: _

Marcas, 11th Mary 1842.

11th

N. F. Gordon, Dyle,

Land Office,

Honighing

Lir

395

We are most devirmed of overtaining the intentions of Government, respecting the construction of a Praya in port of nor let at tonighing

πιε

ous in the frent

even

of a Syplom recuning, which is not

likely at this seas

this season unlikely at

of the years

no_ linive would be dangerously situated, and of Government do not intend carrying out their proposed plan form the enestruction of a Raya, we flioned

Hildinga

これ

Sea-wall imme-

-diately, in order to protect it.

We are, &c.,

(Signed) Fox, Rowero, 86.

Marcos, 10th May

A.F. Gordon, Cafe, Hongkong. Dear Sir,

1843.

396

We have the honor to

achumoledy receipt of yours bearing date the 28th wittino, advising the wishes of Government as regards the formation of a Parya_s_ public with, along the sea sider, in front of the Marnie Lote at Hinghong_ and in reply-beg to day

that we shall be most.

happy, in enijunction with the other holders of Marine property, to preet any wishes of the Government that may be generally adopted_

We are, De.,

(Signed) pprn Diron & 6:

1. W.

~Dale.

A MATI LE

N:11.

2. Gordon, Edyt

Ke:,

di,

Ker

Honighing

Preferring to the Government Moti -fication under date the 10th, and to your letter of the 19th April lount, we beg " leave to submit to you that the boundary

the

Marke (granite Kreks) in no_Mate Anit Hooks) on Leto, MN 3164, and 4865, are at present in the exorst situation where they were ploved by the Officers of Government, and also in ofist where the pickets were placed on the day of public dale, when we made the furstone of the Land, and that the foundation of our ove been plowed within three limits.

With referense to the sironmetamuse thist the superficial

measurement

the tin Loto in question amonto by your

Caufentation to considerably more than ount published

that stated in the Account

goo

in the Honghong Gazette of 98 June 1841, right, 344 7.800 fet, and 185_6.900 feet, in will 14 700 feet, we may be altered to finit out that in sou

что

allowed

snivequence of erreum-

By t

stances which it is unexesorary detail, we have been obliged to build two sea- walls, which will account,

Efor port of suck mereaved measurement;

and at the same time to dove that

the pickets ploreed no the ground by the

be Government officere, mery we think he more fairly deemed to defuire the limito of mer property than the published event of superficial measurements, which,

στι

in en

an error in

printing.

{ } =

may

confuitation, sefiying, 02

We may be allowed, in Soliciting the consideration of the Government of

39893

Houghing

may

not be curtail that no property

by an alteration=

sin the live of Road, to pant not that:

110

the quantity of water frontage which we pureloved brav tot a matter of speculation in land, but thnk looking to the limited quantity of such land

which was available at the time

Sale, we confined,

to what was

snifined our purchinves strictly and indiepenvally

our establishment, and that

Secceverary for te lying on the limits remaining mattered

The

howe, not sought to increase nin

interest in such land dewhere . Any alteration redusing our very limited- extent of building ground could therefore

11025

recading us very enividerable

love from

insmvenience, besides kérines lows pron mor living gone to the exfence of mushing the foundation of nor line, and ordering

the prame to be made, with reference to such foundation, ost Monila.

Witting shint of such renoms

would have induced me to solicit the

envideration of Government to me cave, it being for from nor wish or intention witter to ask for anything more than

πιτ

som

what we have considerent to be cectual rights, or in the most remote manner to stand in the wary of Public improvement, the are inclined, have ver, to believe that in the Survey of the pro- - pirved live of Food it may be found, that the object of Government con be equally well rttained by alteration on the other side, and we should readily. contribute to pay any part of the ho

the expense of such alteration at which me property might be assessed, in order to preverse unaltered the prevent limite

}

of no let

399

We beg leave to request you will Submit this letter to Hire Excellency Sir Houry Gittinger.

We are, Bes,

(Signed) Dont & br_

Haughing, May 1945. 2

1842..

No 12.

40097

Extract from Pirate Despatele of Lord Hirnley to Sir Henry Pottinger,

dis

dated 15th M member 1845.

do not send you either theer dronments, in the Substance of them,

in an official form, because I felt that on the imperfect information which is perversed in this entry it would be

indent to attempt

detailed instructions ufion a question

it's determination the

decurate treat knowledge.

guising for

You will, Hurefore, I trust, clearly understand that I transmit the paper you, merely with a new of plowing ideas upon the subject fully before

ake live

you, and of enabling you to make of them, Would you emender, on reading Where dromments, that the suggestions

contain can be turned to advantage?

they contain can

" do not by this opportunity-And you any reply to your Despatch, M: 3. "reporting on the subject of the different grante of land. Av dosllect, linvever, that your difficulties in making

arrangeme

to under this heard live+

into

arisen mit of the doitt created by the divenssions which have taken plowe between yourself and Major Pilotrich, I trust that you

with experience memvenience from the delay = "

99 401

Extract from Sir George Munay's "Memorandum respecting the Island

of Homyhiny, dated 14 Member 1863,

Hongkong, and forming dualioure M16 in Lord Stanley's Pirate Despatch of

сан

716

Movember 18413.

"In order to give in wider range

should

of protection, linvever, to the trustioring ground import of the show of Victorian, me or two Martells Invere having liscing Guns, in cueloved Battery, at the foot of couch Cover, simild be enwhunted to the Eastward and to the Westward of the extremities of the "Soon Will prepoved by Sir Edward Belcher, And there

shimild erover

their fire in the direction of that port of the Kinolone Tomisula which approaches nearest- to the Joom of Victoria.

1100

N125.

diz,

N: 13.

Drawing Threet,

N. Janmary 1800

322

1844.

lol

402

Hooing in my Dopistola of the 18.5. settings. (We Military) emveyed to you the decision of Her Majesty's Gvernment in regard to the Militory defences & Enghay

of it remanie now for me to explain then

mento

views in respect to the Launde in the Slant which have been already dispond to priosite individuale, aw reported by

2/2

"Your Desportolices of the 23 June 25, and the 17th, 24th, and 21 July, Nos 7, 9, and 12.

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Ann there Despatches, and the Supers

From

solist avoosing them, it appears that

Mumerous po

arties have required Lands

ist

at Hongling _ 1 + Under_a_Notification

Journe

Major-General

Mr. Hodhry Cuttinger, (But, K.G...B.,

Heil

Bai,

109

invered by bruttorin Charlie Elliot, cole office

Several Marine Lete to Sake at Austion.

average

grrly Under a subsequent Notifiontion by Mr folenston, who established the price realized at the above sales as an fixed price for Marine Lots, and named different fixed price for Iron and for Suburban Loto respectively, and 3 Munder certain grants, made by you to special descriptions of perence, such onto Govern- _ment Afficere, or to individuals proposing to undertake work's envidered of generat utility on to Charitable Swictices.

Neither of the Officers whove named. - yourself, held at that time any- baumwin giving authority finally to вни disprove of Lands at Haughing on behalf of the brown, and consequently-ay-anange- ments made by you must have been subject, even

it had not been exfirevoly

103

402

de stated, as regards the first and third of the foregoing dinsions, to the coventual signification of Her Majesty's plesovine. The immediate question, therefore, apparen to be, what should be done as to the Land appropriated by the three davvers above Cumerated. I shall take another oppor -trunity of snevidering what would be the best general emirve in the future_disport of Lands.

1. Under Exiptorin Ellist's Notification the Lounds were funt up to Auction the hidding were required to be for a certain annual Quit Rent perymenty, to voluish the

was given, and the whole of the terms were explained to be subject to the Queen's pleasure. Howning arrefully scammed the particulars of the Sales under this and subsequent notices, I find that the summba of Lots sold_under_Captam llistes rustice

しず

number

i1014

brow

united in the

Thirty-three; that they wormounted aggregate to an extent not unch esecuting Mine deres ; and that the ammal_pory__ _ment bid for them

£3,132. Mic

amounts to an averagin Housand Square Feet, a price which is

average of £7.8.6 per

£39.3 equal t

ah to a rate of more than £ERG per ammmm for the avere. Abverning this result, Jeannot hesitate in expressing my arsent to the new taction in Your Despatele 197, that it would only be just to confirm the Marmine Lots out the price they feteleed at Auction upon Leaves for Fifty Years.

In respect, linvever, to the suggestion thech there Mined be a right of renewal such terms on the state of the Colony-

render expedient, _ it appeares to me that it might perhaps be advisable, instead of giving any such general aviana,

the 1 grant tome, the

Inne moderate extension of the

may

20160

wwwrance.

40105

term to be originally consigned to the Leuven,

but that Iron and Suburban Lets should not be luld, including such extension for At the same time I

thou

15 years.

might to add, that althoughs diwaffirme

ave

of as

creating a right to demand tencials, I do not propose to take from the Yernment for the time being & diveretinary power to grant them prom time to time ost intervals of not love than 15 years, the fine promit or demanded_for_ teneral being so certible into

loved ground rent. I have also

AIL

informed

that

further to charme Hat & convider_that the duration of Leaves for other them building perfevers, should, for the future, 11

a terin of 21 years.

- future, not exced

per

влаче

2. M. Jaluston's notice fixed for Marine Lote the carte of the pound for 129 Square feet, which he appears to have taken to be the average rate realized at the previous

106

Iron

ечис

loves, and he named (according to the copy of the Notice Kromomitted by you) a fixed reite of £20 per avere Anually for Jhon Lotis, and Then Funds per avere an umally for Suburban Loto. But in the list of actual appropriations of Iron Lite, Isberve that

were made at the rate of £20 per 11 125 feet, which amounts to about 200

With respect to the Merme Leto alienated by Mr.

M. foluston, the condition king the forme, the storme decision must of morse apply to

tof them as to thire sold sonder bapton Elliots

they

Mutice.

here.

have been

The Iron Lots disposed of under_ Mr. foluston's announcement appear to horse ham 75, extending mer about Eighteen Meres, and : the Suburban Loto to have been 17, extending ner about Eighty-three Beres. The duration

"the Leaves for both classes should be

ofor

Mortened to that above-mentioned for Marin

ine

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that

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Lots. With this exception, you will be at likaty where you think proper, to enform them. But Sthverve that Mr. Gordon states in his Generat Report on the From, and you exfrew your conurence in your Despatch_N:7," Some of the Iron Lots might to be transforme to the clows of Marine Lite, and all but one of the Suburban Loto to the class of mon Lots. Where no mithery how been made the lots intly, if I understand right, be forfeited, and there can be no difficulty in closing them as many be thought best. But, where parties have made any boud fide mittery, ツ and are unwilling to retain their Leto on the revived terms, you will of course take

care to settle each cave

hour

equitably and on

its non merits, bearing in puind such

howe been reason- affiestations as it may

αν

_able to form under a public notice woned, thinigle without sufficient fervers, by the

108

しい

yourselfer

Afficer wverdiving the Chief Authority on the that . 3. Preceding in the third place to them Lande firmeimally dispired of by Imay obverve, that our you live very properly rendered your muco surces subject to the decision of Her Majesty's Gemrumenty is fortunatity leve revome them in fance of

The CONVEN

suit, there

brcandy- and vertext to; to hovitate

voluich_

in pointing out any instances in general experience would suggest Anne "Modification of the carve adopted by you.

I see that the Lands

Trere

granted in

two or three instances free of rent, if dam not mistaken, for the creation of Kazans, and for

the construction of a fextent tip. One inconvenience of granto in there kinds of Conditions is that diffiontties are aft to arive our to their excontion, which has already been exemplified in tone of the

at Houghing . And thrice for things

caves at Hom

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406 109

could be more profitable to the individuals themselves them undertakings of this penture,

there seeme

no reason

_why they should have or free gift of the public lands besider. Som of ofnusion therefore theant the Lots grauited for the above purposes should be made subject to the serme rent aw other Lands of the Some clave.

With respect to grants to public insti- _tutions, great caution will be deviratie, but I see no objection to the proposed grants to a Hropital, and to some Lelioles, provided the institutions be really effective and sub- _stantial, and that the Land allotted to them be only sufficient for the buildings and roupation grounds, and not for purserves of Endowments. You with of emiree, linvever, understand that in giving you this withing I have no wish to interfere with the diveretia which, under the wiremstances stated in

110

Live

Your Desfentals of the 27th of August lost, "M:13, you may think it right to exervire in regard to granto to selions or Colleges On the subject of that Despertile & propine- to and drever you hereafter _and_ I have delosed enming to a final decision in the questions involved in its only because I "had reason to expect that I should receive oc communication in the subject from the "Missionary Soiety in this country.

Poverning that no partiontour duration

tion of the grant is mentioned in the Returne Bazaar Leto, I wil to saltin your attention to this fact, in order thert

suitable limit.

You may fix

I perceive that Lots were granted to

Mr. Johnston, and to Mr. Stewart,

こ

au Public

hould

"sers, on coedition that Government plinth

Ffficers,

love the option of furralusing the lines built on them; and for the Harbor Master

407

with

ava.

and Land Officer lover afpear to have been created at the Public expence. Jou will learn from my Despiatole of the Stilling,

motion Her that it is not the intention of Nice Majesty, Government to provide residences for any of the Puthie Aficers at Bomughing, sweept the

Public Gromer, and I not add that av a "general tube, it is very objectionable to allmo them free grants of land . The objection testy, not merely on the premiery exemption which they obtain, but also of the circumstance that since no competition_takies place, the officers, mary klest sites which ought not "to be obtained for private dwellings. Ou general grounds, therefore, Sam obliged to withhold my sanction of the grants of this kind already suade, except subject to the peryment of the drone went avother the some deverisition.

dame Lite

[Loto of

While on this subjest may take

112

of th

resovion to notice that in your letter of the 26th 26 # May 1842, you granted M. foluiston leave to select twn Lots of Loud, are on lack side of the island; and that in a Return of grants made by Mr. Jolineton there appears Suburban Lot for himself. I presume that this is not an additional Lot, but one

of the two somnctioned by you. The Return= mentions it on charged wither Rout of £11, like other Suburban Loto, and se

muiny

impurred.

Honly romance for me to notice the general plan of the Trom

reported_on by M. Gordon, the Land Officer, on which subject the decision respecting the Defences, conveyed to you in pay Desportch of the 16th ultions, with howe relieved you from

all difficulty

Sohverve from Mr.Gordone Report that

for the importance of uniformity and of keihing

this

40g3

together as for or practionble_different Flowers of buildings, so thint there required for commerce should not interfere with the ports of the From intended for private Divelling places, or the seart of Governance Offices, how not evsaped his notice, and that he has alas adverted to the advon-

-_tage of assigning distinct and appropriate sites to European and to bline se revidente It is, therefore, unnexe sorry for me topate Any

observation in these pants, and wet regards the details of the plan, I commonly Tory that Her Majesty's Government are fursuaded that no bitter envre son be adopted them to entrust to your hun

ample Liveretimerry - faver av to the most advantageons plan of laying out

An ay

the Iron.

hande

But independently of the pere disposition of the Throne M. Gordons plom

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contemplates various Public Works, fuchas the contination of the Queen's Road round the whole Island, the enchuction of a Praya_ 12 Query along the Sex front of the Caon, the reclamation of dance ground at its Western_extremity by sucanes of a sea- Math, and the adimesion of a samali prom the sea with braucluse into different parts of the Elinier Trom. Jean ruvidity believe that several of there works, and expecially the profioved Rury along the fur front of the Iron, would in themselves be beneficials; but the question must be whether there one the necessary funde for their greention. As regards the propoved Bangun it may perhaps be found that by rendering its progrès commensurate with the Sixsport of Marine Leto, arrangement might be made for its scention at very little cost to the public, for all fuck Lots as

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115 409

Maa

Mr. Gordon_suggests, might in future be disserved of on condition of performing the projected work in front of them on certain fixed plan, while Mr Gordan give recwore to suppose that the holders of such Marine Leto as are already after- forinted would be calling to enter into tercemable terme in the the Government on this subject. Rund in respect to the banal soluche in proposed, it must always be :tation intr exleulation in estimating: probability of ito suseds, the I puolen improved

teal of tolls would have to be

wakow would, without dis-

the

"/come the -_couraging trade, be sufficient to toin - - Mirve the expense of its envstruction, and to provide for repairs and pussintenance

I Alpon these questions, lovever, abstain from entering more fully at the peresent mment. My Despatch of the 30

30th

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110

rittions with have explained to your the rule in regard to public works observed in all Her Majesty's Colmical Prosessines_ right, that is expenditure is to be incurred weeft in caves of absolute necessity, until plans and estimates have been kint home, and afformed by Her Majesty's Gromment. As there seems no reason to suppove that the work's suggested by W. Gordon_ of this immediate and indispenentle urgency, I think it better, before exporeving Any finial opinion, to leave you offortunity of bringing them again, in fuller and more formal manner, under the envsideration of Her Majesty's Government, should further reflection_ convince of their neccority.

are

you-

I have, Her,

the

(dgned) Stanley.

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in a

addressed to the

N: 114.

Memorandum

Government Offices,

410.7

18th October 1855.

stant and

This general mottine how my full cepferral,

as a post sinfurtant valuable public work, _ and, reversing questions of detail and improvemente which may be suggested hereafter, Joun

desirms that measures

Mould be taken,

initlinit delay, to ascertain whather there are any legal in practionl diffic -euthiers in accomplishing this pinportant public work, with a view to the early removal of such difficulties.

Trefer to the Envideration of the Land Committee the prints at isone

"This rent in between yourself, the bolonal heavurer, ith buritory and the Surveyor-General. The question

requires grave convideration as to the

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94/20

propriety of my granting a large of sea-frmitage to the holders of Marina Lots, withint other benefit to the Colonial Recurry them their so operation in sarry- _ing dit a scheme of general informement. I think a purderante ordditional rental night, if prveible, to be aversiated in the the benefit which will be emfired, with reference, of course, to the expirines to be mourred by the movers on fitting up the frontage. If practicable, there sou be no doubt the enoperation of the whole of the holders of the Mornine Lotor should be obtained, but if not obtainable, the legal finvers of the Government to + acomplish the propried work, the expence which it would entarily marunt. the tesnurses it would supply, must be the sbject of deliberate inquiry,

Ligned J. 13.

N:55.

N: 15.

Government Notification.

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119

With reference to Government Motification Mr.46 and 47, it is hereby intimated, that

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, there in referred to, have been to arranged or to anform to a foroject contemplated by Government, by

Loto 3, 4,

which a Rawa: will be constructed, ex-

Anbjoined

will

tending Wattwoord of the bity of Victorin from the Parade Ground to Previon Cont. The portioulars of, and advantage to be derived from, the proposed measure, with be recutity perecived from the hiljanel Minute, recently submitted for the com- -sideration of Dieselt way the Governor- Further particulare will be notifieit here after, and Leave lividers who, by som _tiquity of property, are the arrangement propoved, are requested to communicate without delay with the

0xcellen

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interested in

1920

homeyn

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Beneral, at whome office the plan is ready for inspection.

"I conild propone a Raya, sitter "Straught or curvilinear, on the Surveyor-

imensing from

five

sceral may decide, comm the succall Fromontory &_ bend, about

• half way up the Parade Ground Fixepen, "where the old Middle Store Per uved " to stand, to the place where the new

loved near Mr. Murr mos

Buttery is profinand

"at Procession Prict, or even to West Print,

Me so dyary

пъ

"There should be Piers, private and

between I've " public _ me private, Sony every "four liouves, where linne breites child be "Ming on doints; and Public Piers at the " places already fixed upon. The private "to be distinguished by (day) White Lamp "poots, the Public by Black, and by "distinctive Lamps at seight time. In the

121.

412

" public piers would resort all bouts plying "for live, on brate with cargo for low

Learge lower

not farding the dear.

"I couling limeve, & wall, in front Marine Lot, to clearly define it, "and fireverve the primey, then a

4 primney, there a Rogan of

ich Mar

Traya

" 45 test, and a Dear wall, 100 sotmeting

•

" to the canriage of goods nerow the Gaya

"Men the Surveyor General's plow is

Caves

" formed, each holder of a sea Lot to be " required to fill in the space before his "lioure up to the sea wall; and, in cas " where this how been already done, and " done too for, to much of the recovered "ground as may be sucesory stunt be bremmed. This latter condition is not

hed

• likely to be demanded, or the Surveyor - General's plan would place the fear- - walk for enough wit to, punte it a fint

• boundary.

make

122

"The the compilation of this project, alt "The Mornice Loto affected by it to ke " remeasured; and, unless some Special "reason appear, the dimensions of cach

· Lot to be registered nooording to the " dimensin's this flown; and no out- "ditional_ rent charged for the incrence, "na proportionate sum, diminishing " according to the amount of grand sleated.

ad-

It must be borne in mind, that

the grow

already reclaimed by the

"Finants of Marine Lots how been so re- "claimed within. + permission from " Government, which low been put to much

expense in consequence

these Acts

to of

"the tenants; and also that the public

and is suffering, "" generally how suffered, and is t

inconvenience by the obstruction

great

of the bounding places.

But the andrantages which Government

123 412

" proposes from this pleme are, I. The " inferrement of the appearance of the Bity The finial settement of r Kranding the - words. 3. The requisition of a few and "uveful road for the public. 4. The pre-

wood "-_sention of further filling up of the Harbor " which, sintil the whole live of Lex-with "Conex into Government care, pamot be

5. The means of arranging

"affe

eted. 5. Hee

leated

"More offiorent Harbor System. Whist (6) "fastly, very great service and benefit "a police measure; for it is evident

"that with a public road between the " live of houses, markete, ter, and the des " there will be some simpediment to or

ли

"fusile puode of eve ape pins practive by many offenders, and there will be "Increased mucous of Supervision per "Hince population.

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ver the

Minded oppreitiomarice, Ido not

124

" think Government should abandon " undertaking so beneficial and to secevsary, " unless the opposition_ be haved on grands which I neither foresee nor effect.

• There can be no

be no dritt that govern-

douth "ment how the fiover to enforce the plom " under the alternative of resumption " awoording to terme of the Lenore, which " plainly lays down the dimensions in "every direction_ of covely particular lot: By Order (Signed) W. J. Merser,

bolonial decretory.

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Colonial Secretary's Affice, Victoria, Boughing,

the November 1855.

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N: 16.

414

195

1856.

Hongkong, 5th. Jamory 188

11.6

Su any letter Me 6 of 8th January 185,

Hook the liber

liberty of drowsing attention to the devirostheness of selling certain Lands at East Prust, and further I did :-

" And, in conuation with the subject "of Land Rents, which in the maine frame "of receive, I would uno-respectfully drow

fact your attention to the first that feveral " porties, holders of Marine Leto, lave "greatly extended their grand pon whic "enlargement thy derive grant kingfit,

ritton Lany

Laditional payment of rent

The Leauce granted for Marine. Lets do " not authorize Such an extension of the "property; and from me of the parti's "huinself Sunderstand that they sonild The Hommable

W. J. Mercer, Esquire,

Colonial Secretary-

106

" gladly pay an additional proportional

"rental

"Revenue

Aucaud

in thi

grand things ottained could

" be decured to them by grant of lean. " Such a prreceding sonild add to the

of the belong, and by the same " Mcomes informemente ent2 pertemper gavily The effected inthint erat to Government. "size, the extension of the Around Prod " from the Lover /guer, which, if the "Land in front of the Parade Ground were

sold by Public Auction, would with "grant forcility be extended to the Militong

Contamento."

"It appears to me that a alearge for " additional Land obtained by the Lessees of Marine Loto would be but just and reasonable, suive it in the most productives and is holder of an Suland Letonild on

Jan

" would be permitted to obtain additional

a permitted

it;

415

127

and what

• Loud without paying for it, an

" is right in the

" in the other."

me cave is but

but just

Land has since been sold at Eart

Point, and in front of the Parade Ground, Fantand and the levene there by fargely benefited,

ли

Liria

unt only from the sovviderable premium ottained, but also by the additional

by 1 ammal Resume in the shape of Loud tent

One of the conditions in which the Loud in front of the Parade Ground voca sride, was to the effect that purehous smot fill up the ground, and build an sen wall and thand Road of 25 feet and th in front of their leaves, ith the new of extending the Shroud Trouch after- -woorder to the Westword, and the Goonment, Notification N. 53 in the Jerzetten, of the 10 Movember fast, distinctly stated that the Sirle of Loto in front of the Parade Ground

128

and bout House "how been to arranged or "ts conform to a project contemplated " government, by which a Prays will be

constructed, extending Morthondo

of the "Eity of Victoria pan the Parende Groent "to Prosession "Print"

interested in

Munte on the androntaged, ther, of the Pergay which hard recently been fist- -mitted to His Excellency the Gvernor, in them published ; and Leave lulders whu, by contiguity of property, "the arrangement proposed were requested, to communicate with the braveyor Gaveral, art coline office the Rowe woor ready for inspection

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the presin point in the published Munite, after tithing forth the end contages that would result to the public generally- from the cowhuation of the Strand Food, Seems to me to be,

416 129

"Ench holder of "

Bach lichter of a Sea Lit til

" required to fill in the space before his

wipe to the bear wall, and in

In we u

"Cases where this how already been done, " and love too for, to pouch of the re-

Levvered ground

ou may be necessary

" Must be resumed"_

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the

• On the completion of this project all the "Morrine Lote affected by it to be re- " Mcoured, and, unless some special "rever appear, the dimensions of each "Lot to be registered necording to the " dimensions thus shown, and no ad-

• ditional cont charged for the increase " _ a proportionate fum dimimisting

fundinu " according to the amount cleared, & th Before gang further, Iwould+ respectfully drow the attention of Goment

The to the forêt think the Minute femes to me to have been published inth- a new of

•

130

inorting the opinion of the porities inter- -_ested, without in the slightest degree binding Government to the opinion fat forth therein;_ as it is distinctly started in the Notification that it is a Minute submitted to Government, but Grement did not state that the same haut been

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that

in all its opinione, n appormed of Government would bind itself by onto it. It is my firm opinion that the desirable neer of a Perya in tuniversally rohumoledged by the commmunity, except by theme wol might be sulled on to file afe in front of their house beyond a limit of their non chirrsing!

As to the proposal of making the Wolders of Marine Loto fill up, mild the Sea-Wall, Bor, and granting them prot fuck recovered land rent free ; _ the a careful_ investigation there will be found verinstormer

417/3/

for rejecting this propertion. In the first place, the conditions of the leaves are, on behalf of Government", __ " and save cond " sapt alos full fenver to puake and "conduct in, through, and under the fait

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" hereby de mined premiers, all and any "fentlic

or Common Sewere, drains,

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" water-conces, and ailes such portion " thereof adjacent to the Sea are merg "required" for building any public quay, " pier, or rroidiony porting thereto; "~"

roadway but government cound compel the faid biolder to do it. Grement com resume

en bound, but it comment force people to take More than they agreed to take by their

thouth Levive; auch, hemolly, dopust think that His Excellency, on further envvideration, would feel himmelf authorized, _ way, ! dout if he and the bounsil hove the plave, to grant to 18 persones more than 1425,111

лите

483

132

Guare feet of the most valuable land in the Colony rent free!

As it is, the proprietors of the 18 Lito, in front of which the Boys should in the first instance be made, rejected the pro- -front, and requested His Excelleney,

val, through a deputation, to abandon the

et altogether

C%ec

Being fully sonanced of the general mefulness of a Borgan, besides thinking it the only means of preventing further ille- gitimate ierosoliments on the barber_ by the Marine Lite holders, and pesuring, by its enstruation, greater_forvilities for landings (which are much preceded) _ I hope thei Government will put abandon the object, the more to on the resent purchiavers of the loto in front of the Parade Ground and bort House have subrendy commenced constructing their portion of the propoved there.

the ved #rand Proud

418

133

I afford some idea line the question, regards the Land ottomed and for which no rent is paint, sounds, I have

as reg

110

preferred the encloved Returns, which, Mary not be minutely errect, but which, fost sure, is not for from being do

From ther Return you will perceive..

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ammal rental

I. That the grantity of lound leaved to the Landlilders is 260, 326 square feet, for solinch they pory, at rates orging from 284 to 361 pence per 100 square fast, a total

of t

Say £1857. 2. Tout there 18 individuals have appro-- -pricated to themelove not love than 2036465 burra first of ground worse than they leave title to, the ammal charge for which, at the average rate of the area held by theme

Δεν

—

i per Leave wild be, tory £2,080 3. From the Surveyor - General' plain it conild appear that, to sarry out the projected

:134

would be

Carya, a further area of about 120,100 pare

or fect would have to be filled up (not including Grad) and click ground given in /iraversion to the holders of the loto in front or with them, do ow to secure to thei

to secure to their fear frontage; in all they comild stain 426, 311 additional fquare feet, which, with their legitimate area of 260,326 dps ft, smild give them altogether 688,626 by ft.-

493,300

would

Heat the government can insist on loving cent paid on the ground the Leavelivlders love obtained beyoud their boundaries, or, if they do not agree to this, that their lands can be resumed for public

nore, commot, I should think be doutted, price it is by their non est that they have destroyed the ka finitage of their lots.

The delisente point is, knot survers the

419

135

land which would be given them in andatition, in fact the proportionment of the 185,000 fest still requiring to be fillest

to the road. No douth this is most

up valuable hand, and must be particularly so to the holdere of the Morme Loto in front of which it is situated ; but, ord believe, gremment sont compel them to

comment take it, but under the blower of the Lease sua Hing Government to build roads, ter, in front of the Marine Lots, it cam Keep firoversion of the ground it this created, and we it for the public fornice. I love, linvever, is druth that the Marnie. Lotz holders sonild gle

gladt gladly accept this ground on ressionable terme, exeaft perhaps in a few motomes, schere, from the nature of the buildings on the Loto, longe additional rental could not will be borne.

136

Jorm of opinion that Government thous crovil itself of the opportunity, and assess the ground querraelied on by the Leave- -Woldone, and that which will be oudded

to their lote, at rates which, more or less, world make the solidle punter of loto

pay

quable rentals than is the

Auore_lquia

Couve a @owe

at prevent

prevent.

Jovene that Government commot alter the rate on the original leasehold, but it leve, undoubtedly, the right of assessing the land ottained and recupied, in some instormced, for many years, and - to great individual advantage

Landroulage, cathert the somation of Government, at a fair rate. On the incloved Return dealsulated the land thine ottained at the rate of 186 pence per 100 square feet, except in there erine solure found had been praying tent at rates above that amount, and the result

where

137

420

is, that the rates that comilid be pagarkie,

between

sustead of varying on litter to between 287in and 361, would rory mily-betirem 118 and 106 pence, as with be best seen_-_ from the table.

The question being one affecting the public reconne, Strike the liberty of sectiong it, and this must be pay

Яжение

when I

further venture to exforess an opinion that Government plined under take the building of the Pays and landing places out of the surplus funds of the belong, slwarging ou additional rint for the ground already obtained and to be given to the Laudlinder in question

Acording to my salonlation the ent of the Foryou and Wharves would be

Paya

from £12,000 to £15,000, and the additional rental #heat might fairly be obtained could be £2, 131 per ammun, so that it must be

138

wit

coident that Government could post find a more profitable investment theon by scorying not this at mee useful and muxmental

worki

to the

some

conild, linvever, drow your attention - fact that in Inne motomees, it play happen that the sudditions would be mine thom the holder could be recomeatly expected to pay for, since, from the pinture of the buildings it to such a profit as property, on some other lotor - for example, Loto No.

say nothing of 12,13,15, com and will eavily afford to pery the oudditional

ne the lot, he cannot turn

✔ ML

Situated

a _

54, 55, Be:,7

rental levied, the Chinese loves thereon bringing in a purst adroutagenes returning but I doubt if the great addition required to be made to Leto Nr. 56, 63, 3, 18, 2, and 22 emild in fairness be assessed our high as

the calculations make it in

return.

ே

421/39

It is by the arcter of the holders of Loto No. 54 and 55, they leaving filled ripe to sunch to their non advantage, that the line of the projected Paya is drown to four not,

N and giving the west. Loto, Mr. 5b and 63, to punch additional bond. Supy opinion Let Me be sold out afford to pay £660 bbo per amny

ammum; and it is with a view to Duath _ Ho is Essellewey the Governor to form

a pore complete and correct opinion on the subject; that I would huggert

your

Audessand

oktorming from the Police Forte a punite statement devoriptive of the varing bildings me there 18 Loto, and the ammal rental_ottorined by the proprietors from them

But after all, the only way for or

Hol

satisfactory setterment of the rent to be Aovered would, tim stay humble opinion, be

Assessed

by afpointment of a prized commission to

1120

avvers (subject of came to the afforal of Her Majesty's Grimmiento, the Lund ounce fix the rates; always formided that Lote Nr. 15,

ล

12, 13, 10, 5, and 1o be pist curverved at the amounts started in the Inclosure.

110 the world

her

was

According to my take pay sure them at the rate of 186 pence for Its square pety, coluilst the rate of some sour (n the leaved ground) as high as 261 pence for the same area

100

CLV

lout.

I kuns it may be urged that the loto lately sold would have to pay les throu the tortes which are shown in my Return;

pimpy this is to for true if there lots had to pay merely the ammal ground rent, but it must be remembered that they paid a ligh premium_ $ 83,1451, and further, that the filling up and building the sea prall wrote the proprietore, as per Contract exctually made, #16,10 pure, making a total wittay

LLLL

423

in ready puney of $50,000 m. 6. Lots, the contents of coliche ore 117, 115 sonore feet. Mech, locking $51,00 at the prevent rate of its lounge, ofh- per & ove live a expital of £12,571_the_

we interest on which, at 72 per cent per ammum is £ 1500, to which add £257.10 Annual Ground Font, and you find the total charge to the proprietors is £127. 10 for annum, or at the rate of 2574 perve of pone per 110 square feet, maunch this falls to the ground the argument made me of by the Lundholders of paying Sugher rates there

of the purelovers of Lund of suore recent date. Fave plead that, becauce Government- how hitherto neglected to notice the ener sonstments, it was by such peglest

per

old

все час

ᅲ

given a toroit function to the actor of the Marine Lotslinders and they therefore with to make this a pretense to claim the bound gained Pent free .

- - - -רי -

14%

Avemming from that any one of the Officer of this Government may have fanstioned Some of the ever realimento, Ifocomme, the not having authority for & doing, free bustion mild be illegal goud fever endd constitute a claim for exemption_from_

свои Rents; indeed it would be thange if the rights of the brnon enld be to trifled with, and to suce it would fecun the same or if, because me

I the Police

Could

•

neglested to potice a crime committed,

the briminal should, when brought to

justice, make this a clorum for remission

스

of funnelment.

The lost thing to soluich I beg to drown-

live and your attention is the proposed line indicated on the Surveyor Your al's plan,

- On referring to that flow you will be that

the live to to drown note owermmodate thin lilders whys have made the purst

нечта

143

422

extensive evermaelmente, which world be

101 well, indeed did it not interpre_topunct with &

adjoining Loto, rendering it these sorry to fill up an extent beyond the wishes, and May be the requirements of some of the lidity ere is particularly svident with regard to the tws Lote Nr. 50 and 63. Séan be no

1.07

Area

very

reason why the live thould not be attered, thine red using the verer to be filled sip in front of these twos lote, but also reducing enviderably the expence of building the sea-worll, mive the differens in the depth of the water is Ensiderable at that finit! I sunst further remind you Some time ays a Petition was presentaz to Government by holders of Loto in the Lover Bazour, who wished to extend their boundaries, and are_aily to glod to do to at their mom expence, and pay

that

ןד ו

lliti

cent for the ground obtained, amagat

then were

)

Love whis

the

pino, and

Wolders

I the beam intuned to lay my

of the 18 Leto, object to

по

this

because He is reellen

Anore

tha

Nice

Lefore you

The

offered and a nigh

been converd by illness.

I have, De..

that I should do to the delay has

Colonial Treasure

Reture

obtained-and-

"Marine Lotor situated between the premiers of Mess - Lindemy 86° and Mews". Gjith & 6th Wearf, the distance Government profpices to build a Bayer, the total length king about 2858 feet, showing the contents in Aquare fect of each Lot as sold per Leases, alvothic area illegit cately recupation of the holders of aforesaid Lots, and the addition that they would be obliged to obtain, to enable government to wor comy out the profioved line of the Prayer, and further the

rental of cord. Lot, the proposed addition. hroposed addition, and the total ammal change against-soucherst, and at short rate. Ever rachment Ground that Bata at which Being for 100

are fist bolders wattin't recupant in over Inverts at we be in recupation for au Entents in gorde by the foould be given to plotal in Aquare feat. Hirst in th hout lurge Proposed cital anemal briginal cover audition at board feet at into the collat the of each Leave on briginal Great addition around thent. sold is for 100□ Land is assess the roth_

Leavan Yovers Lout Leaves grant) - holder

the

made

N. quare feet holda formes of Bolder. The pedicle bouctions of

Jotal Jo

COLLAZ

The Rate

par Ledives

15 Webster

16,800 11,500

3,500

15.000

31,800

116

—

12 Walkinshaw

14,731

18,000

13 Pusto

10 Mathiesom

5 Dent

ja Gibt

53 Sturge 54 Chin

55, Jile

5b dorth

be | Lupronk b3| White

bb Nye 3 Bent

18 Ripley

15,397

19,200

18.900

16,000

32, 731

58 (10)

32,097

27,495

979

b8b

13,110

6,363

12, 57,5 16,665

35, 185

2,500

625

23, 128

3.125

63, 3,180

31,007

104

11, 890

24,550

22,260

34,150

38,535

37.boo

62,950

191

12,078 23,531

£3,500

9.750 10,200

12,325

22,525

16,9/6

4,675

24,872

39,900

20,480

b0,380

$5,252

8,855

16, 269

1,115

11,384

20,239

15,642

12,474

32,670

45,144

60,786

33,540

11, 525

11,250

29,875

50,415

:99|16|

13910

12986

275 10

58 122 178 94 20 164

35,578 92 12 6

32,284

6,345 11,020 17,936

༡༨།/༣།

53 | 12 3

102 19% 161

68 13 2

129 | 10

320 | 16|10

24 44

172 | 9|10

2923

[82 2

17410 11

46.

170191

380

4518

264 13 3

186

159

THE

183

186

136

178

28/

hir 100 fact a pince athit

186

103

424130

127

237

176

186

483 35

275 14

2504

139

660. 114

156

4%9

437 14

9 Lindsay

8,680

19,344

8,680

28.124

36,7011

14 Bauk

4,744 8,730 13,612 11,500

4,020

12,750

2b0,326 | 293,685

Victoria, Hongkong,

133,150 423,300

2,800 114,300

Jammary 1854

683,626 1849

17:494

7.91o

9305

50 16

2044 12

1918

94015

3,0310

2849

144, 17,

zob

4,880 79

(Signed)

199

257

219/2

122

164

%57

196

3*.

361

(2. Vriendscha

1465

146

425

169

Sir,

In the

Houghing, 7th February 19856.

eniwa

pureliused by

of filling the Marine Lot ww at the Loud Sale of the 16 Movember 1855, we find that sin fo doing we shathe completity shut out all waiter protage from the Government Plice Bent Horne, is thurt_for_bornneling thener,

12.

or drowing in any bronto, the Public her, eve at prevent envstituted, conilda hove to be wwed for about 100 feet out least.

Under these ciremmstances, and with

that the Journment!

the supportion stint the You

wit Break

Fonus would this be rendered of very little

live, we

beg to awk

you

whether it in the

intention of Government to change the lite its Karatelimon, much to dignify an

The Honible:

M. J. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Decretar

Honighong

-1

148

149

426

readiness in such cause to take over the ground noo to uced upon a four__ ascerement of the fame - Min pleaded_ be obliged by your informing to forly. if possible, sluttich on - propoval "likelysts be accepted,

& remain, DC:

во

(Signed) Lindosary & 6. __

गे

Hongkong, 21% of Achuary 16.

I. His Excelleny. Die John Booring Sir 1.6.13., Governor, Ber, Su–

The Petition of George Duddell, Auctioneer, of Victoria, Houghing, Hamby Sewett,

That your petitioner in informed that an application has been puradents for Bellency

Jon to do away with the Publica Marry last of Mews & Lidway's. Jour Potitious_byssunt respectfully, therefore to forewarn your

no ill-autoived fuckin

Excelleney

wetten ay tinaly in

mecoure would be in the prevent dearth

of Public accommodation for Landing Grade- and line injurios the removal of the whiney could be to your petitioners interent, and the interests of the

Jedown renters in Suland Lots N = 57, 291, 292, 230,

Iummer oud

289, and 11, immediately opposite, coles, for several years fout, howe been fun com. _summeation inthe Government relostive to

150.

ito crection Your petitioner is farther informed that the Recuder of the opposition= to the "Paya" selvime, and the apphisant to do away with this Public whiny, are and the same; and doubtless the Principles, alike, selfishes.

are nie

Your petitioner therefore prays for Excelleney to extend to both Duestions the some rule of Fliegs; and your petitioar Auty brand, Bes, Ber-

(digned)

Ow An our min ли

Duddell.

1.79.

dir,

ліг

2:18

Surveyor General's Office,

151 427

86th December 1855.

I have now the hover to dubuit,

sin obedience to the order of His Besellenwy The Governor, the evelvoed totular thate Mucent relative to the work prepoved for carrying into effect the formation of the thank Grad from Merr Linderung's to the Lover Bangaur, veluvice of alle Government work in that district.

The rate to ever the crot, if mode by government, in ovomed out the Blit Marnie Lot Trate, rizs, 129 feet per £! - the rate on ground un-filled in at the It slows Now the addition

Let Parte

of the two would on verequently form an Ammal elarge puntil 7

until the whole work

The Honorable

The Colonial beretary.

152

was proud for, which somild be, including interests, in a period of five years. After which time Jame of opinion it would be desirable to make sertain reductions in Some rentals, such as /1113 2, 3, 5, 114, 19, and maintaining others on a certain kale, how to avvimilate, sin forme degree, the various rentals with the a

inre

reenfied.

I have, Der,

(Signed) blows the Yer bleverly, Surveyor = General.

429

153

{

ments. éco-wall

4744

8720

6014

8b90 98

5/24

10344

1904

15642 129 10-

1212910

19474

198

5 Dent & 6.

66 Mye, G. Jun Le Laprache, D. 10 Mathieson, C. 1. Watkinstions, W.

13 Custom, W.

Briental Banki, 6°.

7979 68 12

6363

101

154

Exclusive of

Tobular__ Statement relative to the

commeted with its formation, from Alcas?

Licuntirider

庞

2. A Lindvory, M. He

2 Lindsay, H. Ho

Dent & bo

Area

Area Ammal event Lengthe

Mual

lecwed_Rental. Ineroach

so nare feet.

Government Works.

155

423

Moved Strand Road, and the eirenmstances "Lindsay's to Mess" - Gitte.

Area to be Estimate Original Briginal first Area

book of

filled up to complete Marine Prate claws ove exclusive the whole to enver patean ground strand Road and

the cost nor-filled in Board.

گر

313

3113

2542 67 6

5940.

3130.

253

703

Worte.

2880

8611

55890

16714

8910 2673 1364

4545

of the Road.

work.

4020 8680

1986

drain 500

32670

نگ

16665

1994

8855 608 13

102.69

115

1097.

3285

gork

6916 53 123

4675

6435

1413

8565

770

87495 1014

23110

215

12575

4025.

9710

8316

9225

2768

114731 3810

18000

102

1318.

4000

1318

15399

41-6 19200

100

1100.

6913 2000

13612

204 12

11500

go%

2777

1499.50

2/10

41 144

Hoya

1222

15 Master, Ph.

16810

11500

100

3500

1700.

4500

1350

53 Sturgis, R. S.

Ripley, Julian

33540

321

11625

150

1/250

3150

874

42 3

6750

2125

drane 400

11890

9235

22260

844

109%

8015

3361

109%

54 Bur-yeong-

24650

1911

191 181⁄2

38505

170

2205.

139 14

6750

2205

55 Me Ducen, F.

19.070

93 19

23530

So Jorth, W.

9759

75 13 1

10200

12325

63 White, J.

24787% 192 16 1/2 39900

276

1 A Gitt, J. d

2686

20164

2500

20480

625

1289.20

2380.

drawn 300

5774

400.

407%

1289

3825

1148

•

旷

159

144 15

12420

3726

4417

1185

338

Istals 261,321 4849 7 24 293,685 2,12/

122,117

42,440.70 1024 10 -

10654-89865 27,91%

(Segnant) Brons. #the Ger. Cleverly, Surveyors Generont

156

Referred to in the Minutes of the Bowring Raya Commission, 2 day 1257

Extract from Governor Bonhams Deportes to Carl Grey, Losted 29th August 1850-

430

8. Enelreure & is a list of the original

все

lesseed who have

Conve

into ponversion

of land since fammary 1944, and wher have pureloved their loto at Auction

at various times suice that date, and

Mews

shows that of this clove oily six foreigners

and me Chinese claimed reduction.

claimed-reduction

The Committee how recognized the cloin of four of the foreigners, and I am leappy "to rework of the only Chinese.

owerd..

9. Encloured thows the pumber of

Assignees holding hands from Miginal punchiovers. This, my Lord, so a class of persons whom I cant dam entitled to any envideration whatever they have generally bought this proportion

158

at, such love them they wont the riginal holders, who, had they been surare of the fiossibility of a reductio__being made the land rents, in all probability would not have disferred of them at all. I quartie Your Lordship to understand these caves, I will mention au purtance._ Lots More 291, 292, 295, and 294, which adjou earch other, were formerly the property of Michelley, he bound out a soisiderable sum in informing the ground and rendering it woonlable for building and haud he remained in the felony, would.

have probably love created a divelling tione therem. His gentleman, Inverer, quitted the Colony on the 25th Mary 18947, auch the war fold by public Auction on

and

have

Ver

the 20th July 184971

6. M. Duddell for £1.0.10, in the condition of his praying the of rent, vize, £29.10_M. Duddell

Arreard

12.

159

431

Biar in 1850 requested that the forent work mory

be reduced. The forme remarks apply to many other claims under the forme decard _ with pearly the forme degree force; and I would here shverve that out of the eleven individuals whis hove made claims to a reduction of rent on 43 Lots, Mr. Duddell is the nower_ _thom me half of throne

of, or more thom me 아

Lots.

Encloure & is a memorandum of the rents pond annually by twenty parties, being the loungest enutrititore to the Levind Tod, but it minst be remembered that

Jout;

Kand

the properties therein referred to sauria Conting Homes with accommodation for puerons clerks, extensive More- Simves for the Storing of goods, ferrate

how divelling houses for the partners, as well

limwver built on ppresulation fit for hire. Thus, for pistance, Messrs. Dont & both property, parying an annual ground cent

are

of 2.787. 12.4, soufrins for large finnes -se porrate allotments, three of which recupied by Partners, and me by

ву the Assistants in the Firm to the puber of ten, and a sum of £182 is volun. -tarrily florid by them for 4 Lots of loud wolwich they do rest resupiny, dimply to present buildings being Preated thereon solch could werlook their premises. The second on the list is the property of Merr Jardine Matheson, E., and

be devesited as containing or longe Mansion for the parture of the love, a kungalno ne the same Hill, their

may

river__ Revidence; a most imposing edifice recupied by 12 Assistants, and

Canting Horne; and

lived our o

أسال

;

433%

Patent Step-estimated to be aorth £ boo with extensive warehouses, together with 26 Chinese Horners, each paying a tent to the Landholder of about £28 per

In another Ireality the Form

Anmir.

how five large houses which are rented to Merobionto and Storekeepers at about £250 qack per ammm. Mr. Duddell, the next on the list, is simply a speculator, cutthrough the devies the frot in his letter to the Committer and the surde of frreeding will be understood_m reference to paragraph 9, shering the manner in which he funnsliaved Mo Malley's ground. this is alvo portionlanly-refered to sin M./Mang Report. The above 21 Formus pay Annually £5.747, of colich that portion recupied by themselves and let to Freigners pays £14914, learning on

ліг

༄་༎

162

Freigners moving_171 Balance of £2.875

which

Are

Freignarn

to be paid by go

Lot's

land

pearly all scorpiod by

יו

י -

who have

land 2012 fammary 18414 (since which date all lands have been peut rep for salen by ducation), who have requested a reducti briginal Lenses collo trove come into the procevron of bound since as a Codination of awit Rent.

me of

We of

Letter. Lot

Hoolder.

Reduction recomin

mal Rent Ed by the Commit

Merchants

₤

I. 134 Dent & C:

135 Dont % 6: 13b Dent & 6: 137 | DenŁK G 139 Dent K 6 55 Blenkin 54 Plenkiinn M. 44 A bouter

101

Herr

Individuals KMBeauvais Duddell

68a Gyr. Duddel_ G. Duddell

Duddel L

Duddell

Buddal

Den

Sudde Duddel Duddell

I. 214

29/

630

339

340

Dudda L

Duddell

middell

Chinese

|I. 221|Chi

કરે સો કરે હતું ક

Remarker

•

10/

Suppered to be entirely emavailable for building lowered at // int

Wholt, 597 feet - Assessed as Inne Lot instead of Morine. To the ripsat for

Tron

instead of £35.

Ufrom 44,815 feet - Abscessed at £20 instead.

To them referet price.

1,661

185

Surveyor-General's Office

Victorian, 10th August 1850

(Signed) blow, th: Yes. Cleverly, Surveyor-Generat

163A

164

· יז די

whom

Clasiques holding Lont from Original Lessics by clime they leave ben tromsporent to present

recupoints, solo houve requested

who

21.0. of

27.

пр

Letter. Lot

Holder dividuals, Des

I. 44 Administrators of Mr. Might

now C. J. Willson

143 E.J. Willson

143a 6. J. Wills.

215 Surrendered

25 Duddell & Ottiin

I. 219 9. Duddell

reduction of Quit Rent.

Reductio-rseommenda

Ammal Rent by the Committe

Remarker.

434

291

Gr. Duddell

292

Duddell

200

Duddell

Z93

Duddell

294

138

Duddell Duddell

110

Leggi

دم

~32

295 | 18| 1014

at 1867.

Chow (Signed) blows. St. Geor Cleverly, Surveyor - General.

Surveyor-Generali Office

Victorian, 10th August.

165

166

164

435

Return thing the amount of Rent pond form. Lots

poned by 20 largest proveer of Ground Rents, dewing the amant estimated for much fuortion recupied by botinere, and the amount for _ portion recupied by Freigners.

ligportion of Coportion of Garand Vent Ground Rent upon portion upon portion

Starl

Names of Proprietors Kit mont

ctors Loto amount of of lot used of lots used-

solid Ground Rent by Clines. Freigners!

Dent & b:

fardine Matheson DC:

G. Duddell

U. Courter, & 6.

ཏ

вос

7. Ripley & 6.

7. Larking

Lindsends 6: Charles E. Servant

в:

Jamieson, Edger & 6: Serth & 16: Rr. Strachan Rer. Fill. Feliciani Gith, Livingston, & 6: Oriental Bankin Turner & 6.. J. Write

Macvicar & 6:

£ d

है

116

591 211/2

688 158 1144

10 948 9

574 11 77 373

10%

11+

Fletelier 46°. Blanking, Rawson 4.6.3

Konighing behint

337 3/201610

265

254 10

2452/ 286

اللحام الحداد

218

1944

18 14 498 15

༠Õཉ་

221

266

254 107 245 21

11 17

154 234

18293

216131

183

210 14

204 11 11/

192

192 16 1/2 48

170 150

191181

204 1111% 19365

11+14 16 1/2

170

150

141 3 1/2 13 14 14 127

1288

128 88%

97 5,747 10 1072 833 11 4,914 9 10/2

168

Jummary

20 Freigners moving 97 Lets wholly or partially

confied by Foreigners on per Return N:18 - pary Grand Vent per

ree

4914 9 10/2

go Foreigners moving 171 Loto wholly or prestumblin

recupied by Foreigners pay on ground tent per

Refered to in the Minutes of the Kering Page Commission, & day.

Victoria, Houghing, 10th Dess.

How Exxcellency

Fir folum Basings

Ber

2,875

2/2

di,

101

Ital Grand Rento por Europa Homes, £ 7,789.

beson & Registration Office. Victorian, Hongkong, 96 the August 1850

(signed) What May,

herintendent of Police &

Offg. Registrar General.

Bei,

December

Bein

436

169

ber 1855

We, the undersigned, on behalf of the Majnity of Leavelilders of Marine Leto in the Iron of Victoria, beg respectfully to address Joe Qxcellency with reference to the Government Motification M55, in the Gazette of 10 + Movember last, by whiche we perecive that the Government have in contemplation a project for the formation of a Proyan, by filling in ground along the kea post of the Trom from the Parade

front Ground to Provession Fant, the whole expense of colich it is proposed pinilit be borne by the recupants of Marina Loto

Ave

170

In en vequence of the above Notification Meeting of holders

holders of Marice Loto

trad

Erivened on the 32 instant, the Resolutions of which we beg leave to annex

In the statement louid before Jav Excellency one tit forth serines argumento showing the vid contage to be derived from the seleme. If there

are

ive are unable to

Leveive

subverite, feling that the propositions cessory for Public

nouned are mincessesory

convenience, while they are at mariance

with Private interests.

Οι

hove

We have been deputed to won't refrom Your Excellency for the punapore of aplaining more particularly the views of the Majority of holders of Marine Lots, in the fill belief and hope that the views and saislices of there to deeply interested will be allowed due weight with Your Excelle

with

with Your Excelle way

when considering the bearings of the

cave

We would

would there,

437/7/

Haerefore bureinis merelyprefer to

or few of the leading objections entertained towards the properved

Micahre

1th. We emecive that the holders & Marine

Loto are, by the tour and Spirit of their unted a clear pa-froitage,

Leowed,

aranteed

and that the stipulation regarding the formation and repairing of Public Grade applies solely to the ground specified in the measurements;

to give in. 9. The at the excontion of the proposed

plan would, in some mostomses, require

Leaveholders to reclaim ground peare equal to three times the size of their Original Lots, mordoing great diffinities, and entailing a post 24 penditure Private individuals, which w contemplated at the time of purchase,

nor does

$2100

was purer

any #tipulation best solish demands from them fuck an authery.

17224

3. That the advantages averming from the resuportion of Marine Loto sare + clearly recognized and highly provide for at the time of purchase.

4th. Most the projected mesure could deating the sa advantages, and simptmang

Colves ere.

create perime meanvenience. 5 the thort the prevent thornigh forces are ample for the traffice of the place, and for the creation of Public Manfs sufficient for the counts of the community. to that the filling in which he - already_token_plause how been done with the event of Government, which, through tacit in some instances, has been

verbally given in others, and with regant

to some tote the advancement of the sea- -toall wow requested by the

requested by the Surveyor

queral, to form a thought line with "that portion to be built by Government.

43873

# That the deterioration of the property of Marine Lot-holders for the benefit of otters would be memoristent with the

Loto

footing on which Marie Lite were affertioned by Government.

Finally we world beg levure to bring to the notice of your wheelleny that the profirved measure is opposed to the endher well as to the interests of the Menjority

ON 10

portion

ive.

of the Commercial fintion of the com _munity, and feeling avemed that these interests proves your fullest regard, respectfully request that the project, many it receive for Excellency's faustion or suffere

We have, Bar,

not

(Signed) Rile. Antrobus.

Edi. Pereira.

W.A. Bnora. Freak: H. Block. Pott. Sturgis .

174

439

Revolutions perseed at the Meeting held

mothe

the 32 instant.

#h. Theat, in the opinion of this meeting,

the project for the formation of a Roya Carbonit dnom in the Yvernment jogette 10 the Movember fout) would be defective

(ew

ло

public measure,

and inadequate as a publis Enchory to the spirit of the Leaves, and merme upon individuals, infringing on the rights of holders of Marine Lots - 2th. That a Committee be formed, cawisting of the following gentlemen.

Miller J. D. Gibt,

R. C. Antrobus, E. Pereira,

R. Sturgis, W. Panora

Kalrek,

to subody the above Resolution in

in a

Memorial to His Excelleway the Governor, and that they be deported to ront upon him, and to lay more particularly before His Coselle way the opinion and

Excellency

news of the Majority of theme personally

interested in the

and res

measure-

espectfully to request that the

same may be abandoned.

True Copy Wauire

Colonial Secre

Secretary.

440

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dong trong

1856

Vol. 3.

June

Gov Sir I_Bowring.

441

2. Ime 64 Ordinance N°2 of 1856

(Consular) Prisoners Removals Fransmits, and reports on .

Mr Mercers Appointment

to Legislative Council vice Hillier, appointed Consul at tiam. Reports Mr D. Jardines' long absence in England - Draws attention to inconvencinae thereof.

3 86 Difference between Chief

1÷

Justice Fulme, and

Attorney General Austry Encloses documents connected

therewith_

Offers of mediation

rejected by the aggreived

Party - Ch. Justice Hulme____

54 Execution of Malay Sailor

named

ᅥ

1886

cand d

3 June 87

ら

442

Your Bourings 112

named Lamarang. Reporting

88 Overpayment to Commisariat

Chest on account of

Intestate Estates. Reporti porticators.

Extra Apistance to Treasury

Commision. Reports

Succépor to Mr Riinaecker Mr Alfred Weatherheads appt

Treasury Clerkship. Reports.

to a

Go M W. F. Beran Acting Clock

to Chief Justice Relative to appointment and salary of. His scurrilous Attacks on the Local Authorities, in his capacity as

Editon of

Mil

第2

of the Hong Trong Register Draws speial attention to

Saluting Battery Fonwards

Correspondence with Military

authorities on subject of the

proper site for and power of selection &c

Ordinance Nog of 1856

Shipping Régulations hubmits

for Confirmation.

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心

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1866

Gov Bouring

5 June 9 Dr. No 10 of 1850

443

dis Pendens, and Purchases of Submits for confirmation

and reports thereon

Captain Watkins R. N.

Free Quarters Claim. hubmits further appeal on the subject of this Claim. as Harbor

Master and Marine Mag te

Chinese Convicts. Transportation

of Reports trousportation of 21 Chinese Convicts to Penang 22d May 1886..

6 Works in Wongnuchung

Valley. Report & Estimate No 3 of 156 – Transmite £6149. 16. 6.

Mr Bevans withdrawal of

his name as

Andidat

for Office of Indges Click

reported

" 95 Praya Report Appendix –

Reports inability to forward by outgoing mail.

7 gg Mr Mitchells Appeal

from

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185

Cont

June 29

Gov Bearing.

444

Executivo

from decision Council on Complaint of Mess Don and Anstey f having, as Acting Chief Police Magistrate campered with Justice in cases of certain Chinese Prioners. – Exctores

Mr Mitchells application for leave to appeal. & explanatory

documents-

100 Mr Caldwells re-employment

in Colonial Government Service Relative to, and

in support of Mr Caldwells application enclosed.

Pchedule of Despatcher vid

Marseilles.

for Difference between Chief Justice

and Attorney Gen - Enclos Correspondence with Mr Edger on the subject of the apology required by the Judge

14 102 Public Sale of Farm Land Lots in the vicinity of Pokpoolum. Reports

103 Appendices to Report of

Bouring

3.Aw

+16 June 103

103

A dyn

Your Bowring.

445 END

Bouring Praya Commission

Transmits without comment.

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