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1844

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Agent

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27. Feb. 144. Reducerally

277. Angkach

Admiralty

RECEIVED

FEB. 15 1844

14th rely 1844.

Her Majesty's Steam Vesse Driver having afforded a passage from Maces to Boca Tigris, and back to Macao to This Excellency_

& Suite between

Hir 2 Pottinger.

the 7th and 9th offlctober last the 13th of the same

and agai

Lords

Mouth from Macas to Houghong, I am commanded by my Commissioners of the Siluuralty to

request you whether Lord Stanley

will inform me

of opinion that the expense of this

entertaiment

boord the Driver

the Rublic

should be paid by

H. I Hope Cayle

I am Mytord

Your lordships most obcdine

humble servant

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you in reply that, insuing respecting the pagment (the public

the expeline of the

of the

hapage of Sir S4 Pottinger from Marke

Marns to Bocca

Figues andback in AM Steaua tepel Drive should headdressed to the Secretary fitate for Foreign affairs -

the

bagage having bear medertaken (ie St. Pottinger in his character oform Plenipotentiary

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MAR. 9 1844

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8th harch 1844.

staving laid before my

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Lordr

Commisioners of the Admiralty

Your Letter of the 29th lettino,

enclosing the extract of bespatch from Sir Henry Pottinger

ing getting certain Regulations to prevent the future dive large

British

of Leamier from any

thip of was or Merchant bekel in Hong Kong or any of the Chinese Parts, and requesting to

be informed whether their

Lordships see

всере

see any

James Stephen ELG.

Colonial Office

reason to

object

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object to the views enter tome do

this subject by Sin Stensy Pottinger; I am commanded

Lord, to Itate for

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the information of Lord Stanley

that they will send

wiill send directions

to the haval Commanding Officer

home

in the China Lear, to send

in bepels of was of transports

all persons discharged frond

Her Majesty's thisß

that

Territory; but as regards

the remaining hart of lin Henry Pottinger's proposal.

which relater to mere hant teamen, their Lordships affretend that it will be weepary for

legal opinion to be taken ar to how far the several suggestion

to of Sir Stensy Pottinger can legally inforced.

Lam, lie,

Your most obedient

humble Lervant.

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partion of the East India

Station, and on no account to

allow any

then to discharged to

to ashore within the Chinezo

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In reply to

Agent

letter of the

wanded

the Adennetty to transmit to you

Lords Commifioners of.

herewith, for

of the t

Vice Admmitty Courts abroad. of the Rules and Regulations of the Government of Hong Kong, a boby,

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is this letter as far as it relates to inerchant Seaman

I think it is highly

dialate before hand from

этот

rient to attempt this distance what

local Law onaght to be passed

subject.

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to furnish his lordship with a fofy of the Rules

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come, founded on the

ruinte note from M. Nalone. It MColonies for

Thadapplied privaled to the

Admirale for af hy is there use of the God. " of Hong

Rules, but they declined

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RECEIVED

SEP.26

1844

Sir

1607. Ang Kong

Admiralty, 24th Apr 1044:

having loud before my

Lurds

Emoripioners of the Admivatty your letter

of the 19th Instant with its enclosures

froun

Governor of hong kong shuring the extent

wi the Neighbourhood of that

Divary existing

florry.

James commanded

to send

you

herewith

by my Lords

for the

information

Aud

of Love Hantry a Exhy ofce Letter from

Jane Saphan Esqr

Alorica Dcpartirunt

Sir Kerry

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For Kerrry Pottinger to Rear Adva` For J. Cochrane,

dated the 15th of March last on the subject

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forry of a General vilemorandum

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request to le

informed of Love Fanley, wisher any

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Government House

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Hong Kong March 15 min

Shave the honor to rehnowledg

letter

the receipt of your yesterday date replying mine (1070) of the preceding day

I have given the

matter my post brious reflection, And have also deemed

it right & consuld with the

legal adviser of Govern

on the subject The result, is that it appears to me to be

meast ares an

proper

securing and footer, that the Instulsion which you have qsued to Captain Collinson thould be extended #alerthing

Opins commanding thebugged or the last for line Compan Ships of tear in the China Lai,

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har Adve

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substance

corrected to as

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exempt

from all double

t'r deems

me that

Amira

Agent

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mote were

which you get

For nined to be settled with the Government,

which has now been happily, and fit erg pté a state of the matters hidve most friendly and confeding

alliance, totsulchave been

Statioried

beha

Ber

our

Mages by, at all the Works pave one to be frequented by ou Merchant the Eunice Government have repeatedly and distinctly announced their swsi perfect, ability to curb, their own subject and I have declence our

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declined our proffered assistance in doing so, and Land has been posted by the Legislative Council of Dong

Bong hom which would have the leffer

of obbying any suc

Gyees of the

brown of England commilling

det of violence toward

& subject

of the Empire of China, to show sufficient. pounds for leaving committest

that act in exactly the same Fegree that he would be responsible to the Laws of his Country for

rumoking it towards a Britict

ther foreign enbjector letzen

or many

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Under Wiede

creams lances

I think you will agree with me, that the root henceforward

that,

should be Hut in Reference

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parts thould be

Confirical to our thises seeing

an act

of Peraces, or to their

having such positive pro of of its purpétration by a particular vessel

British besed o subject

would be deemed vatice

Court of Admire the in

Admiralty

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Shavet

(Signed)

Henry Pothunger

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Copy

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SEP.26 1844

Gen! Memo

in 1607 Hong Kong.

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18 March 18444

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of a representation

which I have sexsived from this

bis Henry

Honey Pottinger Her

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Majesty Penipotenti anh

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Court of China.

It is

to the

lication that Her

Phajisty's Ships and Vessels, as well

those of the Indian Service employed on the Coasts of China

interfere, directly

do not

indire

diseatty with

Vessel or Boat in with be

The Respective

Captains

ets

Wat she

have

the

any

Ship

they may fall

belonging

unde

may

been

to Chinese

supposition

be a Pusate,

engaged any

unles

unlawful act,

have, within

Commanders

of #Mships Messels and

those of the Indian Navy

in the Chiria Seas.

she shall

view attacked

some

British

easury

mira

Vassel

British beval or subject or that the

pross

are

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strong of her have

molested a British Pessal or

to leave

hich case

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the said bosal

only

to be detained

with.

interfered

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RECEIVEL

SEP. 28

1844

1013 Hongkong

Aarretty, 26th Apt /10144

Her Majerus Scam besser Spatiful

Agent

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paying afforded a

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Kong

1th of April and thy

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to his crushing I. F. thone's, her Majestys

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woost Sute, Sav

Lords forum ifconers of the

Kanivatry to requoins

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you

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having applied is the bare

be imporres of the expence

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applied to the Earl of Aberdeen to

this Papage

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should

fconcal Office

amira

Agent

should be hard by the Public, his vordshipe

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has stated that Mr Davis having, in his

character of Governor of tong kong,

Mr Davis

connected with the flomal

were

Forder

Government, his Lordship cannot

offer any

oporción respeit

respecting

the expence of

their

recevait avit

flonial Department,

is inderstood, from the

the suron of fal00 to enable him to

racet the

iLfierce

Eivis

prounding to China, the only

opuriors which Lord Abusean can give is, that

the exfence

이

Jur Davis ar

conveyance

should be

vecovered

from sincself;

and that a

the whole

the severit who acce

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Mr Davis

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Lord Kaviny

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therefore regurst that

will inform

should be taken to obtains

me what stefu

Staines poupement of

that

portrove of the expence for

Mr Davis conveyance

and whether excesive of Mr Davis, the

experne for the conveyance of the other

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should be paid

by the Public

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care

W. Davis and the offers accompl. him for

the allowancer made to

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your

most obedient

humili Servant,

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MR Med 4 M&Stephen M-hope Lord Stanley S

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Shame laid before And Sentry

of the 26th hallani

letter

in which you expone whether the expense of

Mr. Davis,

the passage of

the fovernor of Roughing,

and his suite, prom

Bombay & Amphong is to be depraged the

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dimit me to aquimit

Joe, in aph, for

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DEC. 17 1844

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Council

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duvially to send hareact of a Receipt for an auchin

Hock supplied from

Alligator

in the 12th Septe to Mr William Pidder,

Harbour Master at

Com

Treasury

Mong

of the value of die Pounds

teen

Ruthergs 2 Seven - Ponca,

request you

will more

Stanley to cause

the

to to be paid into the

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the expense gehit

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and gwhich of Inds Commisumen of the homints have apphire to me für Expegment. Then to aquest puntoreput to me the trimestrally

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ing

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this Spenditure, and whither in gerosine it ought to be limit

4th her

Civil fovemment

inorder

that, ijso, Imay

apps to the Lond

Commissioners othe

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DEC. 17

Copy Resist für

1844

Aswain's Stores

Pores supplied to

the Harbour Master at Hong Kong from

M Sheise Alligator Mottatt McKinnie Bertunain 12 Sept. 1041.

to go thy plush,

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SEP.26 1844

Immediate

1609 Kong Kong

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Nr. 5 Cannon Ror

26th September 184444.

I have the Honor to acknowledge

Sir

the receipt of your

letter of the 21th Inst:

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Treasury

hansmitting by direction of Lord Stanly,

Police appointments required by Mr. Charles

has recently been appointed.

May

who

tindent.

taken

out by him

of Police

in the

at Hong Kong,

to be

brunta

whet

sails

jot October next; and requesting.

report for the Information of his trooship

refly

umed

I have to.

I the

Cost of the

same

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That

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I have procured

misss.

to the

be £56.

Feild

Metropolitan £56.7.4.

Parker Flo, the Continctors Police Force, the Cost will

I have the

the Now to be Sir

(your most ordrint

Af James, Siphon log

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Servant.

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this bund

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of purchase, trall, I think, in sakany

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before

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Lord Stanley 29

Ang Kong.

30. Sept 144.

With apprnce toyon Letter of the at bastant divistest by hand

bis buthing for forming the Pobie Appointments Speed of the Superintendent of Police at Anything,

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Than the honor to request

You will inon. The Suretary of State to be pleased to larguanit me, for the information of this Grace the Commander in whither Br Masin Caine

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26 the giment who has been

Mif Magistrate

had been

Mong

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appointest. my permanent

situation at that Station Mave the honor to

un most obedient. humble Juvent

Somes Stephen Lyle Rüfen, semeenten

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dard Stanley back! the Weipt of gain letter of the 13. restant enquiring

whether Bob Major

Laine : Caine of the 26 Regt har been appointed Bary, permanent sitecation

for the unfolded

Korey

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про

hould the Comm. mills udobjat bih

Stanley's

once

intention at

to appoints Major

Caine, who for several has been acting

Sears

I think that the right from in to as Police Magistration

that Lord Hamley this Apperutment unless

intends to make

the Commande

Hongkong, the Police

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in Auch heute to do for of decked the Magistrate, Sheriff and

objects

he wd, sin stratref, have a right to prevent

Major Camis acceptance of a Civil Pfei

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February 18441.

I have had the hover to

receive and submit to the

I om manon in

Commande

& hif Your

litter of the 2th Sustant

directed to acquaint

and um

You that this Grace is not

aware

If any objection to Be Mayer word apponitenant

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to the situation for which Lord Stanley Groposes to nominate Chim

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upon which subject will wade to him by the Mark of

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JULY.25 1844

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Thave the hemos to

honor

Sir,

acknurledge the receipt of

Your Letter of the

Instant

requesting the opinion of the Commander en

Chih upor

employment of Soldiers The Regiments Stationed in

ting as Police Men,

liaving laid the same Live His Grace, I am dire affer the following obsen tions thereon for Luce Stante, Consideration.

It appears topon the

Face the several doccament transmitted in your Letter

above alluded to that the

Major Leneral Commanding

Hing King has accepted

the voluntary offer of go

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effective Men to transfer their services from the 55. Rest. to the 90 Regenint to be Employed as the King Kong Police, and he has given teach Volunteer three Evinces as Brunity.

the question theresne appears to be in what manner then men are to be accounted for, whether they are to be contermed

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in the strength of the st, or to be discharged and paid as Police Mon- If they are to be contined repon the strength of the 90° 9000 Regiment, they must-

necessarily be under Military Law, and under the Consmand of the Officero of that Regiment.

It might be productive of serious inconvenience

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if these Solchers of the 95. were to be kept upon Military рад

or in other words, un the Establishunent- of their Regement, and be placed qclusively conder a Police Superintendant -

a proceeding

and such a

could also deprive the Military Force at Htrug Kong of go effective then, or one complete Company

In this view of the month therefore, the Commander ein Chief is of opinion that as the Services

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these

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regeused exclusively as Police Constables, they should not remain apoi the effective strength of any of the Regimento Composing the Garrison

Hong Kong, but be discharged from the

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Army.

of their Police duties.

the Civil Service of the brown for the performance

I have the humor to be

, and retained in.

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this

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Council

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AME Court at Mindsor

the 28th of November 1834

Present

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty

His Royal Highness Prince Albert Lord President CarlofAberdeen Duke of Wellington Lord Stanley Lord Liewen.

Sir Probert Feel Bart

Cari

Carl of Radding.

Graham

Whereas time in at this day read at

the Beard the Draft of a Proclamation regulating the rates at which certain Féreign Coins and Coins of the last écidia Corohang's Territories are to pass Current in ther Handy Colony of thing king and it Dependencies, und purtar relating to the Standard of tele and Tender of Pryment within the said Colony;

Her

thereo

Her Mars to having tation the same int consideration was pleased. by and with the assic ofther Pring Concil. to approve And to Orser. And it is hereby arsered. Mat the said Proclamation 30 têtre effect and come into force from the date of the Publiction thereof in Her Majestys Gland of Honghong by the Governor after

lame-

C..

said

And the Lords Commissioners ofther Majesty's Treasury, and to bright Honorable Lord Shankey one off Her Majesty's brinitel Secretaries of State

thate are

to give the requisite Wrections for causing Publication of t

said Proclamation to be trade in Her

Majesty's

said Colony, and for the other several purposes referred to therein -

IME Bathur

1997/44

45.

the Queen

I Freclamation

"Toread on the 20+ day of Maren

29th

18.12 a trecianation was it nedal Hong Kong by Sir Decry lettinger Baronet dur Plenipotentiary mood Orez fuperintenden and of the Drade offeritin subsiek in China, in the admis fellowing: that is to kay

" With reference to the desirable object of " Preventing disputes Laying down some defend Lysremi res arding the circulating Medium in the settlement. His Excellence. Sir Henry betinger Bart. Her Majestys "Menipotentar and Chief superintendentoflic "Frade of British subjects in China, is pleased to Provinlgate be following briefhules, which " are to be considered opprimble to all com o

extricile l'aides Karaar Furchases. and Barter Hire & &c. but not to interfere with or affect, what May be termed Mercanite branschons :

and

" and are to be inferes on the Grandes "Wong hong keusing the share cons pleasure of

Her Majes & the Lucen of force & Coritain.

following Coins are to be decomed legal censer Spanish Vician, and ether. Dollars, and his component part: Omrany; Eeufees and their component parts Fach, in

Tash; the Copper com current'ai China

and Dollars; &; we hatever denomination er device, and whether wis le or cropped. are to circulate at par with reference to rack.

ther, alongs provid my that thing be of the Proper Magiglt and Flaniard.

3th Itos and 9267 arter Company's hupees shall be considered Eghat to one Doller

One bukec and tus Annas (er half a

" quarter) Equal to half a Dollar and

Horee quartersofa lakec (or tructure Asones )

" Igual to one quarter ofa Doller.

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4th Etrebare hundred Cash 1200 other

Doin) san: is equal to one Dollar

"Six hundred (600) to half a boiler,

Three hundred (309) to a quarter ata Doller, Live Anniered and tart three $35/h one company Bukee

The

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" The hundred and her three (83) to one quarter of a have

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Any other Coins, whether Britis or

not

breis & insot munerered in the preceding Scales, " are sust to be deemed a legal tender, but they case of course besides atcerevice bartered

the Barcar, according to Vaivintinsic value. to Cash (Copper Com at the rate laid down. " in the 4th hule, will be ses to any individual " requiring it in sens of pot lest bien Lift Dollar "on Appliation to the Treasurer an Decretary / Her Piritannia Majis the superintendent of rede

"God save the Lucen

And whereas on the 27th day of Apri 1842 a further Proclamation was issued be our said Plenipotentiary and Chief Supointendent of the Prade of British subiet in Chine, in te tenir following: Pratin to say-

The letter ofwhich a copy is hereunto "Innexed having been addressed to me by the "Mercantile Evrins who have signed it. on

" behalf of themselves andothers, do hereby direct and proclaim.

conformity with "their application, that bending the tracions "pleasure of the Lucen of Eagland. the Viceican

and

" and other Republican Dollar thail be taken as and considered to be, the trandard, in all Government and Piercantile transactions

at Houshing and other places in China the vccupation after Maiesty " Féroes, unles el the time oftwch transactions bating place, it should be espesy specified to the contrarig

And Sds further announce text bi "forsent Provance ion is not to be taken in

any they ar shape as a greeting the Porosisions "of the one which promulgated on the 29. day of last month rela sve to the circulating "Vcdmenge the Blandegkongkong

" be save the Lucen

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And whereas be our Letters Catent bearing date the 5th day obet, oni in hie sixth gear of fur feign we did Erect and confiture Fur Hand of Group hong and it : Dependencies into a separa's Tolong be is a Resignated as the Colony, Hongbing and be sure actuacion hour Woven in the said Colong the did hien direct and ordain that be shouldbest propose or

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To or Currency, or any Coin, sancon Legal Coin of the heaum peay be made ar " declared to be a legal denser, without special " permission from us in that he half forstoben.

Chid Whereas it hath been represented to us by the Lords Commissioner of our Presen that dout to have arisen, with reference t the terms of the said herembefore recited Greclamations of the Ref

Fday of March and

the 27th day of April 1842. respecting the

Treasury

withem

legul suffisioney of lenders of Comment dür said Gland andité Dependencies in Britch Conis, and it is Expedient that such doubts should be removed; and that the regulators Regarding Standard of take and tenders offayment within our said Island should be assimilated to thine of our Cossessions abroad.

Ther

Now therefore. We by the advice. Our bring Conneil, have thought fit 6- filt declare and ordain, and by the avvice aforesaid the dothereby Declare and Idain, that from and after the date of the publiation in the said Standoftang kone after our broclamation, the said Werembefore recited broclamations

isued

(

pred on the 29th day of Maren word 27th day

で

oftpril in the year 1942 as a foresaid, thall be reached and annulled.

ms and..

And we do further Diclare and Ordain that from and after the date of the Publication saforesaid of this our brostemation the several Coms hereinafter specified, being herpet Conis

and of full and proper weight and value. shell, in like manner as the Gold Silver and Copper Coins of the United Knigdom be and constructe à legal tender of payment Within our said Gland of Hong Kong and it Dependencies, at the several respective rater And as Equivalent to the values under.

That is to say.

The

Jewis

Gold Moher of the East-ndia Company's Territory, coined sured the 1 day of September 1835 at the rate of Twent Mine shillings and twopence Storting Money of the United Kingdom.

The Dollar of Spain Masics, or the soup American States, at the rate of Four Shillings

:things and thus pence Sterling

The Pukee of the East India Company Orritory, Comed sssicctie 1 day

Softenter

September 1835, at the rater foxe Shitting and ton pouce Sterling; and the half brake Rear

prence

Quarter hukee and righth of truckee Jucies, in proportion

The Cashier Copper Com Current in China. at the rate of Tevo hundred and Eighty Eight. Cast for .

one Shilling Sterling

Audie is hereby further declare and Ordem that Tenders of bayment in the said Coins. being as aferecaid perfect Coin and i full and proper weight and Value, as well as in the Gold, Silver or Copper Coins of the United kingdom, or any er either of them. according to the several relative rates and Values herein before Sherified, shall be deemed and taken within our said Island of Hone hong and it Dependencies to tea sufficient

Latifaction and and lawful Center, in satifact discharge of all Debis contract and Sapopemento Whatsoever for the payment by perney brooded aliangs revertheless, and We do further ordain and declares that Nothing herein contained shall be deemed

taten to render it compulsory on any person to accept at any one paymen

amount in Silver Coins of the

a larger amon

Minted

Mild brigder of bror denomina to tran Minted Kingdom

the

or...

Ferling

920 Shilling or in the half quarter Eighth Super pieces hereinbegere Mentioned, than the Equivalent & brutallings Fasten Money, or a

larger amount in Copper Coms of the United Kingdom, or in the Chinese Copper Coins beforemationed, than the Equivalent to dre Smilling Sterling Money-

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C.O.

PR I 1844

Prinz Council for Frate Whitehall 30 March 1844.

The Lord of the Committee

of doing Conacul for Frate have had under there consideration four Ritter of the 20th Wilts, inclosing lop ofa Disfatet from Sie Kines Pottinger relative to the Regulations

81.4 sofer Yool

to be

enforced in

in regards to Merchant Seamen in Stongkong and the Ports of Wind it Unething

Chindit

resetting that Lord Stanley may be inferen whether my

my Looks tee auch Unton & stilch to Sir St. Pottinger's views on this point, or to the Regulations by which he proposes trearry views into effect; in Uply directed to state that as the proposed Resulations respecting this discharge

discharge of Seamen

those

Jam

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an important change in the law

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this bubject, my. desirous of being informed in the first place whether Lord Staully is of opinion that the political motives H. Pottingers recommendation

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which Sie

weighty

is founded are of a wlichklin and urgent character

see seftante

Dem Sie Jour Obed. Servant

Weich then thorn

543. Nations

Mstephere

The letter from the Adul of the 8 March, on this aine subject. hasbeen kept back touwait this auxiver from

you the

the Board of Frade. As it seemed mipossible that the question Regarding

Merchant Leamen

should be decided in time

for the cloned Mail on Thunday

next would,

you

Etme

know whether the answer

toxo much of Sir R. Pottingen

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прови

despatch as relates to Leamen

Com.

is now

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of the delus. for his pundanad

I desire line to profore to the beat Legislatur

or whether laws as in

of the Royal Navy toga forward

wh is to wait till the whole it of durahune maltes is rife for decision.

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J44

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I have no doubt that this correspondence

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en protracted four beyond the tions for making

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which Laws when

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gros. then do no harms. now the effect

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the Murchant seamen and after all who

behave that they poses the means believe pref

advice at once judicions

jedicions & authoritations

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1844

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Privy Council for Trade. Whitehall. Nov. 7 th 1844.

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Lette

The Lords of the Committee of

Bring Council for Trade have had under their consideration the Ordinance Nig passed by the Governor and Legislation

An Ordinance. Council of Hong Kong, entitled " to restrain all persons within the "Colony of Hong Kong from trading in The Empire of China to the Northward " of the 32.th degree of Latitude" : and Sam to state to you for the information of Lord Stanley,

that My Lords observe

that the 7th Section of the Ordinance authorizes the seizure and detention

of vessels the master whereof shall appear

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Com

to have offended against the provisions of the Ordinience : - but the Enactment does

not prescribe within what limits such. secgure and detrution should take place.

The exercise of this power, however, is made to depend upon the special instruction and authority of the Superintendent, whose attention should be called to the Enactment may confine its operation

in order that he

within the proper limits of purisdiction.

Apon this point Jane

to state that

presuming it to be the intention of the

in the

Ordinance that vessels rugaged in prohibited trade should be seized and detained whilst at sea, such seigure bond detention could not lawfully, take place more than 100 miles from the coast of China, which is the Extreme limit of the legislative authority conferrable under the howers of 6,7 Victoria cap 80..

I am also to notice the 8th Section of the

Ordinance, which is as follows: -

" And be it further Enacted, that all ships or bessels sailing under the British Flag, which shall have been Employed in any way

to as

to offend against the Rovisions of this Ordinance, shall, together with their Cargoes be liable to be seized and sold, to sa

satisfy any penalty mourred by such Employment and that all Bills of Sale, Mortgages and other Transfers of property therein made,

I shall within three months after such have been so unlawfully employed, or wither three months from the tome of any suit having been commruled against the

Master thereof, for any offence

Owner or

time

against this Ordinance, or made at any whatsoever to the knowledge of the purchase, with a occid to roade the recovery of the penaltics herein provided, shall, as against the said liability to be sold for the purposes aforesaid, be void and of None affect "

The latter portion of this Enactment may create insecurity to titles to vessels unles confined to transfers or mortgages after. seigure, or to transfers or mortgages made

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before seigure, if made to transferees Mortgagees having notice of the refsel having been employed in unlawful Trading

My Lords would recommend

that the Ordinance be amruded to this

affect, before it receives Her Majesty's Confirmation : and in theis anvending the

Ordinance, My Lords would suggest that

it should be made more specific in its

do the form of procedure

Terms as

regards

to be adopted

sopted with regard to the seizure

and sale of vessels contravrning provisions of the Act.

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HONGKONG.

ANNO SEXTO ET SEPTIMO

VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. 9 of 1844.

Y His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTINGER, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the most Honorable Order of the Bath, Major General in the Service of the East India Company, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, and Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong

An Ordinance to restrain all persons within the Colony of Hongkong from trading Title. in the Empire of China to the Northward of the 32d degree of North Latitude.

WHEREAS to secure the due observance of the treaties between the Empires Preamble.

[10th April, 1844.] of Great Britain and China, it is expedient to confine the Trade of all persons within the Colony of Hongkong,to the limits included by the five Ports in China,provided by the said Treaties for the same.

Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Trade to the North. advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that all Trade whatsoever by any person ward of the 32d de- within the Colony of Hongkong, in, to, or from any part of the Coast of China, to the gree of North Lati- Northward of the 32d degree of North Latitude, shall be, and is hereby declared to be tude to be unlawful.

unlawful.

And be it enacted, if any person within the Colony of Hongkong shall export or carry, or contract for exporting or carrying, or shall ship or embark, or contract for from forbidden limits Conveying goods shipping and embarking, from, to, or in the limits aforesaid, any treasure, goods, or merchandize whatsoever, or shall fit out, man, navigate, equip, despatch, use, employ,

let, take to freight, or on hire any vessel, or so contract, in order to embark in the Trade for unlawful Trade.

Fitting out ves-els hereby declared unlawful, or shall knowingly, and wilfully lend and advance, or become security for, or contract for the lending or becoming security, for the loan of money, or effects employed, or to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, or shall knowingly be employed in un- Lending money to and wilfully, become guarantee or security for, or contract for guaranteeing any Agent lawful Trade. Gua employed, or to be employed, in conducting such Trade as aforesaid, or in any other ranteeing Agents. manner engage, or contract to engage, directly or indirectly, therein as a partner, Agent,

or otherwise, or shall knowingly and wilfully ship, tranship,lade, receive, or put on board, manner in unlawful or contract for shipping,goods,money,or effects, to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, or shall take the charge of, or command, or navigate, or enter, or embark, on board of any gods &c. Navigat. Shipping vessel or contract to do so as Captain, Master, Mate, Surgeon, or Supercargo, knowing that the vessel is employed, or intended to be employed in such unlawful trade as

ing Ship. aforesaid, or shall knowingly and wilfully insure, or contract for the insuring of property, or effects whatsoever, employed or intended to be employed in such Trade as aforesaid, then and in every such case, the persons so offending, shall forfeit to Her Penalties for above Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, a sum not exceeding Ten thousand dollars, and in offences. default of payment of such penalty, shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.

Engaging in any

Trade.

any

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3. And be it enacted, if any person shall enter and embark on board of any Penalty on seamen ship or vessel as petty officer, seaman, marine or servant or knowing that the vessel is actually employed, or intended to be employed, in the Ships engaged in

in any other capacity serving on Trade hereby declared to be unlawful, such person so offending, shall forfeit to Her unlawful Trade. Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, a sum not exceeding Five hundreddollars, and in default of payment, shall be liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding three months.

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4. And be it enacted that if any person offending as a petty officer, seaman, marine, or servant, against any one of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall within one year after the offence, give information on oath before a competent Magistrate against any person whatsoever, who shall have committed any offence against this Ordinance, and shall give evidence on Oath against him, before any Magistrate, or Court, before whom such offender shall be tried, or if such petty officer, seaman, marine, or servant, so offending, shall give information, so that such offender shall be convicted, then and in such case, such informer shall receive such part, of any forfeited sum of money as is hereinafter provided, and shall not be liable to any of the pains or forfeitures provided by this Ordinance.

Superintendent of 5. And be it enacted that the Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Trade to control all Subjects in China, and no other person whatsoever, unless duly authorized by him, shall proceedings.

commence, institute, and conduct all proceedings, for any offence against this Ordinance, which may be taken in Her Majesty's Courts in Hongkong. Superintendent of 6.-And be it enacted that it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of the Trade Trade to remit pen- of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, so long as such Superintendent shall also be alties and to reward Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, but not otherwise, to remit wholly, or in part, any penalty or forfeiture provided by this Ordinance, and to award a part not exceeding one moiety of any sum forfeited, by any offender convicted under the provisions of this Ordinance, to any person who shall have given such information or assistance, as shall have led to the conviction of such offender.

informers & others.

Ships to be sized.

7. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Commanders of any of Her Majesty's Ships, or any other officers duly authorized in that behalf, to seize and detain any ship or vessel sailing under the British Flag, the master whereof, shall

appear on sufficient grounds to such Commander, or other officer, to have offended against the provisions of this Ordinance. Provided always that the said Commanders of Her Majesty's Ships and others shall be specially instructed and authorized by the Superintendent of Trade aforesaid, so to do, and that nothing herein contained shall be construed to give such power as aforesaid, without the said special instructions and authorization of the said Superintendent of Trade. Ships liable to be 8. And be it further enacted, that all ships or vessels sailing under the British Flag, sold in satisfaction which shall have been employed in any way so of penalties

as to offend against the provisions not of this Ordinance shall, together with their cargoes, be liable to be seized and sold, to withstanding any satisfy any penalty incurred by such employment, and that all bills of sale, mortgages, ansfer of property and other transfers of property therein made, within three months after such vessel shall have been so unlawfully employed, or within three months from the time of any suit having been commenced against the owner or master thereof, for any offence against this Ordinance, or made at any time whatsoever to the knowledge of the purchaser with the view to evade the recovery of the penalties herein provided, shall as against the said liability to be sold for the purposes aforesaid, be void and of none effect.

1. rein.

HENRY POTTINGER,

Governor, &c., &c., &c.

Passed the Legislative Council the 10th day of April, 1844.

RICHARD BURGASS,

Clerk of the Legislative Council.

HONGKONG,-Published by Authority.

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India Board

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letter

of the 26th Instant, I am directed by the Commissioners for the Affairs of India to state, for the informa.

- hon of the Secretary of State for the

Colonial Department, that the

neass any conmunication with

respect to his Lordship's wishes as

to the provision of a passage China, of tot Huline, the Chief

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Treasurer, will be made by the

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the 5 Rislant

The U. Sec. of State for

Foreign affairs relative to providing a papage from Bombay Bottoughing

for

Mr Davis whohur desire beccappointed Governon

of that Colong

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directed by Lord Stanly torquest that in addition W the Gentlemen named

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June 11. 1844

RECEIVED

JUNE 12

1844

with reference to my

letter to you Of the 28th & BB: last; I am directect Gythe Commission

Enchiar for the Affairs of Endia to

transmit to you

an extract.

of a despatch dalect the got of April, 8:57, which has been receive from the government of Bombay, relating to the provisio of a passage to China for Mittalere

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Extact.

Bombay

April 30.1044.

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now under reply,

me forearded a

cify to (aptain maitland, withi

request that if in his power, he would also provide a pass-a

the Thiteful" for the Hulme and

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letter dexted the 10th Instant,

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unsuited for the lackies of his family,

Hee majesty's Steamer Miteful "

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Bombay April 30.1800.

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is any objection not only to a compliance with the Company's request in the merent instance, but to the general principle on which that request proceeds.

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of the Back India Company in Peglans. is from. singuist or Comprador

Jung of Canton formerly

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East India House

19. September 1844.

I have laid before the Court of Qricator of the Cast India company your letter of the 7 hatt stating that the Tovernor of Stony Stong has been authorized & make the Disbursement to the Native of China formerly employed

in the Factory at Canton as requested by the Court and Mr. Davis has that in the contemplation of Similar received a general authority to sob.

Cases

arising,

In reply Sam commanded torequest that you will Convey the Counts acknowledgments to Lord Stanley for this

arrangement and that you will state that in the count of ang like case occurring.

the course of prosceding which stis

Ladship has pointed out will be followed

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RECEIVED

OCT J 1844

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Past India House

8th October 1844.

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Court of Directors of the Eart

India Company your

the 5th Ultima, forwarding

Letter of

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Chief

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account of

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Wales Island to

Wales

give evidence in the

smal of certain Convicts

murder of the Captain

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for the

that Thip.

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made

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Directors do not

possess any information relative to the circumstances of the case, the papers will be bensmitted to the Government

of Bengal,

inquiry may

order that the necessary

be instituted and the result

unicated to the Court.

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the Superintendent of

x returned t Police has been the hoinHr.

taken, and the original is herewith retumed, desire -

as Mr. Mc Fee expresses

propesion of it.

a with to recover

I have the honour to be

Your Moit obedient

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RECEIVED

MAR. 12 1844

Hory

Doctor's Commons, March 11th 1844.

desk & for 11. 24 Mart

My Lond

I'We are

honored with your Lordship's

Commands signified in Mr. Olope's Letter of

the 5th Induct inclosing the accompanying

Copy

Apy of a Supplementary Presly with shine of the 8th of October 1845 . _ Mr. Hope proceeds to state that the 15th Article of that Frealy imposes on the British Authorities at Hong

in the cases there anticipated, the duty,

Kony

instituting an Investigation into the Laims preferred by the Chinese Government against British Subject,

and requires that when such

Claims are Established the British Authorities

should oblige the Defauller, or (Debtor, to settle Fr. The light Hörble

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them

their to the utmost of his

mears.

That your Lordship is desirous to be

informed whether, this is an

obligation for the fulfilment of which the Executive

Government at Hong Kong, or the Sudicial

authority at that place is to be responsible-

That

your Lordship is further desirous of being

informed in what manner, on wither supposition the Government or the Court are to acquit themselves

responsibility . assuming that this could

that

not be done by any mode of proceeding known

to the Law of England, or, in use in this

England or, in use in this Country

but thist some new Land will be

netssary for

:the purpose : _ Your Lordship is further desirous

being informed, what the principal

such new Law ought to be

provisions of any

An Each of the preceding Questions

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lit

Mr. Hope is pleased to request that We would report to your Lordship our opinion with the least possible delay

In obedience to your foods hift

Commands, We have the Honor to report that, it

appears to us, that it is incombeut upon the Executive Authorities at Hong Kong upon receiving

application from the diner Government officers, accompanied by the requisite Statemenity and, full

Proofs of the Debt sought to be recovered under

the Provisions of the 18th Article of the Supplementing, Frady, to institute Proceedings through the medium of the Attorney General, or other Publick Office at Rong Hong, for the purpose of inv-

purpose of investigating the claims before the legal Tribunals, audif the Laims should be Established to cause the Process

of the court to be put in force, with the view of obliging the Defauller, Jeter, to settle them to the utmost of his

means,

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SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY.

WHEREAS a Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of China, was concluded at Nanking, and signed on board Her said Majesty's ship "Cornwallis" on the 29th day of August, A. D. 1842, corresponding with the Chinese date of the 24th day of the 7th month of the 22nd year of Taoukwang, of which said Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship, the Ratifications, under the respective seals and signs manual of the Queen of Great Britain, &c., and the Emperor of China, were duly exchanged at Hong-Kong on the 26th day of June, A. D. 1843, corresponding with the Chi- nese date the 29th day of the Fifth month, in 23rd year of Taoukwang; and Whereas, in the said Treaty it was provided (amongst other things), that the five ports of Canton, Foo-chow-foo, Amoy, and Ningpo, and Shanghai, should be thrown open for the resort and residence of British merchants, and that a fair and regular Tariff of Export and Import duties, and other dues, should be esta- blished at such ports; and Whereas, various other matters of detail connected with, and bearing relation to the said Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship, have been since under the mutual discussion and consideration of the Plenipoten- tiary and accredited Commissioners of the High Contracting Parties; and the said tariff and details having been now finally examined into, adjusted, and agreed upon, it has been determined to arrange and record them in the form of a Sup- plementary Treaty of Articles, which Articles shall be held to be as binding, and of the same efficacy as though they had been inserted in the original Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship.

If it should befound that the Laws are insufficient to table the

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ARTICLE I.

The Tariff of Export and Import Duties, which is hereunto attached under the seals and signatures of the respective Plenipotentiary and Commissioners, shall henceforward be in force at the five ports of Canton, Foo-chow-foo, Amoy, Ning- po, and Shanghai.

ARTICLE II.

The General Regulations of Trade, which are hereunto attached under the seals and signatures of the respective Plenipotentiary and Commissioners, shall henceforward be in force at the five aforenamed ports.

ARTICLE III.

All penalties enforced or confiscations made under the third clause of the said General Regulations of Trade, shall belong and be appropriated to the public service of the Government of China.

ARTICLE IV.

After the five ports of Canton, Foo-chow, Amoy, Ningpo, and Shanghai, shall be thrown open, English merchants shall be allowed to trade only at those five ports. Neither shall they repair to any other ports or places, nor will the

Chinese people at any ports or places be permitted to trade with them. If English merchant-vessels shall, in contravention of this agreement, and of a pro- clamation to the same purport, to be issued by the Plenipotentiary, repair to any other ports or places, the Chinese Government Officers shall be at liberty to seize and confiscate both vessels and cargoes; and should Chinese people be discovered clandestinely dealing with English merchants at any other ports or places, they shall be punished by the Chinese Government in such manner as the law may direct.

ARTICLE V.

The fourth clause of the General Regulations of Trade, on the subject of commercial dealings and debts between English and Chinese merchants, is to be clearly understood to be applicable to both parties.

ARTICLE VI.

It is agreed that English merchants and others residing at, or resorting to, the Five Ports to be opened, shall not go into the surrounding country beyond certain short distances to be named by the local authorities, in concert with the British Consul, and on no pretence for purposes of traffic. Seamen and persons belonging to the ships shall only be allowed to land under authority and rules which will be fixed by the Cousul, in communication with the local officers; and should any persons whatever infringe the stipulations of this Article, and wander away into the country, they shall be seized and handed over to the British Consul for suitable punishment.

tained or suspected by the officers of the Government of China, whither such criminals and offenders have fled, a communication shall be made to the proper English officer, in order that the said criminals and offenders may be rigidly searched for, seized, and, on proof or admission of their guilt, delivered up. In like manner, if any soldier or sailor, or any other person, whatever his caste or country, who is a subject of the Crown of England, shall, from any cause or on any pretence, desert, fly, or escape into the Chinese territory, such soldier or sailor, or other person, shall be apprehended and confined by the Chinese Autho- rities, and sent to the nearest British Consular or other Government officer. In neither case shall concealment or refuge be afforded.

ARTICLE X.

At each of the Five Ports to be opened to British merchants, one English cruizer will be stationed to enforce good order and discipline amongst the crews of merchant shipping, and to support the necessary authority of the Consul over British subjects. The crews of such ship of war will be carefully restrained by the officer commanding the vessel, and they will be subject to all the rules regarding going on shore and straying into the country, that are already laid down for the crews of merchant-vessels. Whenever it may be necessary to relieve such ships of war by another, intimation of that intention will be commu- nicated by the Consul, or by the British Superintendent of Trade, where circumstances will permit, to the local Chinese Authorities, lest the appearance of an additional ship should excite misgivings amongst the people; and the Chinese cruizers are to offer no hindrance to such relieving ship, nor is she to be con- sidered liable to any port-charges, or other rules laid down in the General Regulations of Trade, seeing that British ships of war never trade in any shape.

ARTICLE VII.

The Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship provides for British subjects and their families residing at the cities and towns of Canton, Foo-chow, Amoy, Ningpo, and Shanghai, without molestation or restraint. It is accordingly determined that ground and houses, the rent or price of which is to be fairly and equitably arranged for, according to the rates prevailing amongst the people, without exaction on either side, sha" set apart by the local officers in commu- nication with the Consul, and the number of houses built, or rented, will be reported annually to the said local officers by the Consul, for the information of their respective viceroys and governors; but the number cannot be limited, seeing that it will be greater or less, according to the resort of merchants.

ARTICLE VIII.

The Emperor of China having been graciously pleased to grant to all foreign countries whose subjects or citizens have hitherto traded at Canton, the privilege of resorting for purposes of trade to the other four ports of Foo-chow, Amoy, Ningpo, and Shanghai, on the same terms as the English, it is further agreed, that should the Emperor hereafter, from any cause whatever, be pleased to grant additional privileges or immunities to any of the subjects or citizens of such foreign countries, the same privileges and immunities will be extended to, and enjoyed by, British subjects; but it is to be understood, that demands or requests are not on this plea to be unnecessarily brought forward.

ARTICLE IX.

If lawless natives of China, having committed crimes or offences against their own Government, shall flee to Hong-Kong, or to the English ships of war, or English merchant-ships, for refuge, they shall, if discovered by the English officers, be handed over at once to the Chinese officers for trial and punishment; or if, before such discovery be made by the English officers, it should be ascer-

ARTICLE XI.

The posts of Chusan and Koolungsoo will be withdrawn, as provided for in the Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship, the moment all the monies stipu- lated for in that Treaty shall be paid; and the British Plenipotentiary distinctly and voluntarily agrees, that all dwelling-h store-houses, barracks, and other buildings that the British troops, or people, may have occupied, or intermediately built or repaired, shall be handed over, on the evacuation of the posts, exactly as they stand, to the Chinese Authorities, so as to prevent any pretence for delay, or the slightest occasion for discussion or dispute on those points.

ARTICLE XII.

A fair and regular Tariff of duties and other dues having now been established, it is to be hoped that the system of smuggling which has hereto- fore been carried on between English and Chinese merchants-in many cases with the open connivance and collusion of the Chinese Custom-house officers- will entirely cease; and the most peremptory proclamation to all English mer- chants has been already issued on this subject by the British Plenipotentiary, who will also instruct the different Consuls to strictly watch over, and carefully scrutinize, the conduct of all persons, being British subjects, trading under his superintendence. In any positive instance of smuggling transactions coming to the Consul's knowledge, he will instantly apprize the Chinese Authorities of the fact, and they will proceed to seize and confiscate all goods, whatever their value or nature, that may have been so smuggled, and will also be at liberty, if they see fit, to prohibit the ship from which the smuggled goods were landed, from trading further, and to send her away, as soon as her accounts are adjusted and paid. The Chinese Government officers will, at the same time, adopt what- ever measures they may think fit with regard to the Chinese merchants and Custom-house officers, who may be discovered to be concerned in smuggling.

All

ARTICLE XIII.

persons, whether natives of China or otherwise, who may wish to convey goods from any one of the Five Ports of Canton, Foo-chow-foo, Amoy, Ningpo, and Shanghai, to Hong-Kong, for sale, or consumption, shall be at full and perfect liberty to do so, on paying the duties on such goods, and obtaining a pass, or port clearance, from the Chinese Custom-house at one of the said ports. natives of China wish to repair to Hong-Kong to purchase goods, they shall Should have free and full permission to do so; and should they require a Chinese vessel to carry away their purchases, they must obtain a pass, or port-clearance, for her at the Custom-house of the port whence the vessel may sail for Hong-Kong. It is further settled, that in all cases these passes are to be returned to the officers of the Chinese Government, as soon as the trip for which they may be granted shall be completed.

ARTICLE XIV.

An English officer will be appointed at Hong-Kong, one part of whose duty will be to examine the registers and passes of all Chinese vessels that may repair to that port to buy or sell goods, and should such officer at any time, find that any Chinese merchant-vessel has not a pass, or register, from one of the Five Ports, she is to be considered as an unauthorized or smuggling vessel, and is not to be allowed to trade, whilst a report of the circumstance is to be made to the Chinese Authorities. By this arrangement, it is to be hoped that piracy and illegal traffic will be effectually prevented.

ARTICLE XV.

Should natives of China who may repair to Hong-Kong to trade, incur debts there, the recovery of such debts must be arranged for by the English Courts of Justice on the spot; but if the Chinese debtor shall abscond and be known to have property, real or personal, within the Chinese territory, the rule laid down in the fourth clause of the General Regulations for Trade shall be applied to the case; and it will be the duty of the Chinese Authorities, on appli- cation by, and in concert with, the British Consuls, to do their utmost to see justice done between the parties. On the same principle, should a British merchant incur debts at any of the Five Ports, and fly to Hong-Kong, the British Authorities will, on receiving an application from the Chinese Govern- ment officers, accompanied by statements and full proofs of the debts, institute an investigation into the claims, and, when established, oblige the defaulter or debtor to settle them to the utmost of his means.

ARTICLE XVI.

It is agreed, that the Custom-house officers at the Five Ports shall make a monthly return to Canton, of the passes granted to vessels proceeding to Hong- Kong, together with the nature of their cargoes, and a copy of these returns will be embodied in one return, and communicated once a-month, to the proper English officer at Hong-Kong. The said English officer will, on his part, make a similar return or communication to the Chinese Authorities at Canton, showing the names of Chinese vessels arrived at Hong-Kong, or departed from that port, with the nature of their cargoes, and the Canton Authorities will apprize the Custom-houses at the Five Ports, in order that, by these arrange- ments and precautions, all clandestine and illegal trade, under the cover of may be averted.

ARTICLE XVII.

Or Additional Article, relating to British small craft.

passes,

Various small vessels belonging to the English nation, called schooners, cutters, lorchas, &c., &c., have not hitherto been chargeable with tonnage dues.

Lanchan

It is now agreed, in relation to this class of vessels which ply between Hong-Kong and the city of Macao, that if they only carry passengers, letters, and baggage, they shall, as heretofore, pay no tonnage dues, but if these small craft carry any dutyable articles, no matter how small the quantity may be, they But this class of small craft ought, in principle, to pay their full tonnage dues. are not like the large ships which are engaged in foreign trade; they are con- stantly coming and going; they make several trips a-month, and are not like the large foreign ships, which, on entering the port, cast anchor at Whampoa. If we were to place them on the same footing as the large foreign ships, the charge would fall unequally; therefore after this, the smallest of these craft shall be rated at 75 tons, and the largest not to exceed 150 tons; whenever they enter the port (or leave the port with cargo) they shall pay tonnage dues at the rate of one mace per ton register. If not so large as 75 tons, they shall still be considered and charged as of 75 tons; and if they exceed 150 tons, they shall be considered as large foreign ships, and, like them, charged tonnage dues, at the rate of five mace per register ton. Foo-chow and the other ports having none of this kind of intercourse, and none of this kind of small craft, it would be unnecessary to make any arrangement as regards them.

The following are the rules by which they are to be regulated: 1st. Every British schooner, cutter, lorcha, &c., shall have a sailing letter or register in Chinese and English, under the seal and signature of the Chief Superintendent of Trade, describing her appearance, burthen, &c., &c.

2nd. Every schooner, lorcha, and such vessel, shall report herself, as large vessels are required to do, at the Bocca Tigris; and when she carries cargo, she shall also report herself at Whampoa, and shall, on reaching Canton, deliver up her sailing letter or register to the British Consul, who will obtain permission from the Hoppo for her to discharge her cargo, which she is not to do without such permission, under the forfeiture of the penalties laid down in the 3rd clause of the General Regulations of Trade.

3rd. When the inward cargo is discharged, and an outward one (if in- tended) taken on board, and the duties on both arranged and paid, the Consul will restore the register or sailing letter, and allow the vessel to depart.

This Supplementary Treaty, to be attached to the original Treaty of Peace, consisting of sixteen Articles, and one additional Article relating to small vessels, is now written out, forming, with its accompaniments, four pamphlets, and is formally signed aud sealed by their Excellencies the British Plenipo- tentiary, and the Chinese Imperial Commissioner, who, in the first instance, take two copies each, and exchange them, that their provisions may be immediately carried into effect. At the same time, each of these high functionaries, having taken his two copies, shall duly memorialize the Sovereign of his nation; but the two countries are differently situated as respects distance, so that the will of the one Sovereign can be known sooner than the will of the other. It is now, therefore, agreed, that on receiving the gracious assent of the Emperor in the Vermilion Pencil, the Imperial Commissioner will deliver the very document containing it into the hands of his Excellency Hwang, Judge of Canton, who will proceed to such place as the Plenipotentiary may appoint, and deliver it to the English Plenipotentiary, to have and to hold. Afterwards, the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of England, having been received at Hong-Kong, likewise gra- ciously assenting to and confirming the Treaty, the English Plenipotentiary will despatch a specially appointed officer to Canton, who will deliver the copy con- taining the Royal Sign Manual to his Excellency Hwang, who will forward it to the Imperial Commissioner, as a rule and a guide to both nations for ever, and as a solemn confirmation of our peace and friendship. A most important Supplementary Treaty.

Signed and sealed at Homun-Chai, on the 8th day of October, 1843, corres- ponding with the Chinese date of the 15th day of the 8th moon, of the 23rd year of Taoukwang.

L.S: of H. B. Majesty's Plenipotentiary.

L.S. of H. E. The Imperial Commissioner.

(Signed)

HENRY POTTINGER.

(Signed)

KEYING. (In Tartar.)

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Supplementary Preety.

Honkong Entered The Quran's Actorcato

Tenular letter to

W. Sephew Dd. Hopper.

Lord Randy ..

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Formy 95

5t hand 1844

to In obedience to Lord Standing

donations d'anchors the accompanying cofing

Freakin with China

of the Sufflementing Party

the 8" Vclothes 1848.

that Preaty imposes

The 15th Articl

on the Bribil

Anthakes at Hong Kong

in the

there anticipated, the duty of militu

an inve

of militching

investigation into the claimis preformed by the Chinese Govt againil Beitile Subjects and

rich clouis

Are.

requires

that thew

retablished the Beliebe

Authorities sh? oblige the Defauller

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his

Lord Haulay.

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obligation for

the

hothee this in

fulfilment of which the Executing the=

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the

place in

Indirect Authority at that flnes to be afrith his huship in

responsible

further desirous of being informed in

what

manne

the boot

the God or

aufforition

or the Count are to acquit

Com

themselves of that aeponsibility. Aherning

that this cd not be done

f proceding

or in ure

Some new

by ay kuvien to the daw Jugland

known

in this Consiten, but that

Lays as will be recepiany for

Stanley's further desmons

the purpose Lord Stanley

I being informed what time prinsifial

provisions of any

to be.

such non: Law suggle

oughli

On each of the preceding questions Lord Mailey direct me to

requart

A that

: : and Dr. Att ! and hd. Sol: Gand.

report your opinion to him with the

rent pressible only

I have dee

дее

PENSAMEN DIE uses a pat

Board of

Ordnance

finir fon

Con

Ordnance

C.G

OCT23 1844

Rong.

1002 trong lòng

Office oftrdnance 93

22. October 18444.

The Master finnal harunge

received from the Inspector general of

Letter from Mapir

Instifications a Letter,

Aldrick, Commanding deryal Expences at Hory Kory; with custosuses, having

reference to the mode of performing the Civil Engineer Duties in that Island; it has sucared to him that it may be for the convenciice of the Secretary of State that His Lordship should be made aware of the contents of these Documents; and I am therefore desd to hansmits to you Copies of them,

ames Stiften inst

{

Can

Ordnance

to be laid before Lord Stavby._

Shave the Lover lobe,

Sie,

Jour most obedant,

hunathe Servant

Edward Ellect

saltsa Mellah.

Ordnance

23 del

Land Stanley.

until some com

he one on

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then?

the Gud.

And are

RECEIVED

OCT23 1844

Сорут

in 1802 Hong Kong

Royal luginen Office

Thave the honor to re-

port that the Major Gen has applick carding has

Emmareding

ome, to ascntains if I could indulake the repair and laying out of the roads for

this con

colonge

and that I

have informed him, the

trength of my department with

not allow me to do so. Anothat

consider this

८

duliy

should be

Informed by the Lurangen queral of the Colony, who has Surveyor, a Click of Works

nd others

under lims.

I have finther this houver port & you, that yesterday five

before

the mail was to

closed, Frecieved

eved from this

lonial Secretury, a Ground Flan

ed a

Plan of the firch story of Ec sign for a Comment

mese. to be built here, to cost. $10,500. requesting

me to state

on the plan whether Japproud

The Inspector Jess of Fortification of

Victoria 21 June

109

18860

1844.

of it or not - The Copy of the Colonial Secretary's

And bu

Letter

my reply "forward

to you.

зас

The Surveyor General proceeds by this mail to

England

ou sick leave, k

it is rumoured he will

not return to Stong Kong -

Should such be the cases and any applications be nende to the Master General that the Commanding Royal Enginen muight

deities

"bey lostale that

They

my Ordnance duties, and the unenlainly of my health continuing here good. after two attacks offever, will preaunt me accepting any Colonial appointerment, and that I consider, thoulds an

offien of Royal Engines be required to preside

over ceud

of their New

direct the Civil Engineer Establishment, of thin Colony, that it would be

more advantageous both for the

Κιστι

Colonial and Ordnance in.

- prests that an office of the

101

Corps should be secouted for this decly, than to call upon the Commanding Rayal Engineer to provides for it

Thave les

ว

(Ligued) Ed? Aldrich, Major

Com St. & Lup? Enque

Corps

to Major

Secretary

102

Cofy Letter Frederick. W. A. Bruce - Colons Suretang Aldricte Royal Engineers.

(dalico) Government Houses

Victoria 19 Junes.

1844

My dea

dear Sir,

Plans of this

this sort au

required by

only fiest

and the

now been

the instructions to be approved of by the Offices at the head of the Ordnance department Click of the Works. It has and the Governor by this Mail . So that be will be obliged to notes at their foot whithin you approves

text in it home.

to you

or not.

is auxious to transmit

Jour's truly

(Ligned) Zederick W. A. Bruce.

When have done with it pray suck it

you

"M" John Pope Cleck of Works.

Major Aldrick

Com". D. and Susun Engine

deced to

Treasury

Copy. Ausum

Ꮮ

R: Engine Affice

My dear

Sie,

Victoria. Since 1846.

him. The two places and Me have recieved. No order

I have sust 10 Pope your letter, to

M. Gordo. directing

dous litter f

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acce

to act

in the capacity you now call upon

with referen

w to do

to the Plans and Estimates for the Civil purposes of this Colony, and as forwarded

true

the

you have as specification, Extimates, Lute and Elevations for the Government House - Fun

that not plant in a position think I can state, whit Zapprove or not of the Plan Lubmilled. I have therefore not dous to.

when

It is right homever I should add, the

I do not consider

a suitable susidurses for

for the Governor of this Colony, furnished, as a privater Gentleman's Stanser would be in

so would be in England, treccled under £15,000 exclusives of the cost of

out Buildings

Very truely your's

сели

(Signed) Ed = Alldrich Magen

Come ". A: & Susun? Enginer

To The Kouble Z. W. A. Bruce-

True Copies

(Sqind) E. Aldrich Major

Treasury

103

Treasury

;

Con

رش و رو

ینگ

JAN. 16

1844

Treasury

15 Jannaty

194

مد

1844.

Having laid before

the Lords Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury

your lette

the

the Just

relative to the Police

Establishment it Hong Hong

Jane

randed

by this Lordships to aequant you, for the information. off Lord Stanley, that My Lords will not object to the Expense atten the employment of a

Voline Fice at fr

Ilony, and the appointment Tthe of the Officers from this country thetim specifict

I Sayhew Efte

Jamn

Your obedient servent,

labuhan

and Stanley

that the next step in to select the Speirs profore to affly for that purbore euphore

Does

to the detropolitan Oblici Commissions

-7

Sher Authority? W. 122 si au

application for this france enfloyment

W. Stephen

with whow Col. Wilhaha had better-fet personal

precluded from

the

applian

781

They

will not

Imember another esle suspected

ascschiolin.

I thick

Liv

W Entered Houstong E... Kevelandry

rei u nii l

JANY

MR Mundor 5* M&Stephen

M Hope

Good Stanley

Jam

Lir

105

9 Janz/44. Javedirected by

Locostanly torquent

Mat

ра Lords Commun" of the

that happeurs

with date to the

Freamay

Whis Lordship, from

ட

representations made thin Goll Malcolm on behalf of Sir A Pottinger, indispensable

to be

habe

Police Force should assoon

•possible be organized

Hougtong for the

preservation of the peace and the protection of property. His doidhich husts that ich may he

popible Dengage devices of Natives Policemen, butitwich

печеркну be necessary trend from this Country the Officer required torganize and

direct the Force - Ae Therefore desires me to request that you with move the Lords Comments of the heasury to kauction the Expense which with be

to obtain the necpuny Rewired of one Inspector and two Serjeants of Police to proceed from this Comitey to Straghong.

Havre

106

・

107

1373-28

Jet 744.

Letter to

있다

RECEIVED

JAN 26

167. Houstong

Trenserry Chambers

1844 257 nuerry 1844.

Having

108

lacist before the Fords

Commissioners of Nor Meijestion

Treasury your

Letter of the 16th Inte

Church at

iciatives to the cuction of ou Nony Rony : I have it in commer

to cus

смер

ceint You, for the information of Lord Stumby, that it applecors to

Decision

My Lords achvisable to defer a diise

this question until

Louvre

Estimato

can be formed of the Revenue which likely to be recived in that Izlemel, as the necessity for ressistance in such

Work from this Country will mainly depend upon the means which the Colony itself, may be marbled

encebled

to provide.

your

obrtient. Tervants

Listen bez

You

In this,

ma og IV

pon the Sec" of State it seems trot be refund, but there

about this.

110

Ther

7722

where the Trea.

thead the

Oportunity

670

prices for frambly

afflication.

WContone все глася пит

Atbulin fume the

letter as ankey fe

he worcest

"Public" here obgut to Chathurs Colonial preasts it

have settled we ale to write to chearten

matterup

itby

Hong Kong 180147.

C. 2. Revelgan day 16 Jan 7 1004.

In44

boaned by JANY

MESicplen | 4 M2 Heps

Lord Stanley 13

Liv

Jane directed y

doid Staule to state to

gou for the information of the Lords Commits

that his

dordships attention has been called to the

recepity which will shortly arise for the erection of a Hongkong.

Cheuch in

It will of course be impossible tobring.

ther

the

serfect formally minden The consideration of Lords of the Freasing until detailed Plans & Extimate shall have been obtained

mates

St from Sir A Pottinger but it appears to Lord Stanley desirable Wrettle in the first instance the proportion

of the expense to be barne In the public relatively to the amount of local subscriptions. Itseener Whis Lordship that it might fainly be expected that one third of the expense should be provided by local contributions

private

revenne

and that the the yout

should not be required Whear more there two thirds of the it. But

upou

this point his

Lordship devices tobe

favoured with the views

би

Secarey.

of the Lords of the Fearing.

thavere

мере

Houghing 5. Feb 1/484110

C. 2. Frevehanding h

1844

Forwarded by FEB

Mr. Mundock 2 M&Stephen M. Hope Lord Stanley 3

Liv

Landrected 4.

dowStanley back the receipt of grubetter of the 25 Ultimo stating that before

the Lords

Самий

Comm" of the Freasing

can decide on

the eveubunt

to be conticbuted (of their

towards the

(this

Country

erection of a

Cheuchat

Hougtong it would be

Whave the

recepung meaus of forming Extricate as to the Reveux which

mag beraixed in that Iolaced. Dreply Lave to inform you that Lord Stanly ded not contemplate contribution for the Chunk in Hong Kong from the Imperial Leasury,

but

that in the suguing

thesugue

contained in

mytter

жу

16 Ultimo from

he had

of the again the Colonial Reference Revenues alone.

haver

111

1329

Leap. & for 4:30. 30 Sony/04

You

188. Hongkong

C.O.

JAN.26 1844

your letter

112

Neasury Chambers. 25th annaly 1844.

laid before

ها

the Lords Commissione of Her Majesty's Treasury letter of the 16th fuit respecting it offing Boundry Civil poceling

advances

plocce Ling & Hom

by this

fsalary

Hong Tony

this Lordship Bracquaint

you dot. the

End Stanley the & authority

information

has been give of the Paymaster of Civil Services To adorner to M. P. J. Parting

on account.

کے

£250.

по

Attorney General at Hong To Mr. Cay

Foll

Salary

account of Registrat

the Supreme Court $1100.

To Mr Montgomery Martin

Hephen Eagle

account of Salary

Zestures

£200.

and to charge these find

+ Civil Contingencies

Hory

سعه

+f the

Civil Establishment at Song

to be repaid out of Kovision

buy

be made

as while Vallerment

ofst defensity Capente of this Colitlishment.

Your obedient servant

Your

26 Jang. h.d. Stope

confective partier Wd, I auffore, b. &o inferend

113

cch

Kev

1844

Forwarded by JANY

MR Mundo MEStephen 12

M: Hone

Ford Stanley 13

114

Hongkong 16 Jany. 18475.

M. P. J. Sterling

having been appointed Attorney General, MM Montgomery Martin Treasurer, and Mr Cag Раз Registrar of the Supreme Comet, of the Irland of đang chong, chịu directed Gavid Stanley trequest that you with

move the Lords Comm

to sug

of the Treasury advance of track of those Gentlemen equal to half salary for four mouths,

cording

apigned

al.

to the account

Eo their respective

Offices in the Schedule annexed to myletention

Saveze

of the 30 d

ере

灭

Sir A Pottinger

1844

Fercanted JANY

:: Murdoch 29 MR Stephen

al Hope

Lord Stanley 30

Ento

115

Lin 30 dans/44

With uperence to mgadespatches of the

dates mentioned in the

margin

Ihave to inform

that the Lords Comm-

you that

the Treasury

Nethe

have

march

made advances on a

N. 22. 16 Dee /43 of Salary to the several

26. 20 dans fats Officer att

Officers appointed

situations in brudd and

of the following summes-

wigh

Mr. P. I.Starling - £250 M. Cas

Mr. M. Martin

100

200

being equal whalf Salary of their respective Offices for four mouths. You with accordings made corresponding deduction,

in the account lobe

paid to there Officerson

account of Salary

Saveze.

Extere A

Entest Houstong J. J. Davis Try In 9.

1844

Forwarded by MARH $ER Murdock 4 MEStephen | 4

Lort Stanley s

-116

6 March 144s Theth reference to

mydespatch Wohi St. Pottinger of the 30 Jaul

last Rs 30 Thave to

inform you

that the

dords Commis

the riflife.

Freasury have laid the following advances, to Gentlemen appointed Writurations in Arg- Mong-with

Hong-

To M. Hulme C.J. £500

the North F. Beguel &

Col? Lee!

Mr. M. H. deggett.

300

Cophiffe Comh 671. скор You will heake the corresponding reductions, from the amount paid to there gruttemen respecting on account of their

Salaries.

Thave further Winform

;

зас

that in consideration

the heavy expenses

of the

towhich Mi Hulme, M. Mercer

and M. deggett have been Exposed of the little time allowed for their preparation,

moreoven

and adverting there is no Whe fuel that there is no person performing

of the Offices to

duties

the

which they have been appointed, or

consequently entitted langhent of thin Salary, ImGod!

have decided to allow thöne Gruttenen Wodrane the whole, nistead of one half only, of their Salaries from the dates of their Embarkation.

117

thane which hemiti

are

to perform. If this Can be decided on, I resume an advanced mouths is lobe arked

and in doing it

ould probably hear well

raise the question

Peeny

ashes

Verling

可

iver on the fol.

./83

I Hope Fame Mr Brande

featerdag Melag.

the onfeet of He thinks that

the teart-nconvenient we of obtaining some assista towards his papage and outfit would be tallack

half Salary, notwithstand the wistence in Houghou of a person doing duties

118

Sing

200 trong tương

Treasury Chambers

RECEIVED February 1844.

FEB 5 1844

भा

10 Feb: Lel

this to he

conduct by the Fords

Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to You the

closed Insbuuctions for the Guideeme of the Treasurer and Ciucitor at Kons Kong in the performance of the Dulces of their respective departments, cont for the 'Guiclence of the Governor of Trut Colony in

cret to the Deposit of

чему

Treasure und verifying Contents of the

Colonial Chests, which have been signed

by Their Lordships; and "cum to

request that You will

ley

纛

the

before Lord Stanley and move his Lorelship to cause them to be forvarded to the Governor of Hong

Kone with the requisito Directions for the observance by the Local Cunction

und Treasurer of the Requlcctions

Stephon by

therein

Board

Ан

211

therein contained._.__. And in so dla

doing You will late to Lord Stanley that the focuscar position of the betublishments cet Hong Kong const in China render. new soury that these Instructions

only

twould be considered as Rovisional, and that the Governor should have the opportunity, if

necessary, before they

are ccorried into

effects, of stating whether he sees

objection to any particular Corticles of them; and in such lave what.

blucification thereof,

or wheat

differant. Regulations he would propose for the pruetical, aettrcnment

object..

of the same

At the same teine how wer Sity Lords would wish the Governor to- be informed that the Instructions

ecz

prepared shuns the Segelem, Mode and Forms of Accounting which My

Lord's wortel wish to be surried out.

be forccticable..

und, so jur us may étrictly observed; and consequently that no change should be made in

them conly's rendered absolutity

necessary

119

necessary by peculiar circumstances, and that should such neussity crise he is

to make a full and. immediate explantory Report, on the subject.

Jor.

your

obectient Servants

Cebuan

옥

ffice

that the

right

conne

is to refer there documents to 2d. Davi

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the

him

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the

that

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26.606. 2

209 Hong No.

RECEIVED

FEB. 5

1844

Free

честа

urovy Kiams 120 February 1844.

Immediate

竹

Coffer in 8 98-11

ancial by the

Lorets Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to request that You

You will Lord Stanley to instruct the

Goonnor of Hong Kong to cause the Correcurs of Income Tax due on the different. Salaries und Sellowances which have been issued to the Officers belonging to the Civil Exhiblishment, of the Governments of Nong Kong, since the dules of their first. Appointments to that Etablishment. to be paid into the Commissariat. Chest, and to jorsue the same

course, in respects to the Serons which

чев

with after wrds buvome due on this accounts, in order that the nicessary Transfers may be made in this Coumbry to the Exchnger.

Stiption by

For

Off

It is also requestedt that ce seperate Account of the Payments made to the Commisscoriacts Chests for the Cereccers of Income Tax due by the Officers belonging to the Civil

Exteéblishment, of the Government f Hong Kong up to the docles of the

of the Instructions

receipts in Chine

which Lord Stanley will issue

subjects, may

be furnished for

this

heds for Thir

Lordships information, after which

Qucorlirty Anounts should be

furnished to the Commissary General of all Sums paid to him

of the

сссече

ruing Toy.

count

your buclient : Pervant.

Car Tevelyan.

Sin St.Pottinger

h.38.

1844

Forwarded by FRAX

Mundach

M&Stephen

Ma Bope Lord Stanley\ //

Ent

121

Deb/44.

havsmit to you

herewith the Congopa lette addressed to the

Mother

ofthee

Deft & direction of the Lords Comets of the

bely for hearing requesting

Sely/44

ад

be instunded

my Jove the arrears of дай

to Cacere

Income Tax dice on the

the several

Salaries of thox

Officers appointed withe

Civil Establishmentat

Hong Kong the paid The Military

hito

Chest,

andto take care that

the suves pazable hereafte

that account may,

be accounted for in the

Save manier.

Shave according to

that goe

desire that

will

adopt the cause pointed

out the Lords Comm?

of the

in regard

the reasury both to the payments which have already and which maghereafter be due on

the Income

account of the

Tax

and that you

wih

furnish the return which

their Lordships desire to

receive of the

account

which magbe paid to the

Military

of the

Cheat on account

arrears accrued

previously to your receipt of ther Despatch.

have

122

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2.678 b

248 Hoy Rony

RECEIVED

FEB. 14 1844

Treasury Chambers,

124

15 February 1844..

Sir,

commanded by the Lords

Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint

you, that directions have been given to the Paymaster of

The Houble S. Bruces Civil Services in this Building to pay to space the Sum Salary

of £300.

dó

- ass an advance) on account of his Sa

(glonial Secretary at Hong Kong

197cb. 194. For luce informed,

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant, Elmly

I. Steplenky.

Colonial office -

100.-611143.

Com

slipf

Hongkong. 28ch /44

H. Kochender di

1874

Forwarded by JANY

MR Mundoch 31 MEStephen MHope

Lord Stanley 7

We lun doch

Im und better

125

The Stoutle Frisk.

не

Bounce having bee appointed Secretary of the Colony ofstongthong Lame directed Gord Stanley torequent that you with love the Lordo Comm- the reasury to duect

ipue who fan Sal the rate of the 1000 per

axcestion but they advance of Jalang h

Kuns what his daly same extent arhar

i Go he

already been issued to And to this other Officers proceeding

I settled anballzeitle

the Chanceller of the Exchigan

tel it shit curlimmens

shield an

4 ₤1000. /

to Hongkong.

have

مهر

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The

Hongkong

Houtler Fred Bruce

Con

19. Feb 1004

11B Mudah 16

Stephen

126

Sam directed by Aud

ann

Stanley to aspraustyme that his Ludship

having weed bother but cloud of the

Comed

that an adom

Marny

of Salary to the Lame extent as that apygard tothe other Public Offen becently afforicted to

the Civil letablhat

Hong Kong should be made toys,

this

hudclips have aunding

dinated the Pe

master

of Cind Seceives a the

Office Corpure toyun the

£300

Lens of

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300 on a

fyour Salary acclonal Suretary in thai blonde Shavede Clave des

2877 to 270

You!

RECEIVE

FEB. 16

1344

127

Chambers

Heaterualy 1844

the

"Just

With referen to your letter of the 7. Recommending

ending that the Salary of the Chief Justice at Hong Kong be increased From £2500 to £3000 per Annum,

Ime commanded

by the Lord Commissioners After Majesty's Treasur

mind you for the information to List. Stanley, that My Lords coment it the proposed instance Salary to be assiqued for fthe de chilf Justice at Hanging

floue Two thousa

Two thousand five hunder,

£3000 to Three Thousand

put Am

Eter

Your obedient servant, Lebhuchan

Stephen Cappe

Fore

Off

Offi

Cl. Frevelandoy for

1844

Forwarded by FEBY

MB Mundon MEStephen

M. Hope

Lead Stanley

There

Letr

ら

128

7. Deb: 1852

Thith reference to

Eigletter of the Sonor. lust suclosing archedule

of the Extablishment

the Irlandof

Jave directed

Proposed for Hongkong Chordstanley too late to you, for the information the Lords Comme & of the

that

ona

a fenther

Reaamy, Consideration of the

circumstances

the case

of the

IMGodt have thought its right tonierease the

Salary attributed with Office of thich justice of Honghong from £2500 a gear to 3000. Jam, Conquest,

you to move their Lordships Waignifs their approval of the

alteration.

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131

Rentury Chambers. 240 February 1844.

RECEIVED

FEB.26 1844

dest

the ands t'mmissioners

Other Majesty's Feature to transmit: herewithe in order the & they in

be submitted

for Lord Stanley's information

copy of trommunication this day's date which

Mr.

Why

Lords have directed the made

to Mr Addington respecting the arrangements made of st payment.

the Consult.

China together with Extrued I Report of the Commissioners of Audit of the 20 the motton that subjut

forwarded therewith.

Sir

Your obedion & servant,

Alth

J. Higher appe

Entered

132

Huytony 2. March/ad

Eag Sir

다

I. J. Davis Ray J. M.7.

1844

Forwarded by EBY MR Murdoch 29 M&Stephen 29 M. Hope

Lord Stanley

24.

девушк

24 Feb 7444

Hanamit to you herewith for your

information & guidanc

the Copy of a letter addressed to this Department f the Lee & to the dords Commu the Reanney, enclosing

of the Cofrigs of a

lone

communicatin

in the department

See of Platefor

Wo the & Lee.

Foreign affairs and of a Report from the Comme"

ofluidit relativn

to the manner

Wothe

the

defraging consular Expenser in China and making out the propen

accounts in the Colonial

Kearney

Shave to

request that you will take toneel fancy steps

for ensuring

the deel

ious as

opy

Stevance of their Lordship, regulation rexpects the pragments

разные from the Freaking of

Kong.

thavez

3884

342 China.

Treasury Chamber 133

24 Febuary 187.

In the referense & you letter

が Aust and she accompanying

RECE

FFR 26 1044

To the 19t

From die 8. Gottingen on his suby 808 of the Sependiture & Accounts of the Couvercles in Phine.

Janus commanded. lytte Fords Come. of H. Mh. Reasons to transmit Zercuit in orde. that this may be submitted to the Excl. of Therdien, Extract of a. Report of the Comme

8f.

Audit of the

amauf

efecting the Inade by die 8. Bottinger ofor

off the 20th Iur.

with

Zagment of the Consular Lucice together. copy of the sot Clause of the Instinctions from

This

Dis Brand. Etter fracture of Sony kong That subject & Forme to

of the

request that zou vile state. A the Earl of Aberdeen. That huy sordes ou

only

Fleece

nece pary forthe Cobserve that the Loridical Estimates for 4th. Exsensen of the branch of the bstähleshanut as Hong Kong which after tams #the departiment of the Chief Suferintendent of hade or of Re Consulan

Should

of the Consulan Extable shments he checked. I verified in the

M. Addington Eagle

134

tendent's befattine

is department L. forvar dlcd

Inferintendent

partenent of the Island

from thence & the departmen

foreimment in order that the variant of the offren in Charge of the Civil frollenment by whose

an thority only issuer

four the local reasury, may

can be made

be obtained

for the requisite Expments on Advancer

quother observe that it wish

Jou will

he desizable that all accounts

for Consula

Expenditure

or other services under the

Each of Aberdeen's directions for which

advances are

Made from the

- from the reasury attony Lony should be rendued in tiplicate

In order that the original set may be forwarded. This Fordshif

hif and

that a duplicate set may accompany

The reasorii'r Account öten hans.

for final Audit

this

2894

ง

Commen

Beturct from Seport of the Corn zu Extract Audit dated 20t Sebenar düzle

"I have the honors. Backeowridge

The resist

か

In Reachan is tetter of the 1st

Sur - housmitting apier of the Besfatali

Def

from die Berry Cotting + 2. 2° 188 2 182 Latiss 30 Beth 143 respecting the arrangements which hear found it necessary Fina de for providing

for the payment of the Consular Service in

and

ваше

desiting that we should consider the with reference the bustinctions recently approved your Fordships for The Govenor and other financial Offered

як ва

Gory hang

and

that we should

resort art the sufficiency of the direction contained in the Memorandum Enclosed in 8. 139 relating

of the Accments of the Consulen

до

ting

Services on an Bany modifications of those

discations

of the Sustinctions with reference. other distinction it may be reelpoon to observe between the accounts 2 Ragmento of the department of the Superintendent of Zade and the Consulater under his order

and

13 /

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and those of the service of the Civil Goo=

Ander

Extablishenauto of Hong Long

cof

Expon which bee bey have Breport that the conangements made by die D. Pottinger & which H. Excellency requests the approval of from Fordshift and of the Secretary of State, zou

spilar bus mobjectionable, and in theme r/pear

the quite in accordance

Emeral bearing

me lout

with the Instinctions of the Governor and t the reasurer at tony dany which have been approved by reasury Tinute of 30 sau a he also think that sufficient provision is made for observing the

necessary distinction

for

between the accounts Epayments for the Selirice of the defaitement of the Superintendent of hade and of the Consulater under his ordus and those

the service of the

of the Civil Gractament and Establishments at hong kong de queral Instuestions and the found of duasury Account which accompanied them shew the pragments for Consular Service are the included in the heasurez is Account

Advancer only Gway of Imprest, and. that separate

quarterly

Accounts

are thee.

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Undled showing the semis received to Expended for trese separate

گی

the silvices

inportion Jefaretiz

If seforate vouchers the afterwards is faratey In directions containe

Sxamined

in the Memorandum Enclosed in Went. Pottinger ; despatch, 8° 139, are of the same Effect; but give

Those further details, as to the manner of

applying for money on

manner of

the

which

Estimates

and ast

Resting & rendering the han

Accounts

thought it desirable than ther in the general. Instructions until the convenience of the service at the distant northern Ports and the practical working ofthe Accounts should be fully ascertained. Martil the Accounts shake be recived it does

occur bus t

not

alteration in

Auggest The Shital Instructions recently affioned

Acry lygon Fordwhips or any modification of

the

more detailed directions contained

in the Incmorandum transmitted by him Bang Pottinger" c

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135

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Con

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will probably be u

cated to Ms. Davis through

that will not, howends, reforside a similar communicativi. to line forks this

the objects of which 13 ? be to

directions to conform with the sanctioned by the Lords

tre wr

Ernvey

Vown.9.40

the hem my

the Co

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136-23

756-

Col Malcolm 13 March

nues

RECEIVED

FEB 29

1844

256 Nong Hong

Keasury Chambers

28 Feb

February 1844

136

With reference to Mr Hopi's letter of the 19: Kistant - Soun the Lords Commisreisers of Her Majesty's

commanded by, Jeamy, to acquaint you for the information of Lerd Hemley, that directions have been given to the Permaster of Civil Services to pay to theent Colonel Malcolm the Sunn t

of 926-7-1alance of datury, due to him as late belomail Secretary Salary, to the Government of Hongkong pom

the 1 August to the 5 Inotout both days inclusive

Morphew Toy

Step

Jame

Sii

Your Obedient Servant .

Calmerchan

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Board:

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137

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and thank the you.

cont

W. Robe

authore thend Col. Malechen M.?. We to

I that this

be affringe?

ንቋ

125.27

VED

Sir..

557 Mouf Nong.

Treasive

Chambers

28. Pebrecury 1844.

138

I laving berist before the Ports Commissioners of Nvr Majesty's

Precesorry your bellen of

I have it in com

the 26th Just.

manel to

degexecint. You, for the information Lord Stanley, that under the

very special circumstances therein stected My Lords will not withiols their co.

concurrence in his Lordships

recommendation that Mr Hulme

should be permitted to receive the Bull Salary assigned for the Appointment of Chief Justice at Hong Kong from the Late of his

Lepchenend

Embarkation

Entwikation instead of the Customerry

Allowance of Walf. Salary.

Your Preclient. Towant

Almudian

Hongkong. 20 Rob/339

CR. Kevelaney Lie

Forwarded by Mon

Mundoon li MBSiophen

Mr Hobe

ELY

Lord Stanley | 22

MStephen

With reference to

Engletter of the 21 Restant Laundirected (oord

ydow Stanley tostatitoon for The uniformation of the dords Comme" of the

Саши

Teasing that his derdekin

This draft is prepared has felt it necessary for

Mottope's direction

the public service to require MrStulme who has been appointed Chief Justice of thoug Kong toprocted to his destication at once l the overland Route This

arrangement with however of Love Mittalen who is accompanied b his family to considerable Additional Expense.

to ther advuting

and adout

firicumstance and to The fact that there is not

at present in Hongkong augperson performing The duties or drawing the Salary of the Chief Justice, dord Planty is of opinion

Mut with a viced in some

degree to indemning Aulure for the expense thes Entailed on him, Reshould be allowed to receive full Salary instead of half Solar, from the day of

Subackation.

requcal Jou

Jave to

ши

tomove the

dondo Come = of the des to concur in this

arrangement.

ере

140

141

authore. think. D. Autine Wh?

informed

45213

Darf for 3.29 19/44

361. Hongkong.

reaung

RECEIVED

FEB.29 1844

Haring

Chambers

142

29th February 1844.

submitted to the

Lords Commissioners ofther Majestys

reasury, your

letter of this date.

outle subject of the Instructions to the Governor Treasurer and Anorton at Stong long, relating to the Expenditure and Accounts of that Government. Eam counmanted by the Lords Concimissioners to

retion to you

herewith the said

Instructions which had been duly

signed by their Lordshift,

алд

request you

will

inove Lord

Stanley to cause them to be

delivered to Modavis with the

directions suggested

lve

the

tephen Ex

〆

Com

toron.

Communicatia addressed tax on

from this Department

3th

Instant

е ат

one

143

Your Obedient Servant

Chunhan

Cor

yozmay

at furthert

гамету

صر

- If at all, today

PS. Stoppe

This must be

At read belle

432137

March

Fir,

262 Dong

RECEIVED

FEB 29

1844

Konf

144

Measures Chambers.

29 Gebruiky 1844

laid before.

the Lords from nichten

of ther Majesty's Feat

your letter of the 26th Justo

Recommen

that Mess

Mercer and

gatt

Cennett prauding

hould

full Jalety from the date of entertation and to 4 Mouth's lay in

Advance,

Pave commanded by their Lordship to dequaint you for the that adverting not only of the Groundt

upon his Lordolig has recommended the Allowance to Mests W. Mercer and W. H. Leggett the full Salry ofthir respective Appointments Kivate Suretary to the Governor, and Clerk of the

Supreme

جھے

and

145

Supreme Court at Hong Kong,

but likewise to the consideration that these Appointemen to render it most desirable that the

Parties should be prepared to proced mimediately witte the gover

Governor and the the

and the thief histice, My Lord are indiced! to assent to his Lordship's recommendation; but with the express

the understanding that the deviation in these cases

from the Regulitinis f the Solonial Service is not to be considered to extend to this Appointments

in the Extablishment of "Hong Fousyon will further affariz

ды

directionis to Mess

Mercer

Mercer and trone thin

the Salaries

Respective

thur the Schedule

apined for Office

Lich. lotter from Department of to

Accompanied the his Lordshipe

last

of to the November

Zam

thir

Your obedient kronst

{

MS. Hope

thebuse is condo in see and wome fine We Baris, what sex sollt the warlandby be cancelled Thullopinion be compheil

These Quitériom her, of course, be memoriality

with

wsegget does not Schere are

to go with the Cd. but I see no

некиши

for discuping that

the

Dear Sir,

I table

for

request

73. Perstand Man 25 Hey 1844

Before starting

you with

that

146

with this line

as the hara £.100

an advance of

to my Private Lecuting (M. Mr. Mercer / did not reach the Civil Pay office in time for him to draw it, the sand

warrant mag

the

money

be canceised, and

drawn at Haykory.

Zw: Woke Eny M. & Geins fishfuls

ᄂ ᄂᄉ

JDavis

icc

147

Advances on ccount of Salaries to Effien procceding to Hong Kon

Heater

L. 900 bis Loby.

W. Hulme Chief Justice

500

21 as

Alle & Bruce Celinial Fe

memefour

300

27. Seating

1950

28 до

Fran.

legget Autoflume 67.10.

the Goyenten

Day Office Civil Services

4th March 18th

1844.

There adsumes have bum anthorored but and then we

Mechenden Sie

1844

Forwarded by FEBY

Mr. Incadache

MEStephen

M. Hope

24.

Lord Stanley 25

Imu directed by

148

Lord Stanly Wotatetizon

for the information of

the Lords Comm's

Соши

of the

Neaany that Mr. Millain Mercer is proeeding H. Rory as Reivalideel to the Governon

con-and

Mr Williams Adeggett as Cleck of the Supreme Count. Adverting to the smallness of the alany assigned to each of there Offices, and the great sepeuse you outfitchen such afglony- and considering also that there is no person at present discharging their duties or having a claim many

}

Fort

Off

pact of their Salaries, dord Starly desires me to request you to convey to the Lords of

of the Freasing theexpression of his pinion

that thy should beallowed to deard full Salary from the date of

their embarkation. am finther lorequeatyou tomove their Lordships to direct that an for advance

4 mouths 74n

Salayal

That rate should be issued weach of there Gentlemen.

Thavsre

Entered Meylons

C.d. Freelander sin

1844

Forwarded by MAR Mr. Men ook 4 M&Stephen 4 A1 Hope Lord Stanley &

7 Mank /44

149

With reference to

Engletter of this. Altines & and directed (dow Stanley Woo late logon that previous Whis departure fortting

Mr. Davis infammed Kong

his Lordship that it was not the with ofM. M. Mercer who hadbem appointed his Private hed Wtake advantage of the advance of Salary which the Lords of the Treasing had consented tiful Whim. Sam therfore brequest you

to move their

Lordships to desire that the order for this advance should be cancelled.

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For

Off

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2725-27

368 Ston

Stongkang.

RECEIVED

MAR. 2 1844

Leasing Clam 150

Chann 1 March, 18744

Gaving laid before the Forder Commissioners Be drajiet ir davon zun

lette

54. the

Enslän

Section spa Phuich

شود

ut relative & the

directed of their Lordwhite troquaint you,

at Sony hour. Came

for the information.

of Ford Stanley,

that.

in the absenc

ofacy such

Informations

५

should. Enable Any Forde & form

opinion as to The Kirchable Erflute of sultin

the Christ in question,

or as to be select

the

र्रू

accommodation that could be provide

Merein for Proper

not seen

Ted. You

The station, thig dave. #dissent from. Fort-

Ярос

Stanley's suggestion, that, & fou bevinden being made for one

اليه

one Thical of the Sefence

by provatis contibution, the renaling tin Thirds might be defraged from the local Reacmues

ов

Stetten Eng

Jam.

your audient secouet

we7

Boa

Lay

151

amarchi M. Hoffen

be so informed?

کوک

4358_3

Agent fen! 11 March

Jir,

152

Heatury Chambers.

64/March 1844.

387 Brig kong

Having

2. 5 1844

1 before

ماد

the Lords Commissioner

Her allajesty's Reatury Ingone letter of

our

the 27th out.

recomen ending that Iron. Jafe doors, with

بفرمایی

proper Locks

fot the custody of tire Public Treasurest Hong Hong Country,

be provided in this Com

Em commanded

the t

Die coment.

by their Lordships to lacquaint

you for the information of Lord Stanley in his Cordolip's suggestion that the de gou & General- when his de

his

Cordaling may dire & tasu

ите

Agency of Hong Kong

should be instructed t

take the requisite slips fot proenking

and

Folwarding

شد

shonch hit. Hope

be so mitue

тепло

of the Coloing a proper Doot and Locks for the

Strong fault of the Natury

at this. Stition.

-ca

같은

sout obedient crvant,

Lebhumlyan

Phong trong

G. Baillie Pay Lir

1844

Forwarded by MARH

MBG

MEStephen M2 Hope

Lord Stanley 8

152 A

11 Marchi 44

Lam directed f

dord Stanly brinstinct.

you to poure and forward to Hongkong

a proper Door and Rock, for the Strong

Vauth

of the Treaning of that

have

Colony

Tra

}

153

العاده سوریه تنها در برم

*293

154

4628.

Sir,

Desp #for 4:10-

17 March 144

9/3. 19.

hinh khong long

416.

RECEIVED

18 Chambers,

1 March, 1844.

Having laid refore the Lords

list

Commissionere of Her Majesty's Treasury your Letter of the 17th of Jannay

What Her Majesty had own

Hating

155

pleased to appoint B. R. Monterming Martin to be Treasurer of the Island

y Hong Kong, I wm commended to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary of stote that -Nr.

Martin pas catered into

Bond in the sum q Z 0.000

For the due performonel duties of ital office

ช

}

and

ard

lice ven

The

Ꮮ

ital office, and ilsi.

shia

Hiphen Eng

11 March

527

three suretice for him in the sum of £3.000., and that the Bonds

are deposited in

maps sy

that the Gar. ord. I us

informed

irftey

this Office. I am,

Your obedient servant

DJMulyan

Aaghang 17 deach44.

"C. E. Trevelyan loy

1244

Formare & b. JANÝ

Stephen 16

Hope

Lord Stanley 17

Instephen

156

Her Majesty having

been pleased to appoint M. R. Montgomery

Martice lobe Frearwar

of the Island of Hongtang

M. M. Martin brought a Lane directed

melange Mr. Lrevelan

Ed Chord

resenze from me send out Stanley to request you

being

that a bleedtother effect

might be written. He at the same.

timre mentioned that he purposed move the Lords Comme's moceeding Woong Kong (o the rext Mail, and with that view wicked

England Paris

in about a week tosetite some

of the Treasury logive

the able to have Pusplaced for Then, the necefancy directions affeins there and to prrendding for obtaining from

from Pares to Marseilles.

Jo5.17

Mr. Martin applied to med enly gestemday #posthume his departen till the 1?

on ce note food W. Stephen March. The request, aided

buy

to, was tweed

ワン

Martin the customary,

propert

his duties.

securities for the hooper secution of his Shave

exe

157

ima

158

desp Afor 12_28 March

9/3 5738.

Dir

159

547. Haughing beasury Charter

RECEIVED

MAR 25 1844

25 March,

Com

18441

ded

the Lords Coummistioners of Her Registy Treasury to acquaint you for

the

that

information of Lord Stanby, tab key Lords, he

Earl of

received from the Aberdeen a Copy and Hong Kong

off the St.

Pattingun despatch dated souf December 25 . 1803 reporting that he had fixed four thillings and four pance

as the rate at which the Dollar thall

be iqued in discharge off the Salaries. and bepences of the Chief duponintendens

and

Colonial Retablishments

and Hephenry.

Je •

China,

China, have caused the lart, Aber dear to be informed that they

deen

are not

to that

aware

arran

of any objection

t and

they

Majesty

be instructed

have requested that der begjinty Menipotentiary may not to allow of any a

being

of any alteration

made in this rate without a

previous reference to, and a district

the Authorities in

Sanction from, this Country. Some, fir

apour obedient berrant

Ориг

Calyan

160

M..

پاکمن

25 March.

There is lately, another

the

subject

wh I ship.

Vec

Jovoy.

Ruffine

W. Hope

that hd. Davis must be so instuctid

than 26

9458

Letter to Mr. And

Mayne 23 kay

161

Treasury Chambers

826 Hong Kong 13 May 1844

Fir

RECEN

MAY 14

1844

With referen

your letter of the

么

th Justt

further relative to the appointinent

Inspector and two Serjeants Hong Korry Led-

of the Police at

Jam

comm

the Lords Commissioners

of ther Majesty's Treasut

you

will

Brequest that observe to Lord Stanley that, under the wishing regulations relating to Superannuation,

or Retired Allow

we pursuance

s granted

the Act

f4 95 Worth, My Lordo

do not conceive that Services

Ahr.

the

Metropolitan Police

could be taken into

into account

да

in calculations ft retired allowances to which. Partic

appointed to the Police at thong become entitled.

under the arra

ellangement which.

icc

Ꮮ

Siphen Cope

- AL

OFF

applying

سے

sanctioned.

for

the Rovisions of that Aet to the Establishmen to

thes Station;

you

ten J.

will state that in

all ther respects Myy Lords,

adver

The

ہے

to the peen

péention lone, attending contemplated. she tribe

of the suspector and Serjients of thing Tony, coment

the deusions Lord Stanley

Proposed

Asigerify

to the

Mele politic Eumisen

missmer. the points referred.

of in the Quiring they have submittis. tohi.

Lordship.

Fir

Your obedient Servant,

Zemulzen

C.E. Frenczankoy

Poranter

1844

| ·ONE

#Stephen 44 14

M LODG

Lord Stanley 15-

A.K.

Sour

سو

162

18 Jerse

With & ferme to

letters of the 15

Land and 13 Eltined,

on the subject of the appointinent of certaine Police. Officers at Houg Kong

Jame directed by

dve ostauley Bostate you for the information of the 2. C. of the S& that the

proposed to be seul out

Lee's inqucation Coup at present holding the Metropolitan Police Force the rank onl respector and Sergeant; and described under tion litter in

fan

my lette

letters of the 9 Jank and TMay,

are intended on their

arrival in Hougtong. tofill the Offices of a

Foreig

Office

Officer

ENT

Superintendent and Inspectors. Having regard геранд

Wo the duties which will

devolve in

theme in there

sitrcations the Counce 2 of Metropolitan Police have poposed to offer to the Superintendent a salary of £500 ferau.

of the Inspector a

Each

an. and to

Salary off 2502 and

muider all the circunstance,

of the case dord Stanley

Considers there Salaries not unreasonable. Sam therefore to request you to move the Lords Commu's

tosauction

of the Treasury This proposal in orden that immediate steps mag be taken for making appointments.

the

Shaver

End

ег

8. Travelganday fir C&.5

1344)

Forwarded b AUGS

Muiden 13° :

MEStephen

Ár2 cope

Lord Stanley

все

Agnes

August (4)

163

With reference to

myletter of the 18th June

anawer ofther

and to your

28th Inde, Lave directed by

Lord Stanly Bolateligen Bolatitojou

that the Ridividuals who have been appointed Serperintendent and Kerpections of Police at

have applied Hongkong Whis Lordship for

of halfagenis

advance

аш

ал

falung Benable taunto

шу mascore their outfit. I "ame to to press Locostanty opinion that this application should be accesed to, and further that as there are res person in the Colony deacharging

Forc

Offic

#bi

thoducties for which there

Individuals have been appointed

andar the

outfit for Hongkong in recepmil mugerpensive there Officers should be allowed to draw full Salary from the date of their Embarkation, in the same manner as the superior Officers appointed to

"Hongthony Havere

164

الاوامرة

ice

W. ole

that a letter to be written &. W.

Foreig

Office

ня

10.398.

When 4 June / 44.2.2.17.

RECEIVED

MAY 28 1844

Having

testery Chambers

27 May 1844.

165

lecist before the Londo

Commissioners of Ner Majesty's

Truusury

usury your

I have it in con

Letters of the 17th Test;

mand to request.

thest : You will starts to Lord Steentry that My Lorets have haut under consideration Sir Henry Pollinger's Despertate of the 14th February last,

та

which encompanies the sccone, with the enclosed Etatements of Expenetiture of the Lend. Depurtiment at Hong Kong from June 1841 to the 31% Junusory last- and of the probable Expence of Works to be executed.

ہے

As reyennels the part Externalities, You will observe to Lond

Starby let it is obvious that no

Opinion

Steption had

be formed from the

information

Ꮮ

Leech

Foreis

Office

Offic

information fromished by these Documents respecting the portion of

may be included in the

its which

Wear Chevrages, or which ought to be

insertect in the Elimaites to be

Servius

submitted to Perlicements for at Hong Kong subsequently to the date of the Rectification of the Chinese

Trecity, and Their Lordships would suggests

that Mr. Dewis should be instructed to frorish specific inforonection,

this point.

се

will further states that adverting to the circumstances emeler which the Expenditure

was incurred.

thivre does not appear to My Lords to

any ground for objecting to the Charges specificct; aust that altho the Expenaliture for the construction of Residences for Public Officers cond

Clerks has been at variance, except in the Corse of the Governor, with the intentions of Her Majesty's Governments regend of the beteblichements at

the Residences appear

ces

to have been only temporcery, and as

cctions abriccely more

the comm

to the Governor will, us My Lords apprehend, have been so

prevent.

ces to

166 specific us cony future misconception this beach, They do not deem it necessary to remark further subjects.

The future proposed

this

Expenditure for Public Works und Buildings at Hong Kong extimected yxclusive of an ceditition at the Recte 7,5 per Cent : for Contingencies, at 718,500 Dollers, is under the following bruds.

Roads

Precining Leonels.

Levers at bictoria

New Sheet und removal of

Buildings at bictorin Building

c-c

Church

J _ Résiclence for the Governor- d = Government Offices.

Jollever

47.500

000

7.0

100,000s

60.000

35,000

70.000

100.000

Dr Prisonsund Police L'action _ 111,000

Dr. Nouses for Public Officers-

188.000s

Referring

Forei

Office

Referring to these Hands of Expenditures, You with calle Zorch Cleinbeys

cettention to the Comm

icection

from this Depeortment of the 6th Dec

lust, and will observe to his Lordship that Provision for the lust mentionist Buildings would of course be unnersswory; conel with respect to the other Items, that us no

Sanction

and

can be given for them without spmifin Plans cinc latimeter, and much more detectedts Informnection then has Jun abreally furnisheel, My Lords cren only suggest that the Governor should be injoined, until such Information shell hawe bem supplicae, only to cuthorize ech Expenditure as may

be absolutely requisite to provide for the Transaction of the Public Business, for securing the Publice

Health; or for putting any

Works und

Buildings abercely in porogress into

such

state as chall prevent Dilupiductions.

167

You will further apprize Lord Stanley Chest My Lords hewn cetricely

been in communication with the Ecard of Aberdeen respecting the Consular Residence at Canton, the Correingement relecting to the Construction of which

immedicetely under the

cognizance of Lord Aberbent Department; and in conclusion You will observe to Lord Stanley that the disperlch and its enclosures hewe not appeared to My Lords to afford any information which would facilitate the prepevraction of

Estimated to be submitted to

Partisements for Sewvieweet Hong Kong.

Jun

your declient. Terveents

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144 2018-

JUNE 5 1844

Sir,

7th June 1844

169

Refening to forner Corre- -spondoner respecting the period up to which the Expenditure at

Hongkong should be changed to the Account of

the China

Expedition, I am directed by the

Lord Commisionen

of the Majesti's Learny lo

observe that it

way

at fuist

then Lordships' intention that the Civil Expenditure of Hongthong

James Stopten Efter

Should be provided for in

к к

Fore

Off

Extimate to be submitted specifically for that purpose to Parliament, from the date at which the Island formally ceded to the Majesty

was

by the Emperor of China; but, on

full considucation of the

My subject, it appears to my hord that.

ал

the sums expended in the Coil

Department at Hongkong premonty

either

to the 1. September 1843 were advanced by the East Jedia Company, and accounted for to- them in the Annual Grant of Parliament for the Expenses of the China Expedition,

were

paid.

out of the sum of six Millions of Dollars received for the Ransom of Canton, the Cast - mentioned

170

date (viz. the 12th September 1843)

that from

ought to be fixed-

which the Civil Expenditure of the Island should be provided pr

in the cernal manner.

by Volis

of Pachimingut founded. detailed Statements

Estimates.

Their Lordships accordingly

request that Lord Stanley will,

in modification of the presions instinctions which have been issued to Sir Henry Pottingen

detailed

this subject, direct Statement to be prepared of the Senn which was expended for thes Service of the Civil Gorrument

of Hongkong from the 1. Tept? 1843 to the 31 March 1844, whether

For

Off

PIC

on account of the Pay of the Establishment, or of

or any

Public Worker,

other description of expense,

and that he will in like manne

Cause

Extimate to ben

pomished of the sum required to defray the whole of the Expenditure of the Civil Govonment during the year 1844-5, and the Same for 1845-6, in order that appli-

cation me

mary

be made to

Parliament for the requisite funds.

intuited.

I have the honor to be,

Sie,

Jam

obed cnt Servant,

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End

Cr. Frauchender Lin

1844

Foranled by UNE

MR. Mendoh 22 MASI Men 32

Lant Stanley 23

26 June 18/14 171

Lame directedly

doc Stanley Wotraumunt toyour herewith, for the information of the Lord,

Moborande has applied Comm" of the Freasing auditrant of this andstract of so much

for

De patch.

ofa Despatch addreped

the 8th

Mr Davis on Tebs last as relates ti

the future regulations

Revenue for raising in the Irlandop Songhans

Shave

Je h.330

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RECEIVEL

JUNE.22 1844

Vreeswory Chambers

28th June 1844.

173

Candlest by the Lonels

Commissioners of Nor Meijeshir

it to You

Trecisury to transmit to

the

inclosed Copy of a Minute of Their Lordshipes, ducted the 18th Instant,

relating to Arremgements for provisting Funds for the leverent, Effences of Nor Majesty's Service in

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Chinc

; and Jorm to request that You will lay the scime

before cont Steinley and cusquoint his Lovelstich that it is the intention of the Lords

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license

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Copy thereof to be

transmitted by the mit Indian

Meinl to the Officer in Cucurge of the

Commissariat

Slasheen Eng

M ON

Commisscoricet at Hong Kong, for his

information and quadern

Lor

your oveclient Servants

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Governor Ravi

1844

Forwarded by UNE M&Mindat 25-

Stephen 25 M. Hope Lord Stanley 26

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174

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I homit to you,

herewith, for j information pusince, the Coppe

and

Letter from the Lurking to the Bounty Surrey

entoring alopy qu Mint of the Lads Commission Whiting

the Currently fine, get. Mishance in

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175

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176

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177

Copy of Seeasing Mimax of 18 June 18/1

From the Despatches of Sir Henry Pottinger submitted to My Lords in this

Leker it appears, that considerable

-tainly brew hitherto extruded the Regotiation

of Bott's to raise money for the Public : service in China; aura that for the purpose

of mesting the difficulties that had san experienced in this respect, arising principally as it would sum from the

disuse of

Coins of defined weight and value as a berculating

berculating Medium in China, Sir H. Pottinger, in contest with the Commissory General of Hong Kong, had adopted the following Measenes.

First - He had made Applechon to

The Governer General of India for the remittance to Hony Rosy of specie to the extent of ten Lars (1.000.000) of Enst hutia company's Respues, onc Easthedia

half of such of such remittance to be

in those loins and their pactional parts, and the other half in perfect Spanish or South American Dollars, provided they were procurable at a price under 225 Rupus pr 100 Dollars - Secondly - He had reserved Syeu Silver to the value of 250.000 Dollars out of the Amount which had been shipped for conveyance to this Country on bourd on bound Her Majesty's Ship "Childers", and had retained Pie same for remittance, of requisites to India,

Thirdly - He had obtained in Echange for Bills on the Governa General of India, 100.000 Broken Dollars, " at the rate of 227 Rupee for 100 Dollars; it beny stated that alth's this rate was 2 Rupees prr 100 Dollars higher than the rate at which the whole Dollars are

now

issued to the Troops, this arrangement was not disadvantajous, maws much as that a discount of 5 per cent wew

ак

178

on Jurk

obtained by the Commissary payments for supplies or otherwise

as could be made mi broken Com's

He had authorized the

Burthly-

671

And

granting of Betts My Lord's Board of the rate of 4/3 per Dollar for various Sums due to Officon of Her Majesty's 85th Regiment then quitting thena, So an extent not exceeding £10.000. -

ере

6f these Bills a portion to the Amount of £8,459.12.10. has already bun advised, and ordered by my всех

Lords to be accepted. And my lords

are of Chimon that the several measures thus reported by Sir H. Pottinger wore

the best that could be adopted unde 2 the circumstances in whein he wa plared; and that he should be

apprizid that they have been approvsig by Her Masisty's Government.

Athe same time My Lords deem

Mylerds it neussary to remark that any

continue

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continued use at Hory Kons of broken

concurrently and defaced Dollars, concu

with perfect loms, would be liable to serious objection; and altho fir 7. Postinger to as s fully justified by the gigency of the luse in having recourse to this qha ordinary aid, it with be advisable that the receipts and Bagments of the commisariat other Public Chists should be made in perfect coun in every case in

to which a position loss would not be incurred by strict adherence to this Eule.

It further appears to

My lords that as the arrangements

both of the Military and Civil branches

of Her Majesty's Service of Hong Kong. rand

and at the other stations mi

are now.

assuming

China

a more settled

and refular form, it with hence forward be expedient that all hansactions and negotiations for raising the elteney

requirid

on those

179

required for carrying services, either by drawing on this

Country; or on the Indian Govern menti aganist Predits Established by the remittance of portions of the Chinese Indemnity, should be carried

by the Offeur in charge of Her Majesty's Commissariot under the direction of

this Bourd

In the performance of this duly the Commissary will adhere, as far as many

be practicable, to the rules faid douse in the Commissariat Ryulations, under which the Tunds

required for ther Magity's service in other Dependencies of the Grown pre obtained; and if i' any mistance a deviation from those tules should. appear to be called for by the Public Interest, the reasons for adopting such deviation should be distinctly

reported and explained.

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Until my Lorets shall

have received accounts of the disposal and produce of the Syen. Silver remitted to India, they are an opission not enabled to form as to the expediency of continuing hereafter the Ngotiation of Bilts in The Indium Government, or the extent to which it may desirable that such Negotiations should be carried; but in the mean time the Commiiary will consider himself at Liberty to pursue the course actoptide by sir my H. Postinjer, and to draw on Lord's Bourd, or on the Indian Govern- ments, # may be most advantageous, the means of meeting the drafts on India being provided for, until further, on this head, Instructions shall be given by countervailing remittances of tyre. silen. In this respect however,

as well as

with

regard

to his other.

transactions for raising Money,

that

180

it will obviously ben

necessary the Commissury should on cell ocrasions communicate with the Her Majesty's Governer and Principal Superintendent of Trade, and défir to any directions that offecir may Freision to give, more especially

see ottaision

as the further Surns to be received pass the Chinese Government will be disposed of entirely mecher his direction, am as exigency of the livit branches of Her Majesty's Service can only be known b, and Estimated biphoni.

ravid

but of the Monus 10 to be The Commissury, he worke for the present make appropriations to the livil Juasury at Hong Kong to such amount as the Governer moy require for carrym

errying on then branches

of the Service ; My Lords not being

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enabler, without some further experime

FOR

and information, to define the amount of the Credit on the com=

missariat Chest it will be necessary to grant for this purpose; but in

the mean time the Goverer and Passicipal Superintendent has been enjoined to regulate ale Expenditure under his authority with the strictest

Econorny.

Transmit Copy of the foregoing Minute to Visiount Canning,

br submitted,

in order that it may

with reference to his distri

now

before the Board, for the information of the Earl of Aberdeen

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Sir,

1071 Honghong RECENES Treasury

JUNE 27 1844

Treasury Chambers

лечу

26 June 1844.

181

Having leiit before the Lords Commissioners of Ner Majesty's Procesory your Letter of the 21 Just "

with enclosure, retur

сек

aure, retailing to Drainage at Hong Kong; I have it in command to request. that

You will clate to Lord Stanley that My Lords do not object to the Corringements reported by Sir Henry Pollinger for

the

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supervision and checvrcence of the Public Drains in the Town of

Victoria

in that Colony, subject. to the Revision they will doubtless underges when the regular batablishments of the Excentive Police and of the Department. of the Snowry or General for the Administrection of Lunds hoculs and

Public

For

Off

•

Pothic Works shall have been organized,

Their Lordships will accordingly

be proscurect to authorize the lectonission of the Expence attending those Arrangements.

your

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that the for.

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13569.

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257

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JINE O 3 1844

183

Featury Chambers.

20th June 1844.

Staring laid before

the Lids Commiserunt

ther Majesty's Kentury or letter dated 18the histo

"your

Sexerting the Salaries

Infirmiten host and Propetas police at thing

Com

ил

their Lordships to

you, for the f Lord Stanley

information

May

that Mi

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informed!

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184

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18 1214 Ho

142137

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RECEIVED

JULY.20 1844

Kon

185

Hesterry Chamber 17 July 1844

All the Lords fou

leich laid before

of der Majestig's Measury

us letter dated

the Jitt

carding the period at which

the

the increase

fire Slary

Major feine is to commi

Ehref Magistrate of

Long

Commanded

by their Lordships to acquaint

In the

information that Way

at Stanley,

2-2

Lords comenz

pinion

for the

with his andship that

The allangement.

Comm

ament of Major

Raine's Eivil Salary

Chief Magistrate at tong Thong reported in t Henry Pottinger's Despatite

should be suctioned

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186

For

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6.792.20

14, Hong Kong

RECEIVED

AUG 24 1844

rece

23 August 1841..

187

Having barists before the Lords Commissioners of Uher Majesty's

Letter from your

cuts delect the 17th Instant-

aboutling this

anelections

of Lind Flawiley that the Zuclividuals

who have been appointedts

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prove

they

Full

lent cand prepuctors of

Ang Kong should heave

of half, a Year Seclary to

their butfit, and that

Let be allowed to abrevi

from the deels of their

Embeochection; I howe it in

commend to

aspectent You, for this

informection of Lord Cleanley, that actverting to the spcial Corrangement respecting the period from which the

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Lalevices

alevices of the Police Officers about to foroceed to Hong Kong should commence

which was scrutioneel, upon

his

Loudships proposition, by the Lellen. from this Department of the 13th. Mary leash, My Lords see no reeson-

to object

to the issue of this Actvance of sif

Manther Peelevey for which the Perties

selectial for thest Service

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core

statect to

howeupplicat; and upon being apprized of the Names of those Parties Their Lordships will be

prepcount to give. Diications for euch

prepevred

Advence at the respective Rates

spurified in Jum lust.

your устал

Letter of the 18th

188

porquefl's

ми

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your

obedient. Incent

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1844

1444 Honghong

31th lugne +1844

189 €

Das E. J. Comp. 7 topt fels

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of. dan diajartze dersing. Exosnant prefer. de suformation of soul. Stanley that does not after 2 day Lords Charters.

don Colycet & de preciudi. of doing

в being bath

authorized Fina be the Beatris

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of the limements of the East Sudion on requested in the letter adding by the seculary. 8 the Best of

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Authorities in such

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the Court of

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report fecifically. This sords Lifquamen

line Claire the payments de magmake

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in quisuance ofit in order to the

recovery of

the

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19 i

Neasury Chamberd

9th September 1844

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Mr Hope's letter dated. 29th

the Buffondent and.

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Song.

Jam

Hong

Commanded in

the Lords Commissioner For Majestie Kleiner, int you for

for the Cremation of Lid Staulus,

m that directions have becie

given to the Paymaster, Civil Services Burke the

Bollowing

た

payments

Calari as

vizit

ado

£250.

Imithers and

Juperintendent

Police offor 6 Months

Mr Augle Mr Gregon for the

a s

foline $105 each

anth Jane to request the 8

Suspector

the

Govern

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Cd. Fuochankey Lie

may

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28 Misthat and to state

toyou, for the reformation the Lords (ommer " of the

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that the hame

the individual affointed "Superintendent of Police

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the Lords Comme = other Leanery have agreed wadrance halfagenis Salary Beachother

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1844

Forwarded by S Mr Mundi; 12 M&Stephen /2 Mr flope Lord Stanley /3

9th Sephares.

Jenere informed

"Ellespitit 20 31.

of the distant that

That appointed Mr.

Charles Ma

Super

the

not, and

Imither

Beer Thomas

Gyor

and Stegt de chegor the Lupectors of the

Johns of my hous

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how

bayan't

for that the following payment heurban made to there officin in this County

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Er Mr Charles

for

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to Mayen Smithing

and

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£125 ml. -

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Office

195

1611 Han Chemburg-

RECEIVED

SEP.27 1844

Jir

27 September 1844

the Having

laid before

the

Just

of Her Mascolije Treasury your letter datid Recommending thin & the Superintenden & of Voline at Hong Kong may

to lo

thes

out

with hime certaine Police

permi

Appointments.

Jan

Commanded.

for the

Ford Hanter

by their Lordships to

you

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with

the & My Lord are pleased to authorize the Agen & General to complet this Requisition at a cost 556.7.4 of Efly. I ix Found Loven Phillings

and Your tame

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of sailing to the Agent for his puidance. The Opcial Letter can afterwards

be sont ins

196

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18948-

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614. Hong Kongane Chandlers

27th September 1844

RECEIVI

SEP 28 1844

Corr

corded

Lads Commissioners

's Treasury Majesty

buy

of.

smit herewithe, for the famation of Lord Stanley, Mer-grow

Sexy of

a letter

Pastinaster General, dated 20 must respecting Post Office rangements at Hong Kon

Hong

Fame badd that it wa

Spatiiral to expect that the first attempt to establishe Post Office in Won bing should be attickled

Just that helle

Whic

diff

Lord

Rie of opinion that it is necessary at the earliest possible period to enforce

in that Colony the Lams respecting Postage, which apply to all the other Colonial (opsessions of Great. Britain

My Lord therefore

Cannot

Connot sanction the

the exemption-

from lostage of Official Correspondence,

any permanent deviation from the Regulations applicable to Thip Letters.

am also & state that the

brey Lords applove directions while the Corteuarter Gendal ha

on these

given subjects, and entirely concur sue the advantage of endeavouring to establisle som agreement with the East Fadia Empany

as to the Portage paillers lout from Gong

은

india for Wantonistion

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land, and, so soon

as the result of the Postmaster General's neg

tiation

this subject shall the

--a.

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will

Zor

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My Lords

ricate further

the Lord Hunting,

subject.

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on the

Your obedion & Front;

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1 Copy/

RECEIVED

SEP 28 1844

4. 1614 Smash any

199

To the Right Honorable the Lords

Commpiiners ofter Mapsty's Treasury

My Lorde

thave the honor to transmit

for the information of your Lordships the enclosed Copy ofresitter prom the Colonial Office with copies of a conispen=

Menu that has taken plon between the Coral Government of Hong Kong,

the Deputy Postmaste General of that Colony having reference to the

arra

cement

arasjeme

of the Post Pece, and shewing the difficultur that officer has experienced in entering whasi

the Duties of his Office

The principal points to which this Correspondence abludes appear to be the question as to the liability to Postage of the official corespondence to and from Houghtong, and the regulations to be enforced unspecting

the dish itch and receipt of this testers

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On the latter post I consulted the Schliciter

of this Department, and d'enclose a Copy of that Officin opinion which I have.

hors mitted to the Deputy Postmaster General. for his present quidance in the matter.

With regard to the Offical correspondence to & prom Hong Kong, presume your Lordships cannot for a

moment sanction the directions givenby Sir Henry Pottinger to gempt such correspondance : form the rates of Postage to which it is hable', as such, a course would of onu

establish a pranksry privilge in that loting

Then sums to Me, however, no objeckin to bewanks being opened between the Deputy Postmaster General and the larger Public Departments in the Colony repon the same System as at present is pursued in this Country and Canada. In the laster Country the amount is paid to the Post office by the various departments, in the case of Hong Kong it will be for Your Lordships to determine in what

个

manner.

200

payment for this official postage

shall be made to the Post Office Revenue.

The postage on the official correspondence between Hong Kong and the Writed Brydom

is already brought to account both Outwards and Inwards in this country and the arrangement therefore I' propone coonld have reference almost entirely to the Official correspondence to & prom Hong Kong, and India,

cona China .

With this view and pending your Lordships decision in the matter, I hav directed the Deputy Postmaster General to open accounts of this mature with the following Public Departments and Officers in the

Colony. iz

The Governer

The Colonial Secretary

Me Juasure

Ordnanc

Enjinurs

Artillery

lemmspon cit

File

The General Commanding

The Asistant Quarter Master

General .

The assistant Adjutant Genral.

and under this Arrangement I cannot

imagine that any difficulty

arise in

can cut.

requiring the other Offices and Individuals to pay the posture at once on their Official correspondence; but if there should be one or two other Departments inconveniented

the evil can be immediatily remidied.

In the endoid papers you Lordships will perceive that allusion is made to the bass mession pom Hong Ring of Letters for the United Kingdom. vrà Calcutta and Madras, but as there is a heavy Inland postage.

Inland pestap on such Letters in India for their conveyance to Bombay, and which your Lordships with recollert. I vainly endeavored to indieu the Coust of Directors to diminish, there is mason to apprehend that they could be detaine

for

201

for that postage at the Port of disembarkation,

and I have desired the deputy Postmaster General not to forward them by that toote unless specially so addressed by the Waiters. As, however, Sir Henry Pottinger expresses an anxiety that advantage should be taken Weguts proceeding proni Hong Kong to then ports to forward Mails for the Unitia Kingdom, I have thought it anowable to bring the suljeit under the consideration of the East India Company with a view to some arrangement being made in the

matter, for it appears to me that accounts might advantageously be opened betroeen Hong Kong and the Inchane Post Offic not only for the Letters addressed to the United Kingdom p

Hong Kong but

also to offord the benefit of optional payment of pestap on the local correspon= dence betioun that Colony and Incha

doms

As regards the latter measure however,

it will be desirable, in order to avoid

complexity

SAS

complexity in the Accounts, that an uniform Indian rate should be tadion and accounted for by the Postincester at

Hong Kong, or that each office should ectain

the comount it collects, and as I think.

: one of these two courses should be adopted

I have mach a suggestion to this effect to the East Indice Company; and I will communicate with your Lordships further on this point whin I shall have received a reply from the Corest of Dreitin on the subject.

Iles to state that I have approved of the arrangements propond by Sir Henry Poftenjer for the receipt and

- deleving of the Letters at Macao, thusan, and the fir

Consular Ports in China; and I have only further to add that His Excellency having been pleased to grant the continue = ance of the Establishment hitherto comploya in the Post Office at Hory Kory, I presume, as the precise &xtent of that Establishment

plant

202

is not stated, nor any amount of remuneration proposed for the Officiors employed, that these points will form the subject of a future communication.

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laid before

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afsmation of Lord Stanley,

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letter that a

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the muten

contribution, the

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the Government of Hong

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while has been so established.

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Civil, Government, to whatever

grade they

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belong

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persons holding

expense

and other persons

subordinate situations. have all this wen

may

supplied during sickness on the Sospital

sum per

рег

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fixed beating

some proportion to the current expence of the Institutio

being

deducted from their Pady, and handed over to the Committee of Management.

cas

But althougle

the cutlet expenses of the Institution ought, in their Lordship's opinion, the left to provided for by private benevolence and good management. thing Conent in opinion witte

Lord

208

Ford Stanley that it would be a proper Act of liberality for the Colonial Governs to contribute

ament

a reasonable Juns towards the crection

of a suitable building the Hospital, and the amount so to be contributed tobe

should depend partly upon the date of the Colonial Revenue, and partly upon the amount of the private

subscriptions, which should be sufficion

out of

Furnis

permane

an aportance that the Institution will be

and efficiently

My extablished

Fir

Your

yout obedient Servant,

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Fender of Sexyments, and at which they should be issued in pracyments 7 Lecleries or Allowances fixeds in

Pärling, They have thought it right. to accades to the Governor's proposition that in this respect Hong Kong, should be put upon the same fording other British Colonies; And You will further close to Ford Chumley Cheat My Lords hew caused Drafts to be foreveded to

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Colony;

British

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may

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concur in opinion with Lord

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With reference

your letter

dated 265 Lasi enclosing copy of one from the Eovernor of Houg Pious reporting the resignation of Mr Anderson, Colonial Hospital Surgeon, and the appointment.

Dielt as his successor, I aur commanded the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty' Treasury to request you will nowe to Lord Stanley

Stanley that it appeared from Governor Davis' dishatch of 185 Lune las that, in conformity with sustrackons from his Lordship, the appointinent of Colonial Surgeon at Hong Kong, for which Salary of £800 Iraumam had been assigned by Fir de Potriper, had seen abolished, but that the Exernor proposed to retani Mr Anderson in the Potoincal Service, under the designation of Phospital Sursson,

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the employment of D. Fill, with a Salary of £600 frtunum.

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before them information respecting the arrangements that may be made

under such instructions as Lord

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in reply out

to the above mentioned

dishatch, for the requisite Medical

Boutmen, Polichnen,

treatementd

or other Persons Employed by then Exvernment in subordinate situations,

for Medical attendance at the Publi Prison, they are

form any

conclusion as

unable &

to the

necessity for the appointinent to

which Dr dill has been nominated,

the duties devoting

on it or for

which it is requisite that the tocal Evvernment should provide at the Public Zhense; You will

therefore suggest to Lord Stanly that

any conforination of the appointinent of 8: Fill should be temporary only, and subject to such arrangement as it may hereafter be found adviseable to make in regard Medical advice, or hospital treatment, Either Persons in the Public Employ, n of any other classes of the Sahabitant for whom it may that

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connuunication.

from this Department of the 20th Altime

: expecting the regulation of the furrowsy

Fat Wring

Hong Kong, Fren

Opnia a todo d

Fords Commission, ofthes Majcenje

to request you will observe

thereury to deguret

the Lord Stauby this as the Proclamation

Food that

for that purpose which has been

bucitted to and affroved by Her Majesty in sonneil wich vory slightly affecy

comparative balues assiques to the Follar and Rufce by

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conducting all the

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Publication in conformity with its Positions and keeping all Public Accounts in Sterling

acement

My Lovis conceive it with be advisable that Her Majesty's Purebamation should lake effect from the commen of the next in saving mouth after the accept of it by the Governor ; and From thence formard all Pay Allowances, bivil as well as

are ta

leur d

Smilitary,

which are payable, when istered

assigned in Sterling will be

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in conformity with

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ipverner that three Salances and Lad seen a segued by the Selesales Elstonishment submitted by Lir Flottinger, in Dollars, all

are

late

converted into Sterling at the late. of üs1⁄2, giving the holders the same ucumber of Bollars when fair inthat' jour et borne outte Schedules and

not at the rate of us which had been suppottotically a doftte in draving if those Schedules.

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any

local authority, either Législation

deviation

lyccutive, to authorize any from the Provisions fats Majesty, Proclamation without previous specific Authority from the Dungesty's Government : Ford Stanley

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to acquaint the Governor that Ford

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Aberdeen will be requested to give the deginsite instructions for the adoption f the dates for the Dollar and Rupee akegued by the Proclamation in the hayment of Salaries

the

the Consular

letablishments at the Ports of thera

under the direction of the Principal.

Suferintendent

in his Department at

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Hong

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tobe the Effecer Connmanding Her Brajesty's Troots and to the Officer in charge of

the Commmergrist for the adoption of the same inuation of those Comis usactions ofthe

all

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Thambers.

With December 7

With reference to

letter dated 104 October-

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in the instances of the Police and the Auditor's and Surveyor General's Deportive. As partimberly

explained by the Governo, and as Regards the rate of conversion

of some of the Satories which had been- assigned in Dollars, Witts respect to the last mentioned Subject however, May Lords Conceive it will be desirable

adverted to and

into Sterling She

& await the report of the гдение wader of

Mangemen

the

the receipt of ther

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d. promulgation

and

Majesty

Order in Connect aut Kulamation relating If the Currency, and will therefore further state Jat Thanley that the Estimate of Expenditure to for

as relates to the Current

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Kory. of the

Police Force, andli

the Establishment of a Police Station at Checkchoo you дам

have rescind

before

thei

wit

sig Derpatches of the Otept." and 25 Oct last announcing the decision of Suchodh

thane points with the exception of the Offices of the Auditor and Amazon General the Establishmentit

in existence donot differ materially from thon proposed in Lie Stortingens Despatch of 81 July! and subsequently reported and sauctioned. This

1843

only necefacer unter in

возни

that Ichould be convey.

the approval A in godt of the additions which you have

ہو

Cheure made

to the Depts of the Auditon Amay -General.

With reference howean to the concleeding paragraph of your despater. No15 Shave I have to request that

Jou

would ascertains

treport tome whether

the Civil Offices of

Along

decline Wavail

theverelves of the

Женил

228

title Brukernestin

in conformity with hearrangement

despatch

Explained in nederfated

1843. of the 30 Dee . }

Shaver

;

For

Off

4.32820

57.

TRECEIVED

0.0.

DEC.C6 18-44

2130 Hongkong Tamswry Thambers December 1844.

229

Having suit before the Lurds Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Letter from your

cl..

Curent clcited the 13th hestant Sing to the Expenditure incurred. for Public Works at Nong Kong: I hand it in command to requel Host You

You will states & Lord Stanly Fred My Lords have heed under covichraction the Despectch therein

نے با

ugurated to them, from Governse

Davis

is with the uncompeurying Plans cind blimates of certain Builetings abrevity come truelect: or in progress,

cond have at the same

same time.

culverted to such pents of the General Extincte for the Service of the Colony

Rostren hez

for

For

for the current

Gecer

which

18.

cccompanied

the Despertet No. 18 of the X June lust,

as related to Buildings and Works.

Stanley's,

-Z. L

rec

ace

with Lout

tation My

مہیا کیے ہیں

Lords con prepared to sanction the Actonissions of Eqpunditure that many have been incurred for Works imoneclicitely affecting the Public Health, and likewise for the Building which had been approbricated for the temporary Accommodation at moderete tents of Public Officers, for the Police Lictions, and for the Magistrates House and the Prison

at Chuck-Choo.

Lily Levels culverting to the efsent that hus abreadly been given for a Cintributions towards the Expence

of cricting the Church, and to the, instructions Lost Lumley her given for the transmission of a Plan, and Setiniale for that Building, howe

only.

only at present to suggest for Lind Lonley's ansielauction whether the 30 "Ceuommosuction for

constuction for those employed

by the Goverment in the Civil "Department"," the reservection of which

is diputated for in the communication from the Colonial Sucretiory & the Church Committee of the 5th July. ought not to be limited to thank of the Governor and his Family and personal Tuitionly.

Werthe Pustiuccurs the Governor has recived, with prevent. his giving his Sanctions for any Expenititure for the Construction of a Government Novce and for a Court.

House House unul Public Offices untit Plans and Extimates chall have been submitted to and approved by Vin Meijer hins

1., Alex

Lands defer any scorections on

these

entjects until those Plans und Extinectes have been furnished.

}

twist arome. is Ford Sherley that it would aspuser from the General Elimate bundy adverted to, and from the Lloctement ané anonyhanied Sir Henry Botting out Despeitert B. 18.) of the 14th Rebeccavey, thait-

Buidlings had been crestedt at the

sarioas

seccry

cere

rented

In 24. Experces, and that others

Thave to dow In the Government, such by suggest that the Govunor should be

riverd to forward, for the information of Her Majesty's Government, with the west Stimate for further Works that

be submitted for Sanction, Pletions [ ! ! ! of the Buildings belonging to the

atur und of those conted for the service of the Civil Government, esscefying this sen poses for which they

:: Cuse of these rentect, the Tervons which they are held; and likewise to resuits épecially what capabilities the Building ourped Official Leclyings may offer for

are used,

cond in

version into Public

conver

Offices after the temporary necessity for affording that Cucommodation to the

Levent shall have ceased.

Flutlic

by Lords cannot

231 und that

Public Building,

the criction of any new thould be sunctioned for purposes which com be provided for by the Buildings at present in the private anupation of the Civil Officers.

Their Ledstrips with refer

the subject of the Supery Barrecks for the Consideration of the Muster General and Board of Deelname and Zing therefore only dum it further mussoons to comworth with reference to the Despulches now. question, that the Governor appear to have

would

Cously a sumed that a portion of the Chinese Indemnity may be applied to defious the Lefence of the Buidling, contemplated and to eciggest that He should be abhorized that

سے

this

}

That

thing Sipence

only be provided

for under the Sanction of Parliament,

out of such Revenue.

ces

sriday

roused in the Colony, or out of the.

be granted by

Sams that may Parliament in aid

Revenue.

Jam

сын

of that

232

your obedient. Servant

A2 Tuhan

For

De Der

to the So

See N: 2130

Lord Stanley.

I suppose

overver

thas this shouta foun the basis of instructives

24.28827

ہیں

Treasury Chamber 233

3. December 1844.

JAN. 1 1845

Joun

andled by the

Commissioners of Her Majesty.

ry to transmit to

You

the

Laut Cosies of a Communication

Portmaster General

dott the 14th Intant, und Enclosures, relating to Proceedings

by the Governor of

Hong Konry againes. the Postmenler

ид

of that Colony, which formed the subject of your Letter dated the

13th

of November; and I am to request. that You will lay the same before Lord Hurley for

Stephen 8.5

For

his information, and date & his Lordship that My Lords are

of opinion that although Mr Sealer

longer living, it will be advisable to transmits Copices of these Documents & the Governor of Hong Kong.

is no

Mousures will be luhuo for the Appointments of a qualified Sincision to Mr Leaves at the conlist.

practicabre periods.

Mr. Port's theich it right. to observe with reference to call the leoudings which hrowe lachen, place during the period Mr Jales held the Office of Portmeister at Hong Kong,

that although

some latitude, may

be allowed with a view to meet.

the Convenience of Individuals in

small Establishment where

a St.

the Correspondence is not leur34 is absolutely nucsscory in order to prevents irrequlevrity and confusion

theit General Rules should be- strictly adhered to in the - Management of the last Office at Hong Kong, which has become the centres of an extensive and increasing Correspondence .

X N

Si Jour

bedient Servant

Тим

Led Trunely and

for a

Lera Starter

Iresume that this mobbe sent to the Sovemer. As is possible Lojiedge on a correspondence thars desjointed

it seems to me that the

one. But so long as the Colonest, the Port Master is a good

officers of different Deptt

this fountry wide to then Supenses from the Antipodes without an interchange on the spot of thin rest stive statements theeems hopeless that those supeur ! should clear and accurate judgment as

ever attain to an

to the weichs of the of controversy

برمن

Sutered

22. Huskong

Ch. Tunatzenby

1845

Stephen 24 124

Rundock 24

Forwarded by SANY

M. Hope

Lord Stanley 26

D.S.

235

Jawp8.

Lord Stanley

toyone, for the in

Jam druchst by

the

M. IV. lkehurst

of the hearing, that

and Commifuniers

کے

Hunghong to fill this

is proceeding to

Clerk

Office In Spine

the works.

怂

no de Havilland declined,

amry

to the

• that Office

Salary ofegued to

Smallues othe

outfit for such

pect expense gen

Office and the

کا

هرست

泄

201

demies

Lude Hinter

вишив

bth

purt Corey

་

Ludy the Frame the expression quin Opinion that M.

Akehurst should be

allonnel, the Fam

£100

and

ohis outfit es

Papage

20 Jaw/45

Davis

You neys

In his St. Pittinger Hespatate he 23y the

that he had appointed, dubyish to the Conformation

13 Mod. 1043

reported.

236

y HM fort, M. Cleverly to the Situation of Afortant Surveyor at Story kong in the simpleptin le Stevelland deccant.

On referring to the Schedule of this whitlist=

mant

پروگ

check

смтра

accompanied m

despelit of the 30 Ber: gths Her.

1843, 1423, joill find that the

Lecond Member si

the Inway Eleportment in und desymilia Apistant Surveyor butes Cech othe Werks and Civil homines,

on dicating

вине

herences,

that his

sune peculis promnice

was to be that

Juper-

Fore

Offi

Off

Daw

Offi

the Excentions Riferitening Maintenence of Road, Buildings to the Public Works.

As the neeping pentsuctions further Office

тем

are

respects from different natine to tymind for Apistent

Sheve availa

afistovre month of the afor gleptein Dawson M.

and on his recom mendation have appointed Mr. Akehurst in succesion t med. Sevilland,

with the Salary of $405 per

An Allowme yton

will also be made

&M. Akehurst on

account of his outfit And fafag. -

Copy

Sir.

Post office,

Hong

237

đang đảng,

16th June 1844

I feel it

my duty

candidly to transmit for your

perusal and consideration, the

correspondence, con

accompanying correspo

taining complaints made against in the performance of my

duties, als

thereof.

along

before you

Lieut. Coll Maberly

Secretary

Gent

with

my explanations

I lay the complaints

with some

Post Office

assurance

Ꮮ

orf

Off

of my conduct being favorably

viewed, from

not an

a conviction, that

an instance

neglect,

duties can

of inattention,

indifference to

be made out

against

on the contrary

me; and that

conduct has been character =

=ized by

and un

secluded assiduity,

unremitting perseverance,

as, but few, in this climate,

could have endured.

୧

M.S Agincourt

Kong

27 May 18444.

238

Am ducited by Kear M.

nual Sir Thomas Cebrand, b

371

is sent to Your Quellency that

-very great negligence

such

the

thase

Offer

(signed

J. S. Scales

I have se

eveneeds

change of the lost

at this flawe

the

airy tardy delivery of Official

Letters

the

Cate

y the

the Mail

reantly hought out by the

کے

his Gallery

Govenor Davis

" Jiste

Off

Spiteful extending

even

& furty

239

hours after her arrival has been attended with much meorivenience, and might

" have fumed very injurious the Public Service.

Shave F

Seguit Ht Suce

Captain and Jenior Officer.

Government

verment Houses

Victora

Mong Kong

27-May 1844

Jii

Jam directed by their

loves

Cocollenny the Severner in formals that an Official

to inform you

Returns addressed to Sir Henry

Sollinger, Bark, which

was

brought here by the "Maid

Athens"

Some

the 177277,

was

gross neglist and fortunt

de fartment.

J. J. Deales

な

Esz

Department aly delivered to

him yesterday.

This

Frantable

لله

the

at the time when

:the Establishment of bookis,

attached to the Post Office

reduced

conte

way

tequence of this

the duty of letters for which they

Non-performance of delivering

were

retamed,

Jon

миеле

allowed

6 contrine two of them for

"the express purpose of farming persons connected with Government, the letters addressed to then.

Another complant has also been made by thes Berone

Gay

two

240

Day 16:, that the Lattes ad

"Old

duped to them by the Ola hugland

were

delivered only

the

24th Justant, they appeand to chave been stamped

the 190

Justant, and Mesi-Diion Mag se state that daily applican

the

tion was

made ab.

your Office

Gibb

their Agents, Mop

Livingston Mr. For any Sitters that might happen to be this

6o their address.

for

may

the Excellency calls upon you

any explanation herve it in

seach

give of discharge of your

سرع

дам

your power enofficient dukes

;

FAR

the Post Office, where a regular,

and su

adelivery of

Letters es.

tance both to the

such importa

Public Service, and to the inter- rests of a large Mercantile Ccommunity such as exists

this Colony.

Shame N

Agress H.A. Bruce

Colonel Scantang

PS. His ballenny has just received the enclosed Complaint

the same nature, from hear Adennial Sin That Cochrane, and _

misturets

of call upon you

explain it at the same time. explain

241

Ser

Post Office,

đang đảng.

"May

1844.

I have the honor to

acknowledge

the

receipt of your

Letter

the 27th Instant so

42, and in reply to state that I hope the the official Return addressed to Sir Henry

Pottinger, and purporting to have been brought here by the mail

in the " Maid

Athens"

get

the sylt Instant, as mentioned

F. W. A. Bruce

Twa Bruce

The Ilonble

де

KAS

your

Letter, will be found reference to the Stamp of this office upon the back of

the Return not so have been

received here

the 17th,

nor

to have been brought by the

"Maid

was sent

Athens", but that it

from Bombay by the

"Hebrides"," and arrived here in

the afternoon of the 25th Instant, having been detained in the

Bombay Post Office.

I have had similar complaints made to me and have

found that they have arisen from

that cause.

The complaint made

242

by Mess's Dirom Gray &c, I beg to inform this Excellency is unjustifiable . About the date

of the 19th Instant, the whole detail,

the Post office

and duties

had devolved entirely upon myself.

and

Can

consequently, with

confidence state that the Letters for that house were not only

not asked for

were

days.

day

asked

and

for

that

day

beet

on the subsequent

I believe not on

the.

were delivered.

which they

The fact is, that I did not know so whom to send their

Letters. Their names were not in any of the Lists in the office . I sent one of the Letters to

one

243

or two houses, but it was

returned,

and

they

were

not, I

believe delivered till I had

ascertained by enquiry to whom

to deliver them. It would,

too, have been a

singular instance

Mess" Gibh Livingst

son and .

and l

send

had sent for these Letters so frequently, when they rarely for their own

conveyed

other

till information is

to them in some.

Letters lying

way

in the Post

Office for them. That messe Pirone

Gray and do not themselves con:

sider me

wholly to blame

Mess's Fletcher Larkins

may

be inferred from

the

fact

that

receive

their Letters.

now

پیک

answer to the com=

- plaint made by Captr Trruce, I hope that His Excellency will not, considering the cercum-

-stances under which I am

deem forty

labouring,

the arrival

hours

after

the mail by

the "Spiteful" for the delivery of

nearly 7000 Letters to extend so

such

- ligence

evidence

of great neg.

as to merit censure

I have generally understood that the delivery of that particular

local satisfaction, and

Mail

gave

it is with pain I hear to the contrary.

I am perfectly

aware

that

Foreig Office

Ofice

AAS

that the Naval and Military Gentlemen have individually

No:52.

cause

Government hentes

of complaint, those at the Norther

Stations

recently

as it it

particularly. Fill

it has been the custom,

is almost universally

case, for

the

officer Orderly

to take all the Naval & M

4 Military

Letters, and to return re-directed

such as have to be forwarded.

are

now

Individual applications

made. The Vessels on

the Station are ever

and

changing,

h the

I fear that though

Establishment

may improve in

it's duties, cases of detention will

occur.

I have se Signed T. J. Scales

Victona

House

Amg Kong

By May 1844.

Sam directed by Ais

244

Wallency the Governor informeils I call upon you for

explanation

detailed

copy if a

نسه

the cucumstances

of the airce

the

auempanying Setter from Mes?

Genmiles 6.

گا

His Gallery instruals

J.J. Scalesly

me.

Forcig

Office

to say that as the pamb question contains

only

pattoons and as in English

Post mark affears upon it, he is at a loss to perceive any

for taking it to the

Waton

Post Office,

letter, which

Inne

телу

heating it at a

have been forwar

་

them

any

other parcel

dea

this Colony

old

any individuals in

bany

"by the Ships Old England".

Sharve tr Signist

FWA Bruce Colonial Secretary

245

Sir,

Victoria,

28th May

1844.

We have the honor

here with so send for your

=spection of musters, directed to

William Henderson

agents

we are.

whose

Eagle This package

had been taken out of

the

England' by the party acting

for the Deputy Post master, who

refused to deliver such so unless we paid two shillings

4. W. Elmslie Eagre

Sec. to 16. M. Plenipotentiary

4 Superintendent of Trade.

شکوک

}

Foreig Office

Ан

are in the habit

getting parcels containing

Musters

of Goods, varying in size from

that which

the bulk

chair,

you

now

see

of a Dining

Dining roome

we would thank

have the

Excellency

- tiary

goodness

you

to request this

Her Majesty's Plenipoten =

and Superintendent of

Trade to issue an order to the

(Deputy Post Master either not

to take these and such like

parcels from

board Ship,

to pass them through the

Post office

without char

charge.

find it a serious

We find

inconvenience and hendrance to

our

ག་

246

our business that Muster parcels are taken away from

the Ship

The "Old

Harbour

parcel

on board

which the

e goods

are.

arrived in the

England!" arrived

the 16th and this

was of

yesterday.

only delivered to us

We have re-

(signed W & J. Gremmell v(°

(") Robert Strachan

Forcig Office

Office

(copy

Post Office

Hory Horg

jeh

June 1844.

your

247

Letter N.o52 date the 29th

Ultimo, and the accompanying

Copy of a

Letter addressed to-

Mr Strachan, on

behalf of

Messrs Gammell 760 10 Mr Elmslie, His Excellencey's Fearetary,

and dated, the 28th Ultimie, I

that thep

beg to inform you

To The Souble

X W. A. Bruce

Formg Office

248

Hatement

Mr Stachian,

that hoo-shillings

was demanded

for

parcel by

the person

namely...

the Harbor Master's

Assistant, who received the letter

bay from the "Old England" to

:ard

forward

far

to this Office, it, as

се

and I have

Cau

ascertain, erroneous

every reason to-

thuike, that that functionary lov- well knows his duties to

have made such a demande.

Pattern packets

even when

open at the ends, passed through

this

any

other Branch of the English or Indian Post Office

are

subject to postage, as Mot

Strachan from

Kansactions

Their

ends

his

Commercial

lt 10 have kunon

ought

being. closed at both

course cannot exempt -

them. In the Mails to day

Ireturned & large Marcel which

the party, to whom it addressed, refused.

was

ou account of the Indian Postage, and de con-

Faming nothing but Newspapers This parcel had been merely

through and out

The Bombay

Post Office and was subjected

by that Office to

postage

because

of 70 Rupes. If hacked, braute

PAS

249

Foreig

Office

The

of their bulk, were allowed to be passed free through post office it is submitted that

very

extensive premises might

become necessary

It is not stated fr

whom the parcel was addressed.

If it were addressed to Messrs Gammell 76! the delay

not have

would

occurred. But Suppres

hend that it has been addressed

to some one, whose name

was strange to the post office. Herhaps to Mr Henderson.

It is felt to be extremely impost-

همید بارانی

in those, who neglecting to- firnish Lists of the parties whose Letters they receive, complain

of the detention which that, neglect has generally occasionsde.

Shave N

/ Signed / Tas Jackson Tour

oreig

Office

028

く

N82.

(sky)

Government House

Victorise

250

Hong Kong 6th June 18/04.

I am directed

Excellency the Governor

His

Council to hansmit to you Copy of a Letter from Mess's

Lindsay 40: relative to thep detention by you, of

Setter

addressed to Crawford

Crawford Herry

Eesq? by the "Angalist" with

To A Scales, Esq.

Deputy Post Master

રાંચ

143

Foreign

Office

4. postage marked on

I am at the same

time instructed to inform you

that the explanation you

Office

Law Officers

geven in

your

have

Letter of

the

1st Sustant of

the charge.

imposed by you on the package

of patterns, addressed to W

Henderson, and

brought by

the Ship "Old Englands" does

not appear 10 His Excellency in the least degree satisfactory

to touch the question,

whether

a parul of such a

nature, addressed to an indurdual,

not having passed through a

post

1 .

-----:--

post office at all,

and

251

entrusted to the care of a

Master of

private Vessel

is liable to be taken on

shore and treated by you as

subject of postage

This Case however as well

as the other complaints against your management of the post Office will be hansmitted home

with

your explanations, for the consideration of the

the postmaster

Generals whose attention wills

be particularly called to them_

Shave Y

adf Frederick W. A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary

Fortag

Office

$es

252

The Flouble

Sir

long

Kong

44th June 18/044.

We have the honor-

to acknowledge the recupt of

Setter your Selles

and in

that

the 27th Uttime,

order to

to prove

you

we have good grounds

for making the Complaint we

did

against Mr. Scales ther Deputy Post Master, we beg

leave to enclose

Z. W. A. Bunce

Colonial Secretary

youe

the coude

Foreign

Office

of a Lotter received this Morning.

the post Mark of the

bearing 214th May

which

day

the

Letters per "Royalist" were

delivered. This Coover contimed

Letters for India and England which would have been forwarded

the Steamer if delivered on

arrival. We

beg

to call your

attention to the postage levied.

this Letter 1/-

We also

o forward you a

small packet of Musters received_

4. Old England" on which the : harge is 1 We have Y

) Ligued) Lindsay

(Signed).

Frue Copy & Bruce

Colonial Secretary

Sis

Copy

Post Office Hong

Hang

đảng cộng Some 74 18/1/1

acknowle

your

1844.

253

I have the honor of

bedging

the receipt of

Letter N. 82, dated-

the 6th instant, and of the

Copy of Messrs Lindsay's

you

Letter to 4th mistant, sent therewith.

thee

стелер

to this

To The Hoüble

F. 11 N Brund

ہوا

де

Foreign Office

ኑረ

254

complant I can

only state

that the detention of M

Therr's Letter arose

I ame

om the

from

cause as the detention

of Mr Henderson's Letter, thes want of information to whom to deliver it, and that

every

reasmable exertion was

made to ascertam who the

Agents of Mr There were

The Letter with others addressed 1. that Gentleman, bearing subsequent post - Office dates, were

sent to one

and returnede.

more Firms

the Mercantile House

will

with

will neglect to finish

List of the persons whose letters they receive,

fear that cases of this sort will, notwithstande

thstanding the chest. exertion, occasionally occure.

тил во

Iphall be better ableck cxplain the postage of 1/ marker- upon the Letter, if you be kind enough to send me

the cover.

welle you we

In further explanation of

1th

Letter of the pot instant

I beg to

refer

et 10-le 28 of 1st Vict. C. 34 which subjects "packets or Covers contuming pattons

во

to postage .

255

Foreign

Office

Officers

was.

in question to this office in thee

The packet brought

Ships Bag, and the circumstance

of its not having been passed

through a

Post office, pre: To being passed through this Office, Ihumbly submit

- cricusly

does not affect the question of its liability to - Assessment. "The Letters contanied in a Ship's Bay have not been passed through & Post Office.

Such Letters avare -brought by Ship from

post office are contamed in

Ship Letter Mail, under

the seak of the Despatching

Post

Dust Office.

and are

decom.

a Le Bill or

:panied by a Le

Certificateo.

Ihave

[ Signed] Thomas Sekson

256

Foreign

Office

257

TAP

To the Right honorable.

The Lords Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury

My Lads

Ihave the honor to

Acture the accompanying Papus

which were

мель

- xeferred to me

Your Lordship's directions on the 1th Actoloves hast, being

copy of a despatch from the Governor. of Kong Hong the Colonial Office, with its

enclosures, relating to at

Foreign Office

Office

Officers

$45

the

мал

ées

points

ли

to which have

he is not

Оселя алег

been seised in connexion

with the recent establishment

of a

Post Office in

that datory.

under the contral of this Depart -

=ment.

that

This Exulteney alleges

daily received,

complanets

are

of illegal tates, imposed by the Bichuacter and of generals

де incivility and inattention

in the discharge of his dutino, adding that

of delay

complaints

in the delivery of

before the

letters weeres made

arrival of Mr Scales, and that:

258

of anything

in Ano scales's Instructions to

causes greater difficulty than formerly ; so far, kemenan

осо

care prodund

any instances are these rates which

are

called

excessive

are

shelly

only

сон

correal.

and according to Laur; anty

ques case

of incivility to brought

formuards and the complaint- of mattention in the discha

of his duties

appears to rest upon the length of time which slapses lufore a Mail from England- is delivered and the neglects

to gives to one harian of benemies

Foreig Office

Office

;

at Autor's letters addressed to

auo.

ther Stirm for which

that Hauser was Agent.

the

As, with the exception of the charge of incivility, particulars of which are

not stated all the complaints

5 pro - aganist the Pactmartis rendings admit of explanation, and are, I think, satisfactorily explained by Mr scales, either in the correspondence transmitted

by the Gamemor Report

separate

which Mr seales has

addressed to me

ande

copy of

which I melose, I

shall

}

shall

мам

до

очес

the

259

varius

paints brought formand, inserte observations against

wing my.

each, at the same time, Ithick

it right to aberse that the

Goveruse

лесно

entirely to

cerlook the circumstances

that Mr. Scales has been but a short time in Office, that he has been called upon

reduces to order an

importants

Departments, in which wideally

much loseness

лиш

of preiations

has prasided, and the busmies of which has spring

at once to an extent

Forcig Office

edented in

unprecedent

: British

any.

other

to possessions, ands that

not the least of the embarass - - ments of Mr. scales (eramped as he has leam by the mont of duc assistance / has been produced by appeals to the Governor on every trifting detail

and the resistance made

to his attempts to place thes Office on a proper footing whucever his regulations interfered with the opinions

ли

of individuals

views of

The

first complaint Mo scales has

Official Return

260

not brought by

addressed to dir the "Maid of Alkene

Kenry Pottinger Said lost by the

to have lecen braught: "Hebrides" which to Hong Kong by the carrived in thes "Maid of Athens on Afternoon of the the 17th May 1844 25th May.

and no deluured mutil the 26th.

Body The now

deling of Mess" Gibb, denies Livingston & Co (who-cation, leciing

Cofen

are stated. to

is the delay in explained that

the delivery of an Officials

this Returns was

что

not

Two Scales dishully

any

appli.

mado

o for

these

that he did

have made daily Letters, states

cation at

not know exhere.

applicatio

the Post Offices

to deliver them,

for any

Tellers

which might be and that one &

thum

༔

261

Foreig

Office

}

Where to their

address) of two

them had lecen

scut to one ne

tivo

letters addressed Mercantile Houser

to Moss's Dirones for the pumpori

Grocy

100s

English would not of the

Mail, an 6 it is admit

stated that the letters leeing

was not

nt prepared for

effected umbile deliving earlie

forty hours after

its evvival.

;

delivery

out

Ob sakich of finding arrived by the the parties.

"Blob England" stampede

шего

with the docke of the 19th May last,

but were not delia

vered mutil the

3rdly The Hardy

In explanation delivery of Afficial Mr Scales states

tion con

Sellers addressed to that the nail Rear Adinal dir in quecation Thomas leachrane, -tained nearly brought to Heong 7000 letters, and Kong by held that the meaus Apilifert : This

was

прог

at his disposal.

covuti

вое

they That a

Phone Muscater

thi's wrelejest

Packel containing too explanations Petterns inly,

had been taken it is evident.

out of the ship that this pocetil

d" was contained

"Old" bugloands

by the party in the letteration acting for the

the Old England

of the

Postinaster, and soul to the

seal

had been changed Parl Office with a parlage, the the anal

tive of Winn Shittings and Mentors

legally liable to Full litter Sostage

Forcig

Office

stly The doing Wocalees explan in the delivery nation in of ce

lette addressed this

to Croccofeed her similar to that leagre bearing the geuin with Hongkong Past-respect to the Mark of the 24th. Coller directed. Mory and not to Messe Déroun

delivered until blee that he did

the 4th alone.

not know who

Our

were r her's

Agents.

It's apperers be

that

the

in each of these cases, iis sack of

explanation afforded by M

seater is highly satisfactory.

That Officer

aited

نے

to have

prope by and temperately

mistavice, the

Splaced

every

исов ий

The

Mying.

262

situation.

harlie's who haves

brought forvers, these complaints

aguccist kein

conception of chat

appear to have

мо

Affice Laws

Post Affice

λό ου

the

Deities are

are,

and to sepsexent everything

ar as

grows neglect of duty

that does not

their own

square

with

precover and ideas With regards to thercantiles Thesis at Harytong giving.

list to the Postmaster of

of other Miris

the

or Individuals whoxe letters

ого

they will receive & consider such as practice.

ми

Ꮮ

263

Foreig Office

incgular.

Letters ought not to bees delinred to thesis Aquils

unless addressed to their

care,

thin producing authority, to receives theirs.

authority

to the exhibited

on each application for

Letters which should be at

the Post Office until

asked for,

a s

the Clacks ema

- played in the Post Office

ats bees expected to accattacks -

cannot be

the naucous authortices given..

in the

As to the delay deliving of the English Mail

brought by, the "Apitiful, it

}

will be evident to your. Ladships that it is not possith

Postinacted to performe

for a

the no

necessary

and sab 7000

checks, stamp

Lellons evethard.

working on great

of hours continuously, and recollecting that he has all the atter duties of his Affice

to attend to act the same

moment, Exer not surprised at the time occupied.

An adinary.

Pail Office

in Bergland, with two or three- leleaks to assist in it, (and

It Scaler has no

лае.

• greater force )

ld be ourwhelmed by

Ꮮ

will

Fore

Offic

Mice

large

collection of Sellers. With respect to Packels contrining Pattaron, if such brought to the

Packits

are broug

Post Office in the Ship's Bag

they

are

liable to

dealt with

adinary

264

letter

Us, however, I deemed it

expedient to extend to Hong

the discretionary pown

Kony

6 postage a

оо

geven

fright

hellers; when sent as

they aught, I presume to

be entered an

the Ship's

Manifest : In this country,

the Custom House Officers

send

any

Packets which

they consider

oughts to

the Post

hacer passed through Mess

Office and which are not

entered

the Ships Manifest,

to this Deportment to be

Healt

neler

Youm. Lndships

authority, to the Offices of

this Depachment in British

ds the Meat

Mith America and

Indies, by which they.

allowed to retire ther

στο

pastage of on heavy, Prokets (not contriving

letters, or

mounscripts :) forwarded theaugh.

the Post by mistake, to a

charge, équivalent to the

cast for freight added to

Ꮮ

Foreig

Office

Law Officer

عالي اليل

Shaus, suse

small fine, Shaus,

шее

e of this correspondusse

the sexcept oft

caused the Postmaster to be

instructed, accordingly,

In the case by Captain Keppel of Halos

braughts forward.

"Dido" " the Pastmaster appears

to have been to blames

the fie

who

ia s

sent to

the

qurly the Past Office for Lellins addressed to that ship had not sufficient : Money, with him to pay of

all

the Letters which had eceived

so addressed; he had

undantled sight to receive.

ао лиан

many

letters

асо санв

within

265

within the Amount which

hes actically tendered, and I have communicated to this offects

e with One Scales

for his future guidance.

other posit

There is one

alluded to in this correspondents

to which I have not yet

acheerted, mis

the

sefeesal

eeks to-

pay to the Commanders to Mo Steven Russet Spitiful

Schooner maid

ands of the Scho

of athens the accent gratuities

for

the

usunt

уни

ouveganel from.

Mails

Bombay to Hong Kong of

the buited kingdow-

from the On refering

to Mr Scales's & lou

1 !

Foreign

Office

Fuctuations, Ifiind be was perfectly justified in such sificial as her only obeyed, thes regulations laid down by for his guidance. Those

ле

меле

Instructions, however, formed under the impression

which was at that time

entertained, that gratuiters

paid by the East-

мече

ог

Indian Post Office Letters despatched, froin

welk

those landed

ание

مله

at Parts in India, an opinion

which I have since ascertained

лине enozve

esso

On this

: paint

also Our scales has nour

leen

}

266

set sight, but the enor was that of the Post Office,

not

rol thats of Mr Soutes .

With respects to the Goveran's

the necessity for

rements ou

Drv

efficients Cestablishment at doony Wong, the expense of

which he subunits should

the Post Office

fall upon.

Department, I beg to observe

always

that it has

leen

understood that the genation

of a permanent Ostablishment for the loughong Office

лис

deferrcol intit cxperience should show what face

evas actually

requisites, ands whats

Office

seb

Foreig Office

Officer

ras

summeration to the

proper se

made to the

according

parties employed,

b to the usual seate

машал

of pay in that Deland. St

appears that no

charge

made for tent of the present

Post Office,

and that the

-expense of the presents temporary

Cestablishment is at the ante

~-~

of 2: 361080 per think thone

сеси

ани

lees no

objections

to Moshates being authorized

with the sanction of your

Ladships to Sepay,

Mese

Post

obarges from the Best Office

Revenue mudel

unted fourther

Orders; least before

ак

any

conformations

confirmation do

do geiem to

the Cestablishment as a

arrangement

perincenent Iwould suggests

267

& that Mr.

Seater should be called

expone to teperite whether the

spoil

vascoces duties

can be

сам

ли

of the Office

bus promptly and efficicully discharged with the force

›

there

Merking

mentioned, and what is the actual salary in de he proposes for

employed.

lor

each party

With respect to the Salary, the Postmaster keuisit

of the

it is evidently insufficients;

expecially

ско

Me scales went-

Office

'e l

Foreig

Office

כי!

289

out under the expectation

that his private practice in the Lour would add cow-

--siderably to his

emstemments,

but as all Afficial femotionarin have been precluded. by adex of the Gaunor from

thei complays

engaging in any

their

- recent than that of public duties, it will be

meessary

that His Concelling

shall be called

state the amount

проно

of semuneratio...

which he considies necessary for the situation, and o Request Yove ladships will

your

be good enough to feruch

да

me with this information

through the Secre

for the lectories .

268

ceretary of State .

I leeg to add that's under

the authority

com

syed to

my Jawa.

Lordships

sony by Govan Aastatigue an the 27th Septo lasts; Dham

directed.

corresponden noe to

be opened with the Carl Indice Compauny

ого

the sub; cel

the transmissie, of Maile

from Hong Kong to the Menites. Kingston by lozete proending

Madras, and

to Cabeutta

Thus some anun

ČA.

in this respects will before

be concluded.

long be

I was on the point of

Office

亨

Foreig

Office

despatching the foregoing

obser

= nations to Your Lordship's when I scenied the furthers frapers. which your referred to me

ин

the 16th Allins, by cabech

it's apponne

that the

Gavanor

of Hongkong has deemed it

Meessary

the 18th July last-

the

to suspends Mo scales from exercise of his Offices of Past=

masur, and to seconunends

his dishuissals.

The grounds of this acheive

proceding

as stated in the

the Colonials

Seller from decretary of Mr. Scales,

are

poss negligence, ignorance

269

his duties, incapacity and

insolence. There are indeeds

some case.

foreward

of caressures haught

d to a

fees of

which fe

Scalies explanation is appended,

hitst others still remain

inexplained, bent nous

their

appear.

tub

of such

as nature as to calls for

her

desimissal, or to warrants at

confirmation of his suspension.

homemes, to

· will proceed, house

notice in detail the scural,

points are they

ассимо

these papers, and upon which it would appear to Gre

лиа

the

has founded his decesions

Office

}

off

Offi

Admiral dir

Mr Scales in

Thomas Cochrane kis septy woptrins complains to the that there mual,

Govenor 8th July last

thait

оси

ми

the be some mis-

take as

ний

his

Afficer, lime price is

from the

) лило

regulated by the firing of the

8 Geen

referred letters & Oblocke

"Agincourt "

for parties

си

every evening,

boards that ship; and it is his atches the Offioir practice to allow.

лиал

half way for any differences.

on his retine to

of line by keeping

the Agincourt" the Office open firing a feur

lufore

the

minutes

of the & Oblock beyonds thes Yen, mine being appointed kour,

also requests

the time food "Beater seginite

fixed

-to

270

cuished

for closing the to the fecrist Affice

with the

малие

of the pearly

his Affice who

سند

answered the

Affivce, from the Agincourts, for -gether with the

Mawl

of such

enable

Offeien, to tuxble.

Min to avvie him

at the breithe the

tt i a

11.

But to this applin

- cation he does

to mul appear

have declined

although in

My Bruce's letter

lao.

For

In the same

das-

daited two days afterwards, - Jending Moricalu, this case is made.

ме

کره

upons

the

les grounds

which

such suspension

is adoreds.

I do not, how-

Lille Air Thomas ever,

pen.

се

Cochrane anise pour this

madverts we

freely

он

els the

very affects

the

conduct of d Pastmaster who

мини

CALL

Cruz

دو

spetency of

Postmaster. Ihone-

must be seles

allowing laid down for

how

that application the regulatio

шаёта was made

aftes of every

Publie

the setablished Department

and

271

-hour for delivery, and in a Post-

could

refeese to Offee

refuese

Office

deliver letters particular

for parties who these inlis had been about should be rigidle

frous

their bounty observeeds, in

alcoves two order to exclude

for alevue tivs

Просмо

fannitisin and

to limit the

expenses

the

Establishment.

If these regulations

are to be deviatio

але

from aunding to the feeding

of the Pastinaster the Muncaalite Community migh".

demand on the

grocend of

For

Off

272

The same

importance of

their

conrespondener. the same indulz

"gence which еделее

was shown to

the Navy, and thes abrogate

the sites which

have been laid

down for

the

lenefit of the

lomfel

Public

An scales has

which he has

Gentleman also been to blames complains of the in this instance, dituction of a

My Govenmil Despatchi foelly achilled = from the 29th he states, komune, Time to the & duty . the he was

howens,

чему,

very

милие

Lat unweil at

this juriod, and

the enor

емы а

appears

to set premcipally

with one of his

Clerks. I do un

Ace that he

mys

could add.

thing to his

explanation This is one

the 7.

al seasons

Jesicipals

alleged for his suspecision .

The next coms these charges of

- plocent is from dilection, of Dr. Carter, and hire, sheir greats contains the negligence, and following charges . Regecire to le

require

jet

корінни

Office

ic O

バ

FOR

{

Off

14 That two

letters sub

explained by Mr. Scales, buss

from England the

by the Apiel Mail were

careers

all cases

очен

of delay and oneer - charge aught.

not delivend dhe fye leeen.

untit

вие

day to have.

after the delivny funcished.

of thal Mail

had taken place

Mither Mr barter

nov

the Stein

Heavy Kong . of which he is

Budly That a

Weller by the

letten

Ревилам

a Onenter, appear

to have

any

Mail residence in

from England, Aistoria, and

recessed at Mong

Kong

Jaxy

the 26th

the 7th diely Jity

273

thrown apous

3d4y That two the Past Office

further Lellers by the april

Orail

мило

of bearing

mind cuto

we are)

separ

the

Agents

leby delivered of these absent

- salely

subsequent parties, to be

едения

applications. 4thly That

which it

one ca

foeil in

must fail

Packet bearing accomplishing

the Keong Kong

Fort Mack of the

17th (may

лист

and which.

ли

should be put a stop to

without

thout delay. delay.

not delivered we

until the 24th : The charge of

as I have already exptcumid, I

was not consider the lack

delivered mutil attempted; to be

the

thrown

that mouth, micotinée de

8thly Acneral

is very geurials

mistances fraux - independently of

of -

upon the ciremustance

+ charges upous

lifters

having

Office

Ꮮ

.....

htters and news es

having

takew

- papers.

place upevards

This teller ends of two mouths

with a complaint prevedies to the of the

"insulting

communication

being

made to

" and conduct the Govenor, " of Mr. Scales to wars and must be "Mr. Carter persons accompanied

the 7th by much fullor

particulars before I could.

rally "Mey":"

очи

Thesers

venture

decision .

: Gemmell This charge sets

Go MC whose previous entirely

complaint.

- comption, and

forcersity the sance is probably

sulfiel

incorrect

274

subject

I have inconed. It

already referred is most likely

to, a satisferetre that these's - rily disposed

Parcels have

portion of the

have again formed

Munistrated

aganiel the

Trail and have

based

charge for postage becon lawcost, with on Panels contrium postage

accord

Patterns congly . It is

which, it is as not knower whe

- suved

are

taken from Reessels by

ther they

the taken from

some the Ship

ber

мене

part, attached an Affice of

to the Post Offic. the Post Offices

Department.

This requires

The next come

splaint is from explanation

Office

от

Forei

Offic

Mt. Blxylow, who Mo Seater coulds Represents that

that a not have bem

Note addressed called upon by by him to the the Gomanor

Poshmaster was

enquire into

the circum.

sunt teach by this matter,

the Messenger

who conveyed istance secus

it', unapovedo

to have occured

two days after

سم

the suspension

Mr. Scales, and

емо

supposing

Mr. Scales

in Affice, and that the complaint.

itself

линол

well

founded, me of

the Blacks, and

not

275

cob the Pasbe

- master, appears

to have kun

the party

-lo

blame, and e

cannot therefore,

understand why

this

сале

has.

lean indeeded.

in the present

correspondence

With suspect to the enguing.

from

Luit : leob. Luard

to whether the charge of 4d is correct, ou

tallers from

India, when two Annas had

leuens prepaid in Dudia, Me scales is purfully, right. this

perfectly (.

Office

2.C

Forei

Offic

ans

rate should be levied in

the sun.

276

This last particular, esquisis

explanation,

paid

the

on a

Bong Kong; by the sender is Indian portage, and levid

Cast

Crete Indias Ampany, inder- = pendently, of the Superial rate

collected by the Post Office of Bong Kong:

The only conviving paints in this correspondence is Mr Scales's

report to the

-leatorial Secretary stating

-that he has received and paid the Dollar als 1/2, a :that he has charged 1/5

alle letter for Augland. Southampton.

ти

wir

and

This

хо

the postage.

Лам

heller by that contes is Shitting. It is peobentats. that it will appear 1/8 is the

оне

equivalent in the retard. leusseney for

in which

ling in

Stuting,

charge

shitting

the

сале

would bee correct.

Having thirs

yone

Office

Through

Mi Of

the suunal instances brought

forward, Innist s

say

that

I do not consider thes

seresies chan

changes against. the Pastmaster of gross negli =

"youes, iguumus his dut is

រ

Foreign

Office

Law Officers

incapacity and insolence-bone-

aut

the

tby only culpable

correspondence. The

cases

осме

-Mose

delivery

of delay in the debiony of our

Despatch for

the Adminal and

several tellers to Individuals,

Mors

fore

which much

excuses

may be offered, ex her it is recollected that An Sales has

had to contend, against great pressure of business with the assistance only, of Young, Officers entirely ignorants of

their duties.

which Pur

The sports Scales has furnished to this Department since his arrival

277

e ar

at hong kong so far from betraying wither ignoraures incapacity, pinces that be has made himself well-

же

ев

equainted with the duties of this Office, ands frothers that he must have giem.

thes

test attention to the Past

gralist,

04-11

Office Laws hacces decided correctly,

de Regulations

the greater.

he has done on

portion of the

have

Cour

CAD CAI

before.

that

kim.

With regards to the charge

insotince I do not see

that it is substantialed by

:the accompanying Papers

Office

M Of

Ꮮ

Foreign

Office

Law

is a

lase

change

which it is lay

to wake and diffientl

to disprase, and, to substanse

tiate it much mist depend upow the personal charader of the party making the complaints. In justice, too, to Mr. Scales, Ifeels lesend to obese that the lowespondence transe - sculted by the Governor.

or ad

Proof of the incapacity, negligence, and incivility of Mr. scales, ebearly shows

that he has endeavoured to

abelige and to afford a

additional

accommodation in several

дел

instavis

instances.

278

Besides suggesting a plan

for

the

пиоге

delivery of

convenient-

the

Lellers fors

Itul he drew the Gourvois

Fleet

attention to the expedeney

establishing a delivery of

Lettors

ffice

Letters in Victoria,

-Carriers and a priodicals

despatch of

letters to lehechchoo

and Sarwan . It furthe appears

he has been in the

- habit of allowing Officers

of Ships of Move to enter his

private

Латин soour au

the loutk of

fereen the

from

do schael-

letters for

their ships those withix for.

مادة السمان بود

Forei

Offic

themselves

their friends, and

1. further act of accommoda, a

tedly, lakin

- tion, he has repeatedly

their males

hand in

tracyment ; of postage. In bathi

lings his

these last proceedings

wish to abtine bas led him to

break through the regulations

of the Department. No

should

он оли

any

же

Account be

pemilled to see the Letters

post Office, but the

in as pa

Postmaster and the Alarks

-employed by kin, and as he is personally responsible for the perclage. passing through his Office,

on all letters

}

it is the established rule

279

the Department to require

payment of pretrage to be made in mong lufore.

Letter

parties

are

taken out by.

to whom they

addressed.

the

are

The Goveruses has not

suit Ms Scaless counter states

-ment, exhich he called

прог

him to

furwich, beat,

swhen it is recieved, it may

enable

- to forme

how far, his impres

opinion how, for

ffice

Ꮮ

lince, unless

- sions have been justified. In the

лиенти

His Excelling has sexson is

orea

aituence other than those contained in the Documents

which he has ab

5 precut forwarded, Deannat lecet

consider that he has been

des in resorting

precipitates

such

ние

excheme me.

measure,

and I trust that Gen

Lordships will request

request Lond

5 give directions

Stanley to give a

that Mr. Scakes ma

may

restored to the duties

lee

his

Offices, especially as by the

писалино

there is no

adapted, I presume

security for the

Revenue, since the écritics

of Mr. Scales cannol keld responsible for

сам

280

the dels

of the party who has replaced

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Tham Je

digued) Lonsdale

General Post Office: 14 th December 1844)

Office

Foreign

Office

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RECEIVED

SEP. 18 1844

1558. Mauritius

War Office

282

17th Sept. 1844-

With reference to

г. Jer ver.

уп

letter of the 15 uur. relative to Sundry Men of the 55. who had been Endowed to volunties wit the 98 Rye with

view

their being employed the Police in Arah Kong, dam directed & acquaint

, that a

List of the

en having been obtained affears, that many Them have served in the

my long enough

entitle them

if discharged.

to Pensins

Invalid,

Стра

in consiguene

Levin being so compen

uquired.

The Lundin,

actar is of spivin

theupe, that if the

W. Hope E

Colonial He

and handy.

The God. th?, of course, he so informed

Fore

Office

should be engaged in the

Poline Free they.

le at oner

they should

discharg

from the Army; and

рти

their discharg

and apon

docum

being sent home, the Case

would be submitted

the Commission

Hospital in orde

Ена

Honghong

d. Sulivanery, Lie

Forwarded by AxGT 1. Mundoch 10

M. Stephen

M2 Hope

of Chilen

Lord Stanley //

that

No.19.

think the mon

Vede Sore oft: Man

Claim

ия Символи

in those in which

have

ang

Pension, they may fix

the dates whit

men

will

.. entitled

on thei

Ceasing to be employe in the Police

Sam,

You most. Medial fo

Khuluan

13 Augent

283

144.

Lundirected G

Lord Stanley Bolatito

you for the information of the Lecretary at Mar that its appears from Despatches recently

meives from this t Pottinger that arrangement,

May commbethat had been made between

arget nothing has

ben fetth with the

Meaning into any Илимим

himself and the

and the Major

General Comm & the Frost,

wito any General

mistongsong

toit pensions firtion for the employment of

people _ & that inn

willie, out. wol must

have the option

виши

about go

ぶら

O meu

of the

55th Regiment as Police

Swin ken df, camering in that felony, and this

on in the Army thang tim pikice force

ри

the return of the 55

there men had bee allowed to volunteer

into the 98th Lord

considers that

Stanly con

Fore

Offic

the arrangement by which the services of men of their desimption Rehepaused for the

promised

Член

Police is

have

of great advantage

to public interests, and he has obtained the

the

consent to it of the Comm? in Cheep, condition, however, that

The men should be discharged

altogether from

from the

Army and transferred to the Civil authorities. the the propriety of their stipulation dowd Stanley concurs but before carging it into effect

The considers it

operation

ih neupay

to come to a clear

understanding as to tits effect on the claims of

284

these men to Rensions.

would seem probable that among them magle

тему

who have hem

a considerable time in Amsewire and who

would, therefore, if they had remained in the trung

have been entitled alus

distant period to their discharge on persion, and in the casesfall of theme

them some claim of

thes devciption meat have accused. It would be impossible пресилен и for HinGod! to take

advantage of any mis.

Jarry appukension

or want

of foresight on the part of there persons place e position

theme in a worse

orea

Office

than when they volunteered for the Police Force but

at the same time it does

not seem just that the Remmer of Hongshote

Revenue

should bear towhole

Expense of pensions large peut of which might mobably have been larued

& Military

Stanley

sewice.

dord

therefore, dexire,

me to predpose for the

consideration of the Leedah

Whether it might be practicht

then that whenever any of thake and arrangement

the Individecal, nord

of from the terms for the Police discharged

in Hongkong shall either from The cause bugth of service become entitled to persions such proportion of thone pensions as may be equivalent to the length of the Military service sprach. Individecal shall be paid from Military Funds. The remaining portion being defraged from the Revences of the Colony.

Mavere

285

Land Board

286

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Jan//44

Desp Hfor 431-

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RECEIVED

JAN. 19

1844

287

Colonial Land and Emigration Office

Sir

8th January 1844

187

With reference to our two former communications of the 17th December last, on the past measures respecting the disposal of Land at Hong Hong, We have the honor to report for Lord Stanley's information that after Giving our best consideration to the dulyject, we do not see any better mode of proceding for the future than to follow out the same

general principles . _

Jannes Sephen Ex

ove

де ке

oreign

Office

Land

Board

}

We would recommend that whenever it is thought proper by the Governor to dispose of any lands, they

thould be exposed to Auction, and that

they should not be parted with in

perpetuity nor for a price to be at

cuce paid down, but that the

biddings should be

for

an amount

of Pent per annum on Leases for

가

such term of years as the Governor

may fix, not exceeding 75 years.

We think that in the present uncertainity

of the permanent value of Land at Hong Kong, it should be left to the discretion of the Governor to

name pour time to time such

Expect price on the respective Lots as he

May

288

may think suitable and expedient_

In the case of all Lands

designated either as Marine, Four, or Aurban Lots, we are inclined to

think that it should in no case ve competent to a party to acquière them except at Auction. And for

Hiis purpose the Governor should naine the Ength of precious advertizement which will be requisite,

it measure in which it will be bery important to entail the least posible delay upon applicants, counstent with affording a pair opportunity for competition. As regards Country Lands, We should bec 510 objection, if they have been once exposed to Auction

and

289

oreagr

Office

ard

835

of to any

and not bid for, to their afterwards being at once disposed of to ??plicant at the same upset price, 1:nlep the Governor should see special xason to suppose that they ought zain to be submitted to Auction.

Whether or not to have fixed periodical sales irrespective of the existence of any previous applicants, is 2 question to which it may be well to draw the Governor's attention,

but one upon which it does not

appear to us

that there are at

present the means of forming a judgment in this Country. But unless there exist a real demand by bona fide Settlers, we are inclined to

think

think that such Sales might do more

harm than good; that they might

wild to depreciate the Sublic property

and perhaps also produce the evil of dova-jotting

Under the present circumstances of Hong Kong, and until experience shall supply more certain data to act upon, we feel that the could ! not with propriety do more than suggest for Lord Fanley's consideration,

bie

that the foregoing outline may Communicated to the Governor for his information and quitance upon the important subject of the disposal of Land.

We have the honor to be

For Your obedient

Fumble Servant

Tied to Ellish

Alexanderton

290

Fore

Offic

リ

Lowerbung propone to adoht the adoria,

with then suppl

Krass, which Honglong

wil

---

poil. Innhild

chirish in

at hush shad

be grated. The promum shall heism.

inquination with the Swangenfund. to make stificaties as to the character of the mildings

утор

xym zz

зад

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perhindern lot,

179 Jun and Shambly

the value

and whalemmes exkl the down who abag with the pratist

were a jeriodically alter, the perimisele

summary from tables, fixing

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then other

to the authnilis

on the spot. In

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While

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RECEIVED

SEP 23

1844

1592 Amy Kory.

Colonial Land Kuigation Office

21h September 1844.

misted" Mr. 57%. 19 Hooper's

Lis

Having in

in a

deparate

offered

report of our

letter

general concurrence

in the

revor of the Local authorities

upon the settlement of Land, Claims at Hong Kong, there

gemans

out

a different point arising

the fovernor's Despatch of the 22th of January which we apprehend should be brought under.

dond Stanley's notice with a view

to revision.

James Stephin Pag

PAMEN

291

292

The fovernor forwards.

scale of fees which

mended by the

Fore Offic

1 to be

Offic

and

ward

Jaken

was

ου

recom.

Board of officers

in the Land office Kong, and which has

at Hong Kong, and

raped the Council. To the last three items in

in this scale.

are not prepared to object, but

to subjoin an we beg leave

-:stract of the first three charges,

which we

we cannot help thinking

excepive.

"Reparing any

Lease

or grant.

Affixing Public seal

10 per cent on

the amount of Annual rental

there to... 5 per cent Do Bo

"Registering any apijn=

In the first place the

principle of au

fee where

Must

ad valorem

the amount

the

Jame

од

trouble

in every

case appears to us erroneous, and calculated muccessarily to impor

a disadvantage on large Purchasers from the fovernment, and in the next place the rate of these fees, when the very high rents which have been realized

at Hong Kong are considered, seems

to us

been excepive__

to have

and to have constituted a tax

which

itself,

was

neither politic in

nor proper

The rental

in its account.

rental lately disposed of

haring amounted

to £15,000 per

ment mortgage

other alienation.

5 per Cent D. D."

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Foreig

Office

tes

293

and the two first of

the fees above enumerated con=

stituting

immediate and

certain charge of 15 per cent independently of the liability to

* her cent more

more afterwards, it

follows that the public

must

to pay

have

been called upon no lep than £2,250 to

the Land office for fees upon

прои

transactions not very mumerous

in themselves, and

sach one

the other

to which

so exactly resembled

as to entail по ада

ditional exertion or responsibility.

We wouts accomment

that the

principle of an ad valorem pe

be attogether abolished; that for

the preparation of Leases, the proper Law - Officer be paid once for all by the government suitable and moderate fee for his rouble

in drawing up the stand- inf form, without making any charge at all to private parties on

this account.

6; and that for affiging the public seal, and for registering transfers or mortgages, (which last seems a pery proper

object to fovernor

be provided for ") the

for)

shouts establish

fixed fees of no large amount which may be reported for the consideration of the Secretary of State,

айд

wheek

Foreign

Office

rate as

far

regards affixing

need

not

we think,

the seal

exceed 5 Dollars.

We have the honor to be,

Lir.

Jour obediench

humble servants

John & thefine

294

Foreign

Office

bowhall be

на свак

129

SFP 23 1844

1593. Ang Kong.

295

19 Nom/an

Colonial Land Kunigation Office

21th September 1644

We have the hour to

Reknowledge your

letter of the 18th

This mstant, accompanied by a Dethatch

He may Hote

from Lis H. Pottinger enclosing a

further correspondence with dand-

Holders at Hong Kong

Holders

at Hong Kong on their

wish to secure

secure in

in perpetuity the

Lands in the

Jour

πι

which

their buildings have been created.

We regret that under the

гергейтий

prepure of more virgent business

James Stephen Fre

during

oreign

Office

act

during the Lepion of Parliament,

been unable

have

offer

report

detailed

dooner to

the bulky and

returns respecting the

disposal of Lands at Hong Kong

supplied in lir Henry Pothungers "Despated his of the 22nd

January last. We now propose.

to submit

Juch

remarks as have

occurred to Его on an examina=

tion of that despatch, and their

to add

ozir

observations on the

foverion's outrequent despatches, _ 271-4---

7th March Hulle 27念

including the

the one

now referred

4th May

to us, respecting the remonstrance

of the Landholders aganist the

limit

placed to the duration of their Leases..

Numerous Lands N

296

the

sise of the proposed town, as Lord Stanley is aware, were dis=

hored of subject to Her Majesty's Pleasure, by Captain Ellish and

by Mr Johnston while acting a fovernors of Hong Kong. In our report of the of th December 1843, we analyzed such information

was thew ropesed respecting these different Lands; and

to the Lord Stanley came conclusion that the charine

того

Lots might be confirmed for 75 years at the rates of ammal payment originally fixed

Jumerous

on ther

but that

the Town

orbigr

Office

Town and Luburban Lots demands

further enquiry

алд

muist

on the spot,

be dealt with one-

cordingly by Lir Henry

Pottinger. Poy Sir Henry's

By Desportch of the 9th of January "it appears that this recepity

for enquiry was foreseen by hing

· for that before the receipt of the foregoing directions, he had already appointed a

Board of officers to moestigate the Land Clarins, to whom he issued Instructions which appear to

have been jush and

puitable to

the occasion. This

Board after careful inquiry

297

arrived at the opinions, 11⁄2 that

the Marie Lots already granted

should be confirmed at their

original prices for periods of 75

the same

years (thus precisely anticipating Lord Stauley's decision on subject); qudly that the Town and luburban Lots already granted shout be rated afresh, and shouts be divided for this purpose into different clapes; zooly, that all future Lots shout

be put up to Auction, and that the bidding of Purchasers shouts be for the commuar rent itself, instead of naming fixed rent, and making a distinct premium the su

arrived

Office

829

of competition . To these views the fovernor acceded, merely

adding that shouts deen his lot

any

individual

over-valued by the

Board of officers, he shouts be at

liberty to hold it

* gate

at the average

at which similarly situated

Lots night sell at the approach

=my public

public Lale.

place

The Sale in question look

not long afterwards. The minimum price of the different

to be the same

lobs

was

ordered

as that fixed by the Board on

similar lots previously granted,

and

the result was that while the aggregate upact price of the Land amounted to £1300

They

298

they fetched by Auction it 2000, thus apparently proving that the former raluations had been

moderate.

Pasing by for the moment

which

the only print ou

any

complaint appears to have been

made

on the foregoing decisions we have the honor to report that in the main they seem

to us to have

been quite prekę and to deserve the sanction of the Secretary of State. We feel

no doubt whatever

that the

fovernor judged right in agreeing with the Gourd of officers, that

it was

better

to make the

tumal

299

ammal rent itself the subject of competition, instead of fixing

the rent

and having

bouns; aid высо

a separate

we only notice the

point specially, because Lir Henry Pottinger expreßes some

anxiety to know that his view of it

snay

mnect with approval.

It also appears to us

that

the Board of officers, whose labors we observe that Sir Henry Pottinger promised to bring to the ::otice of Government, discharged

their duties in

clear

and satisfactory manner.

Turning now

which the Lands have been assigned upon

dearse

to their holders instead

of being granted in

perpetuity, we

may observe

that the subject does

of amy

claim of right.

not admit

Neither Captain Ellish nor rv:

Johuston

were armed

with any

authority to dispose of the rublic

Lands, and it

was expressly aw=

nounced by the former officer, under

whour the principal Sales took

place, that they

must be subject

to Her Majesty's Pleasure. But it has of

been sep the with of Her Majesty's fovernment

courte

not

W deal

with the holders of

to the dis-

These

how far

Land equitably; and

Itus

has

been

dons

cupion which has taken place

the limited period

period fore

which

}

done

is the

next question

look to. It is certainly

some presumption in favor

the fairnes of the original decision, that without concert

Jane

view should have

been adopted at nearly

the

Jame

moment by

ver tab the

To this they auswer

Lales were

300

delusive charae:

ter, arising out of speculation, and

couts afford

value. That

tion did

real Test

spirit of specula =

much

affect

there

cau

readily

wouts

transactions we

but yet it

believe,

difficult, as

Sir Henry Pottinger

has observed, to apply amp

Lord Stanley in this Coun=

by a Board of officers

try, and

Kory

sitting at Hong Kong itselfs

Eis Henry Pottinger also pointed

out to the fulleomen who

wrote

Do min

the subject,

that at the recent public sales higher rates had been voluntarily givew that they were called upon to pay.

better

tesl

of value

thaw Lale:

fair and open market

On the

considering the

whole, however,

many motives

for dealing liberally with the

Merchants

анд

invested

their

others who have.

Money

at Houghout, we

in purchases were dispoed,

Y ven

301

Lis

even before the arrival of lir

Henry Pottinger's last despatch,

to recommend

some concepion

their favor. But what that concepion shouts be

seems to

us more doubtful. The parties

themselves request, and fir Henry

Pottinger now

states

that he

out

ве

dispored

to grant,

tenure in perpetuity, on

that at

condition

very successive period of 75

the and of

301

Supposing that the parties r =

ceived, according to common

practice,

Lease for

a period

deemed sufficient to compensate

How for their outlay of Capital without having any positive

right at

the end, it wont be the:

simplest course

to offer then

terms

renewal

such

مت

is the fovemment judged reasonable

анд

let them accept or

reject those

termis

they pleased.

years

the

ground-

rent night

the current

& altered according to

value of Land in the Colony.

We confess we

shorts apprehend

" much difficulty from this plan.

Supposing

But by the present project, no

such test

corets be applied.

they must remain in popesion

of their premises at any rate,

مو

that

shouts

they dislike

the

the proposed amount of renewed ground_ rent, it can scarcely

Heli

what shouts determine

the dispute. If indeed the town

were

of Victoria in Hong Kong divided amongs a great number. of Proprietors, there might be

some current value of Land

ascertained by pequent trans:

actions

be mate

and provision might

in the terms of

the lease for deciding any

- increase of fround-Rent by proper Appraisers. But in

rouch of fact the

whole

is intended to remain

the

Jorn

ام

}

302

the property of the Crown alone. All the eligible Lots in it will

be very

soon, if theis

are

soh

already, disposed of so that

after the lapse of 75 years the

renewals will take place in

large quantities, and

taneous periods.

at simul

For these

reasons

shouts

much prefer at once

extending the duration of the

Leases for a

reasonable period

to encumbering there

with con =

ditions which we do not see

the means of carrying out without dispute and discontent. And while therefore attaching

its

808

its full weight to the concurrent proposal of the principal Landholders, acquiesced in as it has ultimately been by Sir Henry Pottinger, we still

rust

Dather

recommend that

the duration of the Leases

should be increased from 75

303

several Leases shall fall in, the Servants of the Crown will have

authority to shew due considera =tion for good tenants.

We have the honor to be,

Lir

Jour

obedieish

humble les

hunil.

These Ellist

years

much longers period

Las

ford thatley may deem

· reasonable, such for mistance as

79 years, but that

shout neither

there

be any grant in

- perpetuity subject to conditions,

· nor get any right of renewal,

"atthough of course it cannot

be doubted

that

when

the

deveral

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ご

V V V A Z

26 b4fur sent now i

28 Oct.

Lord Stanley

allach much

importance

It is not, I think, carry

to the question

ohelbur

acases of Crown Lands in Mary Korg

shall be granted for 78 pears (the or for 29 Jeurs (iter)

sin perpetuning

Sucreasing

to proposal of

with some

original proposal)

the Commit)

Stifelation for

the Resel, if necessary, at the on

The

of each successive 75 grans (it proferal of the for)

Cavest

быт

the term must die

Leasehold tenure however long the term

must diennage

the lake Exports show that

the adhere to their 75 years _ the labe

ite athin

54-777

huldig

ruffle all conjective

***

on to what the state of things will then be at

I do not believe that the reverse

version exfactual on a

improvements

Shillings. By own einfächere so that a permanent

terme on the best - Shouse is the Island would sell for fine

and unalterable Ground Rent in the but for all parties because it heart

discourages expenditure.

which

them tom

The tenure

forward to

periad

Lungs

RECEIVED

SEP 93

1844

1991 tong Kong.

Now/44

304

Colonial Land Huigration Office

23rd September 1844.

Lir

With reference to

our separate

report on

the general question of

"Lases of Land at Hong hong which

Gor motel.

ferns

one

the subjects adverted

of the

to in Lis Deury

Lis Henry Pottinger's Despatch

37 of the 4th of May last

h: 37

evclosed in

gour

recent letter of

the 18th instant, we beg leave to

state

hoành refard the other point mentioned by fir Heny Pottinger in that Despater, that he appears

James Stephen

to us

его

to have acted very judiciously

in deciding that the value of any dand which may require to be

resummed for public purposes shouts Jury, instead of

me apessed by a

being determined on the responsibility

of the Surveyor feneral; and we wouts recommend

that this

measure

be approved.

We have the honor to be,

Lir

four obedient

humble servants

Fuels Ellist

Hechter schree

305

Polle

mj..

Lond Stamalay I cappers the Gor's authority in sccepted as conclusive, other

I the Subject

W. Meesse

them the danger of

of a

of By

such

-W

this quaelian

the

a small

versity

daufer

770

ESCLIVED

DEC. 2 1844

مید

جرق

Koris

306

Colonial Land Amipation Office

30th hovember 1844

Mr Robert Webster to

We have the honor to

backyowledge the receipt of your

Sletter of the 21th Ultimo

Ford Stanley, 5 bet: Hats. Accompanied by the Papers,

W. Adenigton to hir

Hope, the 1843.

the, &.& April this. Refereed to in the Margin on Lord bang & link the Elain of rv Robert Webster,

Pottinger 6th May this.

་

Sitish merchant at Hongkong,

to a

Plot of sand there.

As this

one of the

Clanus arising out of

Rovisional grant of Land in

Sunes Stephen Erg

James

Hong

Hongkong into which Lord Stanley

had directed

307

immediately on the establishment

investigation to

made , any consideration of

the Cûte

present wouts appear

to the premature. We would therefore

suggest that

Mr Webster be informed

in reply to his communication,

that Instructions

were

sent out to

the colony at the commencement of last year to the effect that Her Majesty's fovernment conto not then sanction the atienation of any portion of the Public dand in Hong Kong, nor recognise any provisional grants which might have been made previously to private Individuals, but that

mmediatel

a regular fovernment Enquing shouts be instituted into the Equitable

clarius of all Holders of Land, and that mutil the result of this suquiry be known, Lord Stanley.

will not be able to take

further steps in this case.

We have the honor to be,

Sir

Jour obedient-

humble Servants,

When & thew Lefine (Alexander

any

}

2 Dec, W. Hope

that an Standing

カッ

ECEIVED

C.O. DEC. 5 1844

宮

308

Lin

Your

Colonial Land Shinigration Office, 5th December 1844

We have the honor to acknowledge

letter of the 13th ultimo, accons

panied by a

Despatch from the

fovernor of Houp Kong, contarining

particulars of the semoval of certain Chiriese Shopkeepers and others from Choong-hong in the centre of Victoria to

another locality in the

Ta-piny - Khan.

same city called.

The removal of these people

from the district in which they

originally settled in that is stated by

Jannes Stephen Eng

Athe

Lice Comm

the Governor to have been very advisable

well as

to have been

for the interests of the Community,

been rendered imperative

muder Instructions received from Her

Majesty's Government, and

the arrause:

ments for effecting it

Entrusted

Committee appointed

Kir

were

appointed by

Henry Pottinger. This Committee

recous.

mesided in their Report that a

location at

where a

pesh Ta-ping- than, a pouch considerable Chinese population

had already settled, shouts be levelled

the

people

marked out and prepared for to which they should be permitted to

"remove

the materials of their dwellings

at Choong Hong. They also suggested that all arrears of rent should be remitted,

that each person

in addition

to being allowed to occupy his

new

309

shout

location for five years rent free,

a small gratuity to cover

receive

the expense of removal. Mr Davis has reported that he has departed from the recommendation of the Committee in one respect only by disallowing the pecuniary compensation for removal, thinking it inexpedient

to grant this further indulgence as

they have already occupied their

present trabitations rent free, a privilege which is to be extended to theus for the next five years. -

We have

the hour

hour to

reasons

to report that the

the governor has assigned.

for refusing to sanction the

bayment

Jice Comm

rayment of a gratuity, appearing

to us to be sufficient we

wort

suggest that his proceedings be

approved.

We have the honor to be

(

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551 Hongkong Metropolitan Police Office

RECEIVED Whitehall Place

APR 3 1844

311

1th April 1844 -

May

may

mory.

copy

The Commissioners

of Police of

The Metropolis, with reference to

the

with

communication they have had

- you as to the selection for the consideration of Lord Stanley

of Officers of the metropolitan Police whom the Commissioners

could recommend for the oppointment of Superintendent

довите and Inspecters of Police at Horg Rong, beg to submit the queries in the enclosed memerancem._

The Hon ble

Colonel Wilbraham

Colonel

The

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The individuals whom the Commissioners consider best qualified for the oppointments

have

пого

been in the Police

several years, and the

Commissioners have reas on to

believe they would not relinquish

the advantages their services

give

them towards

superann

annuation

and provision in case

disability from

allow and

де

wown ds &c, unless

equivalent in the amount of

mode con

Your

be provided

Sir

Obedient Servant

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Salary,

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other

mode

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Queries

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Interest Honghong C.E. Reachyon Ente

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Fortvurded MAY.

Mundor M*Stephen

M. Hope

Land Stanley 2

Ser

557 M.0.0.

SS.

313

Witt & ference Bay

Wetter ifthe 9th & 3 jess

Biper

Answer Bis/any last relative Ithe app = of

Cerpants

one Inspect X 2. legents Bice at Dong Hongs

discated by od leade

ale

1 April.

Strawshut & you for the

consideration of the cond

Cocemes of the Sicotary

the Copy of a letter from Mt. Mague the ovenr of Metropolitan Pece regetting further tape. mation as of the abortion Abe Spered Flaudidates Estiese tuohous

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Ford Stanley would propose he answer & these questions Inform Mt Mayne that there would to objection to paying are allowance t Officers incapacitated. Under the circumstances

alluded Zen his firs. Enquiry, should the revenue By Houghtoughe adequate & such a Charge; & that they should be culetted & Superan=

Mucation allowances under

the art 485 M.40.24. provided they contributist a due props. tion of the salaries & the Super- =annuation Fund. But his Ford hip fears

that considerable

314

defferetty might be forced

in underding, the colade. - tions for retired .__ allowin

service

any previous the the Metronolitan Police In respect Bodging ford Stauley es unable at

present Estate What accommodation may exist in Honghong; But he apprehends that it Will hereafter be reaper A provide a Barrack for The Police, if one has not already been provided, 4m that case the. Paspecten 7. Sergeants with of Be drushed with toons in the Building :

With regard the expense & passage Sond Sticuley, considers head as only the Myperion Officers

course

Foreign

Office

Fr Offi

"2000 sent out they should be provided with fier pastag; as has been done in the case of similar officers sent but flygton. & elsewhere. "I that if they are selected from the Metronolitan

Police, their pay from the Revenues Percumes of Hougtong should commence from the time when their pay in the Metropolitan Force

icates.

Lord Stulen would Request Abe informed whether the Lords Comm's ofthe "ressary coneur with him as Ste decision become son these several pocuts

Whitteall Plane

Heat Sevi

( Strid i 20pig,

Lopa, of

315

She

&& con

juries I mentionis.

They are eat so

Froti

Tomar Hape Fam has duins, but Ssars them.

28 jou may, perhaps

Colonie Willishani

Fore

find it up housle to hand fear

houble to kam fear me shall not find

the dasan's mis atd. is cach

The Bubrofoblan Police benome intitled to four wis

Hader the forecision of the Jes.4.2.4.4. 12.

Offic

2.2.5. Nust. 3. 47. S. 23

I the now fal the value of any period of

groine to me?

Wheat should the questions. 2.

316

way

welling to accept the

ficks welling

fontments et Bong long,

phone from seperisme &

Sheletty

un could recommend

Beleine me

bery, faithfully you

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317

22th Mand

Heuing the Commisioners of

the appointment

March 18440.

been Leicted

Police to

appointment of Asperentendant of

Hong.

Blue at

at (

and after

duly considering the propend blows with

Jste the

Answers

Aubmitted.

112

the questions which I the offerentement

accetting.

I mod repreffeilly, affer

the following

observations for the consideration

Commissioners

Justion

CAL

Chat

that to maintin

accordance with the

of the

with the importionen

the appointment and the

dinharge of

its duties

officient

Salam..

318

Residence

£500

500 per Annum and writ be only

adequate

dum. for the defuntindant, and £260

Annum with the like advantage the Infuctors.

Forcig Office

per

for cack

Offeer

firmly apured, that,

worth the opittance of the officers where -have been submitted to fill the

Names

of cintments of Inspectors, and who have

been

under

five years,

established

ти

lin

orders for the last

Police

effective the land

Charles

can

M May

Inspector

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Ihan aheadz augnanti 1.Men with W. Soulbama's minute you t Sugiong ulature to house, but Swill meation the fint again to Col. Matiation is perhaps a som na tion from Lord Sealy would spent halgat Conglong. when the parties arrive at

22nd Porch 1854.

In reference to the Appointment of Inspector of Police at Hong Kong. bez to state I have carefully considered the whole of the

cumstances connected with

circums

the same and feel desirous of accepting the situation providing the proposition of Inspector May isandud

If the Gregor Tezz

Fyears of age to

seen in c'edia

Ley! In the 26 Madras Benjel

Sear

acceded

シ

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Foreign Office

Office

March 22

319

1944

In Expence to the

appointment of Resector of Jodie at Hong Kong. I by to state I have confully considered the whole of the

Circumstances connected with the same

and

feel desirous of accepting the Situation providing the proposition of Inspector Thay is acceded to

Thomas Brither

is years of age of defecten Ang

C's been a martes. Aober 20

pide booker.

day

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APR. 3

1844

551. BongMang

320

Quoting the proposect - appcentments

of. Superertencent and Inspecters of Police at Hong Kongez

Question,

will be

If these i fficers will

entitled to o provision in

the event of their becoming

incapacitated from

injuries

- from

Accee've d

the.

execution of their duly.

or ellriess ar

useing frone

The Ximole.

gd ffs they will be entitled .

to the Superannuation

allow

nce under

the

HA - of 4 & 5 W ? 4

(oß 34.

[

Foreign Office

ice

ICC

3th Should they be selected_

Police

from the Metropolitan Sotion.

will their past Sewice in the Metropolitan Police be

included in the Calculation

for a Service Superannuation_

ollerance,

Residences are

not-

If Mesicer provided by Government-

will a sufficient allowance

bstituted

5th If a. fece passage will

be allowed,

If the Salaries will

6th of the

Commence

- preci to

embarkation.

321

{

322

Foreagr

Office

Queries

respecting the appointment Superintendent and Inspectors of solici at Thong Rono .

Question.

If the Officers acceptiona the situations will be entitled to

a provision in the event of their becoming incapacitated from injuries received in the execution of their

duty,

Climate? -

illness

arising from the

Answer

of the Revue fting

King

can pay such allow anno Iace no olgaleo to there bring paid rendre

the circumstuves stated

wile

If they will be entitled to

and at this rate if they

nuation allowance under convibute the dice propon

Superannuation

the Act of 4 and 5 Will: I, cap at : hon of their Lulung to the

Luperannusten

ки

Foreign Office

ESE

of their devoood "will" date from

their new appointments,

their past service in the Metropolitan Police be included : in the

ceitule

It seems to me diff all

the salaries will commence

to combine Demecke & prior to embarkation : Colunal tune in, say Luperannuations.

323

of taken from the the hopolitan Police their hay ought to contin

4th

har

If that residences are

not

than no meaur

sufficient allowance with be

7th

If the nature of the duties

require

theat

horse be provided, with

Wis empeseble sagin

an ane way to ther

ixpences entailed therely be dopage Schulet thunch that

provided by Govenment, whother Knowing what hover to Government

Substituted ?_

offermishery lodging eacts at Hong Kong

the Folie und noth

Mantl

5th

If a free passage

allowed

will be

If a few Lupenor offend or capecentendant only

auch. I should an no

obzation to geving a fou pufrage. Babthe

сале

wd be different if any

numbe wen rech

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324

Metropolitan Police office

се

Whitehall Pla

3. June 1844

The Commissioners

Police of

the Metropoli's have to acknco bolje. the receipt of your

lever

23d Ull communicating by

the

Ford Stanleys directions answers

to the inquiries proposed in the

beller addressed by the Commissiones

to Colonel Wilhoham on the 1!!

April in reference to the appointment

Superintendent and Inspecters

Police at Hong Kong. -

The Commissioners beg to state for,

the information of Lord Stanley that

if a Salary to the Superintendent

G. W. Hope Erre

Welbahar

Adem to Capt.

you

shuts ser anthin

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сл.

Poste

•

Foreig Office

Police at Hong Kong be allowe

of £500 a year, and a

Salary of

£250 - to each of the Inspectors, and

in e ase

of any of these Officers

becoming incapacitated from

injuries received in

the

execution

of their

Sergeants for the oppointments

Inspectors at Hong Kong.

Jam

Your

Sir

Obed Serre

Minnettargat

duty

or illness arising

from the Climate, a retiring

allowance will be made them,

the Commissioners can select

Inspecter of the Metropolitan.

Polece whom they

can

Recommend as very

well

qualified for the appointment

of Superintendent, and two

Sergeants

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325

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Office

FOR

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Home Elemen

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Raydong

we had letter of

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326

B. Mayne Ey

Metrop:

Jolie

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Mayfess

Mudah 20 Stephen 30

LandStanley 2/

to return

drick

the

Anonce

following an

With

ier proposed

in the Letter which

Im addrefed

Colonel Wilbrahem on

Copy

Gen 31.

1tt Allinio in

Apornce to the pruitment

intendent and

Ap: tment of Paper:

Lispectone of Jobic al

1. There would be

objection to pezing

untillowance.

Offers

Foreign

Office

Off

TSE

Officers incapucilitea from injuries received in the excention of their

duty

سلسال

-illness arions from the Climate, stall

the Revenue of tech trong be adequate touch a charge.

2. The Offices could be entitled to Inferan: mahin Alleman

under the het 425 W.4

C. 24 provided they

Contributed a due

proportion

due ofthin Salaries to the

Inperannuation Funditat

3. Under tolvishing regulation Relating to Superannuché

or Rebres Allowances sonta

in pursmence o

me of that bet Services in the Metropolitan

Schie could not be

taken into account on

Celulations for rebred

Allovice

Allowances.

327

4th on aspect th Jorging

it is imposible at fennt

to state what accommo=

dation

may

list-in

N.H., but it will probably

hereafter be neceper

←

provide a Barrel for the Pobie, if

one

been provided

has not.

not thing

Superintendent th

that case the suspectors and

Songeante.

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course be

famished with Avons in the Building.

5t with separd with expense of passage only the Superior officers

are sent out, they will be provided with fee разни

and

6. If they are

Khichis

from the Mitropoutan Police

this Pay from the Revenues.

ofhough will Commen

fer.

Foreign Office

Office

Law

Officers

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from the time when thin

Pay in the Metropol : Force

Clases.

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891 Hongshong

M. Stephen

328

Sonce little confusion havarisen in to correspondence respecting the Police Office, The sent to stongthong which it will be onvenient to have set right before the correspondence goes further. Itherefore bring i loveen notice.

Odice

The proposal for sending out vonce fficers warraised Gold Malcolm's letter faz Dee !" 1843 - In compliance with Mr tope's ministe ou that letter prepared the deaft of a lettre to the Freasing proposing

Juspector and two Serjeants should de sentout _ and to that proposition the Lamy greed on the 15 Jand last. Lord Stanley then exiced that foll Wilbrahame should put

that one

ed on

in communication with Mr Magne

ranks

the Police Force.

ranks of the

which he did, and thoreauth was averisettes of the superior of questions from M. Magne which were This is in fact proved by the Salary £400 apar submitted privately to the Chancellor of the mentioned in the first instance for the Superior Exchequer and after receiving his decisionssficer - The Chancellor of the Geheguen

were sent

sent formally

to the Freamy

ared as

agreed, privately, to

Respectons vigt answered them. I did not observe at Supermitendent ad alt the Salaries of the time that M. Magne mentioned one 1500 for the former and £250 for each of therefore be no practical Superintendent and two respectors - instape later _ There can ofone Inspector and two Serjeants - auditifficulty in arranging the matter, and the Recursequally

Whave excaped notice at the question is whether the corrections should Treasury. but now that the apponituent made. & privated substituting another

Javs last from this Office, are this for that I fficial letter should be

ofttic of bout lobe made the matter becomes,

importance.

or an

the subject. Tolly.

I have nodouth that what Mr Hope sareped to the Freasing intended originally to propone is what fune 1844 Magne suggerts vigt. the appointment of

Superintendent and two herpectors and the one hit lähe the mention of au mspector Herjeauli

arou

In all such cases

I beleive the most convenient

merely from want of acquaintance with the of highing to the high rond _ that is actuallyzing

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144.

::: Mundah 2 2

Low Stanley 3

2241

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Ford Sher

Letter

аз

the 2. zralle.

in which

that

which yo

$500 per a

سلات

alcomed to the Superintendent.

Police at Story Koch, anda Salery & £250 to each

duperton,

hord

lase glory of

of the

lane

Officiers becoming in Capacctiles from

Injuries Received with execution of their duty,

331

Foreign

Office

or illness arising fro the Climate, a retiring

Allowance will be made to them - the

Commisimmer of the Metropol : Robie can select an defector will qualified for the Appointment & Supenitendent, and two Serpents for the

Apponitments &

Infection als Stingking

The rates of as: bave proponed. hering heen Senchurid

Gulay desires to request that

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could report to him the names of the

Prion

Offices when you my sebet for Appertiments.

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Letter of the 23.

May that in hallowe would be made b

Officers nice pentlic from injuries Recinued in the excentin otten duf, or illness arising from the Climate,

should the venue

of Stephong be Adigute Fruch

to a

Charge.

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Foreign

Office

SEE

4362

2048 #mgKing

332

RECEIVED

JULY 8

1344

Metropolitan Police Office.

Whitehall Place

July 67 1844.

you

And 13

The Commissioners of Police

the Metropoles have to acknowledge the Seceipt of your Letter

of the 4th Instant

dequainting them with the rates of Salary anchored by Hr. Majesty's Government, for The appointment of a Superintendent, and 2 Suspectors of Police at Hong Kong, "requesting the Commissioners to report to Lord Stanly the names

s of the Officers

and

when they may select for the appointment -

The Commissionens have

accordingly to submit their recommendation of Puspecter Charles May for the apporishment of Superintentout, and of Police Sergeants

W. Hope Cagr. M.P.

{

335

Foreign

Office

Off

the

Thomas Smithers, and Hugh M. Gregor; for the appointments of Inspector! the

Commissioners enclose a memorandum Babing Page and Semvices, in the Metropolitan Police of each of these parties, whom they have selected as being in their opinion very well qualified for the apponitments in question __ I have the honor to be,

Your most obedient Semant

1101.

"Allong.

333

On the 22 Dec" last Coll Malcolm, device of this A. Bottinger, brought under Lord Cauley's notice the question of toestablish.

aPolice Force at Nong Hong-

ment

The

reault of the communication, with him was wo how that toned abolice Force fromEngland would be too expensive, and it was accordingly decided warned out on a duperintendent and two respectors trusting to the possibilit of Engaging

the services of Natives as Rokiemen The Freamy

sauction has been obtained to this arrangement, and the Superintendents and Inspections have, within the lad ferdags, feur selected (the Metropolitan

Gtar Metropolitan Commn- and recommended for Lord stanley's approval.

In the meantive adespatch was weiniad

Forc

Office

some

on the 17 May

from his St Pothing dated the 30 Land reporting the arrangement he hadmade for

a Police Force & suplaying organizing of the men of the 55 th Rey. This auspatch was referred to thest Guards last, but no answer with has bem get Recived from 10/Jul/44

coperly.

them.

Поеда.

Inquires, privately, at the bod

be existed.

at the horse fards when the

Autwi

The arsever tomy engiing at the Stead is a request that this Despatch may be sent on with reference to the previous leten in veder to bring the question to an issue.

11728.

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fer

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agrantired of lekung

will see that this relates to

Foreig

Office

in 2040 Hongkong

RECERED

C.O. JULY 8 1844

Inspector Charles May-

27 years of age Joined 7

336

November 1835.

Blice Sexpant Thomas Smithers 42 years of age.

Frined.

20 May 1830.-

Plinseyeont Sugh McGregor -

39 Years of Age-

Loined 5 May 1838..

Foreign

Office

Officers

Offi

Etents

44337

13 July 144

9. Sir

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Forwarded& L Mr. Mundock 10.

Stephen to

M2 Hope

Lord Hurley //

Sandinited

directed s

dord Stanley Back! the

receipt of your letter opten o molt recommending Charles May of the

Metropolitan Police Force

Are there redividual, to tobe Superintendent of nive Compensation Police at Stongthong,

It wil

Commissions,

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erin par mile appenstunud Thomas Smithers & the God, but it wil presume

mempuny

to wait untiling and

ames is revived from the Audituigt Mellregon t Guards respecting the semployable Inspections_ June to goldies as Policemen that Rowhole scheme of the proposed establishment may

almee.

They.

Apply

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in action тамнан

be expenined that LordStant

The m

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and antwan-

accepti

four recommendations andwik appoint there "Individuals to the Officer for which you proposed them -

2. the chole harraing for which

Esther next himil

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have

but

his Lordship requeats

that you with distinctly

Forci

Offic

Explain weach of them the terms of his appointment

myleters to you of the datesmentioned

as slated in

in the Targin.

Thange.

28 May/44 3 July/

338

Foreig

Office

Officers

ess

5992

1380 Amy Kong

339

Metropolitan Police Opice

4 Whitehall Place

10 Aug. 1846

AUC. 19

inted By An

Commissioners of Police

i have the honor to

fort from the of Police, who has bun fic appointment at

on the part

Hong Kong in applying

fine Officers who accompany, auth as in himself, that

Salary may

red him to enable them

de their equipment; and

to hyonide

JJ. W. Hope Eagle M. P.

The

de.

Lc.

Forei

Offic

ONE

and the Commissioners of Police

by to recommend the application Jonnable consideration,

- зам

huling assured that the advance

of Salary will be of great advantage to these officers.

I have the honor the

Jour oud. Juvent

Irwan

RECEIVED

AUG 12 1844

In 1386 HayRong

Fathil Jord

340

A The id 1844

Sutthi's and Vi Guver

have divided that if the

Inefaris's of

will

until

them

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to enable them

ther necesare aprifment:

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Office

335

342

FOR

Foreign

Office

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with tas

the eghn

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complied

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1522 Hunga

13 Sept. 1844.

RECEIVE

SEP 14

1844

343

of Blin

Ley to close for your considudia

anddition

May

on letter which

has her dripped to them by M. Mary who has been appointed to Rond Lanly to proceed to

Mong

Kong

of the Brive..

Police..

The honor to be

Han thid Acentel Sumit

G.W Athe Expe. Allowan

Colonine office.

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Forvarded by

HR Mandy CESiophen

m. hove

1844

Bond Stanley 19

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344

bes 21 Softfarts.

Jamdmibaby

hansmit

by the

Letter from the

Metropoltin Schie enching

expliatin

from the Officer cho has been renty recenth Appointed Superinten Police at Akon

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he allowed to take intritt hin back Cention Sobies Appointment - a List gwhich accompanies Mr Mazs letter.

•

Foreig

Office

Jawn to request

the

See Dr. M with his

and

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that you would

bouestion & reportt

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Rated

be the expence 87. Amplying

ith

L1522 Bushing

RECEIVED

SEP 14

345

Acropollice office

1844

Treat Scotland Yard

13th September 1844.

Hoving lun

bon appointed sussisintendent

be a

of Pervice at Hong Kong, I bo to take the liberty of suggesting, that a certain

number of Police Offerstments similar to

by the Metropolitan Police be provided for the

suse of to be established this; and

these

should

used

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which it wound. be impossible to ittam on the Soland; and

that the same

Shouli

accompani Me

the

beel in thick

go out.

out.

до

I have therefore annex.

a List of such appointments and the

of each which I consider &

hurn be

Consider requisite

for

Imme dente Jerone,

and

beg that I

may be authorized by the Secretary

The

lilonies

で

testain

the

Jame

the

Cubercles

ines of Polici

of th. the tropolis,

linhacters who supply this articles to

1. Thetropolitan Police.

have the hoor ti be,

Gentlemen

our mist

obi dient Servant

Cha May

in 1822 Hongkong

List of Appointments

by Mspecter May

out

Police

by by hamm

Bora

at Hong Kong.

Trunchems.

346

Inquir

Carrier

lize

of the

the

established

hed

Inspector

50 Rattler

Lanthorns

Pains of Handcuts

Sword Belt for Superior

Pair

of Pistols

Police Cutters & Belt

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Law

THE

347

Foreig

Office

that the Agurt sh? he

explore desired to see hd. M

& a my

the expenses of comfly

this Requisition

and, to wille

with

Sept

6618

RECEIVED

SEP. 16

1844

1930 Hong Kong

348

Metropolitan Police office

Whitehall Place

14th Sept 1844

Agent instra

22 34-4/464

Sir

The Commissioners of Police

of the Instropolis, beg to enclose for the consideration and decision of Lord Stanley

Memorandum which has been handed to them from Mr May who has been appointed by his Lorceship as Superintendent of

Police at Hong Kong.

The Commissioners beg to

a state that in former similar

cases officers have been

7. W. Hope Epe

permitted

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Forcis

Office

VAC

to receive a free passage for their. wives who accompanied them

to their appointments on

Stations.

Foreign

Ihave the honor to be

Sir

Your Most Obedient Serv

RECEIVED

SEP. 16 1844

in 1530. Day Kay

Mikoputtan

な

Office

349

164 th Aptember 1866

On the 1 hegest in complexsus

Aequat

enquired

with the Commisioners directions I of the two day" offeinted Inputers of Police at Hong Khing what avengements they Their wives and families

had made respecting their when I was

them in

they intended leaving

informed they

England until they had the mears

of sending for them, and I reported to that

"I have been since informed that

affect; "The wife

with of day

in England

Sky Hi Grigor interids remaining

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to join

hum

for

allusion to

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years

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own wife having intended

the should accompany the wives of the the

officers, but this being

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desirous that the should accompany.

in the "Oriental" which sails

October

the

I therefore respectfully, solicit

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RECEIVRI Metropolitan Police Office

OCT 4 1844

4 whitchal Place

3rd October 1844

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The Commissioners of Police

of the Metropolis have to submit for the consideration of Lord Stanley in reference to Inspector Charles May who has been appointed the Serperintendent of Police at Hong King, that it is desirable he should be the beaver of a letter pom the testonial Office to the

introductory Gonvenor,

credential

of himself and the true surgeants, Thomas Smithers and Hugh M sprego,

James Stephen Toge

de.

Ler

inho

Misc Offic

who will accompany him as Inspectors of Police in that Soland.

The Commissioners of Police

refer your

Forciş

Office

6th

to there letter of the

of July, stating the

так

general

fitnip and qualifications of

and in advecting

these officers, and in

to their Recommendation of that date, the Commissioners avail Hemselves of this opportunity to : sommend them, and especially Mr. Charles May, as my desuring the tarnable attention of Lord Stanley.

I have the honor to be

Your most obed ? Suct

Miskearne

352

Mise

Offic

Forci

Office

5. Dels

Word Stanley

I late for

that the best

panded that their suffection she'd be complied in th

will be send

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353

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129 Chine

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JAN. 18

1844

354

pursuance of

им

Order from the Lads

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letter & Customs

Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to the

Board of Customs dated the 4th I am commanded to acquaint your Lardship

Case containing

Bronze Vase

that

landed at

Plymouth from 26. M. S. "Endymion from

China & supposed

to be intended for Her

Majesty's Government, has been removed under

Seals of Office to the Queen's Warchouse

this Part, in order that

Lardship

your

decide

upon

the steps.

to be taken

may respecting it.

Customhouse

17. January 1844

I have the honor to be

My Lord

Your Lordships most obedient

humble Servant

Bull

The Might Houtle

Lord Stanley

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Forcis

Office

Miscel

Offices

China

C. Scovellery Sie

Warrant dis JAME

35. Mandwch 20

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Lord Stanley 21

24 Sangt 145

355

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dow Stanly, back. toreceipt of your

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of the 17 mixtant, and in reply Lum torquest

free

case

toucove

the Corner's four

you to direct the containing a boronge

Pune landed from this.

toy guion the forwarded.

to this Office in curtady

ofa

Ceston

Maure

Officer in order that

maybe opened in his

presence audits content, Examined.

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356

;

refore the Comend?

8. Janf. Lord Stanley

Antons sh? be instinated

And the base

here under the

charpe of one of their

enferintend

tho

Minner.

may

of it and

the

Fore

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Colomal Affrie

Lord Stanley

The Right Honble

illicit intivinations of any pods,

been made the sheller for

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Cast India Bhina Association

Court,

357

Cowper's Couch Cornhill, 20 January 1544.

In the Times of this Thorning it

is stated, that a Government notifé - "fication containing the cles to be observed

terles in drawing is Ships manifests to

" be presented at the Burlish Consulate " at Canton, and other Shina Portes, : boas been forwarded to Day is for "the perusal of Merchants, Captains and others interested in the trade

with China.

I am directed to request the favor of being furnished with a Cogny of these Rules for the information of the Merchants and ship esoners connected with this Association.

I bave the honor to be

Gro. M. Hope Esy.

Colonial Office.

Your mas

tour most obedient servant,

Sohn Stikriaus

orca

Offic

Offe

BOO

China

Schutlikemand.

1. Munro 26 JEStephen

Lord Stanley 27

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(in 27. mary. Mt. Stainglaid before

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of the 20 tarct that the last Indiat Clinia Apociation might be furnished with an Eppy flestar

Rules which had been. furwarded to the Commun

at Lloyds for the information of merchants Captainst others interested in the Rade with China, den diited this Endchip

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to refer you Lunds of the Committee.

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172. Honghong

RECEIVED

JAN 27 1844

Alesion

360

8. House, Blomfield Sheet,

Sinsbury, 26 Jaman Bot.

18466.

My Ind.

Sam in structed.

The Directors of

the London Missionary Pociety to solicit for

a deputation from their

body.

the honour of

interview with Your Lordeligh at the Earliest period compatible with Yon

Löwhips

convenience, on the subject of the Society's

Mission in the Soland of Hong Kong.

Awaiting the froour of Your Funds hiper

apportenent

I have the honour to be.

My Lord

You

lowships most obedient Servant

To the Right Storble :

Dr Stanley

Arthur Fidman

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Offic

luong long 201

Coll. Wilbrahen

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this

effect for Friday Feb. 2. 12.p.2.

Appich then again

RECEIVED

MAR. 4 1844

363

his compliment & Mostphen

Compliance it the request contamis V. Suhhen's note of the 29th Wittime.

legs & inclon

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weight which the Postnashi

Seahampton has obtaine

Former

Davis, for the Packet eddighet ken

Fear the Printal Shames

Sephen Tagen

2 Mant. 1844-

Colonial Offiir.

Spy

RECEIVED

WR. + 1844

364

"Oriental" March 1 1814

есень

0 of the Portmanta

Southampton a Parcel

addressed

addupie Jovenor (Dant

Stanley

or Hard the Orcuitol Steamer

Southampton •

axis

365

30)

200

324

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Offic

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RECEIVED

SEP. 4

1844

157 Hoang hong

st office

8. September 1844.

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I am directed by the Patrrecte

fenerals to acknowledge

lette of

Septr 144

366

the receipt,

the 12th attive containing

a correspondence which had

plast Votiveer the local forceniment

between

Ang Kong

and the Defaly Introente of thal Solark brong xference in the Colony,

officii arrangements

and his bordshift desires me to transmit

fox Stanley's information, copies of the letter which he has addreased to the

Defully Pratmaster feneral aette entziet for his guidance perding the directions of the Lords of the Leasury dressing.

Stofe

144

Colonial Whee

to whom

kis

Foreign Office

Office

Fr Ol

And

Mat

his

Rockshift has referred the coresfotunee

meation.

I bey to return the enclosed

pritet notes of the Put offici regulations,

at Hong Kong.

I have the honor late,

four obedient

11578

in 1459

H.K.

Copy

RECENED

367

letter

Sanal Post Office

August

6th 1844

reply to the enquiries contained in your

the 28 ? April last, I have to inform you

that letters addressed to the United Kingdous posted

humble secant.

in Hong Kong should not be sent

The Coute

J.J. Sealer

Calcutter, unless so directed by the Writers, as such letters are subject to a heavy inland late

Calcutta to Bombay :

for the Conveyance from Calcutta to the nonpayment of which might cause their

detention.

With respect to the payment of Gratuities to the Commanders of private ships conveying Muils. I have to acquaint you that such fratuities must be

J Ang Kong

- paid upon all Letters.

mcluding

Foreign Office

80%

368

including letters on Service and Soldiers and ::Sailors letters, the latter howcon are liable

to a rate

73 each under

half

an ounce)

I have to

mistead of one penny, in consequence

пишу,

the payment of this gratuity.

add that Scales &wrights, Stamps, a seal

variety of official Formes were sent

and a variety of

to liverpool woressed to you, previous your departure from that Port, but

an unfortunate accident they were delained in the Post office under the Expectation that you would call

for them mutit after you had sailed

on the

dou

These stores were forwarded

4 hot: last by the Ship "Thot Lowry" &

Shope have long

suri ruched

you, but in case of any

accident I have

ordered Duplicates to be sent to you by next Breeland Mail na Southemptor

Jam Mr.

си

you

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369

300

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6 Any 1804

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Sauce letters ought of curren

his information

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in 1457.

H.K.

Copy

RECEIVED

SEP 4

1844

370

Maural Piet Office

Post

Angust of the 1844

I have received your letter of the 20th April last, reporting to me your proceedings from the

date

of your arrival at Hong Kong up to that

Fune, and

I husten to commumente to

for your information and

you

guidance copy of

the observations which have been made by

the Solicitor of this

Erector of

Department on the several points adveited to in that letter respective, correspondence brought into and despatched from HongKong by Ships, also as respects the charge on official conespondence and on the

letters

tune in

Soldiers and Sailors, I shall lose ne

submitting your report to the

J. S. Scales Equ

song hàng

Postmaster

*K**

in. 1457.

H.K.

Copy

dracoring

his

Postmaster General and in

and in dracu

Lordships attection to the other posits

ori

Off

embraced in it

respecting

which it will be

necessary for his Lordship to consult

Her Majesty's Government.

I ave sui

Your Obedient,

humble Servant,

371

Hong Kong being now part of Dominious where the Pretmaster Jeucial has established

now part of Her Majesty's

a Post, has become subject to the provisions of the Post Office Acts so

the Colonies.

für

as they relate to or

affect

It follows therefore that muder the 1 Vict 0 33 the Postmaster feucent and his Agents have General the exclusive privilege of receiving Collecting, despatching and delivering Letters in Hong hong bxcept in the cases therein speciftid = The Letters of Merchauls, Oveters of Vessels

of Merchandige, or the Cargo or Loading therein - sent by such Vessels are among three Exeepled, Consequently such letters if seat in conformity with

may

be Regally forwarded from Houg Kong willout passing through the Post Office).

The Suhabitants cannot however makle any collection of such excepted litters to forward them otherwice than by the Posh without mouvrey ston the penalties miposed by the Act of the ishich

the act in

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372

1 Vict: C36 $2.

The 3 & 41 Vict. 296 136 mueting that lvery Master

a Vesul "outourd bound"

shall receive on Bound his Vessel

keller Bag

every

Rosh

tendered to him for conveyance ;

b 200 imposed by the

and the pereatly / Vict: C 36

the 3

sec

4 Get C

and

яв

the 37 See

on the master of

lorry Vessel ontioned bound who shall refuse

st letter Bag delivered or tendered

to take

a post

to him for conveyance

Bag by

Aur

officer of

the

Post office; extend to the Masters of Vessels

rutward bound from

interpretation per

Hong Kong - vido

the terme

outward bound"

in the 71 tick of the 3 & 4 trit C 96 . .

As to Letters

arriving

private ships, the letters

at Hong Kong

of. owners charterin

or cousiquees of of tresets and the owners o Consigures of foods

on Bound ( if such letters

[is

be within the weights and corressed in-

conformity with the regulationes fixed by

c 96 135/may

the 3 & 4 Vict

во

given up to the parties before the Mastere delivers the other letters in his charge to the Post Office - _ As to such other hetters the regulations :

1 the 3 & 4 Vict: (96 136 should be

complied with. The town "muurd bound": used in the 35. and 36th sections is

tto

declared by the interpretation clause See 7/1

to include Vessels bound to

the Colonies.

Now for

it.

Post in

any

ttray be expedient to

enforce these provisions of the Post Office Acts

in such a place as

khong trong

is a question

which

on which I am unable to express any opinion-

the Postmaster General has

prevent letters being fut

no power to

on. Vourd Vessels at Macao,

As to the Service Letters necutioned by Sir Henry Pottinger. Same of opinion they will on passing through the Hong Kong Post office, be legally chargeable with the full better rates of postage ._ The settlers Soldiers and Sailors sent in conformity :with the Established regulations should; however, be forwarded at the reduced.

rates to which such letters are hüble.

Мизр 5 Any 1844.

373

Foreig

Office

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Copy

7. P. Scales

Mabaly

6 Aug 1844

5.1452

H.K.

1.1 Scales for

RECEIVED

SEP 4

1844

374

General Post Office

London 3 Sept. 1844

With reference to your report of the 21th April last, and to my letter of the 6the telling, I am directed by the Poctraster feneral to acquaich you

that as

regurds the directions gwin by bei Neuny Pollinger to exempt all "Service" letters to and from Hong Kong from Postage, his Lordship strongly

objects to such a

course, which would at once

establish a pranking forivilege

in that Colony.

There appears however, to his Lordship no

difficulty

in your opening accounts with the larger Public Departments in the Seland, according to the

this

system adopted in

Country, such Accounts being discharged monttily or

quarterly, as may

found be most convenient, and the various

Public Departments and your office, mutually acting

as a check on ruch other with respect to the amount

1 portage.

His Lordship

bong hong

Forei

Offic

Dis Lordship, therefore directs, you will open

Accounts

this nature, pending the decision of in the matter genually, with the undermentioned Offices & Departments orgt..

Me breasury

to and

The Governor

The Colomit uée

The Treasurer

Secretary

Ordnance

Engineers

Artittery

The kamal Commit The Assist DMaster

Gen.

The Asses Adjutant Gen.

The Postage

ни

the official comespondence

Course

from England Hong Kong will of be brought to Account in this Country, and with regard to the otter Official corespondence betocen Hong Kong & India of the charge as you are awone, with be It the sugle rate, incends tratwounds

in proportion according to the

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British scale

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377

Major General Sir Henry Pottinger Bar:

No 34

Forwarded; 1844 I. Smith 5

Stephen

& ARGobe

Lord Stanley

MARCH

February 1844.

64 79 Rebmay!

Sii

6th February 1844.

I transmit to you

herewith, a Warrant

under the Royal

Sign Mannal, thorising

Cause Lelan to be

au-

Patent

passed under

the Public Seal the Colony of

Mr Bruce, the Colonial Seds of

Seentary to the Government,

Hong having loft

the

of thing thing, wind with Hong Kong, appointin

England without

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having

We want of the Honorable

this

his appoistorrent,

mussary to

buorons

different

to the Governor from

has

already

to assup Frederick Williams

unication

That ben

"Adolphur Bounce which by Searctang

d by Lord Stanty to be Secretan to The in

Lord Mail stand.

tommoss.

for dispated common.

Smithat Colony;

and

238

and I have to

desire that you

you

will obtain from gentleman,

that

ее

and cemit to W. Smith, the Chief Cleck of this Department; the of Eleven

Диги

Pounds, five shillings, and sixpence,

being

the account the Fees and

Stamp Duty payable Instruments

this nature!

Shavet

£11-5-6

No 34

Warrant

Downing Sheet

6. February

1844

378

It to

herewith,

b you

the Royal Sign Manual,

to cause

Litters Patent b

authorized under the public beal of the

he pass

ble

Juder

Colony of Hong Kong, apponiting the How the Fredericks William Adolphus Bence to be Secretary

to Government in that

Colony

Greiner Major General

Shave the hover to be..

Your most Obedient ;

Humble Sewant

Manly

Sir Henry Pottinger Bart GCB.

Fort

Offic

#:1

Ento

Major General In Henry Pottinger Part

No 34

Forwardell 1844 Mr. Pennington 5

Stephen M&Hope

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Lord Stanley 6

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379

Stranomit to herewith, a Warrant under the Royal

manual, au-

Shyn

Cause

Letters Patent

to be passed under the Public Seal of

the Colony of Hong Fong, afpointing

the Honorable

Frederick William

се

Adolphus Bunce to be Secretary to

Government in

that Colony Shavet.

380

Foreign

Office

FOR

Major General

BAZ

in Henry Pottinger Bar No 35 Si

FESY

Foreartedly, 1844 Pennington 5 M@Stephen

Lord Stanley

381

126144

I transmit to you,

herewith, a Wanant

under the Royal

Royal

Sign Manual,

authorising

orising you

to cause

Patent to be fassed.

under the Public Seal of the Cle

Hong

Colony

Rong

Ml Robert

Dundas Cay to be Registion of the Supreme Count

Colony Shawch

Shaver

of that

that Color

Foreign

Office

382

Foreign

Office

126

N.35

Major Gennial H. Henry Ellinger Bart

Forwardully Feny 1844

Sensington

Siephen 5 184obe

Lord Stanley

FEBY 5

в взрос

383

Do I havomit to

you,

herewith,

Wanant under the Royal So

Sign

Royal Manual, Authorsing Patent to be forfesti

to Cause Letters

under the Public

Seal of the Colony of Hong Kong. appointing Brevet Major

Cain to be

Police Magistrate, Sheriff, and Pervert Provost Marshal for the

Foreig

Office

Colony of Hong Kong;

have to

desire that

you

will obtain from this Gentleman and remit to Mr. Smith the

Chief Clerk of my Office the

Eleven Pounds,

five shillings, and Sixpence, being the amount of the Fees & Stamp

Duty

ments

of this nature.

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389

Forei

Office

Midland Circent April 387844

Mr. Flood purent his Comple

I Mr Stope and legs permission to have the enclined later, which in great importance, forwarded through

Colonial office to Mritulme by the

kist Mail. Mr Hood would not

the this liberty but that he has to causait much weighty busines rttalmes account in consequences

f having England at a somewhat

arlier period than

at first

entire falut, & in the parent occasion

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390

MrHalme requiring

he has just received

at the hour at which he corites in

in mediat. Alt.

acc

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letter from upon receiving

Derr

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pintimation soile

all his future

munication, by the regular Channels

перава. (винтов.

coch the in

live

fer

the overland

étail the partoffin at this Town.

(Hanwich) is cloud for the pore pay flakes. Should M. Hofer think that Mr Flood. is taking too great

liberty; which to Ford could

much regret, he trusts that.

never that p

may

be pardoned

Hain

letter, and.

in sending

forwarded

30 April/44

391

31. How Rong

RECEIVED

JAN. 5

1844

392

Foreig

Office

Law Officers

For Of

My lord

hour to fourmet

the Enclosed lette

fine Majer Sulgall, atrich I

hot to subiect to

you soviḍuration.

I hover the Ann to be

My Lord

You Mir instan lohe molly soy un

Right Winchele

Ford Hanty Pennststunt

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Office

Minne

Office

My Lord

in 31. Monito

Hong

RECEIVED

No Seoston Terrace Ringe towng

near Dublin 18th Led 1849

393

Undustanding that it is the intention= of governouent to send several Inspectors of Police to Bong Kong, may Stequeth you will be kind enough to take into your favnable considération my application as a candidate for one of these appointment.

Pectred in August 1843. not

from any reasons connected with physical

disability, but in consequence of

pectating. Sentertained of properts in the West Indies in which expectations however Thave since been disappointed. Your Lordship is fully aware that properties in that part

world is now cons.

considerably depreciated.

The extent of my services prriñon,

to my retirement was

Eventy

Thirty three

three years,

one thalf of that perced in the Each Indies, & never was ill the climate

perfectly agreeing with me -

I am at present in possession

of perfect health Infeel fully Equal to the perform.

of amy duties requiring

ance

activity either in body

or mind. Shoules

be most happy to be employed conder Her most - gracious Majesty again

Majesty again - Jannes a

any I

letter from an get one from Major

Cast Colonel, should it be

necessary

General Sir David Ximenes, all my other Colonels being deads.

The Right on the

thaver the honor to be,

Your Lordships,

Most obedients & humble t

Lord Manly

Millalget Majon late 16.

Rey

Aline Copy

My dear Baljeter,

Dalyell,

Having intimated - your

REC

JAN. 5 1844

394

intentions

of applying for active employment it affords me the pleasing opportunity of expressing the high sense, I have invariably inter- -kained of your

merits _ during the Mamy,

immediate

years you have served in the 16 Regiment several of these under

my I can vouch for your yeal command,

efficiency duties of your profession.

Services my

and constant attention to the

in whatton

Capacity your

hereafter

will ac-

called for, I am confident you

- quit yourself with Credit _ the estum And consideration you I won gained

from those

those you

be upheld

Newbridge

have ever

have served under will

Uny faithfully yous

of th August 18413.

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LordStanley/0

12 Jandy /44.

395

Same directed Lord Stanley back : the receipt of your letter of the

3d Mustant Enelosing

a Mencacial from Major

Dalzell praging tobe appointed Respector of Police at Nongtong.

Jam to inform receply

you that the statements which have appeared in the public papers relative to the appointments of mrspectors of Police at Bry Hong about Wobemade? HMlodt are altogethe

nere

Hoy

without foundation, and

dord Stanley regrets that it with not be in his power, wcomply

with In

Shajor

Dalgeler application,

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My Lord

Rony

RECEIVED

APR 25

396

East India, Army Agency,

1844 B. Cornhill 58. P. Martin's Place, Charing Cross,

23° April 18144.

We have been requested by the

friends, of Dr Richard Jones

too

itob Afscitant Physician and Surgeon #

Hongkong

Victoria Hospital for Seamen at Bo

in Euly last - when the Institution. was established.

ce a

a ny

make enquiry whether

information has the Colonial Office of the decouse of that fruttaman, his farmily not having received any letter from him for four successive traits.

E pour. & obture the required

beac

able

other

quarter, and ne

He should not have ventured to trouble. Fordstick had. information In

in any

hope the anxicty of Dr Jones Janidly will plond & eufficient

(

apology for this intruction. We have the honour the

" Thoht Hontli

Ford Stanley

My Ford

Yone Lordships moth obediens ferox

Grindley Extin

Entered

doughing St

Me for Grindlay the Gentlemen

16 Cornhil

240

Forwarded & Y

HR Mundochi MEStephen/

M. Hope

Lord Stanley 2

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397

Live directed &

dord Stanly back the with from letter of the 28 requesting

detent

ali

one,

ation as to thi D Rechard, who had been appointed App + Physicians Burgeon to the Victoria Hospital at Hongkong. Murph dan toespress Stanley's regret that he

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is meable bcommmmiicente

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RECEIVED

OCT 14 1844

471 Hongkong

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Bes

399

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1844

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James Stephen

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178 Houstong

RECENY Nose Tonbridge

JAN 29

1844

402

No 40 Ponto de The New Road

January 27

#1844

On the 20th Instant I book the liberty of

addressing

Letter- a copy of which is th to Lord Aberdeen soliecting the appointmant of Registrar or Elank of the Court of Suidiecture at Hong Kong. and on the 22a receud an an

алатьшег

er of which Falso have the honor of forwarding a befy

to yourkendships department

referring

passed

I therefore presume to furnish Your hardship with a copy of the Correspondence that has pas between the last Master General Ier Robertbeel

and myself on the subject of an

Liz Aberdeen

appointment for

Hoping

inSahina

that your Lordship will pardon

the these documents _ and recen

Houthing you

this application favorably-

not be

and that of there Shard

any office vacant at Hong Kong your Lordship will confer

offcntment on

some other Eastern Colony

I have the honor to be

herlight Honble

Lord Stanley

Zerd

With great shift

t respect

Your Lordships Very

Principal Secreting of State

for Colonial Affairs Downing

Street

Obedient Vert

Fattmann

Copy of

403

Bohy of a Letter addresor to the Right Routh the Carl of Aberdeen by William Huttia.

Copy of the Earl of Aberdeens reply

to the

う

preceding

Lova

Having

Lab

N40 Tonbridge The

January

1844

hears that Her Majestys Governme entant establishing almurt of Judicatura at Hong

your hardthat having enfound Note Late November 1. 1843 "that"

Kong

and you

ame

has been placed on the best of candidates for emkloyment in Eena" Iventure to solvect your hardship to faver

me with the alporntment of Registrar or Mark of the Court or known ar to some Similar office

connechen with that Court, a with the Chinese language my

intance

my acquainta

enable met afford information to the fudge on pan offhinese law and to be

respects-

to him in othe

steful to him

Hoping that your hardship application into you faverall parkcularly at through

will take this

you favorable cons. deration

an accidental.

delay on the

part of a friend I lost the appointment of Post

I took the liberty of Master of Hong Kong the dated October 14. 1843

explaining

a Retter

I have the hover to be ek

Letter

Led Aberdeen, presents his Complements to MrHuttmann ald

apply to his Letter of the

refly

Heittmans

on the

20th Instant begs leave to inform M'Hatton. that he should address himself to the Secretary of thate for the Holonial Department upon Subject of his wish to obtain an

the Island of Hong Kong

Foreign office January

ppointments

22-1844

(Signed) Whattmann

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вин

Md. Robe

will see that thin

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application for employment

whe not able count

wiches.

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Latit

In 178 Hongkong between the

Lence

behy of the her Post-Master General Per Robert Feel Park the Earl of Aberdeen and William Hutter

Lim

the subject of an appartment for hired

China:

404

basy of a Letter address to Lord Visement Lowther by

William Huttman

W Bens

mentiond me t

Road

to 40 Tonbridge St. New Rost

September the 30th 18443

Lumley has believe

Your Lordolef in connechen with the establishment is a Post Office

in China

and as he suggests that I should. drow up a proposal on the subject I

should have done so

Knowing

but

that your Lordship is Jully engage

durity, the Pirliamentary Befriend depend trouthing you

with it until after the

га

ahen

prorogation the Lones of submetting

Chave.

consideration th

to Your Lordships con

deseraileness of establishing a darly

three per

Hong Kory

week post in Shine behoren

Macas and

Canton and

Post at least monthly between Hong Kong and Amey Foo chow for Nang po. Chutan

Shany

and

halp

It is not necessary that I should state to you fordships how aceptable such

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con

ance

ement would be to the Buchst

copy of

hand in hexare

arrangemen Consells and Merchants resident in Chine

and to the Merchants in England connected with the Chinese trade. it being obvious that a plan which & necessa

venient transachen of

the for the

business world afford them great satisfaction

А to the Chinese Post office is limited to the of despatches from the Emperor and the puller offices, it is highly probat ut if an English Post office is establishd

of in Chine the natives would speedily avail themselves of it for the transmission of their letters which would assist to defray

the expense Should your ford these consider the

Lordthefe adoption of such a plan advantageous I would willingly go to China to assest

organizey

office

there and

conduching

the Post

and take the Aberty of Statrag that I have almost thirty y

ars acquaintan and that

with the Chinese language and

derable Knocert

considerable

that I passing Knowledge of the Geografity been employees of China from having been

by the Nonblast Indra Came translation of a very large

from the lower empire filen Maß

ear

су in the

Manchu languages,

the Chinese and

If gan herds life shacht take a favorable of this proposal Ishall feel much, pleasure in furnishing as

vrew

may

ary

details that

be required the honor to be eter

(Signed) The buttmanne

This Lowthers rely

vily

405

to acknowledge the recepto

of your letter relative to Post Office metry

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in Elina - In the month of June or uly Thappens to mention to Maumbayang

desire to send

Post Master to Lina

and he mentand that he knew a Gentleman

well qualifier - I told him to let me

hear

таре

when the subject but I

the subject

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never did hear

any

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him and about a fortney

the appointment

I Witt.

about it from

aught. or three weeks

was madey

such

With regard to the transmission of the Pist in Chora of you taste interest in the subject

ал

To lear you

be han

to draw of any plan Ithall ta to receive it but I cannot offer any remuneration for such trouble as the Offeral arrangements regarding

Lave been made

I remain

Lendon

October 3.1843

China

Your Garthful servants

(Signed) Lowthers

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Copy of a

Letter addresor to Lord Viscount Lowther by William Huti ma

My lord

No 40 Ventridge Fire

October 4.1843

Last letter

I am extremely blyed by Your Landshift prompt Cafely to my altho Ivery much regret that

шал

too late

that my applie

I think that in addition

appointment in China being heal alle to my I might perhatis late- agreeable to been useful to Her Majesty's service the May Findulge the hope that of any thing shoreld occur to prevent the in Master of Hong Kong engaging discharge of his duties or of there stauld be any of our other Colances

a vac

amy

Your Lordship will take

my appleat

anted

into favorable consideration Yourfordthis having permission dwell in a Short time w

expe

remuneraten

Send some

Recking hunts on the transmission of the Post in China - Illave the Loner to be etc.

Legers) Mr Buttmanns

were sant

The hunts referes to in the concluding the haragraph of this hotter. Post Master General in the 13th of November

and their reverft was

acknowleded by Colt Maberly on th

the 29 of that men

Copy

In 178 Konstanz

406

bapy if - Latter addresor to the Right Hon'ble Sir Robert Peel Bart by WGhettman

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Bark by # Mittman

40 Tonbridge

October 12-1843

that ther Majesty's

Tophating that Supposing establishment in Eina

new

rahfred

che

беспечат

the treaty with that Empere

and the tariff settled and bang

extreme who are

of the extremely limited number of

hersons

Eng

are acquaiand

with the Chinese language Iventura to

Soleret you

on me in

to bestow some

that Country

appointment

Thave taken the liberty of addressing

you directly

of through the madn

medium

ausdental

به

directly instead of some friend because by delay in the part of a Gentleman who Kindly interested himself in my saver, Sunfortunately lost the opportunity of being offernter Post Master en Ehrena es appears from a letter addresor te me by Lord Vescount Lon other

the 3rd Joustanti

of which a copy is annexos - See the preceding

Hatter marked B te

state that on addition to a

I presume to state that

pracheal Knowledge of Correspondence and

accounts I have almost thirty year acquaintance

with the Chinese language

and that I have

Forci

Offic

Law

Office

Jer Off

Mis

Off

been employd

lation

the last hve

years in trave the

durch of a very

laye Map of the Chinese emfure from

Chinese

and Marchin

Hoping that

you

languages-

will pardon my addressing and receve this application

you personally and

foworebly Thave the Loner to be ch

Coopy of Fer

вору

(Tigns) WH Buttmann

Robert Peels reply

Whitehall

to Mr Huttmann and en

October 14.1843

the

Sir Robert Feet presents but complemen acknowledging. the recent of his letter of the 12

begs to sequaint him that the alpaintone. connected with the public service onlin are under the control of the Secretary of State for Foreign affairs-Ser Robert Fact must therefore beg leave to refer Mo Huttmann to the Carl of Aberdeen on the subject on which he has addressd In Robert Seel

407

I Copy of a Letter address to the Aught Hurtle the Earl of Aberdeen by # Ruttman

My har

Act

40 Tonbridge It

bridge

October 16.1843

that the appointments

connected with the public service in Elyna

are in

and

Yourhedthips department

address à Letter to der Robert Peal Solecking some appointment in that Country

have now the honor of submitting to your bordshif a copy of that better and of der Rebert Feels answer in which he refers me to your fondship as Secretary, of State for Foreign Affairs. (See the preceding Letters marked Dan E) Hoping that this correspondence m

your Lordships Javorable consider

I have the Roner to be ete

Sportfettmann

rececce

ation

(Signos)

may

The Carl of Aberdeens reply,

Lord Aberdeen presents his Complements

legs leave to aiguan

to W. Huttmann and

aquarah.

in answer to the letter of the 16 act that Mr Thettmanns name.

placed.

has been

on the best flandidates for employment in Ephine. Forage affece

Wave B. 1843

Fort

Offic

Off

Sel

Houghtony.

Ver Stellinern legen

18441

Forwarded by FEBY

Mr. Mucidork 2 M.Stephen

M. Hope Lord Stanley 3

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408

1844

Farm directed by

And Stanley to ach: this Plitter of the

27.

alte, solinting

Appointement abstingtang Insouce Mierladen

in and in refly dave to express of that

to polis

Colony,

Sudship's regret it is not in his fower

to comply with your

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No 39

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FEB

Lord Stanley 6

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Stransmit to

412

Royal

herewith a Marant under the Sign Manual, authorsing

cause Letter Patent to be passed

under the Public

Colony

Seal of the Color of thong Thong,

appointing W. Jolen

Walter Staline

be Chief Justice I have t

that

413

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May I take him

Parking whether

of his affontient blaty of aking it will be impropin it is mossary for

to Main dy

for him to avompson to Main

me by the west o

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to Laure the

Mail be wile hand hohage Jagelhafening

to go by from Bambay

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after the begining

the foverment thronen

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Feb: /44.

Letter to Mr Lecirt

My hard

with

15. Hong Lach

RECEIVED

JAN. 30 1844

417

N° 2 Northumberland Court

Charing Crop Strand

January 2014 1864

Shave just

my health

considerably

Best

returned to Loure

restored

offen

band by leave to once

My peatiful thanks for genn

Consideration.

B.s the

by Lord Mille és administration have not been realized.

realized, May Shay

the favor of employment se Marbour

then saturation et Mong

Master Kong

in the other Colones

To the Right Honorable.

Stanley

Lord St.

Sing of

Iremain My lord

your Obliged Musable servant Charles Morgan Surves

Hate for the Colonice.

ift

ка

или

Forci

Offic

Hon

Offic

Law Office

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gus

C. M. Lewis by.

HongKong

جد

418

11844

Forwarded by FEBY HR Mindah 7 M.Stephen M2 Hope

Lord Stanley's

Verstanley's

din

9. Jeby 10464

Saur diicted

зник

Stanley to ack : the red o gm letter of the 30. alts

other coliciting emplogmesch at Any Kong or many

Colony, and Jann to express to refly for Lundclif's lepch

other Colo

his

that be canush hold

out to you any prospect

this being allen to

much

wiches.

Samoa

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419

so fun.

Who is the writes? Die affears to be known at this Office

Mer fundert

am pretty bits that heit thes

was Harbour Brachions tris

Proustip. Ray ascelle

person who

сним

The Writer is

thai perso

5 Feb

W. Hofe

Приват

pussit of employment.

420

FER

205. Hongkong

Indille Trefle +57 G. dam. S. Bether Ron 42.1

Janf. 81. 1844

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I have

laws pernked

to Lord Stanley Some Nomments, that a Letter, in

Reference to the leffpointment to the Sagestif at the persport has Cinct al --

Aing. Reng. be you wile no doubt in the Letter Ishall not houtte you with

Expilitin ich Contents.

Stale monly say, that Eng friend Mr. Basil haratage

merely

she is fully

of my application, the bun plunch to spark in flattening

when I tions of my qualifications, has seen the Athay Gensere & the Losgiel ; indulge the hope, mag be dispored to apprror osme hathi Apprentent, in len And theilig ofte e bendualie of my application Should de me the honor

upon

t of Schecking me for the proposed Satpeshif

Tung Shope for your hind fin ers

fre as in leistent, or may lie in your power to further this spit-

Your Of Sent.

with post-cupect

Set. Hither by

H: Pilender Les d. of State for Ce (chomens.

H.H: Handial Mitte.

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11844

Forwarded by FEBY

Mr. Mundor 7 M&Stephen

Mr Hobe

Lord Stanley &

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422

Feb: 1844.

Staing laid before And Stanly your

letters

of the 31th Wilts ulation

to your qualifications for the affointment of Chief Justice at Hong King, Jam dirited Ghins Sudship to asquint guin reply that that apportenach having been diefoud of, this wth in his power to

диг

ententour & application

PAT

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423

2.J. Hofe

Can the toulin be told that the place in diefred of

57b

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量

19. 706-700. Copy to hug

March

246 Hongkong

RECENTE

FEB 13

1844

My Loud

37 Eaton Place

424

13th Feb 1844.

I have the honor.

Drequest that game Lordship with he pleased

To give the necessary

instructions to enable

my pay

me to draw mu

as Colonial Secretary

Island of Hong Kon

the

Kony-

I make this application

the

in consequence of

поеди intimation your Lordship made to me, that you

"Right How"

Lord Stanley

consedent

Ima

Considered that I mas

in Englanst

оп

duty.

and therefore entitled

D full pay

I left Hong Kong

"August from which

the

pecind I was informed by this Excellency Sim Heng Pottinger I must apply to your Lordship for

continuance of my salary after quitting the

any pay Leing issues

I have the honor

To le

Home Lordship.

て

425

bbedinte humbet Servont

Hot Malisher

Island (although

duty!!

he could not sanction

any

Miscel

Office

Foreign

Office

Recommed

Coll i was in

kensey

? Monshens

are of pay as see to Left

up to a ciction time & try my

Hare fire

Аже самий

about this it will be weit in

arranger

Stile ahr be necessary tritt

whether the Jabs is to run

in the date of Mi Bence

buy carettes on to that of his cumbatkahin

I think that allowing

it to the date of

S. Bennies appont

зать

libre

way

fol

426

Nagtach 19. Jeb-1024.

C. E. Fuochenden h

1844

Forwarded sock MR Mundah 15

AMB Steiben

Stanley 16

13 Feb74

Lundirectedly

Lord Stanley Wtransmit

herewith for the

Wogan

consideration of

the

Ronds Comments of th

Remany, the Congoper

V. Malcolme letter from dt for

late Colonial Leesat

Hongshong applying for the payment of his Salany, since the 1 oflenguattant,

the date at which he left.

the Colony. With respect to ther application Sam

все

wrequest you to state to thin

Mabar Coll bordchipe

Malcolm was sent to this

the public

Comnetry

service and has since

been employed in his Official capaces in

Foreign

Office

Heers

Office

Mittel,

Off

Cor

uniccation with

thes Office dowd Stanley

of opinion that he should be allowed the full Salary of his applicatio coments from Midate of his lea

Situations

of his leas of fant

to thi

the date of his Succupar's apponitment _ Jav

koncove.

Дали

the the

Therefore to request you

the Lordog Kreaming brisane necefug

mstuctions

for the Ragment Whim

ther account their

of the d

due.

Shavez

み

Entered boy tony 13 Mark/44

At Col. Malcolm Sie

37. Eaton Place

Foruentot Ma

Mundart 2.

MESIGUIE

MHO

Lord Stanley 72

Saved

427

audirected

Shaw Stanley Winform with reference,

Sou

Jou

letter of the 15 Wellies that the Pagmaster of Civil Services in the Office the Lords Comme to off.

Coll leatioun has of the Got the many-

M. Sife.

Col: Malschen would like to have

ther with the addition there

hade at the end.

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чали

has been

has miicited to pay to you the

den

10 being Ft 926.7.10 the balance of falar due

Wal

as late Colonial

Leed of Hongkong between the flung and the

5 Ultimo on chant day you implyspent under this test

Geared;

"Thave, Килер

Foreign

Office

Off

323 Hong Kong 14 Feb 844

better to M.

Dearkis

RECEIVED

FEB 20 1844

428

64 Moorgate Fo

Shanegin

viz-

on in my

Grea

Xurities to the Bresseley. Ed Stillingflut Cayley At for Yorkshire N.R.. Mathew Forster Mt for Berwick - the weathly African Merchant- "Tours Hall Pope the opulent Sugion of 3 Manchester

Sgriore.

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429

Schallfeel obliged by the

Enstructions under which Sanito act_ at yo

Convenience

Your early Sam

disirones of Confers ins

with that Audit Board

theron- privious tong

departure. Spen

Remain Deartis

faithful

Major General The Henry Pottinger Bart.

No 26

Forwardalls

Smith

1844

JAN

M&Stephen 7/7 McHope Loni Staniey

lay

I have the honor

to transmit, here with, a

Wanant

under the Royal Sign Manual,

Authorit

to cause Letters Patent to be passed

under the Pubblic Seal of the

the Color

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Colony

Mor

x R Hong Kong appointing Robert Mont

Montgomery Martin to be

Prenemer for that Colony. I haved

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Ente

I. F. Davis En The 17tant/44

#.10.

1844!

Forwarded by MARḤ MRY

M&Stephen | 16 at Hope

Lord Stanley 7

430

With reference to

Ingderpatch of the do Jans no 26 Thave to

informs you that Mr. Montgomery Martine

haxentered into a bond

in the sunce.

of 6000

given three

and has given

sureties in the dune of $ 3.000 for the due performance of his

duties as

Lear

личес

Hong Kong - and that the Bonds are deposited in the Office of the douds Comm2 of

other

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44 44

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Houghert. 29 det 1924.

R. Mr. Martinhoy In

1344

Forwarded by FEBY Mr. Mundock 27

Stephen

$28

Lund Staley 25°

Lane.

mudirected

431

Lord Stanle back the

receipt of gou leter of the 19 Mistant stating the name,

the Gouttener who have

Ireceived the Instuction undertaken libe your

from Mr Davis gesterday & Gruvrities - and requesting

Luul down a deaft returning to be furnished with

them to the dreariy. M. Martin Hotshime be would receive them from

Bround. Molly

Metather

bat

Pestruction, as hearingey

Hougtong. Murefly

inform you

aue to

that

thane histructions have

Cansmitted

beeuret

Governors of

to the Lood

Before this could be waiting. Comments by the Lee my

forsignature a letter was

received from the hearmy from whom

No Fusturations receive theed

vceive them you

leturning to furtuctions

to be delivered to the hearwren

and Auditonly the Governor.

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A SHAMPOOER EMPLOYED.-LADIES ATTENDED BY MRS. MOODY, AND MRS. BELL.

Gover

G leee

Kang - China 9th July 18th.

1864 Amy Ka

RECEIVED 864

NOV. 6

1844

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101

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davetiny hade gehen if other thoughts oppoquotes 18 leti

isty for three years the.

Adevière attack of illness-obliged

as soon as

me Scould be y health had been fortome

leave HangHo moved. My health had bee

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time declining, & the Colordial Surger

will you

bythe enclosed tificate ordered metokea. I was poup king todoks. When my illness ben

here appravated. I have alightly rallied tint are reduced to a skeleton- & the Doctor says.

acrvive at sea for

an for tros Mouth affords the only chance of susterone but that my Constitutio

Constitution will not stand this climate, Jearnestly ford Stanley to relive me-oper return to England. My office have is Unless expense to that Colony. The who Colonial & Consular payshants one be made through the alumissonitt as was the case when Jarrine) with dure One shilling

arranged

additional.

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442

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at the Goda & Wisither thigh Charater

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Medical Certificate

پور هستیم

443

I do hereby certify that Robert Montgomery Martin Esgr. has been for some time past suffering from general debility, with frequent feverish at -tacks, threatenings of dysentery which render it highly advisable that a hi from thing hong should be permitted, and I do strongly advise that leave of absence should be granted to him for Six weeks to pri = end to two or to the St. E. Coast.

Victoria Hongkong

30 July 1844.

Hay Alexander Anderson

bolonial Surgeon

oreig

Office

Offe

Min

Offic

tered

h. 63.

J.J. Davis Cry Lin

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Forwarded by DEC Mr. Mondock

MEStephen 3 MHope Lord Staniey

Ide lotov. 7. 8 January 1845

Mittephen

US 444 6. Do. 1044

ImStephen has placed in mighands a letter addreped to

Kim & M. Montgomery Martin requesting to be relieved from the situation of Freasurer

Shave prepared their of Hongkong.

Draft & per directions Under the circumstances

Medical Certifiend Birch Strateg

the

stated! W. Martin Lean have no hesitation

directing you

tacust

We cannot in brunch the letter his resignation of his

Welactive Office should he repeat the Oper of it _ but

рии

fure

че

he must distinctly understand that chach notike in

myhower to

offer hime another

ore

Offic

Off

situation Elsewhere. In the sount of his resignation you offer the appointment

ме

wil

Reamer ofthong MM. C. Stewent who Inndustard, discharged the duties of the Office under an appointment frometic & Pottinger Previously in the foylong JM.

Martin.

to thoneries &

Намере

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Hong Kong

FURORTED 1449 Hong

RECEIVED

SEP. 3

1844

Sapth

& ichopolitan

laving

Ho Race

Whichall Ha

ind

445

Aplumber Blats

1844

been recommended by the

Commissiones of Police of the Malopolis to Loud Handay the affrontment of deprintendant of Blue at

and that recommendation having been

Hing Kony

Sherived of by his Lordship : I beg respubifilly to Hate that I am

authorized

by the Commisioners of

Police

you

"Ilue to inform you that I am ready to proved to Hong Kong

and to request that

you

will be

plased to direct that the necesary arrangements be

made for the papage of myself and the two fficers affronted as Inspectors!

"I have the honor to be

La.

Your most obedient humble secant

Charles May

Inspector Int. Police

to: Hope &

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Office

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End

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1844

Forwarded by SS MR Muud 4 M&Stephen M. Hope LoadStanley 5

1449 Amy Kang

446

5 Apt 144.

Sam directed by And

Stanley tomform you that he has appointed

dus

May, departin

M. Charles May, dis

of the Metrofoblin Poli tote Inferintendent.

Homes Smither

And Mef

and Hugh M. Gregor, Saye

of that Force,

to be

Infectors,

Привет

the

of the Jokie of Sting Kong; the Salary Inperintendent having

been fixed at t500

Jer

annum & that othe

Lispectors at #200 pr brune leck, b Commence from

the

time

orta

Offic

OFF

Off

time when their den

Pay

in the Metropoliton

Robie Ceases: - fergen

- розум

to the Colonghing provided for them

at the public expense.

Jam

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accordingly to

desire that poik tute the neufry step. for perenning Refrige

fficer,

für

the

Expense to the defraged

auty funds in your

hand

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447

Letter

o the 22 Lut. Jame distest this Luortiss to acquaint you

the the Colonial Agent

Gal

(2.5 (amen Now Westend )

has been in Luchst

to provide pesager Hong Kong for yourself and for the two Perfection of Sohies b

thom

beanfenieds.

the

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448

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Offic

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2.5 Mank 145:

RECEIVED

MAR. 17 1845

Deartir

434 trong động

20. Nov 1844.449

Hongkong

Sime I had the honor of

Addressing you

in Luby

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Shave

been severe by Afflicted with fever & Drasthea, &rrearly at the port of death. It has pleased avener Meriage E. Providume tos pare

my life,

& Secturund

to Hong Kong from (Mutant the ME. coast in the begining

of Sep - with my

with my health some What improved-buting pame very debilitated & I Hear my Constitution much impaired - at least for a

Continued viderem a

tropical clinica

ale.

Treves Stephen Efte

Fort

Offi

Offic

The sickes here this season

has been very

very great, excepting the

ни

but

محمد

ng the troops

leather among the mortality has not hear

last year.

to extensive as

The foot was unwell befor

Gov he went to [husan in Sept.- the Chics Justive was given over, I is now but slowly recovering, - his eldest daughter is dead this son is going home an invalid. The Colonial Juz. Bruce was almost

despaired of

t is still a Com Valesent onboard & Me

]. " Castor _The Auditor = /= Shelly has headfueerture_

tishow on sick cer

dick carte

Certificate.

ats Marcas. The Surveyor hect

450

Absinton Sick leave, _ his Ass! is nearly as ill as his chief, the Civil Engineer hashad fever twice tobliged to go to goto Macar ferhis health.

Thave had too chichtlecher

since mighstivals, _ one is dead _ the other dying-td was unable to get the contine -ous work for a week outs wither. The official account t Official Correspondents all the Depts are in assed in Coredegument the inca The Clarko Totland

the

Pets The Climate sooner or later un

Which soon

-dermines the most Wust pance - tafteratenen illness renders a mave

tittlerly unfit for a longer Usidue in Horgthong is Mental orbority labour the required

Foreign

Office

Mice

Office

Miel

Offe

The hoops have suffered Faristite suffering (although cold weather has sit in) dreadfully. There. -turns to the Horse Guards, & the letters of the Comes officer Me Son & Aquiler present in Melancholy picture. Geuk De Aguitar reports that three Year residences in Hongkon suffice to destroy by death

Reg aucntire Eurofocan

For some time the deaths in

FM 98th Regt have averaged Lant

The man en

unyday.

seeck six deaths occurred in

are

leventy four hours. Thus traugh of the teen not in hospital is so reduend that the unable to wear a Kraksack on parade, tat Gecord Moun - ting, the general does not .. fire the troops on the ground to stand with Shouldered Arnes:

Shamben

451

the most sickly

countries, but never fettany - thing equal to depressing influence of the climate of Hong Holy . Whose unheat- -thiness is provential to the Chiscese on the a Main Land.

the adjacent

When Ford Stanky hovor. red me with the offer of Treasurer of this Colony. was Undilling to Appear even ungrateful of this

Kindness - Presolved under

leest.

Auytick to fulfil the duty Assigned one, & to the best- of my ability to place tis Lordships in possessions such information as might bekseful to Ho Sout

With

Foreign

Office

or Office

Miel

Offices

With this object ar view I pre- pared with perfect disinte - -rectitress) à Report on Houghing La Report on Chusin which Itaid before MV Davis with arespectful dequent that

www

héwould transmit there Reports to Lord Stan

MDavis has transmitted the

"Report on Hong Kong to Lord Staube, & the Report on them

la to the Earl of Aberdeen

oblivion as to

Spray your early & serious Consideration of these Reports_ Sbeg your Who the writer may be, I that you

will view the facts Preasonings Therin Con- -tamed with the Compone -heusine & for seeing ege That You Bossess.

452

Matever of public reputation Imay possess, Satake it on the gruestion raised whether Hongthong or Chusan ought to be the seat of British Beer in China. Same supported in the views Thave by Gent Mane taking the chocfetrami DiAguilar - My fir

by Brigadier (Mesiny. by Coussent offline, _ by Coll Campbell of NM88 th by the Chics, Midical officer the primmissal Mis Briginar thy the prank avowal of the Fruch Admiral by the United States Special Ambassador- that Hong tong was Valueless-asa Trading Emporium, Military post, _ or as a

of aus Deropean Nation

ανα

Colony

;

Foreign

Office

or Office

Mistel

Officia

The line that I Davis first Opposed in rugvicos ar to Hong "Hong- & that he has thus ex- pressed himself to dord

In this he was hup Hanley. -ported by the (of Teintag Auditor. But since Mut Davis visitiel (husan in Sept his views of that plan have materially, change,

thence the rent illus

720knee thoshellyther

bentiments are muchattered.: Almontering one

one here has bought. building Allotment own houses from which derive a large resital, thing are therefore very adverse I any dime incution of Cout

Expenditure or to any Hauser of the Leat & for t

to Chusan.

辈

453

Myletters to WV Frenchgan fallaich

Moke he will shew you

we are

the closing post leaker me no time for detail/ will indi

cate the danger in of another war with China The War party are now the Cabinet at Pakken, Muchongal

opposed the person most Apoxed Phine

Europeans

on acet

Ministers - Com&his find measures was the degra dation of Réying of his having

having betraged the Chinese intercets of the (heceuse bumption to "Barbarians." Shanshewn Ethick how the pottettion of huson would have The fearful Calame.

Another Mar.

Foreign

Office

r Office

Miel Office

[10

freeffort be made to retaine Aissan permanente. (although Sfeel confident

it can ludone without.

17 then

the

Aungbreach of Treaty Prespectfully submit them Camble Mecessity for th Bitch Gout expending £100,000 for An- for

mere

Civil purposes. on this barren Zock_ While the Wemost amouent preveme

to braised conil exceed

£10000 a year. If any great freture object is to be attai -nnd then let the stomment love expenditure of floodt If for one treasure goon, will submit to the a churful Victive for melounting welfare.

But Sam prepared to krone there can

ustifiab

ble

ground for expending here nearly half a Mittion bly. from the resources of the Bonteed Exchequer, Offer don't prove this lit the lous If my official position in Masorvien bethete_ -notty With the view of plaing before Lord Stauby the information Steame obtained Peupectfully Solicit from His Lordship, leaved Abeum to proud overland to England, _ the

leave not to exceed Lig Mouths- & the journegtare

deprazed ating pontext.

Foreign

Office

Home

Officers

ar Office

Miscel

Office

[12

Should I not demonshate to this Lordships complete Satisfaction that I was perfectly justified in soli-

citing

this leave-litie

be dismissed AM Service

- und

My drities may besser for.

by the Commissariet during my absum as they nure before myassival, or MW Mercer the governin's private Secretary shall Wein halfing satany astorem teniens. Jam Aware of the labour, risk, expense- & aboviall the danger I incur Stord Simur Stantin's displeasure-but Conficting in the justoress of age views - I will stadly submit math which maghe Lof my failure.

to any pen

the flotfeitur & of my

455

It will add to the obligations you have conferred

ние

if the Ausier to this aguest be transmitted by the ensuing

Mail which leaves

eneral.

England for kina after Hur Receipt

ast of this letter. Coural DiAguilar & the Atty Jennal are favourable to buy being permitted leave of absum ford mouths to lay my Statement befor Starchy - but Gen

Lord

aque

would

is Copinion that Mir Ddirs would not grant me the leave Iscot, as Iumber be enabled therty viratiée to substantiate injorore views. Forthis reason ✓ have not applied to M.. Davis with whom homeur

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Foreign

Office

Off

Mir

Office

Ome

Sam on the most friendly, terme. the beats pouvider for the Cession of (Mucrants the Chinese Gout 25 Der 1845- there is therefore no time

to be lost on the subject.

Ausuar

But if Treceiver an to this letter in Aprilerin Mag- Swould be able to reach England in time to allow of bestructions berry kent to MDavis not to restore Chusan tu til the final decisione HH Me Gout be known. Ere that time I have little doubt that no Davis will become Convinced that (Musaus alone can be the depositary of the

Britted power in China 156 British

Should Ford Stanley not he pleased to comply with myrequent ofatig Mouths leaves Absume that Chusan berestored to the Chinese, - there there Can be no heussity for Wetering a

Treasurer

here &incurripachaye offeveral thousand after When the whole of mig duties may be transferre to the Commissariat Dept. The abolition Zeng Office may with public Advantage take place. Stay this in perfect Sincirit-

as Shavi

Never

Foreign

Office

Offic

Minne

Office

permitted no

oron

interest

my ou

to interfere with What migh be conducive

to the advan

- tage of the State. Ishall there

Lord -fore have to rely on Stanley's goodness - Lenkert his tranfer of ine to borne &

other

Rosition.

tion. Stere as a

of the sures

More Cashier ofte

her of the

Requined by the Colt Consular service ofcould be tho

be haus.

mitted thingh pimself.

and that

сдел

hots.

o us prospect them of employ.

drewhere. I have rst sear his report an Chuson. I which to uifers, but propose

Parcyia Office In it.

Jann 23.

ast the

like to sout__ & Scannt

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incass

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inf

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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 taay 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.

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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 hereinbefore 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 published 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 form 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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This is to certify, that Mr Johm. Pope was an articled

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conducting

fully competent to surveying, setting out, and cond works in Civil Engineering in General, and of Harbour... and Road Surveying, and Railway Engineering

particular.

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good draughtoman;

well acquainted with office work, and perfectly steady

and trustworthy in all matters of busness.

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Established 1817.

Incorporated by Royal Charter. A. D. 1828

These are to certify, that

John Pope

Graduate of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Society established for promoting the acquisition_

of that species of knowledge which constituted the profession of a civil Engineer, whereby the great sources of power in Natuce are converted, adapted.

and applied for the use and convenience of Man

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our hands and seal

This 9th day of March 1841.

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25. Great George Street.

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I am directed by the Institution of Civil Engineers to acknowledge the receipt of a Drawing and Description of a Bridge for passing Railway

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you

over a Turnpike Road, and to convey

Thanks of the Institution for this mark of attention

to its interests.

I have the honor

to be

Sir,

J. Pope Esq

your obedient Servant:

Signed Charles Manby.

Secretary.

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Institution of Civil Engineers.

25. Great George Street, March 24. 1842

Sir.

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directed by the Institution of Civil...

Engineers to acknowledge the receipt of a communication.

The Permanent way of the South Eastern Railway

with two Drawings,

and to

convey

you

the thanks

of the Institution for this mark of attention to its

interests.

(Signed)

To.

I. Pope Esq.

I have the honor to be

Sir.

your obedient Servant. Charles Manby

Secretary.

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Dear Sir.

Mr Cubitts name and character

are

well

known that a certificate from

would almoot

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appear superfluous. as however

you

think otherwise.

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your being from your being

near me

while under Mr Cubitt and

regular attendant at the Meetings

it goes

to confirm what

of the Institution) extends,

Mr Cubitt has stated -

may

add that I have no

doubt of your application to Mr Blore, in whose.

you,

family I have met

from that eminent architect. I know you also as

The author of two papers which were tead and

Thanks deservedly voted to you by the Institution viz."

would procure a Certificate

a description of a Girder Bridge with drawingo

and

description of the mode of laying the permanent way

upon the South Eastern Railway.

I am, dear Sir.

yours obed ly

Signed/

J. Walker.

Pres: Ins. Civ. Eng

London

22 Freb J. 1844

John Pope 209.

Copy·

Dear Sir.

London & Dover South Eastern Railway.

London Jerminus.

22d February 1844

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instructed by the Board of Directors of this

you

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very high opinion they

with which, as one.

convey

entertain of the zeal and ability

of the resident assistant Engineers engaged under M. John Wright

on the Railway, you

works entrusted to your charge to a

and

successful and creditable and

desired

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have carried on the

completion the most

satisfactory that could be

great pleasure to be the instrument-

you; and it is.

as your qualifications

of communicating this testimonial to

to state that highly

due to

you

as a Civil Engineer are rated,

your

conduct as α

Gentleman has been equally satisfactory to all who

have had the pleasure of coming in contact with

you..

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Dear Sir.

Yours very truly

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Dear Sir.

London

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our

We have very great satisfaction in adding testimony of your abilities and diligence to the numerous

and more important ones you have already received. From

The experience which you have had during your

engagement with us in several of the most important

branches of surveying and from the ability which

you

have displayed in the discharge of the various duties imposed upon you during your connection with us, we

to expect

that success will attend

your

have every

reason to

enterprising endeavor to secure to yourself a widerfield. for your exertions than at present offers in this

Country,

day is not far distant when

and we

may

be allowed to express

hope that the

will have reason to

you

congratulate yourself on the spicited stop which

you

any

Innie

are about to take; should you have occasion at

for a further reference we shall always feel much pleasure.

inn affording you any assistance in our power.

John Pope Esq.

We are,

dear Sir.

yours very faithfully.

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Having

as Resident Engineer of the Dover District_ of the South Eastern Railway had the advantage of

Mr Jolm Popes services as my chief assistant, I have

very great pleasure in bearing testimony in the fullest- extent to the constant zeal, talent and ability displayed

by him in the surveying, setting out, and superintendnig Works of great variety

and importance, In the

·management and direction of numerous workmen.

The measuring up and weekly settlement of their..

Accounts together with the Book keeping

and general

financial accounts of the District-

Mr Pope had also the entire charge and direction of forming the Branch line of Railway to Folkotone

Harbour, the construction of a similar Pier therein

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in his Stadi's letter.

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Stanly to ack: the red. of your Metter of the 20inch repusting that lipines might be made clative to the death off. Mr. John Slade, late liliter of the Canton

and to acquaint you in reply, that, in

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with

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are

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John Williams served as clicke ses on bound His Majesty's this Amsterdon- under my command from the 18 of November 1809 to the date hereof during which time he behaved Turnisely belyjeally Soberly, and obedient to Command and deserving my warmest Recommendation for Romotion Given this 26 of Jany 1811.

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in this on the Irish Station from_

one. 3d day of April 1811 until the 6th Day of February 1873 Uuring which lie - he was sober-diligent and maited my approbation and is Michayed thechrom being promoted. to be Poster of

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These are do Custify the HC Honorable_ the Lords. Comme pronors of the listually that Mr. John Willicons has served as check

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There are to certify that pursuant to an order from

me Sir Charles Rowley H. 6. B. Rear lidmial of the blue Commander in

Chip to as duested,

We have examinere H. John Williams as to his qualifications & discharge the Lult of a Puncer in the Royal hany And we finis

by Certificates which he has produced prom Captain Morce Admial Thorn brough und M. Cook that he has served as a Check the full

line

lequined by the ведите legulations and instinctions relating to His Majesty's Service at Sex Sext: 6 Chop 20 Aut; 10: and he is well bessed in an the

rules

of Common Arithmetic; that he understands the Methree of Resting, the Books and accounts of this Majesty's Shapes to for as they relate to be stralling Accounti that he is acquainted with the manner

of calculating the basins Species of

Provisions and the substitutes

Men ди leguned for Victualling Wis Majesty's Thips as well as with the method of receiving and issuing Perrissions, Slopes and Subarn and of making of a Puser Account for lamination in the bestualling office; and that he appears tins to be Anly qualified to discharge the Unty

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boar

86M & Northumberland Theerness 5 March 187

P. S. OReilly { Purser of 8t & Northmenbeel

" S. Beyslake (Purser of H. 84. S. Orontes S. H. Adams (Purser & 86tnt Beaver Exflemined in my presence James Walker (Capt of Hit. I Northumberland

In Chancery

In the matter of Gray - Mundet.

An Infant

Thomas Helly of Palermester how in the lity of London Expe one of the Aldormer. of the City of London-maketh rath and saith that he hath Bnown Jolin Williams

of Paternoster Ron, afarshid Bookselle and Publisher: for twenty six years last past. seven of

which he served in his this Defonents, emplay and tender his immediate bye. And that." the_ This John Williams is about to proceed to China Hong Hong on the coast of Chince to carry on the busines of a Booksellin And Publisher together as he is informed; ith the businesses of lacking Portraits Landscapes and the representations of objects by the Pholazinice system and of precipitating metals by Galvanie Electricity And this diploment-friher brith the said John Williams is in the opinion

And

hetics of this deponend to highly reopentable and Moral man and a fit person to have the Come and education of any youth Ausions to learn the businesses above mentioned And this deponent further saith that from the opinion be this deponent entertains of the rectitude and responsibility of the said John Williams it is this deforento intention to entrust him with the sale of go-

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Commission at Hong Kong Cheirand Onesand And this Deponent further saith that the shid John Williams as this Reponent be been informend and believes was former An officer in the Royal havy and has be at Canton Macao Se and is well acquainte with the habits and Inanners of the Chine And their mode of transacting business

Sworn at the Public office Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middleses

Thr. Helly

24th day of March. Whats Befane me Wan Horne

this

669 Honghang

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C.O.

APR. 19 1844

To the Right. Hauserable

this &Mhilliand

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501

acknowledge.

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the waist of Mottapes Letter of yesterday

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kurdship is not aware

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humble services could be modes

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any

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when any

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to that effect may be sent out to the

Governor of Hang Nang ax that

I shall be there on the spot to avail

myself of the

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Government you

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advice.

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Centar Lots of Lend in Amykos.

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in reply,

that

at the Commencemal

ghast Jar instructing

were sent out to

the Governor that Silony to the effect that

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Statement

RECEIVED

OCE 4

1044

1508

of a claim to certain

Lots of Land in Hong Kong, by Robert Webster, British Merchant in China;

for the information of The Right Hon ble Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for

the Colonial Department.

In May 1842 a

Grant was made

by Sir Henry Pottinger, Governor of

that

Hong Kong, of some lots of land on Siland to Captain Meik, who uninediately

thereafter expended a considerable sum

Cutting

down and

levelling

of money the ground;

and had made Considerable

progress in erecting buildings upon it, when

he was in consequence of sickness obliged to leave the Island. On his departure

he left written instructions with the Revt Mr. Shuck to dispose of the lots, and

buildings thereon, in the state in which

they

bought

they

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Dollars (about £225 Sterling).

As such Sales of land

were at

the time very frequent in the Island. Sir Henry Pollinger had previous to his departure for the North, by

public

Notification of date May 27th. 1842-

published in the Hong Kong Gazette - authorized the Land Officer to register

Such Sales in his Books

inless such registry

would

dece

eclaring that

was made no

transfer by the

recognised as valid by

Government. We therefore required At Shuck to have the land transferred to our names in the Books of the Land Office: and we also took the precaution (although from the terms of the above mentioned Notification it was not necessary for us

10/ to have the sanction to the

to do so

transaction of A R. Sohnston Edor, then

in charge of

the Government; who application being effect. authorized the transfer

made to him to this

Copy:

Official Letter

of which the following is

Government House Hong Kong

1st October 1842

Sir

"As it appears by your

Statement

"that Captain Mock mode every effort

" in his power to erect Buildings

"the lots alluded to in

your letter to " me of the 27th September and as the

" partially raised walls of Buildings

Our

some of

likewise

of those lots like mise shews

"the same, I have desired the Land

" and Road Suspector to register the?

"Sale

these lots in his Books on

" application being

made to him to that

" effect by you and ou

your thewing him

authority from Captain Meck to dispose

I have the honor to be

of them.

Sir

Your obedt Servant

A. K Johnstow

To The Rev d

I. Lewis Shuck (signed)

Hoang Hong

Government"

Deputy Supervctendant

charged with the of Hong Kong

Foreig Office

For Off

Misi

Offic

み

Mr Shuck then exhibited Captu Meik's

authority in writing to sell the Land;

and the sale was duly registered in the

the Land Office; and a

Books of

certificate

of the registry, of which the following is a

copy,

was delivered to me

for six lots bought

by me, and for which I immediately thereupon paid the purchase money

"Land Office 4th Octo 1842.

Sir

"I have the honor to inform you " that the Bazuar lots near Caplain

" Morgan's Bazaar numbering from "No 1 to No6 have been transferred

your name.

and that they

"Subject to future regulations

" regarding Rent zo

are

I have the honor to be Sie Your most Obedt Sewant

EG. Reynolds Suspector of Roads fo

signed

To R Webster Esque

Operations

inene.

Commenced)

then immediately for completing the buildings; and

while these evene in prognest, I received

oes

510

official Communication from the Land Officer clated Government House 26th Nov. 1842- stating that by the termnd of the grant of

дене ground to Captu Meik, he was bound to

clear

away

mass of soil &c then lying the public road; and as this

ground has

out

" been transferred to you I have to beg

that you will take immediate measured to remove the same. I accordingly did so

and at

expence completed the public road in that vicinity. -

On the 4th January 18/12, upwards of a month after Sir Henry Pottinger? return from the North and by which time the Buildings I had in progress

without any

luene

advanced state

previous communication whatever having

the subject, I

been made to me

received a Notification from Mr Woosnam

Acting Secretary to Sie Harry Pottinger of these stating that the transfer to me lots of

Land would not be recognised.

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Office

+ by her Majesty Government, as Captain Meik obtained permission to build on

that ground

and that the

to the Crown.

terms in which he failed"

ground consequently

reverted

To this communication

my claim to the the faith of the above

I replied, stating Chat

ground rested

mentioned Government Documents, and,

that as the Government made it over to me,

it could not now.

nullify.

its

my prejudice who had expended

sum of money

act to

large

the faith of it; - that

although my challenge for any supposed default of Captain Meik, it was well known that he

had used almost unprecedented despatch in his operations on the ground; and that, from a reference to the Land Office, I found that there was no record whatever

claim was not now open to

of any special terms attaching to this grant - Su reply I received

a second letter from

Mt. Woorsnam stating that he was desired by Sir Henry Pottinger to

informe

511

that he still held the same

opinion as expressed in his former letter, namely that Captain Meiks having failed in the fulfilment of the conditions, upon "which he was permitted to build the " right reverted to the Crown".

follows.

" and with reference to your

adding as

" claim, as based upon the fact of the transfer having been effected under the sanction of the Head of the Government, he desires

me to intimate to you

that the confirmation

of such acts must still rest with Her Majesty the Queen, to whose Government "the circumstances

case will hereafter

be transmitted.

Without

ces of

the

any further communication Sir Henry Pottinger then sent a written order to the Chief Magistrate to stop tha farther progress of the buildings; and to intimate to me that as 'Sir Henry Pottinger

" has adopted

this

Course

after giving the

Subject the fullest consideration, he

did not intend to have

any

}

1. Carresp.

Carrespondence on

As he

the subject?"

also refuted hearing any

verbal stateinent

remained for.

of the Case

it only

me to bring it before thes Earl of Aberdeen, (the Island not

orci

Office

having then become

Colony) which I

Offfe

did by letter, clated Sanuary 12th 1843,

from the

reply to which was made from

Colonial Office, and which was commune.

Cated to me

ση

the 11th July 1843 by

So Woosnam, Acting Secretary, in the following terms.

" I am directed by

"the Governor to inform you that the

instructions received from Lord Stanley with respect to the lots of ground claimed by yourself and Mr Kinsley guided by the general Ruled laid down

for a

are to be

all other lands, and which Pules

will be promulgated as soon as

they

་

can be framed and decided

ou,

It was however at the same time

notified, that the ground composing

the Lots, along.

with a

great

t deal

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