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1023 chong trong Government Official,
Nonyboy, 27 June 1866.
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1856
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In compliance with your Instructions in Desportoli N: 45
43
dated 2nd Worit, that Causular as well as Colonial Bedinanced
An
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
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Cameil of 12th fine I beg
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to starte Heat all Ordinances
emanating from the Diplomatic Department are sutitled " Ordinense. for Her Majesty's subjects within
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the dominions of the Emperor of China &.. while three which
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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,
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with the highest respect,
Sir,
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Jour most Obedient,
Homuble Servant,
John Bennen &
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Governor Sir John Bowring
2nd June, 1856.
Victoria, Hongkong,
to
The Mh. Souble-
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4. La bouchere, M. P.
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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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Legislative. Honghong, ?? June 1856.
Letter to Council Office 16 August/56.
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AUG.
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The apperintment of M. Willier to the Office of Hece- Consul in Tiam has
Majesty's
created
a
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.
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the receddar
he took the
cessary rather aust
his seat in
in Cameil this
this d
doy.
The absence of Mr. Mercer
of
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
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of augmenting the munter
Members of the Comeit.
I hope therefore Her Majesty
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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
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Reporting appointment
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the
Legislative Council.
vacant Seat in the of Mr Mercer
Received
98 at
2
Victoria, Hongkong,
2nd
June,
1856.
Governor Sir John Bowring
t.
H. Labouchere, M. P.
the Bt. Honble
Ner Meinall
If
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
as not
yes - which shear we were right
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W William Thomas
having
been
to me as
a
recommended
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fit and
appombed a member the Legislative Council proper person to be
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have to
your
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Lordship with
request that
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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.
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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
kama
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
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Mizellaneous.
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Evernment Affee, Tetris
Spiew, Hong Kong, 34 June, 1850.
20
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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
A
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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Xo.
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2.
in m
hower to save you from the
my pow
annoyance of any
intervention in
L-
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
he
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
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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
A
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
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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
as
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over any count of Sequin to matters in which I am
so intimately conccrued .
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Wladis
There Lapers.
Lavr hun very
Lastily
Through,
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir Your Murst Obedient
Duplicates
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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.
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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
Ca
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
Su
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
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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: "
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Now, were IN Anstey punished as he
deserves for his letter of the 32 fine,
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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
h
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
L
more
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
Z
Stah" (pros) has himself imperd
の
you
the duty which
you amed
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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
in
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
4
wrong
Which he ufusce to retract.
Stat, comcquents. if he 10 refores, it
Fin 1 B
will the form duty to suspend him from
his fractions as All. pa! wahl the
p.
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
J.
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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
you
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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
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28 - Ang + 1856
1 I have to acknowlege
your Despenlch rest
of
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
in
tw
zourself
that your attempts
to
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
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that in the interval
which will have
Elapsed before this Despulch reaches you,
such
some arrangement will
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abready have been
Effected
give
me
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.
to
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Up to the cate
17
of Mr. Mercer's letter, dictated by yourself,
of the 23th May, nothing
appears
to have occcvered
undering public notice
of
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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6.
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
in
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.
Ве
however,
Mr. Ausley had on
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his side refused to
apologize, and accompanied
his refural with language
Calculated
to
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
of
23
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
a
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
to
by simply declining
Bfür
that apology, but by
a
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
to
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
on
the
demeano
convivial
private occasion,
by destinelly stating
that the occasion
1
was public
One
of
" high official ceremony
Nor. Anstey stands
therefore in the position
of.
a
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,
2
alfar as the Laken Wehm me shew,
ал
by
nove
6. It is
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
of
Mr. Ausleys
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lillegations agamst
ад
the Chief Justice
because I think that
on duck
a
subject
the Exculpatory Endence
already
adduced
ought to be received
as
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
my
opinion abide
by the consequence
My decision on
matter referred
by both parties
во дне
yourself, is
that Mr. Austey
well as
а
ad
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expection of regret
bwes
a
public apology
The Canguap
to the Chief Justice for spine that
If he refuses
to tender
it, I am reluctantly
compelled
to add that
te her med cerfecty
hm
to summon
22
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
稼げな
Mr. Anstey may thank
fit to
to make,
for their ultimate
decision thereupon
Jaan
7. It is imposible for me
ت
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
Dy
Of
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Labitual intensiferance
to the Chief Justice, but
it In
град
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.
Lane
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.
In
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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
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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
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sorry
he had undertaken the very
very
doubtful duty of running to the
Judge and disturbing his rect
of
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
my
hands a public -pology for a public clander
that. I: Anity had accused him
of being drunk at
he
my
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
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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
up
the
efore the usual
my recollection
my
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
my
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.
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Comment Krees,
205 May, 1853
My dear Chief Juctive,
Es
h
In reference to the
Communication ya made to sue this morning and which will compel
Me
& 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
F
quture misunderstanding that you
The Honorable
Pre Chief Justice
fe.
•
Xe.
Ate.
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hould sourey
to me in wor
in
writing the
-
cads of your complaint, – of which indeed I took a few notes, but had
rather not trust to such imperfect
cata.
1
2
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
on
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
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"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. _
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I believe bur Anstey to have
Mr
stated mine
лите
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
so
what were the Statements is made
i-
Wo Woodgate, rape.
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as an investigation into this disagreeable matter is freeri
upon me.
13
31
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.
чис
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
by
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
-
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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,
te.
Ye.
L2.9
te.
(True Copy)
Colonial secretary-
Dear Air
13
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
as
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
16
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)
c
Slonial Scenetary-
:
2
ย
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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
as
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
18
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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容
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Dear Sir,
19
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
my
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.
20
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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Nuc
Colonial Secretary
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Hory/Kong 21th May 1953
My dan Lim,
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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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に
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Iremain, Dear Sir,
yoursou truly (diques) Dan King, Captain
Both Pet Town Maja.
J. R. Sir Kru Bouring,
&c.
Mr.
وید
Ar.
(Sue Copy)
Borial secretary.
Dear Liz
23
Government Arce
Fuse
2.15 May, 1856.
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Yesterday the Chief Justice
Aw
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,
A.
X.
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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
分
1
a
25
guest night Mt Anstey publicly and positively stated that at the dinner given by your Excellence
on
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37
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
my
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.
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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
as
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
as
"the might refore and that he concidiued "the cloth disgraced or und to that "effect!"
has
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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
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on an co
bresent as host - he
м
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
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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
мо
hublicity to what recumed
is
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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.
S'ime Copy!
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Column
Colonial Secretary-
30
Hough Street,
40
treet, 22nd May, 1856.
I have the houn to ackumwlidge
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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.
Xe.
Ac.
곤
رق
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
by
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
A
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
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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
I
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
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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
7
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
مل
_ died _ away! and finishing off
• with
a
groan.
In the drawing-room
:
he
was
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loud. As I passed him he enluten me at the top of his voice,
his voice, with
as
W Auster!_ what's the colds is long
مان
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
A
Come
!
Sharine
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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
38
35
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
10700
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-
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34
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,
no
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
A
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
uite, be asked
seraite,
гр
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
F
the
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
as
appears by your
4
38
44
41
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
Ai
Excellency..
fact to your:
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42.
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Mr Leslie, to whore rerat
the Chief Justice refers
states
that he communicated to M2
Mitchell
un
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
m
suing me
(for stating to Mz
Leslie, that Mr Grandore the Superintendent of Police, has
was even
Mz
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
где
preside at the trial of this action
of
in which Mr Mitchell, a late writer in WW: Bevan's Houghtong
is the plaintiff, and who
Register
may preside at a criminal trial in which the same person,
in
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.
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46
im
Gorunument Aruce, 28 May, 1856.
I have reecived
262
упа
letter
7
yesterday. I should have been
had avoided reference
glad if you
to
111
งาน
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.
46
Kr.
46
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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 -
Mi
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
43
47
47
my impression that
the bottles were circulated round
the Table twice o
thrice after the
I
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
44
your public
лид
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
e
referees I will send the whole of
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the correchondenes.
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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.
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46
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
A
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52
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
by
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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563
"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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51
Li
55
51
Sepeng
Dear Sir Sam,
Friday,
May 232, 1850.
I thank you for your letter
A
ve sappy
this day's date and chall is leave the terms of the apology
be settled in the manua
گی
ક
to
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.
1
I have strong
however
rcason however
for doubting whether Mir Anstey will make the required apology
50
50
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.
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There is not I believe
ات
57
52
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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เ
Yours faithfully Signed) Him Aulme.
True Cory Mamous
Colonial Secretary.
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59.
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52
Attomey
Generals Price
2322 May, 1856.
I have the hown to
siquist
53
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
to
'his private correspondence on the
The Arunable Sr. J. Mercer, sayt,
Colonial Secretary
7
50.
53
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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54
recept, it is impossible for
–
54
¿
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,
a
circumstance which had
recurred at a large official party,
and was
as
already in circulation_ Be it that I was wrong
however
1
:
L
!
hour is is
55
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
1
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63
55
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
ай
on ar
an
unrestricted course of examination, and, as I have represented to tis Ixcelling, I shall in the
Case
of
...
:
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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.
F
лису
the
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be made complete for all the
65
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
a
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
:
Sa
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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-
1
Dear Sir John,
n
of your
I an
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Monday
26
May 28th, 1858.
very sorry
to hear
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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
a
from Calling upon your Excellency to insist upon sur Anstey giving immediate reply to your
an
Excellency's letter of the 28° Mustant
j
68.
Aya
on No.
61
If the latter decliving
then
to make a proper apology- that there be a court of requiry
of
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
62
already written to.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) The Huline.
B. R Sir John Bowning-
(Jane Copy)
Kelurar Lotorial Sientary.
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59
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
Mi
auch to
prevent
any reference the Govermentat Home.
as
The Stonorable
to
That His rxcellency, has failed, the one hand the Attorney
The Chief Justice -72.
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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
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which in His heelleneys to my
I find
judgruent ought not to be imposed scen pad
In
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
on
: therefore leave yourself and the General to take such
cattorney
65
60
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)
m
Honial Secutry.
7377
74.
4378.
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your
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75
61
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-
·
78
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
65
consent to sit in judgment
the matter, that he must
on
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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
ли
Officially through this Office I have, te
Ergued, M. F. Mereen,
Colonial Secretary.
(me Copy)
пис
Plonial Secretary.
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Sir,
sir
69
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
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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
by
the
me in order that
Imay accertain the grounds upon
The Hounable
William J. Mleven, Rey,
a
Colonial Secretary-
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81
So
yo
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.
True Tony;
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Colonial secretary
1389.
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Sir
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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.
I'regret
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however that it is
imroecike for the Erionial scentang
The Amnake
The Chief Justice,
72.
Fr.
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1
$2
72
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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me
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Glonial Secretary
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Elonial Secretary's office, Victoria, Borghoy,
3/26 May, 1853.
In recortance with the teun
7 my letter of yestering #38p!
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83
have now the lower to touwarn you the original Ionescontine on the subject with which you letter to
чис
was
me of 28th buctant sons connected
I have also to requect mat
these
that
may be returned to this Kfice with as little delay as
The Honnable
The Chief Justice
Mr.
Vegas S
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possible.
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Shave to (Figure) 1.F. Meren,
Colonial Jentay.
Suve Cong,
Munren
Donate
Komiai Lieretay
Copy.
Sir,
75
Monday June 22, 1856
85
66
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.
My
AmyHong 22 June 1850.- Arcy dear for "I would have replied
sommes to
your
note
up
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-
86
"The concived
you
76
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
clearly
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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
مهم
"'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
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"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
88
78
to ask if the brivate Correspondence
referred to by Mr Austry in the
Correspondence sent me on
Cast relates to
my
Saturday
ther correspondence
than that with which I have been
to
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
70
Colonial Scenetary's Affice,
Victoria, Hong Kong,
22 Jun, 1850
89
68
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.
4.
Liquid) Mr. T Mircer, Colonial Secretary:
Fr.
Jove Copy)
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Cotomal Secretary-
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Despatch 1.88 of
Melorure F/in
1853.
Copy)
Sis.
80
Da7025
38
Attorney Courale office,
$16 June, 1856-
I have now to perform the painful
70
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
as
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
V
Generai -
205 May to and fine 1855.
The Honorable
1
W. T. Mercer, reppe,
Colonial Secretary-
2
کی
intimating at the same time that His reellency has failed to prerenć
a reference to the Home Sovement'
of
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 '
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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
of
to involve them in the latter.
It is easy for the Chief Justice to frame
sober?'
broadly the quection of arunk or
and quite
as
89
casy, especially
71
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,
1.
7
in the presence of all the reads 'derartments, and won au recasion
emom?"
an
"If high Official Ecremom ? /_ if 20, of
i
hat we're the particular intines of misconduct ? and were they such
دان
the absence of the creusi
of
"inchricty would aggravate?' and "were the expecial instances, given
El
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t.
83
In my unofficial replies to the Governme "autograph of the 21th May, such as "I have described them ?' that is
in
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
Sh
any
right
any the
of there questions; _ as savouring
eh
much quite as mine
of incnipation
the Chief Justice as of exculation
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7
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
1
85
"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
of
If
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
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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
S.
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
of
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
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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
ماہر
of
le
Merctury of
Itate will decide between their
پھر
requiital in the grace and Keil inculpation in the particular, and
will
m
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
89
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
وااار
13
14
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quitting the amorting room wit the lact grous after the Shief Auctices supertine, Ais meelling detained
میران
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
75
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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13
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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"
από του
(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
Mr
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to what occurred at His
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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
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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
14
smuvie of
73
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
لي
to
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
94
compliance with His freellency's
77
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
F
95
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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78
"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
am
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
97
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
98
him
refure to give
coidenec
79
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
اسل
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
j
20
99
'that Captain King and Exptain Romer did not actually assent to it'!
or
Fortified with their expreu on treit concurrence, how is it to be supposed
مش
that I could so far distruct the
accuracy of
или
Loservation
or the
strength of un memory
гии по
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,
to
Cha
viz:- to my gentleman whom I believed to be my friend (Mr. Leslie of the Firm
of
7
FC!)
C
100
Dent VC:) and at the
80
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
T
22
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
F
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
A
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
81
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
at
for me to be initater; but that le (108 671 having been a Anilitan officer
M)
and familiar with the sight of drunkar 'men, could not be mistaken! The Hounakke Curtain Keith Stewart
7
the tanton', who is also vonelin
과
by the Chief Justice, and, as I
have heard.
مند
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
82
25
Day (the 185) assemble)
the party that on at Mr Woodgates.
whose jejune rint I have
ટ
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,
مندا
persons who abet Sus Stubne, in
present vindication of charreter
particularly recent in
my
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
to
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
my
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, &
or
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1010
private letters will be referred. I have, Ac.,
(
83
27
(Signer) T. Chisholm Anstey.
have Copy)
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Lonial Secretary-
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2.
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My dear Anster,
I am told that
would like my
you
84
opinion as to whether
I considered the dinner at the Mune here on the 14th ductant in the
n
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
Mo
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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
to
my Staff officer requesting him to state what had taken place at
table. I can
my table
лич
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
17
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-
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6
Despatch 1986 of 1856.
Melaure Po in
A
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
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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
а
apparent. (see enclosure 10)
And on the 17th of the same
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was induced to move so early from
the table after dinner (see Captain Watkins's letter enclosure 5)
87
For the falsehood of these
Statements I have only to refer you
23
te
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
of
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
42
was in user to prevent my further, exposing myself that his Excellency
Was
of
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
a
private opinion I have the testimmy
of every gentleman at the table as
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ney perfent sobriety.
his as e
Mer Austey punas his
sertions upon
three grounds
a
c
- Twit
Heat Scrvered the candles to be
removed from the dinner table- Socmidly My oviduct in
of
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
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the candles should
the
by Sir John
have been emstuned by Bowring into an order as
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ving orders ins
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in the habit of giving other gentleman's house & nothing
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tas fucker from my intention than
to
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
е гиги
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
a
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
a
own letter
період
f
the 23 may already reported
to
по
to
(see
115
( be enclosure () in which he expressly states that he did not
Say
I was "intoxicated" but.
"hilasions = Whatever hilarity &
89
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
he
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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Jag grans me
uden who wat daru
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is to impact con This
monly comperty to ha Callig to t
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the discharge of my puble & duties by private motives and private feelings, in other words - of Comption
And I been
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y
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
y
of Course only
In
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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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of
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er a
am
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
a
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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
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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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an opeccion in
сре
me
any faver (see
Aure
enclosure 11 A) anx
q
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
q
nedvess
which the
the clearges aganist
me so imperatively call for & to
which sfeel myself so fairly + pistly entitled.
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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
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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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Memerandage DA. Z. J. Offices
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
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was some what despotie in sy house - which making also his Supreme Court . This was limeur, & demuld inly reguet
he m
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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
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of
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.
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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
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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
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acendance with your
Request I now beg to state in writing that which Iverbally
to you
Communicated
this morning regarding,
the
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a
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.
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again uten that in the occasim
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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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Copy.
Dear Sir.
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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
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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.
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His rexcellency
Sir John Bowring-
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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
Si
Yours suiverely
J. 13.
We Woodgate Espe (Signer)
Heng King 21 May 1856 My Dearth-
Yester
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In
Shave received your
letter of
Five invent House.
pun Government
Hati'd pun
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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
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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
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His Exalteway
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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
e
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.
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Forty truly. (Signed) I. 12.
B.
Captain Watkins RR
My Dear Sir Poliis
Note
Wing Kong 214 May 1856
eh
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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Pesterday the Chief Justice
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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
of
copy
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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
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Mer Novagole replies "that as be
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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
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Captain Marlins days,
• that in answerte
at
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
at your
hunds
Sans dear Sir.
Vary truly yours (digits) John Bowring
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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
a
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
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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
to
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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
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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
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Ther Excellency's obec: Serti (Signed) J. Chisholm Austey
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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
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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.
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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
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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 ? .
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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
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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
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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
after the Company had dispersed gave him clearly to understand that he also considered you
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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.
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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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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
by
to
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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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Sir,
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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.
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• more
specifically to the charge with which
at a time you have been assailed, at a when still weak from illney,
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daily
taxed, and cheerfully exerted in the fulfilment of the duties of your high and important afiel.
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that
you
profession,
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and anjurally
unjustly calumniated.
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this simple expression, of respect, regard
and sympathy,
as well as of our
hope
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may
you long to retain
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amongst us
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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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Attorney
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subject of investigation before
the bouncil.
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"His Cwellency The Governor
having Consulted the Creecutive
having cons
of
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
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1 - Special Circumstances
make the duty unbecoming
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to the individual Members,
and doubtless distasteful
to one of the parties at
variance.
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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
Mr
Anstey's defence affect this Excellency The Governor.
No
investigation made.
or Conclusion come to by the
bouncil can prevent a
reference to the Secretary of State, who alone has the
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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the bouncil, and
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very
as Members. – It iss
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legal
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the
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" perfect rest of mind so
" essential to a faluus decision,
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importan
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" induced me to
offer
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(Signed), W. Caine,
"Lieutenant Governor
Excellevey concurred in the conclusion of the
other Members -
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with the highest respect,
Sir,
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I have the hour to enclose
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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.
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with the highest respect,
Sir,
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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,
1
money
CanL
refund this
Charles Williams, Esquire,
Deputy Crimmissary General.
Governor Sir John Booring
3rd June, 1856.
Victoria, Hongkong,
97
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Received
Regarding
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account
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Her Meriale.
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Statement. Estate.
mount Date and year when
s. d.
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his 19th August 1851.
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21 1851.
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Colomal Treasur. Knighhig, 1 May 1866.
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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.
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Honible. W. J. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
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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,
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quoted,
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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
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be appointed this place vidla ley nainary staff of Clerks,
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then we do.
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£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,
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REGISTER
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170
Government Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 3rd June, 1856.
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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.,
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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
ha
been as disguneefully done that it
was in
imprecibe to allow it to continue
in hour whore utter incompetence
was a smurec
F
constant Annoyana,-
frequent curas, - and intrinable
erros,
delays. The Aonghong Register
was "then,
as it is now, under the
as
Editorial care of Mr Bevan -
3
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
of
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
2
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.
a
1
importance to the attacks
Coarse-minded and,
as
J
adviced, ill-famed individual.
It is impossible, however,
the
I can send home the letter of Chief Justice without this remarks,
fand Jenelose,
as
-
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
2.
which
appeared of this day's date
I have the honor to ie, With the highest respect,
Jir
Your Most Obedient
Jumble Sewant.
WhuBeuren.
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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
a
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
of
in herof of the Excepin vizuleme
to
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
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Jurecrows Besh to to Hilux
coume was maintained by Colonel Scarlonies. The
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June,
1856.
Governor Sir John Bowring
to
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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HG0 of the 50t have relative to the Appointment of
No to. F. Bevou as Clest.
W.
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
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that it is incxpedient that any public offer.
should be connected texts
the Periodiral Bitical
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Morney General's Office, Houghong 18th May 1886.
174
I have the hour to address you
пак
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
a
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.
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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
as
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
J
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
us
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
a
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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.
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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
a
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
ap
alp -
I
" 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
"I
(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.
1
The Hrubber
The attorney
I have, yo
(Signed)
W. T. Mercer. Colonial Secretary
Severa Gene
ral.
True Copy
Moment
Colonial Secretary.
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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
E
:10.
Bevan with the sum of £ 6.5:
on the latter
u
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.
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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
I
-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
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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
my
Conviction
that Mr. Bevan is not a fit and
a
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
e
was unwill
to
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
v
myself.
7
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
а
ross and scurrilous attack
was made on me in an article
notoriously Mr. Bevan's, an attack
so
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.
en
for which application is
office for
i
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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Sir,
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
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20th June 1866 .
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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:
I
have, Bei,
(Signed) W.J. Mereer,
Colonial Secretar
Tone Copy
Melmont
Leveretury.
Koolonial Secretary.
29
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
M
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
H.
M. 76. Me founder Exquire. But. Registrar of the Supreme Court.
bolanal decretory
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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
to
My that
Secretary point out unmistakeably
the Action of the Government cec dosary before appropriating
wad Mice detar
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- 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
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Blu Bennne
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آیا کہ لیدانان ایران کے انداران
Governor Sir John Bowring
4th June, 1856.
Victoria, Hongkong,
6
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
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
окль
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
ہے
江
the 4 Drive
of endering
a
Corresp
which has taken
and the Adit
ce
prace between Joured
Military
Hory
Alerthorities in
Mons
of a
о
the
et
siljist
Saluting Battery.
نوع ما
ricatio
that you unes but poor this leurreep ve to
allend
of the for word it intoden, – if
K
Lord Par
cure and
Sis Lordship tras
inculente crusting & erderaleig
See furth also. 7. #8, 629
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off in
N.1. The wan deft ähnel who to
Draft with War Dep 80 38
192
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Mest instructions
will be addressed
to the Officer Com &
the Saxoper in no
to trous nut,
approv
of
تیم
or
Estimates,
projects of Defence,
vesiich shall not-
Ace
submitted
received the
of the
to
Governo
and
His Lordship has
tade.
also fall it his duty
to point out to that
Affecer
the propriety
of his acting
a
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
a
y landing
anders laund
Selween the
love
the Military
and Civil authiontes
Hory Mocy.
which
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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
a
the
% of
letter
thee Fown
through the
to the leotonical.
Mejor Suretory
to se
5 requist
ни
A
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-
et
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
of
pto vision will however
it
the made
for
in neset years
Estimate's.
I have
&
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1
Corpy.
di,
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195
Jan Mayor's Office,
Motria, Konighing,
15
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,
I
Bary
Kas,
Bein
The Officer Commounting the Janison therefore considers it
precaution in
леская
ure
Na
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.
7
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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
of
the Parade Ground may
Grade_Ground
Money
exposed from the firing of the Murray
Battery
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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.
a
On Monday Morning lust, devring Salute from the Mumay Buttery, a longe and lucing portion of the ceiling in repper room of there
air
La
offices gave way, and distraget a Desh and Title, but happily within. I personal injury to any
and on the same recasion
me
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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
5
(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
re
eply,
M
by devire of the Officer com-
-manding the Garrison, for the information of His Excellewry the
at
Governor, that out prevent folutes
上
camust be fired from the old faluting
ow
X
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
no
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
E
I
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
8.
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,
L.
で
4
199
Copy. Thaw Majors Office,
Nistoria, Hongking, 197 May 1866.
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dir,
have
th
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7
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!
1
Colonial Skerstory
True Copy
Corlanial Secretary.
1
120
76.8.
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.
L
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
1
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.
í
(Copy) M355.
dir,
13.
201
bolmial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Kenghing,
21
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
T
14
the
ML
(Off
dir,
inished carlier information subject of the proposed Esplomade
Battery.
I have, Hen (Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Crinual Secretory.
I
Aue Copy
Colonial Coretary
L
:
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:
in
:
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"
in
I have, Bass
for the defence of the harbor in Enjunction with the Royal Mary. (Signed) Johren King, Capt.,
The Major.
J
Jane Copy Lepy
Botnial Seretory.
1
(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.
1
1
Borther
Battery & D. bot. Dunlop be
Mould
L
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
о
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
th
The Tron Mayor.
2
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.
L
reply.
I have, then,
(Signed)
Tone Copy
Estancial Secretary.
о
2.1.
205
(Corpy.) Throw Major's Office
Homughing, 31th May 1866.
Ar
30
"They to achinoledge the receipt
J
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:
E
22
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,
D
(signed) Jolemn things beast,
Major.
Tone Copy
Colomal_
_Secretar
beretary.
:
N: 1414.
تو
(Copy)
206
Colonial Secretary's Office,
dir,
Nistoria, Knighing,
372
3
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.
24
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.
True Copy
Colonial Scretory.
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Printed for Parl! i For.
By Command. Feb. 185
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Foffices, Pretoria, Houghouy, 8th June 1856 .
Merni
1856
I have the lower to forward authenticated copy
of
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
P.
Xe.
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:
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.
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provide a like exemption in the case of a Colonial Register
а
Clause 3 puts the case of blume parerenger_ Ship_representing herself as about to clear for Marcos, pryage muder seven days duration,
iL
and therefore not coming under the Chinese Forssengers "Not, while
in
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
!
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_
alonce
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B.d of Trade. 75495 God. 2° B. 75.26
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27 Augst
Jor Ime Bowring.
INUTE
No102
1856
! JR Bidwell 26.
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Merivale Vi
Y. J. Ball
Sabuwchen M. M.
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27
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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
33
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:
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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..
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Governor Sir John Bowring
June, 1856.
Victorias, Hongkong,
to
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
to
Maps : Word & Rogers for expats.
Augh
alance
Htm Dayp
A
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
14
5
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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,
tu
ho
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
5
of June 1858.20
93
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,
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53
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
my
concurrence with Mr slévander, the Registrar, in the
the opinion which
he evez
e
xpresses, as to the
Register
at
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.
-
1
+
2
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
as
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
is
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
1
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)
7.
(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.
Ja
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
ax
requirements of the activ Cafp. 110 Sec. 19.
I would
s
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.
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:
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out
the provisions of 2 and 3
The Honorable
The attorney General
HongKong
!
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11
" Victoria Pop: // Sec. 7.
I am
yo
(Signed) W. H. Alexander,
Registrar.
True Pepy
!
Colonial Secretary
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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
13
iL an
and in
1856.
Nr 47 of 18th Opril 1865,
M: 3 of 8th January The Enclosures in Captain-
Minne
DI
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
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111
Enclrouse A., which should
N:
be
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
A
Enclosure &, which should be No. 151, not 161,
11 t 161, of 26 March 1846. "Enclosure D is exreetly given.
11
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,
с
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.
on
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,
to
The Rt. Hon ble
H. Labouchere, M. P.
7
1 Inclosure.
1.94.
Received
Submitting
CL
forther
Appeal from Captain
the
subject of his claim Watkins, R. N., on
to
free quarters.
Jafr
Комед
Gov 7033 #hong
Capt : Watkins' claim for Compensation.
Quarters a
Eu N:46 of the 12".
of
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
fo
his
own accommodation.
Eu N°47 of the 13" of April, Adin mera forwarded letters
the
меша
how Capt.
Dv
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
1
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fact por
ossessed it for several months.
Su
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
of
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
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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.
fr
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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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
of
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
a
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
of
or a reconsideration
applies for
his case.
Whatever line be nov
a
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
J
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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.
A
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
ah
the decision announced in his
to march Cast despatch of
18
fully considered the documents
вай lard before him & he feels it necepan
to manitarni thi
decision then deliberatif given
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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
י
223
report which his
Lordship instructed you to furnish;
that my Predecessor, Sir M Molesworth, in
immediate
Elespatat which
a.
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
to
{
to
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
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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
J
ble
my
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
on
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
or
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
A.
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
d
enjoy a
harticular duty; and moreover that benefit for the lang period of nearly nine years and, inasmuch as
I found
au any
Bry
ar
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
ad
other part of my Salary.
5.
Salary, while
Confirm my
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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Colonial Office, Victoria
Hang Hang 25th January 1845-
In reply to your
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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
a
an
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.
Je
te.
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Copy
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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
by
6
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
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&c.
Colonial Secretary
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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
Li
Your Most Obedient Servant
Signed/
Signed,
Frederick, M. A. Bruce
Colonial Secretary
Lieutimant Pedder Rh
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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
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
11
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Obedient Servant
Ligned! M Caine
Officiating Colonial Secretary
Marine Magishate
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231
Gvernment Affleco, detoria,
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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
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no
above Settlement on the 22 ultions. The amount demanded was
large, $50 a heard, mounting to $1050, or £2.18.15; but on the
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12
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are rare,
opportunties for Renang I trust that the mangement will meet your apporral;
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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
RT
Goor 70311 If 7527
Sir Don Banning
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£218.151.
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I hatrat e
jours Tropotete songs 6th I of the
and to convey
to
you my approval of the expenditure of Two timedrad
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and eighteen pounds
incuried
Peftien Stellenes,
the transportationn
of 21 Chinese Enweits from Hongkong to Penang.
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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
L
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
2.
человек
will emer the experie
Contemplated
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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
on
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
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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
Estimate
o certain works
того
proposed to be
executed in the
Wongneichung waller in it at kolory.
For laying
the...
Papers before the-
Lords Commissio
I am to request
that
you
will state
to their Lordships that--
Mr. Labanchiere
recommends this
Estrinate
incites for
their
Lordships' sanction.
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10
Elliot Merivale
Bell
12
Monchere Lu
M.M.
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
Ho
comey.
to
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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However
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doulet-
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
in
yours Despatch
at Frive thousand
five Sundred and
eighty
ty
-three panes
sive shittings, and
in the detailed..
(estimate at Six
thuisared
ed ove
and forty
hundred
forty mime
Jeanedo siation
shillings
and sear
Jene.
I Mi's hout desire
to be furnished
with
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B
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explanation
the subyist,
i
5 appears
that
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£6149168
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that the works wide
tu executed without
any
divvinution
коз
the Baterers remaining
in the leotarial
lehest and will produce
usiderable sevence
cor
a
they
are
ennevilling
to interpose any
bestade totte
дате
with
being proceeded
I have de
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Nr 94
Judicial.
Auswered. 16
Aug 168.101
Aft witho
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 .
yo
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See 7029 Hong Kong-
Men Menvale
6 liegh Jr
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No
9
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-
L
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect.
Sir
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant.
John Karnal
2
The Right Honorable,
Henry Labouchere, M. P.
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REGISTERE
AUG.
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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.
Fi
The Right Honorable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.,
te.
tc.
He.
出
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2
5
3.
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
بسم
N. 2.
A is a translation.
4.
The Colonial Secretary
immediately reported this
unsícasant circumstance to
a
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
5.
Without delay therefore
the Blonial Secretary proceceded to the Gaol, accompanied by General a
the Attorney Sencial and a
lad, named dick, in M=
2
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med
į
Diper's employ who choke chimen and through whom the complaint
of the prisoners' friends had reached
V
Die Diyeon.
6.
gick was
plainly the proper
interpreter to taka,
as
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.
by
have further cumbarrassed the
Government.
7. The questions put to the
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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
9.
day.
In the following day Md
N. 4. Mitchell's reply
also enclosed.
nons received
=
:
13.
On the 19th the matter was
slacch by
me
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
w
these first 3 points were
of
N.5.
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J
mina imiortance.
12.
7
242
Mr Mitchell replies to the
45 question that there met have been misrepresentation of
しい
ル
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
ここ
required to give the veu, cxpressions
him to both Lookons
mex
JA
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
8.
13. Bis very likely that the
دنا
Cookone, a Elinaman, denied his
words in lus Mitchell's precene
A
1
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
лить
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.).
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12.
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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; –
Mz
-
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
רזיץ
the Council to free
the matter further.
19. Mr Mitchell has had every opportunity of justifying himself,
22
and of the serious nature
!
/2
& 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
of
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
3
—
*
*
14
--
1113. Iuitekell in the ver
very earl
Ex
Loncione
under discussion, and I enelore
allo the
re
reply
į
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
of
the case
the most becoming for the
proper conduct
sease and
the
The
Government._
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of
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
бологосу тров
ما
to the hentary of Hate a quays that the last smeras myof in someasly
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have to schenstiged thr
receifth of
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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
V
a
Cestarin Jeresiness con final
en the
Gast.
There is
au
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
eu
that the
Council declined to
enquire into the cafe.
enquire
Sfried
210 Nunuti
or
rescut in to shew the
the
Conclusion at which the
Council arrived and indeed there is as evidence
on the
: subpeel except th..
}
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.
au
point of view harveur
}
Smuch declive Geother
reference of the case to myself.
250
A
£ 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
1
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
d.
Lasty way of
purnesing which makes it 10 difficult to come
Б
A
An
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
7
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
In
Chief Magistrates office, Vistoria, Hongkong,
June 6th 1856.
I crave leave (with all
а
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.
ال اله
1
2
2
which, if true, involved an act of
corruption upon my part either positive
or constructive.
3
252
As
regards the other charge _ that of
C
mispeasance in
my Office
av
Sheriff.
Two
сказ
later,
16th following
made
a
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
Oo
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
of
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
of
in due course, the
His Excellency's satisfac-
tion that that charge
disproved!
Co
" completely
As
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
of
this
the only
Charge, during which the opportunity afforded me of disproving
it,
во
by
nswering certain written interrogatories, my request to be sum. moned personally before the Council
my
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
me
e, in
far
as the Executive
red, was
concerned,
closed-
ands that that Trionnai
e grounds
no
longer competent for the due.
of it.
investigation of
The
1
4.
4
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
of
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
"
t
ک
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
a
"" 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.
of
Her Majesty's
praying that some
of Enquiry.
you
Tribunal,
and
or Court
armed with adequate
powers,S
}
powers, may
6
be constituted.
and
1
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
u
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
oc
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.
ツ
7.
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
my
person, His Excellency
has
only
to
command it, and I am prepared
more
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
my
personal
feelings,
and inore consonant with
the
i
would
uld
L
8
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
į
(Erfy.)
Jo
9
A.
Ir Brother Wong Jar
7038
گازی
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
am
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.
แล
ے
อ
10
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
be
when I see you I may the bh. give its meaning verbally better-
able to
Chinese version won't admit
anything
more
of
it in a written
- u
translation.
Jane Copyed
being put
(Signed) J.D.
Colomal Secretary.
(Corpy.)
خبار
11
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
go
will
12
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,
13
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
ou
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
а
of
Complete
and so
sufficient denial usation preferred
the accusation
W. H. Mitchell by t
I have
!
!
14
I have, ve (Signed) Wit. Merce
Colonial Secretary.
1 True Copy.
Colonial Secretary.
...
:
✓ (loopy)
Si
15
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
on
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.
am
extra-
The following facts will help to a
solution of it :-
The Homble.
W. J. Mercer, Expe
Colonial Keretar
:
:
:
2
16
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
a
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
M
to induce him to
·
17
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
to
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/
Au
men
" were to have
the best chow-chow". I recollect the
Miau a
awking me the question on the
4.
night the
18
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___
av
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
1
19
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
мо мигача
of yesterday. As to
"this "victual_ too absurd
of this
& Cafe.
༡
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,
20
had ordered and parter.
I have, Her, (Signe L) W. H. Mitchell,
Late Meriff.
Jane Copy
:
Kolmial Teritory.
Copy
WR
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
of
expense
ense on account the Stokumpoo prisoners ? 2. Whence and when sprang
the Eustom of allowing extra food to Convicts under W.%. Mitchell, &f=
}
T
3.
22
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,
J.
did
01
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,
23
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
|_
2.
24
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.
1
The
money
haud
-war paid
by the prevent govoler, in the presence of a intress, to the cookshop keeper, signed the conclur in the
OL
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
on
25
263
3.
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
on
is sustained with a certain allowance
of mine and I believe suck an indulgence to be the custom of all civilized governments.
3
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
ti
query- the man, from first to last, up to this hou, my single wich Herngland been to see a wronged having been to
mom
4
4.
26
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.
H
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
of
learnt this morning for the first time, that the person who acted as
a
27
Interpreter on the reasing to the Attorney-General and yourself, was
Clerk to a Newspumper Editor,
young
f
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
1
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
6.
song
28
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.
Ma
ہو
29
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
I
government, av Sah
have not communicated with him.
Having this gave through the pointo in question, and having give
r.
A km
Jea.
30
i
as full-ixplanation as Scan well do
by litter, of ssey
L
conduct on the recasion
under review, I have now, in con-
E
-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.
H.
denied
True loopy Malow
Colonial
Portual Secretary
an
Me.
"Confy
31
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.
E
!
Copy
WE 361.
Sir,
32
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,
&
re
33
still desire the
Should you
seek, the Supreme enquiry you seek, the
Court may afford it, either by
criminal Prosecution
Attorney
by
by the
A
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.
a
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.
བགི་
34
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
35
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
be
may
ted. The witnesses
defeated. tampered with or ~
perhaps spirited away, for
of timely precaution.
want
wa
I have 7%, 2.8
(Signed) Chisholm Anstey.
True Repy!
urut
Colonial Secretary.
Copy
Nr. 399.
Sir,
36
In 7939/1/3269
E
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
ar
.
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.
37
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
T
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
th
referred sim 1.8
of
28th April, and Mr. Caldwell
enverguently resigual, as duly
reported in my Desporto. _ N. 1 of 6 July 1855.
6th
r
"Mr. Caldwell has since their
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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.
th
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
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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
to this
be expected. I live the lower to be,
with the highest respect,
lis",
Your most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Shu Bernal
272
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1
Nor Momile
Mor Caldwell applied Zr-
In
an linerease of
Salary
е
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
9
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.
B
an
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,
to
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
M
h
h
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
ap
permanent without mon explicit information,
в
вот биль
чы
M.A.7.
a
I: 7089 Henry Hang
John Bouring
!.
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Elliot WMerivale M® J. Ball
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ca do Ci
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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
Cr
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
J
O
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.
in
to again
th my
a
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
of
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.
to
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.
No
Date
17
tip Despotal.
C.O
1856
ma
Subject of Despatch.
Duplicates
6.3. 1975 april 1856. Submitting Draft Mrdinance relating to Caming Houses
611187
*
65240
:
66.7
64
68
Confidential.
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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
n
Fel
tuel
1
" 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.
2
+
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Gate of
Desp: Despatele.
Subject of Despatch.
0 3 May 1856 In reply to Despatel Nr 35 of 3th March, regarding
yo
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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
No
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.
8,
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
of
Police
Date
De I patch Desp. Das
1856.
Subject of Despatch.
81 8 = May 1880 Reporting temp
3
6324
Establishme
TRCEIVED
JULY 30 1856
no
279
of
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
ve
move
✓ 842 June » Transmitting, for information, Consular Ordinance 22 of 1856 1
85
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2
88
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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
4
now
tttw
2.
!
ne
of
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".
93
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94
95
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#!/
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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
a
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
ne
Fuel:
1:101.
furthes Copies)
(withb
cobra
Copies)
Mora
2.
nove
9
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
of
120
circumstance which has taken
Right Honorable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.,
[
Ac.
Xc.
१e.
palaka
place no
by
of any opinion given Sir Michael Seymou
which precinded him from appropriate referee
being
au
in the matter.
I have
velo
reason to believe that he
felt
kinnself precluded, - and can
by
no means admit that the
proposal to nominate this
"
Admiral
came too late" to
B
prevent your being troubled on a matter which according my judgment ought to have been settled in the
to
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
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June, 1886.
Governor hir John Boozing
to
The Bt. Houtle
4. Labouchere, M.N?
/ Inclosure.
N101.
Received
with Mr Edger
Inclosing correspondence
Br
the subject of the
difference
between
the Attorney General. the Chicp pustice and
في
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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
on
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.
2.
Attorney General.
پنج
you have given this Minion
to the Judge it is not consistent
with the language I undertorá
し
V
you
to hold to me it the covernment
Fiees when
you
informed me
at
that
tour attempts (made its my suggesting to bring about a settlement had failed. You agreed with me there
V
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
I
lave to give
that
thad been often
you
an arbitration but would never
(arbitrate if a particular conclucos
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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
1
the Arbitrator, and you thought that sie Michael Seymour might infely be Frusted with a decision upon the whole
matter at issue.
V
ve
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
by
mine that the Government
it tome was to be troubled by this unpleasing concerondence. I have
Mo
2
right whatever to complain of
to
advice
inquire into
you may
any
V
betone I sent
Judge- but as before.
5
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
of
award
the Naval Commander-in-Chief.
ļ
am
te.
Ciqued) Norm Bowring.
True Cop
Copy)
confidential
have
given to the
I sent my
J
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
о
:
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(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.
į
:
I
saw
you
I had not seen
the
Copies of Correspondence on the caljest,
nor any papers connected with it.
i
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
of
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
to
a
reference naming me on part. As I tolk
C.
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
-
of
never
9.
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
Į
10:"
that the Judge
was rea
you
as
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"
I
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,
on
0057 trong không 28
Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong 14 June 186.
th
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
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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
12
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
1
of
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
な
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
Ow
в
L
tra fide Courpean residences, I livre ne dritt that the belony
will beenne
More
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
ாேட-
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
15
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
ліг
a
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
1
:
Lona Beard.
Mr. Blackwood
Governor Sir John Borssing
14 June, 1856.
Spaccana, Hongkong.
to
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.
Lo
Farm.
114
G. Duddell
Jime
Fixed Amm
17:
291
Rent. Premium
£
#
史
5
42 80
15
M.
b. Jurner
5
42 210
16 Fr. C. Antrobes
5
42
ह
17
J. C. Leslie
5
18
J.J. de Remedive
5
19
ها ها ها
4
75
42
145
90
20
2/
Richard Fource H. R. Hardie
Jolin Searth
Istale
54
42
542
ها
41
44 2
13 14
605
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(Signed)
Willinin basper, Poting Surveyor General.
Jane loopy /vitomre Colonial Secretary.
ca
Si
Gov. 8057
Fand R. 8782} Hong. Hong
R?
John Bowring
Entered
292
15th Auto750
MINUTE
No120
v OCTA
Ser
MB Bd MR
MRElliot
Merivale
JAJ Ball
I have to
acknowledge your
N.
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
ת. יקים
!
:
17
lot's from 21 to 75
Indeed Lond
years.
Stanley's Despatek to which you refer points to suck
conclusion. But
a
e.
T
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
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+
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
+
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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
of
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.
X.
Ste.
N
no means
be a matter of by w unreasonable deduction from the phraseology of the ordinance under
which the appointments
The
s
were made.
urgency, - I may say
the ncccseity
extreme, as
on
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
Ca
me
Appl penes
of Ma validity
the
10
297
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Fordient Humble Servant,
12121
rument, but I Maiste Be
h
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%
41
Put by Msu leger
Keep for our Mern
vale
воб бер
they
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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
r
illness in the mouths of october
"Victoria, Hongkong,
14.
Governor hir John Bowsing
June, 1856.
Co
Confidential
/ Inclosure.
the RP. Stonble
H. Labouchere, M. P.
Received
"Further Communication
70
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
77
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
t
"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)
2
Lonial Secretary
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j
J
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:
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
to
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.
r
1
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
of
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
my
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.
m
302
I have also
considered the state.
-ments made in oppo= :=sition to the plan
иг
to
ne
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
*
L
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
00
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
of the
the great majority
of its inhabitants.
можут
304
I have therefore to
convey
to
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.
Je
1
In
should
case it
appear
in
dealing with thes lains of individual
ressers affected by
the Work, that
any
peculiar circumstances
exist which should
entitle
any of
1
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
by
private persons upon public property confer.
ou
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
1
305
taken place may-
create a clanir to
lement treatment
the part of the local Government.
Jam 7:
or
:
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
a
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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2.
Colonial Secretary be requested to lay before this bommission the following papers; -
II
1. Sir Henry Pottinger's original project for the construction
Traya;
a y
The We
of
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
th
Marine Lot Holders, in re
of
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
грошо
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
of
the
Commission to order them to
withdraw
-upon
occasion.
5. The President was directed to
rs
invite Mr. Antrobus ( of the firme of Mes - Lindsay 762 ), and Mr Pereira (of the firm of Mes K-Dent 762.),
to attend ou
P.
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.
th
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
by
that notification
advertisement in the
Newspapers whose next publication will precede the next publication of the Gazette,
3.
ette, and also in the next
"Gazette, of the resolution.
of
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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6.
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,
by
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)
as
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
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VII
Di
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b.
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IX.
XI
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id.
May
Thanrjee Jausetjee -
Macvicar Hr, 1st Ma B. V. Gillespie -
for baptain Larkind
id.
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XII Dr. Dentros, 20 May.
XII. Letter of Mr. Gordon to bolovel
th
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
of
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
to
irved until tomorrow at 1 RM.
Adjourned.
.
Profirmed (signed) b. Anstey, A. G
6th March 1856.
10.
11.
?
2.
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
re
Lot Holders, are invitation to
and give his evidence.
appear and give
3.
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
by
the
President to the Commission
and discussed. In the eved it
was ordered
by
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
33
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
No
rive
in
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
more
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
of
had rejected the proposals contain &
Z
in the Government Notification
of
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
T
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
of
any way. I should therefore thank
a
· were negativ,
if you
you would let me know what
is likely to be the style of examination.
Jom.
Hor
Mong trong
Yours faithfully,
C.
(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·
1
7
і目
•
16.
A:.
you may
my
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
by
Government, and no one else. Government can do it much
more
cheaply
and
efficiently for
T
314
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
of
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
/0.
10
315
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
а
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
an
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
1
1
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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
е ал
алм
would propose
I
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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
u
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
a
faith
oh or an
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21. 316
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
of
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
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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
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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,
80
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
more
re
I will take the
house down, _ and,
of trouble, be
e gave
after
a deal
it to me. It
co
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
318
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
as
be nu-
s any of them wight be - willing to undertatie
As to the fourth Question I should certainly think that
i
:
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.
a
the pus
Me
a man constructs
wharf in front of his own cousion
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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
be
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
r
will gain Marine Lots by the reclauration
New and valuable
of land from the sea.
I think that I have said
1
all that occurs to me on the
subject of it is Inquiry.
u
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
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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
a
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
a
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,
1
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
by
to be assessed highest of all.
I
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
or
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
1
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
I
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
a
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.
My
I am Marine Lot Holder.
a
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;
re
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
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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
My
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
h
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
be
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.
In
reply to the 4th Question,
Surveyor
I should say that if the Surogn
General has the means to
commence the Bouliane Strand
portion at
or
once,
it would be
better to do so.
Ou the 5th Question I do not
quite agree with the last witness.
a
- 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
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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.
5.
Fifth Day - 8th March 1888
Present - All the Commissioners.
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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
ow
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
by
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
Le
·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
4.
A letter was
was des
despatched to.
the Honorable Mr Edger, Mr. L. b., inviting
examined.
t
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
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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
of
asterisks, from the Report Of R. Martin, Esquire, elge.
Mor
Colonial Treasurer, of July 1844,
at
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
be
will
happy to take his –
very happy examination on Monday
at 10 A. M.
7.
The Honorable Joseple Edger, M. L. b., attending
vent
Frost
in
pursuance of the invitation
addressed to bein, was examined.
He said
I am a Member
of
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
As
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
a
proper
ey
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
d
& 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
be
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
E
for the
a
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
of
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
a
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.
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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
a
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
of
a
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
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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
by
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
by
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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..
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2
am
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
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me
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was
we
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
of
it . In those
d
days.
I
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
if
Me at
no such
Notification had ever been made.
still I think that the rents
payable upon the lands to be reclaimer
прои
by
and at the expense of Government.
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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
336
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
a
access to the Praya, I think difficult question to adjust. It is
difficult one to
A
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
my
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
in
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.
In
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.
at
Confirmed (siques) I. b. Austey, a.?
President.
10th March 1856.
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South Day - 15 March 1886.
Present - All the Commissioners.
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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 :-
My
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
to
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
ro
invite R. b. Antrobus, es q = to attend
now and be examined; and a was sent to him acco
11.
to
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
H.
first Lan
Sale", read at the first sale on the 11th June 1841.
5.
re
of
d
R. C . Antrobus, lyg being
called in and examined, said: -
of
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
m
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 .
do
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,
0.
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
do
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
my
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
a
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,
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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
a
large
under
Government sewer,
my property.
ewer running It brought
earth
ass of earth-
down an immense mass
our
of
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
.
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75.
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would sell me
Eastward of my they
a
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
of
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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.
re
6. Andrew Shortride, Esq, being
examined, said:
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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
1
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
à
said that it was to be
- sistring of Marine Sot Holders. Not being a Marine
Lot Holder therefore I did not attend :
Ever since
my
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
in
л
my
mind that the work
would be a great public benefit.
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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
el
hitherto teaches me, however, that
Government work is done
slowly
ve
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
o
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
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their land. The
Wat And!
My
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
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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
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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
af
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
r
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
by
e to
to Government. The work would doubt be done well; but it would
course
us
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
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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
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actival state of the trade, but also to what it is likely to be. I canus undertake to say many
how me
ad
-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
w
has a
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
а
loss and
never failing scene of loss.
The security of goods
damage .
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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,
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
of
all Kinds. I visited
some of them. "There was a
trap
door inside the house, with
a
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.
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There is nothing that I can see to prevent the same sort of thing dove in the Bazaar,
being
or
anywhere facing the sea, where
Bazaars
Eleinere Ba
Praya
are
a
erecting. theat absolutely
Praya would make that absolu
impossible.
The writer of several letters signed a holder of several sots","
A
whose name I do not mention,
be
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
:
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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
f
& 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
th
and vessels to lie alongside,
ers and
that passengers
so
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
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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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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,
at
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.
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Colonial Secretary.
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Appendix II
Im 8858756
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
L
Inclosure No] in Despe
to 103 of
1856.
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2
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.
T
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
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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 !
11
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
in
bach
Mo
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
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on
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.
1
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.
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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
12
M
*
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
Mc
Maser & form
18141.
(signed) Chenler Elliot,
Rotnes Superintendente,
cliourged in the the Government
of
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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.
;
E
:
10
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
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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
ก
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
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allotment.
(Signed) J. Rott Morrison, Cloting Veeretary, and hervirer to the Superintendents of Trade.
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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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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
16
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& 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
in
qoutere, administrators and assigns,
to be paid, done, and performed, and also
5
18
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
av
8
пречном
of the said bolory for the awe of Hier find Majesty by the loud
of
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
st
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
M
-feet,
361
19
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,
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1
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
!
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20
informement of the brid Colony of Houghing, or for any other further purpose
a
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
P
t
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.
M
crc/
น
2/
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,
N
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
T
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22
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
3
362
23
fomiting thereto, Io Have and to hold the sonid frice in parcel of ground
or
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
7
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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
24
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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
of
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
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
ve
12
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
of
1
26
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,
or
Said
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
M
do
- left ar aforesaid,
1
be
do
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
1
xecutors, administrators, or assigns
shall not, nor with let, underlet,
Murvive assign
1. rtgage
A
Mer
alber
any
π
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
!
28
rany port
next
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,
of
it
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29
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
vE
"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.
s
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,
33
32
At
a copy of the dronment in question. It
Stipulated
กล
went that we were to
11
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
on
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.
a
*
"
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.
4
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
by
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
More
+
369
35
Laid out in this Colony has been expanded since the publication of the Notifianting already quoted in this letter, in in other
or
words, Inice the island bearme
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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
22
little
ØLV
as
was envistent with the general interests of Freiety and the well being of the Colony, the net primer authorized.
of
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
me
You'r
·
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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
*
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370 %
Extract from letter of A. F. Jordan, Eufe Land Officer, to Lieut. Coloul Mateolin, b. 2., Acting Colonial Secretary, dated
6
th
# July 1845.
#1
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
of
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
Lo
+
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
An
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
of
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
aw
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
7
372
41
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
42
A
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
OLV
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
43
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
L
or
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
1
: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
ar
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
on
י
46
s
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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
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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.
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N: 8
375
Extract from the Report & R. Montgomery Martin, Expts, Colonial Reasurer,
July
1844.
of
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 -
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48
walk;
a
-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
35
of 25 dollars per lineal yard, solusive of filling
2
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-
I
2
40
3769
ment
in
- 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
L
50
>
Separate.
Victoria, Honghong,
My Lord,
21 th August 1844
51
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.
A
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42
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
of
Davis.
Nr.249.
dir,
Victoria, Honghong,
21th August 184147.
53.
372
A
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
av
it WOL
t
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
54
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
in
1.12
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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
55
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.
A.
(Signed) Frederick W. M. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary.
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57
Memorandum of baptam Sir Edward Keleher, forming Inclosure M: 3 in Lord Arley's Private Despatch of
10th Movember 1848.
15
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.
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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
58
manifestly incumbent to erect
works to command the Eastern Paws,
ad to prevent the creation
any
well
7
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
of
Thirdly Sue the my propoved trom.
In event
of reenfying
ML
381
or
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
'
a
Store Sea wall, into
More
2 fattions, and thus afford from one mile of wharfage, which,
tha
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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.
ar
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
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
of
M
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
C
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,
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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
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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
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63 382
Comfortable private residence
It would materially tend to the comfort, cleanliness, and salubrity of the Chan, if advantage
Owv lve
trous
Tarkem.
of
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.
th
and convenience.
under whose immediate man-
ment it
Emay
rest, to secure the
grand mottines of the probable extremity,
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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
a
bottom beneath the mont
de
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,
C
N:10.
Land Office
65
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
^2
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;
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And the
Mu
Surse between it and the house to be private property. Such is
Sketel of what
is
is
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.
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Masa+, 1 # May 189453.88 Macore, 14
We have the honor to
bea to
bo
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,
Be
Land Office, Knighing.
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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
1
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.
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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
AL
that
ad
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
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improvements, I have instructed My Agent at Honighing to endeavor
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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,
as
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,
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De:, and other conveniences. I have, H.,
how
(Signed) Komjen famertjee.
14)
Macos, 20th May
A. F. Gordon, Swift,
Land Officer,
dir,
Honighing.
75
389 1843.
We have the lover to achupoledy
receipt of your regarding?
or
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
in
M
of Govenment as for as lies simpo
lower. And the it would
give no
give
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f
"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
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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
T
- 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
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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.
of
not require
to add to our
wito
Like us
henry-expenditure.
already
In our opinion, if this improve-
い
_ment is carried into effect,
t
value of waterside allotmente wall be lessened, by depriving them the privacy and
and convenience,
to day
!
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78
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:
1
Morson, 4+ Mory
Macas,
A.A. Gordon, Evght,
F.
Land Office,
t
Honigkning.
矗
1843.
79
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
in emestructing a public walk or
nor Marine Lot,
An
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
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as we are desirous of thorsing no lot with a wall as tom as provible,
lve
Ат
your sine
shall feel stliged by your
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ாே
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.
WE
are, Bes
(Signed) Fry, Rowoon, 86%
Macos, 5 May 1845
8
%
Alexanders, Gordon, Exper
Land Officer, Dos, Bar, Bai,
Konighing.
Jir,
hossession
in
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
$2
hulding
T
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
as
enwideration.
We remain, Des, (Signed) W:62. Jemmell & 6.
во
th
8
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
π
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
M
Mir
may
appear matter
chen
of trifling consequence, the thermoing spen
$4
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
More
nur
Za
гд
1.
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
86
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: _
%
f
10
Marcas, 11th Mary 1842.
11th
N. F. Gordon, Dyle,
Land Office,
Honighing
Lir
87
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.
n
89
:
88
+
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.
i
A MATI LE
+
r
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
i
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.
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may
confuitation, sefiying, 02
We may be allowed, in Soliciting the consideration of the Government of
f
an
39893
Houghing
may
not be curtail that no property
by an alteration=
sin the live of Road, to pant not that:
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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
of
which was available at the time
Sale, we confined,
to what was
of
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
94
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
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of no let
95
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..
A
No 12.
40097
Extract from Pirate Despatele of Lord Hirnley to Sir Henry Pottinger,
dis
dated 15th M member 1845.
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do not send you either theer dronments, in the Substance of them,
1
of
in an official form, because I felt that on the imperfect information which is perversed in this entry it would be
indent to attempt
ic
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
t
my
ake live
you, and of enabling you to make of them, Would you emender, on reading Where dromments, that the suggestions
,
98
contain can be turned to advantage?
they contain can
"I
**
" 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
15
716
Movember 18413.
t
"In order to give in wider range
a
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
4.
N125.
diz,
N: 13.
Drawing Threet,
N. Janmary 1800
322
1844.
lol
402
th
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
1
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,
T
109
invered by bruttorin Charlie Elliot, cole office
L
Several Marine Lete to Sake at Austion.
a
average
OL
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.
in
to
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
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number
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brow
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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
A
at
£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
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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
More
thou
15 years.
might to add, that althoughs diwaffirme
ave
at
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
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per
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
to
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
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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.
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yo
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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
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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
a
of the two somnctioned by you. The Return= mentions it on charged wither Rout of £11, like other Suburban Loto, and se
muiny
a
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
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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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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
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teal of tolls would have to be
we
wakow would, without dis-
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Government Notification.
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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-
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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
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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-
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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,
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Me so dyary
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"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
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" 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
or
Traya
" 45 test, and a Dear wall, 100 sotmeting
•
" to the canriage of goods nerow the Gaya
"Men the Surveyor General's plow is
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" 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
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• likely to be demanded, or the Surveyor - General's plan would place the fear- - walk for enough wit to, punte it a fint
• boundary.
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"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
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" 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
as
"that with a public road between the " live of houses, markete, ter, and the des " there will be some simpediment to or
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" 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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Hongkong, 5th. Jamory 188
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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-
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" gladly pay an additional proportional
"rental
"Revenue
Aucaud
in thi
grand things ottained could
br
" 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."
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"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
no
" would be permitted to obtain additional
a permitted
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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,
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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
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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,
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"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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• 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
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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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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!
in
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
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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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" 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
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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
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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
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I afford some idea line the question, regards the Land ottomed and for which no rent is paint, sounds, I have
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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
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is, that the rates that comilid be pagarkie,
L.
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
y
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
2.
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
my
return.
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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
F
1120
3
A
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
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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 .
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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-
y
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
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
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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-
in
"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
2.
Jotal Jo
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2
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The Rate
Z
3.
par Ledives
-
15 Webster
16,800 11,500
3,500
15.000
31,800
20
116
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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
38
58 (10)
32,097
41
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
5
104
11, 890
24,550
22,260
22,260
34,150
9%
5
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
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17
13910
12986
275 10
58 122 178 94 20 164
35,578 92 12 6
32,284
6,345 11,020 17,936
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53 | 12 3
102 19% 161
68 13 2
129 | 10
320 | 16|10
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172 | 9|10
2923
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17410 11
85
46.
170191
380
4518
264 13 3
186
1
159
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186
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178
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186
103
63
64
424130
127
10
237
b
176
186
9
483 35
275 14
2504
139
660. 114
10
156
4%9
437 14
2
9 Lindsay
8,680
19,344
8,680
28.124
36,7011
2
?
14 Bauk
4,744 8,730 13,612 11,500
4,020
12,750
2b0,326 | 293,685
Victoria, Hongkong,
5
133,150 423,300
2,800 114,300
Jammary 1854
683,626 1849
17:494
7.91o
9305
50 16
2044 12
7
1918
94015
7
3,0310
9
2849
144, 17,
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4,880 79
(Signed)
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164
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Sir,
In the
Houghing, 7th February 19856.
eniwa
pureliused by
A
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
we
live, we
beg to awk
you
whether it in the
intention of Government to change the lite its Karatelimon, much to dignify an
of
The Honible:
M
M. J. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Decretar
Honighong
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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,
to
& remain, DC:
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(Signed) Lindosary & 6. __
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Hongkong, 21% of Achuary 16.
I. His Excelleny. Die John Booring Sir 1.6.13., Governor, Ber, Su–
7
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
L
At
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
in
289, and 11, immediately opposite, coles, for several years fout, howe been fun com. _summeation inthe Government relostive to
1
150.
or
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.
M
1.79.
dir,
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Surveyor General's Office,
151 427
86th December 1855.
28
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
4
Let Parte
mo
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.
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ments. éco-wall
4744
8720
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8b90 98
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7979 68 12
6363
101
154
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Tobular__ Statement relative to the
commeted with its formation, from Alcas?
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2 Lindsay, H. Ho
3
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.
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313
3113
2542 67 6
5940.
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253
703
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2880
8611
55890
16714
8910 2673 1364
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of the Road.
work.
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15399
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100
1100.
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15 Master, Ph.
16810
11500
100
3500
1700.
27
1
4500
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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
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109%
54 Bur-yeong-
24650
1911
191 181⁄2
38505
170
2205.
139 14
6750
2205
55 Me Ducen, F.
19.070
93
93 19
23530
98
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9759
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10200
85
12325
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24787% 192 16 1/2 39900
276
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2686
20164
2500
25
20480
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2380.
drawn 300
5774
400.
85
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1289
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159
144 15
12420
3726
4417
9
1185
338
+
Istals 261,321 4849 7 24 293,685 2,12/
122,117
42,440.70 1024 10 -
12
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..
D
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
:_
7
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
28
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
mi
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
ML
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
7
MW
limwver built on ppresulation fit for hire. Thus, for pistance, Messrs. Dont & both property, parying an annual ground cent
ML
are
1
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
ot
W
river__ Revidence; a most imposing edifice recupied by 12 Assistants, and
Canting Horne; and
lived our o
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;
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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.
31
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
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Freigners moving_171 Balance of £2.875
which
Are
Freignarn
to be paid by go
Lot's
land
pearly all scorpiod by
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who have
C.
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
14
£
Hoolder.
Reduction recomin
mal Rent Ed by the Commit
Merchants
₤
43
50
3/
31
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63
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24
19
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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
of
instead of £35.
Ufrom 44,815 feet - Abscessed at £20 instead.
10
78
42
10
To them referet price.
1,661
4
0
185
0
10
Surveyor-General's Office
Victorian, 10th August 1850
(Signed) blow, th: Yes. Cleverly, Surveyor-Generat
163A
164
· יז די
D.
whom
Clasiques holding Lont from Original Lessics by clime they leave ben tromsporent to present
to
recupoints, solo houve requested
who
21.0. of
27.
пр
Letter. Lot
4
4
Holder dividuals, Des
I. 44 Administrators of Mr. Might
now C. J. Willson
M
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
14
03
£
Remarker.
434
291
Gr. Duddell
292
Duddell
//
200
Duddell
Z93
Duddell
294
//
138
Duddell Duddell
10
110
Leggi
8
15
دم
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38
10
13
0
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.
N:
ligportion of Coportion of Garand Vent Ground Rent upon portion upon portion
Starl
by
Names of Proprietors Kit mont
ctors Loto amount of of lot used of lots used-
solid Ground Rent by Clines. Freigners!
י
Dent & b:
fardine Matheson DC:
G. Duddell
U. Courter, & 6.
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7. Ripley & 6.
7. Larking
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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:
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591 211/2
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688 158 1144
10 948 9
574 11 77 373
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61
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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
4
216131
25
183
210 14
204 11 11/
192
|
192 16 1/2 48
170 150
191181
01
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
H
168
Jummary
20 Freigners moving 97 Lets wholly or partially
confied by Foreigners on per Return N:18 - pary Grand Vent per
ree
£
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Refered to in the Minutes of the Kering Page Commission, & day.
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beson & Registration Office. Victorian, Hongkong, 96 the August 1850
(signed) What May,
herintendent of Police &
Offg. Registrar General.
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December
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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
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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.
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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
f
with
with Your Excelle way
when considering the bearings of the
co
cave
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We would
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would there,
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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
A
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.
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3. That the advantages averming from the resuportion of Marine Loto sare + clearly recognized and highly provide for at the time of purchase.
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at
4th. Most the projected mesure could deating the sa advantages, and simptmang
se
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.
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# 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.
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Edi. Pereira.
W.A. Bnora. Freak: H. Block. Pott. Sturgis .
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Revolutions perseed at the Meeting held
mothe
the 32 instant.
37
#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
or
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,
W
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.
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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
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Attorney General Austry Encloses documents connected
therewith_
Offers of mediation
rejected by the aggreived
Party - Ch. Justice Hulme____
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named Lamarang. Reporting
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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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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..
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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
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Reports inability to forward by outgoing mail.
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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
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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
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