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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O.12917

Hong Kove

1844

Vol: 3

し

Augt to Deebr

Syvernor Sir John Davis

No 4a à P2

N: 48 Military.

My Lord,

Metoria, HongKonz

RECORD

5th August, 184/41:

With reference to the subject of Your Lordship's Despatch N. 1, Military of 15th March, I have the honor to state that it has not been found possible to

the Naval Stores and Coal

remove

Depist from their position in the centre of Victoria Bay, (called Middle Store)

on account of the extreme inconvenien & attending such removal except to permanent Naval Station.

The objections to the Bay bestward of the dymoon passage. Considerable, and I believe they have been dwelt upon by Rear Admiral

The Right Honorable,

Lord Hanley, M. P.

are

own

Sir Thomas Cichrane, whose professimal opinion maked the expression of my almost needless. In a circuit of the Island which I made with that Officer; it was impossi

impossible not to be struck by the admirable locality and general advantages

Shck pai-s

: pai-wan (Chuck-py waw) a sheltered position, on the south side, lying due south of the middle Phobia torw, and of a gap in the central ridge to which a good bridle road has been constructed. The distance from Victoria through the gap is not abore

three miles .

Every natural facility o

wan

afforded within the Shek - pai- passage for careening and docking befals

arid

as well as roomy

sheltered

anchorage Exists on

Exists on the outside of the

small island, between that and the

much

much larger Lemma island lying to the South loest of Houghing.

But the advantages weite not

fact of no

wan,

the rear of the

rest here :- From the establishment whalever at present. existing at Shek-pai toww of Ketorias lies exposed at any to the nocturnal incursions of large- bodies of pirates or others through the

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above mentioned, a rith which a naval dépôt and small. Military position would prevent. The healthiness of the spot was abundantly proved by a small body of troops temporarily placed there last year, during the sickly season, and who were withdrawn- only beause they

required Elsewhere. The "Spiteful Steam ressel had not been three mouths arrived from her last repairing voyage to Bombay, when

were

it became necesurry (in consequence of her

riverofth getting aground in the aim of to-chov - foo) to send her again on that reponsive trip, the want I means to repair copper at Houghong.

on the

Under vvery new

her

therefore, both of policy and remony, I would impress on Your Lordship and the Board of Admiralty the importance of an early decision in favor of thek-

-pai

wan.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect

Your Lordships, Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

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N:49 Financial

RECEIVED

DEC. 5 1844

1993 SongMong

Victoria, Hongkong,

My Lord,

love

10th August, 184413

In pursuance of the Instheections contained in Your Lordship? Despatch Nis of the 29th "Eebruary, and with resence to the concluding part of my "Despatch Nr. 4b of 38th July, Thave the hond to inclose and submit some suggestions for the modification of the directions

"issued by the heatery artment to the Auditor of this

The difficulty of carrying out

these directions arises principally from the large Establishment of Clarks. which the voluminous details therein

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

required

nquires would call for, white on the schedule of fixed livil Establishment Auditor is allowed no Aerk

The

whatever.

Treasury Greuta

In drawing up these suggestions, the Auditor was guided, as well by the necessities of his case, as by the bistructions conveyed to Mr Commisary Coffin for abridging and simplifying The forms to be cited in rendering the Camisarial Acoumbl

General No:262-71ed 184

The

used

Experience of the three

are

months, which have slapsed since my arrival in the Colony, has suggested those anodifications which contained in At Shelley's inclosed Memorandum, and in subnetting them for the consideration of Her

· Majesty's Reasury, Strust their Cordships will concur in the opinion

that.

that the principle of the modifications already adopted in the Commissariat Department may be profpitably applico to the Auditor's Office in this Colony with a new to dispensing with an

view

:expensive Establishment of Clarks .

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

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

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This is for

the considerations of the drearing.

1 Inclosure :

Governor

10 August, 1844.

Desp: No 49

Lood Stanley.

Victoria, Houghing.

Received

Colony and enclosing Memoranderm by the Shelley. Instructions to Auditor of for modification of Threasury Submitting suggestions

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Lord Stanley 23

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Lespitit of the 10 hey that

No4G, Covering

Memorandum of the fth Auditor of Athens Uhhing

Video 121.12 flyer the dishurting with

Inemyletter of 20 Zebses

which he had heen,

famished for keeping and Undering the Reconnt

to the blog,

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herwith, for your

Jamition, the the Suidance ofthe Auditor in reference of the offinttien Lewd appen t have antic pated in observing & Carzich into Effect those distinctions,

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the Commisurivers gbudit

for

the subjects, Afoot are prepared to Sanction the employment ofan efficient Clerk moer the Auditor, but they apprehend that the

Arrangement for the trees action of the busines

of the deportment Supertis by the Commspurnins

all obvite

any Mensch for the farther apistine referred to

in the Auditions Memonde.

Mem?

The. Lords of Her Majestys Treasury having

decmed it advisable to

Forms hereafter.

and

simplify

the

to abridge to be used in rendering

femmissariat Accounts Irequested. M. fommissary

our me with a perusal of

General feffin. to favour

No.

Treasury fircular of 12th December 1843 No 262 in

which Instructions

are

conveyed to him.

for

this

purpose, and having carefully examined this

cular and the

and the forms annexed to it I have been quided by it as far as possible in making the following suggestions and I submit them to His Excellency the Governor's consideration_ in obedience to Article No33 of my

Art. N° 4.

Instructions.

are to require from all persons

"You

whose

accounts are rendered to

you copies

of the Orders

copies of the

and Egulations under which the duties of their

respective departments

are carried on; an

and you

are

ure

to record the same in

Office and to

your office

ascertain that all. Public. Monies are

brought to the credit of the Publie..

July

I consider that each. Department- under

Government. if

if called up

to render me

copies

of these orders and Regulations for the purpose. of being recorded. in my office would be able:

to send them in, in six months time but.

of the Land Office

not before, but that in the case they could not be rendered at all, inasmuch-

Department - has

that Do

Instructions from

never receive

home of any

venue the

the accounts of the follectors of Revenu Rent Rolls - the Records of assessment and Tax and their Day fack books. This would include the follietus accounts at a distance of 8 mile: at Thet-chii, and hereafter when the Registration

Ordinance is passed at Shuck. Pai Wan and elsewhere I should- myself also examine these

accounts at uncertain times so as to ensure a-

proper

flert and

examination of them by the flert.

Keep a cheek

any

the

hind and in

support of this view Ienclose a letter

from

the Acting Surveyor General Mr fleverly

marked. A . It is a most important part. the Auditor's duty to ascertain that all. Public Monies are

of the

duly brought to the credit.

of the Public.. I propose therefore devoting the Services of One fleak entirely to the examination.

I flank.

upon

the accountants.

Art. Nr 5

"In the examination

of the accounts of of Revenue, you will refer to the lowe

a follectors of Revenue, you

Tay,

Pent

Rolls or other records of Accements or Faq, and call-

for such further documents as

necessary

• you may

think

to substantiate the entries in the

follectors Accounts, and to verify the amount. of arrears remaining

uncollected at the

at the end:

the year, under each separate head of Revenue and should any difficulties be made to the

production

production of the required. Documents, you will. represent the same. to the Governor and

and annet

a fopy of your representation. and of any

directions

you may receive thereon, to the other copies of

your report-

correspondence accompanying your

annual account.

You

on the

are

compare

the accounts current-

of the several follectors with their Day fash- books and certify the amount- 1- of the follections under each. Head of Revenue and the payments into the Treasury or other authorized_applications of them.

This

Article is in connection with the-

preeding Instruction and it is most

important to the due collection

revenue

and-

appropriation of the nue of this new folony that no exertion should be spared by the auditor

see

the Instructions it contains fully carrice

out by going to the several offices of the follectors

and

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purpose.

also.

and devoting a sufficient time to it in person.

the

It is certainly not advisable that the several.

and by sending a flerk for

follectors should have no

other cheek

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their.

receipts and payments that the Auditor's computations and castings on receipt of

receipt of their. Quarterly accounts; but, the examination of their fack books after receipt of the Quarterly account. will necessarily create delay in passing accounts-in some instances perhaps

into the succeeding

Quarter, and at all times render

even.

these

it improbable that he could. forward the Treasurer's account. audited by the first Despatch after each Quarter. This however is, it appears a matter of secondary importance compared with the good which is likely to result

to result from delay.

from delay. The rural

districts of the Island will be made to

contribute toward the. Revenue which they

do not, in

any way

now

and by personal Inspection.

and by acquaintance with the different.

follectors

follectors and modes of collection. The auditor

would surely afford. The Governor.

material- assistance in enabl

the

helources

ensure

some.

enabling him to

to bring

of the Island to account and-

punctuality good order, and cemomy in

the disbursements under each head-

Art: No. 11.

"When Accounts are sent to

examination

you

you for

are to require the production of all correspondence- or other documents necessary to explain each transaction and in the instanec.

of Public works performed under Agreement supplies furnished. under Retimate, the retimate or agreement should be given in duplicate in- order that one copy may be annexed to the- vouchers required. by the Treasurer; the originals will be always

and

sent to

your office

are to be recorded for the purposes of reference when the accounts in which the

payments

recur. are under. examination.

should

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should the Estimates

or a

agreements be made language.

in the Chinese, or any other racters lappon a translation in English certified by the Chinese-

Secretary

or an

authorized linguist - or Interpreter.

must accompany them.

of the-

This article would affect the fonsular. Accounts most materially- although the examination of the correspondence in any Departments explanatory of each transaction must of necessity be a work of time in the fencular

· Department it would be most laborious for it would be necessary for

me to examine-

nearly every Despatch. forwarded by the Superintendent: of Trade. _ Im carrying out this instruction the of one flerk would be recupied.

flock whe

whole time

In the instance of I

retimate

or a

of Public works the

original.

agreement.

ment is directed to be recorded

in my Affice. - Irefer to the Surveyor Generals

observation on

this

point marked. B and

leave

leave. it to His Excellency the Governor to decide whether this part of the Instruction. is to be adhered to merely stating it as

that it the Auditor's

run.

opinion

is to be considered-

office

as a

record

Office.

also

(as would

appear

to be

implied by the recording of all accounts and schedules of Retablishments and changes in them of authorities (ee articles 154 27 ) and certificates and vouchers ) then

no doubt these agreements

retimates should be there recorded also.

Art: Ne 12.

cases where only a portion of

"In those any expence sanctioned-

upon

rstimate.

Authority

and other

Agreement - is incurred; the Governors

forrespondence together with a copy of the rotimate

is to be attached to the vouchers

charge,

for the first

on.

and in explanation of every charge the same account. hought forward. : subsequent. Quarters reference is to be made

to the warrant and account with which

the

may

original. Authority for the particular expence

found; and when the work is completed-

a statement is to be given, shewing the amount-

original

authorized on the several payments which

retimate and the

may

have been made

on account, with the date of each payment- and this statement. is to be attached with other

vouchers in support of such final payment

the

authority for which will be a special warrant-

in the form

I have

annexed."

conveyed

to the Surveyor General the purport of this Instruction and enclose his reply marked C. Hitherto as before observed, the Land Office has been working without. Instructions of any kind, and with barely sufficient force

on their duties I am not therefore surprised at their requiring a fleak specially to carry out this Instruction and generally for the purpose of enabling

carry

them to render their accounts in due

form.

Art

Art. Nr. 13.

"You will. examine the computations

an.

separate abitract with.

castings, to compare.

each

the

the vouchers accompanying

the same, and to sign

each. Abstract and Account current passed by you

noting the amount.

You

of any surcharge..

Art No 14.

are to attend to the prices paid for all- Articles purchased, hired, or contracted for, and to accertain that all contracts and agreements

ements have

punctually fulfilled ; and that the accounts

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are

supported by proper. certificates to that effect;

you may find.

and whenever

find. it necessary

retain in your. Office fontracts or other Documents

which have not been given

which

in duplicate and

you may require for the

examination of

a future. account in consequence of the work not being completed or the accounts not.

finally settled.,

bring

you

will transmit with the Current Account an abstract of such

abstract of such contracts on

documents

documents. The Abstract to include the particulars

necessary for the examination of the

such as in the

call

人

of the account -

Contracts, the name

the party contracting, the date and terms contract, the articles contracted for and the prices "

"You

Art: No. 15.

are to see that all Powers of attorney

or other documents presented to

you

under the

18th Article of our Instructions to the Treasurer are

legally executed, and in

with the Natives

the

case

of transactions

offhina, that the evidence of

as m

local

authority is such

may be required by regulations you are to keep a register of them, and

you

will anner to the receipts, for all payments made under them, a certificate to the following

effect

" I (A..B.) Auditor do certify

that

sufficient authority has been shewn to me on the "part of (fD. ) for reeciving the Salary (or payment.) " "due to (R.F.) and that the same has been

"July

"duly registered in my office."

are

In all cases where declarations and certificates

red- to accounts will ascertain

required.

that the same are

for

you duly made.

As to the first of these articles it is necestary

me to attend. to it myself exclusively - but

with reference to the second and third I must-

comploy a fleak for the purpose of theeping a Reend 3rd flork

the

as directed in articles 15427 and

elecware, and making copies of there. Abitracts Authorities and Certificates and generally for

purpose of examining accounts and attending. to the price of articles purchased- hired- contracted for.

I have thus endeavoured to shew that

certainly 3 flerks are necessary if the duties of

Auditor in this

according to

this folony.

how important

are to be carried out-

Instructions and considering

ice it must eventually

office.

become

become and how much

towards collecting

making

may

13 now be done

even now,

Revenue in the Leland by

tive I

the Auditor's retablishment effective

beg leave to submit. it to His Excellency that 3 flecks should be allowed me-- One to keep the

record

office,

One to inspect the follectors accounts

and assist in raising

the

correspondence and

up warrants-

The latter can

a revenue and one for

copying and

drawing

for the present be best.

dispensed with until- final orders are received

m home either m

prom

modifying the Voluminous.

details called for by my present. Instructions confirming their necessity until the is received. I would suggest a modification of my Instructions in the forging department and the formal registering of Nouchers fontracts

and agreements which it would be the

3rd

ruty

of this 3D flert to prepare and further propose

that in lieu

andyamination of the

of and

Despatches

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Deepatches of the Superintendent of Trade the fonsuls by the Auditor the Secretary the Superintendent should on receipt of the fonsular Accounts

specify the

particular despatch containing the authority which ha : been given for any special fonsular charges

which

may appear in these accounts.

(Signed) A. R. Shelley

17th August

t, 1844

Auditor

(True foxy)

Prederich W... Brun

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Inc. in Despatch hoi4y

of 1844.

N: 115

Sir,

m re

Land Office, Victoria,

Hongtory August 9th, 1844.

I beg

beg to

reply to your letter marked A I

that this Department has been

inform you

hitherto acting entirely without. Imetructions of

Kind from the Home Authorities

any

The fleak of the works has lately received Instructions from His Excellency the present

copy of which shall be forwarded to beyond this I have.

Governor, a

you but beyond.

no Instructions

whatever except such as I receive from time to time, as the exigencies of the -

Lerviec

it.

require

I have te.

St.Geo:

(Signed) Cha! #beo: flaverly

Acting Surveyor General.

A.r. Shelley, regte

Auditor General.

(True Copy)

Frederick M. A. Bruce

Memorandum

Instructions.

Shelley

"Kiasury -

by Noz

No 116.

Sir,

Land Office, Victoria Hongkong, 9th August,

In reply to your

18/16

letter marked BJ

send

beg to inform you that I am ready to and

Originals of all

you the

recorded in

all Estimates to be

adhere to this Instruction, merely observing your office and otherwise. to

that I fear

I fear we shall be constantly requiring

of you the production of those Documents

which have hitherto been

in our

own

office...

always

I have &c.

at hand

(Signed) Sha! #Geo. fleverly Acting Surveyor General.

A. R. Shelley, repte. (True (spy)

Auditor General.

Grederick M. A. Bruce

N117

Sir,

Land Office, Victoria. Hongthong, 1866

9th August.

reply to your

letter marked C I

bag to inform you that I shall for

the

future. be guided by the Instructions it

contains, but that the work which this

involves

as well as the connected with a

accounts will

duties

necessary

proper rendering of my

compel

me to

apply

to His

terk

Excellency the Governor for a flick to

be employed as Accountant in this

Department.

I have to

(Signed) Sha! St.Geo. fleverly

Acting Surveyor General.

A. R. Shelley, Reque Auditor General

(True foxy)

Guderich M. R. Boncr

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N; 50

Civil

My Perd,

RECEIVED

DEC. 5

1844

Rectoria, Houghong,

16 the quest, 154.4.

RECORD

In a Despatch to Lord Aberdeen N73 of August 12th Shave informed His Lordship of the acasores which

made it desirable that I should have

personal Communication with the four new Coinsulates, with a view to acquainting myself accurately with their several capabilities and prospects, and the Establishments which may be permanently required at cach of

then

Rear Admiral di Thamas Cochrane having proposed to me to

proceed with him to Chusan in the

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

Agincourt

•

Agineouth on the 27 Instant, Ishall

thus take the last of the South-wesh

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up, and, by

returning with the first of the Northrash shall performe the circuch (with the occasional aid of a shame ) in dom Al days.

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Major General DiAguilar will be Lecutenant Governor during any absence, and I have in the While prepared the Supreme Court commence at once the exercise of its functions, by

out, by an Ordinance.

which will be transmitted to Your Lordship when it has undergone. that careful revision by the legal : authorities which such an important document requires. On this subject Imay incidentally observe, with reference to Your Lordship's Despatch

8:16 of May. 24%, that Scan hardly contemplate any occasions that shout absolutely require the Chief Justice le act out of the precincts of this Colony. Provision has been made for all cases of an important or aggravated nature to be sent from the Consulates to Houghing for trial, and a criminal is now in gaol at this place whose offence (that of stabbing) was -- Committed at Shanghae, and then Evidence against whome, both

recorded and oral, is abundant,

for his conviction.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respeck

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble krant

require.

To answer

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N:51

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Henry ( 13 Decemberists

My Lord,

RECEIVED

DRC.

hetoria, Hongkong,

16th August, 18444

With reference to Your Lordships

separate and confidential Despatch to hir Henry Lettinger, under date the the January. Thave the hond to state that the row of buildings commenced by my Predecessor

the recommodation of Civil Officers of sungent is at length nearly completed, : Kotak outling of 18,670 Dollars. The

it forwarded herewith

The reset of Your Lordship's-

+fect - Spach above referred to was to relieve the Ciril davants from a part of those heavy charges to which they were liable on account of House Rent in the

Copy

The Right Honorable,

Lord Manley, M. P.

ис

present

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the Colony present incipient state of the being clearly understerd that such- allowance would be temporary only, and granted merely provisionally until the decision of Her Majesty's

could be obtained.

Government

The completion of the buildings question will enable

accommodate, without

any Experk to

Expense

Government, right public servants, each

paying an extremely lights rent. The

of four distinct

of a row of four

memises consist of a phouses capable of holding two persons.

I rent of four hundred Dollars for rach of these from the 1th January next will yield $1600 on the whole, a fair returne on the expenditure of lovernment at the rate of above 8 per cent to include the charges of necessary repairs. Thus rack individual will be well lodged for less

than

نا

than £50 per

at the same

annum,

time that the Government receives

ample returno for its outlay. Under these circumstanced Your Lordship

Lordship may

The

power.

perhaps see fit to sanction the continued residence of the parties in those quarters on the existing conditions. With reference to Your Lordship's Despatele 8. 17 of June 4th just received, Sshall not fail here after to afford moth precise information in my paver respecting the accounts and Estimates of public works and buildings forwarded. from Mr Gordon the Land Officer. With Exception of works immediately affecting the public health or convenience, I may state that nothing included in those large Estimates has yet been commenced upon.

The "disallowance of the sum of 188,000-

the

Dollars

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Dollars,

account of houses for Civil

Offiens, at once- reduces the presumed amount from 718000 to $30,000 Dollars.

My own present residence:(lately Office) is quite commodious

the Land Officer) is quite

mough to mable me to dispense with

other.

one, until orders shall be

anry

received from home for its erection ; but the actual condition of the temporary public offices, always fail and

unsubstantial,

the

may probably render

commencement

necessary permanent ones at an early period. I have already addressed Your Lordship on the subject of a Church- Mr. Stanton has been unable ever-

since his arrival to perform his

any Service

clerical duties or to render of any

kind in the Ecclesiastical Department. A Committee had ken formed

formed previous to my arrival for the erection of a public place of worship by the Community, with the aid of Her Majesty's Government. Having

the

previous intimation of Your Lordship

of that two thirds of the Expense might be borne by Government, Icaused the mclosed letter to be writters, promising an aid to the extent of $6,000, supposing the Church to cost. 89,000 according to the estimate ; but that the proposed grant should not be exceeded under

circumstances.

any

Sconsidered myself justified in

so doing, by the consideration that while the Roman Catholics and Dissenters already possessed handsome and commodious places of wonship, the English. Rotestants ought no longer to defer the commencement of theirs,

and

arre that the exigency of the occasion and the

public convenien warranted a departure from the general rule.

The immediate necessity of providing

some place

place wherein the Supreme Court shouts be held has led to the engagement of premises tolerably adapted to the purpose at a rental of 180 Dollars.

Towing the very high rates at which

: il existing buildings are let, it will be

measure

of seonomy to build the public

:offices and Courts with all

speed,

practicable

and Ishall direct plans and :stimates to be prepared forthwith to be submitted to Your Lordship.

Representations having been made to me that the sickness and mortality-

English Police had principally

among

our

ariser: from the defective nature of their temporary stations . ordered plans and

Estimates

No 3, 4, 4.

estimates for three stations in the town of Ketoria, and an

Asistant magistrates house and prison at Checkche to be prepared approval. These, having been first revised and reported on by Major Aldrich, were finally sanctioned by myself and the

Council, and ordered to be executed. I have

sit the honor to furnish Your Lordship with

the plans and details as Enclosures.

Adverting to my previous

will be best.

Statement that economy consulted by the Government becoming as early as possible independent of hired buildings, Strust that the two years of estimate from March 1844 to March 1846 will suffice for the execution of nearly all the public works contemplated. This period will terminate with the last payment of the Chinese indemnity at the sud of 1845, and thus a fund will

be at hand to supply the expenditure. In the Estimates for those two years required by Your Cordship's Despatch No:179 June # I shall accordingly divido the whole estineated amount for Sublic works - between the two periods.

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Major Ceneral D'Aquilar applied to me for a site on which he might at

the erection of Barracks

ence the

once commence

them

in hew of the wretched mat-sheds in which the Sepoy troops have been - hitherto housed, and to which the sickness and mortality among hakbeen principally owing. Facceded to the Major General's request, that these barracks might be treated on the South of the ketoria road, and just opposite to the north barracks which have been

to answer so well. The plans,

found

Estimates and details will be

forwarded

forwarded by the Major General to the Ordnance. Department in England -

Shave the honor to enclose the

N.42

particulars of the sale of Lands which took place on the 9th July, already adverted to in any. Despatele N. 42 of the 24th July. A deposit of 10 per cent on

the annual pentab was required on this occasion, with a view to render the transactions less speculative and unreal than they have sometimes proved from the absence of this precaution.

I have the honor to ber With the highest pespect,

Your Lordships, Most Obedient

Humble Servant

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the expence seems

has as get bene

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same timed by

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live.

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beleive Fact

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in amor.

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the genuel

has vine undertaken alsitaikenes

with tudinally p

Aletineater

16th

Angerst, 1844.

Governor

Lord Stan by.

Received

jo 5/ 7 Inclosure

Intimating completion of How of Buildings for Civil officers - their

extent, accommodation

intended.

Aimil

ut; and annual rental... With reference to His &ördshifin Dupatch N:17 4th of 4th Junz., stating reduction of estimated amount of intended- Works, from 7/8000 to $30,000 Hollars. - Governor's residence and state of Public offices. Mr Hunton's continued inability to attend to his - clerical duties. Promised grant for criction of Church, & necessity for same. tire of Place. istere in to hold Supremes court," and its monthly rental. Economy of crestin Pubic offices, proved by high nat:_ at which honks let. - Forwarding (Plans to for Police Stations now binding in the town of Victoria & it chek-choo; & therest. Estimate, for years March 1944 to 11ar 2, 1846, and provision of funds for same_._ Grant of site for Military. Barracks for sepoy troops. Particulars of cost of 10 per cent.

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the subject of the

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Civil

meal for Hong Kong,

will perceive that it.

is there stated that no

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offthat nature ought the

macke pathan bothere

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as has been found the

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generally, rapidly increases What no greater indulgeme

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the expenditure

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issuing some extra temporary

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allowance to thing obould

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the nature of hodging money-

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13 December 44

Thith refere

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of the

June

Wingleter of the 17 and Woman 27 Maglast, directed Show Stanly, Showstanty

Jou herewith, for the consideration of the lords Comm? of this heasing the Copy tha Despatch from M. Davis reporting

to tracesuit to

16 Austhun

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the

Expenditure he has already authorized for public Works in

pespons

Songhong, anothe course which he pushous topweare hereafter. The Lords of the Пеализ

Keaning with observe

that with tholpception

the of works immediately affecting the public health

convenience, which

Mas

were specially authorized of four letter of the 27 thay бути rove of the

the works included) in the Extinate, sent

home Got I Attinger have

been

чи

enced and

for buildings

that the ous exper diteures actually incurred would appear Whave been $10670 for residences for the public Officers and $17.532 for Police Stations & a Magistrates Stoure and Prisonat Checkche. These

Expenditures appears Whord Stauler to be

not unreasonable in

mount, and to be of afficient

M. in to justify Mr Davidin authorizing them without a previous reference this Country Lordship is the repro therefore

ve to

of opinion that they

should weave the

sauction of the Lord,

of the Exeaniny.

し

Erespect to the

Contribution towards

received some timeago a separate Report from M. Davis, but as it appeared to his daditi that aver penditure. of £9.000 for the ace

·modation of the small

accom

of the

number of Members of the Church of Eugland wo ot Kong would be

This Lordship

seepive

directed M. Davis, on the 24 Sept. " last, _not to take any conclusing steps in the matin without prevional subruitting Plans &Estimates for thr approval of the God! dord Staully has no doubh

that the instruction with reach Mr. Davis before any final arrangement is made for the erection of the Church.

In respect. Wthe other topees noticed in McDavis letter dois Stanley would requent to be favored with any observations whichs he Lords of the Io magdesire woffer

with a viewd to the preparation of Mistuctions for Mr Davis "quidance.

Shavere

Jublic s

Colonal Prie Victori

1 Honghang) Aly 8th 12.44.

Gentlemen

I am clirected by His Cellung

the Governor in Commal to state with reference to the subject of your

lotter

ہے

the 2nd instant that in consideration

of the great want of ruper plow of

place Worship arising from

the defective

tive condition

the mat shed in which Tivine senric

is at present conductat His Excellency

will undertake

the cast of the

Majesty's Government to contribute

a sunn

not execoding two thirds of the expence

of building a Chanch

It must be distinoth

understood

that should the cost exceed & Gove the Government will not contribute

than

the

The Red V. Stanton

A. Auduson Expe

the

Jum

of Love the creep must be

bernu by the Community.

Space must be reserved for

250 soldiers for

the accommodation of

buil

then offers and for these employed by the Government in the Civil Departments

This Cxcellency desires

inform you

mmediately

immedia

that the site will be

: 1. the South of the matshed

now in use and that as soon as

the

is ready it must be

proposed plan is ready

subruttit to this Excellency for his approbation. No interments will be allowed to take place either in the bod

body of

the

Church or the ground reserved wround it.

P. S.

I have J WA

(Signed) F. W. A. Bruce

I retum huwwith the plaus

Chouch.

and clevations of the preponet Chuck

/ A trive copy

copy)

Frederich W. A. Bruce

and

1051, 071844.

Ialone to 2 in Despatch

Duplicate.

N°107.

Sir,

Land. Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1826.

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I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

Instant, No 168.

letter of

18th

In reply I beg to state, I have

вед carefully examined the Estimates relating to those Police Stations tc., required here and at Chek_choo. I do not think that sufficient accommodation

can be afforded

by the ersation of

a smaller

building than that I previously and now again forward

accompanied with the revited Estimates and Specification; but

The Arrible Irederick W. A.B mee,

Colonial Scaritory.

expence of building a Church.

contribute two thirds of Affer of Government to

the

8th July, 18telt.

in reconsidering the sum saferry for their

necesary

their construction

I have curtailed some of the work I intended to execute

the first Estimate, and have

substituted in

Für for

aes China,

lome_7 some places harder description of

Wood; have excluded Grates, to,

and other items

enumerate,

unnesefeary

tou

to enable me to

bring doww the Estimate.

I have to remark that the accompanying Estimate dres

not include

any

work in the

preparation of the ground, that cannot be defined until

breality

the loca

is determined on.

I have not forwarded Specification of the Work requised in building Police Stations

here

as the specification relating 33

antiver

to Chek choo will

almost all particulars for general.

work

the kind, with but

few alterations.

very

The work, if sanctioned by His Excellway the Governor in Council, will be advertised for, and the- accepted Fender, if less than the amount of my

the party

Estimate, and

competent person,

with, I suppose, be accepted; but I would strongly recommend, that it should not be

a rule

always to accept the lowest lender.

Inade

You will observe, Shaver no stipulation requiring

Contractors to enter into scauri

Scourity

for the performance of the

Contract

Contract, for I considto, if I

retain

certain per-centage upon

the work executed, I shall.

always

have the

my power, and

Contracton

Caw

deal

with him accordingly; and besides, it is difficult, and has hitherto been found, Sundarsland, impossible, to procure solvent

and eligible bondsmen; for almost all

Contracts, hitherto

entered into with Chinamen have been obliged to be finished by Government, for the Works were taken at for too low

Estimate; and the consequence was, when the parties found they would become losers,

both Contractor and

Seavily

desomped in some instances

they

were imprisoned; but the evil was

still there, ando

the Public Service suffered

I have to:

Cquet) Thas #Seo. (bverly, Acting Surveyor General

(Five Copy)

Frederick W. A... Bruce

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Molonre. N° 3 in despatch

57, of 18h.

ificate

N°41

205. dated

Job Request.

Sir,

Royal Engineer office,

Victoria, 3rd August, 1844.

I have the honor to acknowledge.

the receipt of your letter requesting the order of this Excellency

me by the order

the Governor in Conneil to Report

the Plans, Specifications and n Estimates for

the residence of the-

Assistant Magistrate at Chokochoo, for a Police Station to be created- there, and in this town.

Shave the honor to report

that I approve of the Plans, and the amounts of the Estimates; but as I

presume from the Specifications and Estimates, that

The Humble Frederick W. A.Bence, Colonial Secrets

Scartery.

From Mr

Stations, &c

Endlosing Estimates for Police-

Pland and

Caverly,

2.3. July, 184.

ス

Instructions have been sent from the Colonial Office for the guidance of the Surveyor General, in praming the Reports, Estimates, and Specifications for this Colony adopted in the Queen's Service I beg to attach the usual form of drawing up Reports and Estimates, to Authorize expenditure for Engineer Services

in the manner 4-

in the Colonies. -

The Report after explaining the necessity of the Service, and how it originated, should

give

description of

the

nature and extent of the work, or repair intended, accompanied with Plans and Sections and Scantlings, and a thort specification

of what is proposed... It thould afford every explanation for the full understanding of

with w

the nature

of the Service contemplated, and when necessary, be submitted

Sketch thewing the relative Situation of the proposed work, with the adjacent ground and buildings.

The Report should also

state the manner it is

proposed

to create the Service - whether

measurement

by day work, by agreed prices, or by contract..

The Estimate should provide for the expense of every rexsary for executing the service, to admit of a professional

article

investigation of the same in in England. And whenever it may

be expedient to

use

any

Stores on

old Materials belonging to the

Public, it should be to Häted in

the

Estimate, and at the and thould be shown the deduction which

will arise therefrom.

Under these Instructions

it will be necessary

to revise there

Estimates, and in for some

No 2 to provide.

work mentioned in

which has been

Cells to be built

omitted.

brick

the Specification for the same,

by to recommend the

instead of Stone, as there is an

impression in

England, that Store

buildings in Tropical Climates are unheal

unhealthy that these

Services, if ordered, should be

executed by contract, except

the

Intimate No. 2

$5.

Specification

No2. Plans лог & Elevations

for No245.

the digging and building for a Well at the residence of the Apielant Magistrate at Chat_chor, which should be provided for

separate Report and w

Estimate

an a

to be dug

apumed death and paid for by

measurement on an

agreed prise.

I return the original

to men.

Ivcuments forwarded to

Shave, to

(Gigned) Edward Aldrich,

Major Comz. R. and- Supt Engineer_

(True Copy)

Bederich W. X. Bruce

1:57, of 184.

Inclosure Nob in Despatch

Milicate

List of Lots

Lands

Sold by Public

Public Auction on

Upset. Price

the 9th July, 1844.

Marine Lots.

Calculated future.

x of

Sale

Lot

Order Registered Estimated.

Square Feet

Calculated actual. knocked down

Content in.

$105 Feet.

Square

upeet of Lot

at f 115 feet. Square

annual rental

Purchaser.

of Lot

里

ff 1.

33,540 85 93%

260

105 9 31⁄2

320 16 10

Wr Shaw

for Ripley #f

Thos

13,612

5.280

!!!

4 20

25,382

/05 10 41⁄2 165 14 31⁄2

40 18 6% 170 196 15 21⁄2 106 9 3/2

2011 11 11 3/4

Mr Smith

9 3/21⁄2

81 12 83/14 2415 2 /

Braine Stewart

5 23

5,250

40 14

85.143%

5,250

40 14

85 143%

4.0 16 3/4 Hawkins 4.0 16 3/

5,250

40 14

85 /4 3/2

40 16 3/4

5250

40 14

90 14 311⁄2

4.3 3 11/4

5250

410 14

95 9 3/2

45 9 2

5250

40 14

103 9 32

49 5 4/2

farter

*•.

до

42,525

32913

87 9 3/1⁄2

337 7 3

か

4 7 8 8 0

371 3 3

8514-31⁄2 372 4 11

Neysey #fo

farried Forward. £ 1548.4 " 4%

£ 1822.3.21⁄2

uplicate.

for Police Stations, 4- 30 August, 18hle.

approving Plans, &c.,

Fron Major Morich,

Order Registered retimated. Upset price.

Inland Lots

Calculated.

of Lot

fect actual upset- Square

No of

Sale

Lot

Content in for 105 Square feet

Brought. Forward. £ 1,548 4,4%

5,700 40

8,800 40

10,000 40

12,000 40

5,000 30

511

10,000 30

14000 30

13,000 30

16,500 30

75 25,000 20

Land. Affice, Victoria,

Kinoctied down.

Calculated future

at fr. 105 feet. Annual . Rental -

Square.

31 18 6/1⁄2 40

31 18 6/1⁄2 40 5 36 5 7 1/4 1:4

714

43 10 8/4 48

20 13 74 71

13 12 1/4 30

27 4 24/1⁄2 30 27 4 2/2 37

от

1 10 35 5

35 7 5 33 15 534

44. 17 11/4 30

4.5 7 04 45 10

1.944-4631/4

Hongkong., 9th July, 186411

(True Lopy)

}

of Lot-

1822 3 21⁄2

Purchaser.

2 61⁄2 Mr. Beauvais

Geo: Dudell [ Adam Scott for

261/4

39182 52 4 103/1 36144/2 13 14 4/2

2789

W. T. Gemmell &° Gemmell He Robert Lawrie.

Foy Rawson. H

до

33 11 2/14. Patrick. Dudgeon

44 15 2/4

39 15 11

до

Mc Culloch.

45 55/1⁄2 Neysey +6.

103 3 5% Alexander Matheson

£ 2323.0.0/1⁄2

Geo: (Signed) faas: St Des: fleverly

Acting Surveyor General.

Frederick W. A. Bruce

жа выше

N. 51, ofisule._

Inclonore No 7 in Despatch

parate. Is Homptin

RECEIVED

DEC. 5

1844

My word,

Actoria, Harryhong, 16 The Sergust, 18441.

With reference to my Despatch

Separate of the 225 feely. Shave the honor to acknowledge the receipt on the 18 hestant, of Your Lordship Lespatches

from • 8:15 of the 24th May to ho : 18 of the 7 juru, inclusive, and of Military Tispatches pom No : 2 of the 30th May, to Ne : 4 of 7th June, inclusive, with thin accouelarres.

accompanying

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

Your Lordships, Most Obedient,

Humble, Servant.

"The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M.P.

45, Jr,

Dreplicate

Lots

List Land sold on

comprising to

Stale.

9th July,

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CEIT

eparate :

DEC. 5

1844

میراکی

Cpy/Lulvini

PRINTED TO DARUMJUHEN

Victoria, HongKong.

maich 185 20th August, 184/41.

نا

2nd

ita.

My Lord, C..

Having been requested by

Mr. R. M. Martin to forward to Your Lordship the accompanying observations from himself on the Colony of Hongking, I have complied with his request, but at the same time caused to be addressed to him the inclosed letter, in which I have

This merging, have

Conveyed my general opinion as to his paper.

It is fair, however to Mr heartin

to observe that his remarks were- written after only a few weeks residence, under circumstances of very indifferent.

The Right Honorable,

Ford Stanley, M. P.

ус

health.

Actoria, Hongkong

16th August 1844.

Receind

Desp: Separate:

Ford Hanley.

Governor

inclusive and Military of Despatches No = 152 18

Activcolodging Receipt

Jos 2.04.

Inclusive.

Gry

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subject ) some of which will be sufficiently Ideem it necessary to dwell upon the

in regard to facts and conclusions, (did health. I could easily point out errors

ہے

in this paper, since much of it must which Mr Martin has made use

Iregret the strength of repression apparent porn the public Despatches .

be viewed as applying to the proceedings

зв

the sanction of my opinion to its Except to observe that I cannot give Your Lordship further on the subject,

- deem it necessary however to detain : predecessor Sir Henry Pottinger. I do not and representations of my distinguided p.3.4..

Humble Servant.

Flost Obedient,

Your Lordship's.

With the highest respect.

I have the honor to be,

general tenor .

the whole thing wilcke that all the thalle will go to the Chuces ports deceit and that there will neither be

Cully

hargs assemblage of people not important hureentice pasactions at Aughing sitter to require to support huse wil & Military Schadlechende

theme

thick that W Paris's attention should be desition to this result befre

beducited the fenditure. Which striously witt be requires there to carry out theydens die a portion of the ritarded buldings &

I incased Shamiley the derp ? ? Inffected by Wisepine, not on Merle'sqin

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buton his facts

Hr. Davie std. he called and to state distimett what

de dissenti for det. Mandin's facti à offrinin

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the pont

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come under his imendiet

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the sunlite, of the portable fertiländ ecommercial insulence of the Colony, it

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question, Shether it is antrang, Butter it is

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an expandien de forn

Cil. & hiiliting experns for the mainten

of the possession. Ceriale to this confeind und, with a draft and founded on

this mingle, to Sin A Pul, the B. of W. L.überden, die s. Jah and

cannol but thuch that. Mr. Martin's Paper called for

Find and careful rolice the

የጎ

пяти энер

in this West : That he have

written after a short observations and under the influence of illnest

that he

hany refects macemalt and thil len does left =

to Sir H. Pottinger is, I have

doult, quile true.

But there

remuant a

Long and circa

of fact which, except o

stantial detail of alleged matters

the

hypothesis of

the mort

abound & extravagant exaggeration a the falsifying of Official documents c.

Seem

in a

desmonstrate that Hong Kong Pofessione allely worth lis - expensive beyond confincison

and

more destructive

of human life

tham Sarra

Leone

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almost to

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worst of times. There statements will infallibil be published by het. dr. Martini

will probabil in allended in in Parliament.

and the Admiral?

the lorry and have

accurate about

lained from the Store Guarde

rincemali it seeme

shange that h. Davis sh. vend his Report

Whave angefiralal

without contradiction.

не

very

20th August, 1844.

Victoria Hong Kong,

Governor

Disp: Separate

Lord Hanley.

Recurved

2 Inclosures.

Gentleman, stating Sovernors

Colony; also, a letter to that request, his observations on

Transmitting at Mr Martin's

disient prom

his representations .

ア

to thery Men..

but

End

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19. J. Daver Toy Lin

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1844

Forwarded by DEC

M&Stephen

Mundock 10

M Hope Lord Stanley | //

Copy combin bilet

MENT

aReport drawn up by

"marked "Separate", "sueling of the do August last,

Thoreceipt of founder patch

Inave to acknowledge

1744444

D. 46

26 political and commercial wow and the sepedienag in a the Deland of Wollong Mr. Montgomery Phatin

Aunty Mr Davis 1447

25 April /45.

Vide tot. M. 7 Jan

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Mr. Martin's opinion, retention Great Britains point of view of its

Entrepôt for Trade - In

-auditi inutiles as an

raising alocal Revenue.

the improbability of

tos how its unhealthines. supported by arguments of Sokong, and are

adverse to thoulention

this subject are exceeding

and

have wed no letters- I quite aquelin

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ади

be to question as to the premutlung

tutu

more in which he disposed time in which I tatin treats the subut, and

The Minually

distinguished thean liments have faire adbefale questions on which time to refinitly spinsim _ but if he is requt the_rchult of

The letter which you addreped to M. Martin

before forwarding his

report; as well

вий

despatch tome you expres goue general dipent from his views. the manuray of which you attribute to theshortness of he acquaintance with the fold

вед

Toloy and the enfeebled statwop he

This health. Considing

hav

ел

Minature

Min

factsstated &M. Martin. and the opportunitie which from his position he sijaged of forming Opinion on points Connected with the Finance

are

Аждать

gotthong, Kinesiot

are any ions, before

mording further, to

receive from jaie

gen

specific Report as to thin rauiti on which you dipent from M. Marting facts and opinions. In is wident that melep that Gruttermans statementy andview, be altogether mcarreet, they afford ample restial for deliberation before che authorize the mincurring Mover large Civiland Military Expenditure which has been proponed in contemplation of Niklong becoming, as a permanent Butick

Lebalement, the wort

of a large population

thave

both Eurchian Chalis and the centrer

4 prenspal seat of an extensive and oxtornace

Emmerce

Whare &

434. A Kin

Entered Wup J. F. Davis key.

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Fonewded by

Mundoch 24

Stephens 24

Lomi Stanley 25

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25 Marin 165. With reference to

ingderpates of the 17 Dee: last robb_Stransmit Wenhuwith the ssgefa

further communication

addre

Under

Lees & M. Montgomery

hdctoh: Marten / Jan Martin repeating

20 hrs 4484

strong term,

terunt his

any strang

arguments against the retention of N Kong as

Shave

aboritish Colony. Than

torquent you treport to

же

уни

opinion of the

accuracy of M. Martin's facts and the inferences which he draws from theme- and also as to

the practicability and Expediency of her resposition for the intention of fausen

Invest also request you Wunfoun M. Martin that it wit be imposible bereafted to take

for mo

те

com.

айд

agrigance of any munications from him unless sint, according to the official regulations theaugh jomaelf. that Fregret that this artin anpower to hold out to hime the prospect opsmplagment in any

the part of M Dominions Saveze

мере

Kapat

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WED

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DEC. 5 1844

1997

Hong

no the Island of Meng Rang

March 1857

Localiti. Frung Hong,

nich

124

Climuse language signifies Red Harbour is in North Lut 17.16.27 East long; 114. 14.48

distant about 40 miles East rom Fracas

It formst

one

of the numerous but scattered group of lofty Islands Criner the Padrones which vary.

in size, and height, but agree in their arid, and -

rugged features . The length of the stain frome & tot es about eight mile with

x heausts of from tive to four ouind; it is separated from the main land of China by a stract, or cult of the sex varying

breadth from

half

a mile to three miles, one

entrance the Lequioon pass, being-

inly

گرم

only about one quarter of a mill mide.

as conducts for the mountain torrents; but on the North side of the Island

where the town of Victoria is

especially

built, the rocky ridge approach is close

to the sea and it was only

through this ridge

at only by beesing

Veie ridge that a street or road contit be made to connect the

shaggling town of Fictoria which

the waters edge- for

shotches along

nearly four miles although only.

about 60 European

comprising about

houses and several Chinese huts

Physical Aspect

The island consists

" of a broken ridge or boys back of mountainen/ hults pausing from W.H.M. to. & S. E. at an

Wh average height of about 1000 fat; but

feeme this ridge, and its

and its spurs cariont orical mountains are elevated to the

height of

dea,

1300 to 2000 feet above the

Iva, & very precipitous ; The whole

2. Island indeed rises abruptly from the Ocean particularly on the North face :

there

are

afeer

папам

-valleys and dap

ravines through which the sea.

88casionally

busts, or which surve

4 bazaars. Here,

and there on

leps if

the

teountains

of - some i solated hills, or along precipitous slopes of the

some houses have been constructedt,

but the rugged, boken, and abrupt

precipices, and deep rocky Javines with sver effectually prevent the formation at tectoria of any adapted for mutical protection, cleanling

concentrated Finu

7 and

and comfort. Hong thing cannot be said to possess suy vegetation, a fece goalt with

rovins

the hills

hue.

difficulty find pasturage ; After the heavy

of May, June & July, pune somewhat of a greenish like a decayed stilton cheese; but the whily hown or red - sheaked ridges with the scattered masses of black rooks,

give

- most

- uninciting, and desolate aspect. to the Island, which is unrelitost

it unrelices_by

the vuljiccent

land, & hose physical-

features are precisely similar to those of Henry King, its mountain lops & sides presenting the appearance of a

Poprosy. Negre streaked-with-

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51.

Grology. there is me squons famäte.

formation:

Hong Hong; the island pactares of the some geological . Character as the whole south

coast of Chine excepting that it seemed

of older formation. The structure

mayle briefly described as consiste

at contesting of decomport sarse granite intermixed with chata of a red disintegrating sand stones

nelling ocumbling into a stiff, ferruginens

looking day. Here and there huge

boulder

stones, which que ponder will not tatt be found embedded in a diff.

may

pudding

earth, or

they

are strewed

over the tops, and sides of the mountains Gueis, and Felt spar one found

Fragments - That the granite is rotten

and passing like deced animal and

table substances intou pubescent. egetable

Hate it evidenced from the coumbling.

of the apparently

soled soch beneath the

truck, and from the noisome vapour

which it guilds when the sun strikes

& fervidly

fervidly

on it after

rain

ebamming

the sites of houses in Victoria whose-

foundations

wreve

beng

excavated in the

sides of the hills the strata appeared like

nature i

pichly prepared compost comitting a foted odour of the most sickening and which at night must prove a deadly poison. This strata quickly absorbs any quantity of rain, which it returns

to the surface in the nature of pestiferus mineral

of the

gas.

The position_

" the town of tectonia, which

Ickened to the bottom of a

may be

erater with

lake, prevents the dissipation of this aus, while the geological formation- favont the retention of a mortifie

poisoni

οιι

the desface,

watted into dead

lobe

occasionally

There is no

deadly activity.

extent of march on the island capable

of generating miasme but the beavy

· paint are inually washing large

саму

portions

portions of the mountains through deep

and thus continually

tannes into the

Bay

exposing a fresh rotten surface to the sant

rays, and preserving a focus of disease. which will fireally

become endemie ..

tast quantities of the silt from the hills

але

being deposited along the shores of the Master, which owing

tottris cucumstance-

and the rapist receding of the tides from.

becoming Shoaler way

this coast, is

day..

only

wvery.

The greater extent of the bay has 4 to 55 fashioned,

of the stream there is In no great interval

and in the depth.

only to of fathons.

of time the Warlor

Kong will be too shoal in many

of Hong Kong

places for large vessels. !

Olimalt. Mit difficult to convey by

ther sunmetrical

registers

an accurate idea

of the climate of any place. The

mvor ear

range

of the thermometer will not indicate the pressure of the Atmosphere, the barometti the tropics es of little utility as an indeck, the hygrometer, imperfectly shews the quantity of rain which is in solution ; while the height of the land, its configuration, the nature

the soil, the extent and qual

of the

and

quality of

lation the exposure to the sea,.

regilation.

tt influence what is comprised under- the word Climate. In some respects

the whole-coast of China partakes of

the climatic characteristics of the Opposite coast of the American continent. particularly as regards the extremes of temperature and its depressing. influence mental.or bodily

axation.

the

For Lie mouths in

year. April to September the heat

Varies

varies from "f" to go" F / sex monthly Horn

:quetrical. Register in appendit __)

ducing

"Thermi

but vecasionally

the other hub mouths the heat is also

very great, the thermometer having

Ricorn to stand at 80° E on Christmas

day.

The Island being on the verge

of the tropics is subject to aburst the extremes of the torrid and lemporale

day the range ?

-is very

Zoned, even on the same de

of mercur

in the Thummeter is un

great &'the vicissitudes are exxceeding it bying to the Penopean constitution. But neither the range from heat to Cold nor the quantity of moisture in the atmosphere will adequately. convey

an idea of the effects

effects that his climate is capable of producing

the human frame.

when

During Aput and part of thay. the sun is approching rapidly from-

the Equator there is a

cloudless sky,

with a

end of may

dary, bumung

heat-

But towards the

and throughout June at

also during part of July,

of July, the rain descends in tor reult with a force

and

Continuance

continuance such as I have never seen in

other

- India, Africa - Australasia - or any part of the world. The Elouds pour down.

one vast sheet of water washing.

hills and rocks), purssing.

the

iiite deep ravines, and satur

онла

Island

saturating.

twitte

the soft, porous, putrescant strata to the extent of many feet daily renewed moisture, In the intervals of ran the vertical sun.

fun_acts-

howeraud

with an intuse evaporating power a noxious sleam capour rises finn the fetid. Soil-

- yielding & gas of a most. sickly and deleterious nativre exactly

Jexperienced on the coast

Prich at

in 1824 when I was seized

Africa vor 182.

wist aw

Existo fever" while in M. M Senice from the effects of which I witt: covered but of lich. great difficulty most of my brother Officus perished =

This Mumlific Gas does not arise

regetable

is mon

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but decomposed mineral, substances

yield seriform pason under some ciemmstances, of ae

a more

deadly native of the other Kingdoms of & gas

than either of the

Naline, This

does not rise more.

few feet from the Earth; it slowly

surrounding.

mingles with the surrou atmosphere, and when not causing immediate illness produces

than

depressing

effect on mind and body which

undermined and destroys the denigen -

constitutions..

Mil

Military

and Naval men who

have served in Africa and in India-

non-in feel the effectst of the sun in Mong = -Kong in a manner

never

experienced; even at Kwarcas,

before

forty miles west of Hong Kong, Europeus

walk about the whole day may

the mouth of July when to do so-

four

or ducimal decomposition there

the island of any

extent

let-

phong trong

would be attriided

with almost certain death, Neither

Chinese can endure the

Sepoys nor climate even so well as Europeant

whose

་

whose stamina they do not possess : The. Chinese deem it a dangerous experiment- to prolong their abode in the Island

beyond

a certain time : they have ever

viewed the clicciate at injurious to health-

who and fatal to life . The Diropecuat survive 2 or 3 yeast residence in this climate get a lassitude of frame, and

initability of fibre which destroys the spring of existence - A malign= influence operates

ated-ou

the system.

mauer

in a most distressing. which is not reviided by

1. Surope

οτι

the

contrary

chefferent frequently

a retion

the die in Bergland.

soon after their arrival.

Diseases and Mortality. The

the

revailing disease of Horry kong is fever combining the characer of

African and West India,

- fevers. I was at first expposed to be epidemie but it has now become en

become endemie, and- be assumed to be the fixed- Malady of the Island. Diarrhea. and Leombry

entry form the

may

the next most-

fatal class of diseases. Last year the

thength of

of the European and

Native troops was 1526 and the

nuimber who passed through hospital.

in the

orr- cи

year amounted to 7893, thirt

average every

таго

went

through the hospital more than five-

times in the

with

ivete

e year! If the deseases

they

hich the

veve

afflicted 1069 : fevers, 769. diarrhead, 1977 disentury.

and 180 ive

were Bulmmie

nic complaints :

the total rumber of deaths out

men was 4410 or Love 35/9.; The

15.2.6

fatal fever

cases were

155. Dodianhed.

1280

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80. The fatal Pyptentang cases weis) 187. : The destruction of life since our occupation

of Hong Kong

year

the deaths

hast been enor

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Hong Kong during

18/3) +45

: dursing the last 6 months by xinvaliding That Hongkong

was the cause

enormous last

aming

the troops in

in the

та

les loud amounted to 1 in 3/2; At Chutan

سرا

to 1 in 27/1⁄2 and at Noolungser het in 19./2. At. Mr. 981ey ? lost at Hongkong

M.M.98

21 months 257 men.

by death.

But in this and other Reg. it is not

marly

and a

the deaths which vidicate disease pernicious climate it is the

scruber of

men invalided-and-

constantly unfit for duty ::

of u

the meu.

One half

a company are frequently

cable to attend the Parade out 100.

shere

are bometimes not incore

Man & or 6 men

news fet for duty

The Royal Artillery the finest. Military Cops in the world out of 155 men and Officers lost in two years 51 by death / of whom 355, died at

(

Hong Kong

of their death will be sou

on from the fact that Colonel. Enochs, detachment of the Royal Artillery the whole of the

through.

went-

war at Canton.

the

and at the Gang. We. Krang river, detachment ratout here 2 years; it

is 3

•ore maw

siever landed at Hong Kong ; was killed, and another died of dropsy

but the whole of the semainder of the Detachment returned to England

except the сочить anding officer Prent Coll Knowles, who landed at

Hong Kong, and died of fever.

The Officees of the Royal Artillery died in the Donne proportion as the men : out of 9 officus

who

out

Саше нив

with the original detachment, but

one escaped desease; death.

Fast

year

there were

eve levere

losses

in the ships of War. H. Me l'Agirocont

113 lost

1843 60men

season of 18123

lost during the sickly sensecr

of whom 20 were Marines r. 110 Men were

valided home ofurhum feu

newer,

ould.

Since leaving England in May 1849_ the Aguicunt hout beave oblayed to outer - 160 - Seamon from hisobvant ships The cause assigned for the severe ittress of the Manies and Sexmen of last your was the ber

being obliged to lund

guards lepidleet Hone at With Point. This year

the

"Agincourt " fonds no mon on shore.

ir on night duty,

ιν

there are

and out of 400

лиел

only 22, including slight hurts,

tests the suwatubuty

in the sick list. This tests the sinsalut

of the shore.

sick, sickly

The deaths in the Naval Force at Mong.

and Whampoa for the six- mouths ending. October 1842) were 14/2-

Mong,

while for the same period

f Cent; while

the Europeau Civilians the esternate was

tere & cent;

cent; in May

1843

1812 the left wing of

14 M. 55 th Reg ! had 16 offices and 491

men in Hong Kong. From thence to November 2 Offices and 218 men died, and the lives of the,

lived of the remainder wee only saved by the prompt, judicions, and humant conduct of General D'Ange

'Aigular in minediately

embarking the men

- for England The Morlatity as yet / July

during the present

the present year has not been. so great but the sickness is equally distinctive of the efficiency of the troops.. Phunch-chen the Southside

of Hong Kong it was hoped would be

healthy station.

station on 30 healthy

June 1944 of normen of Mt. Mr. 98th Reg = at-

Hegt Chuck chew there were 109 in hospital.

out

St lascacs at the same station.

there were 30 in hospital

Out of 801

there the deaths

the troops

amiing

averaged 24 of cent

ed 24 of cent and even among-

the

Ne....

It was supposed that faivan the South side of Hong Kong would afford

a...

18+

Gealthy Hatem for the booksal for erment.

about $20,000 in building ecépended about 4:30,

and paparing, afine set of larracks of

wieir to comfort two stories with every and health. The Office of the Royal Inginers Mraving reported the barracks

trabet all the General commanding. Medical board to extamin the

sent a

де

building

and station. The bourd.

reported that the station at Taiwan

appeared healthy, that there was no- apparent Qause - for disease and that

it was eligible for

eligible for troops . The General_ resolved to begin with a small detachm . and 20 Quropeant were sent to Saiwan.

No. sentry was to be mounted

the de

day,

and but

cue.

at night.

during

" the soldiers were

weeks, five of the so

In five u

dead, Mrce more were in a

tate, and four

dangerous

nvalescent : Que

were conva

European woman, and child ivere, also -

dangeristy.

the

1:2

ill

dangerously The remaining.

men were withdrawn

and a small detachment of hatwe troops

-th

/ July 17 (1844) bangssent

thither, in order to ascertain whether

the clunate with quit thein. On the

17th July 4

Purepeay

thly only to mou out of the Brendang were reported fit for duty

•

The retums made to the Army

and eNcival Medical Boards will

furnish full information of the suffering of the Soldiers and sailors in 14 Me : Senice in this Colony.

"The Indian troops bear the

- insalubriety of the climate worse than the Europeans. In the cantonments at the bust end of Victoriae the 37 M.M. Infountry, and the sy

M. 4. 4. Infantry lost

337

-nearly half their men in 1842. In 18414

wing of the

không trong

M. I lourded at

men in

Rong 450 mee

perfect health

and

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and 59 sick after a long voyage. There have I

been already many

deaths in the

santments at the West end of Victoria

and in Pune 1844. there.

evere

160 mew

nok, and the list was daily increasing

the Apuls to 2nd July 18944 shave : Move 15th

small-force-

died at Hong Kong out of the Imatt

there 52 Europeans, and 42. Native

Soldiers.

that

General 4) Aegular-says the maintenance of a Gausson at

Hong Kong would cost the

sile

Reg

every

each soldier as

E lovvvt.

two lero years . Estimating

1 having

cost Goverment

erment.

4 Gover

5100 this would le secure economical

Less,

and worthy of the consideration of those who would not reflect.

the

humanity of the subject. To keep effective firclocks in Hongshe

trong

лялся седал

Mexrary

to maintain 1400 men

Hongkong

Hong thong is not left fatal to the 59 Chinese of whom there are on our avera

verage about 901-sick and dying suonthly P) : Gutzloff says of one hundred cooles

with wohour I was acquainted there died Reliveen 20

•

may

and 15

ве

ul 1914

1844 levi:

" June

I men, whilst 30 left the place deseased t understand that the whole of these 10.

1100-

thoug from the dust coast were

to leave the Colony from

obliged

lickness : There is no

exxtensive population

fatten

large town

the main

Chinese have

land of China adjacent to Hong King Dr. Gutzloff says many

Victions in Hong Kong from Malignant fever which not only decanges the whole systems but hating the death of the patient. He adds there hr exists amongst the Doctors not one

dissentient voice about the fatal tendency

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of diseases contracted here

Nor is it during only

one period of

The

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the Year that the island is unhe

is unhealthy

Ive the cold season there are

low..

aques,

да

Cont& fever, Dyarrhea, Fulmonary complaints. Drops,

Dropsy.

Theunatsin,

und various other diseaded

arising

from general debility of the system

and the poisonous atmosphere. On the

25 th August 1845s the Serveyor General - of the Adlony

lony reported to Government that the number of interments

has

been to great (in the Pruskeau Grave

Yard ) that the enclosure is almost.

quite fult ; & the belt behind it so

fitt

ucky

that it is impossible to dig.

еле

it will be

into it ; therefore eve long.

recessary to provide another place.

The huveyor General stated it would be a difficult-thing- to select another. on account of the rooky grave yard

Island. and uneven native of the

Let it not be soud that the dreadful

onness

mortality and scottous of Hong Kong

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is the result of the newness of the Co-

and that all po

young

Cha Colony

settlements suffer

proportionality. The assertua of seade

with fact new

it at various ce

мое лич

Colonies

even in the Tropic have not been

when the West.

originally unhealthy:

India Islands were first Colonized.

they

меле

- perfectly healthy

as is proved.

bey

the large

who

large Dunspear population

resorted Whether, and remamed there Calcutta, and Bombay

many years.

are reputed to trave been formerly muigh healthine than they are at present. The Australian Colonies were perfectly healthy when founded. and also the Mamitius, and St Helena_

l'caiunt name a

single colony

that was origiically unhealthy, that subsequently

and.

cutty became dalubrious. Soldrecs, Sailors and Avilians; Enopea

and Natives; Women as well as men,

residing in

very

part of Hong Kong.

have

have fallen victions to the Climate and

at all seasons of the year.

An Extensive study of the subjest

and no inconsiderable experience in different climates induces me to concur

میرد

the opinion of D): Thompson. the respected tread of the Mestival Depart= quent of Hong Kong that the island

His Geologiant never will be healthy.

Character sind the crounovallation

of hills fur sou

unding

the tone, and.

island render it a hot bed of disease

towards the sea; shad generating a fruitful.

croft. of

desease-.

We shall have to consider in a

subsequent part of this Report, whether

the objects sought, or to be obtained, by the possession of Hong Kong are worth. the dreadful sncisice of life, which the maintainance of the present

establishment entails.

which

may

year

be more

ted one

shan another but which will

mitigated

ever and anon recur with increased

violence.

No drainage can obviale Mris

Lestuctive miasse ; independant of

-roads, buildings, the rain will.

every year

u cover

large por

lions

the Hills, washing the pubifying. substance down the deep ravines

towards

: Population and progress. Hang hong

wast eeded to the British Crown under

1841.

she

seal of the Imperial Minister, and- High Commissier, Keshen in January 1341, sec Capt "Elliott. proclamation dated Hong Kong 29th January [spromising full security and protection to

all Pretish subjects, and foreigners residing in, or resorting to the, Soland so long as shall continue to conforme they

to conform to the Authonty of 44. Mhe. Government; berely

constituted, and proclamed in, and

over

By the same

proclamation, natives

natives of China

wvere)

invited to settle in the Island by promising them that they should be governed according to the laws and Customs of China every

descuption of lortive excepted And by another.

proclauication dated Hong Kong 1841,

issued by Sir Gordon-Brewer, Commi

in Chief, and Oupt. "Ellett; 84 M. Martting

it is declared that the Island of Hongkong

I now become

has u

:he Lueen

of the

agreement;

part of the dominions

- of England by clear public between the High Officer of

the Celestial, and British Courts, the

Chinese are

Call

hereby promised protection in of the Gracious name aganist envinies, whatever; and

further secured in the free excicise -

shey

are

of their religious rites, ceremonies, and the enjoyment

De ciat custores, and in the

of their lawful private property and interests " Chinese ships, and Merchants

Resorting purposes of trable are exempt in the. name of the breen of England from charges, or duty of any

duty of any kind to the British Govenment : The remainde of the proclamation consists of further inducements for the chinese to settle in and trade with Hong Kong . 19. A

to the Port of Hong Kong for

A Form of Groenment was organised, Chef Magistrate, and Harn-Master were appointed; 50 Sets of land

were sold

lune 1841, to mess?! Ivrdive Mathesoon 160. Deut-il, Macticar Co-

Fox Pawson &C. Frommer-Lindsay y and various other persons, the annual rent of which amounted to £.3224. Euch lot was required to have a building. erected within bike mouths of the appraised value of $1000; and a__ deposit of $500, was required to se- lodged with the treasurer as a

securit

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seauity

for the performance of this engagement .

Building commen

commenced with

Building

3 great...

Governsent épeit very

: Spurt ; the Gover

large seuns of money

the island,

and the harbor was filled with ships

of war, and transports

and transports. The island

has now had a

e fair

trial of more. than three and a half years. We shatt- inquire what progress et has made

in population.

On ta

taking possession of Hong Kong it-

was found to contauvabout 1500 inhabitants

sillages.

A cattered over 20 fishing hamlets, and

The requirements of the fleet, rud troops, the demands for labourers to make roads, and houses, and the servang of Europeans, encreased the Hunter. of inhabitants, and in March 1847 she wen mumbered at 19361. In Aput 1841, the number of Chinese

on the

island is computed at 19000, of whom

avot

tre

plavi 1000

могили,

and children. In the census are.

included

slaves, and

97 nomen slaves,

and the

females attendant

on 3 brothels, 8

Houses, and be

Gambling Houtle shops ve

after three.

and leveesty Opium

It is litterally line that.

years, a

and a

a half cointer-

= rupted settlement-there is not

respectable Chinese- uchabitaut

the 20

one

ANS

sland. One

of wealth,

named. Chinam who had been

engaged

the Opunw Trade came

d house

a qued

Me soon

e sting Hong, built & ad freighted a ship

returned to Panton, and died there

of a fever.

and cold contracted at

Hong King.

It was understood

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however that had he lived he would.

have been prohibited returning :thing Kong, the policy of the heandarint

the adjacent-court being to prevent- all respectable Chinese- from settling at Hong Kong,

ос

undu Conse

Consequence

020

of the hold which they possess families, and relatives this can

dove most effectually

their

; at the same

time I believe that theyson sourage and promote the deportation of every thief, private, and idle orthless eingaboud..

un land to Hongkong. from the main land to

avor

The

ег

The Rev. Dr. Gutzlaff, who has bee

engaged in making

making the recent consus , appended to this report, refering to the fishermen who formed the greater part. of the population of the Island,

arrival. says they are a soving set of beings, floating.on of the Ocean with their femties; _

committing

the

he wide

wide face

depredations i

it can be done with.

wheverer.

punity.

stone cutters have been working.

here for many years before

rrival: The

arr

Majority of those

The

e aucu

are imprincipled _ . They cannot be

considered as domesticated, and-

але л

the habit of going, and

to the state of

coming according bothe

trade? The most minerous a

who have since our

themselves on

Wampoa

d....

alass

arrival - fected.

the island

many of theme

are

from.

acce

the

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very

the worst character, and rea to commit

ady accy atrocity. "The Oxpital of the shop Rickert is very

small, the most of them live from hand to mouth, and lead : life of expedients, without principle and self controul. "It is ve

vratural

It is very natur

that depraved idle, and bad chocadas

Hom the adjacent, pain and island; thould flocks to the colony

mny

where some

can be made. Dletzlaff.

close prepossessions are

Aungly

лё

faces of the Chinese, encludes this

pation of the amemorandum with.

me, as follows.

avored que,

hich he has fa

: the nitral standard of the people

in this place - (Mong. gregated in this

Kong ) is of the lowest description --

Mis observation is Mod

is fully benvout

ly the mumerus, murders, praces burglaries, and pobleries of every

description which have laken

during the last three

4 place during

- yours,

and.

€

and, with almost-perfect compunity,

for the Chemiese are

foraved unto secret societies for the mutual protection of bittains, and no man dane inform against another. At this moment (July 1844) the Enchean

u habitants are obliged to sleep with loaded pistols under their pillores; frequently

to lure our of

their beds at midnight to probet - their lives, and property fom_gangs

are pla

of armed robbers, who

ready to sacrifice a few of their number-

can obtain a large plunder. berry ago

if they

This state of thrings sous

predicted. In the Cauter. Hogester

of 28th Felry 1841. It was statist không đồng

rendezoms

mitt be the resort, and

ezvous of all the Chinese & mugglers;

Opium sukning stops and Gambling

hous : s will some spread ; lothose

hamits

314

haunts will firek all the suscontented; and bad spirits of the Impure, the island will be surrounded by Thameens, and Recine a Cohenna of the watiis . Three years have completly fulfilled this

Prediction and neither lime.

nieumstances and nour ever alter

chinese

the cbxnecter of the place no Chinese of the humbler class will even lo

aling. their trives, and children to the Celony.

ever

We must be a sanguine visionary

whe

expects that Hong Kong coill Contain a numerous and respectable Minèse Population. And as regarde

the present vishabitants (if & migatory

Race-n

arbo

are

constantly changing )

deserve that epithet, then diminution

half would be satisfering for then a controul by registration sight be exercised, and life, and proper be revidered in some degree secure . The daring.

character of the population, and-

its

ls worthlessness, for all useful civit penposes in the formation of a belony will be seen in the following incident.

On the 27th September 184 The Meuble

Waine the chief Magistrate issued

Nagor

proclamation - for pulling down some

Mat sheds which harbored a

puffians who

-лиеге

gang. of

nightly engaged -

in plundering the Toms. In the beginning of Oct 1843. the chinese robbers posted. a comiter proclamation

огл

the

the gate of hot tarket place, in

chrief thoroughfare - declaring

that-

if they left the Island themselves they world compel others to do so, laking- with them their Merchandise-and-

property, and-v.

- warning people to be cautions how they ventured out-after

dark lest

they

meet with some_

unexpected harm" ; At the same

lime the Government Coal Depôts

were

36.

were set on fire; the mat barracks of 4 Nig',

and the Market Place hot wer

attempted tobe burned; and at noon a

mumber of Chinamen anned with knives intered the market place, threatened alt. wounded an Inropean Police-

around,

I then walked n

unnustested.

away unn

The number of prisoners in

place

There

facet o

a continual ĥng

shifting of a Bedouine cost of population whose migatory, predatory, gambling

and dessolute trabets, utter

for

Continuous

us industry,

there not only useless,

injurious subjects

to fome

the jail

of Hong Kong averaged during. 1843/44 from 20 1000 à mouth : nearly wery

prisoner wart chinese and the crimes

with wo

which

shey

were ch

charged

ed were

murder,

linglany

siwarially piracy,

Rebbery

ve There has been no dimination

prisoners

of crime; the number of présinensive_ the jail have encreased ; and the nightly robberies

are as

frequent; if

they were not more so than three years

The shop-keepers do not remain ago. more than

than a few months

the

Island when another set takes their.

plxs

by unfit them

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but highly

the allerupt

"Thora orege other inky fitants;

-colonyst

a nerv

lascant sech employment in ships.

The European inhabitants unde

those in the

pendant of those

of Goocomment consist of

employ

membert

of me

of about 19 Merchantile Houses, and their clerks . A few persons have

arrived here

from

New South Wales

to by, and better their forkine, suany of whom would be glad to retur

whither ..

The Principal

shose engaged.

mercantile firmat are those-

safer

in the 3pium traide who have nieves. hither froces pração, as a positione for

a Opium depot, and..

24 which

which they frankly hrade Hong Kong Opium belonging firmat is not however lodged.

redmit is the only will ever possess.

it is kept in

The

to the two principal

shore

receiving chips the "Momanje. Bomanjé belonging to Jardine Matheson HCC, and the John-

jee

Bany" belonging to Dentile. Even

the

money

firms

used by those preus

is not entrusted :

Kepr

cur

where but is

the receiving ships, and

the

three or four others partially engaged

in the Spinu hade car

carry

Hong Kong, the Fea

business

hade is sarried.

Panton

destin

Quuton by members of the firms

resident - there. £ccepting.

this

the sit

in the opiumo trade

d in

frums engaged

the other six houses

are

are small, and

principally agouls for anxumfactures

se in Great Britain. The expense

of establishments, the tigh rate of 63

interest on mo

and the

want

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money hade will it is said-probably ne long

compet the removal or breaking up

the Amall houses.

several of the

There is

- forme in the island but

scarcely a forme

of,

would, I understand, be glad to get - back half the money they

have

expended in the Colon and retit

Colony,

from the place. A post of trallucination

to have seized-Kaanaanguk. those who build houses here : They

peenis

thought that

thought that Hong Kon

aud

Mong Kong would rapidly out sival shugapore become the Type, or Our thouge, of the

Easter hemisphere. Three

years

residence and the experience

derived - have ma

materia

terially

their views Anfulunatity

thence

sobered

the

Opvemment of the Colony fostered - the delusion-respecting the colony.

: the

leading Govenment Officeus lought-

land, built houses, or bazaars which

they routed out at high rates; and the

Publie money

most extraorde

up acid

was lavished i

Stixes deviary.

o the

110

building

pulling demn temporary slinctures; hing Zig zog kindle paths

making

over.

the hills, and prountains and

forming-

the Queen's load." of about

3 to 4 quiles long-

which about.

ovr

$180,000 have been exspended but which

year; the

is not passable for half the :traggling settlement called Victoria.

built along the Queens Noved" was diquefied with

of Wety, and

it was declared on the highest

Authority,

contain a

would

; that Hong Kong

population équal to

that of Ancient Rome".

"The Survey General in an Official. Report to Sir Houry Pottinger of 27 parys

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pages dated. 6th.

avent

exitively

July 1843

proposed building

new loww, or Eity,

in the

Weenectung Valley (which may be aptly,

catted "the valley of death") with a grant-

Canal and mowry

Two

brunch Canals se se

ranges of Torrances of Montes say

se Counts of Law, and various other offices;

acclivalising. Barva

inalising. Barracks; additions to the present Opvernment. House for the Secretares, and Personal Haff of the Gooner, isolated from all other

buildings ; a space of land to be

reclaimed from the econ

for a public landing place with an explanade, or

publie walte,

A magnific

Promenade

ground.

which was

of four miles to be made on now-wevered by

to be excluded

the

Sed-,

a sea wall, at a cost

of $35 dollars of lineal

of filling in "de;

and

Eyard,

exclusive

er hills

a circular road over

1 panines round. The entire island rese

adapted 26

and moving troops

adapted for corrriages, and s

with speed, and

· facility to any part of

the island where they

they may

happen to-

be required for the protection of the different

villages ? ( these villages best remembered -

but a few vintaining nothing buta, few hundreds of a shieving, puratival population ). I refer to the Govenment archives for these- and other most rediculous projects but the wildest theorists

which

lative

could have projected, or entertained.

On the 17th Dec : 1813 the surveyer General laid before Sir Harry Pottinger- the elevation of a Euilding for a Govenment Office se "with a front.

360 of the feet in length by st feet in depth and which would probably sost £30000-sarking ". There seemed to be the greatest possible desire te spend-

•

large part of the Chinese Indemnity

money

this merched, banen, unhealthy

οι ι 4

and useless rock, which the whole, wealthy,

energy, and talent of England

England would never. Colonyto

render Mabitable, or creditable as a

the British name.

In illustration of the mode in

which the Public money was proposed to

spent, I give the following which is

a portion of the Insticuiate of Public Works:

1.12

Fir

Hong Kong for 1844 and which Sir Mowry Fittinger hansmitted to Pengland. for approval. à Sie in

Memy

My Arned, with a king

Completion of Queens Reed fum Westreint-le the East side of Neuguichung Falley. De to Goderons of Jardines -

Street

Vew slices formation in biotīna Sewers in Fichrid

Falue of Houses lobe se incoved from Upper bazaar, and other places Drainage of Woonie hung Palicyl-

Bridle path to Fairie

New Churche

wwwwww

25,000 ev 15008 00

33,000.00

1 0 0 0 0 0 to

2500010

700000

3 0 0 0 0 0

3500000

Government Mouse with suitable office 70,000 10

Mouse for Judge..

2400000

Advocate General..

2000000

Quiens Sélicitor General -

20,00000

Polonial Secretary

20,000.0

Thiel Hengistrate=

26000.00

Carried

42209

over

energy

Brought over

422,000 00

1800000

18000.00-

House for Treasurer_

Land officer

Clerk of the Council.

16000,00-

16,000.00

Colonial Surgeon.

Chaplain

Range of Building for Advocate

C'eueral, Queens Solicitor ve vo

1600000

100,000.00-

HongKong 45,00000

" Prison with House for Sail or Hongkong Debtors Saul Hong Kong.

House of Correction Hong Kong

2000000

15000,00

Ivo Police stations North side of slaw 1000000- Fredmaller. _ Po

()

Police station at Chuck Chor

at Sauvan

at-Fock for lumiz

Reeping in repair Chuck chee road

Contingencies of 5 plent

Consulate at Canton

4000.00

8,000.00-

3000.00 300000

1500.00

715,500.00

3577500 751,27500

Syysta

45000 CO

Total 796275,00

AF. Gordon Land Officer

Land Office

16 Felry

1844

This is but a small portion of the

contemplated expenditure; it does not include the formation of sheets, and-

which (on account Hong Kong, which /on.

Reads in

45.

of the mountainous nature of the estaux: would cost about £100.000 $17,. It does not . include Praviceks, Stores, Forts, Arsenalt,

4. Dock Yards, Wharps, se alt projected, and

which would cost several millions of t..

before they would be completed...

Mis mone

cessary to pressue - this hauct_

of the service further, sufficient had been said to there the absurd, and-

avere

ruinous propels which entertained, and the uitter failure of

the Colony in regard to the native and- extent of its population. Notwithstand:

ing

the

large

of enoney expended.

the lovemet is now a

obliged to hise. a residence which belongs to the late

Deputy Governor Mr. Johnston. The You - Offices

ċess one die M

temporary building which falling to pieces; The General Command has lived an Inn for his resectence. There is aily

one small barrack, in Victoria and

that has been recently erected; it is not-

possible to rent

a decent house under 150

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to $180 prumuth above 2400 $47. per annum

The Church Service is conducted in a mat.

shed ; the Civil, and Iulitary Officent are glad to get a location, or even a room in any spot

thot on any terms, and the prices of living & of servants &e (see documentary appendite I are enormous, while the whole population of the Island is

• entirely dependant for its daily supply of food

the Pauper of C sina's subjects

land of China

jver

the

い

Commerce

Commerce there is no

Jany

There is no Trade of any

noticeable extent in Mong the

Yong Kong, ressels

ossasionally touch here, on their way to Canton, their return from thence

or ow

when laden, and about to proceed to

6 proceeding.

Rurope, for orders, vessels also,

lo, or coming from, the Ports to the

Northward sometimes louch here

for

instructions from the Ownersolensirgues, but very fear break bulk at Hong Kong.

There is some

is come business done in Opius

Mess Pardine Matheson - &C. have a

large Opium

whole

Miss

"Receiving Ship" the

vijec †Pomanjec " moored the

ear round-in this harbour.

yea

large

contain_

Dent Ho have also-a vessel the John Barny for a similar- purpose These receiving ships contour the Opium brought from India whence it is transhipped to Amaller vessels, an

Mess 20

-sout-up the Woast. Huss Mare hear

Burn

Fock Nawson 4 and

aut.

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外

fere smaller Mouses also deal to the

aus, ive the Opiumitsade

cxxtent of their means, in

buch requires a large ready money

The smaller Mouses, who have

Capital.

que vessels of their

to A.

Agouts at

Consign Opium-

at the Consular Ports, but it

Thept on board the receiving Thepton

offer

mear

ships, moored -

shose Ports, nudil - the Agents

sell the Opium to some Chinese brokeng

: Shang-hai for instance, who then-

receives an order

+ for

the delw

delwery of the Opium from the recewing this at- at the entrance of the Yangtze Klang river.

Wowsingt

There

are no native traiding

Cunks here from the coast of China;

# here.

are prone

-native evashing trade the articles 15.73 the Supplemental Fronty (so.

16 in

Appendik ; would effectually prevent any Chinese Sucks resorting

Hong Kong. Not only are the sucks prevented proceeding thither from any places but the five Consula, ports,

but they

must also-obtaus special .

passports for a voyage to Hong Kong &

when arrived there the British Government are to not the part-

of spies for the Chinese Government - and to report

vessel, the name every vessel, the of her proprietor, the nature

belonging to the Ports

Da refo

and a few fishing, a

and va

and passage

Coats

which form a safe asylum for-saciones vagabonds of every description constitute the native craft of Hongkong.

Iven

Fren if the

the national impediments did not exist to the establishment of e

Itative.

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her.

Go to the authorities at Caulon.

It is now well,

understood what .

wast the object if these clauses; m passes will be readily grauled,

granted, and Sunks that might proceed to Hong- be punished. Kong would probably

by the Chinese authorities who are ssceedingly foxlours that anything.

To Chould

should seeur

for the advantage of Hong.

- King . These and other circumstances

logether with the fear of peintes, the

want

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a Chinese convum

community, the

deamess of provisions, and the absence

- it is will be sufficient to prevent

high price of any trading.

Commnod -

Mong kong

any coasting.

troide at

P.). Gutzloff whose knowledge-

of the Chinese - Character, and

unsurpassed

proceedings is cent

is certainly unsurpa

Jays

To long

as the trade is maintained_

" in the respective ports on an excellent " forting, no ressels will visit - this

Colony le buy articles at: she some " price which they

nearer

Pawputre la

tothem ; nor will

exsily get

they bring.

goods tostong Kong for which there

" is arr

autageous tracket in their

: on neighlan hood . Where ships find " it more profitable-to proceed direct to the "Morthern poils, the chances of Hong Kong

beer

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"becoming an Iruperina

"Whatever native or

are in

myhifling.

- foreign troide

trade will

" be carried on here must be brought to

"The colony by

" and with last-

it adventions circumstances,

or cease ac

- according t

" accident, for notwithstanding the vexcellent. Marles, Hong Kong has nothing " we its position or relationship to the "ather ports to concentrate esta exce

Srive August 1841. Fir M4.7 Pottinger

has been

issuing proclamations and regulations respects

ting Commerce

erce and

ment and

Kind

shipping for their encouragement . protection. Ito dates, of any

have been levied &

enquiries have

been made as to the cas

cargoes of ressels,

Strips, right-suiter, and deport out-

pleasure but-all- in vain, commerce cannot be created where no materials for

it exist.

The table in the documentaiyappendix shews the shipping which entered the

31 Marler

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Abauber of Hong Kong for these yours. It - consistedt principally of transportscon= troops, and vessels catting for

weying.

-seeking freight - Ample trial.

orders, or seeking.

has been given

to the place without any

satisfactory result, nearly four you

residence on, on occupation of the Island-

and au

immense. expenditure,

failed to produce.

ice o Commercial

any

has

: operation. Focacy mouth the shipping-

: entering

the harbour is divineshing,

and the imposition of a torinage duty

will it is said still

the number.

her decrease-

7 further

There does not appear the slightest-

will ever become aplace

probability

that

under.

any diemustances

not

nothing

King will ever

Mong King

of trade . The island produces i whatever ; its geographical position

ds the Chinese Coast_

either as regards

generally

Canton in particular is

lad

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bad. For the trade of the Coast of China

it is to far to the Sushward of a buiting

which extends upwards of 2000 miles; and if it were practicable to remove the

4 treign trade of Wauton, the removal

of the open

would be either to come

Werts to the Herthwoord in the arighton

hom of the Tex dishiols,

to some

Island, or place in the Canton River-

Aung.

other delusions that have leew

promulgated,

Mor

Mang trong

the

allegation that

is a protection to the

British lemmarce at Cautow, and

to the Sea poder with:

especiall

ally

reference to the latter it should be

remembered, that the Chinese are

us lea, as we are

to buy

at eager to sell us lear it; that the cessation of the trade would.

: greater injung to there, than to the

Bulish Nation; that there was no

difficulty in procuring tex during

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the

544

would prevent the

that nothing wome

luisese expplying

our annual

demand for tea, and of course receivt

iw return.

actures.

Iriglish manufac

et as independant

The tea trade is in fact

of Hong Kong

as it would be of our occupation of the Sandwich Islands;

Canton however has no intrinsie

ages to make it the seat of.

advantages foreign

Comune vel

to loving as the

Emperor restricted all foreigners to the most-distant so

- Southerly port, in

er AA

of other

the Irupire, tex, silk, exportable produce, was obliged to

d shisher Mowever distant-

be conveyed

the place of production, or scanufacture ; but the case is now- totally different ;

the

when the Norther ports in immediate vicinity of the lex and

salk

with Cautois

provinces are equally open to British Commerce. Several.

Vessels

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ressels have already lordew with tea for Dregland in the Norther ports ;

this will

annually

increase and the be

trade of Canton with proportionatily diminished, thus rendering. Mongkong [adinetting for the sake of argument

its reputed value as a portection to the

and

horde of Cautor) every your less aux lips left useful tot British interest in China.

It is for the advantage of England.

that our trade with China becaried

012.

with the Northone ports. In the central districts of China, along the

Govery. bze Keang, and other

or great

Piers and Canals the people are

avure cinlised. more.

ore

wealthy, and (now that they becoming acquaint -ed with the Eriglish) more - disposed to fiendly and commercial.

By purchasing

untercomde

lea

and silk near the place of production

the charges of land carriage, fees ve

will

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will be reduced, and the cast price

lessened by

one third to the

that

ulish

Bu the other brand ther

Chinese will be able to purchase- at a cheaper pate Kritish Manu

factures when they are brought by

vessels to their doors. These and.

other considerations peuider it d

quatter of National importance that our hade with China- diffused

several Ports, instead.

d over severa

of being confined to Canton.

There

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ve Ports opew

the Coast of China to all Purokian, East Indiaw, and American tessels

There can

chose ve

vessels

Nav

reasons why

should establish

trade at Hongkong merely to

не

change cargues frem

come

ressel to

another; and if the Chinese Goo = sauction. the proposition to allow -

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Vessel to sell part of her a

of Gorge

myy

alone

port, and then proceed to another; en

to fire bonded warehouses at cacti

each

port shares will be still less portability

of any

trade her

bering. exstablished here.

It is indeed a delusion on

ον

de:

- option to talk of Hong Kong becoming

a lam

mercial. Pruporium, and to

The circumstans

likew it to li

6 chugapore

119

and position of thing Kong Singapore

present no resemblance whatever.

Mong

barren.

ong Kong is a nothing, not leading to veny

vrov pock producing

Surrounded

my place,

by mobeading.

populent commu

muriities with carious commodities for barter; or ind disadvant

200 gevully

situate at the most

poverish extremity

poput of a Coast line of 2000 miles, and which for half

the

year is vuly readily accessable im

one direction

Singapore

Saugapore

apore is most advantageously placed at the point of the rich Malayan Counsula, and at the

entrance of the trails of Malavea.

which

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be considered. the high

road between Easter and Wester.

Asia, It is surrounded by erlies contiguous

to the

the most, fertile

wealthy and populous islandsand countries in the world., Sumate Java, Borawr, Celebes, Maccassar,

Leung, Swans, Coeliin - China,

Forquie,

Bimal se. The parlour.

ια

of Singapore is cxprccions, perfectly

sheltered, easy of acups from very

point- of the compass,

-ofsh experiencing & lecupest =

and never

The climate

is very salutuous . The island of great beauty, and fertility with an undulating en face; an assa of 120,000 acres all capable of tillage,

and

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of which 20,000 news are now

acres

under the luxuriant and profitable

cultivation

of Sugar

wave, nutmegs

pepper, pice, beate sunt ; gambit Cocoas

suits ve. The Sugar

made

by Dr.

Ballastier with a steam engine orly

Mr. Montgomstie, by water, oud caule

mulls ist equal to a

any produced the West Indies; the Hidney trees are

the

already yeilding abundantly. black pepper produced during the past.

alear-

nounted to 38,000-pieuls (α

year picul =1355lbs) the

gacubier to 85,000 pients, and there are 100,000 cocon piculs,

ant tress in full bearing : live stock, breaed, prester, delicious fruit & vegetables of every are at all times ready for the shipping.

hind, and at moderale prices

eighty six miles of excellent roads have been completed ; land is

land is being

sold.

minimum and

in fee simple at a mimin

Matinu

maximum price of 5 to 10 pupees or 10% to 20% of acce; fifty thousand industrious and shitful inhabitants are spreading.

cultivation is overy duection; four- Companies of sexp ys constitute the . sote military force of the island;

which has not even

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el.

fort for its

defence; the revenues in 1842. amounted - to stupees 509.087, and the disbursements

fincluding

12. 165,955 for trops) and WP 49,789 for Bengal, and Madras convicts ] to 494.079 lexving a suplies

income to the extent of. R. 15,083, and

under the able

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anagement of the mesent Goverum. Blonel Butterionth-

it is one of the most lucrative posissimes

Compans

of the British Crown..

The

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ally oligible position of Singapore for a Commercial.

Imporium led to its establishment.

ανα.

British Colony by Sir Stamford.

Raffles

#affles in 1821 when there were but a few. Malay fishormon the island colo disfected with the tigre for their

occupancy. Ape me

year

the tinde

1824to.

of the Island amounted to one anillion pounds sterling; £3,000000 HJ, and, last year sindeed-

several.

for years the Qommerce of the Island. has averaged £5.600.000

17.

This Ius trade is carried on with.

many cou

countries; with Opeat Britaxiw to the extent of $3000,000 with. Palcutta. $2,800,000 with Java $1,500,000 with freign Cenope, N4 S'Amonica, Accedras, Bombay, Arabia, Aylon, Buang, Malacca, Kiinal-, Sixts.

Cochin @luna kanila, with Mainan Fonursa-

-, and the whole coast of Ohina, with huruatis, Borner: Rhio, the Mottnceax, Mamitius Australia ve

Traders from all these places, meet

3 by

common consent at a central Mart-

close to the equator, & exchange productions of Asia, for those of Jurope, and America - Miser muiously supposed that - Singapore-

created by its trade

hasbeen

by its trade with ly China-; such is not the fact . The

total simport loimage of Singapore.

rigged vessels/was

in 1838 / 9 in square pe

in Square pigged. 178.796 tons of slick- that from China - was 32,860. The Native tonnage for

the same

year was 18,000 of which-

the Chinese vessels constituted 8,000-

The Straits produce which-

the Chinese-require are

brought to

and other.

singapore by Malay, Roasting craft, who would not-

proceed to the northward, and - the proprietors of the Chinese Sanks with whom - time is no object; and

who go

eti

down the coast to the East.

Archipeligo

- with.

one monsoon.

and

and retime with the other, prefer the Speculation with their varied cargots,

and the in

at the de

witching of thuși contrgans

defferent - islands.

4 But dufficient Mas been stated bo shew that there is no ana

analag

Prey of whatever between Mloughing and Singapore; and that the Opograplicval, Te vitorial; and Por ercial-advantages which have veritciluted to the prosper

suosperity of Singapore, are letally and cuturly

wanting and. Nxt Monghong.

and wan

ατ

be created

Fritanicial Point of View : There is 100-appareat protect of Mong Hong

li et

gulding any

ihau

jeblu adequate лечение

DC bl1

very

Amall Quil

Govenment. The limited, size, and

nature of the island; the

rocky mature

65-

per accuum : The levy of or tonnage duty

would not speld,

more thaw

ld m

$500 to £1000 & aw : if it did not dive

xx way

the ships that now cuter the

padlor: it is not probable that ressels

would pay sabsences pton

Call

for orders whew

absence of agricultuz, euanufactuies or omneves; and the fluctuating

predatory character of the population fortid the trope of an

нивание)

being. lar lye

Go:aan :

paised to sustain regular

Establishment, on the veale non

adopted, and which indeed is far bequed the presont

or prospective

wants of the island.com

unmunity :

Under the most favorable ecicmustanver

shere

Some

heuces

may possibly. years be obtained from the neut of the

£5000 7000 building band from 4 smo les por & annum, The Mackets, Licences, fines, and fees of every descriptions

may

realise hereafter about £1000.

por-

shey

mealylo

cau

lie in .

Inaear pvodes and do

daily communic with Hong Kong

license

for

Registration

each male Chineserresidens on the Island- might if theres.

were

a sume respectable class of intiabitants

in the Colony produces $600 to £1000

x year, neither. Quction duties, Maiuks

or any of the other orde takation, would, under present.

ordinary sources of

circumstances,

1, yield any

worth consideration.

100.

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"The idea that the Chinese.

Geveniment.

next-witt sanction the

introduction of Opium uito China

at:

al-a puoderate

large

fixed duty,

may

and that.

thew be raised.

by wantowsing, the Dang at Mong

Hing.

must this in

་

be abandoned..

að illusoy. The Legal admission of Opiano ride China by she "Empeur according.

to the best in=

- forucation Scan obtain is not at

all probable; but even were the traffic in Open legalized the tradus

have declared #

shey

would not hay any duty in Hong Kong they keen their large Receiving

whole

iin

year

any

tips the MongKong

in Mo

round in

other harbor, or transhipe

the Opiume from the vessels which-

convey

the Eney froms - Bangal.

and Bomba

inbay

to this place.

220

board - the shatter vessels which-

proceed along the weak, to sell,

deposit it at Wowpoa

Nanssa,

Amoy,

Chimno, Chinchu Chusan.

or Worsen

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ресей

in the receiving, ship's

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82 nlich

bie ciò pluse lays or stations the whole

poured. I will not discuss the

year

question of raising.

a revenue in th

Many

King from the introduction of Chium for smo

king in the island other by famungs Dung

out the q

or otherwise

independant of the morality

ality of the question of the

Govemment deriving

a vicinusindi.

income from

-indulgence; so long

at the

Excinese Gevenement mobilis the

introduction

make its rese

of Opin

Xix

Capital

Offence, it would not to the least,

be seendly of out to

4 0

say

courages

the use

of this destructives, and prisonsent stimulant in do

Mong King.

The total revenue lobe expected from

this Colony in any opinion-craut- exceed $10,000 fomum - and to obtain this amount several

veveral years arcust elapse under the most fociorable cricumskrucos,

you

The per Contia pide shems

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MIJ

Experiditure

at this moment-for-

mere civil Establish

- antite Salanis, and Wages at the rate of $50,000 & Ammune: inespective of the cost of cove Sicklem Works, Reads sBuildings which is estivvated at $80,000 prauum for

Several

гор

and

8 yeart; independant also of the Cenular shanges of £30,000 pacem, the Army and Navy ; the solvole showing

yearly

dron on the British Exchequer.

The year

1400000

starting føre-

of Malf a million pounds Haten

documentary

appendise) - And here it-

be necessary

to revive.

c au cronient

cssectine that this heavy yearly charge is only a portion of the revenue which

England decives

Trade.

1 from the Clinics

The Revenue which is

obtained from lex is paid by the people of England who buy, and consume the Tea... It might as well be said that the West Indies fumushed the revenue

the British &&chequer from ly the coffee, and hegar consumed in the

desived

Arvited-

Kingdom. The incidence of tatation is on the last purtane of the lated actiole,

The Sea Merchant viv

brigart adds to

the invoice cost of the Sex lo:

lt at rulon

ustoms

the fright to Ing us, the insmance, interest of money, coharchouding, levied in Freglourd,

and the fair

Auty

profits of trade

on every chest of for, he

may

sell the grocers

who then regulates

the price at which he cou

afford to

sell a pound of Fear to his customer_ Indes &profits

who pays the whole cha

charges,

to the several

I panties before he dicicks his Tra. The revenue derived the China

traide is part by the people of Pregland;

the Merchant who cames on the trade

does not pay & thitting .

I will be for Mt. M. Ministers to

decide whether

case the be

review of the

of the whole

a review

any justifications for

spending half a million Merting anually

22.0

this Coast; Commodore Chads C.Bisho has had extensive experience for many es in China - is of opinion that

- saus -

yous.

wstallishing.

· glared erould be coise in not establ

any Colony

in China...

Asa

a general

a youvent.

principle Colonies that will not,

least the expense of them .

ill

ouil

are not wooth maintaining.

4 pay at govemment.

There does

why Hongkong.

not appear any

reason w

should be an exception to this rule.

There is not as has been fancifully

analogy

whatever betwe...

ist in

supposed any Hong Kong, and Gibralte Hong King commands nothing,

cothing; a glance chart-will show that the navigation of the China seas is perfectly independant

eveir

the entrance

of Mong King; may of the Coutonnier is not contronded by Hong Kong; it is not

it is not possible by any

to make the island.

outlay of money harbour

fortress, and it

its

fis

Commanded

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by the opposite shore of che main Fand.

sivere

But sopposing several mullions were sprout in fortifying Hong Kong, and

half.

a million were amme

ammalley

expeceded for its ganison ; the "Qui lour would constantly recur; from

Chinese enemy

nothing

the island has

to apprehend-even at present

No European or American state would

think of captioning. Hongking, for it

would be valueless to thene, and if

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sune glay they must be

right by the acquisition

sought

at rare

the fame would be

of that continuance,

continuance, as troops, and ships from India, from Australia, and- from all our stations Eashward of the take of Good Hope would soon... recapture she place on

Janison.

stave out the

Put Gibralter is differently

: stanced; it effectually

систи

Commands the

narrow entrance of the Ineditinianeau,

and

and together with : he fortress, and haveurs, of Malta and roofer goodrigland

preponderating prower

Thaxt great

Facepace sed, white is teeming

daily

Licor ?

Dent

and more value in our

inter comise with the

busive

faster.

Auglo Geboulter

lter is ce

ре

valuable commercial entrepot, atone.

pecced $4,000,000 MJ. of Weston

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bralter-into-

were exported shrough Gibralter

Main.

As a fortress Gibralter

The revenue.

- perfect, it is impregnable- of Aid. " is fully adequate to its civil- Opovement,

it and aver

of £30,000 per

tt Z

;

nges upwards

the Military

uses encoursed by Ganisming.

expenses

Gibralter saves the constron maintenance-

of a large fleet.

the Mediterranean,

preserves the balancer of prover; waterially f silps to keep the peace of Europe, The remarks applicable to Ogibralter

lter are

also

73 applicable to Malta and the Soniau 85 Islande losh of which Stations no

enly hay

kriv whole sivil expertiču without in shilling

на

on the Brition chequer, but

also contribute a considerable fun an

analy

towards Military defenders aux protection. Both of these places are also entrepôts of

a large tweds Ivery cling of that riass Busive pays for its own Civil Appenmment-

except omnall suns which are voted

anually, no pact for the Pabarnas Bernunda, the Fastland Islands,

Helena and Melige land. But all.

pheligilared.

prese places are intrinsically valuable; The Bahamas for the geographical position of their harbours; Bennuda

at a.

sting fortress, and doch und- the Western Atlantic; the Falkloud islands for their important position in the great-

:eat Southem Ocean near

Cake Mone; St. Helena as a string

fertiess, and recuntring station for

numerous

numerous ships doubling the Cape of Good

be, and from Medix-

Hope in the

voyages le

China, and Australasin ; & in the event-

of war the possession of S. Melena,

: of great value to

would be of great

and Puve us a

Allantie. Me

our

Inerchauls

large fleet in the

land in tune of war-

is a commercial dépôt for the Elve.

and the Northern ports of Erecopes. Its

expense is

is only

about £500

a year.

Ninnernos as are the Colonies of the British Pupire they are each of

utility to England; for their

Dome utili

territorial extent as emi igration fields to provide employment for a emplus population; for their production Sugar, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, sith, pedigo-

Fiber, out, word so; trading. composicious or fishing stations. I have in vain sought for one

one valuable quality- in Hong King, for there are other good trambers accund, and for two

hundred

hundred years

aut we

we have not found the

want of such. I can see no

• justification

for the British Govenment spending Shitting on Ming hong.

one

Religions

чт

and Social Influence.

The benefits derivalte finn

stitutions and religio

the whmese les

Hong heavy

Catt

lixwt, Su:

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be conferred

by and relonization of

We are these in foot abinot as much isolated from China, els people, Supremes

Government as if

3.21

were located ine

she Pattern to Chipelago - By the

advoit policy adoptes by the Chiurse-

Authorities

" "Cordon Ixeraitone if Isway

so express it; has been drawn pound

до

Hong Kong ; sw Chinaman is permitted to cause here wittingly except he be a thief, a firan

or ac.

Shy : No respectable

chinese with their families Vocale-

Hong Kong, if they did.

themselves in Mo

their relations still remaining

land prouid

on the.

sould quobably be squcaged.

imprismed, tortured, and considered....

ext Mailers to the celestial Impiz.

Mong King is minerd.

is viewed by the

Chinese

Whinese as a

spot where adventures}" }

and tech less charadas mo f

1h, and.

something out of the driglish, where lurg laws, and pobbeut may

resort with simp

wily upurity,

and live

upon the profits of their villasing

Sam strongly of opinions from_

Aioumstances that have come-

2 2 2/

any

knowledge that the Issandaring vies with indulgence all engalands

ид

own

a country that in

who propose to quit their and proceed to Hong Kong ; fact ducet encomagement is afforded them to do so. It is stuufore the height

Ever

of improbacitity le suppose that the possession of Hong King will in enable us to disseminate an religion, lacegriage Of Einstitutions

cie

the

Ohiuse Prepere. For leo Annded

yourt

we trave hend ablusive, and.

trad

table intercourse with Exxulon,

profitable inter

Wishout.

without our Missimaries and other good.

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nout ever peoded

170

the slighiest effect - Geonment. The Shi-

the people or Ger

chabitants of lee Southam deshies

hippers op.

becau

with

prostile to

tttere ot

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re-filled.

drivesity which the

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to converts are n.

Alissionaries on this Island.

but were pics the case no convers

from Ming Kong would be facrally sic cool by the respectable Chinese on

the main land. The Christionn converts would be considered ast

comming fremt

and pirated:

auch de

a ta

they

island of thieves

would be received

suspicion which urald check

rattier than advances

the prog. of

of Christianity. The Uessionaries

with whom.

I have comi

ersed lake

this

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thes sieve of the subject They

subject. They consider &

hopeless to attempt the spic&

christian doctrines in the a

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by engkong

everes of converts from Mt. Thus in a cligions Aspect : Houghing

is ssvaluelety is it is on firiausial, and

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roundet.

Hee our Colonial inthecity aud

Establishment at home estand

position to the North.

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central regions of China ne

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should

most probably obtain considerables moral influence

over

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intelligent

and respectable cast

table class of Chinese who would communicate their frossable. ideas to other, and distant parts of the Prupère ; &ly extending a knowlan

of our languages pave the way for the introduction of Christianity. An Priglish city.

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-puriunded by

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In & Velitical Point &, View,

Bang King was occupied

books

and marchauls iv 1840/41 as a perind

unju

when

mang parap

com Canton,

were in hosticine to the Chineser Government, and even 1. ie Portuguese. Authenties at Mincar had it pressed. their ability to pârunt as usual-

ps of frost prop soppen forist

furt . At this period the views of Capte

висол

were

spimirsoy pozor imp

Polely dir

Canton. HongKong

was then seemned...

Hongkong was then

the most eligible spot for Frelish

οτι

political and pulitag

grounds. Quid do it proved ast long-

одаро

being.

:perations were bei

po porn

regainst Cruleño, and we were extcluded fine China

but on

preceding to the Northward, xccupying

ultimately making.

myjų prap D

Chutan

place sopening five ports (including-

Canton) for fice commercial resort. 46 Aglish

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residents, and the establishment.

English resea of a shop

war at each port the Feletial,

and. Here sautele value of Hongkong .

entirely ceased.

entirely

The bate was has

thean as the vatuerable point of Otuma averely the Young by being never, which

is aptly

sluch

de crominated by the Cheese

the Gudle of the Empires . In the

ерме

hostilities our

of any future textititet om force

would be directed at once loward.

Haukiu, and other places our

Mankin.

lse M

Kimary.

gainst Cantou-

eveur

the

Kuver

ound-not

inter.

It is by

opting the supplies of graue, and

d'alt to Sekine, and ex

creutlery off.

the tide of the great artery

that we

our position must be Ghusau fiome its

contiguity

to the

Pouparative

active salu

fceue

of war, from its

-salubrity, safe traven, and of Pepplying pervision loth firm the resources of the island itself.

Capability

and from the contiguous roasts. A flat. of shops of war,

x and transporls may

Recote gerust out Chicto and select at

sist the most fitting periods of the

1/4

ife ar for offensive-operations; no

' atteich need be apprehended from_ rese; Coul is abundant in the

the

Yovery.

and the

tse. Keving for the use of Forming, Tips from Singapons, Southward, wan noir by reas

or carral

urth the least et

penditure of blood

tuasie

terminate teminate to stakities

with China.

To accomplish this most desirable. result Hong Kong is utterly valueless ;

reason of

: greater herowledge of the winds,

id currents reach Qusan eler

against the

Dame time

Aronsoon

shey

nearly

would occupy in

khong

; and

the

finally

washing thing Money The Chinese Gyvenment aware position would be the less disposed to

treat the peace

of our

peace, and would cease to

rely

to much at

at they

do no

the

it of the foils in the Cauton

dreight of the fils

River.

The Tolicy of the Chinese Greemnout is lo keep foreigned at the e & themity of the

agacious reasons which

Empire; but the song.

distre to this peling ought to reuser et mest

audions to operate in a county direction.

There are now seven,

string

- fortifications very - pasoutly well provided.

curd apparent

with retelling

the Begue:

Beguerwath

Otricate Gunners, these forls would

ove

jove e

firnidable to even at present formida invading free, but well canned

by keropean.

or American cutielterynar

would be almost at

ble as the Dardanelles.

the Rogue wo impugnable.

Con

a review of the or hole case there assignable

are no ads.

colitical-or

ble grounds for the

220

of these were us

pulitical is arrilitary occupancy of Henry Keery expense-attending

that occupacions :

The

85-

The Gervenement of Chica is sufficcusing

sivilized to respect the persons and property

of & British subjists, at Castor befor any

declaration of mas took place (which

however is an event of very

of very rende

probability for many years to come) & as

with China provides for the

be trea

treaty

stationing of a shop of War at Whanthon

er Canton,

better

security

es clues

/erovcoted for any Kutish residents

at Canton than Hong Kong

could

afford . The Climate of Hong Kong witt not admit of the island being ganison for twops, and me the event of another with China, an

invading army Media; but a

force

oc ve

AVQ

must proceed from

wey

surall effective

be maintained here unless

at an enormous expense, and the

impracticability of fortifying

luch. is on

μ Dorinnanded

an island

the hills

around

acound, and by any large battery

erected on

generally

the opposite shere is non--

letged and ist m

further corroboration of the

Fility.

of Mong Kong.

review of the

the

whole question, and examining

Colant in all aspects, making every allowa1100 for the new i

ness of the

settlement; ou

and admitting

for

next sake that alternately

gurnent

be some trade at Hong

there may -Kong it appears to

me ne N

very

indvisable

that if . Hong Kong be retained as a

1. British station or Colo

that the

ivet establishment of the Colony

Exent down lo

Icale commensurate

with the resourcnt, and wants of the.

esland; and that the supernumerary: Offices be provided for in other Coloniert

as vacancies ve eu

eur;

that the

Incopean, and Sepoy troops

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Rey = ( Malays) be kept at Hong Kong

in aid

of the civil power, that a forgate

sloop of war be always stationea in

fever

the harbor, with an extra compliment

of Mannes to be lauded only

of emergency; that the British

Case

and other respectable, inhabitants who are house holders be formed in

uite

: put body with power to assess themselves for the police, lighting

drainage, and sheet making

где

of Victoria; that the tracker be fice port-open to dups under ever

every

flory

; and that

01 100 an

agement.

given for the resort to and settle= sent on the island of other divecteau Nations; off this be done a for-yourt whether it be possible

urt determine whether it be

to create.

any

trade or induce

any

resort to Hong Kong. Lage Government

establishments, and an

outlay of the Public money for

the

Cast three

Reg.

no years have produced pro beneficis

resul

:removed ; & & portions of the Flogfen

result; let the Opium traders, and those who choose to resort thither have a voice

in the

the Colony

agement of the affans of,

}

There carr

-wcarcely be laps

general trade, less prosperity, loss occurity

to life

ond

4 property

shau

large garrison

fleet in the harbor

with

x fleet.

If there

there wer

σιν

лого е

exists

shore, and

any one advantage,

Folitwal, Commercial, Inancial.

or Religious, present or prospective,

deivable to bregland foun

existing establishurut at

the

khung hoàng

there would be some justification-

incurred

for the abpeste prow

: now being und and for

for the great-annual samifice of life; but when such advantages do-

not exist, and our occupation, and-

Military

Parade is au

daily

Aviaree...

ひ

еде

of annegance.

love, and..

to the Chinese

Government / Reying the Imperise. Dommissioner had now en refused to

viset.

visit Hong Kong) it is worse than

folly

to persist in

in eno

a counse

begun

eun, and which of continued

in disappointmeni &

must-eventu

eutually

loss, and degradation

delfer

ди

National

Morning Marte 24 July 1844

"Deparite" of the 20th August,

Inclonore No I in Desfald

18mm.

No 249

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RECE

C.0.

DEC. 5 1844

In 1997. Hong Kong

Ketoria, Hongkong,

20th August, 1844.

Jam instructed by this

Excellency the Governor to inform you that he has perceded your paper concerning Hongkong, which

you request may be forwarded to Lord Stanley . In doing this, however, His Excellency deems it only right towards. you to state, with reference to the contents of that paper, written as it was with the disadvantage of only few weeks Knowledge of the place, that he could not forward it without passing his

now judgment on the - incorrectness of many of the facts and conclusions, and the absence

Mr Martin's

Hongkong.

the Colony of

Observations on

July,

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1844.

R.M. Martin Exp.

moderation

auederation in the style.

Her Majesty's Government have Expressed their high approbation of the several details and representations with which they have been furnished by His Excellency's Redecesor, Sir- Henry Pottinger, on every point. connected with this Colony, and some of the expressions in your paper anight. be construed into reflections on the :proceedings of that distinguished personage, which His Excellency cait not forward with his sanction :

In copying the appendix to which you allude, I am directed to draw your attention to the necessity of not occupying the time or diverting the attention of the clocks in the Treasury office four their proper duties; and in cases where documents -

have

have already been furnished prom the different Departments, it night. sufficient merely to refer to them. I have to

(Signed) Rederick W. Bruce-

Colonial keretary.

A true Copy.

Frederich Mr. A. Bruce

Separate of 1844.

mel : 8; 2 ind Despatch

(

S: 3 2

Miscellaneous.

RECEIVED

DEC. 5

1844

ཝཱསམྨཱ,

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong

22 August, 184641.

St.1844.

My attention having been Excited by the rrection of Buildings the part of both British and American Subjects upon the Chinese shore opposite to Victoria ( and called the Cowloon peninsula ) I deemed it advisable to address the enclosed letter to the Imperial Commissioner, in which I declare that such proceedings

are

my authority or permission. My object in to

without

doing was to

applications

anticipate any remarks, or

on the part of the Chinese Government with reference to the British, and I

The Right Honorable

Lord Stanley, M. P.

shall

observations on

Governor's opinion on his containing

To Mr Martin

Colomy.

any

shall be prepared to take additional steps that Your Lordship or Lord Aberdeen may see fit to. prescribe.

Enclosure 2 is a Public Notification which Icaused to be

be issued

in the Government Gazette of the Colony. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

dani

No22

5 Bed

supferre

thit Lord liber down will fave the necessary

four and which done not fushore to notice it?

on this vifject a that the Foreign office

instructions

that on

that anticipation

Governor

Desp: Nr 62

Lord Stanley.

2.7 August, 18441.

ketoria, Houghing

Received

2. Inclosures .

regarding rrection of Cowloon by

Imperial Commissioner

Transmitting letter to

buildings

Also Public Notification

British and other subjects -

regarding

The

Jane.

Inter

1998 1 Kong

All. Addingtondos

b.7.0.13

August 145.

18*4

Forwarded by i

Mundosh A

MEStephen

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Lord Stanley

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52-

22 Aust Jun

99.

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12 Derdi!.

edirected

commit

Lord Stanly Wobate to

gou for the information the Earl of leberdeen, of the mail te

from

that he has received M. Davis adespatch

Enclosing the Copy of a communication addupes

Lole the Rabugh last to the High dup. Comme d the subject of the erection fouildings of Americans and English on the Cowloon Peninsula, bagether with a God. Motion on the same safest issued on the 27 Jus.

Lord Stanley desires

me to state that as be

conclude, that the land

100

of Aberdeen with hausmit

to M. Davis auch

instuctions arm

magathear

the called for & this

report, it is not his Lordships intention to return answer &M.

addressed

Daver despatch to

thes Dept

Thange

Victoria, Hongkony

20th August, 18.44.

I have the honor to acquaint Your Excellency that several persons, American as well as English, have sreeted buildings on the Chinese shore opposite to Honghing, near Tseen-sha- -Buy - Sunderstand that they have paid money to the Chinese Officers on shore to Enable them to live there.

I think it right to give due notice to Your Excellency of this proceeding, and to state that the same has been done

without my permission or authority.

With an

Excellency's happiness.

His Excellency.

thes for Your

for

Keying, High Imperial Commissioner

I have be ligreed) J. J. Davis .

true Copy.

Prederick W. Bruce

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor in Council having been informed that persons are without authority erecting houses and buildings of a permanent nature on the peninsula of Kowloon warns them that such proceedings are not war- ranted by the Treaty, and that should the Chi- nese Government proceed to remove them, they are not to expect the countenance or assistance of Her Majesty's Government.

By Order,

FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE. Colonial Secretary.

Victoria, Hongkong,

27th July, 1844.

101

No:53.

Financial

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Avesd 64

1999. 87.

C.O.

DEC.59 1844

My Lord.

102

Nictoria, Hongkong,

26th August, 1844.

In accordance with the

Printed Colonial Instructions, I have the honor to acquaint you, for

Lord's

the information of the

Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that in consequence of Mr. Martin's absence

on sick leave (which leave.

Expired

the 23rd Instant) and

to the

the rearssity for Mr Mersen decompanying

Consulates, Shave this day plased the Treasurer's Office in Commission The Gentlemen who have

The Right Honorable

Lord Stanby, M.P.

戏

undertaken

undertaken this temporary charge

are

the Honble, F. Bruse and Mr A.

A. Shelley, and they have cach signed a personal Bond to the amount of £:3,000, for their separate acts during the continuance of the Commission. There is reason to expect that

Mr Martin

will return

to resume

shortly to

his

very

Duties.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

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Joverner Davis

Forwarded by

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the receipt of

Mespelet of the 26th

August last, 2:53,

Reporting the crim stuces wonder which

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Colonial

Office of Thanner of Sengkung in Commision, under the Chargey the Strebl F. Bruce and Dr. R. Shellen,

Jove my

approval

of that arragement.

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104

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Victoria, Hongkong,

26th

Governor

August;

184.4.

Lord Stern beeg

Received

No 53.

Martin, under the charge- the Himble For Bruce

placed in "Commission, during the absence of Mr

Treasurer's Office has brom

Reporting that the Colonial-

and Mr A

requisite Securities._

have entered into the

Shelley- who

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is thinking this any unto us sempation tele

time but dee mireas

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home.

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N° 54.

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105

14 song trong

Victoria, Hongkong,

RECEIVED

JAN. + 1845

9th October, 18hh.

RECORD

OFA

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In the absence of the- Governor, and with reference to his Despatch, marked Separate", of the 18th of August, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 22nd of September, of Your Lordship's Circular of the 1st of May, enclosing a_ Copy of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, entered into between. Her Majesty's Government and the Grand Bute of Oldenburg; of an original

Seepatah

The Right Honorable

The Lord Stanley, M.P.,

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RECORD

OFA

My. Lord,

In the absence of the Governor, and with reference to his Despatch, marked Separate, of the 18th of August, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 22nd of September, of Your Lordship's Circulon" of the 1st of May, enclosing a Copy of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigate

Her Majesty's

intered into between Her

tion

Government and the Grand Bute of Oldenburg; of an original

The Right Honorable

Lord

Seepatah

The Look Stanley, M.,

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}

AUI

Respatch, N. 19, of the 3rd of July,

onclosing

Minute of

the Lords

Commissioners of the Treasury; together with the Duplicates of Your Lordship's despatches from

the 24th of May, to

No 16,

N. 18, of the 7th of June inclusive; and of those marked Military'", from No 2, of the 30th of May, to N. 4, of the 7th of June, inclusive, with their accompanying halonores..

the

I have, also, further to acknowledge the receipt, 8th distant, of Your Lordship's Orginal despateles, from Nr 20, of the 6th of July, to N: 25, of the 1st August, inclusive; - of

Original Despatch marked

"Military" N.5, of the 18th of July;

and

And of the Duplicates of the Circular of the 15th of May, of Scopatah No 19, with its Enclosure.

106

and

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

Your Lordship's

most obedient Aumble Servant

Heng Rezender

197

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FEB. 8 1845

Nictoria, Hongkong,

21th October, 1844.

5 N°55.

21904

Legislative.

Sicut. Gover

Victoria, Hongkong,

9th October, 1864.

non

"Lord Stanley

Received

N54.

Despatches from the 3rd of July, to the 11th of August, 18th._

Acknowledging receipt of

دیا

6.24 March, 165

чту

"I have the honor to

мус

Lord,

report

return to this Colony

on the 18th Instant, from

visit of inspection to the four

Trade

new Ports

of Coast of China.

the

As I find that no

Despatches have been addrefsed to Your Lordshift during mg

absence to the North

Chief Superintendent, this circumstance will call for

The Right Hongrable

Lord Stanby, M.,

Ae.

renewed

201

renewed exertions on

my part to

supply the defect.

I have the satisfaction to forward by the present offortunity, apart from this Despatch, Copies of the following Ordinances, which have passed the Legislative Council-

(one in M5, t six printed)

An Ordinance to establish

Supreme Court of Justice

at Hongkong.

No 142.

M344.

An Ordinance for establishing othe Registry of the Inhabitant's

of the Island of Hongkong

Подконд

and its Dependencies.

The first of these being

a most important Instrument,

inasmush

по

it co

conveys

as were

103

prescribed by Your Lonship Law Officers

with the advice of the Law of the frown,

or much others as

arose out of the peculiar exigencies

of this Colony,

drawn

it has been

up with much care

and ability by Mr Chief Justice

Hulme, and undergone

thorough

with the aid

revision in

Council

the

opinion

the

of the Attorney Several.

In execution

provisions of this Enpatiment the Supreme Court opened

it's sittings

this Colony the operation of English Lave, with mah

modifications and limitations

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on the 1th Instant.

The necessity for the second

the above-mentioned Ordinances

arose out

the mixed and

heterogeneous character of the

population of this Colony, painf

bordering

Empire.

bordering closely upon from whence the far greater proportion of it's Inhabitants are derived; and while this necessity

dictated its application to a

the portion of the Community, spirit of justice and equality

seemed to

demand its extension

to the whole

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

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110

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Lord Stanley 20

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25 Lebe.

Fits

By the last Mail

wheet arrived in

dondon via tharseille, on the 8th mott Freeived your despatches of

October Thovember tart Numbered from

себре

55 to 68 inclusive.

Among

there Despatches

were several of considuate

bulk anderpeciall

Thanter numbered 55 which enclosed

ツ

M.S. copies ofentani

Ardinances paped h

ле

somself and soun

Commeil.

сек

The expense of the transmission of dremman

лишений

often a large size on

мед

heavy weight & the route of Marseiller Considerable, far exceeding

Via Southampton._

the charge.

- while the difference.

in the time.

arrival

ofarr

is not more than fromb

I would WG dags.

しして

therefore, request you future, Blend Oy the way.

les ou fauch

it Marseilles où

smas жаз

appear

ruba nature.

адта Respatches arm Wyon of to urgenta that it is important for Am godt to be in popropion

befion

there at the rantiert moment - and in that

Cave

to reduce their bulk fre

24 much as

posible.

but to send of the way Southampton a

all

despatches of a lepo proping

112

rature, and Duplicates.

regard to the trans.

-mission of M.S. copies of

Sobserve

Ordin

еще,

in Hong Kong

that the Ordinanceraffen

soon as

Ареш

to be printed almost as they are passed. It would, therefor be Sufficient is in fatione,

fore

were

Wrend home

a pinuted Copy of each

Ordinance an

oflach thenticdi

no the uxccal manner

икее

with the deal of the Colong Y the signature

the Cleck

the

Commeil, in time of

the

authenticated MS.

copy

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now sent home Thi, however wihush

ле

opcause in pecked the transmission of the

Mested

Six Copies which are required the sent home under the General Colonial Regulations.

Raver

13 March

du. Hope.

113.

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hong Kiong

Mr. Davis sends, with this (Derpalch, two Ordinances

which he

comment

though

both

on neither

seem to me much to demand explanation 20.15 of 184 Establishes a Sufreme Court at Hong Kong

10 t The 8 ? Clanse enacts that the Law of England shall be in full force

there seept where the same shall be inapplicable to loent incumstances

but with a

Provise that in all matters ton

touching

the title to real

cal Property

the daw of England shall prevail. The general rule though not very

accurately expressed may, herbases, pass inthout comment. But the Provise

If there be

any

which the applicability subject on which the

wvidently wrong.

of the Law of England to local circumstances is questionable et si in

regard

real properly.

Geeptions in favour of

The Weiler of the Law meant to make an

The Law of England as far as respects the

successions to the Estates of deceased persons. His words subrace a

-mass of Aules, Forms

Rules, Forms and Principles unknown even

among

English

aawzers except to those who practice as Convagancers and known sven

mol of

is them

very imperfectly.

24 The 3r Clause has a Proviso against the local recognition

of any Law derogating from the Sovereigelig of the Queen of England what the object of this Provise

may

have been I cannot even

conjection

But to describe The Queen of the united Lungdom of Great Britain and reland as "Queen of Engfund

serious madverliney.

und in a formal degislation Act seems a

5 . The same Rause authorizes the Court in to duer lions to

Punich Chinese Offenders according to the Laws of Chine. This appears

ene at

to ene

once

singular and a hazardous discretioning Authority.

94.

contained

The Cancer 24, 26-9-30_2-34-9-40-9.50 -9. 62-7114 all relate to matters of more forms and practice which ought to be regulated by Auber of Court, not by positive daw. Such details require amendment and revisions to which a Legislative Body is scarcely competent 10th Clauses 20. 69-70-1 regulate Affeals to the Queen in Conneil

4th The Seventh Clause giver to the Chief Justice the Rebronage of by Rules of Court, not all subordinate Officer in his Court. But it does not define the term

"Subordinate". Such

be right to give

such

Enactment ought

ought to be very precise if sideed, it Patronage to a Judge at all

5th The Ninth Clause we sender it impossible for any person, # Educaled for the Legal Profession, within the

Colang dielf or within other Colony, to be admitted at Mong. Hong as a Legal Practitioner. " do not know why this should be.

6th. The Seventeenth Clause Constitutes the Regsitrus of the Court, in Certain cases, the Administrator of the Estates of deceased persons. Boat it is not required that he should

that he should give Securities for the failliful excealing of that Trust.

illegal

7th. The Twenty second Clause confors on the Court the jurisdiction of a court of the Adminally. Beyond all doubt this is assumption of power. Such a jurisdictions

from The fencen in Her Office of Rahmically.

Can

be created only by a Cowning

делет

any

the court jurisdictions

over

this.

8. The Tevenly. third Cance

Shift at a distance of not Queen's subjects in China or within more than a hundred miles from the Coasts of China. This is an wuch

6%, : fuel transfer, into a local Act, of the terms of the 6th 7th Victorian ch.5.

Sec. / dich mables The Queen to impart such powers to the local beguilature of kongesting . The meaning of the Framer of the Clause

as chont

was the to enact that the Court sh. exercise such powers be infarted to I in pursuance of that Act of Parliament. Such a The Clause, provision W. have been sufufluous and unmeaning:

illegal assumption of power

is it stands, is an

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There

are not

not proper subjects of Colonial Legeilation. The Ineen Herself shd. Jelermine what appears she will receive and on that conditions

11th From Rauses 72-90 is a Law regarding purios. It seems to me out of place in an Act of the hind for and weinlittigible without some Explanating Report

12th The

Same 20

remarke

are,

I think, applicable to the Clanser -!!! which are designed to contains all the Law of

placily

rumbered from 71 - !!! which Criminal procedure. This in

invetiment

the

bject of a distinct and substantive

subject of a

13th Fern Clause 20.113 to 132 in another distinct Law entrance

From

the whole subject of the summery Trial of Rations in Petty, Debt Courts or Courts of Conscience, or, cather, is the Supreme Count acting

capacity

in that

cannot but express my opinion that this Ordinance

closely

: put together with but little skill or forspacuity, and that it is much to be regretted that the dramer of it did not adhere more close to the precedent of the similar Law in New Zealand which was

Hong Kong for

many

har

imitation and

ал

guide.

sent to

Thei Sedinance unbraus

Pistinct subjects; and, as far as I can judge, dispores of none.

The Ardinance 21.16 for registering the dehabitants of Uie doland

you

are aware,

been the subject of schement remonstrance?

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It is now sent without

any reference to those remonstrances or

of the motiver

explanation of

I am not aware that anything

which I

I may

orary have been suggested.

thing can be done except to point out the

omission & to direct that it should be supplice

14 March Wikohen

W. Sofer

and a Calir.

dandentand from gow

that there is another, cosy of

den

of the Regriling

theil

inliquet many.

themefon,

be considered

cnoncons and curlooked. This

Act in this Offer which I have not seen. What I have said

howers, don not affect the cemartes upon the other Bill.

'see the Mancane whachaps

Some today

Gust, Marchingten

Letan duften de Jehann, enbeding Ht. Iften

Aurvaline

the ath Bil

entered 21 Jett

Governor Ravis

Stongkang.

1845

MrStephen - 22 Mach

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1. Hauler

100. 16 July 1445

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96.

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24. Mant/45

Shave

received

your despatch dated

the 21 Oct 1844, enclosing Copies of two Ordinances passed by the Legislature

of Anykong.

In my Despatch

мир

of the 19 of castant. N.95

conveyed to you such instructions as in

Vide Gor: desp. 55-19 mayivs my present state of

(1422)

information is possible for me to five, respecting the Ordinance N 10

of 1844, for instituting a Registry of the

the Inhabitants of WKery.

The Ordinance

N. 15, of 1844, to

establish a Supreme Count of Indicature at Hongkong, provides be cracks in the

в Clause mumbered 3,

иг

that the Law of England shall be in full force in the

тебе Colony, Calept where

same shall be

the

inapplicable to the local circumstances

or its

of the Colony inhabitants. To the general rull thus stated, it is to be

objected chiefly / perhaps cactivially) that it will raise a great multitude milictual of questions for the decision of

116

which it does not

provise. The critain

of applicability to local circumstances is

Sapprehend, the on

test by which to solve the enquing

whethe

any given rule of English Lan is, or

is not, in force in a British Colony. But

it is mamfecity most vague and мазие, uncertain criterion. The effect of it is, to transfer to the Juage a large part of the duties of the Legislature. Be must in each successive Carl determine how

local circumstanel par

admit or present, the application of the Law of England, unless

TIL

some means

éme

devived for controlling him in the excuse

this very comprehensive

very anctiority. In the

ан

dustration Coloures

tail! has expressly reserved to the local Lepolneme the right of determining from

time to time these

general questions of applicability or inapple- - Cability, of the English Low. Since at Hong Kong there is buta simple Juge, the express reservation of such a power would seen peculiarly necessary

there. Perhaps it come be right to require a Report from the Judge to the Former

Кота

117

of every general Kull of this nature which be, the judge had

lard down, in order

ser that the Lonernor might be able to consult the local Legislaturit as to the expediency of affirming or of dis- -affirming any such

rule.

The provise all at

mall

the close of the Tand Clanse determines that The Law of England shall prevail questions touching the right or title to

real property. Ou this subject therefore the test of applicability

any

is not to be resorted,

Янарреа 10. It appears to

811

me however that there

subject

is scarcely any in reference to which

the Application of that

test would be mone

certainly fatal to the дл

adoption of many of the English Lan

Eulls

The whole system of tenures of Conveyances, is adopted at once at 14. Kong by this sentence from the Cose of England yet by universal

consent it is a system

complex and burthensane that nothing but the impossibility of atter fly reforms so extensive

and affecting interests

مم

oimmense,

mense, would

have prevented the

introduction into this

Kingdom of a mone

Lan

118

simple son respecting

the title wimmwoveable.

property. There is British Colony

no one British which has not rejected very large partofit. I surmise that the fromer of this Ordinance meant only to adopt the Law of England in respect to the succession to the Estates of

deceased persons.

persons. He

ronds employed w incomparably

range.

have

wider

The Same provies

forbids the recognition Saw derogating

of any from the sovereignty of the queen of England. Dao not know what?

ett

may

be obe object of this Enactment. Yet Jeannot but observe

that ther Majesty dos not bear the title of queen of England but that of Gueen of the rinted Kingdom of

Great Britain Ireland, and that

an Croulous

das

description of ons

kind in a formal Act

which transmitted

Ami's Confirmation i

fer

mimportant

not an m

error.

ене

The Same Clause has another proviso anetinging the Court the case gchinese in the

Offenders to furnish them

to the Lawns la according of China. There

I think

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119

serime

objection to the adoptin

in terms thus

general

of the penal lose of any Ireign Country, and expecially of a Country the Laws, Institutions, and Govern - ment of which, derme no part of their character from the principles of Christianty; from de

art

the maxins

recognized throughout

the Christion world.

The Seventh Clause es to the chief Iustice the patronage

gines

of all the subordinate Officers of tire Court, Butist leaves the wond" subordinate.

OSI

undefined.

Lam

fridge.

opinion that a futyl is not the proper

depository Jarry kind patronage of this kind The effect of the 9. Clause is to excluse from the practice of the Law at Houghing any person trained to chat profession,

there or in

other

British Colony. I perceive no sufficient reason for such an

exclusion.

The 16 Clance Constitutes the Repstrai

вс of the Court, the

administrator in certains

Cases of the

Estates of deceased persons. Repeated and pamful, experience shows that

120

the Officer who is to exercise this trust should be required to enter into ample securities, and Should

be compelled tobring

his accounts at

short

(and frequent intervals to a searching audit; and that he should not be the Deposton,

of the Money of Orphans and others, except to

a very limited extent The 22 flanse confer the Court the juricaution of a fount

of V. Aarmically. the assum

ло

This

assumption

the part of the local depolature of a power

which no such

Lepislature possesses

ISI

Can

Counts of Narnialty be created only

by Commissions under the

Seal of the Admiralty.

This is a very serious

Minst. Must that

error.

Vice

no Nee Mainiralty jurisdiction has been assumed in bistul of this Enartment, for it might subject all persons who have acted under it to ee serious responsibilities

The 23 flance gives to the Court jurisdiction over the Gulli's Sulzert, in Chma,

any

or within

Ship at a distance

not more than hundred miles oplo Conds othina. This is planly erroneous. Pailt by the Statute

121

6+ Motorra Cap 80 See 1, has imparted to the Green authority

to Confer such powers

the depiclature

of B. Kong, Majesty

that anchority

and Her

has exérased

accod= Cornigl

-ingly. But no local Legislature can create

beyond

parisaution the limits of the Colony to which it belongs. The framer of the Law apparently

as in

meant to enact that the fourt should exercise such power pronance of the lect of Part and the Royal Commission the local Legislature mightat

time confer expon it.

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But such a provision. roould be superfluous.

and unmea

caming. would be precisely equivalent to ment that the Count

an mach

should cxccute Such

Laws as the depolature should direct it to lasente!

The flances 24. 26- -7-8-9-30, 32, 34- 5-6-7-8-9-40649 501039 and 621067

all relate to matters of

ливае

form and practic

which ought to be.

regulates not, actual Law, but by Rules of Court, which might be the subject of continued revision amendment by

the Court itself.

122

The Clauses N. 69

70 and 271, regulate

Appeals to the queen inforneil . This is not the proper subject of Colonial Legislation. It is for the informert Merself to determine, what Appeals she

will receive and on what Conditions.

From Clauses 7240

go caled omers

Law respecting Juries. I object to these flance, first as being out

of place in

act

of this kind; and seromaly because, marded as Jam. any explanatory report, the policy of them w unintelligible to me

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For the

Zrele so object to the Clauses numbered 91 to!!!

Cose

same reasons,

which foun

of Criminal Procedure

This should be the

distinct

subject of a Law, the various provisions of which shouts be fully.

dearly explamed. Franflause W:113

and clear

10132 occurs another distinct Head of depolation, namely, the mose of proceeding

the summary

treat

of lections. Here you

subs separate and substantive Exactinent

was necessary.

For these reasons

Her Majesty is pleased

123

to disallow this Ordinance such disallevance to take

effect at the expiration

ли

three Calendar

monchs neat after

shall be in

Jour

receipt of this despatch In the interval it will be in your power to frame and promulgate

different

as w

many Laws as there are "distinct subjects of

Lepslation embraced. in the Ordinance.

You will cause particular attention sobe given to the models of Enactments

of thee Kind travemetted to your Predecessor fo

his assistance, and

that

expecially to those

which were

framed

and enacted in the

Colony of her Zealand.

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HONGKONG.

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. 15 of 1844.

Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, 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 ESTABLISH A SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HONGKONG.

[21st day, of August, 1844.]

Title.

1. Be it enacted and ordained by The Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of Former Court at the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the Hongkong abolish- Court at Hongkong with Criminal and Admiralty Jurisdiction, which has hitherto been ed. holden by the Chief Superintendent, shall be, and it is hereby abolished.

2.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be within and for the Colony of Hongkong a Court, which shall be called "The Supreme Court of Hongkong," and that the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall be a Court of Record.

A Supreme Court of Record to be in- stituted therein.

How far the Law

3.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Law of England shall be in full force in the said Colony of Hongkong, except where the same shall be inapplicable of England to pre- to the local circumstances of the said Colony, or of its inhabitants; Provided nevertheless, vail. that in all matters and questions touching the right or title to any real property in the said Colony, the Law of England shall prevail, and that no Law shall be recognized in the said Colony, which shall in any way derogate from the Sovereignty of the Queen of England: Provided also, that in all matters relating to the practice and proceedings of the said Supreme Court, and not hereinafter provided for by this Ordinance, the practice of the English Courts shall be in force, until otherwise ordered by auy Rule of the said Court: Provided also, that in all criminal proceedings arising or being within the jurisdiction of the said Court, where the party or parties proceeded against shall be of Chinese origin or extraction, then, and in every su h case, it shall be lawful for the said Court, in its discretion, to punish the offender or offenders according to the laws of China.

Constitution of

4. And be it farther enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall consist of, and be holden by, and before, a Judge to be called the Chief Court. Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and to be appointed by Letters Patent under the Public Seal of the Colony from time to time by The Governor of Hongkong, in accordance with such instructions as he may receive from Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors; and such Chief Justice shall hold his Office during the pleasure of Her said Majesty, subject to suspension by The Governor, in like manner as other Officers in the said Colony: Provided that in case the said Office of Chief Justice shall become vacant by death or otherwise, it shall be lawful for The Governor to appoint another fit and proper Person to fill the said Office of Chief Justice, until her said Majesty's pleasure be known.

5. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall have and use, as occasion may require, a Seal, bearing a device and impression of the Royal Arms, within an exergue or label surrounding the same, with this inscription, "The Seal of the Supreme Court of Hongkong," and all writs and other process issuing out of the Court shall be sealed therewith; Provided that, until such Seal can be procured, such writs and process shall be valid if signed by the Registrar.

Seal of the Court,

125

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Judges to hold no other Offices of pro-

fit

Officers of Court.

Officers.

the

6.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That no Judge of the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall be capable of accepting, taking, or performing,any other Office, or Place, of profit, or Emolument, on pain that the acceptance of any such other Office, or Place as aforesaid, shall be and be deemed in Law de facto an avoidance of his Office of Judge, and the Salary thereof shall cease, and be deemed to have ceased accordingly, from the time of such acceptance of any such other Office or Place.

7. And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be and belong to the said Court the following Officers, that is to say a Registrar, a lerk, and an Interpreter thereof, and such, and so many other Officers, as to the Chief Justice of the said Court for Appointment and the time being, shall from time to time appear to be necessary for the administration of removal of inferior Justice, and the due execution of all the Powers and Authorities which are granted and committed to the said Court by this Ordinance; and that all Persons who shall or may be appointed to any subordinate Office within the said Supreme Court of Hong- kong, shall be so appointed by the Chief Justice of the said Court for the time being, and shall be removable at the discretion of the said Chief Justice: Provided neverthe- less, that no new Office shall be created in the said Court, unless the Governor, or Acting Governor for the time being, of the said Colony, shall first signify his approbation thereof to the said Chief Justice for the time being, in writing, under the hand of such Go- vernor, or Acting Governor as aforesaid.

Superior Officers how to hold Office.

Admission of Bar-

メ

8. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the several Superior Officers of the said Court, who now are, or hereafter may be appointed to their said Offices by lier Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, shall hold their several Offices during the pleasure of Her said Majesty, subject to suspension by The Governor, in like manner as other Officers in the said Colony; and that all other superior Officers, appointed with the approbation of The Governor as aforesaid, shall be removable from their several Offices in the said Court by The Governor, upon reasonable cause.

9. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court of risters and Attornies. Hongkong is hereby authorized and empowered, to approve, admit, and enrol such, and so many persons having been admitted Barristers at Law, or Advocates in Great Britain and Ireland, to Act as Barristers and Advocates; or having been admitted Writers, Attornies, or Solicitors, in one of the Courts at Westminster, Dublin, or Edinburgh, or having been admitted as Proctors in any Ecclesiastical Court in Englaud, to Act in the character of Proctors, Attornies, and Solicitors in the said Court; and which persons so approved, admitted, and enrolled as aforesaid, shall be, and are hereby authorized to appear, and plead, and act, in their several respective characters, for the suitors of the said Court, subject always to be removed by the said (ourt, from their respective stations therein, upon reasonable cause and it is hereby farther enacted and ordained, other person or persons whatsoever shall be allowed to appear, and plead, or act in the said Supreme Court of Hongkong for, and on behalf of such suitors, or any of them.

that no

Fit persons to be

10. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case there shall not be a admitted to practise sufficient number of such Barristers at Law, Advocates, Writers, Attornies, Solicitors, for three months in and Proctors within the said Colony, competent and willing to appear, and act for the case of necessity.

suitors of the said Court, then, and in that case, the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall, and is hereby authorized to admit temporarily so many other fit and proper persons to appear and Act as Barristers, Advocates, Proctors, Attornies, and Solicitors as may necessary, according to such General Rules and Qualifications as the said Court shall, for that purpose, make and establish : Provided always, that the persons so admitted, shall be admitted for a period of three months only, and shall not be readmitted without obvious necessity,

Sheriff of Hong-

11. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Sheriff of Hongkong for the kong to execute time being, shall by himself or his sufficient deputy t be by him appointed writs and process.

and duly authorized under his hand and seal, and for whom he shall be responsible during his coutinuing in such office, execute, and the said Sheriff and his said deputy is hereby authorized to execute, all the writs, summonses, rules, orders, warrants, commands, and processes of the said Supreme Court of Hongkong, and make a return of the same, together with the manner of the execution thereof,to the said Supreme Court of Hongkong, and to receive, and detain in prison, all such persons as shall be committed to the custody of such Sheriff by the said Supreme Court of Hongkong.

12.--And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall direct or award any process against the said Sheriff, or award any process in any cause, matter, or thing wherein the said Sheriff, on account of his being related to the parties, or any of them, or by reason of any good cause of challenge which would be allowed against any Sheriff in England, cannot, or ought not by law. to execute the same, in every such case the said Supreme Court of Hongkong shall name and appoint some other fit person to execute and return the same, and the said process shall be directed the person so to be named for that purpose, and the cause of such special proceedings shall be suggested and entered on the Records of the said Court.

Process Sheriff.

against

13. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme court shall have the same jurisdiction in the said Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies, as Her Majesty's Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, lawfully have in England; and shall be a Court of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, assize,and nisi prius.

14. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court shall be a Court of Equity, with such,and the like Jurisdiction, as the Court of Chancery in England; and shall have, and execute all, and singular, the powers, and authorities of the Lord High Chancellor of England, with full liberty to appoint and control guardians of infants, and their estates, and also keepers of the persons and estates of idiots, lunatics, and such as being of unsound mind, are unable to govern themselves, and their estates.

15. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court shall be Court of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, with full power to grant Probates, under the Seal of the said Court, of the last Wills and Testaments of all or any of the inhabitants of the said Colony and its dependencies, and all other persons who shall die, and leave personal effects within the said 'olony and its dependencies: and to commit letters of administration, under the seal of the said Court, of the goods, chattels, credits, and all other effects whatsoever of the persons aforesaid, who shall die intestate, or who having left a will shall not have named an executor resident within the said Colony or its dependencies, or where an executor resident as aforesaid, being duly cited, shall not appear and sue forth such probate: annexing the will to the letters of administration, when such persons shall have left a will without naming any executor, or where an executor shall have been named not resident within the said Colony, or where an executor shall have been named resident within the said olony or its dependencies, but who being duly cited thereunto shall not appear and sue forth a probate thereof: and to sequester the goods, and chattels, credits, and other effects whatsoever of such persons so dying in cases allowed by Law, as the same is and may be now used in the diocese of London: and to demand, require, take, hear, examine and allow, and if occasion require to disallow, and reject the account of them, in such manner and form as may be used in the said diocese, and to do all other things whatsoever needful and necessary in that behalf.

JURISDICTION OF

COURT.

Legal.

Equitable.

Ecclesiastical.

Court to reserve

16. Provided always, and be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court, in such cases as aforesaid, is hereby authorized and required, where letters of admi- power of revocation. nistration shall be committed with the will annexed for want of an executor applying in due time to sue forth the probate, to reserve in such letters of administration full power and authority to revoke the same, and to grant probate of the said will to such executor whenever he shall duly appear and sue forth the same.

17. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court Court to grant let- one or more of ters of Administra- shall grant and comit such letters of administration to any the lawful next of kin of such person so dying as aforesaid, being then resident tion to next of kin within the jurisdiction of the said Court, and being of the age of twenty one years, and

in case no such person shall then be residing within the jurisdiction of the said Court, or being duly cited shall not appear and pray the same, to the Registrar of the said Court, or to the Registrar. or to such person or persons, whether creditor or creditors, or not, of the deceased person, as the Court shall see fit: Provided always, that probates of wills, and letters of administration to be granted by the said Court, shall be limited to such money, goods, chattels, credits, and effects as the deceased person shall be entitled to within the said Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies.

Administrator to

18. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person to whom such letters of administration shall be committed shall, before the granting thereof, give enter into Bond, sufficient security, by bond to be entered into to Her Majesty, Her Heirs,and Successors, for the payment of a competent sum of money, with one, two, or more solvent sureties, respect being had in the sum therein to be contained, and in the ability of the sureties, to the value of the Estates, credits, and effects of the deceased, which bond shall be deposited in the said Court among the records thereof, and there safely kept, and a copy thereof shall be also recorded among the proceedings of the said Court, and the condition

of the said bond shall be to the following effect." That if the above bounden administrator Condition of Bond. "of the goods, chattels, and effects of the deceased, do make, or cause to be made a true "and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, credits, and effects of the said "deceased, which have, or shall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of him the "said administrator, or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him, "and the same, so made, do exhibit into the said Supreme Court of Hongkong, at or "before a day therein to be specified; and the same goods, chattels, credits, and effects "and all other the goods, chattels, credits, and effects of the deceased at the time of his "death, or which at any time afterwards shall come to the hands or possession of such "administrator, or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him, shall "well and truly administer according to law; and further shall make, or cause to be made, to be a true and just account of his said administration, at or before a time therein "specified, and afterwards from time to time as he, she, or they shall be lawfully required;

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How Bond to be pt in suit.

Court to fix periods at which accounts shall be passed.

Allowances to b

administrators.

"and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels, credits, and effects which shall "be found from time to time remaining upon the said administration account, the same being first examined and allowed of by the said Supreme Court of Hongkong, shall "and do pay and dispose of in a due course of administration, or in such manner as the "said Court shall direct, then this obligation to be void, and of none effect, or else to be And in case it shall be necessary to put the said " and remain in full force and virtue." bond in suit, for the sake of obtaining the effect thereof for the benefit of such person or persons as shall appear to the said Court to be interested therein, such person or persons from time to time giving satisfactory security for paying all such costs as shall arise from the said suit, or any part thereof, such person or persons shall, by order of the said Court, be allowed to sue the same in the name of the Attorney General for the time being of the said Colony, and the said bond shall not be sued in any other

manner.

19.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Supreme Court shall fix certain periods when all persons to whom probates of wills and letters of administation shall be granted by the said Court shall from time to time,until the effects fthe deceased persons shall be fully administered, pass their accounts relating thereto before the said Court; and in case the effects of the deceased shall not be fully administered within the time for that purpose to be fixed by the said Court, then, or at any earlier time if the said Court shall see fit so to direct, the person or persons to whom such probate or administration shall be granted shall pay, deposit, and dispose of the balance of money belonging to the estate of the deceased then in his, her, or their hands, and all money which shall afterwards come into his, her, or their hands, and also all precious stones, jewels, bonds, bills,and securities belonging to the estate of the deceased, in such manner, and unto such persons, as the said Court shall direct, for safe custody; and the said Court shall from time to time make such order as shall be just for the due administration of such assets, and for the payment or remittance thereof, or any part thereof, as occasion shall require, to or for the use of any person or persons, whether resident, or non resident in the said Colony and its dependencies who may be entitled thereto, or any part thereof, as creditors, legatees, or next of kin, or by any other right or title whatsoever.

20. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall and may be lawful for the made to executors or sail Supreme Court, to allow to any executor or administrator of the effects of any deceased person (except as herein mentioned) such commission, or per centage out of their assets, as shall be just and reasonable, for their pains and trouble therein: Provided always, that no allowance whatever shall be made for the pains and trouble of any executor or administrator who shall neglect to piss his accounts at such time, or to dispose of any money, goods, chattels, or securities with which he shall be chargeable in such manner, as in pursuance of any general or special rule or order of the said ourt shall be requisite; and moreover, every such executor or administrator, so neglecting to pass his accounts, or to dispose of any such money, goods, chattels, or securities with which he shall be chargeable, shall be charged with interest, at the rate then current within the said Colony and its dependencies, for s..ch sum and sums of money as from time to time shall have been in his hands, whether he shall, or shall not make interest thereof.

Paym tofmon y into Treasury.

Admiralty.

Court to exercise

21. And be it further enacted and ordained, That where letters of administration, or ad colligenda bona, have been granted to the Registrar, under the statute of the 39th and 40th Geo. 3, or otherwise as Registrar, he shall within fo rteen days after receiving any money belonging to any estate to the amount of 100 Dollars, clear of all just allowances and deductions for commission, pay the same into the hands of the Colonial Treasurer to the credit of the said estate, unless the Chief Justice, up a written statement of facts, shall report that it will be more expedient for the said estate to be otherwise held or disposed of; and such Treasurer shall receive from the Registrar, as administrator as aforesaid under th· statute, all such sums of money as he shall tender to him, and shall carry the same to the credit of such estates as the said Registrar shall and specify, giving him at the same time a receipt for the specific sums so paid in ; whenever the said Registrar shall have occasion to draw any sum of money out of the bands of such Treasurer, he shall apply by petition to the Court, or to the Chief Justice at Chambers, for an order for the payment thereof, stating, in such petition, the purpose for which such money is required, and such Treasurer shall not pay over any monies which may have been paid into his hands as aforesaid without such order.

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22.- And be it further enacted and ordained,That the said Supreme Court shall be a Court of Vice-Admiralty jurisdiction, and shall have, and posses the same power,autho- rity, and jurisdiction, as is had, and possessed,by other Courts of Vice-Admiralty abroad.

23. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said jurisdiction over Her Supreme Court to have and exercise within the said Colony of Hongkong and its depen- Majesty's subjects in dencies all such powers, jurisdiction, and authority,over Her Majesty's subjects within the China.

dominions of the Emperor of China,or within any ship or vessel at a distance of not more than one hundred miles from the Coast of 'hina, as by any Ordinance of His Excellency the Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China hath been, or shall be, given.

Power to regulate

24. ---And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said Supreme Court to make and prescribe such rules and orders,touching the times and place Sittings of the "ourt,

of holding the Court,form of process,pleadings, and other business and proceedings of the and to make rules said Court, and of the fees payable therein, as to the said Court shall seem fit, and such and orders. rules and orders, from time to time, to alter, ainend, or revoke, as occasion may require; and also that it shall be lawful for the said Court to alter or revoke any rule or regulation, contained in this Ordinance, touching the aforesaid matters.

Sittings of the How many

25. And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be four terms in each year for the despatch of the civil business of the said Supreme Court, and the said terms Court. shall be the months of January, March, May, and November,and shall commence on the Terms, and when to first, and terminate on the last,day of the said months respectively; Provided, that whenever be held.

it shall happen that any of the said months shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the term shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding.

Sittings at nisi

26.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be four Sittings in every year for the trial of all civil causes and actions, and for the hearing and determining Prius, &c. of all matters of complaint under the summary jurisdiction of the said Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided; and such Sittings shall commence on the 1st day of February, 1st day of April,the 1st day of October, and the 1st day of December, and shall terminate on the 14th day of each of such months respectively: Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall com nence, or end, upon a Sunday the Sittings shall commence ou the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that the court should sit for the purposes aforesaid at any other or different periods, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to do, upon given reasonable notice thereof.

27.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be four sessions in every year for the despatch of the Criminal business of the said Supreme 'ourt; the said sessions to cominence on the 15th day of February, the 15th day of April, the 15th day of October, and the 15th of December, in every year, and shall terminate on the last day of each of such months respectively. Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall happen to commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the sessions shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that a}Criminal session should be held at any other or different perid, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to hold the same, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.

Criminal Sessions.

28. --And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Chief Justice of the said Sittings atchambers, Supreme Court shall attend at Chambers, at such times, and so often as occasion shall require, (except during the months of June, July, August, and September, for the purpose of hearing parties upon summonses, hearing applications for time, leave to amend, and such other matters as may be brought before him by any Rule or Order of the said Court; and that the mode of procuring the attendance of any party before the said Chief Justice at Chambers, shall be by summons, to be taken out from the Registrar's Office, which summons shall state the names and description of the parties, and the object of the attendance, and shall be signed by the Registrar or his Deputty.

Office hours and

29-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Offices of the said Supreme Court shall be open every day during term, between the hours of ten in the morning, holidays. and four in the afternoon, and out of term, between the hours of ten in the morning, and three in the afternoon, except upon Sundays, and the holidays hereinafter mentioned, and the months of June, July, August, and September, for the issuing of processes, the filing of affidavits, petitions, declarations, pleas, answers, and other pleadings, and granting copies thereof, and for doing and performing all other necessary acts, duties, and things in the said offices: and the holidays in the said offices shall be New year's day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Her Majesty's Birth day, Ascension day, Whit Monday, the anniversary of Her Majesty's Coronation, and Christmas day, and the day after.

30. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all suits and actions of a Commencement common law nature, shall be commenced in the said SupremeCourt by summons, or other of actions. process in the nature of a writ of summons; and that at the time of issuing such writ of summons the plaintiff shall lodge, with the Registrar of the Court, a short statement, or abstract, in writing, of the cause of action, and the Registrar of the Court shall indorse, on the back of such writ of summons, the amount of the debt or damages sought to be recovered, together with the sum due for costs; and in every suit or action which shall be hereafter commenced in the said Court, where the Plaintiff shall complain by Attorney, the Attorney of the party complaining shall, before any process is sued out to compel the appearance of any person to answer any complaint or demand, file his warrant or authority to sue, signed by the party complaining, with the Registrar of the said Court.

31.-Provided always, and be it further enacted and ordained, That if any person shall have a claim, or ground of action, of whatever nature, against any other person who shall be about to leave the Colony, or who may reasonably be suspected of an

Warrant to Bue.

Arrest allowed in

case of debtors being about to leave the Colony.

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Bail-bond.

Power of Court to order a defendant's discharge.

Malicious arrest.

Suing out Process.

intention so to do, either for the purpose of avoiding process in such action, or otherwise, and the party having such claim or ground of action as aforesaid, shall produce to the said Chief Justice an affidavit of such his right of action, and of the intention of such other party to leave the Colony, and shall also state in such affidavit the grounds upon which he believes that the other party is about to leave the Colony as aforesaid, in such case it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice to order a writ of Capias ad respondendum, (in the form given in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 1)) to be issued to take and arrest the body of such other party so about to leave the Colony; in which said writ the amount of the debt or damages demanded, or the value of the property sought to be recovered, shall be truly specified, and the costs and charges of issuing the said writ shall be indorsed thereon by the Registrar of the Court; and of which said writ the Sheriff, or his lawful deputy, shall, upon any arrest to be made by virtue thereof, give to the Defendant, at his request, and at his charge, a true copy: Provided always, that if upon any s ich arrest the Defendant shall give to the Sheriff reasonable security by Bond or obligation of the said Defendant, ånd of one or more other person or persons having sufficient property within the said Colony, as surety or sureties, that the Defendant shall appear according to the exigency of the said writ, and shall also stand to, abide, and perform the judgment of the Court thereon, or render himself to the prison of the said Court in execution for the same, and that the said Defendant shall not from and after the date of such Bond or obligation remove or withdraw any of his property from and out of the jurisdiction of the said Court so as to evade the judgment thereof, if the same shall be for the Plaintiff (which said Bond or obligation shall, as near as may be, be in the form given in the Schedule hereunto annexed marked (N°. 2.) ); or if the Defendant shall pay to the Sheriff, or his deputy, a sufficient sum of money to cover the amount of the debt or damages mentioned in the writ, together with the cost and charges indorsed thereon, and a further sum of five dollars for the charges of making the arrest, or shall deliver to the said Sheriff, or his deputy, the property specified in the said writ, or the value thereof, either as a deposit, or security in lieu of giving a bail bond, or in satisfaction of the suit or action, then the said Sheriff shall permit the said Defendant to go at large, and free of the said arrest, as to such suit or action.

32. Provided also, and be it further enacted and ordained, That where in any suit or action the Defendant shall have been arrested or held to bail as aforesaid, if the Plaintiff in such suit or action shall not prosecute his claim with all reasonable diligence and despatch, it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice of the said Court to order the said Defendant to be discharged out of custody, or the bail bond to be delivered up to be cancelled, and to make such further order in the matter, as to the said Chief Justice shall seem fit.

33.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That if upon the trial of any suit or action in which the Defendant shall have been so arrested, or held to bail, as aforesaid, it shall appear to the Court that the arrest of the Defendant was vexations and malicious, and without any reasonable or probable cause, and that the order for such arrest was obtained upon a wilful misrepresentation of the facts of the case, it shall be lawful for thehief Justice of the said Court, in his discretion, to order and adjudge the Plaintiff in such suit or action to pay to the Defendant the costs of such arrest, or holding to bail, together with such further sum of money as to the said Chief Justice shall seem fit, as a reasonable compensation to the said Defendant for having been so arrested, or held to

· bail ; and in default of payment of any sum of money so ordered to be paid as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice, and he is hereby authorized, to commit the said Plaintiff to the prison of the said Court until the same shall be paid: Provided, that in any case in which compensation shall have been awarded as aforesaid, it shall not be Jawful for the Defendant to proceed against the Plaintiff by action or otherwise for the recovery of any other or further sum of money by way of damages for such arrest, or holding to bail.

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34. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all civil process of the said Supreme Court may be sued out by any person having any demand or matter of complaint against any other person whatsoever (excepting against the Governor, or the Officer administering the Government of the Colony for the time being, as against whom no such Process shall be sued out without leave of the Court, upon motion, first had and obtained; and excepting also where any demand or complaint shall be made by or against the Chief Justice of the said Court, in which case such demand or complaint shall be prosecuted and made by petition to the Governor, or Officer administering the Government of Hongkong, in his Executive Council), and the said process shall be dated on the day on which it is issued, and shall be made returnable by the Sheriff to the Court, through the Registrar of the said Court, immediately after the service or execution thereof; and the said process shall be issued by the Registrar of the Court, for which the warrant to sue shall be his authority, and the said process shall be endorsed with the name and address of the Attorney or party suing out the

same.

Writ of summons

cases,

35.--And be it further enacted and ordained, That the common process of the said Court to compel the appearance of any person to answer any complaint or demand to appear in ordinary in all civil suits and actions, where there can be no arrest of the Defendant, shalf be by writ of summons directed to the Sheriff of the colony, fexcept where the said Sheriff is a party,and then to some fit and proper person nominated by the said Court, in manner herein before directed) requiring the said Sheriff (or such other person) to command the Defendant, that he render to the Plaintiff the sum or matter in question, or perform that which the Plaintiff claims or demands from him; and, in default thercof, to summon the Defendant, that he appear before the said Court, within eight days after the service of the said writ, inclusive of the day of such service, to show cause why he hath not done so, which said writ of summons shall, as near as may be, be in one or other of the forms, according to the nature of the suit or action, in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 3.).

36.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all cases where by law Service of Process. there can be no arrest of the Defendant, a copy of the writ of summons shall be served, either personally on the said Defendant, or by leaving the same at his dwelling house

or place of abode, or at his counting house or place of business.

37.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That no service of any process, order, No service of civil notice, or proceeding, or any act done in any civil suit or action, except the case of process on

a Sun- arrest, shall be valid or effectual if performed on a Sunday; and all process returnable day, except in case on a Sunday, or upon a holiday, shall be returned on the following day; and any act required to be done by any party in Court, at a time which would otherwise fall on a Sunday or holiday, shall be valid and effectual if done on the following day.

of arrest.

Return of process

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38. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Sheriff of the said Colony shall, upon the return day of all civil process, deliver into the office of the Registrar of to the Registrar's the said Court, the said process, together with a return indorsed thereon, or annexed office. thereto, of what he has done by virtue thereof; and the Plaintiff, or Defendant, or their respective Attornies, may at any time have an office copy of the said process and the return thereto, at the cost of the party applying for the same: and if the said Sheriff shall have taken from any person arrested any money, or thing, for, and to the use, and on the behalf of the said Plaintiff, or any bond, or obligation, by virtue of any writ of Capias ad respondendum, then the said Sheriff shall, after the expiration of the time allowed for the Defendants, to appear, and in default of appearance, and being thereto required by the Plaintiff, or his Attorney, deliver over to the said Plaintiff, or his Attorney, the said money or thing, or assign to the said Plaintiff such bond or obligation, by an indorsement to be thereon made by the said Sheriff, under his hand, which indorsement shall as near as may be, be in the form in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked. (N°. 4.).

39.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Defendant in any suit or Appearance of de- action, upon whom service of any civil process has been made, who has been arrested fendant to be enter- and given bail for his appearance to answer any complaint or demand, shall, within eight ed in the Registrar's days after such service or arrest, either by himself, or his Attorney, enter an appearance

office;

in a book to be kept for that purpose by the Registrar of the said Court: Provided nevertheless, that any party, against whom any writ of summons, or other process, may except where the have been issued in respect of any claim or demand against him, may appear personally defendant intends before the Court and admit the same, and the Registrar, or other officer of the court, to admit the claim shall thereupon take down in writing such his admission, and the Defendant, or some

against him. person by him duly authorized, shall sign the same, and thereupon, the Court shall forthwith pronounce judgment.

Service of Notices

40. And be it further enacted and ordained, That after the Defendant in any suit or action has entered his appearance by Attorney, service of all future summonses, &c. after the defen- demands, notices, and other proceedings in the said suit or action, made upon the said dant has appeared Attorney, and in like manner upon the Attorney of the Plaintiff, or left at his place of by Attorney. business, shall be valid and effectual, excepting where personal service upon either party

is by any proceeding, order, or practice of the said Court specially required and provid- ed: and all such summonses, demands, notices, and other proceedings shall be served before six o'clock at night.

Time of filing De-

41. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all suits and actions where the Defendant has entered an appearance to answer any complaint or demand, the claration or Claim. declaration or claim of the Plaintiff shall be filed in the office of the Registrar, and notice thereof shall be given to the Defendant, or his Attorney within one month after such appearance, in default whereof the Plaintiff shall be barred from declaring or making claim; and where the Defendant does not appear to the said process, and an appearance shall have been entered for him by the Plaintiff, the declaration or claim shall be in like manner filed in the office of the Registrar within the time aforesaid: and such declaration or claim shall correspond with the writ of

Requisites of de- summons, or other process, in every material point, and shall state truly, and concisely, claration.

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Time of Pleading.

the name and description of the party suing, and the right in which he sues; the name

of the Defendant, and the right in which he is sued; the nature, extent, andgrounds of the cause of action, complaint, or demand, and such conclusions as, according to the form of each particular suit, or action, the Plaintiff shall by law be entitled to deduce therefrom; and if any argumentative or irrelevant matter be stated in the declaration, or claim, the same being shown to the Court shall be struck out of the declaration or claim, with or without the payment of costs, as the Court shall direct.

42. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all cases where the Defendant has appeared he shall plead, or answer, within eight days next after the filing of the Plaintiff's declaration or claim, and notice thereof served on the said Defendant or his Attorney (unless upon application to the court, or to the Chief Justice at chambers, further time be granted to the Defendant for that purpose ): Provided due notice to plead has been given to the Defendant, and provided also, that a written demand of plea, has been served by the Plaintiff or his Attorney on the opposite party after the expiration of the said eight days, and twenty four hours have elapsed after the service of the said demand; in default whereof the Defendant shall be barred from pleading or answering thereto, and the Plaintiff shall be at liberty to sign judgment: Requisites of plea. and in case the said Defendant shall, within the time hereby limited, plead to the

said declaration, he shall in his plea either admit, deny, or confess and avoid, all the material facts alleged in the declaration or claim of the said Plaintiff, and shall clearly and concisely state and set forth the same; and if any argumentative or irrelevant matter be stated in the said plea, the same being shown to the Court, shall be struck out of the plea, with or without payment of costs, as the Court shall direct. Declaration to be 43. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all suits and actions where filed in Registrar's the Defendant, having been served with a copy of the writ or process therein, has not office if defendant appeared within the time prescribed by the same, the declaration or claim shall be filed do not appear.

by the Plaintiff or his Attorney in the office of the Registrar of the Court, having endorsed thereon "Filed for default of appearance, G. H Plaintiff's Attorney, No. Street, Victoria;' or " "A. B. of

Plaintiff;" and a copy of the said

Within what time Plaintiff to Reply.

Rejoinder:

declaration or claim shall be served upon the said Defendant, or, in case he cannot be found, shall be left at his dwelling house or place of abode, together with a notice in writing subjined thereto, and signed by the Plaintiff or his Attorney, and containing his address, informing the Defendant that the said declaration or claim has been filed by the Plaintiff on his default; and also containing a notice that the Defendant must plead, or answer thereto, within eight days after such service; and that in default thereof he will be debarred from pleading or answering thereto.

44-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Plaintiff shall be at liberty, after the filing of the plea, answer, or demurrer, of the Defendant, forthwith to reply thereto, and shall be obliged to reply or answer thereto within eight days after the filing and notice thereof, unless upon application to the Court, or to the Chief Justice thereof at chambers, further time be given to him for that purpose; and in d fault thereof, and after the expiration of twenty four hours after a written demand of replication has been made and served by the Defendant or his Attorney, the Plaintiff shall be barred from replying or answering thereto, and the Defendant shall be at liberty to sign judgment of non, pros. in 45. -And be it further enacted and ordained, That if the replication of the said what cases and with- Plaintiff shall contain any new matter, the Defendant shall be allowed to rejoin to the in what time.

said replication, but not otherwise, unless with leave of the Court, or Chief Justice at chambers, for that purpose given; and such rejoinder of the Defendant shall be filed, and notice thereof given, within eight days after the filing and notice of the replication or answer of the Plaintiff; uoles upon application to the Court, or to the Chief Justice thereof, further time be given for that purpose; and in default thereof, and after the expiration of twenty four hours after a written demand thereof, the Defendant shall be barred from rejoining thereto, and the Plaintiff shall be at liberty to sign judment. Judgment against 46.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever it shall happen that the plaintiff for not the Plaintiff, by his default, shall be barred from declaring or making claim, and that proceeding in the the Defendant, by reason of such default, shall be at liberty to sign Judgment against him for not proceeding in the said cause, such judgment shall be signed and entered in a book kept by the Registrar for that purpose: and thereupon the said Defendant shall proceed to tax the costs of the said cause against the Plaintiff.

cause.

Consequences of

47. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever either party in the default and how re- cause shall, by his default, be barred from declaring or making claim pleading, answer- medied.

ing, replying, or joining, as the case may be, the pleadings therein shall be considered as closed: Proviled, however, that the party in default may, at any time before final judgment, by order of the Chief Justice of the said Court, purge his said default, and be admitted to d clare or make claim, plead, answer, reply, or rejoin, upon an affidavit of merits and other sufficient grounds, to the satisfaction of the said Chief Justice, upon such terms as the said Chief Justice shall impose.

Time to declare,

48.-And be it further en acted and ordained, That either party may, upon applica- tion to the Chief Justice of the said Court at chambers, obtain time to declare, or make or plead, &c., how

obtained. claim, plead. answer, reply. or rejoin, or an order to amend the pleadings, or schedule thereto annexed respectively, upon sufficient cause shown to the satisfaction of the said Chief Justice, and upon such terms as he shall impose.

49 And he it further enacted and ordained, That all pleadings, in any civil case, shall be signed by a Barrister, and filed with the Registrar of the said Court, within the signed by Counsel, office hours, on the day on which the same should, by any rule or practice of the said time of filing plead-

ings. Court,be filed, and either party in the cause may, at all reasonable times, search for such pleadings, und ask for, and obtain copies of the same, at his own expense.

Pleadings to be

Schedule of do-

50.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be annexed to the de- claration and pleadings, in every civil cause, a schedule of all documents or papers which cumentary evidence the Plaintiff and Defendant respectively propose to give in evidence upon the trial of the to be annexed to

pleadings. said cause, and inspection and copies of all such documents and papers shall be given, if in the possession, or under the control, of either of the parties respectively, to the opposite party, or his Attorney, upon his request, and at his expense.

Setting aside pro- 51. And be it further enacted and ordained, That where any proceeding in a cause has been irregular or improper, it shall be competent to the party complaining of the ceedings for Irregu

larity. irregularity, before taking any further step therein, to apply to the Court, in term time, to set aside such proceeding, by a motion for a rule of Court, calling upon the o, posite party to show cause why the same should not be set aside for irregularit; and the Court, upon service of such rule, shall make such further order therein as shall secm fit.

52, - And be it further enacted and ordained, That where after the written plead Setting down Cases ings in any suit or action are closed, and, the facts therei.. stated being admitted the for Argument. law arising therefrom only is disputed, either party may set down the case for hearing

in the paper of cases for argument, apon giving seven days notice thereof to his opponent previous to the day for argument; and for that purpose shall give a note thereof to the Registrar of the Court, containing the names of the Parties, their Counsel, and Attornies, four days at least before the day appointed for argument, and shall at the same time. deposit with the said Registrar, for the use of the Court, a written statement of the matters and points of law intended to be argued.

53. And be it further enacted and ordained, That where after the written plead- Setting down Causes ings in any suit or action are closed, the facts therein stated, whether dependent upon for Trial. documentary evidence, or othervise, as well as the law applicable thereto, or the facts aloue, are disputed, the Plaintiff may forthwith set down the cause in the paper of causes. for trial; and for that purpose shall give a note thereof to the Registrar of the court, containing the names of the Parties, their Counsel and Attornies, four days at least before the day appointed for Trial : and in like manner the Defendant may set down the cause for trial, if the Plaintiff shall neglect to do so within the term next after that in

vhich issue is joined.

54.-And be it further enacted and ordained. That notice of trial shall be given by the party setting down the cause, to his opponent, seven days previous to the day of trial; but where it shall be made to appear to the Court, or to the Chief Justice thereof at chambers, upon the application of either party, that the witnesses in the said cause, or any of them, reside out of, or are absent from the said Colony, then it shall be lawful for the said Court, or for the said Chief Justice, to grant such further time for the trial of the said cause, as shall seem reasonable and proper.

Notice of trial.

Countermanding

55.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the party giving notice of trial may, at any time before the day of trial, countermand the said notice, upon payment of notice of trial. the costs, if any, incurred by his giving such notice and countermand; such costs to be taxed by the Registrar.

WITNESSES-Sub-

56.-And be it further. enacted and ordained. That either party desiring the at- tendance of any person to give evidence on the trial of a cause, may, of right, without pœna. any prior proceeding whatsoever, take out from the office of the Registrar of the Court, one or more writs of subpœna for that purpose; each of which said writs of subpœna may contain the name of four persons, and service thereof upon any person therein nained, shall be made by delivering to him a copy of the said writ of subpoena, and at the same time showing him the original, and informing him of the exigency thereof; and any person being so served with a copy of the said writ of subpoena, a reasonable time before the day of trial, and his reasonable expenses having been paid, or tendered to him, and not having any lawful impediment, shall on his default, be liable to be attached, fined, and imprisoned, for his contempt of the process of the Court, without prejudice to any other claim or remedy the party aggrieved by his default may, by law, have against him on that account: and the said writ of subpœna shall, as near as may be, be in the form in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked (No. 5.)

Subpæna duces 57. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any witness shall have in his possession or control, any deed, instrument, or writing, which the party requiring his tecum.

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attendance is desirous to give in evidence, then the said writ of subpœna shall be in the form in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 6.)

Examination

58. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when the testimony of any witnesses de bene witness is in danger of being lost, before the matter to which it relates can be made the subject of judicial investigation, either party desiring his testimony shall apply in term time to the Court, on motion, or in vacation, upon affidavit, to the Chief Justice, at chambers, setting forth the particular circumstances under which the same is made, that the said witness may be forthwith examined de bene esse, or conditionally, either before the Court, or before a commissioner to be appointed by the said Court for that purpose, according as such witness resides near to, or at a distance from Victoria; and the said Court, or Chief Justice, will thereupon make such order as the justice of the case may require.

Allowance of ex- penses and compen- sation to witnesses.

59. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Supreme Court, in all proceedings therein, whether of a civil or criminal nature, to order and allow to all persons examined as witnesses in any such proceedings, such sum or sums of money as to the said Court shall seem fit as well for defraying the reasonable expenses of such witnesses, as for affording them a reasonable compensation for their loss of time.

Punishment

60. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any person served with a witnesses for non- Subpœna to attend the said Court as a witness in any suit or action therein, or upou the attendance, and of trial of any indictment or information, shall refuse or neglect to attend the said Court persons guilty of a pursuant to such Subpœna, or if any person shall be guilty of any contempt before the contempt of Court.

said Court, it shall be lawful for the said Court to punish any such person in a summary way, by fine, not exceeding One hundred Dollars, or by imprisonment for any time not exceeding two calendar months: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall effect or abridge the right of any Plaintiff or Defendant to proceed against any party for not ap pearing pursuant to his Subpoena, for the recovery of any special damage such Plaintiff or Defendant may have sustained by reason of the disobedience of any such party.

Perjury.

Court may order money to be paid by instalments.

Execution of Judg- ments, &c.

61. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if in any suit or action, or in Any proceeding connected therewith. it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Supreme Court, that any person examined as a witness upon oath, or, if a Quaker, on affirmation, has committed wilful and corrupt perjury, or that any person in swearing or affirming, in any affidavit or affirmation required to be made before the said Chief Justice, has been guilty of the like offence, then, and in each and every such case, it shall and may be lawful for the said Chief Justice to direct a prosecution for perjury to be forthwith instituted against any such person so falsely swearing or affirming as aforesaid, in order that he or she may be punished according to law; or, where such perjury is committed by any person examined as a witness in open Court, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice, instead of directing such prosecution to be instituted as aforesaid, either to commit such witnes, as for a contempt of the Court, to the prison of the said Court,for any time not exceeding two calendar months,or to fine such witness. in any sum not exceeding One hundred Dollars: Provided, that where any person examined as a witness, or making any statement in the nature of an affidavit, shall be of Chinese origin or extraction, the powers herein before given shall be in full force and operation, although no oath shall have been administered to such witness or person making such statement as aforesaid, or, if administered, notwithstanding any irregularity or want of form in the administration thereof.

62-And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said Supreme Court to order and adjudge any sum of money recovered therein,in any action or suit whatsoever,to be paid at such ti ne,or intervals of time,and in such portions,or instal-, ments, as the circumstances of the case may render just and expedient: Provided, that the time within which any such sum of money shall be made payable, whether by instal- ments or otherwise, shall in no case, except with the consent of the Plaintiff, exceed six months from the time of making such order and adjudication as aforesaid; Provided also, that where the money so recovered shall be ordered to be paid by instalments, if the Defendant shall make default in payment of any of such instalments,the whole of the instatments then remaining unpaid shall become due, and the Plaintiff shall be at liberty to proceed for the recovery thereof, together with all costs, in the same manner as if no such order as aforesaid had been made.

63.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the party in whose favour any final judgment, decree, or sentence of the said Court, in any civil suit or action, has been pronounced or given, where, by law, or by this Ordinance, there can be no appeal to Her Majesty in Council, or where, there being snch right of appeal, no petition for leave to appeal is lodged within the time appointed for so doing, may, at his own risk, and without any leave for that purpose, sue out of the office of the Registrar of the said Court one or more writs, or processes for the execution thereof: Provided that no such writ or process shall issue against the immoveable property of any person, to raise any sum of money, debt, or damages, by the sale thereof, (except where by sentence of the

Court such immoveable property may be declared to be specially liable to sale,) until any writ or process, which may have been issued against his moveable property, shall be first returned, and the Court shall perceive thereby that the said person has not sufficient moveable property to satisfy the exigency of the said writ or process; or, if no such writ or process shall have been issued, then until upon motion to the said Court for that purpose made, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the said Court, that the person, against whose immoveable property such writ or process is desired, has no moveable property which can be taken in execution of the sentence of the said Court, or not sufficient to satisfy the same and no writ or process of execution shall issue for the levying and raising of any costs awarded by the said Court to any party, until the same shall have been taxed by the Registrar of the said Court; and, for that purpose, the Plaintiff or Defendant, or Attorney of the party obtaining any appointment for taxation from the Registrar, shall give due notice to the opposite party of such appointment, in order that he may be present thereat and the Registrar shall, in his taxation and allowances, pursue such instructions as shall from time to time be given to him by the Court for that purpose; and either party, feeling aggrieved by his decision, may apply to the Court, on motion, specifying the Items, charges, or allowances objected to, that the said Registrar may review his taxation.

&C.

64.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the judgments, decrees, and Judgments, orders of the said Chief Justice, shall be carried into execution in any district, or place, may be executed any whatsoever within the said Colony and its Dependencies, where the Defendant, his goods where within the or chattels, may be found or be met with.

Colony.

65.--Provided always, and be it further enacted and ordained, That no writ of execution against the goods, chattels, and effects of the Defendant, shall be executed ant's goods to be Levy on defend- at any time after sunset, nor before sunrise, and if any officer or person shall execute inade between sun- any such writ after sunset, or before sunrise, such officer or other person shall be rise and sunset. subject and liable to a fine of not exceeding Fifty Dollars, which shall be set by the Chief Justice of the said Court, and enforced by distress and sale of the offender's goods.

66. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all motions, or special applica- tions to the Court, shall be supported by affidavits of the facts or circumstances upon which the same are made, which affidavits shall be sworn before the Chief Justice, or a Commissioner of the said Court.

MOTIONS.

67.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That all memorials, petitions, and MEMORIALS &c. to special applications to the Court, shall be brought before the Court by motion, in be brought before manner appointed for motions by the Sixty sixth section of this Ordinance; and all such the Court by Motion. memorials, petitions, or applications, shall be delivered to the Registrar, at his office, the day before the same are moved in Court, and the Registrar shall make a roll thereof, and call on the same in order; and no such memorials, petitions, or applications, shall be sent to the Chief Justice of the said Court.

68.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Governor, in his Executive Council, shall constitute and be a Court of Error and Appeal, to whom it shall be lawful for any party to appeal by writ of error, or petition, from any decision, decree, or order of the said Supreme Court, in all matters of Law and Equity, where the matter in dispute shall amount to the sum of One thousand five hundred Dollars, but not otherwise: Provided,that no such writ of error, or petition, shall be allowed after the expiration of fourteen days next after the decision,decree,or order of the said SupremeCourt shall have been pronounced.

69. And be it enacted and ordained, That any person or persons may appeal to her Majesty, her Heirs, and Successors, in Council, from any judgment, decree, order, or sentence of the said Supreme Court, or of the said Court of Error, in such manner, within such time, and under and subject to such Rules, Regulations, and Limitations, as are hereinafter mentioned.-that is to say,in case any judgment, decree, order, or sentence, shall be given or pronounced for, or in respect of, any sum or matter at issue above the amount or value of five thousand lawful current dollars of Hongkong; or in case such judgment, decree, order, or sentence,shall involve directly or indirectly, any claim, demand, or question to, or respecting property, or any civil right amounting to, or of the value of five thousand such dollars as aforesaid, (save and except where the matter in dispute shall relate to the taking or demanding of any duty payable to her Majesty, or to any fee of office, or to any other matter or thing in which the Crown has an interest, or where rights in future may be bound, or to any general right or duty, in any of which cases an appeal shall lie, notwithstanding the value of the matter or thing in dispute shall not amount to Five thousand dollars,) the person or persons feeling ag. grieved by any such judgment,decree order, or sentence,may, within one calendar month next after the same shall have been pronounced, made, or given, apply to the said Court, by petition, for leave to appeal therefrom to her Majesty, her Heirs, and Successors, in Council; and in case such leave to appeal shall be prayed by the party or parties, who is

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Court to execute Judgment in appeal.

TRIAL BY JURY.

or are directed to pay any such sum of money, or perform any duty, the said Court shall, and is hereby empowered, either to direct that the judgment, decree, order, or sentence appealed from, shall be carried into execution, or that the execution thereof shall be suspended, pending the said appeal, as to the said Court may appear to be most consistent with real and substantial justice and in case the said Court shill direct such judgment,. decree, order, or sentence, to be carried into execution, the person or persons in whose favor the same shall be given, shall, before the execution thereof, enter into good and sufficient security, to be approved by the said Court, for the due performance of such judgment, or order, as her Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, shall think fit to make thereupon or in case the said Court shall direct the execution of any such judgment, decree, order, or sentence, to be suspended pending the appeal, the person or persons, and before any order against whom the same shall have been given, shall in like manner, for the suspension of any such execution is made, enter into good and sufficient security to the said Court for the due performance of such judgment, or order, as her Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, shall think fit to make thereupon: and in all cases it is required that security shall also be given by the party or parties appellant, to the satis- faction of the said Court, for the prosecution of the appeal. and for the payment of all such costs as may be awarded by her Majesty, her leirs and Successors, to the party respondent: and if such last mentioned security shall be entered into within one month from the date of such petition for leave to appeal, then, and not otherwise, the said Court shall allow the appeal, and the party or parties appellant shall be at liberty to prefer and prosecute his, her, or their appeal to her Majesty, her Heirs or Successors, in Commeil, in such manner and under such rules as are observed in appeals made to her Majesty from her Plantations or Colonies. Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect or abridge in any way the right of any person or persons to present his, her, or their petition or appeal, against any judginent, or deterini- nation of the said Court, to her Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, in Council.

70. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all cases of appeal allowed by the said Court, or by her Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, the said Court shall certify and transmit to her Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, in Council, a true and exact copy of all evidence, proceedings, judgments, decrees, and orders, had or made in such cases appealed against, as far as the same have relation to the matters of appeal: such copies to be certified under the seal of the said court.

71. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Court shall in all cases of appeal to her Majesty, her Heirs or Successors, conform to and execute, or cause to be executed, such judgments and orders as her said Majesty, her Heirs and Sucessors, shall think fit to make in the premises, in such manner as any original judgment decree, or decretal order, or other order or rule of the said Supreme court of Hongkong, should or might have been executed.

72.-And Whereas, owing to the smallness of the population at present existing in the Colony of Hongkong, very great hardship and inconvenience would be entailed upon such of the inhabitants thereof as are fit and qualified to act as Jurors, by requiring, according to the law and custom of England, the full number of twelve per- sons to constitute a Jury upon the trial of civil and criminal proceedings; Be it Number of Jurors, therefore further enacted and ordained, That all questions of fact, whether of a civil

Who qualified and liable to serve Common jurors.

Special jury.

or criminal nature, upon which issue shall be taken in the course of any proceeding before the said Supreme Court, and all questions of idiotcy, lunacy, or unsoundness of mind, shall be decided by the verdict of Jury of six men.

73. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every male person between the as ages of twenty one years and sixty years, being of sound mind, and not afflicted with deafness, blindness, or other infirmity, who shall hold property in lands, houses, build- ings, or tenements, of the monthly value of twenty five dollars or upwards, either in his own right, or as tenant to any other person, or who shall be in the receipt of an annual salary or income of not less than One thousand dollars per annum,within the said Colony of Hongkong, and who shall reside within the same, shall be qualified and liable to serve as a Common Juror therein: Provided, that no person holding any office or situation of emolument under the Government of Hongkong, nor any Barrister, Physician, Attorney, or Surgeon actually practising as such within the said Colony, nor any Clergyman, or Dissenting Minister, nor any Officer employed in the Military or Naval Service of Her Majesty, or the East India Company, shall be, or be deemed liable to serve as Juror in any case.

74.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That if either the Plaintiff or the Defendant in any suit or action, or the Prosecutor or Defendant in any indictment, or information, other than for treason, or felony, shall be desirous of having such suit or action, indictment or information, tried by a Special Jury, (such special Jury to consist of six men qualified as hereinafter mentioned) it shall be lawful for the Court, upon motion for that purpose, to order and appoint a Special Jury to be struck before the Registrar, or other officer of the Court, for the trial of any issue joined in any of

the said cases, and triable by a Jury, in such manner as is usual in England, or as the Court shall direct: Provided that the party applying for such Special Jury, and who shall have obtained a rule or order of the Court for that purpose, shall on enter- ing the cause for trial, deposit with the Registrar, or other officer of the Court, a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of the Special Jury, otherwise the said rule or order of the Court to be of no effect.

Qualification of

75.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That every male person between the ages of twenty one years and sixty ye irs. being of sound mind, and not afflicted with special; Jurors. deafness, blindness, or other infirmity, who shall be an Esquire or person of higher degree, or who shall carry on the trade or business of a banker or merchant within the said Colony of Hongkong, and who shall reside within the same, shall be qualified and liable to serve as a Special Juror therein: Provided, that no person who is herein before exempted from serving as a Common Juror shall be liable to serve on any Special Jury.

Sheriff to make

76.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That from and immediately after the publication of this Ordinance, the Sheriff of the said Colony of Hongkong shall make or out Jury lists and cause to be made out, two separate and distinct lists, in alphabetical order, of all men transmit same to Re- who shall be qualified and liable to serve as Common or Special Jurors as aforesaid, gistrar. setting forth the christian and sirnames of each at full length, together with his place of abode, and shall sign and transmit copies of such lists to the Registrar of the said Supreme Court, which lists when so transmitted shall be called respectively the "Common Jurors List," and the "Special Jurors List," and shall be in use until the 1st day of March 1845.

77. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any Sheriff, or other minister,

Penalty on Sheriff

or officer, shall wilfully insert, or omit, in the lists of Jurors the name of any man which for neglect of duty. ought not to be so inserted, or omitted, according to the lists of Jurors so to be made out as aforesaid, or shall fail to sign and transmit correct copies of such lists to the said Registrar as hereinbefore directed, or shall otherwise fai! well and truly to do and perform all and every the acts, matters, and things, hereby required to be by him performed, such Sheriff, or other minister, or officer, shall be fined at the discretion of the said Court.

78. And be it further enacted and ordained, That on or before the first day of January which will be in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty five, and on or before the first day of January in each and every subsequent year, the said Sheriff shall make out, and transmit, two fresh Jury lists, in manner and form as herein before dire ted; and all such fresh Jury lists, when so transmitted, shall be brought into use the first day of March then next following, and shall continue to be used for one year then next ensuing.

Jury lists to be in use for one year.

79 -And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever it shall be requisite to Order of summon- summon a Jury, the Sheriff shall summon the persons whose names shall appear on the ing Juries, Jury list in the order in which they shall be placed; and, at the commencement of every year, he shall begin with the names in the new list next after the names of the persons who were last summoned in the preceeding year.

80. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Sheriff shall, before the sitting of any ourt whereat a Jury shall be necessary, issue summouses according to the form in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 7.) requiring the attendance thereat of eighteen good and lawful men qualified and liable to serve as aforesaid, and not being of affinity or kin to either of the parties to the suit or prosecution; and that every such summons shall be personally served upon, or left at the usual place of abode of, the

summoned, two clear days before the day appointed for the sitting of the Court. person

81. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Sheriff shall also, at the same time, cause to be delivered to the Registrar, or Clerk (as the case may be), of the said Court, a panel containing the names, places of abode, and additions, of the persons so summoned.

Summons.

Panel.

Penalty for non

82.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any Juror having been duly served with such summons, shall fail to attend, or being present shall not appear when attendance. called, or after appearance shall withdraw himself without the permission of the Court, the said Court shall (unless some reasonable excuse be proved on Oath or Affidavit) set upon the

person so making default such fine not exceeding, in the case of a Common Juror, the sum of One hundred Dollars, and in the case of a Special Juror not exceeding the sum of Two hundred Dollars, as to the said Court shall seem meet.

83.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That at the sitting of the Court the names of all the Jurors summoned shall be written on separate pieces of card or paper for, of equal size and put into a box, and the Registrar or Clerk of the said Court shall, in open Court, draw therefrom until six Jurors appear, who, after all just causes of chal- lenge allowed, shall remain as fair and indifferent, and the same shall be done whenever it shall be necessary to form a new Jury.

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Talesmen.

As to Jury for new

cases.

How Jury when

sworn

84.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That no person who shall be put upon his trial either for treason, felony, or misdemeanor, shall be allowed to challenge any of the Jurors except for cause.

85. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever there shall be a deficiency of Jurors, it shall be lawful for the Court to put upon the Jury so many good and lawful men of the bystanders, as shall be sufficient to make up the full number thereof.

86.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the names of the persons sworn as Jurors, in manner aforesaid, shall be marked on the list; and those names so drawn shall be kept apart by themselves until such Jury shall have given in their verdict, and the same shall be recorded, or until such Jury shall, by order of the Court, be discharged; and then the said names shall be returned to the box, there to be kept with the other names remaining at that time undrawn; and so often and so long as any case remains to be tried : Provided always, that if any case shall be brought on to be tried in the said Court, before the Jury in any other case shall have brought in their verdict, it shall be lawful for the said Court to order another Jury to be drawn from the residue of the said papers, for the trial of the case which shall be so brought on to be tried : Provided also, that where no objection shall be made on behalf of the Plaintiff, or Pro- secutor, or on behalf of the Defendant, or Prisoner, it shall be lawful for the Court to try any case with the same Jury that shall have previously tried, or been drawn to try, any other case, without their names being returned to the box and redrawn, or to order the name or names of any person or persons on such Jury, whom both parties may consent to withdraw, or who may be justly challenged or excused by the Court, to be set aside, and another name or other names to be drawn from the box, and to try the case with the residue of such original Jury, and with such person or persons whose name or names shall be so drawn, and who shall appear and be approved as indifferent; and so as often and as long as any case remains to be tried.

87.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That after the Jury in any case shall or charged have been sworn, or charged with any Prisoner, they shall be kept in some convenient with any prisoner, place in Court apart by themselves, until the Chief Justice of the said Court has to be kept.

summed up the evidence, and has left the case with the said Jury; and if any such Jury shali desire to withdraw for the purpose of considering their verdict, then they shall be kept by an officer of the Court in some convenient place apart by themselves until they are agreed upon their verdict, or be discharged therefrom by the Court; and the said Officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none to have access to them, or speak to them, and that he will not speak to them himself, except to ask whether they are agreed upon their verdict, or to communicate between them and the Court.

How Jury to be kept when neces- sary to adjourn the Court.

88. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever it may be necessary for the Court to adjourn the further sitting of the said Court during the trial of any case, it shall be competent to the Court to direct the said Jury to be removed to some con- venient place in the neighbourhood of the Court during the said adjournment, under the charge of a proper officer of the Court.

In case of death, 89. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever it shall sufficiently or disability of Juror, appear to the Court, before whom any action, indictment, or information, is to be tried, Jury may be dis- that the said Jury,by reason of the death or bodily infirmity of any of them,shall be disabled charged.

from returning a verdict, then the said Court shall discharge such Jury, and shall cause a new Jury to be impannelled, sworn, and charged with any prisoner; and the said action, indictment, or information shall be tried as if such first Jury had not been impannelled.

In case Jury can-

90. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever the Jury in any case not agree upon ver- has withdrawn, and been kept apart for the purpose of considering their verdict, and shall dict.

not have returned the same before all the other cases for trial at the same sittings or sessions shall have been disposed of, and when it shall sufficiently appear to the Court that the said Jury cannot agree upon a verdict, the Court shall discharge such Jury, and shall cause a new Jury to be impannelled, and sworn, and charged with any prisoner, and the action, indictment, or information, shall be tried as if such first Jury had not been impannelled.

Verdict.

91.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the verdict of the Jury shall in all cases be given by the foreman, in open Court, and in the presence of all the said Jury,and, if a criminal proceeding, in the presence of the Prisoner, and shall be thereupon recorded by the Registrar of the said Court; and the said Registrar shall before taking the said verdict ask if they are all agreed thereon, and whether they find for the Plaintiff, or for the Defendant, and in the case of a Prisoner whether they find such Prisoner Guilty" or "Not Guilty ;" and the said Jury shall either pronounce a general verdict. for the Plaintiff, or Defendant, or of "Guilty" or "Not Guilty," or else, shall return a special verdict finding the facts of the case: Provided always, that the said Jury may acquit any Prisoner of a part of the charge against him, and find him guilty of the remainder.

92.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That for the purpose of bringing a criminal case under the cognizance "of the said Court, an Indictment or Information, duly signed by the Attorney General, or, in his absence, by the Colonial Secretary, shall be as valid and effectual in all respects as if the same had been presented by a grand Jury.

Indictment or formation.

In-

Process for Sum-

93. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the process of the said Court for summoning the Defendant to answer any Indictment or Information, and for the moning defendant service of a copy of the Indictment or Information, on any Defendant therein named, on Indictment, or shall be by writ sued out by the Registrar of the said Court, or when the prosecution Information. is at the instance of a private party, by the Prosecutor or his Attorney, and the same shall be directed to the Sheriff of the said Colony in the form, or as near as may be, in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 8.)

Notice of trial on Indictment or Infor-

94.And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Registrar or his deputy in Crown cases, or the Prosecutor or his Attorney shall indorse on, or annex to, every Indictment or Information, and every copy of any Indictment or Informatiou, delivered mation. to the Sheriff service thereof, a notice of trial; which notice shall specify the Court before which, and the particular session and time when, he will bring the Defendant to trial on the said Indictment or Information; and which shall be as near as may be in the form in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 9.)

95.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Registrar, or his deputy, or the Prosecutor or his Attorney shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Sheriff, [together with the process of the Court for summoning the Defendant] the copy of the Indictment or Information, with notice of trial indorsed on the same, or annexed thereto; and, if there are more Defendants than one, then as many copies and notices as there are Defendants; and, if the prosecution be at the instance of any private party, the Prosecutor shall also, at the same time, pay to the said Sheriff his lawful costs and charges for serving the same.

Prosecutor to deli- ver to Sheriff, Pro- cess, copy of Indict- and notice of trial,

ment or Information

Time and mode of

96.- And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Sheriff shall, as soon as may be, after having received a copy or copies of the Indictment or Information, and notice summoning defend- or notices of trial, and the process of the Court for serving the same, and, ten days at ant on Indictment or least before the day therein specified for trial of the said Defendant or Defendants, by Information. himself, or his deputy, or other officer, deliver to the said Defendant or Defendants, the said copy or copies, and notice or notices, and explain to him, her, or them, the nature and exigency thereof; and when the said Defendant or Defendants, or any, or either of them, cannot be found, he shall leave a copy or copies of the said Indictment or Information, and notice or notices of trial, with some one of his, her, or their household for him, her, or them, at his, her, or their dwelling house or with some one of his, her, or their clerks, for him, her, or them, at his, her, or their counting house, or place of business, and, if none such can be found, shall affix the said copy or copies, and notice or notices, to the outer, or principal door of the said dwelling house or houses.

97.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Officer serving the copy or copies of the said Indictment or Information, and notice or notices, shall forthwith of copy of Indict- transmit to the Registrar of the Court, a copy of the return of the mode of service ment, &c.

of the said Indictment or Information indorsed on the writ o process for serving the

same.

Return of service

98.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That when it shall appear by the Proceedings indorsement made on the writ or process by the officer executing the same, that the nonappearance copy or copies of the Indictment or Information, and notice or notices of trial have been Defendant thereon. duly served in manner herein before provided, and the Defendant or Defendants, on being thrice called on the day appointed for the said trial does, or do not appear, it shall be competent for the Prosecutor to move the Court, if the Defendant or Defendants have been admitted to Bail, that he, she, or they, and his, her, or their sureties may be called upon their recognizance or recognizances, and in default of his, her, or their appearance that the same may be estreated; and it shall also be competent for the Prosecutor to apply to the Chief Justice of the said Court for his warrant for the apprehension of the said Defendant or Defendants.

99.-And be it further enacted and ordained,That, if the Prosecutor or his Attorney, having given notice of trial, shall not appear in Court to prosecute or prefer the said Indictment or Information, before the close of the session of that Court, before which he gave notice for trial, it shall be competent for the Defendant or Defendants to move the Court to discharge him, her, or them, therefrom; and when the said Defendant or Defendants, or any other on his, her, or their behalf, has, or have been bound by recognizance for the appearance of the said Defendant or Defendants so to take his, her, or their trial, then that the said recognizance may be discharged; and, where the Indictment or Information is at the instance of a private party, it shall also be competent to the Defendant or Defendants to move the Court that the said private Prosecutor or Prosecutrix and his, or her'sureties shall be called on their recognizance, and, in default of his, or her appearance, that the same may be estreated.

Proceedings on nonappearance

Prosecutor notice of Trial.

after

Process for procur-

nal cases.

100.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Subpoena, or process of ing attendance of the Court, for procuring the attendance of any person before the said Court to give Witnesses on crimi evidence in any criminal case, shall be sued out of the Registrar's Office by the Registrar thereof, or,where the prosecution is at the instance of a private pa.ty, by the Prosecutor or his Attorney, or by the Defendant or Defendants, or his, her, or their Attorney ; and the same shall be delivered to the Sheriff, at his Office, for execution thereof, together with so many copies of the Subpoena as there are persons to be served therewith.

How many Wit- nesses in one Sub-

pœna.

Private prosecutor to pay Sheriff's costs together with ex-

penses.

Service of Subpœna.

tion.

101. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the names of four Witnesses may be inserted in one Subpœna, and they shall be described therein with such certainty that the Summoning Officer may be able readily to find them; and the form of the said Subpoena shall, as near us may be, be according to the like form established in the said Court in and for civil cases.

102. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when the prosecution is at the instance of a private person, he, or she, or some one on his behalf, shall, at the time of delivering the said Subpoena, and copies thereof, also pay to the said Sheriff his lawful costs and charges for executing the same, together with such further sum or sums of money as the said private party intends the said Sheriff to give or tender to the said Witnesses respectively for their travelling expenses.

103.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That service of any Subpœna upon any person therein named to give evidence, shall be made by delivering to him, or her, or by leaving with some one of his, or her, household for him, or her, at his, or her, dwelling house, or with some one of his or her Clerks at his or her counting house or place of business, when he, or she, cannot be found, a copy of the said Subpoena, and the summoning officer, shall, at the same time, show him, or her, or the person with whom such copy is left, the original, and shall inform him, or her, of the exigency thereof; and the said officer shall in all cases indorse on, or annex to, the original, a return of the manner of his execution thereof, and shall transmit the same to the Registrar of the Court.

Pleading to Indict-

104. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Prisoner or Prisoners to ment or Informa- be tried on any Indictment or Information, shall be placed at the bar unfettered, unless the Court shall see cause otherwise to order; and the Indictment or Information, shall be read over to him, her, or them, by the Registrar, or other Officer of the Court, and explained, if need be, by that officer, or the interpreter of the Court; and such Prisoner or Prisoners, shall be required to plead instantly thereto, unless, where the Prisoner or Prisoners is, or are entitled to service of a copy of the Indictment or Information, he, she, or they, shall object to the want of such service, and the Court shall find that he, she, or they, has, or have not been duly served therewith.

Refusal to plead.

No ting plea.

195.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any Prisoner,being arraigned upon, or charged with any Indictment or Information, will not answer to the Indictment or Information, the Court shall, if it shall

SO think fit, order the Registrar to enter a plea of "Not guilty on behalf of such Prisoner, and the plea so entered shall have the same force and effect as if such Prisoner had actually pleaded the same; or else the Court shall thereupon cause a Jury to be impanuelled to try whether the Prisoner be of sound or unsound mind; and if be, or she, shall be found to be of unscund mind, the Court shall make such order touching the safe custody of the said Prisoner as to the Court shall seem just and proper ; and if he, or she, shall be found of sound mind the Court shall proceed with the trial of the said Prisoner.

106. -And be it further enacted a d ordained, That the Registrar, or other Officer of the Court, shall note the plea of the said Prisoner upon the Indictment, or annex the same thereto.

Effect of plea of

107. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Prisoner upon the general "not guilty", or of plea of "not guilty," shall, without any further form, be deemed to have put himself, special plea. or herself, upon the Jury for trial; but when he, or she, shall plead any special plea, the Prosecutor shall forthwith verbally reply to the same, unless further time be granted to him, or her, by the Court, for that purpose, and the Registrar or the Officer of the Court shall note such replication upon the Indictment, or Information, annex the same thereto, and the Court shall forthwith dispose thereof, or such further proceedings shall be had thereon as to the said Court may seem meet.

108. And be it further enacted and ordained, That before the Jury are charged Indictment or Infor- with the trial of any Prisoner, or during the progress of any such trial, it shall be lawful for the Court to amend the Indictment or Information in any matter of form not calculated to prejudice or mislead the Prisoner, in his or her defence.

Amendment

mation.

When the Jury

109. And be it further enacted and ordained, That as soon as the Prisoner shall shall be charged have put himself, or herself, upon the Jury for trial, and the Court shall order a Jury with Prisoner. for the trial of such Prisoner accordingly, or for the trial of any special issue arising upon the record, the said Jury shall be thereupon called, sworn, and charged, in manner provided for that purpose.

110. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no Judgment upon any Iu- Judgment not to dictment, or Information, whether after verdict of the Jury, or upon confession of the be reversed, except Prisoner, or otherwise, shall be stayed or revers d, except upon objections arising upon upon objections aris- the said Indictment or Information, as on record, and whereby the proceedings thereon ing upon record.

are rendered erroneous or defective.

111.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That no such Judgment shall be Judgment not to be stayed or reversed for want of the averment of any matter unnecessary to be proved; reversed for want of nor because any person or persons mentioned in the Indictment or Information, is, or averments of III- are, designated by natne of office or other descriptive appellation, instead of his or their material matter, &c. proper name or names; nor for omitting to state, or erroneously stating, the time or place at which the offence was committed, in any case in which time or place is not of the essence of the offence, provided that the Court shall appear by the Indictment or Information to have had jurisdiction in the case; nor on the ground of any objection to the form or relevancy of the Indictment or Information which, if stated before the Jury were impannelled, or during the process of the trial, might have been amended by the Court; nor because of any error committed in summoning the Jury, or any of them; nor because any person who has served upon the Jury has not been returned by the Sheriff; nor because of any objection which might have been stated as a ground of challenge of any of the Jurors, except the objection of minority.

112 -And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all matters and proceedings in the said Supreme Court there shall be taken and allowed such fees as the Court shall from time to time order and direct; and that the fees specified in the schedule hereunto aunexed, marked (N°. 10) shall be the lawful fees to be taken and allowed in the said Court (other than in proceedings under the summary jurisdiction thereof as hereinafter provided), unless and until the Court shall otherwise order and direct. And all fres received by the Registrar, as well as those received by the inferior Officers of the Court, shall be accounted for Quarterly by them respectively to the Colonial Treasurer.

FEES.

SUMMARY JURIS-

113. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Court shall have full power and authority to hear and determine in a summary way, and without the interven- DICTION OF COURT. tion of a Jury, all disputes and differences between party and party, touching any matter of debt, breach of covenant or promise, injury to the person or property, or other matter, where the debt or damages sought to be recovered shall not exceed the sum of One hundred dollars, except the matter in question shall relate to the title of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or to the taking of any duty payable to Her Majesty, or to any fee of office, or other matter, where rights in future might be bound, or to any general right or duty: Provided, that no party shall be precluded or exempted from suing or being sued under the aforesaid Summary Jurisdiction by reason of his or her not having attained the full age of twenty one years, or by reason of coverture where the husband shall not be resident within the said Colony of Hongkong.

No cause of action

full of all demands.

114. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no cause of action or com- plaint which shall exist at any oue time and shall amount in the whole to a sum exceed to be split, but the ing the sum of One hundred dollars as aforesaid shall be split or divided, so as to be Court may decide made the ground of two or more different actions or complaints, in order to bring such thereon if Plaintiff be cases within the Summary Jurisdiction created by this Ordinance; but if the Chief Justice satisfied to receive of the said Court shall find that the Plaintiff in any case shall have split his cause of action the sum awarded in or complaint as aforesaid he shall dismiss the said action or complaint with the ordinary costs of a dismissal, without prejudice however to the Plaintiff's right to sue upon such cause of action or complaint in such other manner as he lawfully may: Provided, that if such Plaintiff shall be satisfied to recover such sum as, according to this Ordinance, the Summary Jurisdiction of the said Court is made to extend to, in full of the whole of such his demand, then the said Chief Justice shall and may, if such Plaintiff shall satisfactorily prove his case, make and pronounce an order or decree for such Plaintiff for such sum as shall in such case be demanded by the process, so as such sum does not exceed the Summary Jurisdiction created by this Ordinance; and the same shall be expressed in such order or decree to be, and shall be, in full discharge of the whole of such demand, and shall be a full and complete bar to any other action or complaint, which may be brought or made thereon in the same or any Court whatever.

115. And be it further enacted and ordained, That nothing herein contained

No Summary Ju. relating to the Summary Jurisdiction aforesaid shall extend to any debt being the risdiction in certain disputed balance of an unsettled account originally exceeding One hundred dollars, nor cases. to any debt, or supposed debt, for any money or thing won, or alleged to have been won, at or by means of any horse-race, cock-match, wager, or any kind of chance, gaming, or play, or to any debt for which there has not been a contract, acknowledgment, undertaking, or promise to pay, within three years before the taking out of the summous. 116. And for the better discovery of the truth, and the more speedily obtaining the end of such actions or complaints, be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Chief Justice to examine the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs,

Power to examine Plaintiffs and Defen- dants on Oath and to award costs, &c.

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Proceedings, orders c. to be in form prescribed in Sche-

dule.

Court may dismiss action or complaint with costs, &c.

not

under

Jurisdiction.

Defendant or Defendants, viva voce on their several corporal Oaths; and that it shall heard be lawful for the said Chief Justice to award costs in all actions or complaints, and determined under the aforesaid Summary Jurisdiction, and to allow to the Plaintiff or Defendant, and to his, her, or their Witnesses such reasonable sum or sums of money for his, her, or their attendance and loss of time as he the said Chief Justice shall think fit.

117. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the several proceedings, orders, decrees, and dismissals, which shall be taken, prosecuted, made, and pronounced in pursuance of the aforesaid Summary Jurisdiction, shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked (N°. 11.) or as near thereto as circumstances will admit.

118.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to dismiss any such action or complaint before him with costs, and either on the merits, or without prejudice to further or other proceedings, as he shall think fit.

119.- And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any action or suit shall be Consequences of

proceeding commenced in the Supreme Court of Hongkong for any debt, or damages, other than Summary hereinbefore excepted, not exceeding the sum of One hundred dollars, and recoverable under and by virtue of the Summary Jurisdiction given by this Ordinance, the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such action or suit shall not by reason of any verdict for him, her, or them, or otherwise, be entitled to any costs whatsoever; and if the verdict shall be given for the Defendant or Defendants in such action or suit, and the Chief Justice of the said Court shall think fit to certify that such action or suit ought to have been brought and tried before him under the Summary Jurisdiction of the Court, then such Defendant or Defendants shall have double costs, and shall have such remedy for recovering the same as any Defendant or Defendants may have for his, her, or their costs in any case by law. 120. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no person whatever shall be permitted to appear and act in any such summary proceeding for or on behalf of any Plaintiff or Defendant therein, unless it shall be first proved to the satisfaction of the Chief Justice of the Court that such Plaintiff or Defendant is prevented by some unavoidable necessity, or some good and sufficient cause, from attending such Court in person.

Plaintiffs and De-

fendants to attend personally unless unavoidably

pre- vented.

Witnesses not at. 121.--And be it further enacted and ordained, That the provisions herein before tending, and persons made with respect to the non-attendance of Witnesses pursuant to their subpœnas, guilty of Contempt, and to persons guilty of a Contempt of the Court, shall apply to and be in force as to all how punished.

matters and proceedings under the Summary Jurisdiction of the said Court.

Perjury.

Execution,

Power to appoint special bailiffs.

Orders and decrees

122. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the provisions herein before made with respect to persons guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury shall apply to and be in force as to all matters and proceedings under the Summary Jurisdiction of the said Court.

123.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That in each and every case within the Summary Jurisdiction of the Court where the Chief Justice thereof shall have made any order or decree for the payment of money, it shall and may be lawful for the said Chief Justice, at the prayer of the party so prosecuting such order or decree, to issue a precept signed by the said Chief Justice, in the nature of a writ of Fieri facios, or Capias ad satisfaciendum, which precept shall be directed to one or more Bailiff or Bailiffs of the said Court who is and are hereby authorized and empowered to levy the amount thereof of the goods chattels and effects of the Defendant, or to arrest the Defendant, as the case may be: Provided, that it shall be lawful for the said Chief' Justice and he is hereby empowered and authorized, when thereto required by the Plaintiff in any suit or proceeding wherein such precept or writ may be issued, to appoint one or more special Bailiff or Bailiffs, to be named by the said Plaintiff, to execute such precept or writ. upon receiving from such Plaintiff full and sufficient security against any improper use or abuse of such precept or writ.

124. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all such orders and decrees may be executed any shall and may be carried into execution in any district or place whatsoever within the where within the

said Colony where the Defendant, his goods, chattels, or effects may be found or be met Colony.

with Provided, that all executions and processes against the goods, chattels, and ́ Time of levy.

effects of the Defendant shall be executed between sunrise and sunset, in like manner as is herein before provided with respect to such executions; and that any officer or person executing the same at any other time shall be liable to the same fine as is herein- before also provided in such cases.

Mode of proceed. 125.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That for the purpose of preventing ing in the writ of any disputes as to the mode of executing the said last mentioned writ or precept, the same shall be executed in the following manner; that is to say, that the Bailiff or Bailiffs

execution.

be directed, in the first instance, to levy on the goods, chattels, and effects of the

Proviso as to dia-

Defendant, and that, in the event of such Bailiff or Bailiffs not being able to find any goods, chattels, or effects of the Defendant, and the Defendant failing to point out to his or their notice any goods, chattels, or effects whereon to levy the amount, it shall and may be lawful for the said Bailiff or Bailiffs to enforce the order, or decree of the Court by the personal arrest and imprisonment of the Defendant as hereinafter is mentioned: Provided, that if previous to the sale of the property so levied upon a disputed claim shall be made puted claim to goods, thereto, and such claim shall be deposed to on Oath before a Magistrate by the party &c. claiming the same, or by some person on his or her behalf, the Bailiff or Bailiffs, on payment to him, or them, or either of them, of the costs of the levy by such party, or other person claiming on his or her behalf, shall release such property from the execution, and proceed to enforce the order or decree of the Court by levying upon other goods, chattels, and effects of the Defendant, if any can be found or pointed out to him or them, or by arresting the body of the Defendant as herein before is directed.

Imprisonment by

to exceed three months.

126. Provided always, and be it further enacted and ordained, That every such Defendant who shall be arrested and taken in execution under the process of the said process of Court not Court, as last aforesaid, shall and may be imprisoned in the prison of the said Court, and shall be there detained for a space of time not exceeding three Calendar months, unless before the expiration thereof, the order or decree of the said Court shall have been satisfied; and in case such order, or decree, shall not then be satisfied, such Defendant shall be discharged from such prison; but it shall be lawful for the Complainant at any time within three years after such order, or decree, to take out fresh execution against any estate, or effects which such Defendant may have become possessed of, or entitled to, until such order, or decree, shall be fully satisfied.

127.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That no execution awarded against

Liability of future

effects.

Execution not to

the goods of any party or parties shall extend to, or be construed to extend to deprive prejudice Landlords. any Landlord or Landlords of the power vested in such Landlord or Landlords by an Act passed in the eighth year of the reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled 8 Anne C. 14. "An Act for the better security of Rents and to prevent frauds committed by Tenants

of recovering one year's rent by virtne of, and in pursuance of the said Act.

128. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said Court may order Chief Justice, whenever it shall appear to him that the levy of the full amount of any money to be paid by such order, or decree, of the said Court at one time may be attended with great distress

to the Defendant, and that such distress may be avoided or lessened by enlarging the time for satisfying such order, or decree, to order and direct the amount thereof, together with the costs and charges, to be levied by instaliments, at such stated times, and in such proportional amounts, as shall be expressed in such order, and as shall be reasonable and just: Provided, that the time for satisfying any such order, or decree, shall not exceed three months from the time of making such order as aforesaid : Provided also, that in case such Defendant shall fail to pay any such instalment agreeably to such order, in every such case the Plaintiff may proceed to take out execution for the amount of such order, or decree, and the costs and charges thereof, then remaining due and unsatisfied, in like mauner as if no such order as aforesaid had been made.

129. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all orders, and decrees, or other decision, so to be made or pronounced by the said Chief Justice in any such Summary proceeding as aforesaid, shall be final and conclusive to all intents and purposes

whatsoever.

instalments.

Orders to be final.

Actions against

General Issue.

130. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case any action or suit, shall at any time hereafter be commenced, or brought against any Officer,or Officers of the said officers, &c. Court, or against any other person or persons, for any thing done in pursuance of, or under the authority of this Ordinance, it shall and may be lawful for such Officer or Officers, or other person or persons, in every suit or action to plead the general issue, and give this Ordinance, and the special matter in evidence; and in case the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, in such action or suit, shall have a verdict pass against him or them, or be nonsuit, or discontinue his, her, or their action or suit, the Defendant or Defendants, shall in any of the said cases be allowed double costs

Proceedings not to

of form.

131. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no action or complaint, or other proceeding under the Summary Jurisdiction given by this Ordinance shall be be set aside for want treated or considered as invalid, or subject to be set aside, on account of any verbal or technical error; but that all errors and mistakes not having a tendency to mislead the opposite party shall and may, in all cases, be amended or altered by the Court.

132. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all actions and complaints

Allowance and re-

or other proceedings under the Summary Jurisdiction given by this Ordinance, the fees covery of fees. specified in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked (No. 12.) shall, unless and until otherwise ordered and directed, be established, and be deemed and taken, as the lawful fees and emoluments for the discharge of the several duties therein specified; and the Chief Justice of the said Court shall have full power to compel the payment thereof in a summary way, by order, and on non-payment, by warrant of distress and sale, under his hand and sealed with the seal of the Court;

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Registrar to re- and the said fees shall be received and accounted for by the Registrar of the eaid ceive and account Court, and be paid over Quarterly to the Colonial Treasurer for the public uses of the

said Colony.

for fees.

RIGHT TO SUE OR

133.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That any poor person, before com- DEFEND in forma mencing or defending any action or suit in the said Court, in his own right, or becom- Pauperis.

ing poor during the progress thereof, may apply to the Court, on motion, for leave to sue or defend as a Pauper, which motion shall be supported by an affidavit of the party so applying, and of two householders living in his neighbourhood, that he is not possessed of property to the amount of Fifty dollars in value, excepting household goods, wearing apparel, tools of trade, and the matter or thing claimed by him in the action or suit, if he be Plaintiff, and thereupon it shall be referred to a Barrister of the said Court, to consider the said case; and upon the party so applying producing a certificate signed by such Barrister, that he has considered the case of the said party, and believes him to have a good cause for action, or defence, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for the said Court, to grant a Rule to the party applying calling upon the opposite party, to show causes why the applicant should not be allowed to sue, or defeud, (as the case may be) in forma pauperis, and unless sufficient cause be shown against the said Rule the same shall be made absolute.

Appointment of

134.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That if the party applying to sue or Barrister and Attor- defend as a Pauper, in any case not being within the Summary Jurisdiction of the Court, ney to appear for shall also pray that any Barrister, or Attorney consenting thereto, may be appointed to Pauper.

appear for him, the Court will so order; or else will appoint a Barrister and Attorney, or other persons duly authorised to act as such, to appear for the said party.

No fees to be taken in pauper causes.

135. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no fee shall be taken by any Barrister or Attorney, or Officer of the Court, from any person admitted to sue or defend as a Pauper, for anything done in the conduct of the cause; but if he succeed, and the costs should be awarded to be paid by his opponent, then the Barrister and the Attorney of the said party, and the Officers of Court, shall be entitled to, and shall receive, all such fees, as the Registrar of the Court, shall allow to them on taxation.

When privilege of 136. And be it further enacted and ordained, That any person having been so suing or defending admitted to sue or defend as a Pauper, and becoming of ability during the progress of as a Pauper to cease. the cause, or misbehaving himself therein by any vexatious or improper conduct or proceeding, or wilfully delaying the cause, shall on the same being shown to the Court, be deprived of all the privileges of such his admission.

INTERPRETATION

CLAUSE.

137. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the construction of this Ordinance wherever in describing any person or party, matter or thing, the word import- ing the singular number or the masculine gender only is used, the same shall be under- stood to include and shall be applied to several persons or parties as well as one person or party, and females as well as males, and several matters or things as well as one matter or thing, respectively, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction.

SCHEDULE (N°. 1.) Sec. 31.

Writ of Capias ad Respondendum.

VICTORIA by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain

Writ of Capias

Sec. 31.

and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to the Sheriff of the Colony of ad Respondendum Hongkong, or his lawful Deputy, Greeting :-

We command you that you take C. D. of

Street in Victoria, Merchant,

(or as the case may be) if he be found in this Colony, and him safely keep, until he shall have given you bail, or made deposit with you according to law, or until the said C. D. shall by other lawful means be discharged from your Custody, so that he appear before our Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of our said Colony at Victoria within eight days after the execution hereof on him, inclusive of the day of such execution then and there to answer A. B. wherefore he hath not ["paid to the said A. B. the sum of Dollars of good and lawful money current in the said Colony which he owes to and unjustly detains from him" or "hath not delivered to the said A.B. a certain boat together with its oars furniture &c." or "other moveable thing which the said C. D. unlawfully detains from the said A. B.", or "hath not satisfied the said A. B. his damages, which the said A. B. hath sustained in respect of &c.", (stating any wrong or injury committed by the Defendant as the case may be) as it is said;] and in default of such appearance after having given a bail bond, the Plaintiff may proceed against the Sheriff or on the bail bond; and we do further command you, that on execution hereof, you do deliver a copy hereof to the said Defendant; and we do further command you, that immediately after the execution hereof, you do return this writ to our said Supreme Court of Hongkong, together with the manner in which you shall have executed the same and the day of the execution thereof.

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria the

day of

Year of our Reign.

G. H.

N°. Street Victoria,

Plaintiffs Attorney

(or if the Plaintiff sue in person)

A. B. of

Plaintiff.

in the

SCHEDULE (N°. 2.) Sec. 31.

Form of Bail-bond.

Bail bond to the Sheriff. Sec. 31.

Dollars (double

KNOW all men by these presents that we C. D. of and L. M. of

are held and firmly bound to Sheriff of the Colony of Hongkong in the penal sum of the sum or value of the thing mentioned in the writ) of good and lawful money current in the said Colony, to be paid to the said Sheriff, or his certain Attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns; for which payment to be well and faithfully made we bind ourselves, and each of us for himself, in the whole, our and every of our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this

in the Year of our Lord

day of

The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden C. D. do appear in person, or by his Attorney, before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of our Lady the Queen of the Colony of Hongkong on the

day of to answer A. B wherefore (following the statement in the writ of Capias ad respondendum) and also shall stand to, abide, and perform the Judgment of the said Court thereon, or render himself to the prison of the said Court in execution thereof, and shall not remove or withdraw any of his property from and out of the jurisdiction of the said Court, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.

Condition.

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of

M. N.

O. P.

C. D. L. M.

(L. S) (L. S.)

SCHEDULE (N°. 3.) Sec. 35.

Form of Writ of Summons in Ordinary cases.

Writ of Summons,

VICTORIA by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to the Sheriff of the Colony of Hongkong, Sec. 35. or his lawful Deputy, Greeting :-

Command C. D. of

Street Victoria, Merchant (or as the case

may be) that justly and without delay he render to A. B. the sum of Dollars of good and lawful money current in the said Colony which he owes to and

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Writ of Summous

on Bills &e, Sec. 35.

unjustly detains from him, (or "perform" that which the Plaintiff claims or demands to be performed, or "satisfy the damages" which the Plaintiff seeks, as the case may be, stating shortly and distinctly the nature and cause of the action or complaint) as it is said; and unless he shall do so, then Summon the said C. D., by delivering a copy hereof, that he appear before our hicf Justice of the Supreme Court of our said Colony at Victoria within Eight days after the service hereof, inclusive of the day of such service, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon to show wherefore he hath not done it; and, immediately after the service hereof, return you there this Writ of Summons, with whatever you have done thereupon; and we hereby require the Defendant to take notice that in default of his so appearing the Plaintiff may cause an appearance to be entered for him the said Defendant, and proceed thereon to Judgment and Execution.

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria,

day of

Year of our Reign.

the

in the

Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to G. H., I. R., L. M., and N. O., greeting:- We command you, that laying aside all and singular business and excuses, you, and every of you, be and appear in your proper person before our Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of our Colony of Hongkong, at Victoria, on the day of

at ten of the clock in the forenoon of the same day, to testify

all and singular those things which you, or either of you, know, in a certain cause now depending in our said Supreme Court at Victoria, between A. B. Plaintiff, and C. D. Defendant; wherein the said A. B. complains, &c., (or claims, &c., stuting shortly the nature of the action,) on the part of the Plaintiff, (or Defendant;) and this you, or any of you, shall by no means omit, under the penalty, upon each of you of One hundred Dollars.

Witness the Honourable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria, the

day of Year of our Reigu.

G. H.

N°. Street Victoria, Plaintiff's Attorney,

in the

G. H.

Street Victoria,

Plaintiff's Attorney

(or if the Plaintiff sue in person) A. B. of

Plaintiff

Street Victoria,

Form of Writ of Summons in Actions on Bills and Notes and other Written Instruments. Sec. 35.

VICTORIA. by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to the Sheriff of the Colony of Hongkong, or his lawind Deputy, Greeting:-

Command ( . D. of

Street Victoria, Merchant, that justly and without delay he (render to A. B. the sum of Dollars, of good and lawful money current in the said Colony, which he owes to the said A. B. upon and by virtue of a certain promissory note (or other instrument, describing it) bearing date the day of

in the year of our Lord

and endorsed

signed by the said C. D., or signed by by the said C. D. (as the case may be) together with the interest thereon from the

day of

as it is said; and unless he shall do so then Summon the said C. D., by delivering a copy hereof, that he appear before our Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of our said Colony at Victoria, within eight days after the Service hereof, inclusive of the day of such Service, at ten o'clock in the forenoon to show wherefore he

signature hath not done it, and also to acknowledge or deny his hand writing or " affixed to the said promissory note (or other instrument, as the cuse my be) and serve on the said C. D. a copy of the said promissory note (or other document, &c.) whereon the said action or claim is founded; and, immediately after the Service hereof, return you there this Writ of Summons with whatsoever you have done thereupon; and we hereby require the Defendant to take notice that in default of his so appearing the Plaintiff may cause an appearance to be entered for him the said Defendant, and proceed thereon to judginent and execution.

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria the

day of

Year of our Reign.

(or, if the Plaintiff sue in person)

A. B. of

Plaintiff.

SCHEDULE (N°. 6.) Sec. 57.

Subpoena Duces Tecum.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to G. H., I. K., L. M., and N. O., greeting: We command you, that laying aside all and singular business and excuses, you, and every of be and

you,

in your proper persons before our Chief Justice of our Supreme Court of our Colony of Hongkong, at Victoria, on the

day of at ten of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day; and also that

appear

you bring with you and produce at the time and place aforesaid, a certain deed, or instrument in writing, bearing the date. &c., (describing the document to be produced) then and there to testify and show all and singular those things which you, or any or either of you, know concerning a certain cause now depending in our said Supreme Court at Victoria, between A. B. Plaintiff and C. D. Defendant, wherein the said A. B.

of complains, &c., (or claims, &c., stating shortly the nature of the action) on the part o the Plaintiff (or Defendant) and this you, or any of you shall by no means omit, under the penalty, upon each of you of One hundred Dollars.

G. H.

N°. Street Victoria, Plaintiff's Attorney

(or, if the Plaintiff sue in person)

A. B. of

Plaintiff.

Witness the Honourable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria, the

day of Year of our Reign.

in the

Subpoena duces tecum, Sec. 57.

G. H.

N°.

in the

Street Victoria,

Plaintiff's Attorney

(or if the Plaintiff sue in person)

A. B. of

SCHEDULE (N°. 4.) Sec. 38.

Plaintiff

Assignment of Bail Bond.

Assignment of Bail. I the within named Sheriff at the request of A. B. the Plaintiff within named hereby Bond, Sec. 38. assign to him, the said A. B. the within Bail-bond, and all the benefit and advantage

arising therefrom.

this

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand

day of

W. C.

Sheriff.

in the year of our Lord

SCHEDULE (N°. 5.) Sec. 56. 101.

Subpæna.

Subpoena, Sec. 56, 101.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Mr. A. B.

SCHEDULE (N°. 7.) Sec. 80. Summons to Juror.

Summons to Juror

You are hereby summoned to appear as a (either common or special, as the case may be,) Juror at the Supreme Court to be holden at Wellington Terrace in this Colony, on the Sec. 80.

day of

next and there to attend from day to day until you shall be discharged from the said Court.

(Signed)

W. C. Sheriff.

N. B.-The penalty for disobedience hereto is any sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars in the case of a Common Juror or Two Hundred Dollars in the case of a Special Juror.

SCHEDULE (N°. 8) Sec. 93.

Process for Summoning Defendant on Indictment or Information. VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to the Sheriff of the Colony of Hongkong, moning Defendant on or his lawful Deputy, greeting :-

Indictment &c.,Sec.

We command you, that you summon (the Defendant, or Defendants, following the 93. description in the Indictment or Information,) that he (she, or they) appear before our Supreme Court of the said Colony, at the session of the said Court, to be holden in and for the said Colony, at Victoria, on the

next, and following days, there to answer to

day of

certain Indictment or Information pre-

Process for Sum-

136

137

$ cents.

ferred or, to be preferred, filed, or to be filed, against him, (her, or them) by our Attorney-General in our behalf (or when the Prosecution is at the instance of a private party or private parties describing the Proseculor or Prosecutors as in the Indictment or Information) and not to depart until he (she, or they) be discharged in due course of law; and Serve upon the said Defendant (or upon each of the said Defendants) a copy of the said Indictment or Information, and the notice of Trial indorsed on the same, or annexed thereto, and return on that day to the Registrar of the Court this writ, with whatsoever you have done thereupon.

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria, the

day of

in the year of our Lord 1844.

For Registrar,or Clerk, examining or attesting, and certifying same in all matters For every Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, or any other Writ or

Process whatsoever, not otherwise charged

For every Attachment for Contempt in the presence of the Court or otherwise,

or disobedience of Order or Rule of Court · For all Interrogatories and Answers filed thereto in pursuance thereof, per folio. For every Commission to examine or swear Witnesses, each Witness For every Search in the Registrar's Office

For every Receipt granted by the Registrar when demanded

150

For every Rule or Order of Court

150

For every attendance by the Registrar, or other person appointed by the Court, within the limits of Victoria, to administer Oaths, or transact other business, exclusive of expenses

1501

Beyond the limits of Victoria

Appealable Matters.

Notice of Trial, &c. Sec. 94.

C. D.

SCHEDULE (N°. 9.) Sec. 94.

Notice of Trial of Indictment or Information.

Take notice that you will be tried on this Indictment (or Information or on the Indictment or Information whereof this is a true copy) at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Cour, to be holden at Victoria, in and for the Colony of Hongkong, on the

day of

cents.

For filing and entering every Petition for leave to appeal

For every Certificate of Appeal allowed

Ecclesiastical Matters.

For filing and entering petition for Probate or Letters of Administration Swearing Petitioner to the Truth of Petition

For every caveat filed

→

For granting Probate or Letters of Administration For filing and entering Bond by Administrator

For every Certificate by the Registrar, or other officer, of Accounts and Inventories being filed, where the sum realized shall exceed 100 Dollars And for every 100 Dollars above the first 100 Dollars-

Swearing party to Truth of Account or Inventory

For every exemplification of Will per folio

For affixing the Seal of the Court to any Process, during Court hours

After Court hours

CROWN FEES to be taken and received by the Registrar when the Court sits as a Court of OYER and TERMINER and GAOL DELIVERY. For preparing any Bench Warrant, and every other process issuing out of the

Court of Oyer and Terminer

For every Venire, taking every recognizance, or discharging, or respiting the same, recording the appearance, plea, or acquittal of every Defendant, for every Bail, and justification of Bail, and for every order of the Court, and copy thereof, in case of felony

For the same except in Felony -

Fees, Sec. 112.

SCHEDULE (N°. 10.) Sec. 112.

FEES.

For filing and entering Plaint, or Statement of cause of action For filing an entering Declaration where the amount claimed shall not exceed

100 Dollars And for every 100 Dollars after the first 100 Dollars

And in all ejectments, and in all! Actions and proceedings where the thing the charge sought to be recovered shall consist of lands or houses or both,t

on filing and entering declaration shall be 1 per cent upon the valuation at which the same is assessed by Government

And in all actions or proceedings brought for the recovery of a specific personal Chattel, or for damages done thereto, or for conversion of the same, the charge for filing and entering declaration shall be 1 per cent on the value of the Chattel, and 1 per cent on the damage laid in the Declaration

Whit of Summons, each Defendant

Registrar's Certificate of Declaration being filed

For filing every Affidavit of Debt where the sum sworn to is under or amounts

to 100 Dollars

•

Filing every Affidavit of Debt where the sum sworn to exceeds 100 Dollars

for every 100 Dollars-

For Judge's order for a Capias

For Capias in pursuance in every case

For Filing and Entering every Appearance

For annexing every Plea, Answer, Defence, or Demurrer to Declaration, each

For entering every cause

For administering every Oath in Court or Chambers

For Copies of Indictments, or other papers when ordered or required,per folio For every Subpœna

50]

For every Search in Office

For calling and swearing the Jury on Trial

For entering and recording verdict

For reading every Notice or other Document exhibited in Court as evidence

For every Oath administered in Court

[50]

For every Prisoner discharged by Proclamation, or acquitted of felony -

For the same except in felony

Sheriff's Fees.

Defendant

For Subpana, each Witness

For Calling same

501

For reading every exhibit, document, or paper produced in evidence, unless the

Court or Judge shall at the time direct a larger sum to be paid

[50]

For every Judgment or Decree pronounced by the Court or Judge, where the

amount recovered does not exceed 100 Dollars

And for every 100 Dollars above the first 100 Dollars

For entering every Judgment or Decree- For taxing Costs where the Bill does not exceed 100 Dollars And for every 100 Dollars above the first 100 Dollars For all Writs of Execution

For every copy of Declaration, Bill, Petition, Plea, Answer, Demurrer, or any other document, paper, or proceeding in Court, not otherwise charged, in all matters, per folio

For every Prisoner convicted of felony

For the same except in felony

For service of every Writ of Summons, Summons, Subpœna, Citation, or Order

For serving every Writ of Capias and other Bailable Process - For discharging every Defendant at the desire of the Plaintiff.

For releasing Property seized under Writ of Sequestration, or Fieri Facias by

the desire of the Plaintiff

For drawing and taking each Bail-Bond, every Defendant

When any Summons, Writ or Process of any kind shall be executed, or act done, for which a fee is authorized to be taken as above, the Deputy duly appointed who shall execute such process, or do such act, shall be entitled to one half the fee or fees which the Sheriff may claim under this table

Poundage.

Five per cent to be charged on the first Five hundred Dollars, and two and a half

per cent upon every One hundred Dollars above Five hundred Dollars.

SCHEDULE (N°. 1) Sec. 117.

Forms relating to the Summary Jurisdiction of the Court.

Colony of Hongkong A. B. of

to wit

ENTRY OF PLAINT.

in the Colony of Hongkong hereby requires entry to be made in the Supreme Court of

Forms relating to SUMMARY JURISDIC

TION, Sec. 117.

Entry of Plaint.

Suminons.

Notice of Trial.

the said Colony acting under its Summary Jurisdiction, of his plaint against C. D. of in the said Colony, for a sum of being for (here state generally the cause of action) ular borga ato annexed fully set forth. And the said A. B. hereby declares pa besar contains a correct, full, and true statement of his demand against Ce said CD. and that the said C. D. is justly and truly indebted to him the said A. B. and thereupon the said A. B. said sum of prayeth that the said C. D. may be summoned to attend on the

at the said Supreme Court so acting as aforesaid to answer such his demand. A. D. 184. Dated this

day of

A. B. Plaintiff.

Witness Registrar

Summons.

Order, or Decree, in favour of Plaintiff.

A. B.. Plaintiff.

C. D. Defendant.

costs :

Hongkong? It appearing to the Court that the Plaintiff hath proved his demand

to wit S (wholly or in part) it is ordered and decreed, that the said Plaintiff do recover from the said Defendant the sum of

together with and the said C. D the Defendant is hereby ordered to pay to the said A. B. the Plaintiff the said sum of

in full satisfaction of the said debt and costs (forth- with, on demand thereof, or by the following instalments; namely :-

as the case may be.) Dated the

day of

in the year of our Lord, 184

•

Debt Costs

Hongkong You are hereby summoned and required to attend the Supreme Court of

} to wit Hongkong to be holden at the Court House in Wellington Terrace at ten o'clock in the

day of

next, then and there to answer the demand of forenoon of

being for (here state entered against you in the said Court for the sum of cause of action and complaint). And herein fail not, or judgment will be passed, and And you will take notice, that execution issued, against you for the said sum and costs. if you have any debt or demand to set off against the said Plaintiff's claim you are hereby on or before required to file or deliver the same at the Registrar's office at

day of

or you will be precluded from giving evidence thereof on the Trial or hearing. And you will further take notice that a plaint containing the particulars of the Plaintiff's demand against you has been filed in the and that you are at liberty to obtain a copy of the Registrar's office at

the

same, if you shall think proper.

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria

day of

Year of our Reign.

Endorsed on

the

in the

the back of Summons.

The within Summons was served on the within named Defendant by delivering a true copy thereof on the

day of

(Officer who served the Summons.)

184

•

Notice of Trial or Hearing to be Endorsed on Copy of Summons.

Entered

Chief Justice.

Registrar.

Form of Dismissal Sec. 118.

A. B. Plaintiff.

C. D. Defendant.

Hongkong It appearing to this Court that the Plaintiff entered his plaint and

to wit caused the above Defendant to the summoned to attend this Court for (here state the cause of action or complaint;) and the said Plaintiff having failed to prove his said plaint, it is hereby ordered and decreed by the said Court, that the plaint of the said A. B. be, and the same is hereby dismissed: And that the said Defendant do recover against the said Plaintiff the sum of

for costs: And the said A. B.

the Plaintiff is hereby ordered and directed forthwith, on demand, to pay the said C. D. the Defendant the said sum of

so awarded for his costs herein as aforesaid and on failure thereof, let execution issue to take in execution the goods, chattels, and effects of the said A. B. or his body, to satisfy the said costs.

Entered

Defendant's costs

Dated the

in the year of our Lord, 18

day of

Chief Justice.

Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Between A. B. Plaintiff.

and C. D. Defendant.

Hongkong The Chief Justice having appointed the

day of

next to hear the above case I have received his instructions to require your attendance ou that day at ten o'clock in the forenoon and to bring with you any witnesses you may deem necessay to support your claim or demand.

By order of the Chief Justice.

In the above case.

Registrar.

138

Decree in favor of Plaintiff.

Dismissal Sec, 118.

Warrant, or Order, on Decree of Dismissal, for non-payment of Costs. Sec. 118.

I authorize and empower

and his Assistants to execute the above decree.

Dated the

the Bailiff of this Court

day of

in the year of our Lord, 18

Warrant on Dis- missal Sec. 118.

Costs Warrant

•

Chief Justice.

Subpœna.

Hongkong You, and each of you, are hereby commanded that, all excuses being laid aside, you, and each of you, be and appear in your own proper person before the Supreme Court of Hongkong, to be holden at the Court House in Wellington Terrace, on the

day of

at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to testify all and singular what you, or either of you, know in a certain cause, or matter of Plaintiff, complaint, now pending and undetermined between

Defendant, then and there to be heard and tried. And

and

herein fail not at your peril.

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria

the

day of

in the

Year of our Reign.

To Mr.

Precept to Bailiff. Sec. 123.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Between

A. B. Plaintiff. C. D. Defendant.

Bailiff, and his Assistants.

Hongkong You are hereby commanded to levy of the goods, chattels, and effects of

which

for

in the Colony of Hongkong

damages and costs;

the sum of lately recovered against and if you shall not find any goods, chattels, or effects belonging to the said Defendant whereof to levy, then you are hereby commanded to take and arrest the body of the said Defendant and him safely to lodge in the custody of one of her Majesty's Gaols within ten days from the date hereof to satisfy the said

Precept to Bailiff

Sec. 123.

Alias fc.

Order to discharge Defendant out of Custody.

Plaintiff his damages and costs, as aforesaid; and have you there this writ..

Entered

Registrar.

Judgment Costs

Subpœna

Execution

Alias Pluries

Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,

Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria the

in the

day of

Year of our Reign

Alias, or Pluries.

You are hereby commanded as before you were commanded (or, as "oftentimes" before you were commanded and then follow the above form.)

Order to discharge Defendant out of Custody.

to wit

A. B. Plaintiff.

C. D. Defendant.

day of

Supreme Court of Hongkong You are hereby authorized to discharge out of your custody the above named Defendant, as far as regards the execution in the above case.

By order of the Court.

Registrar.

To the Sheriff of Hongkong, or any Deputy Sheriff thereof

SCHEDULE (N°. 12.) S. 132.

Table of Fees.

cents.

Fees Sec. 132.

For entering every plaint, action, &c., and particulars of demand Entering every appearance and defence

501

Summons for Defendant, and Copy

Entering notice of hearing

[25]

Copy and service on Plaintiff, and defendant, each

Fee on hearing and adjudication, where the surn to be recovered shall not exceed

$50 -

150]

Exceeding $50 and not exceeding $100

175

Each Subpoena of witness, and Copy

Drawing and signing order for costs, decree, or dismissal, each

Every Oath of party, or witness examined

125

150

Any notice required during the course of proceedings

Chief Justice's warrant to bailiff for executing decree

Executing any decree or order, where the sum shall not exceed $50

Exceeding $50 and not exceeding $100

Copies of any other proceedings per folio

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

Victoria, 21st August. 1844.

E. A. SHELLEY.

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG,-Published by Authority

Printed by Jon Cairns,

125

N.56. Judicial

FEB. 8 1845

My Lord,

139

Niatoria, Hongkong,

22nd October, 18hle

No Instructions having.

~ been received from Her Majesty's

Government upon

upon the subject,

I have the honor to submit

to Your Lordship's decision the question as to the Attorney General for this

Colony being entitled to receive Fees from the Colonial Treasury account of informations filed him in the Supreme Court at the instance of the Sovernment

The Right Honorable

Ford Stanley,

Storby, MP.,

Yo.

The

The Chief Justice having approved this charge with his signature, it has been paid,

I do not feel

but, as Satisfied

as to the intentions

of Her Majesty's Government, or the custom of other Colonies, this point, I lose no

referring it to Your

time

Lordship.

I have the honor to be With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

most obedient

Aumble Servant

izdaní

Interest

280

8080 220 W kong

J. F. Davis

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submitting for my consideration Moright of the Attorney General of Hongkong

account of information, filed Chime at the mistan of the God in the Supreme Const.

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account of you acces

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142

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of the Illoway Youd of tiny hous

trust In Ellen an Gement has

Fee and that whation

that

ninit

22nd betober, 18hl.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

Lord Stanley

Received

No 56.

Attorney General-

Respecting the Fees of the

No57

Lozislative.

hib

221 Homise

My Lord,

VED

FEB. 8 1845

143

Victoria, Hongkong.

28th October, 1844.

In obedience to Her Majesty's Gracious Commands, and to the Rules and

Regulations of Her Majesty's Colonial Service, I have the honor to submit a

Manuscript Copy together with six printed ones, apart from this Despatel ) Ordinance Nr. 17. passed by the Legislative Council of Houghing, during

Emy

on a visit to

absence in the north, on a : the Consular Ports as Superintendent.

for

hade, entitled-An Ordinant of

letter

"better securing

the Peace and Quick

"the inhabitants of the town of Kotoria,

"and its vicinity during night time.

The Right Honorable

Lord Stanley, M. P.

OV.

In 221.

2211t

I have the honor tobe,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships. Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

удал

LIOS

QUI

MAL

HONGKONG, ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIÆ REGINE,

No. 17 of 1844.

By The Honorable GEORGE D'AGUILAR, Major-General Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China, and Governor for the time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

TITLE." An Ordinance for the better securing the Peace and Quiet of the Inhabitants of the Town of Victoria and its vicinity during the night-time."-11th day of September, 1844.

WHEREAS, the Inhabitants of Victoria and its Vicinity have hitherto been

disturbed and annoyed during the night-time by various loud and unnecessary noises made by private watchmen and other persons to such an extent as to become a public nuisance, and it is expedient for the comfort and tranquility of the said Inhabi- tants that the said public nuisance should be suppressed and Whereas it is manifest that such Watchmen or other person could from time to time during the night notify their state of vigilance and convey to their respective masters and employers that they are on the watch and alert, without occasioning any disturbance or annoyance to the public or to the inhabitants of adjoining houses: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor for the time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the publication of this Ordinance no person or persons whatsoever shall between sunset and the hour of six in the following morning make or cause to be made any noise or noises whatever calculated to disturb annoy or interfere with the public traquility or the quiet of the occupier or inhabitant of any dwelling-house within the said Town of Victoria or its vicinity: And that in case any person or persons shall make or cause to be made any such noise or noises as aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for any such occupier or inhabitant or for any officer charged with the pre- servation of the peace or any Constable or Policeman or other person to summon the party so offending before any Police Magistrate to whom it shall and lawful on due investigation and proof of the party having offended against the provisions

may

be aforesaid, to proceed against and in a summary manner to fine the party so offending in any sum not exceeding $10 and in default of payment to commit the said to prison for any period of time not exceeding one calendar month.

party

And be it further enacted and ordained that if on any such investigation or proof as aforesaid it shall appear to the said presiding Magistrate that the party so offending acted as Watchman or servant of the proprietor or occupier of any dwelling- house warehouse or other out-house office or premises or of the inhabitant person or persons in charge thereof, or by or with the direction knowledge sanction sufferance or permission of such proprietor or occupier or of such inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for such Magistrate to dismiss the charge as against the Watchman or servant or person acting as such so offending as aforesaid and to summon or cause to be summoned forthwith before him the proprietor or occupier inhabitant or person in charge thereof as aforesaid having so directed, sanctioned suffered or permitted the making such noise or noises as aforesaid, and on due investigation and proof that any such occupier or proprietor inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid directed santioned suffered or permitted the making of the said noise or noises so made by the Watchman or servant or person acting as such as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to and for such presiding Magistrate to fine such proprietor or occupier or inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid in any snm not exceeding $50 and in default of payment to levy the same by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such proprietor or occupier or inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid by virtue of a warrant in writing under his hand to be issued for that purpose, and in case of the offender not having sufficient goods and chattels within the Colony of Hongkong whereon to levy the said fine together with all costs and charges consequent thereon it shall and may be lawful, for the said Magistrate to commit snch offender to prison for any period of time not exceeding one calendar month.

And be it further enacted and ordained that when and so often as any such noise or noises as aforesaid shall be made in or upon any dwelling-house or premises if it shall be impracticable or difficult to apprehend discover or identify the person or persons so making such noise or noises as aforesaid then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for such Magistrate upon information thereof to summon before him the proprietor or occupier or inhabitant or person in charge of such dwelling- house or premises and if it shall appear on due investigation and proof that such noise or noises as aforesaid was or were made in or upon the said dwelling-house or premises by the direction or with the knowledge sanction sufferance or permission of the owner occupier inhabitant or person in charge thereof, to impose on him such and the like penalty as is lastly hereinbefore provided, the said penalty to be recovered in the same manner as is also lastly hereinbefore provided.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong)

this 11th day of September, 1844.

GEORGE D'AGUILAR,

REC

144

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FEB. 8 1845

A. E. SHELLEY, Clerk of Councils.

Major-General and Lieutenant-Governor,

Hongkong: Published by Authority, and Printed by John Carr.

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Governor Davis Sir

Forwarded by

MBA

13451 EEBY

MEStephen 20

Lord Stanley 27

1844

2:17-9102

145

Thave to acknowledge

Moreceipt of your despatch

the 28th October last N057, enclosing Ordinance passed & the Lieutenant Governor and the Commeil of Klong Entitled "An Ordinance for the better ke

Receering "Peace and quick of we

"Inhabitants of the

"of Nitoria, and its

Wide Draft - 148.1 vecinil during

"night time.

the

Byther Ordinance it

provided that no person

shall between sunset and во bollock a.m." make or cause "o be made, auz

noise on

" noires whatever calculated

" to disturb, annoy

"interfere with the public

tranquillit or requiet

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opt

Населе

toria, ordi

the occupier or inhabitant of any develling haceas withi The Town of Victoria vicinity - and persons to

spending hable to a fine, or, in defauth of pagment; toimprisonment.

It appears to me that

tome

are declared

this provision is usually paque general in its terung und night in its application jovorise to confusion. and difficulty and to reselli

лік

which would be ve

vez in convenient. There mag

Гречения

nideed be ciranustaines

in the constitution of Society

take it

If Hong which give

Dinvent Mitocal

necefmey Magissey with intrandimary

and extensive powers_

and therefore,

abstaine

at present from fronomusing

146

any opinion on this

Ordinance but I to should with you consider and report to

me whether an Enactment

рват

absolutely

of ther kind is a required - and if in fou

opicion it is not required

will at once dete

Son

Thenceepang steps for Amending or repeating the Ordinance. In the meantime. F. Mdecision upon it, with be suspended

пере

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147

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148

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28th Octovi, 1844. Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

Erd. Stan

N°57.

a ley.

1 Inclosure

Received

Forwarding

Chies

Ordinance,

and quich " An . Ordinance for better securing

N. 17, for Hongkong, entitled.- of

u the peace.

the

" and it's vicinity rowing night time".

" Inhabitants of the Town of Victoria of.

doubl

Police, enacted,

whe thes

worth sticke

for do remote a peace.

2-1

to ondjest 1

livere

Regulations of

Rory ring and for so peculiar

shiel criticism. But this Inactment against making any

from sunset till six is the

Inhabitant of

ber

horning

calculated it drienn

house there might conduct the local.

Cathon live to be

It is not shielly nepory

+ Superf

¿me iconim x

Course

hot

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sary Pudicrous consequences

to allow or to disallow it &

might be

dment.

in the meanhen

horse

N2 58.

222 Honghay

149

Financial

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FEB. 3 1845

Ketoria, Hongkong,

28th October, 184.4

I have the honor to report to Por Cordship the measures which have been adopted with reference to Sands in the possession of religious and charitable

institutions within this Colony.

The Romish Mission, possessed of

Lots numbered 50, 51 and 52 on the 26th

June 1843, on a lease for sevenly five years has been assessed at 2685 per annum, that sum being in proportion to the - pentals of similar classes of ground sold

by auction.

The American Baptist Missions,

possessed of Lott 78 and 784 on the 26.

The Night Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M.P.

June

OV.

Jade, 1843.

our a

lease for 75 years, has brow

assessed at a rent of £ 117 per

for the same reason.

of lots

annuny,

The Anglo Chinese college posisen

loss 98 and 99

1844;

the 22th January.

has been charged at £51.17% 1 per annum, being the upset prices of those

lets.

The Morrison Education briety - the Medical Mission Society, and the Seaman's Hospital Society, posessed of lots numbered respectively, 84, 85, and 86, being useful and meritorious institutions, have been charged merely a quit rent of 8 Dollars per

- each, as - "Tenants at will. It was considered necessary to retain this power over the grants in question, as a precaution against misconduct, or a fraudulent appropriation of the promises for the

er annum

sake

sake of profit

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

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

150

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110

..izy

changed

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Riferimary

their respective Lands

such objection for

any

these rents.

to conclude

of these

them

thing about the

Societies will object to the high ein -

But I seems

mendiss

latsi

the meantime it si impossible

болм

the madequacy.

KERMAINAN

28th October,

Victoria, H.

Rrecived

Ford Stan

Governor.

N°50.

1866.

- ho

Reporting. Assessment of

Lands

Charitable Institutions.

in possession of Religious and-

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Lorong

Davis

222

337, Aking

151

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Mundoux 200

Stephen

Hem Stanley 20

the wipt our

Slerpatit of the 20th

bets lost, Mr. 58, reports

the measures chich

pouted adopted

had

for afspring Lands

at Sthing in the

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My Word;

153

Ketoria, Honghong

28th (clober, 1844.

Preparatory to the Supreme

me ne c

necessary

to settle

Court of this Colony entering on its functions, it beame in Council the establishment of inferior officers to be attached to it.

A list of such officers and of;

their proposed salaries was submitted by the Chief Justice, as follows,

Judge's Clest pan₤300 $250 Chief Uisher

Députy lesher, crier and

СО

200

150

Court Keeper.

100

Bailiff

Filslank Bailiff

Deputy Registrar.

350

Chinese Clerk.

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It was resolved that the lowest,

The Right Senorable,

Lord Manley, M. I.

ye,

scale

scale should be adopted subjeck to Your Fordship's approval, provided it was found possible to find qualified persons to act at those amounts of salary, and

the salaries

fam

were

ordered to Commence

the 14 September.

Shave the horror to be,

With the highest respect

Your Sevdships.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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El 1945

directed

154

dard Stanly transit Monherwirth, for the

onsideration of

1/20

Marler 14

Lordo Commu

20 bet wh

the

the SG

of the

The Copy of a Despatch from The God. of N Kong relati

The Extablishment

inferior Offices which it had been found neeching Wassign to the Supreme Caunch of that Colony, with the Salaries which This proponed to allow

Beach.

Save Beequation to state to the docds of the hearing dowd staulig,

он

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in the ficat

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instanced, tosanction the

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Expense their incurred, but that Mr Davis should.

be directed to establish

such a reale

Fees in

the Supreme Contarnih duffice for the Jagments of the Salaries of there Officers.

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155

En 1945.

Forwarded by MAR

M. Muwork MEStephen

M: Hope

Lond Stanley 4

Tranny Letter of 244 24 Jer

Theets achnow hap

the recipt

Despotte

ofthe 2di betober kennt,

th Mr. 59, reporting

Stablishment &inferior

Officers chit it har bun found neefin

to afriger

tothe Supreme

County St.key,

int th

Salinis dit itin propene Bellen & Lect. Sapprove of the Seale of that Schblishment, and that that th Seeley Justinal beer chicken

Referted in joue llespetit

266 Luf last was 24

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the Condition oqtts Chief duties within heen Collected fromthe Commene

Business the Supreme

E. it, and that thy will love suffered for

Jubordinch

the payment of the

раз Salaries of the Officers

the Couch. - Should,

homever, this not have

مسما

been the Cave, yo in the the rejunite Stater for stablishing

Jefferint

delay.

Seele witut

156

DV.

I cabhore that the Treasury must be advised to sanctions thinn Sphundilince

although the

Inch

the ouf

ax undine is indispensaber.

have to

to allege

On That some

2? That all the local Authorher

I Feb.

this scale which,

The face fort,

not langs

thail the usual course

mainting

of sacking deer from Factors for the

of the Count will be reverting to

I think that the

lunch might to b

a scale as

expected

ん

Officers attached to the Suprême.

Court...

N59.

Received

Reporting

Establishment

of inforion

Victoria, Hongtong,

28 October, 184h.

Governor.

го

Lord. Stanby

Nabe 224 Hong Kong

Executives

My Lord,

1845

Victoria, Hongkong.

29 t betober. 1844.

157

With reference to my Despatch

5. 144, of July 26th, I have to report to Your Lordship that circumstances have-1 rendered necessary certain modifications in the arrangements then made with resteck to the Chinese removed

Chionowan Choongwan

1 from

wan to the new location called Tapingshan, according to the determination and orders of Sir Henry Pottinger

Acrowded deputation bearing

pone

W petion of great urgency was sent the people of Chunguan calling for some compensation in money for the heavy los alleged to be sustained by theme in this

forced

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.. ye, ye

OV.

821

forced removal

removal pom premises which they had purchased pan the lovernment. The Council, in taking this into consideration, came to the resolution that although. cleared location rent fee for four years had ben granted in lieu of Cash, yet the petitioners being generally poor and compelled to remove their houses, it would be equitable that their rent should

Commence

an ave

from January, 1846 (in lieu

of a period of four years rent feed and that allowance not exceeding 40 dollars on average, should be granted to such as could be recommended as fit recipients by the Committee appointed by his Henry Lettinger in April last. The aggregate number of decent Chinese houses being Eighty one,

one, the total compensation

awarded has been dollars 3,215 -

Tove

Two English holders of lots in

Chungwan

Chungwan,

whose tenures were

158

longer

than those of the Chinese, refused the

compensation offered, and this question coming before the Lieutenant Governor an Council, during absence, it was my

referred to the Attorney Ceneral. That Officer was of opinion that forcible profesion

of the ground, and

love

could not be taken of the this lovernment at the same time were bound by contrack to give it to the new- purchasers on the 12 of the current mouth, according to the terms of sale provines to my arrival in the Colary. It therefore appeared necessary that some compromise should be effected, and that the parties should be bought out on reasonable terms.

In pursuance of this resolution, the Council at a subsequent meeting `` sanctioned a compensation of 1000 Dollars to Mr Oswald, and of 225 dollars to our

Porter.-

Porter - Had the question of removal

come under

σιστι

Ever

Control and decision

(instead of being carried out before my arrival in the Colony) the violation of rights and consequent heavy repente to the Government would probably have.

to let the former tenants

duced ane to let the

of Chungwan retain their possessions. Notwithstanding the compensation given, the lovernment has been subjected to severe obloquy in the arcospapers on this account.,

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Other questions of compensation originated by a plaw for streets sanctioned by Sir Henry Follinger, and reported on in His Excellency's Despatch No: 30 of 22th December, 1843, with its Enclosures . Mr Gordon there observes, "In out the streets I have avoided

"laying

" as anuch as possible interfering with huldings

520162

159

" buildings of a cluss likely to be permanent, "and only one of this description will have " to be removed, the house and godown of Mr Burd, which interferes with the

"improvement of the loestern and of the "Queen's Roar, and also with a new "street which commences at that place!"

This, horvever, was not exactly the case, as another house, though of inferior description, had also to be removed, belonging to a Mr. Edwards. The two Enclosures, herewith

the valuations certified

forwarded,

were

by the referees in the two above cases. In taking Mr Burd's claim into consideration, the Council did not forget that a portion of his premises

premises were an encroachment on the public road. Looking therefore one side at the value of the house and warehouses, fixed by arbitration at 12900

Dollars

ov.

001

Dollars, and on the other at the doubtful. state of his title to a portion of the grames the sum of sove dollars was sanctione and agreed to .

With respect to her Edward's claim, as it appeared on investigation

Case,

that the valuation did not exceed an Equitable compensation in this the proposed sum of 3000 dollars was allowed by the Concil.

I have the satisfaction to stato that the different questions of compensation thus entailed upon

by measures instituted previous to my disposed of, and at an

arrival

are n Ow

amount considerably below the sum of

Dollars

23,000 Estimated by Mr Gordon in the

ty account referred to in Your Lordship's Despatch N. 17 of June 4.

A house heilt by a Doctor Kennedy

160

any

on a certain piece of land, without lease from Government, or any title derived from a purchase at auction or otherwise, has been resumed by Government, paying Doctor Kennedy the builder of the house the sum

Johor

of Dollars; but as this same house has been since let to the Chief Justice at a rent of 100 dollars per month, or 1200

Dollars

year,

the income constitutes

ample remuneration for the sum disbursed, at above 21 per cent. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Cordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble, Servant.

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Des. 1. April 1845.

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Fonwarded by kpss

MyStephen MHope

امل

Lord Storley 2

Tenets ached the

gegeur Hespelett of the 24 Octo last, hobs,

reporting certain Modification christ Jonhed

de in th

Amangements repenting the removed of

Chinese

hopkeepers from Chungwen & Suprighen,

and the Compensation

Treas: letter 26 March / 45 which help been give

to D. Kennedy for his

Stanse, and

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دیگرے

Bird and lowerd,

29th October, 1844.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

2. Inclosures.

N; bo.

Lord. Manley

Received_

for their removal, to "Tapingshan"; and that given to For Thennedy, for

Reporting compensation- granted to certain House holders at "Chungwan", Hospital. Hill. Aldo,

his House, on-

to Mob? Burd, and Edwards, for

the removal of their foremises, according Sir Henry

to the - plan

anctioned.

Pottin er for laying

by.

out the Streits of

"Victoria". -

Loy

20.1844 Kny

Any

The Land and

of lack &

SOE

for the removal &

then premises. -

Hamblomneg

the muskers

the Expenditure Cesatting from there Arrangements,

In 224 thong

162

Victoria, Hongkong,

222 August, 1846

Having been appointed Arbitrators

Sir,

to affic

the value

certain premises said

of certain

to be situate upon part of Town Lots 849, formerly granted to Richard Ozwald the property of faptain

Regpe,

heghe and ware

of opinion, from

Burd; -

e are

documents and other circumstances,

that have been placed before

Les

that

the present value is equal to - Twelve Thousand, nine hundred- Dollars ($#$ 12.900/

independent of the ground they

reeupy The

The area.

now

upon

which these

premices stand, is 8,475 Square Feet,

upon

which

is erected a Godown, one

Story

The Honble. F.M. A. Bruce,

folonial Secretary.

OV.

Story high, covering 2625 Square Feet-

2,625 Sq : feet value $8,500..

A Dungalow for 2,914 offices / story high. 1,716

Parrage, Steps, AC 1,220

2,500

1.900

Total area. 8,475. Total. Nalue $12,9OV.

We have to request you will for the consideration

submit the same

nor in

of His Excellency the Governor

founcil

We have to

(Signed) T. A. Gibb (•) Chat # Yes, fleverly

to Yer:

(True (opy) Frederick W. A. Brus

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In 224 thing

RECEIVED

FEB. 8

1845

Valuation of House. required.

emoved - for

Publie

163

to be

Improvement in the

Town of Victoria; with

with. reference to the

application of Mr. Robert Edwards, dated-

July 18th, 18441..

of the

The undersigned having (on behalf-

the

OV.

the Government of Houghtong, and. part. of Mr. Robert. Edwards respectively) been appointed joint valuers in this House

property-

We do hereby certify, that, in our

opinion, the

the said House is worth. Three- Thousand Dollars ($3,000)-

(Signed) Cha! It Geo: Eleventy 1.) John (arr.

Land. Office, Victoria, Hongkong 27th July, 1844

(True (apy)

Summick. W. Bran

No-bl

Financial.

Aus?

24720/45/3

164

2.25 Songhay

Victoria, HongKony.

RECEIVED

My Sord,

FEB 8 1845

30th belober, 1844.

With reference to the subject

of Colonial Revenue, I have the honor to report the following arrangements.

The

carried on

quarrying of granite being

considerable extent in

this island, this seemed to offer itself

as a source of income to a certain extent.

of income to a certain

"Thriders were therefore, invited for the

privilege of quarrying granite at a certain

per annum,

to only

was

any

the licence to extend

one year. The highest offer

made

Chinese was 800 dollars, and this

acerpted,

on condition of one half

money being paid

being paid in advance ;

if the money

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

да

and

DV.

The

and security being giver for payment of the remainder in bo months. Three anarkets have to this date keen erected in Wetoria. The old market,

- year.

or that first istablished, pays a rent to Governmenk of 3600 dollars Chinese named Ahqui has since built a 'market at his Expense and pays a

a w n v

rent of 2,400 Dollars per annum. Another smaller market on the East side

of ketoria pays only 120 dollars per

dollars per annum, When the tenders for the brokerage

were pece

received, it appeared that

of salt were

they

were made under the impression

that the privilege

was to be held by on

person only, as it was not possible for

two to make it yield a profit, at the

same time. This being

Police as well as revenue,

700 dollars on the part of a

you

a measure

the offer of Chinese,

named

165

named Aon was accepted, he birding himself with Mr Matheson as his surety, to keep good order junks and those brading with them.

among

the salt

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect.

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

isdavis

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communicatial in the Fre

Pressions for

Received.

of Salt, in the...

Markets, and for

of Stone quarrying, overseeing

certain Chinese for the privilege.

Reporting Licenses granted to

Colony. -

the brokerage

19 as

30th October, 1844.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

Lord. "Stanley

225

Ja... 528 Sthing

Governor Davis

hr 91

D.S.

166

Much 1845.

1845

Forwarded by MAR

MEMundoch 3

MEStephen & M2 Hobe

Lont Stanley 4

Jenny Letter 24546f5

Ans : 78-13 June 45

(1846)

Hun to acknowle

the reipt of

ге

Despatch of the 30 Oct.

host, hood, reporting

that as a source of

Revenue you

had.

fronted Licenses to

Certain Cheese at

the

Angkung für quarrying of franite, for the over-seeing Market and for the Bookery of Salt in the Colony. - Sapprove of the Amangement Jon Love..

made

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in respect to the ho

other Heads of Revenue

it is me that

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Ishould be informed of the portalen othe Dres from the Brackets

bust the found apon which the Ment have

Alle fixed, and othe nature of the privilege dugnute Bukings, & Salt.

167

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30,

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Civil

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226 Foghap

RECEIVES

FER 8 100

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong.

2th November, 1544.

168

my return from inspecting

怂

the arow Parts of Trade, I faund that

• Major Caine, our Chief Magistrate had brought before the Council the fact of the

Existing

non

Victoria,

- officiones of the Police force.

してい

consequence of the

sickness of the English portion of it

It was

was accordingly resolved.

that it would be advisable to establish

Quad of Hindostance and Malay pelicemen, whose duty it would be

to patrol the streets during the night from right in the Evening until day-

light.

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

you

Major

tax

Major Caine submitted a list

of livenly three

men,

whom he reported

to be fit to undertake the deity, and the

Council came to the determination

that they should be formed into a squad for temporary trial on the follaving scale and rate of pay. 1 tavildar or Superintendent at $16 per mouth 16 2 hacks or Sergeant.

20 Privates:

Total

163

the Burial ground to the gap on the East, a point at which robbers are in

: The habit of intering the town - On then pounds it was resolved by the Council that the Augurentation should be made at the same rate of paym

If payment as the nest of the Native force.

160

200

On the 25th September, the Council read a letter from Major Caine, herewith enclosed, with the accompanying report from Capt Bruce recommending the addition of One naik and tew privates to the Hindostance Police, to make it as officient as possible for the ::roliction of the town, and to enable the Chief Magistrate to extind it from

the

81.

The

difficulty of maintaining

110

doubt.

turopean force, in health and efficiency in this climate; will I have sronder it acccessary to adopt a healay Seative . Police for the performance of the bulk of the duties. This class of persons possess additional

endation from their supaior

habits

ανι

4ts of sobriety, and with European superintendence, are fully equal to

:t he duc restraint of the Chinese

off

population, from among

whom it is

impossible to setech a trustworthy body

of Police

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Invant

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Spremen that the

Appenditure withough between the income

thing as

of wanditume

is that

must be advised to sunctions this

72.0

oling of

On local. Treasury the

fixed proportion

opcific expence.

extent,

is out the came

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in fact humor

a thing thie alstrecking Velieve is michispurtle

mentin

Lucy

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the

of Pohin by cial Water, while I

had always

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Lord Stanley 16

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22614 King

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18. Feby. 10570

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ford Stanley to transmit

во

однел

here with for the

considerate in of the Lord.

Comments of the Freasing Despatch the Copy's a

the

from the Governor of we H.Monty, reporting

не

aware

Gouane promene e

not this is in addition to arrangements which considerably expense for had been made

Eu peau Policemen volesteers from the Queens Establishing

Reg!! which have been

stationed in H..

Twel

for

Rative

Police force in that

Irland.

ал

Ian Brequest you trouvez

to the Lords

of the Treasury Lord Stanley's opinion

opicion that the expense incurred fo this arrangement Fauld

should

be saccctioned_buted! are to add that in

communicating WM.

Davis ## the decision

of Am Godt on thermotter,

Amlodt,

docd Stame

would fouch

out to him the necesit of endeavoning provide for the expense of the Police of the town of

Vitoria

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to be levied on the Wahabitants

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provide for the expense

of the Police of the Innoflictine byen Affeferment to be buil

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No 214.

St.King

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In 226 Hthing PATIEN

Police office

Sir,

1045

172

Victoria 20th September, 1844

RECORD

I have the honor to enclose a copy of a

letter received from the Superintendent of Police and beg mort the sanction of His Excellency the Governor.

urgently to recommend.

the proposed

increase

of the Hindostance forps

from the !!" proximo; such increase being absolutely necessary to secure. the efficiency and usefulness of the body

I have to.

(Signed), W. faine.

Chief Magistrate of Police

The Homble. F.M.A. Bruce,

folonial Secretary,

te.

to.

(True fopy)

Jaksick, H. A. Bonn

Fri:|:

II.

b226 Why

Victoria-, 19th September,

173

1844

Sin

In accordance with your

wish, I have

maturely considered the amount

augmentation which would. render the- Hindwetance Police force perfectly efficient, and capable of affording

as much protection.

the present condition of the Town will

admit. of;

increase

ofo

and am

of opinion that

one Naich, and ten-men-

would be sufficient. for this purpose.

I have to.

(Signed) J. Bruce,

Superintendent of Police

I. Bruce, faptain

The Homble Major faine,

Ve.

te.

Ve.

(Frue fory

Frederick W. A. Braun

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RECEIVED

174

Victoria, Hongkong.

FEB. 8 2th November, 1844.

1045

Shave & row the honor to

the honor to report

ontarious public works undertaken for the improvement of this town and Colony.

The new lines of sheets as

contained in the closed plan and

- brought under the consideration

sinate

were

of the Executive Council, being in the

and

aggregate about 6138 yards in length;

letter from the licking

right in number. le letter

one

Surveyor General incloed a tender for of them at the price of 15000 dollars, and commending that it should not be accepted. The licting Surveyor

Generat

rther observed that several lots could

further

The Right Honorable,

Lord Manley, M. P.

not

175

not be buil!

on, owing to the want of :nians of access to them, and he suggested

that these roads should be levelled and imoothed which could be done at an : : imated rate of about 2 dollars per :inical yard, the Land Officer superinten -

the work and Executing it in small. ding portions by contract. It was resolved that is no reasonable tenders were received after the lapse of a sufficient time, the suggestions of the Acting Surveyor General should be carried into effect =

A sex-wall and landing pier at the Harbor Master's Wharf being highly necessary, tenders were invited, and one accepted from John Cunningham who agreed to execute the work according to the plan and specification approved for the sum of 2300 dollars.

During my

absence, while -

inspecting

Ni 2.

inspecting

the

new

Ports to the northward,

the consideration of tenders for the construction of three Police stations, already adverted to in

my Despatch No: 51, came before the Lieutenant Governor and Council,

and

tender from Mr. Hawkins to the amount of 10,500 dollars was accepted, as it did not materially exceed the amant estimated by the Land office. It was also resolved that the Chek chu police station be executed by the Land

Office, under IW Hillier's superinteridence. at the estimated cost of $8,400.

A letter having been receive fau the Chief Police magistrate on the urgent necessity for a Debtor's prison,

was resolved that he be directed to

communicate with the Land Office the subject, and that a proper building

kereafter erected within the

Magistracy

{

Magistracy promiss.

On the 9t betober, the Acting Loveyor General was called before the Camcil to report upon the survey which he had made of the proposed new road to Saiwan and Tytam along the Coast. W Cleverly represented that no difficulty Existed which might not readily be overcome, and that the Expense

of constructing the proposed road while not

would exceed 2 Dollars per yard. It was resolved, considering the great advantages which the Colony would derive pom such- construction, both in a Civil and

military point of fiew, that the Land Office

be directed to make a detailed

"Estimate and report upon the subject; with a view to its being immediately carried into effect. Similar detacted Estimates and reports on the proposed

road

}

No 3.

road by West Point to Shchfixivan

W VEXE A

also ordered..

Shave.

IEA

176

now the honor to enclose

roo

report and Estimate for the r saw to Saiwan and Tytan, as well as one sanctione

smaller work of the kin nearer to Yctoria. These roads are of the utmost.

of the

consequence, as they give a value to locations which they could not before possess, and it is anost desirable to

them round the island.

carry

On the 16th October, the Land

road

Officers report and Estimate of the to Saiwan and Sylam was approved, and the sum

J Council for its completion. The

15,000 dollars voted in

bieling Surveyor General was at the same time= authorized to procure such assistants

as might be necessary to enable him to with the numerous underta

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πνι

Kings

at present in the hands of the Land Office, and he was directed to report

the subject.

The same Council approved the report and estimate of the proposed

Registrar beneral's office, and the sum of 49er dollars was voted for the purpose;

4900 likewise, the land Officers recommendation that a sum of $600 should be expended. on the

the new buildings

buildings called the "Albany

in drains and water Courses.

Those works which are connected

with the public health and convenience, and which Your Lordship has instructed me to carry

are

with all

in full

forward

practicable, diligence, progress, and I beg here with to

three reports and estimates for hulding culverts to the aggregate amount of

dollars 257319;

and another for

improvements

N. 5.

N: 6

No. 7, 8, 49.

N: 10.

177

improvements to the Queens Rived

Dollars 1630.

I have the honor to be.

With the highest respect;

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,,

Humble Servant-

sedan

...

The reasons

the conseguent

t? of a

alphrazed of these Works and

Ditore Bout as for

attempt, at this distance, à derist

Lan

trivar

to contoul them such operations

or Even to understand them. Beyond fixing

Expenditum for

Each sear

a maximin

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not awan

that

the

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that

such a

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return in the Make

of hellamil on the

I fort Laud

N. 63.

Governor Lord " Stanley

10. Inclosures.

2nd November, 18h 4.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

Reporting

the Town.

undertaken for

various Public Works

the...

improvement of

of and Surface of the Queen's Road.. __ Office ; - Albany Buildings; - Culverts, Soc-koon- poo Road; - Registrar General's und by west Point to Shakpaiwan; -- Prison ; - Roads to Saiwan and Jytam, Wharf - ; - Police Stations, and Debtors' Now lines of Streets; - Harbor Master's "Victoria", and Colony:-

entered

Cd. Frenchandy Lie

1845

branded by verY

Mudat

V&Stephen

Millone

Vide 93.9. March 45 to go":"

2hrs 1044

20. Febr. 1048.

Jan.

178

I am directed by

togen heurth

herewith, for the

the Lords

consideration. The ann

Comme" of "of

the

lof

the Copy of a Despatch from Governor of Achong, porting

on the look,

which have been unde taken for the impre

олескен

ment of the Sarn Victoria in that

of the

Colong, and Enclosing

Extimates of the expener

of there

locks. Docd

Stanley is of opinion that

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adverleve

to the cremate

stated in M. Davis's despatch, the proposed Works should be approard Shave

Ferr

179

Duplicate

V:64

Military

Sent

with B

My Ford

Withe

180

Victoria, Honghong.

2th November, 1844:

5 reference to Your Lordship' s Despatel Nr. 57 Military) of the 10th July. lash in which it is observed that Sire Henry Lottinger had not forwarded the sketch of the Antonment shewing the position of the proposed hospital, oror the Medical reports on the supposed causes of sichness among

the troops, I have the

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avor

hover to meclose a plan furnished at my desire by Major Aldrich, which at the same time includes the site for additional barracks alluded to iway Despatch S251.

I have obtained pour the Mo

pour the major leveral

The right. Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M.P.

вр

General in Command copies of

243.

of the Inedical Reports alluded to by Your No.227 Lordship, and beg leave to forward-

them as Enclosures.

I have the hover to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

г. Дней

181

Duplicate

182

Proceedings of a medical fomanitter dirceted to assemble by order of Major General Lord. Saltoun, Commanding the Forve. in.

to report.

the causes

of the sickness and-

mortality of the Left. Wing. H. Mo 55

Superint? Surgem...

Surgeon Burrell

4/0t M. N. I.

-China-

#h Regiment.

Thomson - President-

Members

| Aest Surg + Traquaire H. M's 55th Reg.

on 15

visited

The Committe having accombled. July, proceeded to examine. the locality

around, and in the fantonment, weiled the Hospitals and Barracks; ascertained- from Documents furnished, the nature and "extent of the prevailing sickness, and bei bag to record the following opinon.- jet. In the early part of the month of

May

an increase was evident in the

numbers of Fevers, adonitted, but at that

-time

Governon

2nd November, 18hh.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Sup: N64.

Received

3 Molosures.

Despatch N.5 (Military) of

Referring to this Lordship's

and forwarding

of the and the

10th July 1 Conito

Plan

Medical Reports

toument at Victoria's,

sickness among

on the supposed

caules

아

the Groofs.

183

time, they

were

not. of a serious nature, ar-

་

dangerous tendoney. - Towards the end. of the month, cases of severe Remittent and. continued - Fever, begun to prevail, and - have occurred almost daily up present time. Badly Th

to the

་

average strength of the Detachment - at West: Point -, from 20th May

July has

le 15

has been about 250 men.

The

om 3 to 10.

daily admissions have varied. from The total number of all diseases during the above period. has amounted to 408. 894 or th prf have been

The

cases

of which

of fever.

casualties from fever have been. 25, of other diseases 14 : most of these latter_ Chronic cases of long standing

The number of officers with. the-

uêre

Detachment

was

all have been sich

except 2; and 2 have died. _The_

appearance

of the

men out- of Hospital is far from

favorable.

favorable; they are pale-, emaciated, and- weak; relapses amongst them. frequent

are very

convalesecnee tedious, and

recovery imperfect, and this applies in

especial- have last. joined..

manner to the recruits who

Badly With

regard to the

causes

this

sickness and mortality, the fommittee

are

of opinion, that the characters of these. fevers, are those generally ascribed to

malaria; that the most.

apparent.

sources of malaria, in this neighbourhood.

are 2 ravines, one on

each side

the

Barracks; at the bottom of which, and close to the brooks, in their centre, there

is abundance of rank grace and exuberant.

regetation ; and in which

tation; and in which ravines, there-

are a

few cultivated- terraces, where-

be recasionally stagnant.

water may

But these seem

seem in

insufficient to account

for

184

for the great extent and severity of the.

sickness; at the same time no

Lource

other

of malaria is apparent, and although probably the faully consiruction. of the Barracks, and their being very

much shut in breezes, as well as

a hot. eun

om the South. Weet-

from

the long march under of the guard's returning. from

town, and the nature

men

of the duty (the-

to be on station or re

regimental

having guard. every 3 might. ) doubtlese

κα

powerful.

causes

are.

of disease, but it is their

opinion, that some other cause is in- operation, which cannot be detected

all these circumstances

into

consideration, together with the sickness

among

the Troops at the

same etation, and the little probability

Taking all these

of last season a

there is of the

their

men recove

ring

suggest-

health- there, the fommittee. would

suggest for

for the favorable consideration.

of Major. General - Lord - Saltoun- fommanding the removal of the Detachment from Weet. Point-

practicable

(Signed)

Nictoria, Hongkong,

(

)

July 15th, 1843.

RECORD

Nietoria., Hongkong,

betober 31st 1844.

as soon as

I. Thomson

Sup? Surg. & President

W. Burrell

Surgh 11th M. N.J., Member., ノ

). T. G. Traquaire, M. 8

Aust Surg 55th, Member-

(True, (xy), 10

(Signed) S. Thomson

Superintending Surgeon China

(True (opy)

Wemerces

Aficiating Colonial,

Senatory

་

185

No 64, of 18hh.

Indomie N. Z in Despatal

186

Duplicate. Report of a Medical Commithe aprited

assumbled

pursuant to instructions from the Harith Migjor

General Come: the free in China,

A ONCE:

in certain

points connecte with the sick refs of the hoops .

during the pass Leason superintending Surgun Thonson President

Apst. Surgeon Pavathy

regal Artillery.

Asst. Surgeon cron meile

где

B.M. L.

1. "The first question the Committee proceed to consider and report on is "Whether then, is reason to seeppose that the occupation of the Bhuldings in the Artillery syn..., has been atterieed with sichness beyond such as has prevailed in other buildings Having examined the return of sick of European and native broops, occupying, Artillery square, West Point, Leighton's Hill, Kellett's island, and the lines 4t. Regt. M. N. S. the result of such rxamination is given in

of Tables 182, which in the opinio. " of the Committer

the

give a tolerably just new If one comparative sickiiess and mortality at these different posts.

Table T

Procee

Duplicate

orden

Committer, bold by Lord. Saution, to report

dings of as Medical

the contes

and morta

lity of

the left

of the sickness

Wing of H. R's 55th Ref.

# July

184h.

Fable, 1

Europeans.

Strength. Domission.

Ratioper Couch

Tricks

Six months biz;

19 Frou May to belober,

inclusive.

Station

Artillery Square: Leighton's Hill. Wellett's Island.

West Frick and

Live

"Kansports

Monthly

Average

Deaths.

Average

Monthly

Total

admissions.

Total deaths

to greatest

strength

Corps.

Ordnance 85

285

H. Ms. 98th 105 9b 236 40

20 41

552 491 445 1246 208 173 47

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ታር .

Table, II, Sative, Treeps.--

Strength, Admissions.

Rates per Ceul,

Stations.

Corps.

Cetak

4.Deuths.

наде

Aver.

Monthly admissions

to strength.

"Tolak

deaths to

greatest

Strength

Artillery Square, Prative Ordnam 115

///

453

.38

41st Barracks.

Artillery Square.

515 452 1523 | 127 1523127

39. M. N. S. 674 631 131h 263 9b

во

do. do.

245 49 111th Barracks. 41. M. M. I. 615 502 1140 228

hative Ordnance 112 110

4/2

f. Er the

brists.

year, 1846.

From fun to hot 18+2.

From July to hod 1840

inclusive

187

From these

From this tables the Commille is of

opinion, that the felliwimny conclusions an warranted on this subject. That the Europeans

in the Artillery square

a quater amount mount

have had

The whole

1 of Admissione, that is per

contage of sick, but the ratio of mortality has lan far less than either at West Point,

details.

Leighton's Hill: The natives shew some difference. The average per centage of sick is still greater in the tertillery square, the mortality is double in the 41% I. M. I. as compared with the nation, Artillery In the 77t5 Regh Mr. h. I during the 5 months they occupied the Cirtillery quarters, though the adiiforums were somewhat less, their mortality trebled the Native Adnance; am- doubled that of the 414 Mr. M.S.

11 Is such sichness to be attribute to the nature of the buildings, to the site, or to

other causes.

The

The sickruss

}

188

was so genral, that Harises more recuper

hardly any place recufion

from Climate than pose any other cause. The buildings are site have

220

d: it considerable influence on the health of the Corps. The Mat barractis of the nittligt

are not so

41 Chapt

as the

good in many respects Barracks in Urtillery Square. Their situation is different being

the beach, arid on

ια

nearer

maid about twenty feet above sea level.- it the same time it may be stated that in general the buildings in question are not adapted to give adequate protection

stection in a cuminate like that of Hongkong. The barracks in the Artillery square are not lofty snough, are too narrow, and the floors sufficiently raised . The position is well ventilated by breezes from the north and East; but, to the South East and west spurs

are not

from the range of hills behind partiall

obstruck

281

obstruct ventilation; are the high, range

hells,

over

Victoria, canes bry near to the the Barracks. There are Marines on rach flank; are the stream on the East,

pear of

formis

ols,

sm's many for

whion at this season, contain offensive Vegetave remains.

With regard to any suggestions for

may affect

the remoral of such cauks as may the salubrity of the situation, the

Committee by

1th Jopender the

recommend.

on which the

- ground on

: hoops are placee, and neighbourhood, as dry as can be, by Efficient drainage. I to clear the

го

mto

- ground, and remove all filth fome the immediate neighbourhood of the Barracks, 3rd les far as practicable to clear away obstructions in the course of the stream, the Eastivard, and clear its banks from

shrubs and grass.

The general

ral causes

ever in this

fper

climate

189

are

climate, as in most tropical Countries, heat, moisture and malaria prom abundant vegetation. Exposure in the summer to the sun is always pernicious, and intemperance, as a predisposing Cause : t disease, shouts be carefully guarded against.

(Signed) I. Thanson

-Seep & Surgeon Resident ( " ) I.E. T. Tarrat, Afot. Surg:

Member.

(..) H. B. Ramme ice Affs. Surg

B.Mr. S. Members

Victoria, Houghtong. March, 1844.

(Signed) S. Thomson

Sup Surgeon, China- Members

A true

Copy.

Vinetary Chamal Mentag

ORE

N65 227 Hory he

Financial

My Ford

PRO

Victoria, Houghtong

190

5th November, 184PH:

The great inconveniences arising four the want of some small coin in this Colony led me to consult Ma Coffin as to the best mode of pemedying the defect,

me iw Co

He has furnished

Consequence, with the enclosed Memorandum, in which the whole subject is clearly and ably discussed.

The conclusion at which I have mrived, after a careful perusal of the Commissary Cenerals observations, is that in the first place the sxperiment should be bied.

or a

very moderate scale of circulating shillings and sixpences at

The Right Hoverable,

Lord Harley, M. I.

the

Duplicate

points Report of Medical - Committic-

on- certain

is connected

with the - sickness of the

leason.

fooole

the past

during

Noble, of 18hle.

Inclosure... No. 3 in Deshalõh

March, 18hh.

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crours and

the quarters and half quarters of dellars in mall payments. Ishould strongly advise the amission of the half

· groat altogether. The first would produce. perplexity by being taken for the half dollar, 20 : while the groat, as it is not a farther. subdivision of the sixpence, would also sperate unfavorably to the introduction of the new Com .

On failure of this Experiment.

Mr.

there would remain the other course. propèred by In Coffin of supplying the real factional parts of the dollar, (quarters and righths) Even though the should be newly coured in imitation of the dollar." "The expense of comage, of Conveyance to Hongkong (that officer observed would in this case be sacrified :

deterioration not exceeding that of the British Silver coin would probably

bret

してい

and

not

191

not at all impede the circulation at the refucted value, if confined to the.. ordinary uses of small coin and night

therefore be safely treed within

narrower limits."

any

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect Your Lordship's, Most Obedient,

Humble, Servant.

здает

نا

for

their decision.

Lusory

Memorandum on

192

the proposed issue of

Bitish silver from the Churt in China

1. Phould British selvce can be sent to the

Chest in China, it must be ifped in one or two modes- either at its nonnical,

value, or at

or at a rate proportionate le it

intriuse worth

compared with other

abroady in corculation.

2 In the

former case, either the

sterling

coins

either the joint circulation

value in

I coins must cease or a

of other Horling

must

ust be

: fixed

be assigned to them as the one

would otherwise bear only

au unentain

relative proportion to the other

on individual

opinion.

clependent

coin

& fruly

3. Hellars being the only foreign, c, and they

exchangeable canony

Chuiere,

the Chi

being partis & almost all the

! ansauctions which can

money

can arise at How

at Wayking,

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Victoria,

5th November, 1844. Hongkong,

Governo

/ Molosure.

N° 65.

Lord Shinley

Received

on the subject._

Commissary General's Memorandum Coin in the Colony, and forwarding from the want of small silver Regarding inconvenience arising

"place destibule of internal resources, dorivany

As trade, its subsistence, crud

and ever

the mujority of the population from the connection with

China.

110 reasonable expect

tation can

entertanied

anned of banishing the collar from

ther

ther coin,

cviculation or of rendering any for a long period b come the standard mnoctium of criculation. It followers, that although a fixed sterling value should be assigned by authority to the Follen it call Mam no practical

tion, canless in

smarket.

conformity with the opinion right or wrong, of the Chinese frequenting the mutect.

engage in

It the dealings with the

Alaunse

unse engag

Evropian

Rehabitants.

4. This consequence beniz actuitled, it is impossible to foresee, with ceny approach to certainly, what reception silver can

might fuid

issue

que of British Hongkong, but

exporecrice is almost uniformly opponent & the probability of its bening favorable. Republicom

Dollars

Pollars continue after years

to at

discount with

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with them be. but years of familian by I those of the clit Spanish improsion, and

some even

old

of these

are much

more?

highh

estimated than others differing from them

solelyni ctate - Rupees, when thrown int

circulation to

any

considerable extent,

below

are

valued at a rate qenerally babe this with, with reference cow be the Republicum collar,

evew

cours are

the

and of course still lower with elation 41 pillared collar while other foreign- ravely see in commercial use. It is therefore to be apprehended that another would be receved with such distrust

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and perhaps be confounicted with some of less valu abreacty kisawn. Thus the half

might easily be taken tollow, the shilling for the half rupee conct

brown!

for a half

: and the

same coin, o

sixpence for the quarter of the if not absolutely mistaken in identity every probably be reputed of the

value.

in point of

same

Pasang

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speculative

32 Tesping over these spanlatern

considerations, it remansis to see the resull

of excul calculation. To begin with the

remittance from Englandt, the scignorags

the coin is equal

from

вчераль

Cent

1. a profit of nearly. ___ 6/1⁄2 partint

which is to be deducted the

expense

ectual expours of the mintage, not crccurately known, but estimated ol_1727%

alu freight a!.

and Sea risk estima ledt al.

wall

leaving

a clas

lear

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31⁄2-

gaii or saving of about ____ 3 percent

so that the coin ismable at the nominal

value

of Ut

of 12 pence, would cost the public about 17% when placed in the Chest at Hongkong.

Mow

ified, whenever a

14/0

6. The dollar is 110w reference to Sterling becomes in caspery, at "/% The present beelung on bughunt is from 17. 20 "/" for the Republic in Dobber, but

(a)

at "p which exceeds the average rule for

Love

some live

past, the

would be 194

gain per cent, and even at 7/27% would amant

to Cent...

13 per Cut. It therefore does not appear that any profit would accrue to the Public from the remittance

of British slow con

voi

which might not be equally attainable Wills on the Treasury by the negociation of Bills on

for

Aollows, setting

ande even the considerations

of interest whine & on both sides would be in farose of the Exchange operation. The composition. of megavin hous on hicho gives

Average a

necaly similar result.

σι

the

7. In the preceding calculations the ismable value British silver coin is assumed

of the its nominal Starling Amant - To mam this value with reference, to the Holler estimation

Amount. tarin

nam

at /her the shilling should conulate as equivalent 1. 27/100 of wv dollar! It is

dollar. It is however intrinsically equivalent bo about 21% Cents, or nearly / pectint loss,

110 muoret

than

that in order to sustain such a rate, it s

)

neapary

Ser

over

that it will be succesery & suppose elinated I this extent by the Chinese, shows that all they cans

while experience

under-estimated by them in a similar comparison with the Feller

are

Guropeans,

Dollar.

who are well croquainted with the difference between the nomial and

corn, would

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British intrinsic value of the Buksh silver come, of course not accept it at the former in any

"Altho counderable payments, and at the they might be disposed, from moboes of convermines

tives

it in smaller transactions, their

recognize ability to do so

would n' a

So wou

terms.

grea

Measure-

ческие

depend upon the withayness of the Chinese, with whom they have dealings & receive it on the same towns. If ifmed to the Army and Navy at its nominal value, and at the soune time exchangeable in the

market at

11ο πιστε

than its intriune

worth, the Pay and allowances of both Series

would

siffer

a virtual reduction to the

Amoun

amount of the difference!

silver

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same

If the British silou voin should be ismed at its intrinne worth with reference to the coms already established in circulation, that is, at about 2171⁄2 Cinti of a dollow, or what comes to the the point of pure calculation, if the sterling rate of thevenins should be fraud proportion to the contents in pure shoes, which would be about 7/7/4 for the dollar, the attempt to force the former into coronlation would in the first case be attended with loss of the expense of placing it in the Chest, as well as of the profit which might

lii

crise ti

obtaining the same

amount by the sale of Bille, cand, in the second case, would produce

would produce a result

regards

chiffering

only to forces regonets the payments to the Army and Navy of suns find in Sterling,

which would

suffer

-the

the same virtual

chiammation stolect in the last porographe

By seems

needless further be discuss

seems need

this allomative

facts

9 . The feels and reasonings before statist 1. Harrant the following conclusions,

seeu v

my.

proba

the

population

That the concubation of Hong Kongu, and must jubably continue to be sore governed by that of the Posts of China, expecially Canton, from which, a form ercinly its trading and laboring prepabeben vicinity.

chiefly derived, thom by that och England : of the other dependencies on England, all volily separated from it by distance and little conected with it. India exceplect

commercial intercourse. (3).

That the dollar consequently met

че

cttu

tiv

always be reforect to as the standard of values, by which that of all the coins sin circulation will practicatty

measured

be the legal value fixid as it may. Thit the coposicions

capricious autocle

·(3)

estimation

annong

the Chi196

stimation prevalent renders it determinable only by experiment

coin

might

at what value British silver. thus be rated

them, but that experience

in regard to thew comes renders & probable that this would be estimated rather belon than above its relative wortlich

That the British silver couis sin

orclivary use, whether estimated at their nominal or their intrinsic value, cannot be made exact aliquot parts of the collar, the intrinsic worth producing a fraction the most inconvenient kind, while the

of nominal proportions of either "for" or "%ft & the doller though

obvious, do not

make the dollar the exul multiple

silver

multiple of

Groet

any English silow com exapt the Grail (7.8)

That these exccordingly exists

little ground for expecting either profit or

convenience

from the introduction of

: former being scorealy

Briksh silver coin,

coin, the

sufficient le counterbalance other probable advantage

which must be sacrificed bit, and the latter being in a great

A mea excluded by the defect of ready proportion between the dollar and the coins

lo subdivider ( 5. 6. 7. 8.)

measure

Coins serving

That, if it should notwithstanding

I make the

be thought proper it should be first attempted

experiment,

она

moderate

scale, with the sole object of introducing

cans

hunge

and

that

small cours for en

purpose it would be advisable to

this

omit altogether, the Half Crown, confining the sme h Shillings, Sixpences, and other Grouts or Half Groats. (1)

16.

cale

it should not be deemed

British

advisable to isme Bubil silver, the grout

inconvenience

arising from the deficiency

of mall com might suggest for

expectiomy of a supply

consideration the

of the fractional pert, of the Kollar, the

volve

inters of which would be at over

cuce

though they should

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recognized even though t

be newly Spanish pieces.

conced in insulation of

expense of coinage.

the

са

and of conveyance / Hongkong would in this case be sacrificed,

but

deterioration not exceeching

excuching that of the

British silver coin,

ivvu

ld probably not at

reputed.

lises

all impede the circulation at the value, if confincit to the evelinary 11ms of small can, and night therefore be safely

сы

bried within any

M AVTOwer

limit.

Commisariat Victors, 18th October 18441. Ectw. Duie Coffee,

(Signed)

truc

plause copy

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Cherating Colomil bentary

Secretary

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Executive.

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My Lord,

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Victoria, Hong Kong.

193

hth November, 1844:

With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch No : 23, of the 115 July, directing that Her Majesty's approval of Ordinance III. of this year

should be published, I

W beg to report that I brought before the Néccutive Council the question how far,

I ire the present temper of the mercantile Vorly of this place, it might not be advisable to defer for a short time carrying Your Lordships directions into Effect for reasons of a special nature.

The Council concurred with me

in the policy of the temporary postpone- ment of the above step, on the ground

The Right Honorable,

Lord Starily, M. P.

yes,

that

Auplicate

Memoran

dum

by Commissary.

the proposed

from

General Coffin, isme_ of British Silver

the Chest.

China ..

18!

to bolaber, 1844.

N. 65, of 18h4.

Molondre in Despotah

that at the present moment, while the snercantile body are sufficiently disposer 5 question the acts of the Colonial Sovernment, the publication of this - specific sanction of One Ordinance might possibly lead them to oppose others which had not get obtained Her Majesty's Confirmation:

The illegal trade so

long carried by these persons, and the circumstance. of their having for so many years, pone 1834 until the erection of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, lived almost without any defined law, has generated a spirit

not

very easy of Control, but which with Your Lordship's support, and that of

Lord Aberdeen, and the perfect unanimity of my Council and all classes of Her Majesty's Servants in this Country, Sam determined to bring within bounds. It

was

199

was the candid confefsion of a WW. higlis, Canton Merchant, Examined before Parliament in May, 1840 - "We mover,

paid

any

attention to any law in China that Irecollect"

collect.

Ordinance N. 16, for establishing a

Registry &, which Shad the honor to forward with my Despatch, No:$5, was

on the 21th August, the

passed

August, the commence

-ment of its operation bing fixed for the 14 November. Corcumstances unfortunatly delayed the publication of this Ordinanc during my absence at the Ports of trade, and when published on the 19th botober, the shortness of the date, together with some clauses to which objections

lvere.

occasion to a meeting of the

paided, gave occasion to

merchants to memorialize for its suspension.

In consideration of the short, notice that had preceded it, and

J-

Some

sonre

objections to its provisions on the part of the Attorney General, the Council "felt little reluctance to deferring the operation of the Ordinance, beyond the 12 November for further consideration, but the Memorial (Enclosure No: 1) presented by a deputation of the Inerchants, on the 30th October, contained Expressions disrespectful towards the Government - that it was returned with the reply no: 2 :

Parly on the following day

another address, No. 3, was recurved prom same deputation, and as its tenor

the

seemed unobjectionable, it was resolved

to the Tublic, that the

notify

Ordinance in question should be suspended (or rather, as it had not get come into operation) postponed for further consideration.

Imust not omit to mention

that.

8.1.

8:2.

N: 3.

mere

200

that, according to the official report of the Police Tragistrate, some of the more ill-disposed of the English community had been busy among the Chines population, and got up a sort of passive resistance in the shutting of shops, and the suspension of labour, which lasted : Throughout the first day, but which the

necessities of the respective parties dissolved towards the conclusion of the second... One riotous demonstation in the Bazaar occurred on the 31 Cclober, but it was

- promptly suppressed by the Police under the Assistant magishale : Mr. Fearon, and the Superintendent, Captain Bruce, whose prudent and Ingorous conduct on this occasion I have much pleasure in noticing to Your Lordship.

An address

was received

prone

the

the Chinese, but it was sent back to them,

and they were told that nothing coul be listened to, until they had returned to their several occupations, which they accordingly

edingly did they peaceably.

"Mother address, enclosure No: 4, arrived from the Committee of Merchants

the 14 November, and as it was a

reply to the letter returning their first address, and seemed to maintain and support the objectionable language of that address the Clort of the Councils

was directed to return it, with the reply marked Enclosure. N10: 5.

The Council at the same time considered that it would be right,

to make generally knnow, that while

improper addresses

were

rejected, a full consideration would be given to all Petitions and Mensionals properly and .

respectfully

N.4.

N:5

N.6.

201

respectfully worded. I accordingly issued

x. b. the Proclamation marked Enclosure Nib. On the 2 th November, Mr Shelley, Clerk of the Councels, received a copy of certain Resolutions by a Committee of merchants appointed to advise the Government, but as this, instead of being highly objectionable.

Memorial, was a

document with which the Government

no concern. Ir Shelley very properly

had

returned it on

his

non

Jam glad to say

responsibility :

that many f

the persons Engaged in this ill-conducted opposition have been shamed by the moderation and firmness of the Government, and that the more-

respectable majority of the merchants" "

8.7. deputation addressed the litter of

apology, marked Enclosure . No: 7, which

accepted as sufficient.

course was

of core

5.45 I now

only remains to

reconsider the Ordinances for Registrations, previous to final publication, and on this subject Ishall have the honor to address Your Lordship specially, when I forward a Copy of the same.

I may conclude this Despatch by saying that it is a much easier task to goven the twenty thousand Chinese inhabitants of this Blony than the four hundreds of English, who ne not servants of Her Majesty's Government. and, that with the example of these -English before them, it will be necessary to have a separate and very summary jurisdiction for the Chinese population .

I have the honor tobe,

•

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant

Ndans

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Mr. Woper

bont quation

Love

the remonstrances

worded. Fur

tha

regand

which we

at ding-kor.

tha

Ihn

for

25. in to the

is whether the God.

English

gainst

mot Connerl dad sight

the Registing

Get

judged ill. But, I haven

habits wi. probath land

objections

thing out what they

But

lity

not

4 tar

4 being

that language

be very dangerous

to the Law There

vehemence

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I think in

to report - jurther.

be total thail where

The sense

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Victoria,, Hongkong, 6th November, 1844. Governor "Lord Star bey

No 66.

7. Inclosures.

Received.

Referring to His Lordship's Despatch

• N. 23, of 11th July, and reporting circumstances connected with the publication of Ordinance. N°16, - providing for the Registration of then Inhabitants of the clony..

the

and fish ham bun couidend in the bou whithstanding, they or to

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I think the pur's cus

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well and end. De should have.

bited and to the thit the Sunil did not state the firs

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the broaned to Mhich they Mind;

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that were done so, l

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the ascheren

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the boy of appeal to the

that the

hou

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Lilie. Slen

the hammin 2. het stil te dard in at conteral,

2 in the wealthy buchento, little

Los

Wild will an form hand, esmalt te & fore formment.

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W. Meselen

the primar

W burdock me that Iu dag!

h. 3.

had dirught anomus Osalejate Allation GOL t we had botter I thich wait till it chan

is power to delay the execution of it, except by the enactment of a that purpose. This, however, is an error which I presume, the war

want

jay that he has delayed the

7. I am not here Ment Mt. mensch

reflem as to

Kitty in perrattice the

experience on these subjects in the place renders revich i

thee proclamation Jaghen wolle den

Regitry of Sculthe act be.

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Law, En

confirmed

The Queen have

here

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19 Mark/45

on the subject of

between them and the Gost

copies of the cones pondence

at & Kong, and inclosing

by certain of the merchants

the proudings adopted 4070, the first reporting

the 6 Now ho66 & of 4 Dec # sect of geven Sphe of

I have to acknowledge.

are

Island - the second

of the Inhabitants of the for establishing a Registing yourself and the Council,

Ordnance passed by.

Enclosing

Copy of a

Modified Ordinance which

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208

consequence of Kat

correspondence you subcbbuted for the

heal

2-2-2-

fuit passed. As in guer

former Iph you

announced

Juer

had

milention

ther &

of making thecial Report to me

hing a further

the subject of this Ordinance, I had delayed replying.

to it until I should have received that Report. It appears, that the Ordinance

in question was passed in Ang last, but that is

nas accidentally

Enthreation nas

delayed until the 19 oct, that is, until within

fortiught of the date at

which it was to come.

into operation.

As soon

hublished

it was perfectle

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semonshance against it

205

has addressed to yourself

8 the Council by

some

me of the Mercantile Body, couched

in Language. which I agree

with

you in considering

intemperate

disrespectful

You accordinly refused to

receive the remos hanc-

and

the Committee of

the Perchants

ore

asserting

the sentiments contained.

in it, announced that the Gout must decline to hold

any communication with Bem so

long as they

shurled perit in such

Course

کے

Eventually

the disrespectful exeaning.

nas

of the language disavowed & you

уж

then

consented to reconsider

Be Bohnance.

This not witammt

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303

much hesitation that

Jexpress

doubt as to

the course pursued by you In this matter but it

appears to me that," "unbecoming

nas

the language adopted by the themoniabeto,

it would have been more advisable not to have exfected their remonstrance

that ground alone,

but to have called upon

them in the first milance

to specify

the provisions

to which they objected, and after those objections had been considered by Ron Council & decided on, to have taken the opportunity of boniting out to the

Temnialists the improprity of their

and intemperance of th

Language

Nevertheless

the

Newpares

206

I readily admit that Society in thing is to different from what exists. in this Country, that the hire of conduct which would be advisable here, might be quite mappli= : cable in that Colony, and I feel every confidence

in your discretion & in your acquaintance with the habits of feelings mat only of British Residents In Cheria, but also of the Nature Chinese

In regard to the Ordinance

which accompanies your

Iph 1970, I had expectedt from goer presines Iph,

that que

transmitting it have fumished

me with

full report of the objection

I COS

objections taken by the thenchants to the orginal

Ordinance - of the news

which

zne

enberlained of

those objections _ and

I of

the various modifications

whit had been in conte = =quence introduced.

Your

Oth of the 4 Dec affords, as I need scarcely point out to you, none of thes

information

and in the

absence of it I am unable

For any opinion as

to form

to the Ordinance

must therefore request you to supply this deficiency.

at your early

comencence,

& in the meantime Ams

deceso

the Ordinance

will be suspended.

I must al

alxo point

for grun future guidance,

wat logan, with unferme

dublogan

207

Wyrm statement that With thundvise of gautammeil zon had suspended the you

promulgation of this approval of the Ordinance for the Registry of Will,

Deedoke. That when once Ft. Mi's decisions

Ordinance has

на

Lang

been pronounced it is not in the power of the

God+ of apolony donkerd its operation in any other w

way Sunctment of a difmate

tofa

than I thi

Separate

daw for that purpose. Thave

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203

Title.

Preamble.

Commencing 1st November, 1844.

Entry of Particulars.

Ticket to be grant- ed or otherwise.

Ticket.

Ticket to continue in force for one year.

Headmen Contrac- tors &c. required to have the men in their employ Registered.

Penalty for neglect- ing the preceeding.

HONGKONG.

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIÆ REGINE.

No. 16 of 1844,

By His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China with the advice of Legislative Council of Hongkong.

An Ordinance for establishing a Registry of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hong-

kong and its Dependencies,

(21 day of August, 1844.)

Whereas to secure tranquillity and good order in the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies, and to prevent the resort thereto of abandoned characters and of persons without any ostensible means of subsistence it is expedient that a Registry be established of persons resident therein. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that there be established in some convenient locality in Victoria an office to be entitled "The Registration Office" and that this office do consist of a Registrar, and of such further officers and assistants and at such salaries as the Governor in Council may be pleased to appoint subject to Her Majesty's pleasure.

And be it further enacted and ordained that from and after the first day of November next, all male Inhabitants of the age of 21 years and upwards or capable of earning a livelihood resident in the Colony of Hongkong shall be required once in every year to appear personally at the said Office or at such branch offices as may be from time to time established by the Governor in Council to be there registered in manner hereinafter mentioned unless were it shall appear advisable to the said Registrar General to dispense with the personal appearance of any one hereby required to be registered.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall and may in all cases where he shall deem it advisable enquire into, and acquaint himself with the age birthplace and residence of every person so to be registered and with his occupation, and date of arrival in the Colony aforesaid and with the circumstances of his family and con. nexious and with their places of residence and occupation, and shall and raay ascertain whether the said applicant be married and of what number his family consists and whether male or female and that he do enter or cause to be entered all such particulars in a book to be kept for that purpose.

And be it further enacted and ordained that if upon enquiry it shall appear to the Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid that the said applicant is a fit and proper person to be permitted to reside in the said Colony it shall be lawful for the said Registrar General or such other officers to be appointed as aforesaid to grant him a Registration Ticket upon payment of the fees hereinafter mentioned. Provided also that if upon enquiry it shall appear to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid that the said un- registered person is a vagabond or bad character or without visible means of Subsistence the said Registrar General or such other officer as aforesaid shall have full power and authority to prohibit him from residing in the said Colony.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the said Registration Ticket shall contain the name of Applicant and the number of the Ticket and the date at which it is granted and such other particulars as to the aforesaid Registrar General may seem fit. Provided always that as regards persons of Chinese origin or extraction the name of the applicant shall be in the Chinese character, also.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the said Registra tion Ticket shall continue in force for the period of one year from the date thereof and no longer and that on the expiration thereof any person who shall not forthwith apply to be again registered and obtain a fresh registration ticket shall be liable to the penalties inflicted by the provisions of this Ordinance on persons residing in the said Colony without being registered.

And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any person being a Headman Contractor or other shall hire any or other persons Coolies or workmen not being previously resident in the Colony for the purpose of executing any work or service in the said Colony he shall be bound and is hereby required as soon as the said Coolies or workmen are landed in the said Colony to cause them to proceed to the said Office or such branch offices as may be appointed in the manner hereinbefore provided. And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person retain in his or her employment or harbour or suffer to reside in his or her house or on his or her premises any person hereby required to be registered who is not duly registered according to the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 dollars.

Penalty.

Exemptions.

Tepos to send in returns when called

for,

Return to be made by Householders.

Fees.

Boats &c. to be re- gistered.

Boat fee.

Penalty on Boat owners &c.

Masters of Chinese vessels to report them- selves.

Penalty on preceed. ing.

Penalty on Evasion of this ordinance.

And be it further enacted and ordained That if any person liable to be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be found residing in the said Colony for the space of 24 hours without having been registered he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 dollars. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons employed on board Ships of War or to Officers or Seamen belonging to Merchant Vessels lying in the harbour or roads of Victoria who previous to landing shall obtain from the Master or said Officer in charge of the said vessels leave to go ashore in writing under his hand,

And be it further enacted and ordained that all headmen or Tepos shall be bound to give a return when called upon by the said registering officer of the names and occupation together with the particulars herein before set forth of all person residing in their respective villages or districts and shall specify in the said return the number of the house according to the Register and the uumber of persons residing in each house and shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 dollars for each and every person hereby required to be registered found residing within their respective villages or districts without being duly registered as aforesaid or whom they shall not have reported to or caused to be brought before the said registering officer.

And be it enacted and ordained that the said Registrar General or such other Officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall if he or they think fit cause to be delivered or left at the residence or place of business of any householder or householders a blank return to be filled up before a certain day to be therein named with the names and numbers of persons in his or their employment or residing within his or their house or houses or on his or their premises and that on or after the said day named in the said blank return the said householder or householders is or are hereby required to transmit the said return so filled up to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid and on failure to do so the said householder or householders shall be liable to a penalty of 20 dollars cach.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the following fees shall be taken for registration and shall be received by the Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid at the time of the granting of the Registration Ticket. For registering any person being a Merchant Shop keeper or Comprador or being in the receipt of a monthly income of 20 dollars or upwards the sum of 5 dollars.

For registering any person being a servant clerk mechanic or in the receipt of a monthly in come not exceeding 20 dollars and not less than 10 dollars the sum of 3 dollars.

For registering any person being a coolie boatman or labourer or being in receipt of a monthly in come of less than 10 dollars the sum of 1 dollar.

And be it further enacted and ordained that all lighters bumboats ferry boats and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony shall be duly registered with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein by the said Registering Officer or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certificate of such registry shall be given to the master or head man of such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel the number of such registry to be legibly painted in some conspicuous part of such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel. And be it further enacted and ordained that a fee shall be levied on every certificate of Registry so granted according to the rate of 6d per registered Ton or if the boat be under one Tun then 6d. for such boat and in the case of Chinese vessels after the rate of 6d for every 20 peculs.

And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person not having previously obtained such certificate of Registry and not having painted the number on such lighter bumboat ferry-boat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferry-boat or other vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of Registry or one granted for another vessel or shall permit or connive at the said certificate being made use of for another vessel or shall paint or exibit a false number on the said lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 100 dollars.

And be it further enacted and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels frequenting the waters of this Colony shall report themselves immediately upon their arrival in such waters and previous to their departure to the Registering Officer who shall grant them a certificate of entry or clearance on payment of a fee to be levied in accordance with a scale hereafter at any time to be pnblished by the Governor in Council and subject to such alterations as the Governor in Council may at any time declare.

And be it further enacted and ordained that every master of a Chinese vessel who shall not conform to the provisions of the section herein before last mentioned shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 20 dollars.

And be it further enacted and ordined that if any person shall wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this Ordinance or shall on applying to be registered give a false name or description or shall transfer or lend his registration ticket to any other person or shall wear or show the registration ticket of another as his own for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 50 dollars. And be it further enacted and ordained that all penalties enforced by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner before any Police Magistrate and that one moiety thereof shall go and be paid to the informer and in default of payment the party shall be liable to inprisonment for any time not exceeding two calendar months:

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 21st day of August 1844.

A. E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of the Councils.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c. &c.

HONGKONG.-Published by Authority.

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To His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and the Honorable Members of the Legislative Coun- cil of Hongkong.

HONORABLE SIRS,-We respectfully beg to address you with reference to Ordinance No.

17 of 1844 entitled "An Ordinance for Esta- "blishing a Registry of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies.". passed the Legislative Council the 21st August last and published for the first time in the Friend of China of the 19th October to come into force the 1st November. "Tho it, may not be strictly within our pro- vince to question the Policy of the publication

of any ordinance, whether urgent or unimpor- tant its principles and details, not taking place until within the short space of twelve days of the period of its coming into operation we cannot but express our regret that an Ordi- nance so materially affecting both public and private interests, which appears to have been passed so for back as the 21st August last, should not have been made known to us un-

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the heavy house rent in this Colony entirely to abandon the place, and deter others from taking up their residence amongst us. And, Moreover-We give it as our unqualified opinion that the carrying out of the details of this Ordinance will be found impracticable, as well as inefficacious for the object sought to be in attained, that the principle that it in- volves is even more stringent than has ever yet been applied to a penal settlement and we confidently assert is repugnant to the feelings of every Honorable British subject.

With the above representation of our views of and ! Protest against this Ordinance we would pray your Excellency in Council either to modify its details so as to remove the intollerance of the principles that it gives law to, or to cause the operation of it to be sus- pended until reference can be made to the Home Co- verninent as we cannot suppose that such a measure can receive the sanction of Her most gracious Majesty.

T. A. Gibb, Alexr. Matheson, Dond. Matheson, Wm. Stewart, John B. Compton, H. Bowring, Wm. W. MacIver,

J. M. de Outeiro, J. Goddard, Joao Ant. Barretto,

til within so short a period of our being called upon to acknowledge it as law--thus depriving as the opportunity of making that due represen tation of our opinions against such enactments as may appear to us to bear hard upon our in- terests; a privilege, which as being unrepre- sented in the Legislative Council, we think is our due considering the important interests we have at stake in the Colony. To these cir- cumstances we pray you to attribute the la- teness of our present address and not to any indifference to the subject at issue.

With these preliminary observations, we desire, therefore to represent to you Excellency and the respective Honorable Members of your Council the unfeigned, and extreme repugna-A. nce with which we have read the Ordinance in question and to enter our formal and de- clared Protest against the Principles that it involves.

Principles-We do not hesitate to say as unjust as they are arbitrary and unconstitutional taxing British subjects unrepresented in the most iniquitous of forms, authorizing the most unheard of inquisitorial proceedings, without appeal or remedy, and placing the very power of residence to British subjects whose name may have hitherto been unsullied and unsus- pected in the hands of any one individual.

Further-We consider that the Law in question is opposed in its details to one of the great objects struggled for during the late was with the Chinese Empire, and against which special provision was made in the Treaty of Nankin-namely, the unchristan principle of holding one men responsible for the acts of another.

Again-We would represent that the effect of this enactment if carried out will interfere with the labor and consequent prosperity of the Colony-inasumch, as many of us have entered in o contracts upon the faith of

pur- chases male from your Government at enor- mous rentals, which must now either be broken or delayed from the demur that the contractor will make to introduce laborors for their fulfil- ment whiltst the despotism that is apparent in this act, will induce many respectable Chinese who have now sufficient difficulty in paying ¦

A. da Silveira, F. A. Rangel, C. F. Still, Wm. Matheson, Joseph Jardine, Augus. Howell, James Grant,

We have the honor to be,

Honorable Sirs, Your most obdt. Servants, (Signed) TA. GIBB.

Thomas Roskelly, H. J. Carr, H. Clarke, Augt. Carter, Angus Fletcher, Dun. Fletcher, Alexander McGregor, Geo. Findlay, Robert Strachan,

W. MacPherson, Ths. W. L. Mackean,

· Pat Dudgeon, Duncan Jas. Kay,

W. H. Wardlev, Alex. Abo. Sınall. S Rawson, G. R. G. Jones, Thomas Longshaw, James Smith,

G. R. Winslow, J. W. Vesey, Richd. Oswald, Dan. Disandt, D. Hume, Auton Cacho,

N. Boulle, Martin Ford,

M Gabriel, J. P. St. George, Jos. Collins, Jno. M Murray, Saul Cohen, Char. Markwick, G. N. Norris, W. Henry, Framjee Jamsetjee, Jno. Cairns,

W. Scott,

A. Maclean,

R, Hunte,

K, McKennedy,

Jno. Carr,

E, Farncombe,

M. McEwen,

J. Phillips, E. Cohen.

F. Woods.

Adam Scott, H. Dundas, N. Duus, F. Funck. Crawford Kerr, D. Lapraik, Danl. S. Proctre, John Burd,

F. Saunders, John Holliday. M. Fischer. Thos. Kirby, H. B. Braham, R. Bremridge, Chas. Bowra, W. A. Bowra, Thomas Bridseye, A. H. Fryer,

T. A. Lane,

P. Townsend, James Welch, C. K. Stocker,

R. Barrett,

M. W. Pitcher A. Melville,

Turston Dale, Y. J. Murrow. Wm. Hel.. y, Jno. Walker,

Juo. Brimelow,

Thos. Walton Hawkins, C. Milne, Mark Denham, C. Hughesdon,

H. Rutter,

Geo. Napier, G. Hume,

J. A. Hulbert

T. Jones,

J. H. Tiedeman,

A. Gutierres,

A. M. Mathieson, F. P. Porter,

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Audit Office,

Victoria, Hongkong October 30, 1844. GENTLEMEN,-I have received the instruc- tions of His Excellency the Governor and Members of Council to acquaint you that on perusing your Memorial, herewith returned, the language of it has been found so objection- able, and so little in accordance with the respect due to the constituted authorities of the Colony that it is impossible to receive it.

The Governor and Members of Council are anxious at the same time to observe a modera- tion in their proceedings on the present occa- sion which they do not discover in the docu- ment before them, and being ready to entertain the excuse already suggested by yourselves of the very hurried manner in which this Memo- rial has been prepared, desire me to say that they are willing to afford you an opportunity of making any alteration and amendments which, they feel persuaded, your own sense of propriety will on reconsideration dictate and supply.

I have only to add, that independent of the above considerations which weigh so impera- tively on the Governor and Council in declin- ing the reception of your address, in its present form, the standing instructions of Her Majesty's Government expressly require that all Řepre- sentations made to the Governors of Colonies should be "properly and respectfully worded." I have the honor to be,

Gentlemen,

Your most obedient Servant,

A. E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of Couucils.

To T. A. Gibb, Esq.

Donald Matheson, Esq. Augustus Carter, Esq. Patrick Dudgeon, Esq. Samuel Rawson, Esq.

In 230 they

Hongkong, 31st October, 1844.

To His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and the Honorable Members of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

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HONORABLE SIRS,-It is with extreme regret that we the Committee appointed at a meeting held the 28th instant for the purpose of taking into consideration Ordinance No. 17, of 1844, have to call the attention of your Excellency and the Honorable Members to the present alarming state of affairs in this Colony, and to request that immediate steps may be taken to suppress the agitation that exists amongst all classes in consequence of the publication of said Ordinance.

singed J We beg to point out to your Excellency and your Honorable Members that for the present all business is completely suspended; no boats can be procured for discharging or loading the numerous vessels at present lying in the harbour; communication between this and Canton is stopped; the workmen engaged on the various buildings now in the course of erection have struck work; the markets are already closed, and there is no doubt but that means will be taken to prevent supplies from being brought to the island, instances having already come to our knowledge of parties in charge of provisions having been stopped on the way.

If, as we were led to suppose from your Excellency in our conference with you yester- day, the Ordinance in question is not intended to come into force for a period of two or more months, and then only to be carried out but partially; we pray that some official notification may be promulgated at once, in order to allay the excitement that prevails amongst all classes, but especially that amongst the native popula- tion, as we have every reason to believe that a great part of them are prepared to quit the island, a step that if taken will involve the whole British community in enormous pecuniary losses and inconvenience, and we much fear that great! difficulty will be experienced in inducing their

return.

In confirmation of the views expressed in the Memorial we had the honor to present to you yesterday, as to the extreme repugnance with which this Ordinance is viewed, we beg to state that, numbers of the most respectable Chinese have represented to us that, they were induced to leave their friends and their homes and settle amongst us, to evade the arbitrary measures imposed upon them by their own government, out of many of which, none was more repugnant to their feelings and their in- terests than the principles contained in the Ordinance in question, and they declare that had it not been for the expectation of enjoying that freedom and protection, that they under- stood all living under British Rule have hitherto possessed, they would not have made the sacri- fices they have. Again, therefore praying your reconsideration of the enactment,

We have the honor, to be,

Honorable Sirs,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

(Signed,) T. A. Gibb,

Donald Matheson,

S. Rawson,

Pat. Dudgeon,

Augt. Carter.

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October 31, 1814. SIR,-We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 30th instant, and regret to learn that His Excellency the Governor and Honorable Members of the Legislative Council have deened it necessary to disapprove of,and return the Memo- rial which we yesterday presented to them from the European inhabitants of the island of Hongkong respecting the Ordinance No. 17, of 1844.

Thongh it is true that the language of the Memorial is strong, it but represents the senti- rents with which we were then actuated a nd what we still feel was imperatively called for by the urgency of the occasion, and which we may add subsequent circumstances have fully borne out; at the same time we beg distinctly to disavow the remotest intention of addressing His Excellency and the Honorable Members in any other than the most respectful terms.

We have the honor to be.

(Signed,)

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

To A. E. Shelley, Esq,

T. A. Gibb,

Donald Matheson,

S. Rawson,

Pat. Dudgeon,

Augt. Carter.

Clerk of the Councils.

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Council Chamber,

Victoria, 2nd November, 1844. GENTLEMEN,-Your letter of the 31st ultimo having failed to be delivered till the 1st instant and consequently not till after your second Memorial (in which no reference whatever, was made to it) had been replied to, the Governor and Coun- cil have only this day had an opportunity of considering it.

I am directed on this occasion to acquaint you that the Governor and Council see with surprise and regret a re-asser- tion on your part of the sentiments contained in your former letter and which has already met with the strongest mark they could possibly affix to it of their reprobation.

Could the Governor and Council have foreseen such an unbecoming persistance in the expression of however veiled by your disavowal of intentional disrespect your opinions the Governor and Council would most assuredly have abstain- ed from paying the smallest attention to your second Memo- rial.

Under these circumstances the Governor and Council deem it right you should know that all further communi- cation must cease between the Government and yourselves while such sentiments continue to be maintained by you, and that you are indebted wholly to the ignorance of the Governor and Council occasioned by the delay of your letter of the 31st ultimo, for any answer whatever to what now appears to be in fact your third communication.

I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,

Your most obedient Servant,

ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of Councils.

MESSRS. F. A. GIBB,

D. MATHESON,

S. RAWSON,

P. DUDGEON,

AUGS. CARTER,

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WHEREAS, by certain Colonial Regulations it is provided that no Memorials can

be received by the Governors of Her Majesty's Colonies unless couched in proper and respectful language, and WHEREAS, a Memorial has been sent in of a character directly opposed to respect for the constituted Authorities of this Colony it has been returned to the Memorialists.

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, that all Memorials or Petitions properly and respectfully worded will be received by the Governor and Council, and full con- sideration shall be given to the same.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

J. F. DAVIS.

Government House, Victoria,

Hongkong, the Second day of November, 1844.

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the subject of the Registration. Ordinance,

behalf of the Inhabitants of this fotony,

deeply regret,

that His Excellency, and Stonorable. Members of the Council, should so have. misunderstood the intentions, and feelings,

of the fommittee. and Memorialists, as to deem -

it necessary to resort. to such a

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disavowal of any individually, Her M

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13th November, 18442

My Lord,

I have the honor to report Your Lordship that the capital punishment of the Law has been Executed upon Costa Persey, a native of India, and a Camp follower of the 98% = Regiment, for the murder of Serjeant Crosby of the same Regiment on the 2nd September.

The trial took place on the #4 -

October, - On

my return pou the

for. inspection of the new Consulates, I summoned a special Executive Council to take into consideration the notes of the trial, at which Council the Chief

Justice

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Victoria, Houghtong,

14th November, 1844.

reference to Your Cordship's

Despatch 8: 17. J June 4t / in which I any required to furnish the most precises

information in

my power, concerning the verious items of Expenditure in Mr Fordon's returns, for the period previous to

1844.), I have the honor to inclose

January 1944),

d's account, in which the charges

account of the several public works and buildings are classified under the heads to which they seem most properly to portain

The amount of Dollars 63,040.41, " for purposes exclusively Military, being incurred in the section of Torts, Barracks,

was for

The Right Honorable,

Lord Manley, M.F.

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Military

List of Prisoners

sentenced.

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to transportation at the late-

the 10th November, 1844.

Military storehouses, and other matters specially apportaining to the Ordnaver

Department.

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dollars 3100 was

on account of the Naval " Department, being for the construction of terriporary storehouses, and jelly for the

e of Her Majesty's squadron.

use

The expenditure, portaining to the Civil Departments amounted to dollars

1820.741.82. It is necessary perhaps to distinguish here between works properly; pertaining to the Colorry, and such as should be charged to the Superintendency, the latter having been incurred on account of the Chief Superintendent previous to appointment as Colonial Covernor.

his

In the inclosed account, such ileins are marked (18) and being deducts will be found to divide the above

mentioned

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Superintendency

Colorry.

$ 10.523.83

120217.99

$130,741.82

M2 Gordon's estimate of the charge

an account of Sublic torks and buildings likely to be required within the Colony. considerably execeded the real expenditure to be incurred, exclusively of the residences for Curl Officers of Government, which will not be wanted. The particulars

of these can only be furnished to. Your Lordship in detail, as the plans and specifications for each shall be forwarded

home in their turns.

In the mean while the Acting

Surveyor Coneral has by my

directions

8. 2. made out the statement, N. 2, including

all works completed since the first. commencement, all those in progress, and

an estimate of all that are likely to be required, the time for completing whichh

st.

has extended to March 31th, 1847.

In this account are included

the reponses of the Surveyor Conerals Departement of

linen

total of Wiliting 63060

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For the sum tota dollars 827,435, as the amount of sventual expenditure, the sums already

noticed in these accounts, as incurred

on account of the military, haval and Superintendent Departments, there, would remain Dollars 780.771, as the past and prospective cost of this Colony

account of Avil works.

on.

Total dollars 827/03 Military Naval. 3,100

bring

Seeporing

The schedule of Civil establishment inclosed in your Lordship's Despatch No: 2.5 of 1844, authorizes a scale for the

Surveyor Generali

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would be abundant in a Colony ready

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formed,

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arse of which the public tacks generally completed. The pressure. however is so urgent in the first laying out of this islami, under the heads of reads, drains, levellings, and public huldings of every description, that of temporary addition becomes indispensable with sèrew to duce Expedition, and under the contingencies of sichness to which persons in 1 his climate are expose

exposed. It may

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therefore be forvis necessary to report some such addition hereafter.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect-

Your Lordships.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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further sums which

14th November, 1844.

Victoria, Hongdong,

Lord Stanley

Governor

No 65.

2. Maloscines.

Received.

Statements of

and transmitting detailed.

Despatch N.17, of 4th June,

Referring to His Lordship's

the past and

the Colony, - pour June 1841

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will be required for their

вра completion before the 8th March 1847.

Shave

228

Csi

End

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6.8

Goom Davis.

1845

Forwarded by MARS MR. Muundoe MEStephen

W: Hope. Toni Stanley

305 Amphary

Sir.

229

9 March 1845

I have to acknowledge

the rect of quen Deopte

of the 2 Amber (2063)

lash

and 14th Root 1068,

the subject of the Worker

completed

or in progress

in Hong Kong, accompanied

by a Statement of the

expenditure a

aheady...

Incined, as well

аб

Transletter oft tend that to be hereafter,

meined in there Works. The result of there.

Matements, as regards

part Expenditure for

Public Works, appears

呑

be that; of the aggregate amount of Dollars 196,882.1.239, reported in Sir # Pottingers Oph of 14 Jeby 1044 to have

been expended from June

1041 to January 1044,

Drs 66, 1401141 nere

Military

for

Naval Senices,

97 6,065 - 63 for Jenices connected with the

Ifpartment of the Experntendent of Frade,

and Fre 124, 676-19 for the

senice off

of the Card Goot

I apprehend that the

first mentioned amount

with be chargeable to the general expenses of the Expedition to China, and

that such, hortion of the

ther

other Expenditure

230

as may.

have been meuned.

тел

prior to 1" Sept 104 I

८

Shouted Whewise be charged

to those Expences, the residue

being chargeable to the respective Votes for the Consulate Establishments, and for the wil Gort of Hong Kong-; to which last mentioned vote the

extenditive Specified in Enclosure 202 of the Dpt

of 14 Rovt to have been

mained

1044 amon

to 30 Heptember

amounting, exclusively

of the Suneyor Gents Sotelliheng to Drs 26, 556-47, together with the fruither Expenditure for the Works in progress up to 3/8 Cant

Le chargeable.

will also

The

LES

The making motinitions

necessary.

for canging

arrangement this, into

effect, with be comeyed to the Commissioners of Andit

With respect to the

Works in Meogress, to which

the Exhmates accompanying the Despatch Nods have

2063

Neference, and for the

mosecution of which an Expenditure amounting

3. 75, 588-92,

is stateel

in the Return with the

Despatch 206d to have.

been authorized, I have to state, that so for they provided for by those Estimates, they have not appeared to this fort to

are explained and

be hable to objection.

But

}

231

But, on adverting to the proposed additional Expenditure, to the amount of Drs 182,200, in further prosecution of the Works

to which those Estimates. have reference, and to the other Works, mirting an Expenditure of D: 274,000,

which appear to be contemplateel, It must

that the Instructions

comeyed to

you in my

Iph of 4 Jane last 2017,

hill have revented

you from authorizing the construction of any Building not urgently

required for the

transaction of the Public

Business, or the commencement

SES

of any

has not mimmediately recessary for securing the Inthe Wealth, until you could meriously apply for, and obtain,

new Work which

the specific sanction of Wes Gort for to doing.

It is also necessary

Phat

should point out to you with reference to the terms in which the proceedings and decisions of the Council in respect to the

authorization of Expenditure

for Public Works are refered.

that you

muit

to by you, not consider those opinions

decisions as

selieving you

I'm responsibility for any

expenditure that may

mregularly

}

232

mregularly or unnecessantly

authorized without

anaiting the precious

sanction

Hms Gout.

And I must add, that

the mere

тел

fact of a Public

Work being recessary does not constitute a justification

for its commer

cement

without that presious sanction, unless it can

also be shewn that the

neceferty

nas

of to recution and urgent a nature,

as to under the unmediate execution of the Work sides pensable, and that it could not have been

foreseen

sufficient

time to admit of merious reference

reference to this

Country

with aspect

££*

to the proposed adap=

-tation of part of the

Building for the Regishions

Offices

as a

Residence for

"that Junchimary, I must

request you

to inform

whether there are any peculiar arcumstances ansing out of the Registrar's

duties which render this arangement indispensable in his particular case, if not, you will of take care that the

Course

Cent

Registrar pays to the Goot fully equivalent to the value of the

accommodation he will

obtain.

12ay

Duplicate.

Detailed Account. Disbursements

of the Land Department

from. June 1841 to 17 January 1844.

During whore: Superintendence.

Military, Naval and Civil.

Military

Captain Cotton Demolition of Forts on Howlung Peninsula.

Construction of Temporary Barracks.

до

Expences.

· Works on North Wangtong.

• Store Houses for Commissariat.

on account Barrack Department.

Captain Mylius Demolition of Forts on Nowlung Peninsula.

Part Construction of Fort on Kellet's Island.

Construction of Barracks on Cantonment. Hill.

До

до

* Temporary Fo

Part erection of Batteries

West Point

Government. Hill. Check choo..

708

381

5190

44863

•

300 60

239 60

329

6,160

1,801 96

1408 88

10/25 53

92 50

Shack-pe-wan

Construction of Powder Magazines

303 75

Construction of a Military Hospital

По

Temporary Ordnance Stores..

2950

116 25

Store Houses for Commissariat. 35,200

Carried over

60677 60

233

Brought.

over

60677.60

on account Barrack. Department.

699181

Captain Mylius Expences

до

Ordnance

до

Brought

vver

Captain. Mylius Construction of Temporary residence for Harter -Master, Boat House, Landing Place No.

До

To Temporary Land Office, residence.

51,275 28 66,140 41

1288

234

Mr. Reynolds Clearing ground about. Meet. Barracks.

Mr Farrant. Cutting ground. for. Military Hospital.

Mr Gordon . Construction. Temporary Barracks on

Leighton's Hill.

Naval.

Naval Store House and Jetty

Civil.

Captain Cotton

Cotton Construction

Construction of Roads, Bridges, Jetty,

Drains &C.

9° Work sheds Temporary Smithy, to

(S) Cutting Site for Residence of Head of the

Government

The Items marked (S)

were

for the Superinten

donts Department ) Construction of temporary Magistracy

Casual Expences of Land Department..

Captain Mylius Construction of Roads, Bridges, Drains VC.

300

1,260

63,040 41

3,100

3100

773217

103

}

10745

-Magistracy, Gaol + Police Stations.

-Work Sheds, Smithy, Ve

62050

9290

22,955 05

13,050

72135

for

Clerk of works. To.

40 Temporary and permanent. Post. Officers .. Making Land marks, Survey rupences, ve.

Construction of Water Tanks ·

Sundry purchases including House taken by

Government (late Captain Sparks)

Timber-, Trees, Paint, Theodolite to..

Casual Expences of Land. Department Government Market.

M Reynolds Construction of Roads, Bridges

Walling

in the Magistrary grounds, building

}

1,443 11

96899

40267

452 50

2,580.59

69486

3,518

and Drains

5,534

2,826

of Govt House.

3001

additions to Gaol, Police Stations VC.

Construction of Guard House in rear

( S )}{ Repeiro to Residence of Superintendents Clerks -

і до

Harbor Master's Landing place

Reiling in Water Tanks

Casual expences of Land Department-

Mr Tarrant Construction of Roads, Bridges, & Drains

Prison of Cells.

32 85

110 88

23878

7,235 43

до

(S)

Про

- Temporary residence for MrJohnston

(S) - 9. fo

(S)

Record Office, out offices, Flag Staff, re

Fitting up and repairs to temporary Residence. of Superintendents Clerks.

}

5,513.38

out offices at Government House- Harbour Master's residence.. Casual expences of Land Department-

2,000

22786

}

37948

M. Gordon

Carried over

51,275 28 66,140 L/

Construction, and repairs of Queen's Road.

Carried over

3530

104 10449

1091421

$95,696 50 66/40 41

Zp.

M. Gordon

Brought

over

95.696 50 66.140 41

Construction Bridle paths between Victoria

Sowkiwan and Sywan

and repairs bridges and drains

in. Queen's Road

Widening and repairing road between Victoria

800

50208

Wanginichung Tytam &Chekehu - Making Carriage road to Government House Construction, repairs & Cleansing drains and

various improvements ordered by Committee of Health.

342 35

5726

987.95

Purchase of Steel, and repairs to Road Tools

59.48

(S) Construction of temporary residence.

for

Colonel Malcolm

17277

[Cutting ground about Government. House

moving Flag staff to .

(S) Construction and repairs to out Offices Government. House.

Purchase of Marble Hales

(S) Construction of Bungalow at Government House

256,34

100.70

201

加

go Guard Houses & Treasury "

as fl Contract N31

3,232

4. Meeping Romas in rear

1.850

Mat Roof over Buildings

150

1753

1,015 48

4,044

17651

19154

up officec & residence for Chinese Secretary

Fitting up office:

progrese.

Building kitchens and out offices

In prysese Government House

To Building Houses for Gort Clerks. Paint work and repairs at Gout House.

Repairs and furniture for Land Office

Carried over

21378

$ 129,277 23 66.140 41 $12927723 66/40|41

Brought.

over.

129,277 23 66,140 41

235

74984

Mr. Gordon Repairs Port Office.

Casual expences of land department. "Contingent work during January 1844

Fitting up and repairing

In progress

•

temporary

church..

27/

431.75

130,741 82

Dollars.....$ 196882.23

Land Office, Victoria,

1844

(Signed) A. T. Gordon,

Land Officer.

Hongking, 10th February, 108681

(True (opty)

Homeress

Oficiating Corinal Ceretary .

236

CALC2SITTEN FINIALOWSTRIKEUN MENTATIANALE ANŽETAKAISEN

237

Suplies to

Disbursements in the - Land Departinent.

from June 1841,

to 1th January,

$196,882.23.

10th Jr., by

1844.

184h.

Inclosure. V. I in Despatch N. 68, of 1844. -

(1)

Supe

885, Surveyor Sonerals cpartment

Statement of Expendition

on the Public Works to

the probable Expenditure.

Aescription of Work:)

Completion of Recen's Year,

Continuation of do: do: to boskimpoo, thence by Sywan to Tylum.

xo.

to Chuck chu

24. trestivare to Chuckpywan.

new struts in Victorian

reparing Chikchu road we

Sundry work on roads re

repairing

Bridges repairs añ rebuilding imperfect bridges.

Sewers.

Mainage of Paddy land, "Hougenhorny balling, to- Preparing land for buildings, New Chinese, location,

•

Public Buildings biz:

Yovernment Hark.

Sublic offices and Court House Prison and house for Gasler.

Debtors Waol.

Registrar's house and ffieu.

House of Correction.

Police stations.

Experida

on works

Com func. 1841 to ale: 31./43. Jur. Ven=

return 10 Feb 71844.

Victoria

Hongkong

238

the half year ending, September 2017 1844, and Estimate of to March 31th 184777.

Expended during the Expended during Amounts quarterinding 31th the half year muthorize for

March 1944. onding 38 Sept 1944 works in progress to 31 March, 1947.

2810

$ 1,422 20

6,200 08

او

10,029 71 105,327 28 6031 82 620640

45000

Additional

amaints required

"Total cost of ruch

work.

Grain letal.

1,800 49

161726 17452

$ 14200

21,850

17,452

10,000

20,000

581

11,4 18

10,000

22,000

82268

4,500

57322bd

2971 758 28 87040

10,000

24,569

16142

80,000

5,000

632

45,000 100,000

100,000

40,000

4,500

4.900

4,300

4900

20,000

20000

10.120 m

1,417

1,198 25 1,630

7,251 75 2,54374

10,500 350

30,000

60500

18,920

43 14

20000

2570399

2,520 87 3,000|~

552087

20,000

20,000.

387 3,90′2

5,154 80

25,000

3054180

8 8 1bb

48,120

4,75376

48,120

$196,882123

Residence for Government officers. Albany huldings) paying rent

Sundry repairs to Government buildings, temporary offices and Court house;

including temporary church and hitchens at Government House .

Harbor Master's pier and sea wall, and trulding bout sheds, stores, &c,

•

Hilly

Sea wall to form public Quay, or Marine locations under. Sovernment Hill. beliocen• Wep?" "Lindsay's premises àme the north Barracks :

Expenses of Surveyor Generals (stablishment in

Hages up to march, 1844. Jalaries subsequently.

Contingencies.

contingencies on estimated torbi, 10 per cent, biz on $481,200 is

Total amount expended my finished works as per Surveyor

General's return 10th The fry 1544-Biz;

"Deducting for works in progress at the date Surveyor Generals return, the subsequent Expenditure on which is included in this statement, viz; Albany Buildings. $ 17,651. 2

αι

Temporary Church.

431.75

Kitchend to Goot: House. 4044

22,126 75

Leaving a balance of, as retended herein $174,785,48 174.768 48 Totals $187.714-54

"stal amouch of actual how anticipatid rxpenditure, on Victoria, Hongkong. 5. November 18114

9947.35 2691 4.68 73338.92 $29,320.

26.914.68

174.75548

827,435 79

$827,435179

the Public Works mding 31 March, 18477.

(Signed) Chat Ht. Geo: Cleverly.

Aku meras

Creating Cribrial Recnethay

Colonial

Seling Surveyor General.

N. 68, f 18th.

Ialomire N° 2 in Despotah

יון.

239

Seby 400 Hong hom

Victoria, HongKong,

Civil.

2 April /45

RECEIVED

MAR. 7 1845

Mit Serd,

among

pory

25th November, 1844:

Towards the conclusion of the

hot season the prevalence of sickness

the Civil Establishment, though different from that amarg the traps, has considerably diminished, the efficiency of some of the Departments. Mef Bruce. and Shelley are now on sick leave at Macas, recovering from the offects of fever,

and I have

for

some time been without rither a Colonial Secretary or Auditor: those two gentlemers will, however, very shortly return to their posts.

Nor is there generally any

means

of finding an efficient substitute during

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

He, Ye, Ye

temporary

a goal and I stig a tedy,

the Land Department

Duplicate Disbursement's in-

рого

Малов

1847

$827,435.79

5th Novn 18hl

Exchart to J

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temporary sickness.. 11 = . Martin, the

" Treasurer, resumed his duties at the

Commencenier

chief

convent of September- bet, his clerk was compelled to give up the office, and he would have been without assistance, unless I had spare him a person from the Superintendent's "

Establishment

Secretary,

1 for

a time. Mr Martinat

length, being unable to find a fit and trustworthy person to assist him, wished for the aid of Mr. Mercer, my private

who had less to do than most others, and Mr Mercer is according t doing the duty, with which he beame familiar during Mr. Martin's temporary absence on sich leave

Thad before to state to Your

Lordship, that the rapid progress of public works called for some temporary "reinforcement to the strength

The Land

office

240

office, and with that drew, Mr Cocke has been attached to the Acting Surveyer

General; as an

allowance of

accountant, with the

100 dollars a month. I have the honor tibe,

With the highest respect,

Your Vordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

рделі Деси

INS

#2、.

Mr. Hope I cappon that the

This allowan

she be advised to

Received

ment and the troops. - Mass ? sickness among the Civil Establish =

Advecting to the prevalence of

Bruce and

Shelley

at Macas,

Assistant. _ Mr Cooker attached last. _ Mr Mercer affointed his Offices, as Accountant.

on sick leaves. ___ Mr. Martin

resumed his srities in reptember

to the Land

pumy.

les Daire her

་་་་

acsented

4. Shelley

۶۰۰ه مهر

entered

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25th November, 18th.

Victoria, Hongkong.

Governon

Lord Stan

400 thing

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241

Cl. Luchenk

215

Evildumiell.. MARH

MR Mundock 10 MBStephen / Mr Hope

Lord Stanley //

2009-25 M7044 Astinel

12. March 1845.

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242

2. April 145.

3<3

1845

Foncorded by APRY }" Mindock! MEStephen | /

M"HODS

ond Sterley, 2

Thune to achut the

Despatch other

leet

25th November last,

Roble, reporting the

temporary Apponit=

ment gehe looked as becomitant in the

Surveyor Gments Dept. with a Saligy 100

Rollers

Dear Hetter. 26 March /45 fon

that expenditur

for

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1070 407 Honghon Legistative .

/ MS. & 6 printed.

My Lord,

RECENT 245

MAR. 7 1545

Victoria, Houghtong,

4th December, 1414.

I have now the honor to

forward a copy of Ordinance N.18, being the modification of that originally drawn up, but suspended previous to Coming into operation as stated in my Despatch "Nobb of both November

In lieu of payments on the

& delivery of Registration Tickets, a fire is

imposed on the neglecting to register; and -householders above a certain class fill up a blank return for the purposes

of a

a Census.

are to

The necesity for such an Ordinance in this Colony, for police

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

Yo,

and

and other purposes, will Itrust appear sufficicully plain to Your Lordship.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect)

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

dent

SOIT

شکار سوار

thing

RECEIVED 246

C.0. MAR. 7

1845

HONGKONG.

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIÆ REGINE,

No. 18 of 1844.

Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS Esquire, Governor and Commander

in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies 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 repeal the Ordinance No. 16 of 1844, and to establish a Registry and f'ensus of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong.

WHEREAS. it is expedient and required by Her Majesty's Government, that Census 'should from time to time be taken of the population of the Colony of Hongkong, in common with other parts of Her Majesty's Dominions, and whereas to secure tranquillity and good order in the said Colony and its Dependencies, consideration being had of the migratory habit of a portion of the population, and to prevent the resort thereto of abandoned characters and of persons without any ostensible means of subsistence, it is also expedient that a registry be established of persons resident and sojourning therein, and whereas also it is further deemed fitting to repeal the Ordinance No. 16 of the 21st August, 1844, passed for the purpose of such registration,

1.- Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof for the several pur- poses aforesaid that the said Ordinance No. 16 of the year 1844 be hereby repealed and that there be established in some convenient locality in Victoria an office to be entitled "The Census and Registration Office," and that the duties and business of this office be discharged by a Registrar and such other officers and assistant, and at such salaries as the Governor in Council may be pleased to appoint subject to Her Majesty's pleasure.

2. And be it further enacted and ordained that from and after the 1st day of January next, all male inhabitants of the age of 21 years and upwards, or capable of earning a livelihood, resident in the Colony of Hongkong, with the exception of persons employed in the Civil, Military, or Naval Services of Her Britannic Majesty, or the Honorable East India Company, Members of the Learned Professions, Merchants Shopkeepers, Householders, and tenants of the Crown paying an annual rent of not less than $250 for houses or lands or persons possessing a means of livelihood amounting to the annual sum or value of not less than $500 a-year shall be required once in every year to appear personally at the said office or at such branch offices as may be from time to time established by the Governor and Executive Council, to be there registered in manner hereinafter mentioned unless where it shall appear advisable to the said Registrar-General to dispense with the said personal appearance of any one hereby required to be registered.

3. And be it further enacted and ordained that if upon enquiry it shall appear to the Registrar-General or such other officers so to be appointed as aforesaid that the said applicant is a fit and proper person to be permitted to reside in the said Colony it shall be lawful for the said Registrar General or such other officers to be appointed as aforesaid to grant him a Registration Ticket without any fee or charge whatsoever: Provided, also, that if upon enquiry it shall appear to the said Registrar-General or such other officers so to be appointed as aforesaid that the said unregistered person is a vagabond or bad character or without visible means of subsistence the said Registrar-General or such other officers as aforesaid shall have fall power and authority to prohibit him from residing in the said Colony, unless such person shall have been born within the Colony in which case he she or they shall be dealt with according to law provided in such cases.

4. And be it further enacted and ordained that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Registrar-Ceneral, for the more effectual discharge of his duty, by and with the direction of the Governor in Council, to divide the said island into districts for the the purpose of Registry and to proceed to register one or more of such districts on such days and at such hours as shall appear fitting for such purpose.

5. And be it further enacted and ordained that the said Registration Ticket shall contain the name of applicant and the number of the Ticket and the date at which it is granted and such other particulars as to the aforesaid Registrar-General may seem fit, and that in the exercise of such discretion the said Registrar-General shall have regard to the particulars requisite to the formation of the returns of population required from the Colonies of Great Britain by the Home Government: Provided always that as regards persons of Chinese origin or extraction the name of the applicant shall be in the Chinese character also.

6. And be it further enacted and ordained that the said Registration Ticket shall continue in force for the period of one year from the date thereof and no longer and that on the expiration thereof any person who shall not forthwith apply to be again registered and obtain a fresh Registration Ticket shall be liable to the penaltics inflicted by the provisions of this Ordinance on persons residing in the said Colony without being registered.

Title.

Preamble.

Registration office

to be established.

Ticket to be grant-

ed or otherwise.

Registrar by direc- tion of Governor in Council to divide the island into districts, and register one more at different pe. riods

Ticket.

Ticket to continue in force for one year.

Headman Contrac- tors, fc., prohibited

from employing any person unprovided with

Ticket.

a Registration

Penalty for know. ingly retaining unre-

gistered persons.

Penalty for neglect. ing to Register.

Exemptions.

Tepos to send in Returns when called for.

Census.

Return to be made by Householders.

Boats, &c., to be Registered.

Penalty on Boat- owners, &c.

Masters of Chinese Vessels to report them- selves.

Penalty for neglect.

Penalty on evasion

of this Ordinance in cases not otherwise provided for.

General Interpre. tation,

7. And be it further enacted and ordained that no person being a headman, contractor, or other shall hire any or other persons coolies or workmen, not being previously resident in the Colony for the purposeof executing any work or service in the said Colony, unless such person or coolie or workman not hereinbefore excepted shall have previously obtained a Registration Ticket and shall produce the same to the person so hiring him or them.

8-And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person shall knowingly retain in his or her employment or harbour or suffer to reside in his or her house on his or her premises any person hereby required to be registered who shall not be duly registered according to the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 dollars.

9. And be it further enacted and ordained, that if any person liable to be re- gistered under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be found residing in the said Colony for the space of twenty-four hours without having been registered he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 dollars: Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to perso ns employed on board vessels of war or government transports under any circumstances, nor to officers or seamen belonging to merchant vessels lying in the harbour or roads of Victoria who previous to landing shall obtain from the master or officer in charge of the said vessel leave to go ashore in writing under his hand.

10. And be it further enacted and ordained, that all headmen or Tepos shall be bound to give a return when called upon by the said registering officer of the boundaries of their districts, of the names and occupation together with the particulars hereinbefore set forth of all persons residing in their respective villages or districts and an account of the sex, ages and country of all such persons and shall specify in the said return the number of the house according to the Register and the number of persons residing in each house and every such Tepo shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 dollars for each and every person hereby required to be registered found residing within their respective villages or districts without being duly re- gistered as aforesaid or whom they shall not have reported to or caused to be brought before the said registering officer, or who shal. fail after due requisition to make every such return as is hereby required.

11. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the purposes of the Census the said Registrar-General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall when and so often as he may be directed by the Governor and Executive Council cause to be delivered or left at the residence or place of business of any householder or householders a blank return to be filled up before a certain day to be therein named with the names and numbers of persons in his or their employ- ment or residing within his or their house or houses or on his or their premises and shall in every such return distinguish and describe the sex country and occupation of every person so resident as also whether any and which of them be either aliens or resident strangers and that on or after the said day named in the said blank return the said householder or householders is or are hereby required to transmit the said return or deliver the same on demand within 5 days after its being left at such residence or place of business as aforesaid so filled up to the said Registrar-General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid and on failure to do so the said householder or householders shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 50 dollars each.

12.--And be it further enacted and ordained that all lighters bumboats ferryboats. and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony shall be duly registered with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein by the said registering officer or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certificate of such Registry shall be given to the master or headman of such lighter bumboat ferryboat or other vessel the number of such registry to be legibly painted on each side and on the stern of such lighter bumboat ferryboat or other

vessel.

13.-And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person not having previously obtained such certificate of Registry and not having painted the number on such lighter bumboat ferryboat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferryboat or other vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of registry or one granted for another vessel or shall permit or connive at the said certificate being made use of for another vessel, or shall paint or exhibit a false number on the said lighter bumbont ferryboat or other vessel he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 25 dollars, and be liable to confisca- tion of the boat on non-payment of the fine.

14. - And be it further enacted and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels fréquenting the waters of this colony shall report themselves immediately upon their arrival in such waters and previous to their departure to the Registering Officer who shall grant them a certificate of entry or clearance or if he see cause to withhold the certificate of clearance, he shall report the same to Government.

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15. And be it further enacted and ordained that every master of a Chinese vessel who shall not conform to the provisions of the section herein before last mentioned shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 20 dollars.

16. And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person shall wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the pur- poses of this Ordinance or shall on applying to be registered give a false name or description or shall transfer or lend his registration Ticket to any other person or shall wear or show the Registration Ticket of another as his own for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall refuse or fail to comply with any provisions of this Ordinance he shall where no other penalty is hereinbefore specially provided be liable to a penalty not exceeding 50 dollars.

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17. And be it further enacted and ordained that in order to provide for the changing circumstances of the said colony it shall and may be lawful from time to time for the Governor and Executive Council by Proclamation made in the usual manner to alter or vary the several provisions of this Ordinance.

18. And be it further enacted and ordained that all penalties enforced by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner before any Police Magistrate

and that one moiety thereof shall go and be paid to the informer and in defanlt of payment and on failure of any sufficient distress the party shall be liable to im- prisonment with hard labor for any time not exceeding two calendar months.

Provided always that the penalty of imprisonment shall not in any case attach to the violation of any of the provisions hereinbefore contained respecting the returns. to be made by any householder for the purpose of any Census, so required as hereinbefore mentioned and it is hereby further ordained and provided that in the interpretation of this Ordinance every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied to several persons as well as one person and every word im- porting the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to a female as well as a male unless when such rule of interpretation shall be inconsistent with the context of this Ordinance.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 13th day of November, 1844.

A. E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of the Councils.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c. &c.

HONGKONG.-Published by Authority.

Printed by Joux Carr.

Power to Governor in Council to vary by Proclamation the pro- visions of this Ordi.

nance.

Recovery of Penalty.

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Governor 4th December, 1844.

Victoria, Hongkong

Received

Lorr

4. Stanby

1. holo

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ance

"Registry and Census of the "of 1844, and to establish "to repeal the Ordinance. N. 18, entitled "". An Ordinance,

Forwarding. copy of ordinan

"Hongkong"-

"Inhabitants of

the Gland of

or on the subject of the re-consideration

the vakjich

of the Ordinance.

In the Respalil 20. 230 H. Kong. It. Ravi's sags

thäl

of the

for Registrale

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he w. address hond Stanley specially when be forward-

copy of it. If this is the special Report from

the same.

this forcise

to them

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of the obje

hions or

what is the answer

It appears, however, that the daw kas

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all that can

be done, as

I seems

to point out to the for. His defectiveros

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Suplicate.

249

THEN

Miscellaneous.

My Lord,

4th December, 1844.

Kctoria, Hongkong,

have the honor to enclose,

Sir Thomas Cochrane, Copy of which I communication from Rear Admiral

Slately received a demi-official

the subject

: The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley M.P.

Naval Stores, as soon as possible, to some will be extremely desirable to remove the the lear Admiral in reply, that it above named place, that I have informa in rrecting the proposed battery at the

essential that no time should be lost regarding this point, it appeared so D'Aquilar and Major Aldrich_ consulting with Major beneral. of the "Middle Stores "location. On

дет

Je,

other

other place which

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lay

seem the best

ce an.

adapted for a permanent Naval Depôt,

I have the satisfaction to report to Your Lordship the most striking, and almost unlocked for progress in the, public works, both in the Civil and. Ordnance Departments, during the last few months. The peculiar situation of this New Colony, in being placed close "to an old country from whence unlimited supply of labour and materials can be procured, may partly sxplain this ; but the rapid growth of private buildings, and of the Commercial Population of the Island, must be caused by the irresistible attractions of a Thee Port, the benefits of British rule, and the profuse supply of private capital thereby :occasioned. I have determined on the Victoria Road hom West

carrying

from Mast

Point,

250

Test Paint, over a deep depresion of the maintainous ridge of the island, to Shekpaiwan; and am fully persuaded, that the value thereby acerning building sites, on

the South side, will amply repay the expense of the - undertaking.

Yere anything still wanting

to complete the destruction of Macas as a Commercial Port, it has been at length supplied by a public notice from the Portuguese Cuuthorities to the effect that the Chinese Tariff and Tonnage dues will in future, be levied there . This oily tends to confirm the now undisputed fact, that macas is a portion of the Chines Empire, and justifies that provision of Ordinance N1 of 1844, " for Her Majesty's Subjects within the dominions of the Emperor of China

by which Inacas is declared to be within those dominions.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

)

Dani

Duplicate

251

Agincourt, Chusan,

November, 2th 1844.

My dear Governor,

I have a letter pom the Admiralty covering one from the Secretary for the Colonies, requesting that arrangements may be made for removing as early as possible without injury to the public Service every description of Naval Stores from the

sité called the Middle Stores "te, te now the fact is, if these stores are to be moved to some other site - before Government, have determined upon. permanent locality, it will be just inconvenient and attended by as much expense at one time as another-

It will therefore, be for you to determine His Excelling

Governor Dani's,

до

whether

....

whether the injury to the Colonial service by delay will outweigh the expence to the "home Government by the removal of our stores; if such should be your opinion, it wil become necessary to procure another spot on which to build - and with that

مد

new Ishall be obliged by your reserving tion sited (formerly pointed out by fir Henry Pottinger, as suitable for Coal Depots) for. from : - One, I believe is nearly under the hill, where Doctor Anderson lived, and

me on

arrival to chuse

the other Ithink is to the Eastward of Mr Harker's house near to a temporary market place - but, if I am not mistaken, Major Aldrich is aware

of both positions . If on the other hand the

gramm

on which the building and Coals.

actually stand (and we want no more) should not be required for a twelvemonth-

it may

ke a

252

saving to Gevemment to

they

allow things to remain as are-as

it is more

thaw probable before that _)

period clapses some decision will have

beew come to, as to our Naval arrangements.

Believe

r permanent,

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me fe

(Ligiied) Thes. Cochrane.

I tree copy. Anderit to. A. Rome

Private and Confidential.

My Lord,

253

Victoria, Hong Kong,

4th Dec. 1844.

In conformity with

the instructions Conveyed in the

third chapter of the Colonial Rules and

Regulations, that every

Governer

should make once in

each

Year a confidential report of the claims of candidates for Govern - - ment offices, whether already employed in the public service or not, I have the honor to offer the Subjoined observations, Grounded the opinions which my present experience has enabled me to form .

the Right Honourable Lord Aanby M. 1.0

Ac. Ac. Ac.

ded on

From bir Thomas (ochrone - non Davis, regarding

to Govern

the "Middle Hores"

2nd Not? 18th.

No71, of 18h..

holomore in des patolo

As in the

carrying on of the public business of the Colony I must be chiefly dependent on the abilities and exertions of the -heads of Departments, I have

Caused to be addressed to Mr Treasurer Martin the enclosed official letter, pointing out to him the importance attached. by Her Majesty's Government

Iter

to the Financial and other Returns,

Some of which are required to

Ishall

transmitted quarterly . do everything in my power to give affect to these Regulations,

Regulations, and am

at the same time Ampous that your Lordship should be aware that no

по

attention or endeavours have been

254

wanting on my own part.

I am happy to state

that Mess" Bruce and Shelley

have recovered from their late illness, and that by their return. to their official duties, I am again enabled to avail myself of their Services in their respective depart =

ments.

offices

One of the most important

in an

- incipient Colony litte đang đóng

is that of the Surveyor_ General . _ The extraordinary improvement in the progress of the public works since Mr Gordon "proceded home to England has been generally observed. Whether from defect of health and

255

оч

any

Constitutional energy.

Mr. Gordon was

other cause,

wholly incapable of conducting the business of his office.

is therefore my duty

that

to recommend

able and experienced Architect and Engineer should be appointed from England by your Lordship to conduct

those public works which are indispensable, and which Major

Aldrich in the Ordnance

Department executes with such remarkable ability. _ I can speate very highly in favor of the exertions of Mr. Cleverly

Acting Surveyor, and of M.Pofe

Clock of the Works; but a

regular Architect is at present

were

greatly demanded, if it une

only

as a

temporary appointment. Mr. Mercer, my forivale

Secretary, in consequence of having received a regular University education at Oxford, where he took his degree, possesses consid- -erable advantages over ordinary candidates for office in this place, in addition to his personal

readiness and aber

ability to

undertake responsible duties. The extreme difficulty of finding a fit and trustworthy person

256

to assist Mr. Martin, as Chief Clerk in the Treasury during the lati autumn, led me,

According

to the Treasurer's

own desire, to nominate Mr.

Mercer to that office, as already

Lordship in

reported to your my despatch No. 69 of the

25th November.

the

I need say nothing in recommendation of ability and exertions of Major Caine, the Chief Magistrate; but I must observe that Mess Fearon and Hillier, the two

Assistant Magistrates, are young

men

energy,

of remarkable talent and

and that their intimate

knowledge of the Chinese languag

Greatly enhances the value of these

Qualities.

Of the subordinate

officers whom I have to notice

the Colonial division of my

duplex functions, Mr D'Almada the Chief Clerk, and Mr Trotter, the Second Clark, in the Colonial

Secretary's office, must not be

Omitted. _ The first, although

a native of Portugal, has proved by his long services under Captain Elliott and Sir Henry

257

325

Pottinger, that he is fit for the

most responsible duties; and

Wr Trotter is a

young

man

whom I can highly scommend.

I have the honor to be,

Lord,

Your most obedient

humble servant,

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(*rivate & Compdentials Davis,

Governor

One Enclosure

11 Decr. 1844

Dup: No. 446

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to call

Colonial Office;

Victorive, Amy Kong,

the Dect. 1844

As the year is driving

to a conclusion, I am directect

your

attention to the of th

Chapter of the Printed Colonial. Regulations, where it is stated,

"Her Majesty's Gonenment

attack the highest importance to the

Gernrness

regular and punctual transmission. of the following Returns ; and are desired to impress upon those Officers whose duty it may

be to

The Honourable R.M... Mirtin. Reg. Treasurn Ac Ao Ao

prepare

thein that any remissness or neglect a in this respect will be visited with the marked displeasure

of Her Majesty's Grumment."

Sections 1 and 2 (frages

52 and 53) of Chapter 7 in the

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Colonial Regulations refer

particularly to the returns required from your Department; while

Sections 3 and 4 (pages 57 and 54, special reference to the

have a more

Colonial Secretary and Clark

the Councils-

I have the honor to be,

Sir

of.

most obedient

Your

our m

humble servant,

Signed - Frederick W. A. Bruce

15 the

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Executive

98.30March 145.

My. Lord,

RECEIVE 258

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betoria, Houghing,"

13th U coomber, 1844.

I have the honor to report the

successful result of my jealous - determination to establish ster Majesty's Sovereignty ovn the whole of this island and enclose a series of correspondence- which has terminated with

over

acknowledgment on the part of the

}

Chinese Government, by which I conceive, that sovereignty is admitted in a

which sets the question finally

manner

at rest.

Enclosure NPI. from myself to

His Excellency Keying, informs him of the seizure of a Chinese Officer by the Assistant

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

}

Assistant. Magistrate, Mr Hillier, on the 207 November, while in the act of leoying money from the Arative inhabitants on the south side of the island. Scaused the Chinese Officer to be towed, round in his row boat to the harbour by the Proserpine Steamer, and inforced keying that he would be detained in custody of the Chief Magistrate, until Meceived an answer. disarning his pight to incrench on this Colorry

On the

29th November, Ireceived a

reply from Keying, Enclosure 8:2, in which the point of right was Evaded, admission anade. If the British

and no adv

claim of exclusive sovereignty. This was followed on the 6 Instant, by a private note, Enclosure No: 3, in which the matter

was placed in a still more dubious

• a

light, and mixed up with the irrelevant,

question

2.2.

103

Chinese

259

mooted

question of our right to try Chick subjick while in fact no question

stion was not the man, but only to detaining

as to

brying

hine, until I was satisfied. The Mandarin

:nanced Tho in Keying's despatch was not allowed to communicate with the

-unicate with the person

in custody, lest it might be construed into a trial or Examination carried at Houghing

οιυ

Sconsidered anyself at length called upon to address Enclosure No: 4. to the Imperial Commissioner, calling for a positive declaimer as to the Officer in question having been authorized to -violate this territory, and stating he should be delivered up for

that

punishment, whew this had ken obtained.

Official despatch was yesterday received by the Chief, magistrate pone the Chinese liuthority

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}

at Cowloong, quoting

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order from.

heying, in which His Excellency says,

τι

"How could the linaw clerk Chingting goof - his own accord to Hongkong, so that

both me

men and boats have been detainee . The territory of Hongkong belongs to Englan,

ought to go there and levy duties Considering this as conclusive, Sauthorized the Chief Magistrate to hand

and none

Over

the detained Officer to the Chinese Authorities, in compliance with their desire, that he should be severely punished according to law, in order to put a stop to the annoyance of any body going again to Hongkong."

In connection with this subject, Ibeg to Enclose the copy of a Roclamation issued by of the Colony,

tax.

Ever

to the Chinese inhabitants

on the Subject of Land

Nob

260

I have the honor to be;

With the highest respect

Your Lordships,

Most bbedient,

Humble Servant

2 Danis

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261

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Victoria, Hongtong,

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Governor

Lord Stanley

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6. Ina losures.

Received

the whole of the Island of Her Majesty's Sovereignty the Chinese Government of Reporting acknowledgment by

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Ihave to ack? the

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receipt of goun Despatch. of the 18 Dee ? last No reporting the proceedings which you had adopted

to put down an attempt

он

the part of certain Chemiese Officers

tolevy morn

money from the Chinese Inhabitants of the South of H. Honge and the incuffur

aucupful

reauth of thone prounding Share toersures you

my approval of

desertion acr

the

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accasion.

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Shavere

Ketoria, Honghong,

264

22th November, 15441

I have the horror to acquaint

Excellency that

aint Your

Chinese Officer nanães

папаев

Chingting, and attached to the office of

Singan tien, was

the

was on

histarit, the 20th Instant

discovered by the British Magistrate of Chokchu and Shekpaiwan, in the act

presuming to levy money from persons at those places, under the pretence of selling them Passes . This being a nolution of territorial sovereignty, and therefore offence

calculated to produce grave

"Consequences, I have thought it necesary that it should be communicated, to Your

Excellency express, rather than the

at Norling. The

His Excellency,

officer

man and his boat will

Keying,

btained until I receive an answer, and

sev

seozes

his expences will be depaged out of the hume of 500 and more dollars which were with his boat. The Passes which he sot to the boat people

people will also be received,

Ed from theme, and they will be paid back their money from the said 300 ans more dellars =

pay taxes to

les these persons must

and

us, and also receive passes from us, they have suffered a greal injury from the inferior officer who presence to lexy taxes

this Colony ; but, the injury to the rights of the British nation is still greater, Ttherefore feel confident that Your Excellency will take such measures with the Magistrate of Singan as will prevent that Officer pout again Endangering the mutual good understanding which has to this time happily subsisted.

With many wishes for

Your.

Excellency's conteriére happiness.

Shave to

(Signin) S. J Dan't.

True copy

Davis.

265

Frederick M. A. Bruce,

Excellency's

303

N. 72, 5718hh.

Inclosure. M. Iin Despatch

266

Keying, High Imperial Commissioner, -Member of the Imperial clan, Governors General of Mwangtung and Muungse

4C., Sends the following

tc. te.

and Nwa

answer:

Having successively received.

and just

Several letters from you

Invoy, I answered.

when

the Honorable

by one,

on the point of dispatching them, another arrived, detailing the

circumstances

of a Singan clerk. having

been detained on account.

passports at Shik paewan. . ._. With these-

particulars I have made.

acquainted

of Selling

myself fully

It appears, that there evicts a

law,

that the local Mandarins should issue.

passports to the fishing smacks along

the coast, on

proceeding

their

THE

pursuets

Duplicule

Davis to

From Govern Reying, reporting seizure

Sinan (Clerk) for boying.

Chinese officer (

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Inhabitants of the folansyn.

money from the native

22nd Nov 1844.

pursuits to sea, in order to

furnish - the means for finding out the good and bad. . The said fishermen thus repair- to the Magistrates to procure them.. Why should therefore the said clerk- have. to these fishermen., in order to

gone

sell permits ?

Me ought. therefore to investigate

whether or not there

reasons

are some other

• (for his doing so) and avendingly manage, this matter. I the Great-

Minieter have in the mean while. dispatched the deputy Woo to proceed to Hongkong on public, business, and- directed him, that after having inquired in the truth of the maller, draw up a report to settle. the affair-

property

may

Whilst transmitting this previous

Communication I wish

you-

the

fullest. of happiness.

measure

267

addressing this important. Document, to

His rucelleney Her Britannie. Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Governor of Honghong . fommander-in-Chief of the Forces, and Superintendent of Trade

Davis

Kwary

"Tuontiwung 24th year, 10th Month, 16th day

24th November. Received 29th

1844.

(True Translation) (Signed) Charles Gutzlaff, Chinese. Secretary

¿ True Copy)

а.

Prederick MA. Bruce

full-et-

823

Inclosure N. 2 in Despatch

Communication...)

268

Spreviously transmitted through

the Official messenger

Wer a letter, which

you have received, and Sam

now

greatly

delighted and consoled to Kriow, that

ou are in v

you

happines;

the

enjoyment of perfect

Respecting the case of the Siran

clerk, who sold passports to the fishermen, Shave already written you a reply, whitst Sat the same time charger Wer to

Woo ascertain the bruth of this affair, to know the real state of things.

varu

A representation from the Sinan magistrale has now reached me, to the affect that Your Stonorable officers have detained and imprisoned the clerk ared his people. But in the treaty of peace it is expressly stated, that Englishmen,

Duplico

to Governon Enclosure

From Keying червус

No. 1.

Davis, in

24th Now? 184h.

" any affair concerning both parties

in an

shall be under the

management of

British officers and that Chinese subjects

shall be tried by their

пог

Mandarins.

As now the Sinan derk is indeed

native

China, and the fishermen along the coast of Houghing

are not to be compared to Riglishmen, they might according to the "Theaty be dealt with by the Chinese Mandarins, and be treated according the laws of the Central Empire of for iistance an Englishman in defiance of the heaty proceds int the vinterior and creates disturbance, the Great Minister will send him to you

The Honorable Envoy to be examine and prosecuted, and on no account detain and imprison him.

(

on no acc

Wherefore, would request you

the Honorable Erway, to direct the British

bifficers

269

Officers under your commain, to hand the Sinan derk and his people to the

over

Cowloon authorities.

ne ar

at ham

The Deputy Wor being would distinctly suter into the bearings of the case, and whenever the precedings

are

at an end, the Cheat Minister shall communicate to you the Monsable Envoy the result for your information. Whilst addressing this letter, I you every happines.

wish

(Signed) Keying in Mantches

characters .

Without date.

12.

Received 4th December, 18441.

True Translation

(Signed) Charles Gritzlaff :

Chinek borclary

There Copy.

Frederick M.Q. Bruce

NOWL

72 of 18. nore_N 3 in Despatch

270

Ketoria, Houghing,

6th December, 1844.

Shave the hover to acknowledge

the receipt. of Your Excellency's despatch

and a

private note concerning the Sinan click who was transgressing the buglish Law at Honghang.

The Chief Magistrate Caire. has already written to the Officer at Cowloon, to state that the Sinan clerk shall be

immediately sent

over as soon as an

official document has been received stating that he was not authorized to

từ

Come over to Hongkong.

The

amount

of money which he took was a small matter, het the notation of territory

a very grave offence, involving the

His Ballency

Keying,

yo,

୯

piendship

Duplicate.

Private Note from_

Keying

of the Sinan (Works .

Rec. 6th ear 18th

the subject

two and

friendship of the tur nations, therefore not lightly to be passed

over.

Sone but the officers of my Sovereign, the Queen of Great Britain, can by the Law of England Exercise authority in Hongkong. Unless I maintained the greatest vigilance in support of this fundamental principle, Imyself should be justly exposés to the displeasure of Her Maged's Commenter

Majesty's Your Excellency will therefore easily- perceive that it is my duty to command all the Civil and military officers of this Colony to exercise the greatest vigilance to preventing any Chinese officer from attempting to Exercise Authority in any part of Stoughtong, Either in the interior,

or on

The coast.

With many

wishes for Your Excellency's

Excellency's happiness.

I have to

(Signed) S. J. Davis .

し

True copy.

271

Prederick V. A. Price

Внеси

важния

313

mature No 4 in Desfeitch

Ma, Commandant of Jaepang

te.

sends the following

te.

272

Communication

in order to obtain the delivery (of individual) for the sake of standing

his trial.

On 2? day, 11th month of the

present year. (11th December 1844) I received.

note from the fowloon Bailiff Heu, in which

it was stated, that he received on the 124

day 11th

11/14 month of the present year (10th Doct

1844..)

18tits.) a letter from the felonel of your Honorable forps, ye, in which he communicates that on 30th day of the 10th Month. (9th December) there reached him a dispatch from the British Magistrate faine of which the. contents were the following. ( here

following (here are the

quoted.)

very

words

On the

Ilikewise

came to hard

very day when this came

was addressed. by Woo, the late

ription te

Clerks.

concerning

Indosures 2 and 3 to Reying, replying

From Governor Davis

the Sin an

6th Bear Bl.

Magistrate

Magistrate of Shangyuen, in Reangeos,

whom on the 20th of last month (21 th Nov? Mandatory instructions were

given by the

Governor Meying Magistrate of Shangyuen in Meangers, then informed, that the Envoy Davis had

and the said Woo, late

have been detained.

The

territory of Hongthing belongs

nd and none

England as

ought to go there and lovy

duties. It ought therefore to be thoroughly

273

whether or not the said clerk

reetigated whether

pretence for

inve

was

used this

11th day of that month ( 20th November) forwarded

a Communication

respecting a

Sinan flert

(the

There follow the very words of that Deepatch_ )

"When the above came to me

on examination that the

Governor ) I found fiching smacks, when going

on a cruise receive

paceports from the local Mandarins, which are furnishe

urnished by the Provincial. Treasurer to the "Magistrates; and these again give them to the fiching brats, to furnish means for investigation How could then in the present case of issuing paceports to fishing bouts, the Sinan Clerk- Chingtung go of his

own accord to Hone

Hongkong

and

sell them there, so that both man and boat

have

}

as a

extortions.

"After therefore first addressing a private letter to the Inoxy Davis, that he might give orders to the Magistrate to give up (the_ "flerk ) to the Cowloon Officers for trial, I now direct the said officer. Woo, to act immediately in obedience to my

my orders proceeding to the fowloon Office, and acquainting the Taeping Commandant, and Bailiff therewith, that they may institute a minute invectigation. They then ascertain for

- for what reason the Sinan Clerk went of his own accord to Hongkong.

will

in order to

sell passes, and whether or not he has practiced cutortions. And as soon as

the truth has been

established, let them on that very day send

274

in a

the

clear

report for consideration, without slightest degree of streurity. Hasten!"

On receiving the above, I thought it my duty, to address this to the Stonorable

for examination, and that he might

Bailiff for

to write

- move the fommandant of Jaepang. to the British Magistrate that that said- clent be sent over to fowloon

fowloon to be tried by Commandant and me the humble deputy. If the said clock has indeed practiced

the

extortions

neend come to H

own.

upon those fishermen, and of his

Hongking

to levy duties, I shall instantly report this to the Governor, that he

may severely be punished according to law,

in order to put a stop

to the

annoyance of any

going again to Hongtrong.

body ever going again

When this came to hand I instantly

addressed the Honorable formmandant.

request him to communicate the tena of the deputy's (note ) to the British Magistrate-

orden.

order to send the said clerk to Cowloon to

institute conjointly the trial.

On obtaining the above. I instantly- forwarded- a copy of the deputy's orders for the consideration of you the Honorable Magistrate

will send the said Clerk to

hoping that

you fowloon, that I in conjunction with the Tepaty and fowloon Bailiff may try him. In doing so you will afford

me a decisive proof of your public friendship

This is the principal object of this

communication, addressed

The British Chief Magistrate of Hongkong.

Major faine

te. Ve.

tc.

Tavukwang 241 year, 11!!

24th year, 11th Month, 2nd day

11th December 1844 - Received 12th

(True Translation) (Signed) Charles Gutzlaff, Chinese Secretary.

Rederich W. A. Bruce

Deer

275

Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary. Governor of Hongkong.

You

грам

publishes the following Proclamation respecting the payment of the Lavie Jax.

The Land Tax of the whole Island of Hongkong must according to the Law, from time to time be paid by the owners of land in the various villages, to the British Government. And if any body pays it to the Chinese Mandarins, The Governor will not only order him to pay it again, but also confiscate his fields. Should any

Chinese

lofficer

come to exact the tax, he

to the Chief

over to the

must be delivered over

Magistrate for examination.

The above Proclamation ist

addressed to all the

to all the owners of laved, that

they

this may pay accordingly their taxes, and they not discharge them, in defiance of this prohibition, to the Chinese Mandarins.

All must implicitly obey. A

cial Roclamation.

Special

12 the December, 1844.

bruce copy.

276

Prederich W. A Bunce

{

277

Duplicate

Proclamation to the Chinese Inhabitants of

Hongkong, regarding & payment of

Land tory.

12th Sean Mule.

Inotonore Nob in Gespatch N. 72, of 18hh.

you

hire

St. 5 in Disticte

RECENED

MAR. 7 1845

;

"Financia

278

Victoria, Hongkong

21+2.

Nor 3, the

and 17.4.

My Nerd,

13th December, 1844.

In accordance with the

requisition contained in Your Cordship's "Despatch N.18. of 7 June, Ihave the honor to forward herewith account of the. Wind Expenditure of Hongkong from the. 1th September, 1843, to the 31 March, 184187

αυ arv accor

accompanied by a letter from W. Reasurer Martin, by whom it was drawn up.

Ibeg leave at the same time to inclose the additional documents required, namely, Estimates of the Civil Expenditure: of the Colony for the years Ending St. March, 1844) 45, and 1845/46, with Mr. Martin's letter

on the same.

•

)

"The Right: Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M.7.

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Je..

suplicate

mandant

So wow the Coner Cowloon to the Chil for

te of Hongnong,

Magistrate

regarding

Clerk.

the Fina

11th Dear 18hl

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I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

davie

279

Governor

13th December, 1844.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Lod

Stanley

N°73.

4 Molosures,

Received

Forwarding. Account of the Civil

Expenditure

inding 31th March, 1844/45, 184 h; and Estimates for the years 1st September 1843, to 37th March

of Hougtong from

und 1845/46.

the informations of the Fremove

the Alimate fore wisat

исчисти

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aunt tasist in public intrinis

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but of theut

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whe nosetion of with hand

the sconamał

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Love will of

conser

maschen

" in detail, and the seperation of then ihme

the semided

¢-.

intered

15.

May 145

Amy Kong

Frevelankay

1948

Forwarded in MAR

thundock 12 MsStephen /2

£3

Loud Sturmley 13

Kde 107.40ft: 45 to Yr.

13 Dev W44

280

15 the th / 45

Jame directedly

Locdeftacles Blancomit

Stanley,

the

Myou herewith, for the consideration of dords Comments of the Sicamy te shg par Secasing

eake

Despatch from the God

асетне

ра

fancied

the Civil

eve

Greteernes of the Expenditure of that folong

with

from the 1 sept : 1845 to "The 31 March 1874, Extincater of the bapenditure for the years pod 1846.

Ending

31 March 1845 4

The Lords of the

hearing

will observe

that the Extablishment

Mopored (MM. Davis for the seats 1844. 71845-6

does not materially differ

185

from that voted & Pail! as modified by the Godr subsequent despatches of the 17 Phay No 5, 17 June No 15 and 28 Oct ? hoog Bo nies of which

navomitted

meletens

слече

Bou

thedates

thema

59,

mantimed in the margin. The principal differences the appointment of

are

too Clecks to the Accditor,

one

Clerk

for whom.out would appear thave been movided at the date d

the despatch No15, and that

somuech

not in his capacis oflenditor as of Clerk of the Calmail- and the extablishment

of a Registrar General Hollector of Revenue with subordinate Offices The latter Office

lá

would

186.7 1

281

appen to be intended to out the Ordnance

Caryy

arez

latel paped for

the

Registration of the dihating

of of the Colong, and muust "Therefore, in dord Stanley opinion, be for the present I allowed. The Continger

Experines Station

meluding

Printing

of all the Departementran

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Exturated at about £5.600 a vune which under the peculiar circumstance,

4. Hong doesnobaften

of H. Hong seepive.

The total Extimate for 1845 is £61.378.10.2-

Mat

for 1846 £186.713.18.8 the latter being

being swe

swelled

I proposed botes of amounting together to £135.058 for Rouds

Bridges & Public Buildings, With reference to the Expenditure under there heads, however, dordstanley hanevey

reason to feel confident that Mr. Davis wit in conformity with his destructions abotenie from undertaking ang work not myrulty required for the health or secunly of the Colong without obtaining the previous authout of AmGodh It wit, therefore, he in the lower of AnGod! to segulate this Expenditure.

in the manner.

which

appear to them mort

mag advantageous for grunal unterents and best suited

to the evicumstances of

Hiltong havere

ере

ва

403

462 H Kong

J. F. Davis

Davis Prophe

1845

Forwarded by APR

MEStephen 3

MR Hope Lont Stanley 4

107

4 April/45

282

Thave Backs the

receipt of you Despatch of the 13 Wee? lust No 73 enclosing

accounts of the Civil rependiture of Hong

froin the th Sept. 1843 10 the 31 March 1844, together with Extricates of Civil Expenditure of the

thi

Colong for the gears

Endice

$1 March!84.5

and 1846-

observe that the Extablishment puspored

сед

began for the gears 184465

and 1845-6 does not

hen, interzischelps that voted & Parliament.

materially differ from

p15

for the gear suding st

-gearsuding

March 1845 - arncodified

If you subsequent

12, 1954+

Msidale-babeban

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Despatches of 17 Mag hos 17 June

Line No 15 and 28. Actr

4059 - The principale

difference

мицет сал

es consist in

ut of tive

the appointinent.

Clerks to the Reeditor, in

addition to throa paistam granted him as Click the Council, the

Extablishment of a Registion general and follector of Revenue with subordinate Officers - and the Extimate for the "General Departur!""

in addition to the Reveral accounts for Departmental

Contingencies.

Advertin

to the

arrangement, for conducting

the Audit

the becomes of Cffice explained Bon in my Despatch of thed's

Ultime Not7 Satpudend краси that it with not be neceping

to continue to emplagung

бражений

Mark in

that

Office, and if his services can be propers despensed with, you with of coursed, The Departin

to atonce.

сегае

ше,

of the Registrar General Hollector of Revenue has Fun established, Spitsune for the pempore fearging into operation the Rrdinan Mo 18 of 1844 - and I have, therefore, to convey Wynn muy sauction fit

my Rending the transmision

of the

ди

the Report on that Ordinance required fang despatch of the 19 bello but in regard to the Gomen

Department " Inmat requed you tesplain the humpakes for which the several changer

under that

head are incurred, and

Head

more especially those for Honger of a Gardener, Acad Worker Affair Bearers.

With respect to the Expenditure incurredup Wo the end of the first quarter 1874 ared to the Extimate

зализейгетры

that required for the

gear application to barliament for an

184.4-5 is world deem that an additional

над

gotemay neupany-

hereafter

but in the

absence of precise infor

teen as

4 produce

the Land Fund, ihis

ед,

imposible to form a

conclusive opinion that poin: Incest, therefore,

ал

284

request you to furnish me with such information at your each conveinence. Asregards the past on moponeder penditure on Public Works & Building it with be impossible for Am God " to sauction any further outlay for there prepones until some beflisit information with Extimates & plans for each proponed trock on Building shall have

heee submitted to them. Butadvective

Ling

Ethe

suns unsected

reglarge in the Externaler for Ajeet,

er the

of their nature, this my duty wrepeat to you the strongest manner Caution, I have already converged byou agains

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mencing any work notopurgent and immediate recessil without having Reeviously obtained the in of Am God!

Lausti

Laustein

With respect to ther

Massive extatlik

як

of the Department of the Marine Magistrale, fon addition to that of the 2 #action Marter and Police

art

Eatablishments, you no doubt explain the recipily for its establishment I in submitting for

the expenditure approval the

which you may propone

for this service. In the

absence, however, opsleific information

that

بل

point the God! appudend

that it wch not be convenient.

285

Winsect in the Extinate Wobe submitted to Parth the expenditure for this Preaul year any prominen

that account.

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286

che

Clonial Treasury,

Hongkong

11th December, 18/44

Conformable 1. the instructions

of your Callency. I beg to enclose him with a statement of the expendtitive Towth a

: f this Colony from the first September 1843 1. 31st March 1844 inclusive

accurately as I could collect the ctaturile from the books left in this Department by the late Treasurer.

I have V:

(Signed, Bts Martin

7 His Exceller

John Francis Davis Cry re

Gove mor of Hongkong

287

Statement, according to the boots of the late Reasoner and Inancial Secretary, of the Expenditure of the Colony of Hougtong - in the Curl Department, for the mouths of September, Colober, November, and December, 1843, and January, February and March, 1844 - Exclusive of the Salaries of Sir Henry Pottinger and St. Col. Malcolm,

September 19481 Aneral Department. Wagès .

-De

LL...

Contingencies 2,809 75

2. Soli : Establishmen Chetoria. Wages.

Do:

3. Harbor Master & Marine Nuag : Hages .

Do:

539

182

Contingencies.

161 65

Contingencies.

108

4. Lane Establishment Wages.

の

420:

Contingencies 718.79

Do: Amount of advances

on unfinished Contracts on Son Sept - 1843. 77.750

5. Salarices for September being fo the

amount

4. I have

aut given for the Quarter.

3893

ZIZ

Hat sapere ilure in September 1842 86, 231 59 18,683 10 2/2

not been able to trace how

auch of this was spent in September

October, 1843.

De:

(igrad R. M. Mr.

1 General Department Wages.

Contingencies 87837 Carried Over.

91837

میرا

283

Brought forward. 418 87

2 Police Establishment, Stages.

Do:

54140

Contingencies. 178 98

3. Ther bor Masters Marine huge. The ges.

Do:

182.

Contingencies.

108

Land Department. Tages

De.

Sovember 19/13

Contingeneied_ 652.46

1 General Department Hages

CADO:

$260221

Contingencies 72784

2 Police Establishment. Waged.

Do:

56993

Contingencies 134 h

3 Harbor Measter & Marine Maz: Hages.

Dos

182

Contingencies. 4

4 Land Establishment Hages.

Do:

December 1843.

108

Contingencies. 95913

1 General Department Herges.

Des

Do:

563 16 3

$ 2.735 06 592 11 1|

401

Contingencies 967.50

2 Police Establishment. Stages.

Contingencies.

561 22 280 38

18 2

Contingencies.

& Harbor Master & Marine Mage Wages.

4 Land Establishment. Häger.

است

Do: for

Do:

123

Contingencies. 2,23361

Advances during the Quarter. $213 72

Salaries of Avil Officers for Ditte. 12,120 83

"Ital Mages Contingencies Salaries = 21728.46 £4,707-16.7/4

for Quarter .

Wages.

40m

182

5890

ry 1844.

January 1 General Department;

Do:

2 Police Establishment. Wages.

Eto:

Contingencies 329.82 57187 Contingencies 289 29

3 Harbor Master & Marine Mag: Wages -

4 Land Establishment. Tages.

Do:

Abruary 1844.

1 General Departmesch Stages.

268548

Contingencies 43821

2 Police Establishment. Wages.

66520

Do:

Contingencies.

129

Contingencia 1115 10

551 19 25/4

40.

Do:

Contingencies. 40375

3. Harbor Master & Marine Sugge Wazes.

221187

4 Special

Contingencies. 203.72

Do!

Contingencies.

1545

129

Contingencies.

403 15

2520 35

34616

Land Establishment. Wazes.

; General Department. Wages .

2 Police Etablishment. Wages.

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Do:

Euarch 1844.

40:

Do:

Contingencies.

89162 916 672 28

212

Contingencies. 69 60

129

2,383 85

1,312h5

Do:

Harbor Master Marinema : Hazes.

De:

4 Land Establishment. Wages.

Do: Contingencies.

Do:lidvances on unfinished Contracts.

Salaries for the quarter Exclusive of Sir H.: 13,529 16

Gottinger & Col : Malcotin

19,856 406 4,302 × 2′′//

Ital Colonial Expenditure in the month of September, 18409.

$8433157 fish. 10.37

Do: for Quarter sirding 341 #4 December, 1843.

Der

Do:

2/2

$27,065, 7 5

$ 5864.4.47/4

7$$

for For Ending 314 Ireach, 184141

3 a

$2506257 540-8.70

3 Istal Expenditure from 1 th Septruber, 843 6.3 Marel,

1844.

$138,339-717-291777-184 8.

Making a total of One Hundred ared their right thousand, three hundred and fifty nine stars and severity one ends, which at four shillings and four pence the dollar, is equal to Twenty time thousand

hive hundred and seventy-seven Truid, Lighter Shillings and Eight Pence, Sterling.

(Signed) Bt Mr. Martin.

L... May.

Prederich Mr.A. Breccy

ก

289

matosure

No 73, 571844.

sure No Min Despatch

}

290

Chemical heasury

- 1⁄2

Kingbing 19th Scomber 1946

directed

years

Iner Crathney having chicobel me preproces for Soret Stauly, cur Estimate of the Civil Expenditure of this Colony, for the encling 31 March 1845 41846 I have the honor 1. haumit herewith a detailed statement. showning the changes of each Department, as present paid for salaries, wages, and contigures, And also an estimate in accordance with a

This Gallery

comment furnished me by the Acting howeyer - Several of thellmount to be defrayed

Public Buildings, reads servers, V during

for

the above mentioned.

Cerf

John France's Davis bo

J V

Governor of HongKong.

years I have Vr

K. Mr. Martin

Treasurer

Agued,

(

thue copy)

Irederich W.A. Pomen

om.

From Mr Martin, enclosing

Statement

the_ by penditure.

1843, to 31th March, 1844.- of the Colony, from 1st September

11th Bear 18h4

29!

N. 73, of 1844.

Irolomere No 3 in Despatch

292

Department

Service

Deniquatios of offices

Colonial hordtary. Severnond départient

Contingencies. Salaries.

Contingencies.

Salaric

Covernor theperintendent of Britishs have. Private Secretary.

Estimated Expenditure of the Ain't Department of the Colony of Hughing.

for the gears ending 31th March 1845, and 314 March, 184b.

ending 344 Tarefarding. 7845.

Estimate for year Estimate to worch

1846.

year

X SX FLD

300

6000

300

Aemarks.?

boot

Total Salaries.

6300

House Rench

Contingencies.

216134 216 13 4.

100

Stationery.

Treasurer Departinent

Salaries .

lvages air

Contingencies.

Chiel Clerk.

York.

Clerk.

Stationery and Printing. Contingencies,

Total Salaries and Contingencies.

Theasurer and Receive

Auditor.

Receiver of Revenue.

Chief Clerk to Treasurer.

27 Clerk to detto. 14 Clerk to Auditor.

2th Clerk to ditto.

Rece

1,200

1200

10001

1,000

405

270

2.70.

260

216.

2.16

250

Fotal Salaries. 3,601

3.601

300

200

Istal Contingencies

500

4101

ช

4101

Supplementary assistance as Clerk to of Revenue.

Nationery and Printing. Contingencies.

Ital Salaries and Contingencies.

Total Contingencies. 3bb13 4 366 13 4

Intal Salaries and Contingencies.

Colonial Secretary.

b b b b 13 4 bbbb 13 4

1,800

4.7210 - 47210

270.

270

243

243.

2.16

216

Iotal Salaries. 3,001 10

3,001 10

уго

700..

300

Total Contingencies 4,000

300

1000

4,001 10 - 4001 10

}

Duplicate

31st March, 1845, and

for the years ending

Expenditure of tongang,

Estimate of the Civil

From Mr Martin, en dosing

1846.

12th fear 18tle.

Department. Scrince

Diriguration of Office

Chaplain. Contingencies for Church Plovice =

Total Salary & Contingencies.

Colonial Surgeon. Contingencies of Department,

Estimate for year Estimate for year Ending 2 march suding 3th Suarch

1845.

£ E s D

700

1846.

700.

yed

100

800

boo

все

300

900

Medicines for Silvie and families. 500 Total Salaries & Contingencies. god

Clerk of Executive & Legislative Councils (duty done by Auditor

ditto

Clerk to

Printing and Stationery . Contingencies.

ditts. 260-260

Total Contingencies. Total Salaries and Contingencies.

500

1.00.

100

ва

6oo

вст

600

360 - 860

Legistrar General & Collector of Revenue. 162 10

Clerk European.

A Book Keeper. Chinese Clerk.

do:

Do:

ڈور

650

52 a

208

39a

156

9.13

、

~11,105

32 10

180

Ictal Salaries. 276 5 ~ 1,105

Contingencies .

Total Salaries & Contingencies. 308 18 m 1235

Comprador at $15 per month.

A head Poster @ $8 A Shroff. 5.8 Gardener. Scavenger. ab

do:

2016

do:

2016

@th

do:

1512

do:

1512

1512.

9312

93 12

628

62 8

100

звуть

36716-

Six messengers off track · do : Four Chair bearers & brack do: Contingencies.

Istal Mages & Contingencies.

1000

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Remarks

General Deport

Contingen

End Stages.

General registar's Department. Eegislation (Executive Conncil. Medical. Ecclesiastical-

Contingencies

Salaries .

Contingencies salaries. Contingencies, Salary Contingencies.

293

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Department Service.

Designation of Office:

Chief Justin Attorney General . Registrar of Supreme Court. Clerk of Court.

Chief

Chi. f. Justices Clerk

Interpreter of Court.

Estimate for year

inding to March, Ending is March,

18455

1846.

A S S L SA

3000

1319.5 8

少

3000

1500

ва

39414 10% 600

32819

430

32102

)

Remarks)

Judici

cial, Suprence Curt.

Contingencies.

Salaries.

Depecly Registran

Chief Mesher

Bailiff.

Deputy Usher.

Total Salaries.

Rent of Court House.

400

203.10

ツ

350

874 b

150

583

100

30.16

5,858.19 92% 6,602

30916 8 416.

__ N.B. The Expenses of Climinal,

Other Contingencies, unknown, say 1000 1000

Total Contingencies. 1,309 16,8 1,416

Total Sularies & Contingencies. 7163 165% 8,018

ви

prosecutions to will be at least

Lurr,

0, a year.

N.K3. The Curt having nact for the dispatch of Business for the first time on the 2 of October last, a sufficient time has not get elapsed to afford dala for forming any istimate of the probable Receipts or expenditure, beyond the fixed Salaries of thive Officers already appointed, and the Rout of the present Court Hous.

25th November, 1844.

(higned) Robert Dundas Day.

Regishar.

(Signed) Rz. M. Martin,

294

281

Estimate for year tiny 31 March

Estimate for year

rising the March

1846.

Department. Service.

Raimation of Office

Chief Magistrate of Police. Assistant Do: Do. Superintendant of 20 Interpreter.

1845.

1,200 a ifs 1200

520

260

3257

520

260

323

Salaries.

Contingencies.

Chief Magistrate

Police, Sictona.

130

Chief Police Clerk.

Second Dr. Third. do: Sailor.

15b.

208:

208

156

130

Totul Salaries. 2929 - -

Dollars

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"bluropean sergeants of Felice ugh Dr. Corporals Do: @ 72

124 16

160 Do: Privates do:

@ 48

Native of hidia, Havi tears do:

Do: Raichs do 144

30 Do.

边

Finales do: @96

1 Chinese Inspector. 4 Do: Sub hespectors. @gh

32 Do: Privates

1 Do: Clerk.

1 Do: Comprador.

4 Do: Coolies.

109 62441-

41 12

93 12

29.29

124.16

1094 624

41 12.

93 12

624-

62.4.

93.4

834

@72

4994-

4994

.@72

628

@72 9312

9312

2,485.12

248512

1- Do. Lavengers .

Total Hages.

Probable Contingericies

including food for Prisoners. } 676 - 676 ~ |- ||

Houser rent.

195

" Ital Contingencies. $71 676.

Total Salaries Mages, & Contingensies 628812 % 6090 12 = 4

Remarks

295

Lepartement Service.

Police, Establishment. Chek chu.

Salaries .

Contingencies.

Mages.

Salaries.

Lisignation of Office :

Assistant Magistrate of Sélice.

Police Clerk?

Estimate for year Estimate for year Bring to march insing &

18457

1846.

narch

t s s L s z

520

182

Fetal Salaries. 702-702

Puropean Corporal of Police.

1512

4 Do: Privates.

628

1 Chinese Seeb hespecto .

2016

10 Do: privates.

156.

1366

1 Do: Clerk.)

52-

Total Wages.

30616

306 16:

Shire

Aire of Police boat and crew.

Probable Contingencies.

Fotal Contingencia 177134 177/13 4

Ital Salaries, Wages & Contingencies 1186.9 4 1136 94

36134

56134

Hemartes.

Marine Magistrate.

Harbour Master, Nictoria.

Contingencies. Boathire.

Wages

Harbour Traster to Assistant Do:

6.00

1600

312

Clerk.

156

Total Salaries.

312

156

ん

1068 1068~

Lasear boatmion @ $12 2a : pmc :

Σα

2188

1 do:

8 Chinese do: @$8 do: @$4.

1668

16b8

1018

108~

108

628

3 Headmen for boats @ $78 2 Boarding Officers @#$8

Total Hages

1/2 boats

Hire of 2 brats for branding Officer $10.

Do: Guard bratt for night Police.

Total brathire.

Repairs of Boats,

new oars, oil, stationery

4112

49946

52.

338

4112

4994.

338

390- 2001.

390

2 New brats to replace those invuse.

Total Contingencies. 240

ви

200a

406

240

Total balaries Wages boat hire & contingencies 2,197 4

21974

Salaries test get fired

Clerk.

Salaries Marine Magistrate. Ways & Messengers; Contingencia Stationery de

RECORD

296

Department Service. Designation of Office .

Surveyor General .

Estimate for year Estimate for year winding 34th March Ending It March,

1845.

LIS

1000

1846.

1 0 0 0

Assistant Do.

300

500

Civil Engineer and Clerk to the

Works.

403

Clerk of Registry and Keeper

of leases and Records .

312

Inspector of Prads

208

Book Keeper.

260

260.

Clerk.

195.

195

260-

260.

16210

162.10

Total Salaries.

3,30210

330210

Contingencies.

Surveyor General's Clipartment =>

Yrizes.

Salaria

rics.

Draftsman.

Assistant to Surveyors .

Foreman and Six Colies

Chair-bearers @ $43 pmouth, 117

1171 --1

Compradore & 2 Office Coolees. "70 4

Arlees. 70 470 4 Total Hages._1874

1874

Total Salaries & Wages. 3,48914 - 3489 14

Stationery & Printing. Contingencies.

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230

ག

500

750

Istal Contingencies. 750.

Ital Salaried Majes (Contingend es / 289 14.

4423914

Romartes.

391

297

Departurent Service. Description of tooth.

Sheva yor borgeract Steparterrent.

Public Buildings.

Surveyor General's Department.)

Contingencies.

Roads, Bridges, Sewers is

Completion of Rucer's Road. Road to Sokinpes by Sywan. Do: to Chek-hu.

Sundry Repairs to Roads . Road to Chuckpywan. Bridgespepairs trebuilding do. Drainage of baddyland in Hongneichung Valley. De

New Streets in Victoria. Sewers in ditto. Preparing building land

New Chinese location.

Total.

Contingencies on Estimated

Works.

Estimate for year Estimate for year Ending 31 Unouch, driving 31 March.

1845.

Lss L

1,000

2,000

230

2001

200.

184.6.

3,000

2000

22,000

1000

4300

2000.

2600~

1000

2,500.

5000

17300

1.300.

12,350.

}

500.

55,300

10,000

Total Outlay & Contingencies. 13,050 65,300.

Adwelling house for Governon Court House & Sublic Offices.

Prisons House for Jailor.

Debtor's Gaol. House of Correction.

Police Stations. Registrar's house Goffices.

Harbor Master's Fier Thea wall.

Sea Wall to form Sublic Quay under Government still. Sundry repairs to Government builang, and temporary trections.

10000

22,000

10,000

1000

5000

10,000

3000

350

1,100

650

5000

7700

5,000

Total. F$250 - $9,750

- -

Remarks.

The furniture for these huldings is not included in the Estimates, which have been taken from the stato -

ments laid before the Governor, by the Acting Surveyor Genera's in

November, 1844.

298

Summary of Expenditure for the Civil Establishments of Horghing

for

the

years Ending 31th March, 1845, and 31th March, 1846.

Departments.

1 levernor's Department.

2 Colonial Secretary's

3 Inancial .

4 Ecclesiastical .

5 Inedical

Aigislation. Alxecutive Councils .

Registrar General & Collector of Revenue Ceneral Department.

19 Judicial.

10. Chief Magistrate of Police.

// Police Establishment, Chek chu.

12. Harbour Taster, Fictoria . 13. Marine Mazishale Not fixed)

141 Surveyor General .

13 (Rouds, Bridges the

16 Public Bruildings. 17 Unestimated Contingencies on the above may fairly be Edimated at . 18 Proposed Contribution towards

building a Church.

Estimate for year Estimate for year, Ending March, Inding 314 March,

1845.

1846.

Z 1 D Z 18.

bbbb 13 4

4001 10

4101

800

900.

860

Remarks,

bbbb 13 41 These statements

are made

4001 10. according to the present rate

4101

800

900.

860

308 15.

1235.

7163 16 5% 5018

вс may

of Experditure . There

difference in the

some

Expenditure on Public Buildings ared Works, as classified under the years

36716 a 36716. Ending March, 1845 & 1846, but

... the

aggregate

6285 12-4 beg0.12 accordarate amount is in

with the document 1186 9 11 1186 9 4 funishes me by the Acting

21974

21974. Surveyor General.

423514 13030

423414 65,300

4250.

69,750

5000

6000

5000

Total Z 61378.-16. 7/2 186713.18.574

(Signed Bt. Mr. Martin.

M. B. These Sums

are

inrespective of the Consular and Superintendent

have Charges for the years 1845 and 1846.

(Signed) Rt. Mr. Martin.

true Ay. Prederick W. A.

Grace

299

Suplicate

Estimated Expenditure the Civil Department of the Colony of Hongsons,

for

the

years

ending

31th March 184.5, and

31th March, 1846..

£2

248,092, 8.11.

melosure 8.4 in Despatch

N. 73, $184.

No: 74

Executive.

RECEIVED

MAR.22

1845

452 Hong Kong

300

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong,

21th December, 1844:

I have the honor to inclose for Your Lordship's information, a copy of my Despatch to the Earl of Aberdeen, reporting the Execution by the Chinese Government of the Pirates who attacked boat laden with Commissariat treature Chekchu, some time previous to my "arrival in this Colony.

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off

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, The Lordships,

The Right Honorable,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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Lord Hanley M. P.

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My Lord.

MAR.29 1845

In 152 H. Kong

302

Victoria, HongKong,

20th December, 184141.

I have the satisfaction at length. to enclose for your Lordship's information the translation of an official despatch from the Imperial Commissioner, announcing

the condign punishment of the Pirates

who attacked and carried the boat laden

on the Military

with

supply from the

Chest

Chat chu, some time previous to my

off Chettichu,

arrival in china.

Among the criminals who have

been capitally punished is the individual. Chintae, who

in July last sent back

was in

according to my request, but whom, finding that there would be no sufficient

The Right Honorable,

The Earl of Aberdeen, M. T.,

evidence.

Victoria,

Governor Love Stanley.

217 December, 18h4.

Hongkong;

3 Inclosure

N° 74.

Received

res

Reporting execution, by

the

laden with Commissariat

Pirate who attacked a Boat

Chindre. Government! of the.

May last.-

Treasure.

~A~

Chakchu, in-

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Ve.

&c.

303

on the first

evidence according to the technicalities of English Law to condemn kim opening of the Supreme Court, I caused to be returned. to Reying to take his trial, with the reet, as he was one

of the writ of them

The growth of Piracy on the neighbouring. Courts is becoming quite formidable, the pirates are armed in the "Huropean way with braces of pistols in

dles, and there s

and there seems some

som

equalling

the state

their girdles probability of their of things which prevailed about 1808, when

European resses. A

they attacked even

imall schooner the Starling", was lately attacked, but beat off the assailants not before she had lost three of her

crew

This

state of things increased my

anviety to hear of the punishment of the

Pirates

Pirates be

before mentioned, and. I

the 6th Instant wrote to

accordingly

Reying Enclosure No 2, which, has been productive of the satisfactory communication now reported to your Lordship ._ As I offered a a reward of 100 Dollars on "arrival for information. leading to the capture of the Pirates, I have

now on

their

final punishment, caused it to be paid. to a Chinese, who cas

came rward with

intelligence instrumental to their

discovery

The

islands in the immediate

neighbourhood of Honghing

are so infected.

with piratical vessels, that I we may be obliged I to make.

means in our own

against them

I greatly fear. make use of any

protection

-power

as a

I have ve (Signed) J. F. Tavis (True (TY) Prederick M.A. Bovce

вору)

N. 74, of 18h4.

Inalo more No / in Despatch

14.52 Hough my

304

RECE

Reying, High Imperial Commissioner, Member of the Imperial Clan and Governor General of Revanglung and kicaugh

sends the following reply.

I just received from you

the honorate

Envoy a despatch respecting the Pirate Chinatae and others (here is the ncapitulation of the

communication

dated "b". Justant ) and find on sxamination, that the Singaw Military division seized the principal criminals Chin many new, Chinatãe, and Toratik, three in number, and their accomplices Chin peat sae, Chinague and Lin-foot-sac, also three.

And as I the Great Minister took into consideration, that this was an

important case, and it would the efore, not be proper long to delay their sxecution,

The

and the grouth of Piracy by the Chinese Government, execution of certain Pirates Earl of Aberdeen, reporting Despatch, No 119, tho

the neighbouring Conott's. 26th December, 1844.

Fordered the local mandarins to send

them

to the Provincial City, that they might soon be tried. Both the Criminals

Chịu mang

ang

new and Chin-peit-sax,

were

oir their

again put oir

however, died in prison of disease, whilst Chinatae, Too-a-lix, and the others, four all together trial and confessed before the Provincial Judge. I the treat minister in conjunction with Ching, the Lieut : Governor having the Treasurer, Judge, and Inspectors our direction, then judicially ascertained,

new was the criminal

that Chin-mang-

univer

who originated the piracy, and although he had died in prison, his corpse ought nevertheless to be cut in pieces. The crime

baders Chinatae and Too-atik, of the

who both boarded the boar and

Committed piracy and murder, being of the deepest die, to that

no law conto

respile

305

respite them, we therefore requested - respectfully a death warrant, and directed

the Provincial Judge to take the two

criminals Chinatae and Foo atik and send them bound to the place of Execution, there to be decapitated

ted and their heads to

be exposed ; whilst Chin-mang new's body, he being the author of the piracy, shouts at the same time be cut in pieces,

heads be stuck up

and their

- pole, at the place,

where the crime was committed, as a

warning to the multitude and to deter others.

and

The two accomplices Chinagne. Linfootsae, who though being forced

board the boat, and shared in the plunder, still did not assist personally in the robbery, ought also as accomplices of Pirates, according to law, be sentenced to decapitation, wait now an answer,

answer from

the

The board (of punishment)

Whilst reporting this to the throne, Thave given strict orders to all the

Military and (ivil buthorities to apprehend with the utmost severity the missing

criminals, and

having îndeavored to seize them, again institute a trial.

You

" Thinking it my duty to state to the Honorable Envoy, the particulars of the judicial proceedings in my official reply, wish you increasing happiness, and this is the principal object of the

ication addressed,

Communication

His Excellency, Her Britannic Majesty' s Hemipotentiary, Governor of Hongkong. Commander in Chief of the Forces, and Superintendent of hade.

J. J. Davis,

tho

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24th year, 11 mouth, 8th day,

"Tankwany 24th year,

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17th December, 1844. Received 20th

True translation.

306

(Signed) (Charles Gutzloff. Chinese keretary .

true copy.

Prederich MA- Borreg

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HK.

4 452 H Kong,

TIR 20

1845

307

Vietoria, Hongkong,

6th December, 1844.

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of a private note from your Rucellency respecting the punishment - of pirates ; but -

I am unable to transmit an

unofficial dreument. to my Government

on a su

subject of th

I of this im

importance. I have to

as to the execution.

request, that I may be furnished with an official letter pirates in quection.

of the

now

The long interval, which has sapsed without any punishment being inflicted on pirates attacking the English and their vessels, is probably the cause that piracies are greatly increased of late,

His Excelleney

Keying

and

tc.

te.

20%

and unless the criminals are

→

justly

dealt with by the Chinese- Government,

necessity of self defence will.compel.

the

me to concert. measures with the

neral. to seek out.

Admiral and General

the

haunts of these lawless robbers among

the islands, and root them out with the

It is therefore

greatest. severity.. It is

earnest. wish that your yourself make such an

to prove

Excellency will example of

all those who have been apprehended, a

to them that they are not to expect encouragement. from impunity; and that their own

Government is able

to restrain them without the necessity for the English, taking measures for their

extirpation--

With many wishes for your

Je.

Excellency's happiness, So...

(Signed) J. F. Davis

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308

309

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From Governor Davis & His Excehoney Keijing, concerning Pirates.

bh Dear Bh4.

Malorure No 3 in Despatch

N° 74, 571844.

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Despatch N. 74. of 18h.

Motonore No 2 in

し

5:75 789 Honghez

27/5 Inancial.

Clones

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Cobra X to 2d 84 15 May

Copy

1045.

My Lord,

No:

MAY 7

1845

Ketoria, Hongher 330

26th December, 1844.

With reference to my Despatch

20.6 3. of 25 November, I have the honor to report further upon works undertaker for the health or improvement of the Colony,

other public purposes.

for

On the 6th Ultimo, the Executive

Council heard a report from the Acting

for

Surveyor General on the subject of sufficient boat house and accommodation crews at the Harbour Master's Wharf = As it appeared to the Council that the amount, recommended for this purpose.

1 " Dollars 4,000 was too great an outway, it was

resolved that no more

The Right Honorable,

than $2,000 shoul ве

Lord Stanley, M. P.

execution of Pirates. 17th Bear Bhule.

Keying, concerning

From Imperial Commissioner

be sunctioned.

"The burial ground originally allotted for the Rolestant population was never Extensive, while the great and unforesen mortality among the troops has unhappily contributed to fill it very rapidly. The location besides, is objectionable, as being too much within the toww itself of Victoria le Committer of health was accordingly formed some time back for the purpose of fixing new site, and for improving the method d conducting funerals. In consequence of their report it was resolved that the reisting herial ground should be closed, and that

the

new one to the East of Victoria should be in a pavine on the right, after passing through the gap which is at the extremes end of the town in that direction A wall across the mouth of the pavines, with

gale

in the centre, and a short road

approaching

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311

approaching it, were considered as sufficient. and the harveyer General was discoted to - furnish an estimate for the same :

It was at the same time resolved, that a burial ground should be opened at

the West of Rectoria for the porrer classes at a lower fee, and a variety of regulations were passed, as recorded in the Minutes of the Executive Council for the be. November

On the 18th November, the advisability

of establishing the Assistant Police Magistrate, "Mr. Hillier, at Shekpaiwan, instead of Chekchu was considered, the Major General. allowing him a solice office within the Barracks during his temporary visits to the latter place.

It was accordingly resolved. - that a building suited to the accommodation of the Assistant Majishale and his force should be forthwith commence at Shekpaiwan, according to plans and

{

Polinates

arr

"Estimates previously sanctioned for Chetichu, but now suspended. The position of Shekpaiwan will soon pender it important place, when the proposed road by the west shall have been completed.

The plans and Estimates for this most desirable roai, I have now the honor to forward to Your Lordship, as they have

passed in Conseil. It will open out by

the shortest

way

are now

the south side of the

island, and give value to many a hicking site in pleasant and healthy positions, which

worthless from want of approach. Indeed, it is much to be wished that a road entirely round the island completed for Military, Police, and all other purposes.

were

The proposed toestern road cuts off - portion of the western Extremity of the island, and passes

over a depression of the

ridge

ridge of ano

312

ountains, which at once struck

ane as the proper point on first making Henghong in Ihr Majesty's Steamer. Spiteful.

I have limited its breadth to

fiflier feet, as abundantly sufficient, and its total cost, according to the Estimate forwarded, will be about £4,000, Sam not

aware

Jan

any

public work which will

give more general satisfaction Colorry than this.

On the 11 the Justant,.

in the

report.

and

Estimate were passed in Council for the Construction of New Streets in Retoria West, and for repairing some sheets in the Chinese location of Tapingshan, amounting to Dollar: 8,952, and it was resolved that the Surveyor General be directed to carry the work into affect

as soon as posible, for the purposes of public healin and

Convenience:

313

Ibeg to append also a Supplementary Estimate to Mb, already forwarded to Your Lordship for Roads and Shrecks south

tictoria road, amounting to $1142.

A further sale of land on lease for

building lots, took

b n

' place

adding £896,19177/% per

on the 24 - Instant.

to the Crown

Renks, which together with £28h, realized by the sale, on the 2wd Instant, of a few

detached lots, situated within the Chinese

part of per

the town, now amount to £12,917

er ammun

лого ariu

No 5

sales. No

I have the honor to forward schedules of the particulars of both sales. My personal surveys of the South

side of the island, since the cessation of the

me,

that

hot season, have convinced ample pasture, with innumerable pills of fine water, exists for cattle and sheep, and I have accordingly written to Sir George Gipps, requesting him to offer to

persons

рего

29 May 145 (935)

Board

[[ persons in liustralia, the occupation of

portions of this island for pasturaçe, Rent

(

pee, during the pleasure of the Cctorial Vovernment, but sutilling them to a year's actice previous to removal. This tas partly suggested by an offer actually

here. The offect Shope may

rade to me here. The

b to cheapen the present high price of butcher's meat at Hongkong, and

ultimately to afford a rent to the,

lovernment

I have the honor tibe,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

гдалі

)

Mr. Hope

Why this rife the aberation of the

Land Sales str. I explore,

огрого

z y my

to t. passage injecting

Graziers from Jr. S. Wales

99.

eachches.

be accepted ; but, if the the scheme

get ind

Encroachments.

there

allhor

to the Land and

the in stations

that the Invitation will

Auswert

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is proposed

bottles, or to chan

26th December, 1844.

Victoria, Hongrong,

Lord Stanber

Governor

N. 75.

7 malosures.

Received...

Rent from Land._

and the present annual - Public works, and Land Sales; Reporting upon further,

entered

767 thungking

C. 8. Trevelyanleg

222

1045

Forwarded 2. MAY. Mr Mundich 13 MEStephen | 13

Jan Stanley 14.

Ser

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21 May

1845

RECORD

OFF

314

With reference to mach

letter of 20 Iebruary last,

Jam ducested

Stanley

Lond

to transmit to

Vide to do: 109.19 penfler on, haremath, for the

26 Dec 145

Information of the Cow of the Treasury,

Londr

Copy of a des patate from the Governor of Hongkong, and of so much of its

Enclosures, as relate to

rasions Public Works, which he exports having

ее

anthorrjed

to be under

-taken for the health

And

improvement

of the Colony

Lord Stanle

Stanley

observe

directs

Ene to state that, adverting

to the Cries stated in

Rr davri Despatch, his

Lordship is of Jension

that the Expenditure

miolved in the en-

-closed Estimates should

receive the sanction

ft the Government

I have L.

End

707 Whing

20165935 Fr 1006

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1345

Forwarded by ONE VR Mundo 17 Stephen 17

Wapley 10

(

109.

315

19 June 1845

Thave to acks the

on vurious

weipt of gaunadespatch of the

the 2b Dee" lart hoyo reporting Hocks medertather for the health or improvement

of the Colony meder your Government. AturGod!

have some noreason

ким

question the propices of thorependiture for the

Teens: letter 13 free on the enclosures

several bork's specified Mos 1.2.394

Lana 29 May

45 in

of that Despatch, and konewsung moturition, have according been given for its admission in the accounts of Colony.

of the

In the same despatch you report that you have

n.s.

requested the foot of Males to publish in that solong

rent free fpen for the accufation

Partice Lando in

(

Aking

& graziers from Australia.

Such and

was, you

arrangement state, suggested to

you by an offer actually

made in St. Kong.

The plane is described

eral termes

In such general

that it is imposible for me

spicion asto

W foun ang

its practicabilis . Idouch

what was The claims of competing affleiants for an advantage for which no pagmentis tbe made could be decided_ - nor does it appear whether Each party is whare a separate allotment of

understand in what

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316

whether any

ground, or whether

in the nature oprights

thing

Mer

of common is contemplated On there and many points it would obviousl be indispensable that the Governor of Ms. Halls should be able to give precise information those who might desire to take advantage of the

offer

made

through him.

therefore,

that thincupig neeeping

there

and Shave no doubt,

more particular

thing mo

• jour

ри

communication

with Sir G. Gipps has hotencaped you.

Schwuld

the same time

with at a picture prod

Wrcesive a further refor

from you as flaming the нашуни

plan

th and

more at length,

stating

wwhat extent it

has been fuc

Encerpful.

Shavere

317

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Newry Holgate.

215 Inland

2 Million Newry Leggett 216

William Henry

21%

Richard Oswald-

218

Q. CM. horsey

Chow Cocin.

Soynay

219

220

William Camie

221

Go Choong San

Henry Clarke

222-

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George Judell.

Robert Hephensor

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7.000

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Auctioneer

bruce copyplot [hiped

pect," "Chart It for Cl-verly Acting Surveyor

Coveral

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318

Areas

of Sols

Names of Purchasers

Ching Choong.

Hwei. Mwei.

Lumsow- Lumsow.

Ching hum Leong

Jung

tai.

Ground sold to Chinese. 2. December, 184141.

61071⁄2

Anoched down

Nos of Lots

frea of square feet

class Upset annual_ Hent

J. d.

202

203

L 10,945 35

13,650 30

34 14 1114

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(Signed) that Hye flererly Hyco: flaverty, Acting Surveyor Genera

320

138

Inclosure No: / in Desp:

No: 75, of 1844.

321

Lots of ground sold to

Chinese on

on 2

December, 18440.

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Civil.

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MAY. 7 1845

Victoria, Honghong,

322

28th December, 1844.

With reference to my Despatch. 1:70

the 4th Instant, con

of the 4

conveying the Registration.

Ordinance, I have now the honor to

now the honor to report to

Your Lordship. concerning the Office of Registrar

neral, which will also be made subservient-

General ;

to the collection of the Land: tax and some other

tayes.

On the 11th of this month it was resolved

of this

in Council, that in consideration of the alteration which had taken place in the provisions of the Registration. Ordinance, the Registrar General, should. be collector of revenue also, with a Salary of Dollars

per

mensem

and the following

The Right Honorable,

Stanley, M. P.

Lord Sta.

tc.

Hars 250-

retablishment,

One

December, 1844.

L. 896 = 94 93 44.

Crown Lands on 24.

Particulars of Sale of

No: 75 of 1844.

Inclosure No : 6 in Desp :

ESX

one-

European assistant only being allowed when the primary details of the Registration. shall have been com

completed.. One European clerk

One Chinese Clert-

mensem ₤208 peren.

реген

156

15-2

$80. per

One

до

Book Keeper.

60.

20.

15.

$175.

One-

Mr. Fearon, the Assistant. Magistrate was pointed out by his simowledge of

Chinese language, a

the-

language, and intimate acquaintance. with the people of this Colony, as the fittest= person to undertake the duties of Registrar - General- and Collector of revenue, and he

will commonce_ his functions from the_

竺

14 January next.

With

a view to diminish the charge-

to Government of the Registrar. General's

Office., reported on among

other publie

works

323

works in my Despatch. N63, of November 22 it has been found that a portion of it can be made fully available to the purposes of the Colonial Part. Office,

the site near

e, the

nuch more

landing place being much than where that office

the

more convenient.

ee is now

pla

laced.

When the building is completed the Port- Master will remove thither and a Rent

rer annum will be charged by the

oft 150 per annum will.

folony to the Post Master General ; while the

hundred dollars is to be charged

surn

~ of five

for th

the whole term of occupancy of the present- "Port Office of com's complete. aequaintance

Mr. Fearon's

with the native

xer will

language of this place

enable him, better than any

other person,

to collect the Chinese-Land-tay within the

island, arising from many hundreds of

cultivated deres on

the south side!

Attempts have been secretly made by

the

the Mandarins on

the main land. to

procure, as formerly, the payment of this tax; but by a little. vigilance. I have_ succeeded in putting a final stop to the quection

even am on

among

the Chinese.

Population, as well as by publishing

from

native version the enclosed letter His Mycelleney the Provincial. Treasurer, in which the claim. on the part of the Emperor is entirely abandoned

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect. Your Lordships,

Most obedient

Humble Servant..

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Victoria,

28th December, 1844.

Hongkong,

Governor

Stanley

Reporting

Received

N. 76.

Melosu

Lures

the Office and

Establishment of Registrar General

and Collector

Land- Jav prome

the Chinese Inhabitants, and co

appointment

there to...

Ferron

explanation from the for. of t

There

will

the Regestig daw

grounds of the

But he reports

the decision

Elablishment for carrying that the provisional sanction of

Elandisht munt is

ached

They

been

the motives and

ぬ

which

sill

suspended

It into effect.

the duasary for theil

state of the

cafe

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326

IIWANG, TREASURER OF KWANGTUNG,

&c.

&c. sends the following communication.

A previous letter from you the Honorable Envoy, respecting

especting a certain man surnamed Tang of Kin-teen village (of Canton Province) to exempt him from the paying of the land-tax, (formerly due from Hongkong) has reached

me.

Whilst therefore dispatching an Official personage to investigate the matter in conjunc- tion with the Singan Magistrate, minutely and truly, I previously also drew up an official answer, as is on record.

According to the report of Woo, a candidate for a Magistracy, which was conjointly made by the Singan Magistrate Tang, they have as- certained that the said Tang's fields are situat- ed within the jurisdiction of Hongkong, and the Chinese Mandarins consider it not proper to exact the tax from Tang, because Hongkong is made a possession of your Honorable Country.

I have therefore addressed the local Man! darins to consult maturely, to make up the ori ginal amount of money and rice, and take measures to that effect, without demanding in any longer from Tang. Whilst communicat ing this for the information of You the Hono- rable Envoy, I wish you a full measure of hap- piness, and address this important paper.

To.

His Excellency,

Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipo. tentiary, Governor of Hongkong, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces and Superintendent of British Trade,

DAVIS,

&c. &c. &c.

Taoukwang, 24th year, 11th month, 15th day,

24th December, 1844.-Received 25th.

True Translation. CHARLES GUTZLAFF. Chinese Secretary.

(Signed)

End

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of the Island of Honghong."

waters

The Right Honnale..

Lord Stanley, M.P.,

fe.

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to.

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HONGKONG,

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 19 of 1844.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, ESQUIRE, Governor and Com

mander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies 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 for the better regulation of the Harbour and surrounding Waters of the Island of Hongkong.

[26th day of November, 1844.]

Whereas from the vicinity of the said Island to the mainland and from the circumstance of a considerable portion of the Chinese dwelling in boats and the general necessity of introducing Harbour and Police regulations into the sur- rounding Waters of the said Island it is expedient and necessary that concerning the same present and future Regulations should be made.

Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor with the advice of the Executive Council of the said Island from time to time after the passing of this Ordinance to publish and declare such laws rules and regulations to be enforced by such fines and penal. ties as to him shall seem fit for the better regulation of the harbour and surround- ing waters of the Island of Hongkong, and that all such rules and regulations after being duly published in the Newspaper or Gazette used at the time for Government Advertisements shall respectively have the force and effect of any Ordinance which might be passed by the said Governor with the advice of the said Legislative Council.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,

Governor, &c., &C.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 26th day of November, 1844.

A. E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of the Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Powers to Gover nor in Council from time to time to make for the Harbour and laws and regulations surrounding waters of the Island of Hong- regulations to have the kong such laws and

same force and effect as any Ordinance pas-

sed by the said Gover-

nor with the advice of the Legislative Co uncil.

HONGKONG.-Published by Authority.

Printed by Joan Carr.

1845

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Victoria, Hongkong.

28th December, 1844.

In obedience. to Her Majesty's bravious Commands, and to the Rules and. Regulations

of Her Majesty's Colonial Service, I have the honor to submit a Manuscript Copy (together.

Despatch)

with

six printed ones apart from this Teepated) 2 of Ordinance. P. 20. passed by the Legislative funcil. of Honghing, entitled, "An Ordinance

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"advice of the Executive funcil thereof,

empower the Governor of Honghing with the

"cases of exigency, to place any districts, on "Public, or Military Stations of the said "Teland under Martial Law.

The Night Stonorable,

Lord Stanley, M.P.

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With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

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HONGKONG,

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 20 of 1844,

BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, ESQUIRE, Governor and Com- mander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

26th day of November, 1844.

AN ORDINANCE to empower the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Title. Executive Council thereof in cases of exigency, to place any Districts or Public or Military Stations of the said Island under Martial Law.

WHEREAS, it has been found that from the vicinity of the said Island to the Preamble, mainland of China a facility is afforded to armed and predatory parties of landing in considerable numbers on the said Island of Hongkong: And whereas from the yet unformed state of the Colony a considerable Police force is not of sufficient ability to afford Her Majesty's Subjects resident thereon adequate protection.

1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the passing of this Ordinance it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor with the advice of the Executive Council of the said Island when and so often as the exigency of the case may seem to him and them to require such procedure, to declare by any public proclamation or proclamations made in the usual manner and form that in and throughout any certain District or in any Public or Military Station of the said Island Martial Law shall prevail, or that such place shall be under the control and government of such Law by the force and effect of such Proclamation.

Power to Governor

with the advice of the Executive Council to declare any District Post of the said Island or Public or Military

to be under Martial

Law by Proclamation.

2. And be it further enacted and ordained that any such Proclamation shall Proclamation to have from and after the publication thereof have the full force and effect as of an Ordinance the effect of an Ordi passed by the said Goveruor with the advice of the Legislative Council of the said nance. island.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 26th day of November, 1844.

A. E, SHELLEY,

Clerk of Councils.

JOIN FRANCIS DAVIS,

Governor, &c., &c.

Hongkong: Published by Authority, and Printed by John Carr.

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and from the Coast of China, it might become youre duty in the wereine of the Royal Prerogative to place that portion of Martial the Island unde.

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this Ordinque, and I have to desire that you

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Acctoria, Hongkong,

339

28th December, 1844.

"Thave the honor to forward by

this Despatch an Ordinance, No. 21, of 1844, for licensing the sale for consumption within this Colorry, of Salt, Opium, and other substances used by the Chinese and arratives of India .

I have Your Lordship's authority

for

obtaining a revence prom opiume consumed within the Colony ; and as the " farming system in Sincapore has produced upwards of 228,000 per annum, it send the most expedient course to adopt

same in Hongkong, with arearly the regulations.

The Right: Honorable,

Lord, Stanley, M. F.

the

sanze

All

All scruples with reference to the Chinese Government appear to me to be done with by Keying's last

away

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in pegard to

340

chests of the drug are publicly landed at Shanghai and other places. Under these

altered circumstances,

our

Ni2

Opiume, Copy of which I have the hover $22 to inclose . He there requests that no notice

be taken of the conduct of the

may

Chinese Government towards its own people on the subject of opium; and . proposes, in return that I should make what regulations Splease for British subjects, on

on the same point-

The Cruum trade is now fairly Established by general connivance, along the whole coast of China, the only

2 interference on the part of the Officers of Government being to ensure to themselves large portion of the profits. I am not of a single rdick against Opium arrival in China, and whole

Qware

since

chests

r park, within to be more

2122

arry scruples

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our air i

thaw superfluss.

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Regulations under it, borrowed in a great e prow those in force at incapore, which I'rxamined during my

three days

licadure

stay at that island, on the passage out. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships, Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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Ordinance

N. 21, for Hareskong, entitled-

"Jale_of

"An Ordinance.

for licensing

the

"within the Colony of Hongtong, "and for the licensing of Pawn broken

"Paun Betch and Betel Leaf-- Salt, Opium, Bhaang yanja

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Auctioneers with a

Licenses and

Table of

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HONGKONG,

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIE REGINE,

No. 21 of 1844.

Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS Esquire, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies Her Majesty's Pleni- potentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

AN ORDINANCE for licencing the Sale of Salt Opium Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf within the Colony of Hongkong and for the licencing of Pawnbrokers and Auctioneers with a Table of Fees on Official Licences and Signatures.

| 26th day of November, 1844.]

WHEREAS, it is expedient to raise such funds as may be necessary to defray the Civil expenses of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained with a view to the part performance of such object by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof. That no person shall within the said Island of Hongkong or its Dependencies or the waters thereof carry on the trade or occupation of a weigher or broker of Salt or sell or retail any Opin Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel or Betel Leaf in a smaller quantity than one chest for consumption without having previously ob- tained a licence for that purpose from the Governor for the time being in Council.

2. And be it further enacted and ordained that it shall be lawful for the Governor for the time being in Council to grant by licence to one or more persons the exclusive right and privilege of exercising the trade or occupation of a broker or weigher of Salt and of selling or retailing Opium Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf for consumption in any quantity less than one chest within the said Colony and its Depen- dencies and the waters thereof.

Title.

Preamble.

No person to act as as weigher or broker of Salt or retail Opium Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel or Betel Leaf without a licence for that purpose.

Power given to Gov- ernor in ouncil to

grant such licences to

one or more persons.

Licences how to be

3. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the said licence or licences shall be granted to the highest bidders to be ascertained either by Public Auction or by granted. tenders to be sent in, in pursuance of public notice to that effect, and on such condi tions relative to the giving of Security for the payment of the sum tendered and for the maintenance of good order and the prevention of riots or disturbances among the persons engaged in the Salt-trade or on the premises of persons retailing or selling Opium Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf for consumption within the said Colony of Hongkong or its Dependencies or the waters thereof and subject to such other regulations in all respects as from time to time to His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the said executive Council may seem fit.

4. And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person without having obtained such licence as aforesaid or the permission or authority of the person so licenced as aforesaid shall exercise or carry on the trade or occupation of weighing. Salt within the said Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies or the waters thereof or shall sell or retail Opium Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf for consumi. ption in any quantity less than one chest or shall infringe any of the Regulations from time to time established by the Governor in Council under the authority of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 500 dollars to be recovered in a summary manner before any Magistrate of Police and in default of the said penalty being duly paid after conviction the same shall be levied by distress in the usual man. ner on the offender's goods and chattels and if there be no sufficient distress every such offender shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six calendar

months.

And be it further enacted and ordained that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor in Council from time to time to make such further regulations or orders as to him shall seem fit, respecting the weighing or vending of Salt or Opium Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf with a power to enforce the same by such penalties as shall seem expedient, provided always that such penalties shall not exceed those hereinbefore imposed.

6. And be it further enacted and ordained that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor with the advice of the said Council to make hereafter all such rules and regulations as to him may seem expedient concerning the farming selling and retailing of Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf and that in the making and enforcing of such rules and regulations he shall be vested with all and singular the powers and authority hereby vested in him with respect to the farming selling and retailing of Opium.

7. And be it further enacted and ordained that no person shall exercise or carry

on the trade or occupation of a Pawnbroker or of an Auctioneer or shall keep a public billiard table without having previously obtained a licence from the Governor for the time being in Council which licence shall endure for the space of one year from the

Penalty for weigh- ing Salt or retailing Paun Betel and Betel Opium Bhaang Ganja Leaf contrary to Law and regulations.

Power to Governor

in Council to make Regulations from time to time,

Power to Governor

in Council to make farming selling and re- like regulations for the tailing of Bhaang Gan. ja Paun Betel and Betel Leaf as Opium.

for

No person to act as Pawnbroker Aucti- oneer or keep public Billiard table without a licence.

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341

Penalty 200 Duls.

Auction duty of 21 per cent.

Auctioneer to make quarterly Returns on Oath and deduct Auc- tion duties.

Table of Official*

fees to be levied after

the passing of this Ordinance.

date thereof provided always that every person taking out a Pawnbroker's or ans Auctioneer's licence or licence for a public billiard table shall pay into the Colonial Treasury such sums as to His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council may seem fit the said sums to be paid previous to the granting of

such licence or licences.

8. And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person shall without having obtained such licence as aforesaid carry on or exercise the trade or occupation of a Pawnbroker or Auctioneer or keep a public Billiard Table or either or any of them or shall be convicted of exposing for sale or putting up any thing whatever to public Auction or of taking any thing whatever in pawn he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 200 dollars to be recovered in a suminary manner before any Police Magis- trate and in default of payinent the same to be levied by distress of his goods and chattels.

9. And be it further enacted and ordained that the Governor in Council if he see fit shall be empowered to levy an Auction duty of 24 per cent on all sales by Auction within this Colony.

10. And be it further enacted and ordained that every person who shall act as an Auctioneer in the said Colony shall make and give at the Office of the Colonial Secre- tary once in every three months a faithful and true Return on oath of all the sums received at sales made by him as Auctioneer within the said three months and that every such Auctioneer shall from every sum received by him on the sale of any article by him in that capacity deduct the sum sanctioned under this Ordinance and pay the amount thereof into the Colonial Treasury quarterly and it is hereby declared that any such Auctioneer failing duly to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be considered to have forfeited his licence and such licence shall be absolutely void by such neglect or default,

11. And be it further enacted and ordained that the following Official fees as set forth in the annexed table shall be levied and made payable from and after the passing. of this Ordinance all fees so levied to be paid into the Colonial Treasury.

TABLES OF FEES TO BE LEVIED AS FOLLOWS:

For granting a Marriage Licence

For the signature of the Governor

For the signature of the Colonial Secretary

$ 5

665

A fee amounting toper cent on the annual value or salary of any Commissions

or appointments by His Excellency the Governor,

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 20th day of November, 1844.

A. E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of Councils.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,

Governor, &., &.,

Hongkong: Published by Authority, and Printed by John Carr.

entered

773 Koughing

The Viscomet Coming

Lai

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Day Lord,

342

1045.

Jam directed

by Lord Stanley transmit toyjon, bevist,

to be laid before

Videts For: 125. 19 July 1846 Earl of Aberdeen, a

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copy

of a Decpatete from the Invernor of King King

79.28 Dec/44

21/44

Covering

copy of

Ordinance " for heensing

the sale of Salt, Spinne,

Bhaang Ganja

Pann

Betel, and Betel Leaf

" Within the Colony of,

Hongkong

and for the

343

Eat

beansing of Pawnbroker.

annd Anction cers with!

a table of

Fres on

Licenses and

and

Opeial", Signatures

a letter adduped

to her dain by Keying, Exquesting that he

forthes interference may be made relative

to the conduct of the

Ohmere Port toward

its own

people on the

Saljich of operime

I am to request

that you

would move

the Earl of

Aberdeen

to inform Lord Stanley

whether he has

any

objection to the Confire.

-ation of this Act _ .

Sharett

344

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Financial.

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No!

N. 2.

My Lord,

MAX

1845

Kolaria, Houghing

30th Wecember, 18441.

847

I have the honor to forware herewith

the Provedings of a Bourd of Sur

" of Survey held at the Colonial Treasury, on the first of October, with the requisite Certificate altached. It was not possible for

now,.

me to

sign the Artificate until Theasurer Martin had not completed his Accounts.

Enclosure. No : 2, is the report of

a Survey held on the Treasury Fault, according to the Instructions, which require that such Survey should be held twice in rach year.

periods.

year, at uncertain

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. J.

Ja,

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RAS

Shave the hover to be,

With the highest pespect,

Your Lordships, Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

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348

This infor

the information of the

Fory Joys

Victoria, Hongkong,

30.10

December, 1844.

Governon

Low Stanley

Received

No 80.

2 malo sures.

and Desember 18th.

Treasury Vault, in October Board of Survey held on the Forwarding Proceedings of

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Lord Stanley 14

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16 May 1845.

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Stanley to Evansmit to you, herewith, for the

of the Lord Cout

buforuts of the

of the Treasury, a cks of a daft from the Iovernon of toughing, forwarding a copy of the Proceeding of a Board of Survey,

held at the Colonial

Treasury on the first bet.

1944

and of a

Report of a Survey held on the Treasury Vault on

1212 bed last

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Kong in the Months

October & December. last.

Upon an inspection of

these Document, it appears

that the Lunters Actions

of hear

the hummus Recips,

Ipower and Balances

: censing of the Form Dy provided for Gthe Premiers Intructions, and

referred

Efered to in the 7 to

Clause

And to theit

theit jours Cerbfuite right the

appended,

hasbeen

altogether omitted.

I love Baquest that zmiell explain, ill.

30 Days

351

por had not been enabled.

to sign the Cerbfit until the 30=ther, to permit it to be ditest

in the Los? October.

Gen will also report, what steps were taken to ascertain the amoral

of Balance for chi

the heanner

was res

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of the Second Verification in the 12 December-

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by the Committee of Survey

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352

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Precedings of a Board of Survey holdat the tw

353

Freasury. Houghing pursuant to the Order of lovemment dated this 1 day of October One thousand eight hundred and forty four.

The Hoycrable, J. WA. Bruce.

Members The Honorable R. M. Martin, Cyr

Actam H. Chuslie Egre

The Brand having taken an excet account of the quantity.

диаг

$¢

Kate S

own

existing in the Colonial Treasury at this clate ascertamed the same to be c In the Treasure Vault: Dollars 44,635.05277.670.18.6%2

In acetition to the foregoing.

sum

sum the Bourd ascertained asear toned the sum of $20,373.90, Twenty thousand five hundred and minely three collars and misty cents to be in live treasure Vault, this sum being identical with

the the amount as femished in detail in the report of the Board of Survey hold 15th. May lust, which with the sum of collurs 22.37 € 72 cents paid. "Mess" "Angus Hetcher and Robert Arachan in trust for the intestate estate of the la to worthy & Dyer will amount to collars £2.920. 62.

sinn of shown in the report clated 12+ July, the foregoing dolins $20573. 40 being sendt to be long as follows.

vis

To Intestate Estates

Church subscription.

Tublic Agents (Capt Bad fourt. WV Chimmo .

The late ship Elija Hewer!..

Total in the Treasure Yault

In the Chest of the Treasurer.

....

•

In acetition to the foregoing sun the amount of

Intestate Estate $0.22 Eight dollurs and twenty

two cents have also been lodged in the chest.

one

16.313.21 604.33

873. 2.903.36

Exe

3.534.10.

130.18.G

189.3.16 667.7.10%

65.228.95 74% 14132.18.774

7.665.69

8.22

1660.17117/4

1.15.77

1,662. 13-7/4

Total in the Chest of the sheasurer 7.673.91

four huge

Amounting together to seventy two thousand nine hundred and tun collars and ninety

cents equal out four shillings and four pence per dollar for fifteen thousand seven hundrect and minel; five pounds twelve shillings an Hwo forthings.

(A) astice

Adam MPmshi.

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354

Victoria Houghing

18th Aober 18410.

Her

In pursuance of the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of Mapsty's Treanery

I have caused Surveys

to be made on the pet Cctober, 1844, of

1st the

Funds remaining

custočty

the commencement of

that clay in ovetaily of the Theanner and of the Offens in charge of

the strong Fault

мие

respectively, and having carefully inspected the report of the officers ceppointect by to that duty I hereby cntify that I have fand the result to be in strict accordance with the statements of the Balances as

shown in this rotwin by the Teamrer.

are

нечег

they

Dani

228

Proveedings of a Board of honey holdt at the Commisinin ! 355

of Forult and Colonial Treasury pursuant to the Order of Government on this twelfth day of

December 18444.

Members

The Honorable J. M.A. Bruce

R.M. Martinn gre

еле

| M. Cr. Shelley Cope

The Board having taken an exact account of the quantity of comin exciting in the Colorval beasury at this clate ascertumed the same

In broken Spanish dollars

ry:

Sixteen bags containing each 717 Tools- 11.172 tack

at 717 taelo to 1000 dollars

One bag containing 507

In Mexican dollars

tails

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In Rupees. 51270. a Ki 225 1. #100

And the Balance of Intestate estates und other

I. be as follows.

F & E F s d

16000

Joy.11 70% 1,385,

4/4 3466. 13.4.

153.4.134

300. 1.8

4.937.2.4.274.

22.786, 66 40878-77. 8.857.1.4

propsity as deposited by Mr Stewart and given in the report of the Board of survey of pt Cet last 20,573.90

4462.0-2

In the Treasure Vault.

In the Treunire Chest.

61472-69 13319.1.84

777.18.176

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(mounting together to Fourteen thousand and ninely six pounds nineteen shillings and eight pence.

Of the above summ there was deposited us

Linder

онг отече

chargy

ina

strong chest with three keys Rupees 57.270.

Mexicain dollars... 1.385,

Ire a strong fault where of the key is kept by the Commissarial (as it contains also money in the custody of the Commissary General / 11.978 tacts of broken spanish coin and the balance of Litestate estates and other sums handed over

coincend auctother by Mr Howent amounting as above stated to £4.462.0.2/4.

There

remains under the separate charge of the Treasurer the above men timed

Inedrich W..L. Bouncy

un of - 4777. 18.174.

A EShallen

320

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My Lord,

CEIVED 356

ENCEIVED

C.O.

MAY. 7 1845

Victoria, Hongkong,

31 the December, 18440.

I have the honor to Enclose copy of a letter from Mr. S. Campbell, Manager of the Bank of Western India, proposing the circulation of notes of tive Dollars and upwards, within the Colony, and soliciting the countenance and support of the Government to the same In the 28th Ultimo, Ibrought the

subject to the notice of the Executive Council, when the great conveniences of

αν

& paper circulation, duly guaranteed by securities, was readily

readily acknowledged, in a place where all Cash payments

ents are,

difficult and operose; but, it was

The Right Honorable,

resolved

Lord Stanley, M. P.

geri

Je,

resolved, that no countenance or support

vew to the Noks

should be given the Bank of Western India, except

the Sicks proposed by

on no

the conditions detailed in Enclosure. $22, a copy of which was forwarded to Mr Campbell, and he was informed, that other terms could the Government countenance. the proposed paper circulation, by receiving the notes in payment. Way : requisite security seems to be combodied in these conditions, and the option left to the Government of withdrawing its support at line.

any

A letter, Enclosure No: 3, has been received from Mt. Campbell, generally acquiescing in the justice of those terms ; and I shall be happy to be favored with any instructions, that Your Lordship may be pleased to give upon the Subject

Nc2

No3

357

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

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chunks, of c

be sent to the Frea.

for this decisio

Ada

29 Rev.145.

Vide besp : 130 - regd 2003-

Bagh

31th December, 1844.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

Lord to Stan

No 81.

3 Zielonores.

Rellived

of Western India in-

Regarding circulation of the notes of the Bank

Hongkong.

....

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776 Houghing

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Ser

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wanted b. Max. Burdock 15 Stephen

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Stanley 14

123

2211

Amo

16. May 1865.

Jam drected by Love Stanley

mit to you,

to trans

heve with,

358

for the Consideration &

-15file/45 decision of the Lord Cond:

/44

31 Dect. /44

of the Treasury, a copy

the

of a Despartite from Governor of Amp Mong,

Сметтер

a copy of

Cestani posposals

to him

made

the Managen

by the

ofthe Bank

Bank of

India selative

Circulation

Weitern

to the

the

of hoter

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their de

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be sent to the

29 levo: 145.

Vide Herp : 130 - regd 2063

Показыва

842

Lord Stanley,

No 81.

3 malonores.

Received

of Western India in-

Regarding circulation of the notes of the Bank

Hongkong.

358

Entered

الا

775 Honghong

C. 8. Trevelyan leps

سة

人

Fonwanted b, MAY.

MW//unlock 13 MEStephen

M's Hope

Lord Stanley 14

Ка

177

for

16. May

1945.

Iam ducted by Love Stanley

nist

to you,

to trans

heve with,

for the Consideration &

Vide 123_157-1/45 decision of the Lord Cont:

81. 31 Decr. /44

of the Treasury, a copy

of a Despatch from the

Governor of Amp Mong,

Covering a copy of

Cestani proposal, made

tohim

bythe

the Managen

ofthe Bank

Bank of Western

India relative to the

the

Crculation

hoter

of that Bank of the value of $85

and upwards within

the Colony.

and

Explan

the conditions,

on which

has acceded

hr Davis seel

free pristupine ion couding

to thase propositions -

Shareh

18451

Forwarded by JULY

M(r) Stopken

of Hope

Lond Stanley

End

می درد

775 1177

8. Hyything 123

Hindi

Sr. 9.7. Davis.

Aus: 130-21 kept: 45′′

نک

359

15 July 1845

have to acting the

rest of your Depth: of 30 Dec : last to 81, reporting

the proposal made to you by the Duisters of the Bank of Marten Indice for the circulation of their Bo and upwards

Ester of B5 and

B.Kong

and the

anangement which you

had eventually concluded

with them.

I regut to state that Atths Gort cannot appine of any arrangement

any

sanction

which

encouragement should

369

quin by the Gout of H. Kong for the issue and

anitation in the island,

of Commissing later by

any

Company eut specially minporated by authenty

from the fort for anjing Banking business

that Elony.

I must therefore deine that

zoe will rescind the ди

conditional agreement

which woule

aphear

have been entered into

Shreen yourself and the Agent for the Bank of

Merkin neki.

I must add that

Was Gout cannot sanction Any arrangement by

which the Collector of

Perenne

or other Officcis

in charge of Public Cherto

in the Colonies would

be authinged to receive into those Chests promissory hotes or Bills of any

description issued by

Banking Establishments

Individuals, and it will theufre be necess

that you

accept any

should abstain

from sanctioning any

such moveding

part of the Collectors

ther

of Revenue, fiscal Officers of your

Gert

I hany

TAG

361

DEX

S3E

کشد

་

362

Sir

Bank of Western India, Victoria, Houghing, 25th November, 18tals.

I have the honor to acknowledge your

letter of 23? Imetant. and in compliance therewith.

writing the proposal of the

I now bea to state in write

I now beg

Bank with regard to the circulation of its notes, which I had lately the honor of laying. before Stis Excellencey the Governor, personally. The Bank proposes to deposit with Government such amount of Honorable Rast- India Company's or other Government paper as may be expected - to equal one half of the

circulation or otherwise to enter into a written- out to make the said paper

mont

aggreement.

security for the circulation, to be

absolute secu

increased or diminisher as soon as

The Honorable

The Colonial Scoretary.

the-

average

te.

is fairly accertained, the Bank-

average is

in the meantime. Keeping lack in its Treasury, exclusively to meet the Circulation,

equal to any

entent the Circulation

may

creed the amount of the . paper pledged to Government, and rendering Rotarns of the

of the

Circulation and of the cash set aside to

meet the

same, certified by the proper

Officers and verified in any

ner that

Manner

other reasonable

that Government may suggest. The Bank would leave it to Government to decide what should be the

lowest denomination of Note, but as

folonial Banks

are

of Note, but

veually permitted.

issue Notes of £1. each and upwards, probably Notes of $5 and upwards may be considered_ a suitable currency for this folony-

I trust that His Isselloney will be pleased to confirm his approval of this

arrangement

363

arrangement

it which- places the circulation.

of the Bank's notes

on a

- firm and satisfactory basis, and that he will be pleased to

recommend that the sanction.

of Her

-Majesty's Government- may be obtained. to the notes of this Bank - being made medium of receipt and diebursement of the folonial Revenues.

I beg to send herewith for Excelleney's information a copy of the

Deed of Settlement and

His

original Bye Laws of the Bank- and takes liberty of

referring you

to the advertisement in

the "Friend of China " of 23 Instant for any

particulars you may

desire as to the

naturi- of the business to be conducted at this Branch.

(Tave (opy)

I have to

Signed) S. L. I. Campbell

Manager

Frederich W. A. Boucy

196

No:81, of 1846 - -

Inclosure No : / in Desp:

364

on which the

Conditions Colonial Government of Konghong will recognize the Notes of the Western Bank of India. 7th December 1844.

1. That a local constituency of the

Western Westom Bank be formed in

China,

and

holding not less than 500 shares in the Capital stock of the Company, that a correct register of the local shareholders, as well as of all the shareholders of the Bank, togather with their places of residence and the amount of stock hold by each be lodged with Government, and that this list be revised half yearly with the uhmost practicable deque of accuracy 2nd That the Branch of the Westem

Bank

within the Colony. the circulation of its notes, Mesterro India, proposing manager of the Bank of

From Mr. Campbell,

Bank in

In addition to the Manager sent here from Bombay, have a local Board of aut by than three Directors who "Together with the. Manages

зад

verify

вр

honor, any

by Government.

is to be

are

statements required

The Western Bank of India. to deport the Colonial Treasury - Cast India Company's popes, or the valid Govemment stock, equal to the moiety of its Bank note circulation, for which the said strek,

absolute security, so long as the Bank issues notes payable on demand Provided that current coin or bullion equal to the other moiety of the Bank note- criculation be always kept in reserve

coffers of the Bank to meet the

the

An a

notes payable on demand.

1th The treasure in the coffers of the Branch Brunk I be subject to the

inspection

کی

365

inspection of the Colonial Feasure on

demand.

returns

the

5th - Monthly average ratums

Bank noto circulation of the Western Bank in China, and of the law and Bullion in the coffers of the Branch Bank in China to be rendered to the Governor by the Manager and local Boud, and to be verified by the Colonial Treasurer. 6th The Notes payable on demand to be

issued for not less than $5 each. 7th_ The Notes of the Branch of the

Western Bank of Indice thus secured to

be received in payments of Government. revenue by the Clonial Treasurer, and to be disbursed by him to parties not objecting to the receipt of the muir Votes. 8th The Government I be at liberty at any time the crase its patronage of the Bunk when it considers that the

said

Lexgoing

conditions have not been fully complict

with

True copy

Pudered M. A. Bony

366

Sir

Bank of Western India, Victoria-, Hongkong, 9th December, 18/14

I have the honor to acknowledge

Your letter of the 7th Instant encloring. copy of the

the Conditions

upon

which

vernment will countenance-

will countenance the Notes

of this Bank and buy that you will convey "the thanks of the Company that Irepresent, to His Excellency the Governor in founcil

for

the furrcable reception with which their proposal has been met

I have to

Signed) S. L. 9. Campbell J.L.

Manager.

The Honorable,

The Colonial Secretary,

K. te.

tc.

(True (opy)

Frederich M. A. Boucy

ہے

367

No: 81, of 1844.

Inclosure No: 3 in Desp:

C.0. MAY 7 1845

N82. 778 Hmphung Hongthing

Victoria, Houghing,

Miscellaneous

My Lord,

368

31th December, 1844.

In accordance with the

folonial. Regulations, I have the honor. enclose herewith a complete. Schedule of the Despatakes to Your Lordship's address, during the past year..

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient.

Humble Servant,

danie

Government of Houghing. Conditions proposed by the

acquiescing in the

Tom Mr Campbell,

The Right Honorable,

Lord. Stanley, M. P.,

to.

fc.

369

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b77b Sthong

145

370

Schedule of Despatches Inismittedt by the Jovernor of Monghong

to the Secretary of State for the Clonie's the year ending during the

Ni Xule

Paspala Despatch

1844

Separate Feb: 10

Man:

1844.

Subject of Tespatch

Regarding Opium bracle aud Revenue of Hongkong

Enelsures

None

1. Mer : 15 Acknowlectoping recupt of Perpatele Noun 41⁄2 16.5 from Lord Stant

2 April : 10 Acknowledging recupel of Despatches Nove No 6 4 9 from Lord Hauley,

11 Regarding Chief Justice Hulmer None,

pussage

to China.

4 May 13 Reporting arnival in Chang,

assen

of.

ption of officiappointment

1. W Shelley as Auction Constitution of Oxecutive and Legislative Cameite with remarks on

persons to be

admitted and their number.

Prates

5 May 17 dolailing robbery by Roiales

Military Neasure proceeding by water to Checkche establishment there of a Police Magistracy at the cummal charge of £1009.

kne

Victoria,, Hongkong,

3114 December, 18tle.

"Lord " Stanley.

Gover non

N°82

Inclosures.

Received

respatahes addressed to the-

Transmitting Schedule of

Socretary of State?

for

the

the year

Colonices, during

1844. -

خورد .

Date

Despatch Despatch

Subject of Despatch

Mo of

Date

Desp

:of

6 May 20. Necessity of hining & Court house Norre

•

lill, decision of Government can be had on proposed plan for public offices

20 Estimatect revenues of Crown None

Landts, abreadly F-16, 173 uncollecti

to Leases not being yet

overing

generally made ont. Appointment f. Mr Jope as Curl Cugineer V: Recommendation of tonnage olity of 6d subject cleferred till after interview

interview with Opium trade.

the Reyess

Keyring

ori

23 D4.11.5 Stoves supplied from

H. M. S. Blenheim to erect

flagstaff in front of Government

Flouse.

27 Transmitting information

to the death IMV Hade and

enclosing a letter from tep

Jardine Matheson & Co on the subject.

10 June 1 Fetailing.

None

One

reasons for issuing. None

Ordinance (NoB) establishin

Chinese Peace Officers in Colorry.

the

6 Interview with Dr Legoy

recommending to him the amalgama line of the Augl

Chinese

Subject of Despatch

Chinese College and the Morrison Education Society ;

12 June 6 Statuig

reasons

371

leave of absence 1. Survey or

f General. Wr Gordon, and

for granting 3

encloung certificates from Medical attendant stating

his

appointinent of his assistant "W Cheverly to act cluring his

absence.

Tho

Nécessity for Church to contains None 800 to 1000 persons. Mr Haulou's opinion that one third of expence would be raised in Colony : That whole expurce would not exceed £ 9000. Government should not contribute more than 1 booo. Recommendation that General D'Aquilar's application for Military Chaplani should be supported.

I chausmithing Orchinance - N°13 One

for Houghong, entitled for the appointment and regulation of Native Chrièse Fecice Officers within the Colony,

Nove

17 Account of Cost establishmen to News

aut reasons for

Encrease in

some

None

$56

Date

Desp

{

Somes

1/%

Subject of Despatch 24h.

te parents, ove

over

what is allowed in Lord

Hawleys Schedule state of

used as

Rooms arow u

Government House.

hu percumation allowaners not adopted by Colonial Department.

16 Inne 18 Inclosing report from. It Que

Anderson

on Medical

exigencies of Colony, expectancy. of employing him as Hospital Surgeon happen owning to great sickness cumong police Fand of combining

Colonial with the Seaman's Hospital-suggesting that part of pay might be clocluetoot to nuce! the expence

18 Inclosing complaints against 2 Post Master and correspondence thereon, and requestinguistruction different points from Port Master General to hun.

18 Inclosing expenditure from 2 ratification of Treaty at Munking to imate of probable

March 1844. expenditure for the spear ending 1. Aquil 194 3: Confusion which would

81845. from the office of Col : Secretary und Secretary to the Superintendent

arise

being

人

No Date

of Deep Dep

372

Subgirl of Perpatel

being combried : Probabilit of oprium trade bening legalized. Sifficulty of raining revenue from lazing spices, a Phape, though warehouse, owing to it. kon

in Slups, consumption may be laxed.

opium,

чел

17 Iun 18. Inclosing Report of Colonial Treasurer on currency and on British can not benige legal loudge in Colony - Remarks on value of Dollar suggest it be fixed at 12/2

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twn that

Fransmitting Inventory of on-

Tumuture V:

18 Forwarding six printed copies, Que Oochinance N°13, for Roughing

19 Fanmething Grounce. With Houghtong entitled for the suppression of public gaming

One

Incloning application by, 112 Cu Goday, harveys Your leave to wear

Colonial uniform.

21 Rohibition of cultivation of rice 2 in certain districts cvclerect by hi Henry Pottinger of its insalubrity. The loung

resolution

on accoun

"The nebjett of

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ERE

No Dale

Desp

of Dok

Subject of Despatch

17th Janmary, 1844, and Report

Commette appointed by him, recommending purchase in perpetuity of 329

888 being at the rute lof

20aw cière.

io Mows

for

15 June 21 Stating that there had been None

the sum

opportunity of deducting

: f. £1.5.6 due from the churveyor General for (fect

his warrant.

22. Inclosing report of a Mock

Mr Colgo's house and communication on the subject to His Excellency Heying, reccrumending that Island of Chungehow be searchedt and offering to cooperate. Remarks on insufficiency of Chinese Police. Suggestion that Europeans Tepoys should be employed. 22 Forwarding six printed copies (inc of ordinance Noth, for Houghtong.

29. hausm Mhing applicit was from 2

Mr Gordon and Mr Cleverly, for encreuse of salary - Mr Cleverl

of allowed pending instructions from Her Majesty Government

No Date

of Desp Desp

373

Subject of Despatch Euth

to receive half the Salary of the Surveyor Generals office Togethe with his own salary during

Ur Gordan's absence

Martin

year.

June 29 Enclosing report from. W Hacker If

a prospects of revenue. Difficulty of providing income: suggesting Yonnage duty of six pence estimated procure £5,000, hade in opium connived at by Chinese Government, shewn by enclosed extract from Report

+ of Mr Lay at Canton = Proposal license to sell opium,

to farm

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alud salt, asal chingapore : also tobacco and spirits. state

income from Land, cannot be calculated at more than £7.230. Clause requiring depon't

014

purchase to be inserted us a quard against purchases speculation.

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30 July 2 Requesting instructions with None

reference to Government servante unicating or corresponding with Newspapers and Public prints.

th One

5 Forwarding letter N. 42 of 15

January, 1844, to the actotross of 1a Stanton. Reporting conditions

στι

ASE

Desp

Date

Dep

Subject of Despatch

which he receives house rent and requesting instruction as to payments already and hereafter to be made on that

No Date

Ene lo:

Desp: Despi

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32 Inly to Sucloning revention of existing 2

:))

commision of the

porce in eformity with Sorel Aberdeen= instructions and also,

Cov

new

form of oath to be taken by Justices of the Peace in Hongkong.

Inclosing Proclamation pornvicting Que for transportion of Convicts to

Van Diemens Tand, Norfolk Island.

6. Inclosing Notification against 2

9, and also,

in trade

civil officers Wafication puthiy a stop to public work on hunday and enjoining a proper observance of t.

6. Inclosing despatch N./t to

Lord Aberdeen, with its

enclonnes on the subject of British jurisdiction. Chinese, inhabitants of

Phong lang

over

Subject of Despatch

36 July 6 Acknowledging receipt of

Despatches No. 101. No p inclusive, and receipt of

duplicates.

374

Eveli

None

Seperate. 6 Framusmitting half yourly whichle One-

of Despatches ending 30th June

Separate

for

illu

1844. 11 Ke

Reporting

sting serious Martin: greal difficulty providing a fit person to officials

him, and consequent delay in transmission of Colonial accounts: sickness of . M. Shelley aud Mr VAlmada. 18 Stating resiquation of M

Anderson, Colonial Hospital Surgeon, on 9th instant and cxppointment of Dr Kill as his successor Nox six lary of 1600

at a perausnum to

(nence from that date.

serious ithops of Mr None

Con

Vous

20 Referring to this Sorolships despatel Vone

30th December 1843, and

No 2 3 of 3 0

stating

arrangement that Colonial Treasurer de receive

all rents and dues on land.

M. Acknowledging recapet on 21 Nove

instant of Bespatch Noth duplicates from No. 10 2 13

inclusive

ATE

No Date

Desp Desp

Subjeol of Despatok

Bob. l.

[of?

of W.

11г

inclusive and ecicular

March, 1844.

10 July 22 Intimating suspension of 11 7

Scales, Deputy Past Master referring to formin despatch. M

10. home last, and transmitting 184/he for the complaints against him and consequent correspondence-. 23 Transmithing complete copies

famuntre of. Tegiilutive and Executive Cancels of Colony from 12 January to 30th June With. 24 Reporting progress in

ling progress in provision Nove

revenue favorable remelt sale of Colon Sauds

Crown: on 72

arrying

July - Delay in carry there being

laxation.

owing

no logul Actvasor : Balenching registration to all inhabitants of Colony Jax

quarries. Siccusés and farming opium and soft. Division of Kotora into three districts. Growth and prosperity of Colony dependent upon its being a free port.

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No, Date

Desp Desp

Subject of Despatch Shopkerpers from Chooughing

1. Japingsham and reasons

for the

same,

their number,

terms on which removal was

effected and expricesincurred

375

Eve

of?

15 July 30 Mating collection of anears of

147

income tax on

Ill officers

subject to it with the exception

those who have returned home, or left on sick louve and of Government Clicks. Recommending the arrears clue by the latter to be remithe 30 Jomverding quarterly report. / officcis in charge of treasury vault and certificate of Governm

the

difficulty ouring to Mr. Mai tuis

"bsence in biausmisuïn Colonial accounts.

31 Reporting want of copy of

少

40 August.

Shopkeepes

26 Frannmuthing 3 Notifications.

26. Starting rencval of Chinese 3

remove

doscopy

Statutes at large, or of orders mi Comal affecting the Colonies, and requesting they

anay

be transmitteds

5. Malnig impracticality of

rembring. Vaval. loves and Coul depôt till a permanent

situation

Never

Naren

Nove

3TE

Ni Dale

Desp Desp

Subject of Despatch

great

10.

Shek

situation be provided - Arging grond local achanlages of

ponivan for Naval clopot and requesting an early decision favor thereof, proved by necessity for return of Spitiful to Bombby 1. repair damages.

N; Date

Derp Desp

49 August 10 Submitting suggestions for One-

Sapons to

withing moclification of Housing instructions to Auctitor

"olony, and enclosing 1 Holly

orandum by.

memorandum.

15. Mr. Sunth, slating neceenty None-

for brausmithing official foss

ered from J.M.A. Bruce Major Came

recovered

Honorable

and Liew! Pectolu, in curte,

and

by one of Her Majesty's ships.

s mente. 16 (le knowledging recupt of None

Despatches N2 15 2 18inclusive. and Military N25 /

inclusive

16 Reasons for personal visit to None

the fort new Cour lates. In bable

duration of absence : Major

Maper

Jounal Aquilar to

J'Aquilar to be Lieut

Governor Reinsion of Grolinance for spennix of Supreme Court.

Refering

Subject of Despatch

all

lig

Reforming to Chief Instice in out of clony, and stating proines for. The bunsmission of, important or aggravated cases to Hongkong for

51 Ang: 16. In tumbling

Tria!

hindling completion of row

Cal offiens, then

Buildings for

extent, accommodation, intended use and ausmal rental = 1Kth reference to this bortship's despatch N17 of Nt hune, stating rechnetion of estimated amoun

amcount

lof in leuctect works from 710,000 to $30,000 dollars. Goventor's résilence and state of public offices. !!". Hanlonsoon timed mability to attenct to lus Cleveal cuties. Promisect grant for exection of Church and necessity for some : lure of place wherni to bild hai

Bely nyodeine Court and its men rental-economy of cree hung public office's proved by high rate at which houses let. Ponvarching felons

for

Police Stations

1100

budding

but the town of Kiélorici and at

and.

Checkelm, anot reasons thereof. Extimates for years.

March 1944 to

March 1846 and provision of funds for same. Grant of she for. Wilitary Barracks for Sepoy becops. Reticulars,

site

376

No Date Kop Desp

Subject of Despatch

V 17 for Honghong, entitled cretiniance for heller se the peace and quit of

tants of the Nown

inhabitants

securing

hetoric and I vicinity curs night line.

377

50 Oct. 28 reporting apeperment of. Lands Nove

in posession of Religious and

Charitable institutions.

to the

28 Reporting Establishment of None

inferior Cofficers attachedt lo Supreme Court.

29 Reporting compensation opantect 2

to cortan householdes at

the

ont

Chungwani for their removal, Tapingshan, and that given 4. Reusedy, for his house Hospital With Use le. Here Burd and Getwards, for removal of them premises ciccoreling to the plan somctioned by Henry Pottinger for laying out the Sheets If We leria.

30 Reporting Licenses granted by None

certain Chinese

- for the privilege

of stone quarying, overseeing

market,

bioknag

of salt in the for the Cokerag

Colony.

no Dule

Desp Desp

Subject of Kspatch

A Sake of land on

17th July omet

cent

Eleport of 10 pri cen

and

1. wat Aug. 20 Kausin thing at. Wt. Martin's

request bus observations on Colony, also a letter to that Gentleman stating Governor's clissent his representations.

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2 hunsmithing letter to Imperial

Commissioner erection

regaveling

of builchigs on Cowloon by British and other subjects; also public

lotification regardling the sonne,

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26 Reporting that Colomal breamer's None

office blas been proceed in Commission during the absence of Mr Marlinge notes the charge of the Honorable JW. A. Bauce and MA. Shelley who have entered in to requisite securities.

54 Oct 9 Acknowledging receipt of despatcher Nore.

from the Bodfchly 1. 1. 17 August 1844.

41 Reporting

and

Nove

return to Clony annot explanatory of Orclinances. No 15 Gust 16 for Hongkong; the 22 Respecting the foes of the

Attorney General.

One

28 Sorwarding copies of srolinance Que

No Date Dip Desp

Subject of Despatch

the publication of Ordinance N.16, provioting for the recastin tion the Inhabitants of the Colony. Nov : 13 Reporting execution of capital

punishment upon a Native of India, for murdley, and brausmitting list of prisoners transported to Van Diemen's Land.

1/4

378

16 Referring to his bootships despatel 2 No17 of 4th June, and transmithing detailed statements of the past, and estimated expenditure.

liture of

I of public

the Colony, from hie 18/41 12 March 1847, on works and buildings !

on Accor N

25 Actverting to the prevalence

ues of None sickness among the Civil establishin and the troops. Hepr. Bruce and Shelley at Macabou sick leave. Mr. Martin resumed his duties in September lust. 10. Mercer appointed his assistant, 10 Cooke attached to the Lund Office as accountant. Forwarding copy

Dec : 4

copy of Calinance. One No18, entilect An Orclinauice to repeal the orclinance No16 of 1844, anot lo establish a Registry

and

8F8

N; Ja

Flap Desp

Subject of Vespatch

62 Nov: 2 Seporting the establishment

6 6

Ja Andortance Polici forevol

Victoria.

2 Reporting

unotertaken for the

on various

of the Tower

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public works

ho 10 1

The improvement

Keloria and

Colony. Now lines of Streets,

Harbour - Masters wharf, Police stations and Debtors prison. Hearts to Suppan and Tytam, and by

by West paint to Phekpasinan. Sookumpoo read Requstion. General's office Albany Buildings Lulverts and surface of the Incens

road.

2 Referring

to His crdelupis despatch No52. Military of Inly and forwarching plow of the

Cantonment at Kétoria and

the

Hedical reports on the supposed mues of sickness among

Causes

troops.

coin

5 Regarding inconvenience arising

from the want of small in the Colony, and forwarding Commissary Generali.

on the subject.

memorandum

One

6 reforming 1. Mis-Sordship'solosputed 7 123, the 11th July and reporting circumstances connected with

the

N; Date Deep Desp

Subject of Vespatch

чей

and census of the Schabitant of the blandt of Houghtong". Dec. 4 Regarching clesirability of

The Naval Hoves from aruering the stores. Reporting the riddle Flores" progress in public Works, and that the Chinese Tariff and Tonnage clues will in future be

levied at Macao.

13 Reporting acknowledgment

the Chinese Goverment of Hey Majesty's sovereignty

over the whole

of the Island of Hongkong

One

13 Fonvarching account of the civil, expunctiliore of Hongkong, from the 1st September 1843, 1% 34th March 1844, and Extimates for the ending 31 March 1844/45 and 1845/46.

years

21 Reporting excution, by the

Chinese Government, of the pirates who attacked a boat lacken with Commissarial Treasure, off Checkchwih May last,

75 - 26 Reporting upon further Public

Works, and Sand sales; and

the present annual Revenue from

Land.

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379

Date

Desp Desp

Subject of Despatch

76 Dec : 28 Reporting

the office and

office establishment of Registrar

General and Collector of Land Jax from the Chinese Suhabitant and appointment of Mr S. Fearow thereto.

20 Transmithing copy of

се

of Enelo :

Que

Utinig copy of Cretinance Cone No19 for Hongkong, entitled "An Ordinance for the better regulation of the Harbour and

Ewaters Surrounding waters of the Island of Hongkong:

7. 28 Transmitting copy of Crolinance One

N°26 for Hongkong, entitled

the "An Crolinance to empower "Governor of Hongkong, with the - advice of the Executive Council, thereof in cases of exigney, to place " any

districts, or Public or. Military : Stations of the said Irland under "Natial Law"

28 Haussutting copy of Ordinance 3

No, for Hongkong, entitled An Cretinance for licensing the - sale of Salt, Opium, Bhading Ginja Town Betel and Betel leaf within "the Colony of Hongkong and for the licensing of Downbrokers and Auctioneers with a table of fees me

"ou

Wy Date Deit. Desp

Subject of Despatch.

Official Licenses and signatures ;" and the Regulations

cluder it.

("0 Dec : 30 Forwarding proceedings of board 2

of Survely hold on the Treasury

erant Vault, in October and December

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1844.

31 Regarding circulation of the Notes of the Bank of Western

India in Hongkong. 31 Transmithing Schedule,

Despatches addressed to the Loretary of State for Clones, diving the yea

1844.

the

Frederick W. A. Bruce

One

Index

380

INDE

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1844

Đang trong

Governor Davis

Volume 3

Augh to Deer

Any: 5 48. Prop? Naval Station.

N1/1 Military.

381

Refers to his Deop:

Impossibility of

Removing Naval Stores and Coal Depot on the

Middle Store in the

except to a

centre

of Victoria Bay #

permanent Naval Station. Objections to Bay westward of Symoon papage Shek - pai-wan (chuck-py-wan), to the south

of Victoria, strongly recounda for a Naval Station

Aug 10 49 Rreasury Instructions to Auditor for keeping.

and rendering the Colonial Accounts.

rust and approves Mr.

Shelley's Memo of proposed

Modifications with a view to dispensing wit

an expensive Establisht. of Clerks.

to Desp 3/44 and conter of Deo 46/446

Aug 16 50. Personal Visit

new Consulates.

Fri reply

Governor Davis to four

duration of absence.

M. Gew. D'Aguilar

Supreme Court.

Reasons for. probable

Will leave f-Goversior.

Revision & Orda for opening

Chief Judge will not be reg? to act out of

the Colony.

provision made for tracomision

for transn of all important or aggravated Offences pom the Consulates to Hong Phong for trial

In reply to Delo 16/44.

INDE

1844 Governor Davis.

Aug 16 51. Civil Officers Residences.

* sent me orge

to Treasury

Sand /44, Sep: & Confl

In reply to Desp: 4th Row of Buildings for account

Outtay $18,670 Extent, acconnnodation, interded

of civil Officers nearly completed. * Plan forwarded.

use, and ammual Rental.

Public Works und

Gordon

Buildings.

Well properly report

on the Accounts and Estimates pour eur. the land officer, as regd. by Desp: 17/44 Reduction of estimated cost of nitended Works prom 718000 to 530,000 Dollars.

Governors Residence sufficiently commodious till recept of orders for erection of another more permanent one. Public Offices.

New ones much required..

Rev. Mr. Stanton unable to perform his clerical duties

for want of a Church

Bromised grant of to 6000

and of

estimated expence (£9000) of erection. Formation of

Supreme Court House.

1844

Davis Governor

Aug. 16 Sex Ackn. Desps. 15 to 18/04 - Military 2+ 4/4.

the

Aug. 20 Sep Report by Mr. M. Martin

Health - Capabilities _ and Prospects of the Hland ý trong trong

ow for farge a scale

(to

English Episcopal Church Comme.

Aire of a House at a

rental

honomy of erecting

*; * Cespione Rift

possible.

of $180

House Rent very high.

Public Offices and Courts as early as

Will forward plans and Estimates.

Police Stations at Victoria and

Assist Magte House and Prison at check-chur.

Forwards "flans &.

Estimates for two years ends March /46. will suffice

Site

for intruded Public Works.

on chrèse Indemnity Fund.

granted for Sepoy. Barracks

Will be chayed

In reply to Delp

17/44 South Motorcy

Rucloses in

Willk forward plans testimates te

List & Land Lots sold

couth of Deop. 42/44.

19th July /44.

A Deposit of 10 flent on

Annual Rental rey? for security ·

Ans.

382

and the mexpediency, in

political and commercial point of view, of it's retention bij Great Britani.

dissects

Encloses, and

pour Mr. Martins representations.

M. Martin denamees

the bland as unhealthy.

having no apparent means of raising a local

Revenne, & unfit as

he also reports on

Entrepôt for Trade, -

physical aspect, Jeology, Clunate

зверей

Dinases. Mortality, population & progress, Revenue, repent Religion &docial Influence &_ _ Propositions & Mr. Martin - vigt.

Civil Establisht.

Mr. M. suggests it's reduction

a scale commensurate wiiti. Foland resource

and wants, and appoint of

Supernumerary Officers

Colonies.

to offices vacant in other Troops. dur. M. proposes the substitution of Malays for Naval Defence.

Frijate

Ecxropean thepoys W. M. recounts the stationing of a

Floop of War in the Harbor with an

extra complement of charines.

Municipal Corporation for Victoria.

W. In suggests

estabt of 5

Frees port. W. I suggests the Harbor being made a

Free Port & great encouraget. &

Privileges & Traders.

aug. 22 52 Govern". Notification 27th July/ur (and setter to Chines

on the Cowloon Dennisula

Impl. Comd.) that the

*) brection of Buildings

by Americans and Davis's) sanction.

English has not his / Gost

383

1844 Governor Davis.

Any 2653 Colonial Treasurership placed in

Commision under Honk F. Bruce & Mr. A. Shelley

during absence of Mr. Martin on sick leave (expires) and

Gor? to the Consulates.

Mr. Mercers attendance

OLL

00. 9. 54 Ackn! Desps 19 to 25/04 - Military 2 to 5pm Dup. 16 to 10/

Oct.

& Cirth 15th May- with

Treaty of

Commerce & Navigation

with Oldenburgh.

Dot. 21 55 Return

bort Davis from his

Visit

British Consulates latetip established in China.

выса

a Mitt and sixe

Ordinances Nos.15 476/44.

out brands up.

printed copies and reports thereon

Supreme Court.

Order 15/44 establishing.

on 1st Octfu

held on

First Sitting held

Registry.

*Order No:16/44 establishing.

Mr. Stephen's Report

Oct.22 56 Attorney Gent. Clann

Fees

on these Orders bound up here.

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Gov. Davis

Oct. 3061 Revenue from sicences to churise for

Stone quarrying - Overseeing Markets, and for

brokerage of Hall

Reports.

Mod: 2 62 Sickness & European Police and arrangements for

Native Force of Muidoos or

of establishing

No.2 63. Public Works undertatten for Improvement of

bus. Of Treasury

Malays.

Reports-

"Victoria "Fown, and Colomy

New Sivies of Streets,

on original Reports progress of

Harbor casters Wharf Police Stations & Debtors Prison. Roads to Sauvan & Tyłam. & Shakparvan, _also

Registrar general's offere

строй

Albany Buildings,

Culverts surface of queens Road.

Euct Plans, Estimates &

No. 2 64 Military Hospital - Barracks and sickness.

In replex to Deop. No. 5/44 Military, refers to his Desfer 57/44 and encs. "plan of cantourment at Victoria and Medical Reports

supposed causes of sicknew among the troops.

+ not found up.

Supported by Ch: Sidge

Goot Informations filed by him me Supreme Court.

Oct. 28 57 Ordinance

Subunits.

17/44. establishing

کہاں

Night Watch in Victoria &.

six printed Copies.

600.28 58 Assess of bands popepted by

Religious & Charitable Institutions.

Lust a

Mot x

Reports.

bot 28 59. Sup. Court. Salaries of Inferior Officers reported.

Oct 29 60 Compensation granted to

Chumpeer

Chinese Shopkeepers directed to remove pan Champion to Tapingshape in tour des former premises. Reports to Dr. Remedy for his Houder our Hospital Hill & to Mesire Qurd and Edwards

thepers to his desp. 44/44 - God. 36/43 - Soup: 17/44

Римини.

No.5 65 Small Silver Coin.

of.

Inconvenience pour want rust means of Commissary Geul. Coffen proposed your of British Silver from chest in

Records circulation of. Shellings & Sixpences only as 1/4 & 1/6 Dollars. in preference to

New Comage of the pastional parts of as

Cluna

No. 6 66 Registration Ordinances.

trene?

Dolears

Refers to SS Dess: 23/44. and subunits

his reasons for delaying the publication of ord 3/44 and operation of orde 16/44

"Petitions prom Merchants

and

for refusing to receive

Disrespectfully remonstrating agt. the latter.

Proclamation 22 norter annonmeny. God. intention only to

receive respectfully worded Petitions.

$85.

Nov. 13. 67. Execution

1844

Gov. Davis

Costa Persey

an Indian & Caury Follower

Camp

of the 98t for Murder of Sapant Crosby, on 2 Rather

dist

ten convicts sentenced to Ransportation

refers

* Van Diemen's Land to his Deop: 33/44

Explates, &

and shipped

10thor/44

1844

Gov. Davis

384

Dear 4 71.

Conta

Public Works.

Raped progress of

Causes

Will carry Victoria Ro-cid from West point

Value

to the Kparivan :-

of Building sites ou south side will repay expence

No. 14 68 Expenditure for Public Works and Building

Accounts

Surv. Gew Gordon.

aus

In reply to Desp: 17/04 furnishes detailed stattinents of expenditure inserted in Surveyor Gent's accounts from Simely to Said /us and of Works in progress, expenditure, & futter sums required for their completion to 31th Marchfy. Surveyor Gen: Establisht. Insufficiency of

Scale authorized by WDisp: 23/44.

No:25 69 Sickness among

Civil hotabs & Troops.

our Cooke's apport as

his duties as

as his

Messrs Bruce Shelley, the Col. Sec. & Auditor,

Macas

on sick leave.

Mr. Martin has resumed

Coll. Freasurer, wick Mr. Mercer

Afist. vice the Chief Clerk resigned.

Land Office.

Refers to his Deop. 68/44 & reports

Account to Act? Furs: Geu!

@ 100 Dollars throuth.

Dear 4 70 Ordinance

Ordinance No.18/44 repeating M./6/4s and establishing a

Registry and Census Office, and regulating the same.

In cont. of Deops: 66/44

Matt. & 6 printed Copies.

Deer. 471 Removal

Naval Stores pom the

of Middle Stores location & it being required as

ordered

Site of the proposed Battery.

remonstranca

No.16/44

"Eues, and reports on'}

as the

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ruct further

Sir That Cochrane.

Macão. Authorities (portuguese) have publicly notified

that the

Chniese Tariff & Tonnage Dues will in future be

Considers it a further proof

levied there

of transfer of Macas to Chinese & necessity for Ordinance No./ declaring that port within

the Chinese Dominions

De J. 1872 Encroachment of Chinese Authorities and the

subsequent acknowledget. by Chinese Govern of British Sovereignty

of Hong Kong.

over the whole of the Ssland Subroto particulars of

Successful result of his proceedup for putting

down

an attempt of

Chinese Officers

levy money from climese Inhaber of south side of Athong - their seizure out subsequent surrender of those officers on the illegality of their proceedays being beckuswledged by Chrise foot

Civil Expenditure 1/1⁄2 Year ending -of- charch for and

Des. 13 73 Account

31t

Estimates there of for years ending 31th March 1845 required by Desp: Hur

and 1846.

Encloses

Dear 21 74. Excecution by Chinese Governt. of the Desk

Pirates who attacked and

seized

Boat laden with

Commissariat, Preasure of Chekechu in

May/44.

lue! Dep: 119/44 to Lord Aberdeen reporting.

1844

Gov. Davis

2d 27 75. Public Works undertaken for health & improvement

bosed to

of the

Colony.

Trosorry in origt. eve! Plans, Estimates qu

1874

Gor Davis.

Dec. 28.79 Ordmance No. 21/04 for

Licencing the Sale &

Reports

мы

Expende, progress the and In contr of Dejo: 69/44

bus!

Fomp office on origenral

thekpouvan

Boat House and Burial Grounds - Police Office at

Roads, Streets qu

Land Lease Sales.

effected on

Vistoria

Incloses Schedules of tione

20¢24¢ Dec/44. Add! Rents & £96.9.97%. #286 ft. making in the whole to 12.987 pt.

and #286fter

Grazing Land

offered

on south side of the Island

to N.-S. Wales braziers

な

one Fear's notice to quit.

Butcher's Meat.

Aigh Price

of.

sent free with

Ded:28 76 Mr. Fearon appointed at $250 Dollars per mensem af

Registrar General and

Coll

یو

Land Fax from Chinese mider Order 18/14.

His Establisht Halaries.

on 14t Sand /45

duties on

Office to be

used as

To commence his

In cont of Desp: 70/4

Post Office at an ammal rent of £150 hargable with 500 Dollars for present on Post office. Revenues

Refers

to his Deöp: 63/4 Chinese Land Tax.

3850

END

Salt - Opinn Bhaang Ganja Paun Betel and Betel Leak

also for licencing

Pawnbrokers and Auctioneers with a

Table of

Fees

Official Licences signatures.

Encloses with Regulations thereunder of report the.

Farming System & collection

the

most proptable

to be adopted as

Opium Trade all out legalized by chinese

ruct further Letter from "theying

Oce: 30 so Reports

Authorities.

requesting that

no notice may be taken of conduct of chinese Goot towards

Good towards it's own people the subject of Opeine, _ and promony to interfere with Regulations for British Subjects

not

Reports of

Surveys held on Treasury Vaults. Itt Octo. & 12th Decfur.

Dec 31 81. Paper Currency. Submits the

Enes publication of Retter

+End 142

The Emperor & China &

from Prove Treasurer of Hwanting renouncing Claim

this Jax.

2. 28 77 Ordinance No 19/44 establishing

Harbor & Water Police Regulations. Eust mot & we

Dec. 28 78. Ordinance No 20/4x authorizing the proclamation of

Martial Law where & when necepary.

printed Copies 3

Enet mot +6,

pruited Copies s }

kuc

Proposals & Bank of Western India for the

circulation of it's Notes

and the "Conditions

those proposals. any time.

Dev:31 82 Schedule of Desp

Five Dollars and Upwards

which he has acceded to

Govt. support can be withdrawn at

sent to Col: Dep: in 1844. rust.

...

LIC

RECORD

CO129/7 - Sir John Davis | 1844