PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG 1890
Table of Contents
1. Assessment
Report on the assessment for 1890-91
2. Births and Deaths
Returns for 1889
3. Blue Book
Report for 1889
4. Botanical and afforestation Department
Report for 1889
5. Criminal Statistics
Returns for 1889
6. Defalcations
Statement of amount of Defalcations By Z. M. Barradas
7. Drainage
Report on the
8. Education
Reports for 1889
9. Estimates
Despatch Respecting
10. Finance Committee
Reports of Proceedings for 1890
11. Fire Brigade
Report for 1889
12. Gaol
Report for 1889
13. Harbour Master'S
Report for 1889
14. Law Revision (Missing)
Statement Concerning Cost of
15. Legislative Counciil
Despatch approving the New Standing Rules and Orders
16. Legislative Council
Proceedings for 1890
17. Loan
Statements Concerning
18. Main Sewerage
Correspondence Respecting
19. Marquis Tseng
Correspondence Respecting the Death of
20. Medical Department
Report for 1889
21. Memoranda of association
Despatch in Connection With Companies altering their
22. Military Contribution
Despatch Respecting increased
23. Observatory
Report for 1889
24. Police
Report for 1889
25. Police force
Despatches Respecting adjutancy of the
26. Postage
Despatches Respecting Proposed Reduction of
27. Post office
Report for 1889
28. Public Works
Report on the Operations of
29. Public Works
Despatch Respecting Estimates for 1890
30. Revenue and Expenditure
Statement for 1889
31. Salaries
Despatch Respecting increase of
32. Salary
Despatch Respecting Mr. Deane's
HONGKONG.
THE ASSESSOR'S REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR 1890-91.
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No. 19
90.
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Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency
The Officer Administering the Government.
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, July 21st, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to hand you Report on the work of the Assessment Department under my control since December last.
1. By order of His Excellency the Governor in Council, I have made an entirely new Assessment of Victoria and the Hill District.
2. The result of the new Assessment is that the Rateable Value of the tenements in Victoria has been raised from $3,062,102 to $3,342,475 shewing an increase of $280,373 or 9.15 per cent on the Rateable Value, and an increase in the Rates to be collected of $36,000.
3. I annex a tabular statement which will shew the amount increased or decreased in each District, and the net total increased.
4. The number of Rateable tenements in Victoria is 7,403 being an increase of 253 since July 1889.
5. The Assessment of the Hill District shews the Valuation to be $71,536 against $59,516, an increase of $12,020, or 20.19 per cent in Rateable Value, and $1,050 in Rates to be collected.
6. Petitions praying for a revision of the existing Assessments have been presented by the in- habitants of Stanley, Mong-kok, and Hung-hom, and by direction of the late Honourable A. LISTER, a new Valuation has been inade of the rateable tenements in these villages which I found to be much over assessed. The new Assessments shew reductions in the Rateable Value in Stanley of $845, Mong-kok $253, and lung-hom $4,315, a total diminution in the Assessment of $5,413, or in rates to be collected of $378. The existing Valuations of the other villages have been adopted for the ensuing year.
7. I have spent a considerable portion of my time in investigating the returns made by the land- lords of the rents they receive, on which I base iny Assessment and regret to state that in spite of the examples made in previous years, a number of the returns made to me are false. In 19 cases, fines were recovered amounting to $2,364.
8. The work of the Department has been satisfactorily done without the assistance of a tem- porary clerk for whom a sum of $150 was voted by Government when a general Valuation took place in previous years.
9. My clerk, Mr. CHAN PUI and Interpreter, Mr. LAU HI To have done their work with com- mendable intelligence and cheerfulness, and have been of much assistance to me in the discharge of the duties of my office since my arrival in the Colony.
10. In conclusion I hope the recent prosecutions will have a beneficial effect on the landlords, inasmuch as they will see that they cannot, without running the risk of incurring heavy penalties, make false returns of their rents to the Assessment Department,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable H. E. WODEHOUSE, C,M.G.,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
· ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor.
3.62
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:
TABLE shewing AMOUNT INCREASED or DECREASED in each DISTRICT and the NET TOTAL INCREASED.
Amount
increased
from
from
DISTRICT.
Original Total.
Interim
Assess-
Assess- ments being
ments up
cancelled
Amount Rateable decreased Value
of Tenements New
in Valuation. Victoria,
Increase. Decrease.
to April,
up to April, in April,
.1890.
1890.
1890.
No. 1.-Kennedy Town,
13,985
360
190
14,155
13,060
1,095
No. 2.-Shek-tong Tsui,
103,145
2,970
106,115
112,160
6,045
No. 3.-Sai-ying-pun,
620,825
21,390
17,690
624,525
721,876 97,351
No. 4.-Tai-ping-shan,
290,980
28,000
7,525
311,455
357,744
46,289
No. 5.-Sheung Wan,
389,223
3,690
1,300
391,613 431,425
39,812
No. 6.-Chung Wan,
No. 7.-Ha-wan,
No. 8.-Wan-tsai,
114,610
119,530
1,130,799 155,215
19,665
26,110 | 1,259,904 | 1,345,315
85,411
134,275
147,865
13,590
3,510
123,040 114,750
8,290
No. 9.-Bowrington,
42,580
42,580
43,925
1,345
No. 10.-So-kon Po,
56,080
80
1,720
54,440
54,355
85
$ 2,881,757
234,880
54,535 | 3,062,102 || 3,342,475 289,843
9,470
DEDUCT DECREASE,......
..$
9,470
NET TOTAL INCREASE,
.$ 280,373
ARTHUR CHAPMAN,
Assessor.
6
No. 90.
HONGKONG.
RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government. RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1889.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
GRAND TOTAL.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHIS.
BIRTHS. DEATHS.
Boys.
Girls.
Total. Males.
Females. Total.
Boys.
Girls.
Total. Males. Females.
Sex
Unknown.
Total.
Victoria,..
89
88
177
132
54
186
681
596
1,277
2,068
1,481
2
3,551
1,454
3,737
2
4
47
22
69
299
203
3
505
73
506
Kaulung,
Shaukiwán,
Aberdeen,
57
45
102
120
75
195
102
196
:
:
:
:
:
1
2
19
15
34
80
53
:
:
9
11
20
9
14
:
:
:
133
31
135
23
20
28
:
:
Stauley,
TOTAL,
DEATHS.
BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
91
90
181
135
55
190
813
689
1,502
2,576
1,826
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
ESTIMATED POPULATION.
10
4,107
1,683
4,597
Annual Birth-Rate |Annual Death-Rate
pr 1,000 for the Year.
per 1,000 for the Year. ·
Europeans, exclusive of Portuguese,... 57
Of the Deaths in Victoria, Males. Females.. Totul. there were in the-
British and Foreign Community,....
10,832
16.71
17.54
Portuguese,
36
Italian Convout,
140
369
509
Indians, &c.,
41
Asile de la Ste. Enfance,...
204
341
545
Chinese,
.183,650
8.18
21.00
Non-Residents,
56
Tung Wa Hospital,.....................
797
197
994
Alice Memorial Hospital,.......
21
8
29
Whole Population,
.194,482
8.65
28.61
TOTAL,.
190
TOTAL,
1,162
913
2,077
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 4th March, 1890.
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Acting Registrar General.
183
GRAND
YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1889, AND THEIR CAUSES.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
185
TOTAL AT THE DIFFERent Age Periods.
DISTRICT.
KAULUNG SHACKIWAN ABERDEEN DISTRICT.
STANLEY
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
TOTAL.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Under 1
Month.
Over 1 & under 12 Months.
Over 1 & under
5 Years.
Over 5 & under 15. Years.
Over 15 & un-
der 45 Years.
Over 45
Years.
Age Un-
known.
:
126
66
51
41
27
28
3
15
1
11
14
3
1
1
:
64
129
3
1
131
7
11
༤ལ
116
648
310
1,271
12
111
22
170
3
1
41
46
Ι
1
3
4
1
18
:
698
266
280
33
2
14
27
24
24
19
467
45
15
2
:
:
:
:
2268*
29
419
3598*
23
1,329
1
43
943
66
219
2
8
:
⠀
1
47
6
65
27
:
:.
2-28
:
:
12
12
6
4
5
:
1
1
52
12
12
14
29
1
23
24
19
2
9
4
1
:
:
:
:.
:
:
:
:
:
:.
:
:
:
1
1
1
10
24
:
:
1
2
:
2
1
:
:
:.
:
:
4
:
:
1
:
。
5
:.
:.
10
5
26
26
1
1
7
33
66
18
6
79
68
270
90
40
14
11
54
30
2
241
333
53
80 20
3
833
492
523
219 1,514 | 1,007 9
4,597
2
1
2
296 209 111 84
5
113
60
1
4
3
1
I
:::
3
4
TH
3
2
...
15
15
1
4
49
86
46
111
1
1
::
I CO
70
ཨརྒྱུུའ
2
12
5
366
•
3
3
...
1
1
1
4
2
8
1
10
14
100
64
189
1
16
7
4
1
18
3
co co
9
27 19
268
107
420
101
41
177
:
:
:
::
:
:
:
:
:
57
26
83
1
:
:
::
:
:
::
::
1
N
:
:
:
:
1
Ι
1
:
1
6
co
10
5
1
10
11
41
31
:
1
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
126
66
51
41
27
28
7
2
4 64 129
116
648
310
:
1,271
186
RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE
BRITISH
AND
FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
VICTORIA DISTRICT.
DIVISION.
CAUSES.
Bowrington.
Wantsai.
Civil.
Army.
Navy.
Sokonpo.
Brought forward,... 37 10 2 18
General Diseases,~- Contd.
B.-Diseases dependent on Specific External Agents.
(1.)-Parasites.
Worms,
Thrush,
1
Sheungwan.
Chungwan.
Táip'ingshan.
Saiyingpun.
Shektongtsui.
town,
Kennedy-
Harbour.
Hawan.
1 · 12 120
12
82 518
76
1
:
1
:
1
1
1
3
(2.)-Effects of Poisons.
Vegetable-Opium,
Mineral-Arsenic,
Unknown-Neurotic and
Irritant,
(3.)-Effects of Injuries.
Lightning-stroke,
Heat-stroke,
(a.) Sun-stroke,
(b.) Heat-apoplexy, ·
Fractures and Contusions,... Wounds-Accidental, Sui- cidal, Homicidal, and Murderous,
Asphyxia, (Drowning),
(Hanging),
(4.)-Dietetic Diseases.
Alcoholism,.....
12:
12:
...
2
3
1
::
1
1
::
1
:
10
:
1
7
2
:
47
257
::
:
:
:
:
:
10
5
9
25
25
++
:
:
∞ ::
8
:.
:
25
Total Group B,... 12 7 7 2
C.-Developmental
Diseases.
Immaturity at Birth,
Debility,
Old Age,
Total Group C,..
D.-Miscellaneous.
Carcinoma of Stomach, Sarcoma of Lower Jaw,
Cancer,
Scrofula,
Anæmia,
Tumours,
NN:
4
THINN
1
2
:
4
12
1
:
:
:
1
:
:
10
5
2
wi
::
1961
:
...
1
199
66
11
21
1
1
1
:
:
:
I
2
4
~+:
121
:
1
1
1
3
10
2
7
:
Carried forward,...] 59
18 9
20
1
21
121
13
E
159 531 101
Total Group D,... 6
:
:
1
:
10
5
10
5
33
F
:
:
140
95
60
45
:
155 :
28
:
:
11
11
14
1
:
:
G
2:
3
15
H
:..
-::
3
co::
:
:
∞ ~
00
8
1
3
3
:
:
1
:
لسم
12
29
10
2
8
75
141
131
767
377
6
1,505
3
7
4
-
N
:
:
:
:
co:
-
:
:
:
:
:
::
:.
:.
:
:
:
2
:
10
12:
N
-
:
A:.
:
:
:
:
11
111
-::
41
88889:
: ::
18
38
46
N
2
:
:.
YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1889, AND THEIR CAUSES,—Continued.
187
TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.
KAULUNG
SHAUKIWAN
ABERDEEN
STANLEY
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
126
66
41
27
N
88
N
4
64
129
116
648
310
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Under 1
Month.
Over 1 & under 12 Months.
Over 1 & under
5 Years.
Over 5 & under
15 Years.
Over 15 & un-
der 45 Years.]
Over 45
Years.
:
:
:
431
:
:
:
∞ 22
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:
:
:.
8
6
1
5
170
2
13
:
:
12
085
6
6
:
:
1 N
دن
: :
8
1
4
19
Unknown.
Age
1,271
GRAND
TOTAL.
188
CAUSES.
RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE
BRITISH
AND
FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
VICTORIA DISTRICT.
DIVISION,
Civil.
Army.
Navy.
Brought forward,... 59
II.-Local Diseases.
The Nervous System.
Cerebral Hæmorrhage,
**
Effusion,
""
""
Embolism,
Inflammation of the Brain,..
Softening of Brain,
Apoplexy,
Paralysis,
Infantile Convulsions,
Spasm of Muscle,
Paralysis, Agitans,.
Trismus,
Insanity,
Sokonpo.
Bowrington.
Wantsai.
18
9 20
1
Hawan.
Sheungwan.
Chungwan.
Táip'ingshan.
Saiyingpun.
Shektongtsui.
Kennedy-
town.
Harbour.
21 121
13 159
531 101
1
1
10
2
1
1
1
1
~
10
5
65
Mania,
2
Total Nervous System,... 21
The Circulatory System.
:
2
2
14
6
:
Aneurysm,
Heart Disease,
cr:
5
Total Circulatory System,...
5
1
The Respiratory System.
Laryngitis, (Acute),
1
Bronchitis,
3
Asthma,
Congestion of the Lungs,
Hæmoptysis, .
Pneumonia,
Phthisis,
Lung Disease,..
: Bari Hi
5
12
::
Total Respiratory System,... 22
The Digestive System.
-:
1
10
5
1
10
5
8333
1
4
2
1
1
CO
6
97
211
66
3
3
24
1
...
4
$33
2
307
17
10
1
20
::
::
11 400
15
1
15
7
Dentition,
1
Quinsy,
1
Enteritis,
1
Intestinal Obstruction,
Diarrhoea,
9
Colic,
Hepatitis,
1
Cirrhosis of Liver,
2
Abscess of Liver,
4
Ascites,
Peritonitis,
2
Acute Throat Disease,
Stomach,
Malignant Disease of the
Total Digestive System,... 22 2
1
2
:.
:
2
co :
3
3
⠀
00
:
8
407
253
80
:.
...
:..
1
9
5
6
9
5
7
...
...
10
5
3
25
:
T:
3
3
...
...
43
49
13
100
360
82
2
3333
43
49
13 100
360
83
4
2
88888
58
58
:
:
1
1
2
1
3
29
23
9
1
:
3
31
Carried forward,...129 22 12 52
14
78
604
:
:
2
:
1
:..
10
5
25
13
35 680 1,174 284
...
...
...
...
:
5
...
10
15
10 124
YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1889, AND THEIR CAUSES,-Continued.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.
KAULUNG SHAUKIWAN ABERDEEN STANLEY
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
189
140
95
60
45
28
29
10
2
со
75
141
131
767
377
6
1,505
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Under 1
Month.
Over 1 & under 12 Months.
Over 1 & under
5 Years.
Over 5 & under] 15 Years.
Over 15 & un-
der 45 Years.
Over 45
Age
Years.
Unknown.
GRAND TOTAL.
37
10
10
10
2
47
:6
6
•
2
6
12
12
6
:-
3
1
1
8
00
5
:
1
1
1
1
6
10
16
3
6
259 280
31
571
1
1
:
1
697
6
703
17
I
100
3
20
2
10
5
698
266 280
33
29
23
1,329
:
:
:
:
10:
18
1 x
21
1 42
2
19 21
1
43
:
1
2
1
3
·
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
10
21 2
7
12
65
52
11
12
14
29
1.
11
24
18
450 414
917
65
52
12
12
14
29
1
14
24
19
467
419
943
...
25
22
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
24
19
2
8
4
1
2
22
41
13
48
64
190
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
:.
:
:
:
:..
:
:
27
23
24
19
2
9
4
1
4
27
45
15
62 66
219
2
285 183 109
82
49
75
20
3 710 382 190 200
1,344 906
-.]
7
4,039
190
RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE
BRITISH
AND
FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
VICTORIA DISTRICT.
DIVISION.
CAUSES.
Civil.
Army.
Navy.
Brought forward,... 129 22 12
Local Diseases,--Contd.
The Urinary System.
Nephritis,
Bright's Disease,
...
2
Uræmia,
2
Surgical Kidney,
1
Diabetes,
Calculus,
Total Urinary System,...
6
Sokonpo.
Bowrington.
Wantsai.
52
Hawan.
Sheungwan.
Chungwan.
Táip'ingshan.
Saiyingpun.
Shektongtsui.
Kennedytown.
Harbour.
14
78 604
35 680 1,174 284 15
10 124
:.
:
:
Affections connected with Pregnancy.
Abortion,......
Affections connected with Parturition.
Obstructed Labour,
Affections consequent on Parturition.
Unknown-Died within a
month after delivery,
:
:
:
:
:
The Skin.
Herpes, Ulcer,
Total Skin,...
III.-Morbid States and Processes.
General Atrophy, (Maras-
mus),
Dropsy,
Total Class III,...
::
IV.-Ill-defined & Unknown.
:
:
:
:
:
:
1
::
:
:
:.
1
:
:
1
1
1
2:
2
1:
2
1
2
:
2
:
:.
:
9
:
or:
5
10
5
...
1
...
:
2
1
3
4
3
::
::
:
::
:
::
:
112
or:
5
6
18
107
9
:-
10
5
6 130
107
9
1
10
10
5
Brain Disease,.
Ι
Disease of Spinal Cord,....
1
...
Abscess,
1
1
Disease of Bones and Joints,.
1
Unknown,
20
1
9
2
16
2
65
11
62
7
Total Class IV,...| 20 1
9
2
16
2
1
68
12
62
:
7
TOTAL,155
23 12 64
16
96 613
42
896 ́ ́ 1,296
362
16
10
140
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.
YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1889, AND THEIR CAUSES-Continued.
191
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.
KAULUNG SHAUKIWAN ABERDEEN STANLEY DISTRICT. DISTRICT. DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
GRAND TOTAL.
382
490
200
1,344
906
7
4,039
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Land
Population.
Boat
Population.
Under 1
Month.
Over 1 & under 12 Months.
Over 1 & under
5 Years.
Over 5 & under 15 Years.
Over 15 & un-
der 45 Years.
Over 45
Years.
Age Un-
known.
285
183
109
82
:
:
49
125
75
20
3 710
:
:
:
:
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:
:
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:
1
1
1
2
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1
2
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3
6
79
33
66
18
6
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79
212
68
218
68
:
112 158
270
1
1
:
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
90
40
14
8
53
27
2
234
90
40
14
11
54
30
2
241
:
:
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Acting Registrar General,
296
209
111
81
53
80
20
3
833
492 523
219
1,514 1,007 9
4,597
9
23
2
10
24
N
1
2
:
192
DEATHS RATES IN DIFFERENT GROUPS OF AGES FOR THE YEAR 1889.
AGES.
BRITISH AND Foreign.
CHINESE.
Deaths.
Per cent. of whole.
Deaths.
Per cent. of whole.
Under 1 month..
6
3.16
827
18.77
Over 1 and under 12 months,
15
7.89
477
10.82
Over 1 year and under 5 years,
12
6.32
511
11.59
Over 5 and under 15 years,
4
2.10
215
4.88
Over 15 and under 45 years,
107
56.32
1,407
31.93
Over 45 years,
Unknown,
43
22.63
964
21.87
3
1.58
6
14
{
Total,.........
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 4th March, 1890.
190
100.00
4,407
100.00
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Acting Registrar General.
MORTALITY STATISTICS,
FOR THE YEAR 1889.
193
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
The whole Colony, Death Rate,-Civil Population,................
23.7 per 1,000 per annum.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
Victoria Registration District, Death Rate,-Land Population,
27.3
per 1,000 per annum.
Boat
6.8
""
""
Kaulung
Land
23.2
"
>>
21
""
Boat
41.8
""
23
""
Sháukiwán
Land
23.0
""
>>
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""
Boat
21.0
""
>>
"
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Aberdeen
Land
20.8
29
>>
""
Boat
23.0
>>
""
23
""
Stanley
Land
20.0
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>>
>>
Boat
3.0
""
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The whole Colony,
Land
26.7
11
Boat
15.1
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";
19
:
""
2
Land and Boat Population, 24.5
""
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
SANITARY BOARD ROOM,
HONGKONG, 1st March, 1890.
NOTE.-There is a slight difference between the death-rate shown in this summary, and that given in the Mortality Statistics issued by the Registrar-General for the estimated population of the Colony. The difference arises from the cir- cumstance that the estimated population for the Kan-lung district is given at 2,000 more than the Registrar- General's estimate. The reason for adding the 2,000 is given in a report on the sanitary condition of Kau-lung made in the early part of 1885.
194
A SUMMARY OF DEATHS AND THEIR CAUSES SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED RETURN AS HAVING BEEN REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1889.
DISEASE.
EUROPEAN AND
FOREIGN
COMMUNITY.
Civil. | Army. Navy.
VICTORIA DISTRICT.-DIVISION.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
Estimated
Population.
Estimated
Strength.
Estimated
Strength.
Sokonpo.
Bowrington.
Wantsai.
Hawan.
Sheungwan.
Chungwan.
Taipingshan.
Saiyingpun.
Shektongtsui.
Kennedytown. Harbour Esti- mated Popu-
lation.
6,465
Estimated Population,
124,600
Kanlung
District.
Sháukiwán
District.
Aberdeen
District.
Stanley
District.
Estimated
Population.
Estimated
Population.
Estimated
Population.
Estimated
Population.
Land. Boat. | Land. | Boat. Land. Boat. Land. Boat.
20,652 12,775 5,000 4,785 4,000 2,500 3,500 1,000 1,000
TOTAL.
GRAND
TOTAL.
3 3
24 37
1
10
4
:
: N
:
+9
10
10
6
1
2
1
2
N
3
:
10
4
:
:.
2
1
571
1,274
703
11
11
:
:
2
8885
58
65
10 18
52
333
1
11
12
13:
14
29
2:3
17
946
1
929
10
5
65 6 97
211
66
CO
2
:
4333 2
307
17 10
1
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1
1
2
1
...
...
7
43 49 13 100
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:
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1
360
82
F.
3
2
3
29
2
3
20
I
2 23 9
1
10
139
10
...
AGN
2
8
1
389
25
22
24
19
2
8
4
1
190
1
6
189
:
...
:
:
1
1
00 10
2 9
4
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1
1101
:
:
42131
12
1 33
112
9
27 2
316
2:
20
:
6 9
2 2
2
:
:
2
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4
3
4
5
113
60
40
31
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4
10
4
12
15
60
3 27 17 13 206 209 123 3
686
12383
33
34
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12
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3
186
4
1
413
1
364
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2
982
3
12
2
112
10
7
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:
993
881
Infantile
Convulsions,
7
Convulsive
Discases,
Trismus Nascentium,
Throat
Acute,
Affections,
Chronic,
: 09
3
:
::
Chest
Acute,
Affections,
Chronic,
9
12
+ :
1
15
5:
Cholera,
Vomiting & Purging,
1
Bowel
Cholera Infantum,
Complaints, Diarrhoea,
Dysentery,
Colic,
IOS:
1
ཝཱ
1
I
Malarial,
Remittent, Intermittent,
17
1
7
Puerperal Fever,
1
....
Fevers, Simple Continued,
2
Typhoid,
1
Exanthe-
Measles,
3
1
matous,
Small-pox,
Marasmus,
F:
:
Other Causes,
81
11
10 21
TOTAL...
153
25
12
49
Sanitary Board Room, Hongkong, 1st March, 1890.
64 16 96 613 42 | 896 1,296 362 | 16 10 140 296 209 110 84
323
52
80
20
3 4,595
4,595
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
MONTH.
1885.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.-(EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, CIVIL).
Convulsions.
Throat Affections. Chest Affections. Bowel Complaints. I
Fevers.
January,
February,
March,.
April,
1
2
May,
June,
1
July,
2
2
Co
:
T:
:
:
August,
Co
September,
2
نات
3
1
2
:
:
October,.....
1 1
November,....
1 1
1 1
December,.
1
1
2
:
:
Total,.
612 11
I-
1
...
2
:
:
:
Other Causes.
Total Deaths.
Death-rate per 1,000
per
Annum.
1888.
1889.
2
1
1 24
2
9 12
8 13 11
40
13 15.4 25.1 20.9 74.8 23.9
3
3
7 6
12
11
12
12
15
15 21.3 23.2 22.8 28.0 27.6
4
ON
:
:
:
2
1
2
1
2
1
6
1
2
2
5
3 16
22664
3
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1
9
6
1
1
2 1
1
4
2
3
2 31
1
1
2
1
10
O
1
3
4
1
2
1
1
2
3
3 4
3
3
3
2
1
2 22
12
12
5
8
19
14
16
15
6
2
13
12
12
11
11 7
4
9
11
18 15
13
210 6
12
9
5
18
17 26
29
10
Jauni
40
:
2
1
1 4
2
++
10
4
ลง
5 10
2 4 12
00
8
6 10
9
7
26
14
30
23
10
7
9
16
19
14
16
2
~
4
00
8
10
11
16 13
16
12 36.7 27.1 30.4 28.0 22.0 9 25.1 23.2 22.7 20.5 16.5 14 21.3 36.7 28.4 24.2 25.6 9 34.8 32.949.153.9 16.5 19 50.3 27.1 56.6 42.7 | 35.3 17 31.0 36.7 26.4 29.7 | 31.0 10 21.3 31.0 24.5 29.6 18.2
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LO
A
4
च
12
5
17
16
13
14
14 32.9 30.9 24.4 25.9 | 25.5
6
7
15
2
9
13
20
8
4 17.4 25.2 37.5 14.8
7.3
9
:
6
2 16 5
11
15
9
32
10
17 29.0 17.4 60.0 18.4 30.8
34 31 25 21
:
101545 | 19
30 47 49 22
93107 80
81174 173|214 | 210 153 28.0 28.0 33.7 32.3 | 23.0
195
Convulsions.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.-(CHINESE COMMUNITY.)
Throat Affections.
Chest Affections.
Bowel Complaints.
Fevers.
Other Causes.
Total Deaths.
196
Death-Rate per 1,000
per Annum.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
May,
January,
February,
March,
April,..
Unknown.
39 41 138 67
888
10
50 89 76
87 73 87
48
56
60
76
55
Unknown.
42
15
26
97
35
}
50 1
N
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
93 90 86 81
16 27 28 25
61
971
74
:
~
393
Unknown.
77 70
81
70 82 78
87 66
82 68
Unknown.
28 22 17 18
20 16 28 19
25 15 34 17
Unknown.
33333
52 406 61
65 59 180 46|
921
731 61 54
73
87
58 62
Unknown.
입양
50
81 86 62 262 301 291 745 296 19.0 21.2 20,1| 50.3| 19.5
72 92 59 291 304 277 457 269 21.0 21 4 19.1 30.7 17.7
791
43
89 52 53 324 354 335 298 292 23.4 24.9 23.1| 20.8 19.2 70 70 74 305] 323 314 300 319 22.0 22.7 21.6 20.1 20.9
June,
July,
85
78 110 95 133
63 87 146 118 126 25 43 4 1
:
117
83
57 65 115
56 120 82 46 1 1 1 102
33333
83 81 103 71
49 29 77 22
81 79
78 88
78
86 72
91 83243 63 53145 42129 107] 111
82 93 93 315 419 382 446 407 22.8 29.3 26.2 29.9 26.7 74 130 85155 56 47311 40 95 110 118 122105 81 51 103121 88 536 430 492 803| 444 38.7 30.1| 33.7 53.9 29.0 88 108 89 97 112 57100, 702 464 464 573 454 50.7 32.4 31.7 38.4 30.3
August,
48
September,
45
89 155
68 113 144 121 56 78 1
:
103]
77
63 114 139 119 59 52||| 1
2
:
115
92
225
79
821
October,
61
November,.... 39 67
888
....
December, 46 41 147
71 105 125 130 90 62 1
80 93 107 46 53 2
87 84 57 22 1
1
1
85 102 881
2 104 113 105
1 2 85 91 119
75 58124 53 52 54 49121| 111| 160| 95 93 85102 115115 75 537 489 520 483 396 38.8 34.0 35.4 32.2 25.8 86 73 95 48 47 55 33 85 133] 134 89 89 72 66 70101 54 471 454 446 472 368 34.0 31.6 30.3 31.4 23.9 99 77 51 43 34 44 34116 139 125 108 78 74 92 71112 93 477 509 424 489, 413 34.5 35.4 28.8 32.4 26.8 94 90 50 65 46 38 42 94 139 172 69 109 58 82 95 89 87 391 519 500 383 437 28.3| 36.0| 33,9| 25.4 28.3 82 90 42 26 30 25 27 89 83 219 72 54 59 78 110 69 53 377 341 626, 336 310 27.2 23.6 42.3 22.2 20.0
Month.
Total,...! 7431,184 1,212| 1,267|
...
:
524 12 12 8
12
:
1,085 1,000 1,087,924
492418856|368|
1,194 1,389 1,426 947
869 1,070 1,057|891 4,9884,907, 5,071] 5,785) 4,405| 29.4 28.3) 30.5 32.7 24.5
Table showing the total deaths for each month in the years 1885 to 1889 inclusive and the death-rate for estimated population (army and navy excluded).
Estimated Population,.
174,000 178,000 182,500 | 187,000 | 192,000
DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 PER ANNUM.
REMARKS.
Year,
1885.
1886. 1887. 1888.
1889.
1885. 1886. 1887.
1888.
1889.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
January,
270
· 314
302
785
309
18.6
21.1
19.9
50.4
19.3
Deaths from causes other
than small-pox and cho-
February,
302
316
289
472
284
20.8
21.2
19.0
30.3
17.8
leraic complaints,..
5,014
5,020
5,233
4,548
March,..
343
368
351
313
304
23.6
24.8
23.1
20.1
19.0
Deaths from small-pox aud
choleraic complaints,
66
265
762
11
April,
318
335
326
311
328
21.9
22.6
21.4
20.0
20.5
May,
326
437
397
459
421
22.4
29.9
26.1
29.4
26.3
June,
554
447
518
832
453
38.2
30.1
34.1
53.5
28.3
July,
728
478
494
596
473
50.2
32.2
32.5
38.2
29.6
7
August,
553
508
534
499
413
38.1
34.2
35.1
82.0
25.9
September,
482
470
459
488
379
33.2
31.7
30.2
31.3
23.6
October,....
494
525
437
503
427
34.0
35.4
28.7
82.3
26.7
November,
400
532
520
391
441
27.6
35.9
34.1
25.1
27.6
December,
392
350
658
346
327
26.5
23.6
48.3
22.2
20.4
HUGII MCCALLUM, Secretary.
Total,.
5,162 5,080 5,285 5,995
4,559
29.7
28.5
29.0
32.1
23.7
Total,.
5,080
5,285
5,995
4,559
SANITARY BOARD ROOM, HONGKONG, 1st March, 1890.
197
7
353
No. 18
16
90,
HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK AND DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS FOR 1889.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government.
1.-TAXATION.
There have been no changes under this head.
2.-REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
The Revenue amounted to $1,978,274.73, or excluding premiums from Land Sales to $1,823,549.13; and the Expenditure amounted to $1,833,718.79, including Extraordinary Works; excluding these, to $1,459,167.16.
The Revenue and Expenditure for the past five years have been:—
Year.
Revenue.
1885,.........$1,251,889.70
1886,....................... 1,367,977.74
1887,. ..... 1,427,485.79
1888,..
1,557,300.03
1889,......... 1,823,549.13
Ordinary
Expenditure.
Extraordinary
Expenditure, including
Premiums from Land.
Defensive Works.
$ 66,658.50
$1,146,103.15
$475,147.24
34,731.59
1,195,236.81
825,624.84
155,238.02
1,278,181.68
744,820.38
160,688.64
1,461,459.64
530,870.03
154.725.60
1,459,167.16
374,551.63
3.-LOCAL REVENUES.
The Chinese inhabitants contributed in 1889, by voluntary assessment among them-
selves, to the pay of the District Watchmen,
and received from the Government for the same object a grant-in-aid of
4.-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
.$7,350.13 2,084.00
On the 31st December, 1889, the assets of the Colony exceeded its liabilities by...$505,109.87 (a) The surplus assets in:-
1884, were 1885,
""
In 1886, the liabilities exceeded the assets by In 1887, the surplus assets were............
1888,
Do.
•
..$.729,562.02 427,692.42
..$ 191,512.29
$ 631,374.08 (b) ..$ 360,649.76
5.-PUBLIC DEBT.
No new loan has been raised.
Amount of present Loan, £200,000. Amount of Sinking Fund, £17,680.
6.-MILITARY EXPENDITURE,
The Military Expenditure (inclusive of the Volunteer Corps) defrayed by the Colony during the last six years has been as follows:-
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Military Contribution, exclusive of
Defensive Works, and inclusive of Volunteer Corps.
Defensive Works.
Defensive Works.
$114,498.78
$ 3,464.64
£
$117,337.00
$ 68,153.45
650. 0.4 £12,576.10.2
.$124,561.68
.$128,815.63
.$134,594.68
$217,901.45 $258,444.28 $ 62,115.90
£39,230. 0.0
£43,710. 7.6
.$134,261.12
$ 63,753.73
£10,036. 4.0 £9,678.14.5
(a.) This included a sum of $50,000 debited to the Post Office, it has been ascertained that this sum has been embezzled by the Superin- tendent of the Money Order Office.
(3.) A loan of £200,000 having been raised during 1887 to be paid off on the 1st of March, 1907.
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354
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7.-GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Government House.
Government House was maintained in repair, and the Sanitary arrangements were satisfactory.
8.-PUBLIC WORKS.
The expenditure under this head was $57,180.66 for ordinary repairs to buildings, $59,371.72 for upkeep of the roads and streets; $70,038.00 for storm damages; and $63,753.73 for Defensive Works.
9.-LEGISLATION.
The following Ordinances were passed during the year:-
No. 1.-An Ordinance entitled The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1889.
No. 2.-An Ordinance entitled The Evidence Consolidation Ordinance, 1889.
No. 3.-An Ordinance entitled The Compensation to Families Ordinance, 1889.
No. 4.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 6 of 1887.
No. 5.-An Ordinance for the naturalization of TsÜ TAK-PIU otherwise CHING Ú.
No. 6.-An Ordinance entitled The Statute Law Preservation Ordinance, 1886, Amendment
Ordinance, 1889.
No. 7.-An Ordinance entitled The Coroner's Abolition Ordinance Supplemental Ordinance,
1889.
No. 8.-An Ordinance to amend the Powers of Police Magistrates.
No. 9.-An Ordinance to amend The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets Or-
dinance, 1887.
No. 10.-An Ordinance to amend The Reformatory Schools Ordinance, 1886.
No. 11. An Ordinance entitled The Stone Cutters' Island Ordinance, 1889.
No. 12.-An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Director, in Hongkong, of the Berlin
Ladies' Mission for China.
No. 13.-An Ordinance entitled The Prison amendment Ordinance, 1889.
No. 14.- An Ordinance entitled The Arms Ordinance, 1889.
No. 15.--An Ordinance entitled The Buildings Ordinance, 1889.
No. 16. An Ordinance entitled The Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889.
No. 17.-An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 6 of 1889, and to amend the Statute Law
Preservation Ordinance, 1886.
No. 18. An Ordinance entitled The Passengers Relief Ordinance, 1889.
www.
No. 19.-An Ordinance entitled The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1889.
No. 20.—An Ordinance for the naturalization of LI MAN HI otherwise РOKSHAN.
No. 21.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.
No. 22.-An Ordinance to amend The Post Office Ordinance, 1887.
No. 23.-An Ordinance entitled The Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1889.
No. 24.-An Ordinance to amend The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879. No. 25.-An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1889,
and to make provision against certain emigration abuses.
No. 26.—An Ordinance entitled The Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1889.
No. 27.-An Ordinance entitled The French Mail Steamers Ordinance continuation Ordi-
nance, 1889.
No. 28.-An Ordinance entitled The German Mail Steamers Ordinance continuation Ordi-
nance, 1889.
No. 29.-An Ordinance to amend The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance.
No. 30.-An Ordinance to provide for certain expenses of trial &c., of Criminal Lunatics. No. 31.-An Ordinance for the naturalization of LEUNG SHÜ otherwise LEUNG ÜN or LEUNG
YUK or YUK SHANG.
No. 32.-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 14 of 1862. (Patents.)
No. 33.-An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and Ninety-five thousand and Eighty-seven Dollars and Ninety- nine Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1888.
No. 34.--An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding One Million Three hundred and Three thousand, and Seventy-seven Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1890. No. 35.-An Ordinance to amend The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879.
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10.-COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLIES.
Executive Council.-His Excellency Major-General BEVAN EDWARDS, R.E., C.B., the Senior Military Officer was admitted a Member of the Executive Council. Honourable J. M. PRICE vacated his seat on his retirement from the service.
Legislative Council.-The Honourable A. J. LEACH, Acting Attorney General, the Honourable S. BROWN, Surveyor General, the Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Registrar General, and the Honourable J. J. KESWICK were admitted Members of the Legislative Council. Honourable H. E. WODEHOUSE Vacated his seat on the Honourable A. LISTER resuming the duties of Colonial Treasurer. The Honourable A. P. MACEWEN resumed his seat as Member nominated by the Chamber of Commerce on his return to the Colony. Honourable J. M. PRICE vacated his seat on his retirement from the service.
Sanitary Board.-The Surveyor General and the Captain Superintendent of Police were appointed President and Vice-President respectively.
Board of Examiners.—Mr. F. H. MAY was appointed Honorary Secretary to the Board.
11.-CIVIL EStablishments.
Sir G. WILLIAM DES VEUX was absent from the Colony, by permission, from the 30th August to 23rd September. Mr. FREDERICK STEWART, the Colonial Secretary, administered the Government.
Mr. J. M. PRICE, Surveyor General, retired on pension through ill health on the 23rd March, and was succeeded by Mr. SAMUEL BROWN.
Mr. FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary, died on the 29th September and was succeeded by Mr. FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.
Temporary Changes occurred in various Departments owing to Officers going on or returning from leave.
12.-OFFICERS WHO HAVE GIVEN SECURITY FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES. The validity of the sureties of the various Officers was duly enquired into at the end of every quarter, and found to be satisfactory.
13.
PENSIONS.
The following Officers retired on pension during the year:—
J. M. PRICE, Surveyor General.
7 European Police Constables.
17 Indian Police Constables.
14.-EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
The amounts paid during the year on account of the Departments were:-
Payments in Great Britain in Sterling money,
Payments in the Colony in Local Currency,
15.-FOREIGN CONSULS.
No new Consulates were established in the Colony during 1889.
16.-POPULATION.
.£20,447. 38. 10d.
$826,048.48.
The estimated population on the 31st December, 1889, was as follows:-
Males, Females,
.138,033 56,449
194,482
which is 21,318 less than the estimated population at the end of 1888.
The last census was taken in 1881, the population being then returned as 160,402, of which
115,369 were males, and 45,033 females.
The following is the mean estimated population for the last 8
years:-
Years.
Males.
Females.
Total.
1882,
119,704
46,729
166,433
1883,
124,768
48,707
173,475
1884,
.130,560
50,969
181,529
1885,
137,079
53,515
190,594
1886,
•
.144,550
56,440
200,990
1887,
152,427
60,524
212,951
1888,
..154,500
61,300
215,800
1889,
.138,033
56,449
194,482
:
2
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The births and deaths for the last 5 years were as follows:-
Per 1,000 of mean Population.
Years.
Births.
Deaths.
Births.
Deaths.
1885,
.1,555
5,192
8.16
27.24
1886,
...
1,557
5,100
7.74
25.37
1887.
1,705
5,317
8.01
24.97
1888,
•
1,662
6,034
7.70
27.96
1889,
..1,683
4,597
8.65
23.64
17.-ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
There were no changes in these Establishments, as compared with previous years.
18.-EDUCATION.
The total number of Schools subject to supervision by the Government amounted, in 1889, to 99, as compared with 97 in 1888 and 94 in 1887.
The total number of Scholars subject to Government supervision in the Government and Grant- in-aid Schools during the last 5 years was as follows:-
1
Years.
1885,
1886,
•
1887.
1888, 1889,
Govt.
}
Grant-in-aid.
Total.
.1,803
4,041
5,844
..1,893
3,951
5,844
.1,814
4,160
5,974
.1,933
4,325
6,258
...2,388
4,814
7,202
The total expenditure for these Schools for the last 5 years was as follows:-
1885, (after deducting School fees),
.$36,085.27
1886, (
"}
29.
);
43,085.50
1887, (
22
),
43,070.91
1888, ( 1889, (
9.9
**
),
>>
},
... 45,518.93 44,321.98
19.-EXCHANGE, MONEY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Exchange.
The rate of Exchange on 4 months' Bills on London was on 2nd January, 1889, 3/14, it fell to 3/0 on the 6th March, and rose to 3/33 on 27th November, and was at the end of the year 3/21.
Currency.
The law affecting currency has remained unchanged.
Bank Notes.
The Bank Notes in circulation in Hongkong during the last 5 years, as furnished by the Managers of the respective Banks, were as follows:-
Average Amount. ..$4,080,071
Years.
1885,.
1886,.
4,368,705
1887,
5,052,473
1888,...
5,759,875
1889,.
6,034,984
Money Circulation.
Specie in Reserve.
$2,000,833
2,138,333
2,362,833
2,660,000
2,552,500
The approximate amount of Coin put into circulation up to 31st December, 1889, was as follows:-
Hongkong Dollars and half Dollars struck at the Hongkong Mint,..........$1,421,487 Hongkong Silver and Copper Subsidiary Coins (20, 10, and 5 cent
pieces; and 1 Cent and Mil pieces during 1889),
The importation of Copper Coin has been discontinued.
Weights and Measures.
.$1,040,000
The Weights and Measures in use in the Colony are regulated by Ordinance 8 of 1885.
20.-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
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There being no Custom House, it is not possible to furnish an account of all Imports and Exports but a record of Raw Opium imported and exported during 1889 has been kept, and is as follows:-
Imported, Exported,
The fractions are explained by the fact that broached chests
21.-SHIPPING.
Arrivals exclusive of Junks.
.67,4292 21 chests. ..61,8082 27
were landed here and were exported.
The total arrivals, exclusive of Junks, during the year 1889, amounted to 3,820 vessels and 4,518,614 tons, being 17,828 tons under the arrivals in 1888.
Junks.
22,926 Junks measuring 1,716,922 tons arrived in the Colony in 1889, as against 23,958 Junks and 1,863,968 tons in 1888, showing a decrease of 1,032 Junks and 147,046 tons.
The total arrivals for the last 5 years were:-
EXCLUSIVE of Junks.
JUNKS.
Years. Number of Vessels.
1885,
3,428
3,866,709
GRAND TOTAL. Tons. Number of Vessels. Tons. Number of Vessels.
23,674 1,797,222 27,102 5,663,931
Tons.
1886,...
4,251
4,571,296
22,971
1,752,868
27,222
6,324,164
1887,....
4,078
4,607,914
23,521
1,793,923
27,599
6,401,837
1888,...... 3,821
4,536,442
23,958 1,863,968
27,779
6,400,410
1889,...... 3,820
4,518,614 22,926 1,716,922
26,746
6,235,536
Immigration and Emigration.
The following will show the number of Chinese who arrived in, and the number who departed from the Colony during the last 5 years:-
Years.
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Arrived.
Departed.
80,773
57,517
88,704
64,522
92,375
82,897
98,800
96,195
99,315
47,849
22.-AGRICULTURE.
The lands of the Colony being limited and not favourable for agricultural purposes, there is no inducement for this industry here. The produce is quite nominal, and is for local consumption only.
23.-MANUFACTURES, &C. Manufactories.
No new Manufactories have been added to those already in existence.
Steam-Launches.
The total number of Steam-Launches built in the Colony in 1889, was 26, with a total tonnage of 1,172.58, as against 24 with a total tonnage of 1,655 in 1888. The total number of licensed Steam-Launches of all descriptions, in the Colony, in 1889, were:-
Licensed to carry passengers,
Private Launches,.....
Colonial Goverment Launches.
War Department Launches,..
50
41
10
6
107
24.-GRANTS OF LAND.
The sales of land on lease during the last 5 years were:-
Years.
Total No. of Sales.
Total No. of Acres sold.
A,
R.
P.
1885,
145
1886,
88
1887,
187
28. 0. 142
82. 2. 312
76. 0. 8
1888,
202
104. 0. 41
1889,
65
88. 1. 15
t
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25.-GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
On the 1st January, 1889, there were 503 prisoners in Victoria Gaol; 3,705 were admitted during the
year, and 3,608 discharged; the total number of prisoners on the 31st December, 1889, was 600, of whom 39 were Europeans.
The daily average of prisoners was 581, as against 531 in the previous year.
The number of prisoners admitted into Gaol during the last five years was as follows:-
YEARS.
Men.
NO. OF PRISONERS.
TOTAL.
Women.
Juveniles.
DAILY AVERAGE NUMBER IN PRISON.
1885,
3,327
147
136
3,610
530.00
1886,
4,278
173
149
4,600
674.00
1887,
4,012
149
147
4,308
584,00
1888,
3,390
98
139
3,627
531.00
1889,
3,453
.. 131
121
3,705
581.00
26.-CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
Supreme Court.
The following is a Return of cases tried at the Supreme Court during the last five years:—
CHARGES ABANDONED.
POSTPONED.
Number Number
YEARS.
of Cases.
of
Convicted. Acquitted.
Persons.
Number of Number of No. of
Cases. Persons. Cases.
No. of Persons.
1885,
1886,
22
1887,
1888,
1889,
91
147
103
22
16
75
107
59
20
16
27
1
1
94
155
82
36
17
26
1
8
101
186
99
47
28
40
92
143
64
41
24
37
22295
Total,...
453
738
407
166
101
152
2
9
Average of last 5 years,
90%
1473
813
331
20층
30/1
&
Do.
ending 1884,
95%
1453
98
313
8#
15
34
Grou
CHRO
1#
1
Police Magistrates' Court.
The Cases before the Police Magistrates during the last 5 years were as follows:-
CASES HOW DISPOSED OF.
Total No. Total No.
YEARS.
of Cases.
of Prisoners.
Convicted and Punished.
Dis- charged.
Committed Committed
for
pending Trial. Orders.
Ordered
to Find Security.
Punished
for False Tes- timony.
Un-
decided.
1885,
10,281
11,901
1886,
14,611
16,647
8,800 12,923 2,388
2,446
161
14
456
6
18.
159
5
969
35
168
1887,
12,015
14,182
10,679 2,779
167
32
463
14
48
1888,
11,647
13,309
9,932 2,849
174
109
192
3
50
1889,
8,670
10,033
6,894 2,497
167
54
337
17
67
Total,.........
Average of last 5 years,
Do.
ending 1884,
13,214.4
57,224 66,072 49,228 12,959
11,444.8
828
214
2,417
75
351
9,845.6 2,591.8
165.6
42.8
483.4
15
70.2
9,517.2 11,221.4
8,320.4 2,259.8
189.0
26.8
309.2
24.6
91.6
K
Marine Magistrates' Court.
The Cases before the Marine Magistrate's Court during the last 5 years were as follows:-
DEFENDANTS HOW DISPOSED OF.
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Number
Number of
Forfei-
To be dis-
Com-
YEARS.
of
Cases.
Defend- Impri- ants. soned.
ture
Fined.
of
Repri- manded.
Sent back to
charged
Dis-
mitted
from
missed. for
Duty.
Pay.
Ship.
Trial.
1885,
111
221
136
47
14
1886,
58
87
43
24
1887, 1888, 1889,
90
152
47
37
....
70
167
66
38
4662
1
21
2
1
11
21
15
3
23
2
53
1
5
53
107
54
25
15
13
Total,...
382
734
346
171
28
27
85
4
73
Average of last 5 years,
76.4
146.8
69.2
34.2
5.6
5.4
17.0
0.8
14.6
Do.
ending 1884,... 72.4
140.0
55.6
26.4
10.4
2.6
18.4
1.8
24.4
:
Police.
The Cases brought under the notice of the Police during the last 5 years were as follows:--
SERIOUS Offences.
MINOR OFFENCES.
YEARS.
Number of
Convicted.
Cases.
Discharged.
Number of Cases.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
2,466
1,298
561
4,309
3,707
757
2,500
1,389
472.
6,336
6,457
672
2,577
1,234
565
5,904
6,310
1,21,4
2,436
1,116
556
5,678
5,772
1,105
2,893
1,409
618
4,568
4,529
1,131
Total,.......
12,872
6,446
2,772
26,795
26,775
4,879
Average of last 5 years,
2,874.4
1,289.2
554.4
5,359.0
5,355.0
975.8
Do. ending 1884,
2,410.2
1,295.6
488.4
5,055.0
4,073.2
909.8
27.-HOSPITALS, &C.
Civil Hospital.
The admissions to the Government Civil Hospital during the year were as follows, as compared with 1888.
· 1888.
1889.
Police,
657
590
Board of Trade,
153
135
Private paying Patients,
313
402
Government Servants,
159
135
Police Cases,
242
252
Destitutes,
248
279
Total,.............
1,772
1,793
The total admissions to the Hospital and Deaths during the last 5 years were as follows:-
Years.
Admissions.
Deaths.
1885,
1,510
76
1886,
1,623
79
1887,
1,656
89
1888,
1,772
80
1889,
1,793
77
Total,......
8,354
401
Average,
1,670.8-
80.2
.
;
نہ
360
The admissions from the Police Force and the number of Deaths for the past five years were as follows:-
Years.
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Admissions.
Deaths.
495
· 9 (a.)
602
14 (b.)
619
9
657
15
590
14
Total,............... 2,963
61
Average,
592.6
12.2
The admissions of Europeans were, in 1888, 147, as compared with 166 in 1889; the Chinese were 231, in 1888, as compared with 194 in 1889; and the Indians were 279 in 1888, as compared with 230 in 1889.
Military Hospital.
The admissions from among the troops during the past five years were as follows:---
Years.
Admissions.
Deaths.
1885,
1,090
24 (c.)
1886,
1,607
9
1887,
1,749
14
1888,
1,485
21
1889,
1,732
16
Total,.........................
7,663
84
Average,
1,532.6
16.8
Small-Pox Hospital.
The admissions during the past five years were as follows:-
Years.
Admissions.
1885,
14
1886,
11
1887,
65
1888,
99
1889,
19
Total,.
208
Average,
41.6
Inquests.
The inquests held during the past five years were as follows:-
1885,
1886,
1887,
"
1888, 1889,
100
... 120
115
63
76
By Ordinance 17 of 1888, the Office of Coroner is abolished, and the duties thereof transferred to the Police Magistrates.
28.-CHARITABLE AND LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
No fresh Institution was formed.
29.-RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
No fresh Institution was formed.
W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 24th July, 1890.
(a.) Only 5 of these died in Hospital, 1 died at his own residence, and 3 died whilst on leave.
(b.) In Hospital.
(c.) 12 died of Cholera.
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No. 90.
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION
DEPARTMENT FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
1
No. 5.
BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 22nd February, 1890.
SIR, I have the honour to submit the Annual Departmental Report for 1889.
2. The routine work of the department occupies a very great deal of time in supervision and the past year has not shown any diminution of demands in this respect, the character of the raw Chinese recruits, as well as even the older hands, has, as usual, required the expenditure of much time in organisation, and development and maintenance of method and order in their work. The increase in the vote for the Gardens has permitted various improvements to be made in general appearance. Greater neatness in walks and lawns has largely contributed to the general effect. The Gardens have been extensively used by the Chinese especially, but there is some difficulty in inducing a large number of them to observe rules which should regulate the conduct of visitors. The summer storms have been again numerous and every one of them has caused more or less damage from the effects of either wind or excessive moisture in the soil. Many pot plants especially suffer from the drowned condition to which their roots are subjected during the heavy rains.
3. The terrible Rain Storm which began on the 29th of May and continued during the following day perfectly flooded the level and moderately level parts of the Gardens, and even on the portions with steep gradients the rainfall presented the appearance of cascades, the drains and channels being inadequate to carry off the immense volumes of water. Soil in open beds and borders and gravel on walks were swept away to a great extent. A portion of retaining wall 40 feet long by 10 feet high collapsed, and four landslips, besides the catastrophe in Glenealy Ravine, were caused. The bursting of the culvert in Glenealy Ravine within the New Gardens completely obliterated the lower portions of the grounds which I laid out and planted about seventeen years ago. Soil was washed away, together with trees and shrubs, to a depth of 10 or 12 feet in some parts and landslips on the preci- pitous heights around were large and numerous carrying away portions of the gallery walk and parapets together with vegetation which had grown and hidden the ugliness of the once bare staring faces of the fresh cuttings. The Public Works Department having replaced the soil carried away by the storm waters this department has now in hand ground work which will, I trust, be relaid out and planted in a short time. The excessive force of the downfall of the rain was exhibited after the storm by the appearance of vegetation of different kinds. The leaves of some trees were completely torn off, others had the leaves browned and blackened, while on some with leaves of a softer and more succulent character, but where the plants were somewhat sheltered from the full force of the rain, the leaves after being pounded by the rain hung in a decomposing state before the rains completely ceased. Small and tender seedlings were completely destroyed in many instances.
4. All landslips which occurred within the Gardens were removed, débris collected and carried away, walks repaired, and beds and borders put straight again in sixteen days after the storm, at which time the staff resumed their ordinary work. The mains, through which the Gardens' supply of water was conveyed having been carried away by the storm a great portion of the water needed for the Gardens had to be carried from the nullah until the end of October when connections were made which placed us again in a better position. The total cost of repairs to storm damages within the Gardens, exclusive of the work now going on in Glenealy Ravine, was $618.66. The estimate and vote was $800.
5. Landslips were numerous on the hills throughout the island, but they seem more plentiful on the northern slopes than elsewhere, probably owing to the greater steepness of the hills there.
A con- siderable number of trees of all sizes were carried away by these slips. It seems probable that landslips may be partly prevented by the roots of the trees which strike deep into loose soil. In this manner plantations may perhaps be of service in assisting to keep roads clear by preventing landslips. Some of the most unsightly yellow earth exposed by landslips in plantations have been roughly turfed. In the tree nurseries, which, as a rule, are lands alternately used as paddy fields, a very large number of small seedling pine trees were completely destroyed by water or by their being covered with deposits of soil; these losses have greatly diminished the number of trees available for planting during the present season.
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NEW BUILDINGS.
6. The new departmental buildings, in place of the present dilapidated structure, for which the money was voted in 1888, have not yet been commenced, but I trust that it may be found convenient for a beginning to be made with them during the current year.
BOTANIC GARDENS.
Plant Houses.
7. The wooden supports of the tables of the north house having been ant-eaten or rotten the tables have all been built up solid with brickwork. The roof has also been renewed and the wooden supports have been replaced with light iron work.
8. Similar work has also been effected in the central Fern-house.
9. The roofs and side sun screens have also to a great extent been replaced with new material which the Superintendent of the Gaol has kindly had made by the prisoners. This is a valuable service rendered by the Gaol Department, a service which it is difficult to get done elsewhere at a reasonable cost.
10. The glass roof of the old plant-house has been removed, in consequence of its decayed con- dition, and replaced with sun screens only.
11. Our minimum temperature in December, January and February is too cold for many plants which are attractively ornamental, but with a suitable glass-house, with the help of a little artificial heat, many interesting plants of this kind might be added to our collections.
12. An additional plant shed 30 feet by 9 feet has been erected in the nursery for the cultivation of sale plants.
13. The glass-house erected in the nursery two years ago has been of the greatest service in affording protection to a large number of plants propagated for sale to the public and for use for filling beds in the Gardens. Another house the same size as this one could be very well utilized now for the growth and protection in inclement weather of maiden-hair ferns and other decorative plants for which there is a considerable steady demand by the public, and which would in all likelihood be increased if the plants could be maintained in a little better condition than the provisional structures now permit. The structures in the nursery need many improvements and additions, but, pending the erection of the new offices, the improved nursery arrangements which may be considerably effected by the work must remain in abeyance.
Walks, Drains, and Channels.
14. The special vote which was liberally granted towards the end of the year enabled me to put the walks throughout the Gardens in a thorough state of good repair by laying down four inches of lime concrete on all the chief walks which, by reason of their gradients, were subject to continual scouring away, during rains, of the decomposed rock with which they were previously made. This condition of the walks will now prevent a great deal of the disorder of walks which has always inevitably prevailed until repairs could be effected after every moderately heavy rain. The total length of walks, varying from five feet to ten feet in width, which were concreted was 3,794 feet in the Botanic Gardens, and 569 feet in Government House grounds.
15. The brick channels on the sides of most of the walks in the Gardens have been put in a good state by repointing and relaying in places, where necessary.
16. A quantity of underground drains have also been attended to by cleaning them out and relaying, and improving sand pits which had been originally faulty in construction, or which had become so in some instances since they were made thirty years ago.
Water Service.
17. I have to thank the Public Works Department for a much improved service of water obtained from the Tytam Water Works and laid on to ten tanks distributed throughout the Old Gardens. To some of these hydrants are placed so that hoses can be fixed for irrigation work. I have also to acknowledge ready and kind assistance from the Fire Brigade Department in the arrangements of fittings for hoses which are now in good working order. What has been accomplished is of great service, but when a suitable opportunity presents itself I trust that the supply will be laid on to various other parts of the Gardens where water is needed but where at present there is none.
Flower Beds and Rockeries.
18. The flower beds have been, as usual, twice filled in most cases, and oftener in a few. The winter plants consist chiefly of annuals, which are planted in November and December and flower from January to April. The Chinese New Year flower, Narcissus Tazetta, is also used for beds and it flowers in January and February, the planting being done at different times in order to preserve a succession of flowers. In the winter months we have now an additional difficulty to contend with which is becoming more pronounced every year, I allude to the great increase of small birds which about the month of December and January, after the bedding plants have attained moderate dimensions, make continuous onslaughts on them, and unless the beds are netted over the birds denude the plants of all their leaves, consuming them for food. These netted beds have an unsightly appearance, but
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the objectionable feature must be borne until the period when the birds are most ravenous is tided The Ordinance which specially provides for the preservation of small birds does not allow their destruction even when the birds have become so numerous in places and seasons as to be a nuisance.
over.
19. The increase of birds which has succeeded the passing of the Birds Preservation Ordinance more than twenty years ago is an advantage in some ways and a pleasant change from the cheerless aspect of the Colony at that time when scarcely a bird could be seen, but the increase is not without its disadvantages.
20. After the annuals are over the beds are again filled for the summer season with flowering plants to a small extent, but chiefly with plants with coloured or ornamental foliage.
21. These arrangements demand and receive a great deal of attention. The summer arrange- ments of the past year were the best, probably, that have yet been accomplished.
22. The plants in the recently made rockeries at the north-east entrance have made good progress and the whole now presents a fairly attractive appearance.
Labelling.
23. Constant attention has been given in adding to the number of those labels put down as well as to the replacement of decayed labels or obliterated names. A little more requires to be done in perfecting the system, but, on the whole, this work may now be considered in good order.
Aviaries.
24. These are in good condition, but a few more birds are desirable, these I trust will be added during the course of this year. Birds and animals are a great attraction to visitors, especially to Chinese and children, but as it is not expedient to attempt a collection of animals in these Gardens the few we have will not be increased by the acceptance of further donations. On the other hand, however, I think a little extension of aviaries might be an advantage.
Summer Storms.
25. The very frequent storms and threatening storms during the rain season absorb a good deal of time in preparations to meet them so that possible damages should be prevented as much as can be. The preparations consist chiefly in removing plants in pots, from exposed places to sheltered positions, and in securing sun screens with which the roofs of plant houses are covered.
These arrangements employ the greater part of the staff for a considerable time before, and after storms.
Collecting.
26. The administration and working of the departiment has absorbed the whole of my time and left none in which I could, without detriment to the department, absent myself for any purpose, there- fore what collecting has been done has been accomplished by sending natives on short excursions to islands and the mainland within easy access from Hongkong. The results of these journeys have added plants of much interest to our collections of both living and dried plants, but excursions near home and when undertaken by natives are much less fruitful and unsatisfactory than expeditions made under European leadership, but in the absence of the latter native agency is better than none.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE AND MOUNTAIN LODGE GROUNDS.
27. The grounds on the plateau on the northern side of Government House which needed im- provement were relaid out in the early part of the year. This involved a change in the levels, raising a considerable portion, the taking up and relaying of all the turf, the making of new beds and borders, the introduction of a new system of underground and surface drainage, removal and replanting of shrubs, &c., and the formation of new walks with cut granite edging stones as far as possible.
28. At Mountain Lodge the tennis lawn was extended sufficiently to allow of three courts being used at one time instead of two as before.
DISTRIBUTION AND INTERCHANGE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS.
29. Plants and seeds to the extent of 197 boxes, bags, and packets, weighing 16lbs., 459 specimens of dried plants, and 801 living plants were received in exchange. The following were the principal
donors:-
Ashton, Captain, Formosa.
Barton, J.
Botanic Gardens, British Guiana.
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Saharanpur.
Singapore.
Botanical Department, Jamaica. Braga, F. X., Kobe, Japan. Bunting, J., Yokohama, Japan. Burnie, Captain Cooke, Mrs.
Dammann & Co., Messrs., Italy. Faber, Rev. E., Shanghai. Forest Department, Penang. Layton, Hon. B.
Legge, Mrs. Leigh, R. K. Ming Lee Tsan. Poesnecker, Mrs. Poli, M. de, Paris.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon.
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Kew, London. Mauritius.
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Trinidad.
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Royal Palm Nurseries, U.S.A.
Siemssen, G., Foochow.
Smith, Mrs. A.
Thomson, Captain, S.S. Nanzing. Veitch & Sons, Messrs. J., London.
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30. In exchange and in donations there were distributed 111 boxes, bags, and packets of seeds weighing 78lbs., and 1,933 plants. The principal recipients were:---
Agri: Horticultural Society, Madras. Arthur, H., Formosa.
Bain, Mrs. M.
Barton, J.
Botanic Gardens, Bombay.
British Guiana,
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Saharanpur.
Saigon.
Singapore.
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Italian Convent.
Kirkwood, M., Yokohama, Japan. Legge, Mrs.
Martin, G. P., England.
Olifent, Captain
Piercy, G.
Police Station, Hunghòm.
Queensland Acclimatisation Society, Brisbane. Romano, A. G.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta.
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Botanical Department, Jamaica. Bunting, J., Yokohama, Japan. Burnie, Captain Cook, Mrs.
Dammann & Co., Messrs., Italy. Forest Department, Malacca.
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Penang.
French Convent.
Gardner, Captain
Thomson, St. Helens, Liverpool.
K
Hodgins, A. E.
Henderson, F.
Humphreys, J. D.
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Kew, London. Mauritius.
Royal Engineers Department.
Seth, Mrs.
Smith, K.C.M.G., H.E. Sir C. C., Singapore. Storer, R. E., Colonel
Thomson, Captain, S.S. Nanzing.
Thurston, K.C.M.G., H.E. Sir J. B., Fiji. Travers, A. K.
Veitch & Sons, Messrs. J., London.
Wilkinson, R. E., Major
Yeatherd, Mrs.
SALE OF PLANTS AND TREES.
31. The sales have been continued to about the same extent as last year. The sum of $343.38 was received for 3,143 plants and trees which were supplied to about 100 separate orders.
HERBARIUM.
32. The work of the year has consisted chiefly in preparing, mounting, and incorporating. The incorporation of specimens has not advanced, for want of time, so rapidly as could have been desired, but 705 specimens were placed in their final positions in the cabinets.
33. To Mr. W. T. THISELTON DYER, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, Monsieur DE POLI, Paris, and the Rev. ERNST FABER, Shanghai, thanks are due for contributions of valuable and interesting specimens.
34. Several collections of dried plants have been sent to the Royal Gardens, Kew, in exchange, and that institution has also again rendered most valuable service in the identification of a considerable number of specimens submitted to it for comparison and determination.
35. I may here mention that the elaboration at Kew of the Index Flora Sinensis has been steadily pushed forward; the work has been completed to the Nat. Ord. Loganiaceæ.
36. The parts as published are put on record here and are available for reference to any one who desires to make use of them.
LIBRARY.
37. I have to thank various Botanical and Forestry establishments for Reports and Contributions received. The following are the chief contributions :— Amaryllideæ, Baker. Purchased. Botanical Magazine, 1889. Do.
Bulletin (Kew) of Mis. Information, presented
by Director, Royal Gardens, Kew, 1889. Bulletin Nos. 10 and 11 Royal Botanic Gardens,
Trinidad.
Classified Catalogue of the Library of the Royal
Botanic Gardens, Ceylon.
Fern Allies. Baker. Purchased.
Flora of British India Part XV., presented by the
Royal Gardens, Kew.
Gardeners' Chronicle, 1889. Purchased. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, Vol. IX., presented
by the Bentham Trustees.
Index to the Streets, Houses and Leased Lots of the City of Victoria, Hongkong. Purchased.
Journal of Botany, 1889. Purchased.
Plantæ Davidianæ ex sinarum Imperio. Pur-
chased.
Proceedings of the Committee of Agri: Horticul-
tural Society of Madras.
Proceedings of the Central Agricultural Board
of Trinidad in its Inauguration.
Report, Acclimatisation Society of Queensland
for 1888.
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Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, 1888.
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Ceylon, 1888.
Natal, 1888.
Saharanpur and Mus-
soorie, 1888. Singapore, 1888.
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Report on the Public Gardens and Plantations,
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Jamaica, 1888.
on the Department of Agricultural, Cape-
town, 1888-89.
Indian Forest Reports.
Forest Administration in Assam, 1887-88.
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of the Agricultural Adviser, London,
1887 and 1888.
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of the Cinchona Plantation and Factory
in Bengal, 1887-88.
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in Ajmere-Merwara, 1887-
88.
in the Andamans, 1887-
88.
in the Central Provinces,
1887-88.
in Hyderabad, 1887-88 &
1888-89.
in Madras, 1887–88.
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on the Destruction of Cocoa-nut Palms by Beetles, from Director Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
on the Forest Department, Singapore,
Penang and Malacca, 1888.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, 1887-
88.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Trinidad, 1888. Transactions of the Hongkong Medical Society.
Purchased.
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in the North West Pro-
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vinces, 1887-88.
On the Course of Instruction at the Forest School,
Dehra Dun, 1887-88.
FORESTRY.
38. The planting operations have been, as customary, distributed over the greater portion of the Colony exclusive of the Cape D'Aguilar and Stanley peninsulas. The operations of preparing lands for the reception of seeds and trees began in August of 1888 and the last tree was planted on June 20th, 1889. There is no interval between the end of one planting season and the beginning of the next, as the selection of lands and making of contracts for the next season's work begins immediately that tree planting is finished. Actual planting began on November 14th, 1888 and, as stated above, was finished on June 20th, 1889, i.e., it extended through a period of about six months, during which planting was done on 126 days. During the whole of the season the greatest care and foresight has to be constantly exercised in selecting suitable conditions of weather for insuring success in transplant- ing operations. The absence of rainfall and of water in streams on the hills at the time of year when trees are in the best condition for transplanting renders it necessary to distribute the planting over wide areas and in localities at great distances apart, so that trees may be planted at convenient dis- tances for artificial watering from such scanty sources as may be available. This, and the fact that the very small bits of land suitable for nurseries are also scattered all over the island compels a system of desultory planting involving the expenditure of much time in superintendence and management which is not felt where natural conditions permit operations to be carried out on more circumscribed and concentrated plans. The yearly extension of lands brought within forestry management and the greater distances of works from head quarters does not diminish the strain experienced in maintaining or developing efficiency in all branches.
39. The work during the year under review has been very heavy and the staff generally has given much satisfaction in so far as their abilities and power went, but there is an insufficiency of educated and experienced assistance at my disposal for carrying out directions and plans of the extent and in the manner which is desirable. The Head Forester, Lo AQWAI, has applied himself with diligence, faithfulness, and intelligence to the work, and he has given much satisfaction generally.
40. Owing to the Contractor who engaged to rear and supply pine trees having failed to produce the full number agreed upon it was not possible to plant so extensively as had been arranged for. The failure was apparently owing to the Contractor's ignorance of methods of cultivation, or careless- ness of management. He failed to supply about two-thirds of the number stipulated for.
Pines Reared in situ.
41. A contract was made for 450,000 trees to be reared in situ, and of that number, the Contractor handed over a year after sowing, 429,238. He reported that soon after sowing the seeds small birds attacked and devoured them to a large extent. This seems to be the first year that birds have been noticed to do injury here to forest seeds or trees. At the end of the first year the seedling trees have attained a size varying from three to six inches in height, and from one to about a dozen seedlings in each site, the size and number being influenced by the quality of soil or exposure to wind, or to water collected on the hills in heavy rains and rushing over the sites; these agents being to a considerable extent the cause of many entire failures. The loss from these entire failures however is borne by the Contractor who is paid at the end of the first year for healthy trees only, the price paid being only about a fourth the cost of planting trees. After the in situ trees are taken over from the Contractor a small portion for a year or two will continue to die leaving the strongest to survive in the fittest places. Even with these losses the method has much to recommend it, in economy, over planting. To complete the plantations the gaps are filled up after the trees which have succeeded have grown and shown themselves sufficiently distinct from their surroundings, which is in about two or three years after the seeds were sown. The trees which are used for filling up vacancies are trans-
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planted from nurseries in which they have been reared. Under the most favourable conditions plan- tations raised by sowing in situ are perfect, some of the older ones being without a break in their uniformity and never having been filled up.
Cryptomeria japonica.
42. About fourteen thousand of these were procured from Japan for planting in the catchwater area of the Pokfulam Reservoir. This was done, with the approval of the Sanitary Board, in order to vary the uniform gramineous vegetation of the hills for aesthetic effect, the Cryptomeria on account of its persistent leaves being considered the least likely to pollute the water with decaying vegetation. Many of the trees, some months after they were planted, were attacked and killed by white ants which completely destroyed the bark of the stems below ground. The same thing occurred to a few hundred trees planted for experiment in another locality near Aberdeen. The trees which were not attacked by termetes have established themselves and grown well. This is a tree which should in common with most trees be planted before its annual growth begins, but which is unfortunately, also like other trees, in the dry season before the rains are of much benefit to them, and consequently the difficulty of planting the tree extensively is great by reason of scarcity of accessible water for artificial watering.
Camphors.
43. An experiment was tried of planting seedlings five months old when they were about four to six inches high so that they could be planted during June in the rain season and so diminish the cost of planting which attends older trees. The planting would be successful if the continuance of rain at short intervals for a month were assured, but the irregularity of showers leaves intervals of too much dryness which is prejudicial to tender seedlings where they cannot be artificially supplied with water. Of those, however, which were well established, a large number were attacked with Cassytha filiformis, a lauraceous parasite in the form of long thread-like stems which infests and lives upon living grass and other vegetation. In places, especially on the southern side of the island with dry, poor soil and hot aspects the parasite is very abundant amongst grass. It attached itself to the deli- cate stems of the camphors and extracted all the plants' juices for its own nutriment, the camphors having had to succumb to its oppressive neighbour.
44. The camphor in good soil, which however is a very rare commodity here, will thrive well in moderately sheltered situations up to an altitude of about 500 feet. The degree of altitude in this, as in some other cases in Hongkong, at which trees discontinue to thrive is not regulated by temperature (as might be supposed by the reference to altitude) as by exposure to concentrated and accumulated winds, decreased fertility and depth of soil, and diminution of water in suspension in the soil.
Tristanea conferta.
45. About seventeen thousand were reared from seeds in pots and planted out in the Western District. They were planted at a higher elevation than the older trees which have done so well on lands bordering the eastern end of the city. The higher elevation will probably not be so favourable to growth as the lower one, but during the past year the trees have averaged about 2 feet in new vertical growth, lateral branches having also been developed to a small extent. The tree, like its congener the Eucalyptus, both natives of Australia, has a habit of unusually great vertical development, but its aspect is more pleasing and its foliage, denser than the
gum trees.
The older trees have again yielded a good supply of seeds, which have been sown and have produced 25,000 seedlings.
Road Planting.
46. As soon as the formation of Lower Richmond Road was sufficiently advanced it was planted along its whole length with trees on one side, the road not being wide enough to permit of two rows being planted. Upper Richmond Road was planted in 1888. The planting of these two new roads has completed the planting of all the roads in that locality which are suitable for the introduction of trees.
47. Steps have also been taken for the planting of such of the new roads at Kowloon as it was considered advisable should be done this year.
48. Kowloon is now provided fairly well with trees, taking into consideration those in private grounds, those in Robinson Road-which I hope may be completed as soon as there is an opportunity -and those which this department has planted on the lands south and north of the rifle butts, and which have with their development so greatly changed the once sterile and treeless aspect of the hills to a scene of greater verdant beauty.
49. As a rule the older roads and streets of the Colony in or immediately adjacent to the city were not, apparently, laid out with consideration being given to the requirements of trees which were subsequently introduced when the inhabitants found how intolerable was the absence of trees in our
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hot glaring tropical summers. The trees which were planted and maintained at great cost and with much care have developed in spite of the disadvantages of crippled space for growth of head and roots into objects of beauty which cast agreeable shade affording relief from the burning sun and intense glare and heat which was experienced before the introduction of trees. Many trees have yearly to be sacri- ficed to make room for extensions of buildings which, however, in many cases, provide in themselves a partial substitute for the trees. It is only necessary to picture what some streets and roads without trees would be to insure the most careful guardianship of what has been attained in spite of considerable difficulties. There may be some disadvantages which follow in the wake of trees, but the immense advantages will be generally considered to far outweigh them.
50. In places where land may not be too valuable for such a purpose it would be very desirable for the sake of further extension of tree planting in roads if it were possible that future new ones could be made of sufficient width to allow the possibility of a moderate regular development of the heads of the trees on all sides, instead of, as at present, extension on the side next buildings being so much restricted. The result of this one sidedness is that as trees develop chiefly on one side they are gradually dragged down by the weight of the head from an upright position to one inclining over the roadway, the incline in time becoming so great that for safety limbs have to be cut off and ultimately, in many cases, entire trees have to be removed.
Nurseries.
51. The Government possesses land for only one tree nursery in Hongkong. The many nurseries throughout the island in which trees for the Government are annually reared by contract are obtained by the Contractor from squatters on payment of rent for the one year during which the trees are grown in the nurseries. After the trees are taken from the nurseries the squatters resume the cultivation of rice and vegetables in the ground. Although this alternation of crops restores fertility to the soil, it only does so to a partial extent, never apparently returning all which the trees have taken out of the soil. The very limited amount of cultivable land, and the still smaller portions which squatters are willing to let to the Contractor has rendered it necessary to use the same ground over and over again during some years, this continual cropping with trees, and the somewhat meagre fertilizing agents used by the squatters in the intervals, have begun to affect the quality of nursery trees. It is difficult to remedy this under existing arrangements whereby the Government holds so little cultivable land of its own.
52. The rearing of certain trees in pots has necessitated the use, in addition to the one Government nursery, being made, for nursery purposes, of a portion of the Bowrington plantation, marked on maps as "Public Gardens." This name, adopted twenty years ago, is misleading, as the land was never a public garden in any sense, but in the first instance was thickly planted with forest trees only and to within the last few years it has been nothing but a plantation.
Planting Statistics.
53. The numbers and kinds of trees planted, and the localities in which they were placed are given in the appendix and on the accompanying map. The numbers and localities have been given in former reports, but the map is furnished this year in addition in order to show approximately the positions of the plantations in compliance with instructions recently received. In the absence of suitable maps of the Colony and of facilities for laying down precise areas, which I have explained in another place, only roughly approximate indications on the map are practicable. The plots referred to are coloured vermillion and each one is marked with a letter of the alphabet, and the numbers of trees planted are marked by its side, corresponding letters and detailed figures being given in the table of statistics. This, although not so perfect as I could desire, will, I trust, meet that which is required. The statistics include trees planted in November and December, 1888, this being properly the beginning of the planting season of 1889.
Thinning Plantations and removal of Brushwood.
54. The thinning of plantations was confined to the few first months of the year, the usual work of the latter end of the season having been postponed to this year, therefore, the number of trees thin- ned was relatively small. At the present time something like 40,000 trees require removal for the benefit of the permanent ones.
55. Removal of brushwood or undergrowth has, as usual, been conducted throughout the year, this work now giving almost continuous employment to a gang of men.
The work is generally per- formed not only at no expense to the Government but a small income is obtained derived from the sale of the brushwood. There are some exceptions to this such as where the undergrowth is not large enough to be of saleable value, in which cases the work is performed by the forestry staff in the inter- vals between other more important work.
56. Some alarm, which, from my experience, I cannot but regard as unnecessary, seems to have been allowed to have had some disturbing influence in some quarters in regard to what is called under- growth. The origin of the alarm may have been associated with dense undergrowth which exists in other countries under conditions widely differing from those prevailing in Hongkong, what little there
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is of undergrowth here being connected with attendant evil effects of that of some other countries without making due allowances for circumstances here which counteract or reduce to a harmless mini- mum results injurious to health which are attendant on excessive vegetation under some certain conditions.
57. In tropical places where vegetation is extremely luxuriant and where the land on which it grows is comparatively flat and fertile there is often a mass of decaying vegetation which is undoubtedly injurious to animal life. In Hongkong, however, the soil is, as a rule, comparatively, and much of it excessively, sterile, and the configuration of the island is such that the excessive summer rainfall washes away most of the vegetable matter which has been separated by natural decay from shrubs or trees, and which therefore has no opportunity to lodge on the ground and in the process of decay produce an unhealthy atmosphere.
58. The vegetation of this region being of such a character that but little is shed periodically, and the hills of the island being so steep, there is rarely much accumulation of leafy matter which reaches the stage of unhealthy decay. The existence of healthy living trees, undergrowth, or scrub in them- selves, will not, on due consideration being given to the subject, be blamed, when the chemical action of the leaves of plants is considered, for imparting an unhealthy character to a neighbourhood, but, so long as there is no undue accumulation of decaying vegetation, an abundance of trees and shrubs should be beneficial to the inhabitants so long as due circulation of air and admission of light is not impeded by them.
Ferneries.
59. The ferneries and rockeries which are maintained by the Government-there are some which were constructed at Government expense, but which are not maintained by them-have been kept in good order, but the great storm of May swept part of them away, these are being reconstructed and will be planted again this year. Their maintenance has been rather difficult on account of damages done by stray animals and passing traffic, in addition to which there have been many thefts to plants; it is impossible, on account of petty thefts to grow anything except the commonest of plants in the rockeries.
Protective Service.
60. The small band of Forest Guards has done its work fairly well, and damage and destruction of trees has been confined within narrow limits. Out of 47 cases brought before the Magistrates 40 convictions were obtained.
61. The raising of the rates of the Little Hongkong villagers, in consequence of the continued damage to trees immediately around the old village, has had a marked good effect, proving that the villagers possess the power, which they have been interested in exercising last year for the first time, of guarding the trees.
62. In January convictions for grass cutting ceased, and afterwards no arrests were made. This was in consequence of the presiding Magistrate in the last case having decided that there was no Ordinance under which punishments could be legally inflicted. Since that time grass cutters have been increasingly resuming their old practices, and besides the injury done by removal of
grass where it was desirable it should remain, the excuse of being engaged in the avocation of grass cutting gives the people so employed the opportunity of cutting trees at the same time, and thus the work of pro- tection is rendered more difficult and somewhat less perfect.
Grass Fires.
63. Throughout the dry season at the beginning and end of the year fires were numerous, there having been 15 in all. Six of these fires destroyed trees to the number of about 30,000 as near as could be ascertained. The largest quantity of trees destroyed was near Tytam Tuk where the destruc- tion amounted to 16,000 and another one near Pokfulam killed 9,000. Of the 15 fires 9 did no damage to planted trees. The fire barriers-cleared tracks-again did great service in checking the
fires.
64. The extinction of fires has given some arduous work to the staff which is always despatched when needed at any time of the day or night to extinguish them.
65. The Police have again rendered very valuable service in reporting, by telegraph, fires to me, and also in despatching their own staff with hired coolies to check the fires. Of the 15 fires 9 were reported by the Police, forest guards having also reported some of them. The Stanley and the Shau- kiwan Stations had in their districts the greatest number of fires, the west and northern parts of the island, having been nearly exempt, but the West Point and Aberdeen Police have rendered good service also. The out-stations have been kept supplied by this department with the requisites for fire extinc- tion, and the remuneration to coolies employed has also been paid from the forestry funds.
Fire Barriers.
66. The barriers cleared in previous years were, before the beginning of the dry season, all inspected and recleared where necessary, and new ones made where required. The clearing was done by contract At the present time the total length of barriers in use is about forty miles.
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Services ex Departmental.
67. A contract was made on behalf of the Royal Engineers' Department for rearing and supplying plants of certain kinds required for various fortifications of the Colony. The contract extends over nearly two years, and this department undertook to organize the arrangements and supervise the Con- tractor during the period of the contract.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
The Honourable
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
CHARLES FORD, Superintendent,
Botanical and Afforestation Department.
Appendix.
STATISTICS OF PLANTING OPERATIONS.
DESCRIPTION AND NUMBER OF TREES AND AREA IN ACRES.
Localities Marked
LOCALITY.
on
Map.
Pinus sinensis.
Crypto- Cunning-
Camphor. meria hamia Bamboos.
japonica. sinensis.
Tristanea conferta.
Area.
Grand Total of Trees.
...
1,279
62 acres.
17,161
283
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Pokfulam,
A
8,202
West Point,
B
15,035
Pokfulam,...
C
Mount Kellet,
D
31,089
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2,436
11,520
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E
3,381
Aberdeen,
LL
1,989
11,390
590
Sokunpo Hills,
G
14,107
Quarry Bay,
H
38,862 5,364
371,908
Taitam,
J
44,556
K
12,774
Hunghòm,
Government Civil Hospital,
Bowen Road,
Bowrington,
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Albert Road,................
West Point,
L
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Peak Road,
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547,453 20,135 14,546
67
76
307
147
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1,279 637 17,161 4994 acres.
601,211
Area of New Plantations,......
Area within Old Plantations which have been filled up,
450 acres.
50
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CHARLES FORD,
Superintendent,
Botanical and Afforestation Department.
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RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE
CAUSES.
BRITISH
AND
FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE COMMUNITY.
VICTORIA DISTRICT.
DIVISION.
I.-General Diseases.
Group A.,
B.,
C.,
D.,
Civil.
Army.
Navy.
Sokonpo.
Bowrington.
Wantsai.
12
5246
37 10
18
1
2
29
12
Hawan.
Sheungwan,
Chungwan.
Táip'ingshan.
Saiyingpun.
Shektongtsui.
town.
Kennedy-
Harbour.
120 12
1
1
:
=-80
82 518
76
5
66
11
21
1
4
10
2
10
Q
:
14
11
400
00
407
253
1
3
9
5
1 15
52:
43
49
13
100
360
3
31
1
5
25
888
80
10
25
7
3
83
4
2
58
13
2
:.
:
:
:.
:
:.
:
:
:
-
1
1
2
:
:
1
2
✪ 10
9
3
4
5
:
:
:
::
:
5
1
3
II.-Local Diseases.
The Nervous System, The Circulatory System, The Respiratory System, The Digestive System, The Urinary System,...
Affections connected with
Pregnancy,
Affections connected with
Parturition,
Affections consequent on
Parturition,.....
The Skin,
III.-Morbid States and Pro-
cesses,
21
5
2220
:
:.
.
:
:
:
IV.-Ill-defined & Unknown,. 20
1
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES,... 155 23
I.-General Diseases.
A.-Specific Febrile
Diseases.
KO
:
16
130
107
1
68
12
62
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896 1,296
362
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Small-Pox,
Measles,
3
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Whooping Cough,
Simple Continued Fever,
3
2
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101
1
32
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Sporadic Cholera,
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Dysentery,
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Septic.
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6
90.
HONGKONG.
RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government. RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1889.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
GRAND TOTAL.
Victoria,.......
Kaulung,
Shaukiwán,
Aberdeen,
Stanley,
TOTAL,...
DEATHS.
BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Sex
Boys.
Girls.
Total. Males. Females. Total. Boys.
Girls. Total. Males. Females.
Total.
Unknown.
89
888
177
132
54
186
681
596
1,277
2,068 1,481
3,551
1,454
3,737
2
2
4
1
1
47
22
69
299
203
505
73
506
1
1
57
45
102
120
75
195
102
196
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1
2
19
15
34
80
53
133
34
135
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9
11
20
9
14
23
...
:
:
20
23
91
90
181
135
55
123
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
190
813
689
1,502
2,576
1,826
ESTIMATED POPULATION.
4,407
1,683
4,597
Annual Birth-Rate Annual Death-Rate
pr 1,000 for the Year.
per 1,000
for the Year.
Europeans, exclusive of Portuguese,... 57
Of the Deaths in Victoria, Males. Females. Total. there were in the―
British and Foreign Community,
10,832
16.71
17.54
Portuguese,
36
Italian Convent,
140
369
509
Indians, &c.,
41
Asile de la Ste. Enfance,...]
204
341
545
Chinese,.
.183,650
8.18
24.00
Non-Residents,
56
Tung Wa Hospital,..
797
197
994
Alice Memorial Hospital,...
21
29
Whole Population,
194,482
8.65
23.64
TOTAL,.
190
ΤΟΤΑΙ,
1,162
915
2,077
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 4th March, 1890.
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Acting Registrar General.
183
.
207
No. 8
90.
HONGKONG.
RETURN OF SUPERIOR AND SUBORDINATE COURTS FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 257.
REGISTRY SUPREME COURT,
HONGKONG, 7th January, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to transmit herewith:-
1. Return of Criminal Statistics for the year 1889.
The total number of prisoners tried was
Of which were-Convicted
Acquitted Charged abandoned.
The corresponding figures for last year were-Total
Convicted Acquitted Abandoned....
....
143
64
41
38
143
186
99
47
40
186
2. Return of all monies received in the Registry during the year for Fees of Office, Fines and Interest on surplus cash.
The total amouut received during last year under these headings was...$36,985.01 Amount received in 1888,
Difference in favour of 1889,
25,545.42
.$11,439.59
The increase in Court Fees has been $3,827.44; caused by a larger number of Suits having been entered in 1889.
The figures are--Suits in Original Jurisdiction in 1889
115
in 1888
57
Suits in Summary Jurisdiction in 1889.....
in 1888....
.1,611
..1,311
Under the heading of Registrar of Companies there has been and increase of $3,985.56. In 1889, 35 New Companies with a Capital of $12,332,600.73 were registered.
The fees received by the Official Trustee during the year amounted to $1,993.03 against $173.38
received in 1888.
Two new Estates of the value of about $160,000 were transferred to the Official Trustee in 1889, the fees on these were the cause of the increase,
The other figures call for no special remark.
Besides the total sum of $36,985.01 received for fees-a sum of $9,198.05 was paid over to the Treasury being the amount to the credit of certain estates or trusts which had remained unclaimed in the Registry for many years and which were dealt with by Ordinance No. 11 of 1888.
To the Honourable
THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
EDW. J. ACKROYD.
Registrar.
208
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREME COURT,
during the last Ten Years.
97
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
Number
Number
YEAR.
of
Cases.
of Convicted. Acquitted. Persous.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
1880,
91
160
120
34
6
6
1881,
105
154
111
39
1
4
(c.) 1882,
124
187
124
38
15
21
1
3
(d.) 1883,
91
126
70
26
14
28d
2
2
1884,
68
101
65
20
8
16
Total,......
479
728
490
157
44
75
3
10
5
1885,
91
147
103
22
16
22
(e.) 1886,
75
107
59
20
16
27e
1
(f) 1887,
94
155
82
36
17
26
1
8
1888,
101
186
99
47
28
40
:
(g.) 1889,
92
143
64
41
24
37
Total,......
453
738
407
166
101
152
2
9
Average of 1st
Period,
953
14533
98
31%
83
15
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Average of 2nd
Period,......
90€
1473
813
331
201
30%
allo
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(c.) In one case the recognizance estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings. (d.) In one case the recognizance estreated, and one prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol.
(e.) In one case the recognizance estreated.
(f.) In three cases the recognizances were estreated.
(g.) In one case the recognizance estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th January, 1890.
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the Year 1889.
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.
Showing how the cases tried in the
Superior Courts ended.
(Each prisoner tried, counted as a separate case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)
:
1
1
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4:5
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Judgment for the Crown,
64
2
Judgment for the Prisoner,.........
41
4
Prisoner found Insane,
Cases which fell through for
want of prosecution or absence
of accused, and cases thrown
38
888
1
out by the Grand Jury (Attor- ney General),.
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a. In one case 6 men were convicted. In one case Defendant did not appear his recognizance was estreated.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th January, 1890.
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Cases postponed,....
143
7
:
Number of Cases tried.
Number of Persons tried.
ti i
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Year 1889.
SENTENCE.
209-
CHARGES ABAN-
CASES
POST-
DONED.
PONED.
CRIMES.
Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
Arson,
Assaulting,
Attempting to procure a woman to have illicit carnal
connection,
Being a member of the Triad Society,
Buggery,
Burglary,
Demanding money by means of a forged instrument... Demanding money with menaces,.
Embezzlement,
Escape,
Feloniously assaulting with intent to rob,
Feloniously wounding with intent to do grievous bo-
dily harm,
Feloniously administering a certain stupefying drug,... Feloniously forging a certain cheque with intent to
defraud,
Feloniously obtaining goods by virtue of a certain
forged intrument,
Feloniously shooting with intent to murder,
Feloniously and by force taking away a child under
the age of 14 years,
72216 N
2
2
Feloniously breaking and entering a dwelling house
and committing a felony therein,
2
Found equipped for the purpose of piracy and carry-
ing arms without a licence,
1
2
22
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
House breaking and Larceny,
Kidnapping,
3
4
Larceny,
Larceny and previous conviction,
4
Larceny by a servant,
Larceny from the person,
3
a3
1
31
1
N:
Death Recorded.
over one Year.
Hard Labour
Hard Labour one Year and under.
Number of Persons. Solitary Confinement,
Number of Persons. Privately Flogged,
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons,
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
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Larceny from a godown,.
Larceny in a dwelling house with menaces,
Larceny from a ship,
Libel.
Murder.
Obtaining money under false pretences,
Piracy,.
Rape,
Receiving stolen goods,
Returning from deportation,
Robbery from the person,
Robbery from the person with violence,
Robbery from the person and feloniously wounding,
Robbery from the person on board a British ship,
Stealing in a dwelling house with menaces,
Taking away from the Colony for the purpose of
prostitution,
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Unlawfully being in possession of counterfeit coin
with intent to utter same,
3
1
3
1
1
Unlawfully causing to be forged a certain trade mark
with intent to defraud,..
1
1
1
Unlawfully purchasing a certain woman for the pur-
pose of prostitution,
1
1
1
1
Unlawfully attempting to bribe a Police Constable, Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,
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6.4
41
Of 106 Persons only
1 Recognizance estreated,
.105 were tried. | Defendant's Recognizance estreated...
1
106 Persons.
Convicted, Acquitted,
Charges abandoned,
Total,...
a. In two cases 2 men were convicted for manslaughter.
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105 Persons.
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143 Persons.
b. The prisoner being called on his Recognizance and not answering, his Recognizance ordered to be estreated ($800 paid into Court).
e. In one case the Prosecutor not appearing the Court ordered that his Recognizance be estreated (The Prosecutor not to be found).
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th January, 1890.
210
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the NUMBER of OFFENCES, APPREHENSIONS, CONVICTIONS and ACQUITTALS for the last Four Years.
The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts,-
1. For Offences against the Person, 2. For Offences against Property,. 3. For other Offences,
The Nunber of Persons Acquitted,-
2. In the Superior Courts,
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th January, 1890.
1886.
1887. 1888.
1889.
16
34
12
18
42
37
57
40
1
11
30
6
20
36
47
41
EDW. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
RETURN of all sums received as REVENUE in the Registry of the Supreme Court during the Year 1889.
Original Jurisdiction,
Summary Jurisdiction,
Bankruptcy Jurisdiction,
Probate Jurisdiction......
Official Administrator's Commission,
Official Assignee's Commission,
Official Trustee's Commission,.
Appraiser's Fees,
Sheriff's Fees,
Bailiff's Fees,.
Interest on Deposit of surplus cash,
Fees on Distraints,
Registrar of Companies,
Fine and Forfeitures,.
Land Office Fees,
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th January, 1890.
.$ 4,127.63
5,537.70
948.69
777.98
921.30
2,737.84
1,993.03
12.00 224.50
1,436.50
4,299.47
1,594.75
6,370.62
800.00
$31,782.01 5,203.00
$36,985.01
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED in the Registry of the Supreme Court for the Year 1889, and paid into the Treasury.
1888.
REGISTRAR.-Court Fees paid by Stamps,
$ 9,159.31
OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE.-5 per cent. on amounts encashed paid into the Treasury, OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR,
1,568.53
1,543.43
1889.
$12,986.75
2,737.84
921.30
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE.-2 per cent. on amount of Trust on taking over up to $10,000 above $10,000 commission 1 per cent. on further amount, 1 per cent. commission on income,
173.38
1,993.03
APPRAISER OF INTESTATE ESTATES.-2 per cent. on Houses, Land, Goods,
Furniture, &c., 1 per cent. on Cash, Banking Account or Shares,........
40.97
BAILIFF,
SHERIFF,
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, ............
INTEREST on Registrar's Balance at the Bank,
1,038.00
12.00 1,436.50
158.50
2,385.06
224.50 6,370.62
4,190.24
4,299.47
FINE AND FORFEITURES,
800.00
LAND OFFICE FEES,
$20,257.42 5,288.00
$25,545.42
$31,782.01
5,203.00
$36,985.01
DEPOSITS UNAVAILABLE.-Intestate Estates not claimed,.
$
99.54
UNCLAIMED BALANCE.-Under Ordinance 11 of 1888,.........................
$9,198.05
SUNDRY ESTATES.-Paid into the Treasury as Revenue of the Colony,.......................
2,236.48
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th January, 1890.
211
No. 368.
REGISTRY SUPREME COURT,
Hongkong, 26th March, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith the following returns :
1. Civil Cases commenced and tried in 1889.
(a.) In Original Jurisdiction. (b.) In Summary Jurisdiction. 2. Appeals commenced and tried.
3. Distraints for 1888 and 1889. 4. Bankruptcy.
5. Probate and Administration.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
EDW. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
To Honourable W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
1889.
CASES COMMENCED.
JUDGMENT.
Settled or
No.
Jurisdiction.
of Cases.
Debt and Damages.
withdrawn
before
Plaintiff.
Trial.
Defend- ant.
Non- Suit.
Struck out, Dismissed
and Lapsed Writs.
In Dependency.
TOTAL CASES Tried.
Cases.
Debt and Damages recovered.
Original,
115
$597,230.43
11
20
2
82
Summary,
1,612 $278,269.03
531
716
51
12
246
8888
20
$67,608.01
56 779 $144,280.29
1889.
CASES TRIED..
JUDGMENT.
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Jurisdiction.
No. of Cases.
Debt and Damages.
Plaintiff. Defendant.
Non-Suit.
Struck out, Dismissed or
Debt and Damages.
Lapsed Writs.
Original,
Summary,
1,0536
37a $153,425.18
$190,665.45
32
10
:
733
53
13
254
$ 82,158.83
$147,928.50
a. 17 of these cases were pending on 31st December, 1888. b. 44 of these cases were pending on 31st December, 1888.
1889.
APPEALS COMMENCED.
No. of Cases.
Appellant.
Eow. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
JUDGMENT.
Respondent.
Pending.
5
2
2
1
`EDW. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
212
No. of Cases.
4
1889.
APPEALS TRIED.
Appellant.
Number of Distraints.
1888.
RETURN OF DISTRAINTS.
Amount Claimed.
402
350
$20,441.57
1889.
$19,055.37
JUDGMENT.
Respondent.
2
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Amount Realised.
$9,423.11
$12,200.08
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
RETURN of all BANKRUPTCIES filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the Year 1889.
Official
Name.
Date of Adjudication.
or
Petitioner.
Creditor's Assignee.
Debts in Schedule.
Assets.
Amount received by Official Assignee.
Total amount of debts proved.
REMARKS.
$
$
$
Henrique Joaquim Rodrigues,
Sham Kai,
11th Jan., 1889. Bankrupt Official
Creditor
8,272.40
2,085.90
Liu Ying,
7th Feb., 1889.
Choong E Sam,.
7th
1889.
721.05 2.347.46
"
Sit Him Kook,
Chan Wai Kong,
11th April, 1889. Bankrupt Creditors 24th 1889.
53,756.88 45.968.83
Withdrawn.
3,622.10 | No Schedule filed. 30,727.06 No Schedule filed. 52,248.95
"1
31
65,803.20 83,077.85
4,144.25
34,766.48
Chan Choi Wai alias Chan Tsoi
Fai,
Lo Fook Tin,.
Che Mau Hin,
Chan Yan Po,
4th May, 1889.
8th 15th 25th
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Lu Ting alias Lu Yuk Hin,
Eduardo Barros,
Shaik Haleem,
Au Kwok alias Au Kiang Tsun... Wong A Chiu,
Chau Fat alias Chau Chak Ting. Mok Yeung Shan and Hu Hin
Shan.
17th June, 1889.
Bankrupt
Official
Creditor Official
1889.
Creditor 1889. Bankrupt 1889. 1889. 4th June, 1889. 12th
Official
2,208.69 19,600.32
501.60
401.60
2,098.69
"
19,699.90
356.36
9,623.31
""
6,585.00 11,479.66
2,200.00
...
97
"1
10,823.47
4.275.12
46
3,909.79
2,273.00
1.544.37
1,107.00
414.00
40.40
17
11
Creditors Bankrupt Official
Creditor
2,090.00 3,885.50
28th June, 1889.
35,883.30 14,856.10 11,814.91
8th July, 1889.
Kwan Tat Ting,
Chui Lai Shang.
Flavia Dometilla Prestage..
James Joseph McBreen,
Chü Shiu Chung alias Jaffer,
8th Aug., 1889.
13th Aug., 1889. 23rd
1889.
Official
Bankrupt
Official
863.29 1,673.55 3.822.62
132.00
660.00 Petition dismissed.
4,210.12
1,591.32 Not proceeded with. 57,356.81
4,648.24 No Schedule filed.
25,784.70 No Schedule filed.
Not proceeded with.
Not proceeded with.
;
**
Tang Ng Kiu,
Lo To Shang and Ho Yuk Cho,... 24th Aug., 1889. | Bankrupts
Official
Li Kang,
Creditor
Chan Ut Nam,
24th Aug., 1889.
Official
*
100.00 100.00
9,920.39 9,290.06 1,480.45
13,432.76
100.00
Chan Sung Tack Tong alias Chan
Kwan Ting,
Lo Lin,
Charles Mooney,
11
Mahomed Saduck,
Cheong Hoi Cheung alias Cheong
Bankrupt 23rd Sept., 1889. Bankrupt Official 23rd 1889. 23rd 1889.
4,052.72
Not proceeded with. 10,013.82
Petition dismissed. 22,375.43 No Schedule filed.
Not proceeded with.
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1,135.40 72,858.17
*1
1,723.05
43.50 60,988.23 732.62
361.07
10,178.78
17
Shun Kai alias Cheong Hoi,
Chan Wong,
Un Lai King alias Un U Shang,.
7th 7th
**
1st Oct., 1889. Creditor 1889. Bankrupt
Official
19
6,855.68
3,050.60
17
Cheung Sing Pok,
14th
"
Fung Chec alias Fung Wun, 14th Phineas Thomas Francis Grimble.
1889. 1889. 1889.
!!
75,835.63
3,483.23
1,201.03 1,922.39 200.00
12,988.61 No Schedule filed.
7,889.79 4,580.93
6,000.00
7,450.00
"
173.97
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14th
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Yau Wan Chi,
23rd
1889. 1889.
Creditor
45.00
་
4,020.51
"
Adolf Stern,
Ng Sheung Po,
Sorabjee Rustomjee,
23rd 23rd 28th
2:
1889. Bankrupt 1889. Creditor Creditors 1889.
Official
1,876.04 338.00
58,315.26 No Schedule filed. 47,199.31 No Schedule filed.
29.60
"}
99,744.41
214.57 3,515.20
50,531.25 No Schedule filed. 76,029.46
Cheong Chung,
Rozelinda J. Fonseca,
Bankrupt
142.00
Petition dismissed.
·
1,388.00
Kwan Tat Chiu,
59,526.54
50.00 19,625,23
Petition dismissed.
Petition dismissed.
Chan Tat Cheong,
Flora Huntington, Lo Tsun Hing, Lo Leung Hing,
28th Oct., 1889. 11th Nov., 1889. 26th 1889.
Official
3.170.82
4,680.95
"
"
2,977.78
600.00
Creditors
24,226.08
22,310.49
305.75 303.35 1,000.00 28,960.25
25
Total,.
12,623.00 31,382.00
597,232.66 350,163.06| 47,278.61566,951.98
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Petition dismissed.
213
CALENDAR of PROBATES and ADMINISTRATIONS granted by the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Year 1889.
Date of
Grant.
Name of Testator or Intestate.
Time and Place of Death.
Probate, Administration with Will annexed, or Administration.
Name and Description of the Executor or Administrator.
Value of
Effects as set forth in the Commis-
sion of Ap- praisement.
Jan. 16 Kwok A-tsing,
H'kong,
11
16 Ng Shek Wan,..
H'kong,
5th Dec., 1888,
19th Dec., 1888,
11
28 Pascoal Pereira,
H'kong,
3rd Jan., 1889,
Administration,
Do., Probate,
28
Kwok Kam Chuen, otherwise | H'kong,
5th Jan., 1889,
Do.,
Leung Fa and Pang Chi, daughter-in-
law and grandson, Chun Sai Kum, first lawful wife,...
Reverend Giuseppe Burghignoli and Ber-
nardo Vigano, executors, Pow Shi, executrix,
2,000.00 250.00
5,500.00
11,000.00
Kwok Wai Chuen,
""
28 Rujubally,
H'kong,
25th Nov., 1888, | Administration,
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
trator,
100.00
Feb. 11
Henry Smith Bidwell,
H'kong,
12th Jan., 1889,
Do..
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
trator,
50.00
11
"
Mau Shui,
H'kong,
20th Jan., 1889,
Do.,
Cheung Mun, first lawful wife,
500.00
""
18 Alexandrino Antonio de Mello,
Marseilles, 21st May, 1877,
Do.,
Carlota Josefa Botelho Mello, Viscountess
de Cercal,
1,500.00
(Viscount de Cercal),
??
26 Francisco de Sá,
Canton, River,
Do.,
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
""
12 Lai Kwan,
"J
26 Su Chuen,
26 George Bache Emory,
Mar. 8 Lydia Francisca Danenberg,
12 Chan A-king,
12 Tso Tuen Show,
12 Ip Fu alias Ip Mung Mui,
H'kong,
17th Feb., 1889, | Administration, H'kong, 23rd Jan., 1889,
H'kong, 15th Feb., 1889, | Administration, Wenchow, China,
Do.,
4th Feb., 1889, Pik Kong, in Shun Tak
trator,
2,000.00
Do.,
Su Ü Shi, widow,
500,00
District, China,
18th Oct., 1887,
Canandaigne, New York,
Do.,
8th Sept., 1887,
Alfred Parker Stokes, as attorney for
Matilda W. Emory,
14,700.00
Macao,
1st Oct., 1888,
Probate,
Vicente Victor Rodrigues, executor,
2,100.00
Chan Iu Fai, elder brother,
150.00
Probate,
Tso Cheung, brother,
20,000.00
Lau Tsoi, first lawful wife,
300.00
Ip Ling Mui, brother,
8,000.00
17th Sept., 1881,
دو
20 Wong Tat Cheong,
Shau Ki Wan,
Probate,
Wong Wa Yau, only son and executor,
200.00
H'kong, 31st Dec., 1888,
>>
25 Elliot Chester Douglas,.
H'kong,
"
25 Chinaman, (name unknown),
At Sea,
No. 45,
"
"
222 223
27 Wong Shi Tai otherwise Hiu
Canton,
Chün,
29
H'kong, Ramtoola Devjee, otherwise
Rahimtulla Devjee,
5th Feb., 1889, | Administration,
27th Feb., 1889,
16th Jan., 1889,
24th Mar., 1889,
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
trator,
250.00
Do.,
Probate,
Do.,
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
trator,
210.00
Wong Ping Lam and Wong Tat Kwan,
executors, Hajee Mahomed Sadick Hajee Ismail, Allarakhia Jahn Mahomed, and Ma- homed Fakeeranee,
118,000.00
13,000.00
"
29 Leung Cheuk,
Honam, Canton,
Do.,
Apr. 2 Sung Ching Chuen,
H'kong,
8 Cheng Ki alias Cheng Kok Cho,. H'kong,
12th Dec., 1888,
19th Jan., 1888, Adm. with Will
annexed, 26th Dec., 1888, Probate,
Leung Kwo Shang, Leung Man Shi, and Lenng Li Shi, the three surviving executors,
6,000.00
Sung Yau Shi, widow and sole executrix,.
50,000.00
Cheng Hu Shi and Wei Yuk, executrix
and executor,
3,000.00
""
8 R. W. Lowndes,
11 Tang Mun,
12 J. Jewell,
12 Belmira Kellar,
H'kong,
H'kong,
H'kong,
H'kong,
2nd Sept., 1888, Administration,
17th Feb., 1889, | Adm. with Will
annexed, 3rd Mar., 1889, | Administration,
8th Mar., 1889,
Alfred Gascoyne Wisc, Official Adminis-
trator,
100.00
Tang Ki, only son and next of kin,.
3,200.00
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
trator,
100.00
Do.,
Alfred Gascoyne Wise, Official Adminis-
trator,
620.00
May
8 Chan Mi,
H'kong,
26th Mar., 1889,
Do.,
Chan A-Ut, sister,
5.000.00
33
10 Rustomjee Sorabjee Woonwalla, Bombay, 25th Apr., 1887,
Do..
Shapurjee Framjee Tumbolee, the duly
appointed attorney of Jerbai, the
widow,
1,500.00
""
13 Ip Chan Shi,
17 Juan Antonio Barretto,.
H'kong,
23rd Jan., 1889,
Balintagag, Luzon,
Do.,
Chan A-yee, guardian, during the minor-
ity of Ip Kam Ying,
3,000.00
Probate,
Don Juan Antonio Barretto, eldest son,
29
13 James Leslie,
17 Yeong Sui alias Yeong Pik Yim,.
19
17 Meherwanjee Hormusjee Mehta,
Sun Ning, China,
22nd Oct., 1888, Canton River,
1st May, 1889, H'kong, 5th Mar., 1889,
Calcutta, 15th Sept., 1884,
31 Carl Bercovitz,
June 13 A. M. Augusto de Vasconcellos,.
13 Yu Lok alias Yn Woon Tong, ...
H'kong, Lisbon,
21st Nov., 1881,
9th Apr., 1889, Administration. 25th June, 1888, | Adm. with Will
annexed, Probate,
Administration,
Probate,
Adm. with Will annexed,
Yu Pui Wan and Yu Ip Chung, executors,
William Huddleston Leslie, brother,
Yeong Pak alias Yeong Hing Hi, sole
executor,.........
Hormusjee Meherwanjee Mehta, the duly appointed attorney of Dhunjeebhoy Meherwanjee. Power being reserved of granting Probate to Soonah Bye and Cowasjee Kharsetjee Mehta. Jehangerjee Pestonjee Khrass, the exe-
cutor, Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,... Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,.. Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator.... Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,.. Wong Sing Nam, executor,
1,325.00
24 Waldemar Harold Henriques, H'kong,
11
24 Virginia Francisca das Chagas,...
H'kong,
21
24 Charles Edward Bonney,
H'kong,
24 Lai Mui Shan,
Canton,
"?
July 11
Baron von Frank,
11 Wong Hok Ting,
19 Ninian Robert Stanford Craw- H'kong,
19 Thomas Middleton Leather-
ford,
barrow,
19 Peter Wilhelm Vorrath...
Aug. 1 Mathew Taylor Falconer,
H'kong, Tung Koon, China,
24th May, 1889,
12th May, 1889, 19th Apr., 1889. 11th Sept., 1888, 4th July, 1889,
29th Jan., 1889, 25th Jan., 1889,
H'kong, 10th July, 1889,
Missing from board his ship in the waters of Singapore,
Yokohama, 17th Sept., 1888,,
Probate,
Administration, Do., Do., Do., Probate,
Administration.
2,000.00
400.00
250.00
300.00
1,200.00
10,000.00
Probate,
Administration,
Henry Crawford, the duly appointed
attorney of Ninian Crawford, Archibald Baird and George Lomer Tom-
lim, executors,
31,500,00
19,400.00
Ludwig Wilhelm Schrameier. His Impe-
rial Germanic Majesty's Vice-Consul, Hongkong,
1,700.00
Do..
William Powell, as attorney for Louisa
Falconer, the widow and relict,
4,300.00
(Double Probate),
2,000.00
Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,. Oscar Marques, (by consent),
800.00
5,800.00
189,000.00
250.00
51,300.00
214
Aug. 1 Hurry Bhanjee,
9 William Henderson,
Bayswater in the county of Middlesex, 12th June, 1886,
"
29
23 Kwok Ngan alias Kwok Ngam.. 30 Antonio dos Remedios,
H'kong,
H'kong,
annexed,
Adm. with Expl. of the Will annexed,
14th June, 1889, Probate, 18th Aug., 1889, | Administration,
Sept. 9 Chiu Tin,
Oct.
Leung Sze,
H'kong, H'kong,
18th Aug., 1889, 17th June, 1889,
CALENDAR of PROBATES and ADMINISTRATIONS,—Continued.
Date of Grant.
Name of Testator or Intestate.
Time and Place of Death.
Probate, Administration with Will annexed, or Administration.
Bombay, 29th Dec., 1884, Adm. with Will
Name and Description of the Executor or Administrator.
Jacob Silas Moses, the duly appointed of
Keshowjee Hunsraz and Dewkurn Kaya, executors, Thomas Edmund Davies, as attorney for John Paton Watson, Mary Mackenzie, and William Henderson, executors and executrix,
Cheang Fuk Ming, sole executor, Sylvia Vandenberg dos Remedios and
Antonio Hugo dos Remedios, widow and son,
Value of Effects as set forth in the Commis- sion of Ap- praisement.
$
600.00
100,000.00
4,500.00
15,000.00
Do., Probate,
Chow Yik, widow and relict,
2,300.00
11
1 Alexander Myburgh,
Margate, England,
30th July, 1889,
17
Bedell Lee Yuen,
Canton,
Nov. Frederick Stewart,
H'kong,
22
1 João Baptista Gomes,..
Macao,
21st July, 1889, 29th Sept., 1889, 2nd Sept., 1889,
Adm. with Expl. of the Will annexed, Administration, Probate, Do.,
Li Tak Shing, trader, Li A-ching, widow, Li A-sai, widow, and Li Kwan, trader, executor and executrixes, Victor Hobart Deacon, one of the attor
nies of Charles Dowdall.....
Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator.... José Maria Gutierrez, sole executor, Francisco d'Assis Gomes. João Baptista
2,500.00
13,300.00
Gomes, José Miguel Victor de Figuei- redo, and Augusto José Gomes, execu- tors. Power being reserved of grant- ing like Probate to Antonio Simplicio Gomes, the other executor named in the Will,.......
Robert Berwick, executor,
100.00 10,000.00
143,000.00
Ching A-tak, one of the executrixes. Power being reserved of making the like grant to Cheung A-kai, the other executrix,
"
5 John Charles Kay,
6 Sarah Ann Stainfield,.
7 Jean Pierre Carrique.....
H'kong,
27th Oct., 1889, H'kong, 7th Oct., 1889, Arcachon in France,
21st Oct., 1888,
Do., Do.,
500.00
Adm. with Expl. of the Will annexed,
Edward Langham Stainfield, executor, Alfred Parker Stokes, the duly appointed attorney of Honorine Denis Devan- ceaux,
3,500.00
8,500.00
"
8 William Thompson,
H'kong,
""
8 Pang Yuk Yan,
Kwong Hoi, China,
115
8 Wong Tai Ngan,
Canton,
7th Apr., 1889, 5th Sept., 1889,
8th Oct., 1889, Adm. with Will
annexed, Do.,
Probate,
Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator.....
1,000.00
Pang Yuk Cheung, elder brother,
8,000.00
35
8 George McCall,
H'kong,
8
Henry Manskey, ........
H'kong,
26th July, 1889, 14th Oct., 1889,
??
8 George Bayne.....
H'kong,
9th July, 1889,
Administration, Do., Do.,
99
8 John Joseph Chapman,
H'kong.
2nd Oct., 1889,
Do..
>>
8 William McCall,
H'kong,
10th July, 1889,
Do.,
8 James Grant
9
8 Louis H. D'Egville,
8 Maria Antonia Pereira,
Ow Kan Tung......
9 James Brown McCulloch.
H'kong, H'kong,
H'kong, 20th July, 1889, H'kong, 24th June, 1889,
Do..
Do.,
16th Oct., 1889, 15th Oct., 1889,
6,500.00
100.00
100.00
3,000.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
200.00
1,500.00
10,000,00
Bothwell, Scotland,
16 Ong Chong Chew,
30th Oct., 1887,
Probate, Do., Adm. with Will
or General Disp. and Settle- ment annexed,
Singapore, 5th June, 1888, | Adm. with Expl.
24
16
Ng Guak Kee,
Dec.
2
Ernst Carl Ludwig Reuter,
Swatow, At Sea,
30th Jan., 1888, 22nd July, 1889,
2 Henry Robert Bentley,
Whitechapel,
23rd Aug., 1889,
of the Will annexed, Administration, Adm. with Will annexed,
Adm. with Expl.
of the Will annexed,
Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,. Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,. Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,. Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,. Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator.. Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator.. Bruce Shepherd. Official Administrator,. Clara Maria Pereira, sole executrix, Ow Sui Kay, eldest son, James Johnstone Keswick, as attorney for Jane Brown or McCulloch, and until she shall duly apply for and obtain Probate,
Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,...
Bruce Shepherd, Official Administrator,... Gustav Adolph Wieler, the duly appoint-
ed attorney of Friedrich Reuter for the use and benefit of the said Frie- drich Reuter and until he shall duly apply for Probate of the Will to be granted to him,..
Alfred Parker Stokes, the duly appointed attorney of William Cotter, for the use and benefit of the said William Cotter and until he shall duly apply for Probate of the Will, Cheung Yeong Shi, the sole executrix,. Wong A-kum, widow and sole executrix,. Ip Pak Kit, Ip Chung Kan, and Ip Shuk
8,100.00 500.00
100.00
22,300.00
2 Li Huk Mui,..
""
39
2 Wong A-chuen,
H'kong, H'kong,
19
2 Ip Ching Chuen,
Fatshan,
27th Sept., 1889, 7th Oct., 1889, 9th Aug., 1889,
Probate,
6,000.00 8,000.00
Do.,
3,000.00
Do.,
""
A
""
2 Chow Hok, otherwise Chun Hau, otherwise Mui Chun,
2 Ng A-heep alias Ng Yung Ng,.... H'kong,
14th Oct., 1889,
DO.,
H'kong,
7th Nov., 1887,
Do..
2 Leong Wing Chuen,
Tan-cho, Nam Hoi District,
Do.,
Tsit, the sons and executors, Mok Koon Yuk, sole executor, Chow Hung Tsang, Chow Hung Ki, and Chow Hung Tsün, sons and executors.. Leong Lo Shi, sole executrix,
208,100.00
22,000.00
37,000.00
19,300.00
R
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2 Leung Kam, otherwise Leung H'kong,
15th Oct., 1889, 19th Oct., 1889,
Administration,
Chan Wan Ching, widow,
400.00
Yau Shan,
2 Alexander Levy,
"
2 Lo Ü..
**
19 See Yau alias Sang Kai,
23 Duncan McDonald,
H'kong,
11
"
31 William Homfray Fuller Darby,. H'kong,
1st Oct., 1889, 26th Sept., 1889, 11th Dec., 1889,
H'kong, H'kong, Honam, Canton,
30th Oct., 1889, Probate,
4th May, 1889, | Administration,
Adm. with Will annexed, Do.. Probate,
99
31 Cheong Chee Him,
Tientsin,
4th Dec., 1888,
Do.,
Alice Levy, executrix. Tsu A-fook, widow,. See Kok Shan, nephew..............
Sarah McDonald, the widow and relict.... Bendyshe Layton, one of the executors named in the Will. Power being re- served to grant the like Probate to William Henry Homfray, the other executor named in the said Will, Wong Shee, the widow and sole executrix,.
200.00 52,500.00
600.00
10,000.00 3,500.00
EDW. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
1,000.00
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 26th March, 1890.
;
ན
TOTAL.
:
ABSTRACT of CASES under Cognizance of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during the Year 1889.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, ANd the Number of Male and FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD. Ordered to find Security." *
WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR 1889.
Warrants.
8,670
10,033 | 6,626
M. F. M. F. M. F. 268 2,319 178 157 10
M. F.
44 10
M. F.
150 25
M.
144
F. M. F. M.
F.
M. F.
8
2
1
7
17
TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES,
M. F. M.
64 3 9,530 503
.10,033
F.
1,659
201
17
147
4
976
156
TOTAL
NUMBER
TOTAL
NUMBER
OF
CASES.
OF PRISON-
ERS.
Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment.
3,160
215
216
OFFENCE.
THE CASES CONSISTED OF :-
No. of
NO. OF CASES.
PRI- SONERS.
OFFENCE.
No. of
No. of
PRI-
CASES.
SONERS.
19
Animals-Cruelty to,.
Arms-Carrying without reasonable excuse, -Removing without permission,.
Arson.
Assault-Causing grievous bodily harm,.
-Common,
13
13
Brought forward,..
104
1
4
4
662
897
"
-Indecent,
::
On Females, and Boys under 14 years of age,
1
1
""
-On Police in the Execution of their Duty, and
76
94
::
obstructing and resisting Police,
-With intent to rob,
.2
3
་་
Arms-Neglecting to furnish monthly return of,
1
Banishment-Returning after,
23
23
Births & Deaths-Breach of Ordinance for Registration of,
5
5
*
Breach of the Peace.
Boats-Refusing to accept Hire when unemployed,
Bribery, or attempting to bribe,
Buildings-Breach of Ordinance for,
Burglary,..
Boats neglecting to carry Licence No. on the bow of,
Defacing number of,.......
Cargo Boats-Breach of Ordinance for,
Cattle-Slaughtering in a place other than one set apart!
14
14
104 Night-Found at, armed with Dangerous and Offensive Weapons, with Intent to break into Dwelling Houses,
Night-Found in Dwelling Houses by-with Intent to
commit Felony therein,
Nuisances-Allowing Dirt and Filth to remain on Pre-
mises or in immediate Vicinity thereof, -Blasting Stones to the danger of Persons
and Property,
-Exposing Night-soil in the Streets in uncovered Buckets, and in open Boats along the Praya,
-Hanging wet Clothes, &c., to dry over
Public Ways...
4,350 5,491
2
21
21
5
5
10
10
7
25
25
25
16
42
21
26
ANASON
2
>>
-Neglecting to clean out Dust Bins, and
throwing Rubbish, &c., into the Streets. ---Obeying Calls of Nature in the Streets. -Throwing Rubbish into the Harbour or on
114
114
87
87
70
70
the Beach,
-Beating drums, &c.,
11
11
-Exploding Dynamite to the danger of
1
1
2
person and property,
for the purpose,..
Irrigation,
3
3
Child Stealing,
13
14
Obstruction of Navigation...
261
261
Chinese Territory-Crimes and Offences committed in,...
2
Coin-Offences relating to,
of Roads and Streets, &c., by Hawkers, Chair Coolies and Shopkeepers,..
569
616
Conditional Pardon-Breach of.
多
of Wharves by Boat People,
91
91
Conspiracy to commit Felony,
Contagious Diseases' Ordinance-Offences against
43
43
Contempt of Court,
Opium-Breach of Ordinance for Preparation and Sale
of prepared,
Crime Ordinance-Breach of,
Cutting and Wounding with intent, &c.,
28
31
Dangerous Goods Ordinance-Breach of,
6
Licence,
Decoying Persons into or away from the Colony,
49
49
Desertion from Foreign Ships,
24
24
""
H. M.'s Army and Navy,
38
38
Pawning-Illegally,
""
""
British Merchant Ships,
12
12
Piracy,
Disorderly Behaviour-Drunkenness, Fighting, &c.,...
650
1,166
Offensive Weapons-Having Possession of,
Passage-Obtaining surepticiously a...
Passengers-Carrying in Excess of that allowed by
Passes-Chinese out at Night without,
Pawnbrokers-Breach of Ordinance for,.
Police Constables-Rescuing Prisoners from Custody of,
1
1
1,079 1,132
5
59
59
6
3
Dogs-Allowing unmuzzled ferocious, to be at large, &c.,
16
16
-Misconduct as,
2
Domestic Servants-Misconduct as,...
27
27
Public Garden's Regulation-Breach of.
2
Drugs-Administering,
1
2
Rape.......
2
Domestic Animals, Malicious killing,
2
2
Receiving Stolen Goods,
36
46
Desertion from H. M.'s Naval Yard,
1
1
Recognisances-Breach of,.
24
Embezzlement,
4
Roads and Streets-Injury to,..
Embracery,
2
Robbery From the Person,.
9
20
Escape of Prisoners from Chain Gang,
1
1
Excise Officer, Personating,
1
False Charge-Preferring or giving wilful false evidence,
18
18
Imprisonment,
4
4
-From the Person with Wounding or Violence, -On the Highways with Arms or with Violence, Rogues & Vagabonds-As Street Gamblers and Watch-
men to Gamblers,
14
2
46
""
Pretences-obtaining Goods and Money by,
Felony-Attempting to commit,
Fire Arms-Discharging,
Forgery,
Furious Driving,
28
39
::
-As suspicious Characters,.
77
43
46
11
>>
As Vagrants,
27
27
1
1
*,
-Wandering abroad and lodging
9
9
in the open air,
8
13
30
Rating Ordinance-Breach of,
7
Fire-works-Discharging without permit,
Fugitive Offenders Act, Offences against,
293
293
Sanitary Regulations-Breach of,
2
23
Public Ways,..............
Gaols-Breach of Ordinance for,
Gambling-Breach of Ordinance for Suppression of,..
-in the Streets, treated as Obstruction ofl
Harbour Dredging at Anchorage for Ships of War in the,
75
188
259
259
Ships, &c.-Neglecting to have a riding light on board.......... Shooting with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm, Spirituous and fermented Liquors-Breach of Ordinance
96
17
IINNN****** * ** * ~ *co # 00
24
3
23
46
77
7
3
96
4
18
for retail of,
4
14
14
Stones and other Missiles-Discharging and rolling to
Danger of Persons and Property,
5
LO
Regulations--Breach of,..
16
16
Streams-Defiling,
22
22
House Breaking...
11
Streets-Noises by Hawkers,
123
123
Householders and Servants-Breach of Ordinance, for
Registration of,....
I
Ships, &c. Leaving Harbour during prohibited hours, Steam-Launch Ordinance-Breach of,
1
1
Indecent Exposure of Person by Bathing or otherwise,
and Lewdness,..
Larceny as a Bailee,
14
14
Stone Cutters' Island,-Landing, &c.,
Trade Marks and Labels--Fraudulently using false,
-Common,
??
-from Ships or Boats in the Harbour,.
;"
-from the Person,
ཀཝཾ ཡདྡྷི
1
1
Trees, &c.—Cutting and destroying,
102
102
1,048 | 1,163
Trespass on Crown Land,....
322
322
22
Threatening Letter-Sending a,
3
3
109 117
Triad Society-Being a Member of, &c.,
3
3
-in a Dwelling House,
22
37
Unlawful Possession of Property,
289
326
19
**
-of Beasts or Birds, not the subject of Larceny
of Trees, Shrubs, &c.,
22
22
13
15
at Common Law,
Unlicensed-Hawkers,
320
320
"
of Vegetables and Fruits from Gardens and
7
8.
*
-Passage Broker,
4
enclosed places,
-Plying of Boats for Hire,
29
29
Libel,
2
Unnatural Offence......
1
Lights-Chinese not carrying at night,
1
Unwholesome Provisions-Exposing for Sale, or bring-
Malicious Injury to Property,
28
28
ing into the Colony,
8
8
Manslaughter,
5
19
Vehicles and Chairs-Offences against Public,
60
60
Market-Selling or exposing for sale articles of food
Verandah erected on Crown Land enclosing, &c.,
13
13
162
162
for man elsewhere than in Public,
Vaccination Ordinance-Breach of,
1
1
Menaces-Demanding Money by,.
25
34
Watchmen-Misconduct as Private,
4
4
Mendicancy,
159
159
ད་
Misdemeanor-Aiding and Abetting in,
-Attempting to commit,
2
2
Weights and Measures-Breach of Ordinance for, Women and Female Children-Breach of Ordinance for
120
120
33 51
17
17
protection of,.......
Murder,
4
1
Workmen-Intimidating...
6
35
Malicious Injury to Electric Magnetic Telegraph,
37
37
Carried forward........
4,350 5,491
}
TOTAL......
8,670 10,033
Magistracy, Hongkong, 10th January, 1890.
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Police Magistrate,
for the Police Magistrates.
217
ABSTRACT of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE at the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of Ten Years, from 1st January, 1880, to 31st December, 1889, inclusive.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Total Number
Years.
of Cases.
Convicted and Punished.
Committed for Trial at
Committed to Prison
Ordered to find Security.
Punished for Preferring
Total
or detained
Discharged.
Supreme Court.
pending Orders of To keep the Peace,
False Charge Undecided.
Number
His Excellency
to be of Good Beha-
the Governor.
viour, and to answer
any charge.
or giving False Testimony.
of Defendants.
2
3
10
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F
M.
F.
M.
F.
M. F.
M. F.
M.
F.
1880,
7,098
5,892
252
1,775
187
170
27
15
1881.
8,203 7,049 333
1,678
173
192
48
1882,
7,567
6,049 394
1,922 255
259
36
1883.
19,653 8,127 670
*2,398
349
121
8
37
1884,
14.065 11.748 1,088
2,294
268
101
35
1885,
10.281 7,951
849
2,188 258
159
11
PTOMOT
204
48
37
15
33
4
369
65
34
53
263
100
13
80
154
62
6
160
11
228
53
6
2
105
357
99
18
1886,
14,611 12,081
842
2,198 190
157
5
869
100
32
168
1887.
1888.
1889,
12,015 11.647 9,700 232 8,670 6,626 268
10,354 325
2,620 159
158
28
4
411
52
14
48
2,704 145 2,319
168
98
11
177
15
3
48
NOTE ~
8,126 531 9,379 630 8,622 780 11,003 1,101
2
14,517 1,418
10,690 | 1,211
178
157
10
44
10
303
34
17
64
15,510 1,137
13,633 549 12,898 411 9,530 503
Grand Total for
the 10 Years,
104,810 85,577 5,253 | 22,096 | 2,162
1,642
131
313
85
3,335
628
168 30 777
32 113,908 | 8,271
Average per
Year,
10,481.0 8,557.7 | 525.32,209 6216.2
164.2
13.1
31.3
3.5
333.5
62.8
16.8
38
3.0
|77.7
3.2
11,390.8 827.1
Total of 1st 5 Years,
47,586 | 38,865 |2,737 | 10,067 | 1,232
843
102
127
7
1,218
328 96 27
431
27
51,647 4,460
Average of
1st. l'eriod,
9,517.27,773.0 547.4 2.013.4 246.4
168 6
20.4
25.4
1.4
243.6
65.6
19.2 5.4
86.2
5.4
10,329.4 892.0
Total of 2nd
Period of 5
Years,
57,224 46.7 2 2,516 | 12,029
980
799
29
186
28
2,117
300 72
3
346
5
62,261 | 3,811
Average of 2nd 11,444.8 | 9,342.4 |503.2 | 2,405.8 186.0
period,...
159 8
5.8
37.2
5.6
423.4
60.0 14.4
0.6
69.2
1.0
|12,452.2 | 762.2
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Magistracy, Hongkong, 10th Januáry, 1890.
MAGISTERIAL ENQUIRIES INTO DEATHS.
H. E. WODEHouse, Police Magistrate,
for the Police Magistrates.
TABLE A.-RETURN OF ALL DEATHS REPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1889.
NATIONALITY.
Men.
Formal Enquiries held.
Buried without Formal Enquiries.
Very much
Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. decomposed, Total.
sex not
ascertainable.
Europeans and Americans, ...
9
Japanese,...
1
Indians and Malays,......................
Chinese,......
Total,
Total for 1888,
5
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58
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7
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10
5
76 114
16
65
62
10
5
262
00
3
5
3
63
93
32
137
109
11
382
218
TABLE B.-Return of FormMAL ENQUIRIES DURING THE YEAR 1889.
FINDING.
Europeans and Americans.
Indi- ans &
Malays.
Ja- [panese.]
Chinese.
Total.
Wo-
Men. Boys. Men.
Men. Men. Men.
Boys. Girls.
men.
3
2
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19
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1
2
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Accidental death,
Accidental death by drowning,
Death from acute bronchitis,
Death from injuries received from an earth fall while engaged in earth digging above Bonham Road and
Victoria Gap in Hongkong,
Death from Syncope,.
Death from the effect of a bullet wound,
Death from hemorrhage occasioned by a wound in the
right arm,
Death resulted from the blow of a stone on the head thrown at the deceased while engaging in arresting a prisoner,
Death resulted from a collapse of the cook house of each floor of house Nos. 23 and 24 Upper Station Street,
Death from the falling of a crane iron, Death from hemorrhage on the brain, Drowning,
Death occasioned by an explosion of a cartridge while in the act of ramming it into the bore, the probable cause of the explosion being the unextinguished charred remains of the cartridge previously fired from the same gun,
Felo de Se,
Found drowned,
Killed by a fall from the top of a house while engaged Į
in hoisting up stone,
Manslaughter,..
Natural causes,.............. Suicide (in Gaol),
Suicide while in a state of unsound mind,
That the deceased died from the effects of neurotic and irritant poison or poisons self administered while in an unsound state of mind,. That the deceased came to his death by being crushed beneath a quantity of iron that came down with him from the cockloft of the ground floor of the house, No. 26 Wing Wo Street,
That the deceased met with his death by being crushed beneath a shear piece falling upon him,...... That the deceased met his death by falling through an open hatch hway on board the S.S. Honam at the time lying at Victoria Harbour,
Wilful murder by person or persons unknown, Wilful murder,
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TABLE C-RETURN OF BURIALS WITHOUT FORMAL ENQUIRIES DURING THE YEAR 1889.
Reason why no Formal Enquiry was held.
Total,....
Europeans and Americans.
Chinese.
Indians.
and Malays.
Very much
Found on
Found in
de-
Land,
Harbour.
composed; Total.
sex not
Women. Boys. Girls. Women. ascertain-
able.
Known.
Un-
known.
Knowp.
Un.
known.
Men. Women. Men.
No suspicious circumstances......
2
No evidence and/or decomposed
state of Body,
Post Mortem satisfactory,
2
Total,.........
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16
18
16
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152
113
6
24
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H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Police Magistrate.
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No. 68.
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No.
23:
90.
HONGKONG.
DEFALCATIONS OF Z. M. BARRADAS.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
5 enclosures.
SIR,
GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG, 15th September, 1890.
I have the honour to transmit herewith the undermentioned enclosures :-
(a.) Statement of amount of defalcations by Z. M. BARRADAS.
(b.) Balance Sheets, Imperial Money Orders, for the 1st and 2nd Quarters
of 1890.
(c.) Balance Sheets, Local Money Orders, for the 1st and 2nd Quarters
of 1890.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS, Acting Postmaster General.
The Honourable
W. M. DEANE, C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&C..
Acting Colonial Secretary.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
STATEMENT (B.) of Amount OF DEFALCATIONS BY Z. M. Barradas.
ASSETS.
AMOUNT.
LIABILITIES.
AMOUNT.
To Cash in hand, .
""
Cash balance left out of transfer of $2,500 for paying outstanding Imperial
11,201.49 By Payment into Treasury on account of
Postal Notes sold in January, February and March, 1890,.
7,886.38
Money Orders,
""
Total Deficit,
389.83
Payment of Imperial Money Orders sold "" between 19th and 22nd March, 1890.
618.07
7,821.76
""
Cash transferred to Local Cash Book,..
197.04
""
Cash transferred to Imperial Cash Book,
2,500.00
""
Payment into Treasury on 11th July, 1890, on account of London Remittance of £218.9.11 of 5th March, 1890, not made,
1,271.26
Deficit on Local Money Order Account,
6,940.33
19,413.08
19,413.08
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,
Acting Postmaster General.
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First Quarter, 1890.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
BALANCE SHEET, Imperial MONEY ORDERS, 22ND MARCH, 1890.
ASSETS.
AMOUNT.
LIABILITIES.
AMOUNT.
Transferred from Cash Balance left,
2,500.00 || By Unpaid Orders,...
Balance,.........
2,174.68
325.32
Second Quarter, 1890.
Cash in hand,
2,500.00
2,500.00
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,
Acting Postmaster General.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
BALANCE SHEET, Imperial Money Orders, 30TH JUNE, 1890.
ASSETS.
First Quarter, 1890.
ASSETS.
AMOUNT.
LIABILITIES.
AMOUNT.
942.60 By Unpaid Orders,.......................
552.77
Balance,......
389.83
942.60
(C.)
942.60
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,
Acting Postmaster General.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.-(LOCAL.)
BALANCE SHEET, 22ND MARCH, 1890.
AMOUNT.
LIABILITIES.
AMOUNT.
Due by New South Wales, £ 434 4 11
Due to Japan,
1,438.00
Victoria,
39 610
"}
""
1289,
1,241.66
""
Queensland,
252 6 9
*
29
North Borneo,............
48.71
Western Australia,
36 12 2
"
""
South Australia,.
62 211
""
Shanghai,..
Ceylon,.........
5.06
2.82
Tasmania,
307 4 3
""
1889,
357.03
£1,131 17 10 @ 3/0%
7,391.94
India,
2,724.37
Singapore,
298.25
"1
1889,
4,747.67
1289,
*
"
696.35 By Unpaid Orders, 1887-88,
53.17
1889-90,
5,421.83
""
Bangkok,
226.04
**
"
1839,
290.37
"
Cash in hand,
197.04
Balance,
6,940.33
16,040.32
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,
16,040.32
Acting Postmaster General.
:
Second Quarter, 1890.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.—(LOCAL.)
ASSETS.
BALANCE SHEET, 30TH JUNE, 1890.
AMOUNT.
LIABILITIES.
389
AMOUNT.
Balance due Hongkong £476 5 2
from Victoria,.
New South Wales,...
71 11 4
"?
South Australia,
49 11 1
Western Australia,.
44 4 2
Tasmania,
237 17 5
"
Balance due Queensland, £11 12 3 @ 3/4§..........
68.60
Colombo, Rs. 312.66 @Rs.221
per $100,
141.19
India, Rs. 22,301 11/1 @ Rs.
221 per $100,.....
10,068.48
Japan,
1,417.66
Cash due Shanghai,
261.66
Unpaid Orders 1887-88,
53.17
£879 9 2 @ 3/4§
5,195.57
"
1889-90,
1,253.61
""
Singapore 1890,
446.82
""
1890,
451.07
on Lists of 2nd Quarter, 1890, received at Hongkong after 30th June, 1890,
3,599.91
"
Bangkok 1890, ...
264.94
2
Advance from Government,..
5,000.00
""
">
1890,
371.33
,,North Borneo,...................
236.26
""
Shanghai,
13.08
Cash due from Shanghai,
374.06
Draft from Queensland, £100 @ 3/7,
558.14
Cash in hand,
6,986.79
Balance,........
6,966.22
21,864.28
21,864.28
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,
Acting Postmaster General.
MEMORANDUM ON DEFALCATIONS OF Z. M. BARRADAS, LATE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MONEY
ORDER OFFICE.
When the frauds were first discovered in March last the late Mr. LISTER was at some pains to prepare a statement in order to arrive approximately at the sum missing. The conclusion 'he arrived at was that about $46,000 represented the
loss.
In making up this statement Mr. LISTER had not sufficient data to go upon owing to the books of the Money Order Department being so much in arrear, and it was only by a careful detailed examination of the accounts and by obtaining information from other Colonies that the sum total of the defalcations could be arrived at. This examination has now been made and corrected accounts with each Colony prepared and the appended statements are the result.
In the statement prepared by Mr. LISTER the amount shewn as being short paid to the Treasury to meet advices to the Crown Agents was $46,466.82. Sub- sequent examination of the accounts has shewn the sum to be $50,681.06. The difference arose from the fact that up to 31st December, 1889, the statements of payments to the Treasury was made up from records in the Audit Office and the statement from January, 1890, to the date of BARRADAS' flight was prepared in the Post Office and included three sums amounting to $5,771.05 paid in in December, 1889. There was no time to check the accounts and so this double credit was overlooked till after the original statement was made and the accounts were
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examined in detail. Further discrepancies were also found by letters received as late as July from the General Post Office London pointing out errors in the accounts of BARRADAS.
As regards the Local Accounts, no real idea of their state could be formed. The Cash Book was not written up from November, 1889, and the Ledger was only posted to December, 1888. The lists of orders received from other places had not the dates of payment of orders set off on them and it was impossible to say even approximately what the amount of unpaid orders was. Mr. LISTER estimated them at $1,000 and the unpaid local orders have since proved to be $5,275.
Owing also to the Ledger not being posted Mr. LISTER had no means of know- ing that the accounts with India, Ceylon, Singapore and Bangkok had not been settled up for the fourth quarter of 1889.
At the time of BARRADAS' flight it was necessary to carry on the work of the Money Order Department without causing inconvenience to the Public and the staff at the disposal of Mr. LISTER was hardly sufficient to do this and much loss to make up correct statements of the wilfully complicated accounts of BARRAdas. To make the appended statements clear to anyone who has not carefully examined the accounts complicated as they were made by the way in which BARRADAS kept his books and also owing to the further complications due to the constant varying rates of exchange the following explanations may be of use.
In statement A which shews the sums short paid to the Treasury to meet advices to Crown Agents in the amount shewn for 1890 an arbitrary rate of 3/2 has been adopted for the advices. It was necessary to do this as the system of dealing with the Crown Agents' accounts, is, at the end of the year, to take the average rate at which bills have been sold in London for the year and adopt this as the rate for all Crown Agents' transactions. The average rate owing to the rise in the price of the dollar will no doubt be in excess of 3/2 but this cannot be de- termined till the end of the year.
In statement B which shews the position of the Money Order Office apart from the sums short paid to the Treasury to cover advices to the Crown Agents it will be seen that BARRADAS left cash in hand to the extent of $11,201.49.
In the confusion caused by his flight the amount was at once appropriated as follows:-
To meet Postal Notes sold and not accounted for, ...$7,886.38
""
""
Money Orders sold and not accounted for,
•
,, carry on payments for Local Orders,
11
""
51
")
""
Imperial Orders,
618.07
197.04 2,500.00
It was subsequently found that a sum of £246.9.1, had not been advised to the Crown Agents and also that an error of £28 had been made by BARRADAS in a previous advice and $1,271.26 or £218.9.11 was paid to the Treasury and advised to the Crown Agents on 11th July, 1890, and therefore figures as a liability of BARRADAS.
Of the $2,500 appropriated for payments on account of Imperial Orders it was found that a balance of $325.32 was left, that is that the outstanding Imperial Orders were only $2,174.68. Owing to fluctuations in the rate of exchange it was found when finally settling up the Imperial accounts that a balance of $389.83 was available and BARRADAS has been given credit for that sum instead of for the $325.32. The deficit on the Local Order account sufficiently explains itself.
All the accounts have been subjected to a very strict and searching examination and it is not apprehended that any further discrepancies will come to light, but it will be observed in statement C that there were orders unpaid for 1887 and 1888 found and it is possible though very unlikely that there may still be some old
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pay
orders unpaid as BARRADAS ommitted in many cases to mark off the dates of ment and in many cases set off wrong dates. It seems probable, however, that enquiries about any orders issued prior to 1887 and 1888 and not paid would have been made by the Public ere now.
I may add that a statement shewing the position of the Money Order Office on 30th June last has been prepared and carefully checked and it only differs by $25.89 from the statements now annexed and this difference is fully accounted for by the loss on exchange with the Australian and other Colonies and will be dealt with at the end of the year when the Money Order accounts are closed.
18th September, 1890.
HILGROVE C. NICOLLE,
Auditor,
STATEMENT (A.) shewing sums short paid to Treasury to meet advices to Crown Agents on account of Money Orders and Postal Notes by Z. M. BARRADAS.
PAID BY CROWN AGENTS,
PAID INTO TREASURY.
£
S
d
C.
CR
£
$
d
c.
1884,
1885,
4,233 9 9
10,838 16 4
22,896 61
60,849 50 1835,
1884,
5,648
I
30,840 08
8,252
12 6
46,994 93
1886,
11,209
13 10
68,982 72 1886,
13,106 7
10
79,264 46
1887,
11,396
2 10
.71,975 62 1887,
10,915
15
68,724 29
1888,
11,698
7
76,920 91 1888,
9,292
12 6
61,135 79
1889,
11,958
78,359 81 1889,
8,050
3
52,795 59
1890,
3,259 16
20,588 39 1890,
1,592 18 4
10,137 36
64,594
7 9
400,573 56
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Balance due,...]
58,858 15 11
11 7,735
349,892 50
10
50,681 6
64,594 7
9
400,573 56
64,594 7 9
400,573 56
HONGKONG.
STATEMENT shewing defulcations of Z. M. BARRADAS as Superintendent of the
Money Order Office.
ASSETS.
Balance of Liabilities over Assets,
AMOUNT.
LIABILITIES.
AMOUNT.
$
58,502.82
Amount short paid to Treasury to meet Į advices to Crown Agents. Statement 4,
50,681.06
Deficit in books of Money Order Depart- ment found after flight of BARRADAS. Statement B,
7,821.76
58,502,82
58,502.82
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REPORT
ON THE
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No. 128.
90.
DRAINAGE OF THE LOWER WESTERN AND CENTRAL DISTRICT OF VICTORIA,
=
SIR,
The area the drainage of which, I now propose to discuss, is the zone between the Harbour and Caine Road, bounded to the west by Slaughter-house Point, and to the east by the Cricket Ground. It includes
District No. 1 Shektongtsui
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No. 2 Sei Ying Poon
No. 3 Taipingshan
No. 4 Cheung Wan
No. 5 Choon Wan.
It therefore contains the bulk of the Chinese population.
2. In a previous report, it was recommended that the sewerage-system of the High-level District should be completely distinct from that of the lower districts.
The problem now to be solved is :----
(a.) The removal of the sewage from the lower zone, with the rain which
falls upon it; to the sea.
(b.) The conveyance of storm-waters from the hill-sides above, through
the district, to the sea.
3. The present arrangements for the sewage and storm-water of this district are practically those described in my report of 1882.
Briefly, the practice has been to cover in natural storm-water channels and connect to them branch-drains, conveying both sewage and storm-water. In many cases both main and lateral drains are in very bad condition.
4. In the report on the sewerage of the high level district the objections to the use of storm-water channels for the conveyance of sewage, were fully set forth. These objections apply with even greater force in the case of the low-level district, where, in many places, the storm-water channels are nearly level and accumulate, not only sewer-tainted air, but also sewage deposit.
5. The methods for the improvement of the drainage of this; and other districts, suggested in my report of 1882, have not been tried. This is fortunate, for my subsequent experience leads to the conclusion that they would not have remedied, completely, the evils which existed then; and which exist still.
6. As regards the construction of the branch-sewers no appreciable improvement has taken place. With a few exceptions, any extensions that have been carried out, have been made upon no definite principle. It will now be necessary to re-sewer the whole district with earthenware pipes; and to divert the sewage proper, or dry- weather-flow of the sewers from the storm-water channels, which are not; and cannot be made suitable for its reception. The existing stone-channels therefore, should revert to their legitimate use, the conveyance of storm-water from the surface of the district, and from the hills above it.
7. The first question that must be discussed is the number and position of the sewer out-falls. Now the sea must be the ultimate receptacle for the sewage of Victoria. When the system of self-cleansing sewers is complete, the sewage will be delivered into the harbour fresh, before putrifaction has commenced, assuming always that the house-drains are in order. In this condition, sewage is com- paratively inoffensive, and is readily consumed by marine organisms, great and small.
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8. The following are the leading considerations, which rule the selection of position for sewer out-falls. The sewage should be delivered into water, not less than six feet deep, at extreme low water, and at point where there is an uninter- rupted flow of tide; so that the effluent may be removed and diluted, as quickly as possible. For this reason, salient angles are preferable to re-entering as the position of out-falls.
9. The existing Praya affords a very considerable range of choice, as to the position of out-falls. When the new reclamations are complete and the extraordina- ry irregularities in alignment, which disfigure the existing Praya, have disappeared; one position will be very nearly as good as another. Therefore there will be no necessity for constructing costly intercepting-sewers, to conduct the sewage to one or two great out-falls. Indeed, unless the sewage is wholly intercepted and carried, say, to an out-fall to Sulphur Channel, opposite Green Island, or to North Point; no appreciable benefit will result from its concentration, to any one out-fall. Such complete interception cannot be effected, unless a considerable portion of the sewage is pumped; for the strip of land, between the Queen's Road and the Praya, is practically level; and no sewer, having a gradient sufficient to establish a self- cleansing velocity, could be constructed so as to convey the whole sewage, by gravity, to such a distant out-fall.
10. The complete interception of the sewage, from the harbour-frontage, would be exceedingly expensive, both as to first cost and maintenance. It would not effect any appreciable improvement in the sanitary condition of the city; nor, considering the mass of vessels which frequent the Praya, and the garbage which they throw overboard, would the amenity of the place be increased. The Praya is not a pro- menade; nor is Victoria a bathing place. The cost of complete interception cannot, therefore, be justified by any corresponding advantage, and should not, therefore, be incurred; until, at least, experience has demonstrated the inaccuracy of this conclusion.
11. Were the existing Praya the permanent sea-frontage of the city, it would be necessary to carry out the sewage out-falls by means of iron pipes, laid at the bottom of the sea into deep water, and to a distance of from 50 to 100 yards from the shore, so as to be clear of tiers of vessels which throng the wharf; and check the flow of the tide. But it has been decided that the Praya is to be advanced by about 280 feet, and the rubble-bank on which the new wall will stand will be in 15 to 30 feet of water. It is also intended that the wall itself shall be carried down, vertically, to a depth of about three feet below low-water-mark spring-tides. The rubble-bank will always be covered with water. The increased depth, the improved alignment of the new wall, together with the constriction of the water- way,
caused by the advance of the Praya, will most probably produce an improve- ment in the tidal current, along its front. When the new works are complete, it will be sufficient to carry the out-fall, to the edge of the berin of rubble, on which the wall is founded, or so far beyond it as to reach a depth of six feet at low-water spring-tides. By using cast-iron pipes with ball-and-socket joints, a further extension may at any time be made.
12. During the progress of the Reclamation Works, the sewage should be carried out to the new line of sea-wall, by means of temporary wooden shoots, supported on piles. In arranging the levels of the sewers, the position of the out- fall; and the level of the sewers, has been selected, in accordance with the proposed alignment of sea-wall.
13. The Harbour being accepted as the destination of the sewage, the only reasons, for limiting the number of out-falls, are to save cost in their construction; and to make sure that sufficient sewage will flow through each, to keep it clear of deposit.
14. The invert of the main-sewers should be laid not lower than 2.75 feet above Ordnance-Datum, at the point where the sewer passes through the new Praya- wall. Now mean-sea-level is 3.69 feet above Ordnance-Datum; so that the invert of the sewer will be 0.94 below mean-sea-level. As the out-fall sewers will be not less than 1' 6" in diameter; when the water in the harbour stands at mean-sea- level the middle of the sewer-pipe will be only about two inches under water. Now mean-sea-level means the average level of the sea, as obtained by adding together the height thereof recorded, every hour, for a whole year or more, and dividing by the number of observation. By thus fixing the centre-line of the main-sewer, at or near to mean-sea-level, it is certain that the pipe will be free from sea-water, for nearly one-half of every day, month or year, and that the sewage will flow freely through the sewer, and cleanse it from deposit.
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15. It has to be remembered that the normal dry-weather flow of sewage, will only fill the sewer to a depth of perhaps one-fourth or one-third of its diameter. At high water, the sea rises above the top of the sewer, and fills it completely. The stream of sewage then occupies the whole area of the sewer, and its velocity is reduced; so that deposit may take place. If the sewer were laid lower, say at low-water spring-tides then it would only be free from sea-water, and thus in a position to establish a proper velocity, for a few hours each month; and thus the probability of deposit would be much greater.
16. A good example of the manner in which in the absence of special flushing arrangement, deposit accumulates in a channel, to which the tide has access, may be seen at the mouth of the Albany Nullah. This nullah, above the tidal action, keeps itself quite free from deposit, the stream, running down its centre, having ample velocity. But in the part to which the tide has access, this velocity is checked, when the tide is high, and deposit takes place, which the stream cannot remove, when the tide falls. Had the invert of this nullah been made higher, as it might have been; this deposit would not have taken place.
17. The centre-line of the main-sewer at the face of the Praya-wall should, therefore, be at or near mean-sea-level. From the wall, the sewage should be carried out, to deep water, by a cast-iron pipe, of smaller size than the sewer; the diameter of this pipe should be so calculated, that the ordinary dry-weather-flow of sewage will establish a sufficient current in it, to keep it clear of deposit. This pipe may be prolonged, to any desired distance, into the harbour. At the Praya-wall, a storm- overflow will be provided, which will allow the sewage to escape direct, in rainy weather, when the sewer brings down more water than the iron outlet-pipe can carry. When this takes place, the sewage will be so diluted with rain-water, that the direct escape will cause no inconvenience.
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18. The level of the outlet, thus fixed, determines the distance at which the out-falls must be placed from each other. The main sewers must have a certain fall; and their upper extremities must be at a sufficient depth below the ground, to allow the house-drains to discharge into them.
19. It is further desirable that the sewage out-falls should not be in the im mediate vicinity of the main storm-water outlets; especially those that discharge storm-water, from the hills, above the city. The silt which these storm-water channels bring down, will, in time, form deltas at their mouths, which will have to be removed by dredging. The cast-iron outlet-pipes will impede this operation; or be liable to injury in its execution. It is desirable also to keep the delta of silt and sand, free from sewage contamination.
20. In accordance with these principles, six out-falls have been selected, in the following positions:-
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Wing Lok Street,
Eastern Street,
Western Street,
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21. In the present condition of the Praya, the position of the out-fall opposite Hillier Street, in a bay, is not all that could be desired. The Praya Reclamation will, however, remedy any defect in this respect; and after careful examination, it has been found impracticable to drain the whole of the flat district, near Bonham Strand, to the Wing Lok Street out-fall, without the use of gradients so flat as to endanger the self-cleansing properties of the main sewer; and thus give rise to evils far greater than any that can be caused by the out-fall, even were it to remain as it is at present.
22. The area draining to the several out-falls is shewn by the coloured lines on the plan. In the arrangement of the tributary-sewers, care has been taken to concentrate the sewage flow of each district, in the upper ends of the intercepting sewers, along the Praya, which have, necessarily, flat gradients; compared with those in the upper parts of the town. This will ensure a sufficient flow through them, whenever the tide is down, to set up a self-cleansing velocity through them and thus obviate, to a great extent, if not altogether, the necessity for artificial flushing.
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23. The sewers, even in the level parts, will have gradients sufficient to establish self-cleansing velocities, with the normal flow of sewage that may fairly be counted upon. The dry-weather flow of the nullahs which traverse the town may be used to augment the volume of the sewage. It may therefore be anticipated that very little artificial flushing will be required, though provision for so doing, if necessary, will be made.
24. The natural gradients of the tributary-sewers are, in almost every case, more than sufficient to establish self-cleansing velocities; with the normal flow of sewage. To ensure proper cleansing, however, it will be well to establish, at the heads of some of the branch-sewers, where the flow of sewage is small, automatic flush-tanks. These consist of a tank, containing from 30 to 100 gallons, according to circumstances; and provided with a specially-constructed syphon, which, when the contents of the tank reaches a certain level, comes into action, and discharges the same, in a sudden rush. These automatic flush-tanks may be conveniently erected, in connection with the public fountains, receiving the waste-water and slops from them. In this way, water, that would otherwise be wasted, will be used to cleanse the branch-sewers, without any additional demand on the water- works.
25. The size of the main sewers is sufficient to discharge about one inch rain in 24 hours, falling on the district, which drains to each.
26. With the exception of a few short branches, the minimum size of street sewer will be nine inches. As regards the conveyance of sewage only, a much smaller diameter would suffice. Experience has shewn, however, that long street- sewers, less than 9" in diameter, are inconveniently liable to casual obstruction. Moreover the rain-water from back-yards, and in some cases from the roofs of houses, must be admitted to house-drains, and thence to the branch-sewers. The excessive capacity which the use of 9" branch-sewers affords, will allow them to carry off the rain-fall, which must be admitted to the house-drains. But, at or near the points where the branch-sewers join the principal collecting sewers, storm- overflows will be provided, by which any water brought down by the branches, over and above the quantity which the collectors can carry, will escape to the storm-water channel. So, when the secondary collectors join the main-sewers, other storm-overflows will be provided. By these means, the main trunk may have a carrying capacity much less than the sum of those of the branches, and the evils attending large sewers may be avoided. In short, the system at its commencement, will be "combined," receiving both rain water and sewage, in the course of the collecting and out-fall sewers, more and more of the rain-water will escape by storm-overflows; till the iron outlet-pipe will
till the iron outlet-pipe will carry the dry-weather sewage only.
27. The sewers will be provided with man-holes, at all junctions and changes of direction; so that there will be complete access to the sewer, for the purpose of inspection; and for the removal of casual obstructions.
28. In a report on the sewerage of the High-level District the principles of sewer-ventilation have been fully discussed. The same principles apply to the lower district also. Whenever practicable, it will be well to carry up ventilating pipes, above the roofs of the houses, care being taken that these elevated ventilators are as inconspicuous as possible. It must always be remembered that the real remedy for stenches from ventilating openings consists in self-cleansing sewers, good house-drainage, properly used, with a liberal water-supply; and not any elaborate or complicated system of ventilation.
29. The existing storm-water channels should be utilised, to the fullest extent, for carrying off rain-water. It is probable that the greater number of these will require little more than the usual repairs.
30. In the lower parts of the town, however, the storm-water channels will, in many cases, require renewal; on account of the new Praya works. When this is the case, care must be taken to raise the invert of the channel to the highest practicable level, consistent with sufficient discharging capacity. The object of raising the invert is two-fold: firstly to give a good gradient across the new recla- mation, and secondly to make the outlet as high as possible, so that the storm-water channel may be free from tide-water, for as long a daily period as possible. This is desirable, for the reasons set forth, when discussing the questions of sewer-outlets. An elevated invert also facilitates construction, at it increases the time that the foundation is uncovered by the tide. To give the necessary
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storm-water channels, they should be made wider and shallower than has, hitherto, been usual. To this end also, the covering of the channel will be most conveniently made flat, of concrete supported on iron girders; or iron or steel trough-plates; the concrete forming the road-way.
31. A storm-water channel, on this principle, is now under construction in Jubilee Street, the covering being carried on old rails, returned from Tytam Works. The reconstruction of this channel was undertaken, because the old one ran under the site of the Central Market.
32. It will be well, in order to save expense, to reduce the number of storm- water channels, which cross the reclamation, to the minimum, consistent with sufficient discharging-capacity. The construction of the proposed sewers will allow of the abandonment of many of the minor outlets, which now exist along the Praya; and which serve as out-falls, for both sewage and rain-water. The sewage will be intercepted by the proposed sewer, which will have sufficient capacity to carry the rain-water, to the nearest storm-overflow, where it will escape to the storm-water channel.
33. It will be well to keep the cost of altering or reconstructing the storm- water drains separate from that of the sewerage-system proper. Minor alterations and repairs may be, legitimately, charged to the usual vote-Main Drainage and Sanitary; whilst alterations, on account of the new Praya Reclamation, will be properly charged to that undertaking.
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34. Inasmuch as dirty water is often thrown into the side-channels of the streets; and the rain-water which flows down them, at the commencement of showers, is little better than sewage, trapped gulleys should be provided in them, in connection with the sewers, in addition to the ordinary gulleys, communicating with the storm-water channels.
35. When the proposed works are complete, there will be no objection to the use of water-closets, by those who desire to do so: provided always, that proper appliances for flushing are used in connection with them. The introduction of water-closets will be a great boon to the European community; for, as the prosperity of the community increases, there will be more and more difficulty in having hand- removal properly carried out.
36. I do not contemplate the introduction of the water-carriage system, universally, as I do not consider that the population generally is ready for it; notwithstanding its superiority to any other. In Hongkong, moreover, the falicities for complete and efficient hand-removal, which exist in China, do not exist; as there is no extensive area of agricultural land, in the vicinity of the town. If water-closets are largely introduced in European houses, their use may spread to the Chinese also. If such a tendency does shews itself, it should not be resisted.
37. Were this the case, complete diversion of the sewage might perhaps become desirable. In the preparation of the present project, regard has been had to the possibility of meeting such a demand. The proposed arrangements are such, that this could be effected, without material alteration of the general project.
38. It is unnecessary to go into the details of the arrangements, for complete interception. The most convenient and economical means of doing this will be to lay a cast-iron pipe along Queen's Road and Praya, working under pressure; with branches, carried up the side-streets, to intercept the sewage, at sufficient elevation to carry it, by gravity, to the desired out-fall. The sewage of the district below, this elevation, must be pumped into this main. The pumping could be effected by hydraulic motors, established at the proposed out-falls, worked by water from the water-works, or by water under still higher pressure, supplied from some central pumping station, and which would also be available for working Hydraulic cranes. «
39. The estimated cost of the sewerage of the district, now under considera- tion, is as follows:-
31,454 yards of sewer varying from 21' to 6" diameter
principally 9",
Man-holes, ventilators, street gulleys; and syphons
for crossing the storm-water channels,
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32,012.00
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40. This sum does not include the cost of making connections to house- drains; as this is, for the present, done by the house-holders. It is most desirable that the actual connection should be made, and the trap fixed, by the Drainage Department. The discussion of this question, however, involves the consideration of the whole subject of House-drainage, which is so important that it will be dealt with in a separate report.
41. The works described in this report may be completed in three years, from date of order to commence. Pipes, etc. are in stock, to the value of about $50,000, which will be available for the work.
I have the honour to be,
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Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable W. M. DEANE, C.M.G.,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
OSBERT CHADWICK.
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HONGKONG.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HEAD MASTER OF THE VICTORIA COLLEGE FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 4.
VICTORIA COLLEGE,
10th January, 1890.
SIR, I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on this College for 1889.
1. The total number of boys on the Roll during the past year was 919. The number of School- days, 233, is still below the average, though better than the previous year. The College was closed on the four following extraordinary occasions, two days during the storm in May, one day on the transfer from the Central School, and one day for a Public Funeral.
2. To illustrate the condition of the Schools during the last five years the following table is annexed:-
1885,
1886, 1887. 1888, 1889,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
YEAR.
Total Number of Scholars.
Number of
Monthly Enrolment.
Average
School Days.
Daily Attendance.
Maximum.
Minimum.
596
238
499
382
437
610
238
507
419
446
601
234
525
417
449
634
229
536
384
467
919
233
789
466
597
Average
Number
of
Percentage
School
Actual Nett
YEAR.
of
School Boys Examined.
Fees.
Passes.
Expenditure.
$3
Expense of each Scholar per Average Daily Attendance.
412
95.38
5,273
12,885.00
29.45
405
94.81
5,422
11,680.41
26.17
384
97.65
5,547
11,872.70
26.40
445
94.15
6,899
12,384.14
26.48
676
95.41
9,338
15,018.20
25.11
3. Victoria College was occupied 10th July, 1889, the foundation stone having been laid by Sir GEORGE BOWEN 26th April, 1884, on a site selected by a Commission some fourteen years ago. The College is undoubtedly a fine spacious building occupying a good central position, and is sufficiently elevated to ensure a free admission of light, and of whatever cool breezes may be expected in the summer weather. The class rooms are arranged with the strictest economy of space and easily provide accommodation for 960 boys. Besides its annual use for the prize distribution, the hall is of great service in the monthly collection of fees, and is absolutely indispensable for the midsummer and annual examinations, when 132 boys can be examined at one time, while ample space is provided as a pre- caution against the possibility of copying or any communication whatever. The large covered play- ground in the basement is an incomparable boon during the rainy and hot seasons.
4. The erection of Victoria College is entirely due to the foresight and unremitting zeal of the late Dr. STEWART, who by a sad fatality can scarcely be said to have seen the fruition of his labours, as he was removed by death before the College was in full working order. The extent to which he bore up against the depressing effect of delay and opposition may be conceived when we read the following passage from his Report so far back as '77; "As a remedy for all this (stationary condition) cannot be far distant now, although it cannot arrive in time to affect the current year, further notice of the School, its working, its aim, and its success, may therefore be deferred until the new building is occu- pied." Dr. STEWART will ever be famous as the Founder of Education in the Colony. Apart too from
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enjoying an immortality in the hearts of his scholars in all parts of China, I might say the world, his memory will be kept green in Victoria College by the scholarship founded in his honour by old scholars in 1884. I believe too that the Memorial Committee appointed since his death contemplate applying to the Government for permission to affix some permanent memorial in the College Hall.
5. It was originally proposed that Victoria College should furnish accommodation for 770 boys, a number which was supposed by some to be extravagantly large. By the simple expedient of dividing all the desks into six instead of five parts, seats have been provided for 960 boys (including the Pupil Teachers' room) affording each boy a space, that compares favourably with what is required in England; while future undue crowding, an evil long felt at the Central School is rendered impossible by each boy's space being defined by his desk-lid. In addition to the manifest saving of expense in providing education for 924 boys by the same staff as was allotted to 770, there are great advantages derived from the assembling of a larger number of boys in one building; these are--one continuous system of education, as the larger number of boys to be promoted from lower classes will gradually lessen the number of admissions into higher classes from other schools,--a prolongation of the course, which will delay the undue promotion of backward boys which has long been to their detriment, and to the dis- credit of the upper classes-and the more effective shading off of degrees of knowledge so that too great a stride in education will no longer follow on promotion. There were 800 boys on the Roll in September, and there is every reason to believe that the College will be full in a year or two, if not
next month.
6. During the past year there were on the Roll 790 Chinese and Eurasians, 23 English, 4 Germans, 8 Hebrews, 1 Hindu, 10 Japanese, 36 Mohammedans, 1 Parsee and 46 Portuguese. This college can therefore in a marked degree lay claim to a cosmopolitan character.
7. Chinese boys, as a rule, are very intelligent, docile and painstaking. That they are intelligent is established by the large number of boys, that in the short period of five or six years have advanced from the alphabet to a knowledge of English sufficient to do a creditable paper on a play of Shakespeare. Their docility proverbially arouses the admiration of every new master from England. Painstaking- ness is a national characteristic sometimes provoking to the more impetuous European. It might be thought that with these admirable traits the work of teaching in this College would be an easy task and the results should be even higher than they are. There would be grounds for this supposition, if there were not serious compensating drawbacks such as the following. Stolidity and absence of facial expression render it next to impossible for a teacher to gather how much of what he says is understood by the class; he has not the satisfaction of seeing perplexed ignorance dissolve into triumphant know- ledge, for difficulties do not pucker the brow, nor does success kindle the eye of the Chinese student. This difficulty is increased tenfold by the fact that all instruction is given in English, thus there is not merely the doubt whether a boy understands the subject itself, but a fear that he does not grasp the phrase in which it is conveyed. Again the Chinese answer in English with a single word after the genius of their own language leaving a great deal to the imagination; such a habit is hard to break, and very tantalising to the teacher, as the embryo answer may contain a corret idea or the reverse. Further where an English boy would answer to the best of his ability, even running the risk of a mistake, or would ask the master for assistance or explanation, a Chinese is deterred by a nervous fear of the ridicule of his comrades. Once again, though keen in detecting the shades of their dozen native tones, Chinese ears are remarkably dull in detecting the difference in English vowel sounds, and between sharp and flat consonants; the result of all which is impossible mistakes in Dictation and Reading. It might be thought too, that the inherited power of memory in the Chinese race, of which one hears so much would prove a considerable factor in their progress, but this is far from being the case. It would certainly be so in Examinations if special care were not taken in framing the questions to avoid putting them in such a form as would allow of an answer being previously committed to memory. But as a matter of fact, in daily school life there would appear to be a sad lack of an in- telligent memory, the master cannot rely on the work done in the previous year as a foundation on which to raise a higher superstructure. I have dwelt at this length on the characteristics of Chinese boys, because only those daily engaged in the task of teaching know exactly where the difficulties lie, and because some explanation is thus afforded of the necessity of the slow progress that has been made in the past, and may be expected for some time in the future.
8. To impart the principles of a sound education in English is the main object of this Government Institution. In the distribution of work to each class this is steadily aimed at, and strict injunctions are given to employ the English language alone in all instruction, except of course in the Translation Lessons and when occasionally in the Junior Classes difficulties require to be explained in Chinese. The natural consequence of this is that the boys become very apt at understanding what is said to them in English. The great problem is how to get boys to speak English before they leave school. Ex- perience has shown that, within a few months after obtaining a situation, our Chinese boys, with their store of grammatical rules and knowledge of composition, develop the power of speaking English very creditably; but, as a rule, only Pupil Teachers and Monitors really speak English well before leaving school. This would seem to point clearly to a want of self-confidence, and to the absence of the spur of necessity. Special attention will in the future be paid to this in Junior classes. The work of the upper classes is at present regulated by the requirements of the Oxford Senior Local Examination,
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As I believe a mistaken impression prevails that Latin was on this account added to the curriculum, I will take this opportunity of ventilating the purpose with which it was introduced. BACON and MILTON, the fathers of English Prose Composition, teem with Latinisms, nor are these entirely absent from the modern standard of ADDISON. It is only quite recently that English composition has become a separate study in England. Formerly a good classical education was supposed sufficient to enable an English author to write correctly in his mother tongue. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that a foreigner must be assisted in the acquisition of English rules of composition by the study of that language, on which its choicest models are framed. In Latin the observance of concord and regimen is rendered conspicuous by inflection, the intelligent translation therefore of a simple Latin author should explain the reason of many English rules. Moreover immense assistance in understand- ing and distinguishing the meanings of English words, and often in spelling them, is manifestly afford- ed by even a restricted Latin vocabulary. In the First Class, Latin, Chemistry, Drawing, Book- keeping, Mensuration, and Trigonometry will for the future be optional, and not included in class subjects.
9. In India it has been found necessary to prepare special school text-books for English education. The demand in Hongkong is too slight to offer much encouragement to a similar enterprise, but the want makes itself felt. As an effort in this direction I published a few years ago a School Arithmetic specially intended to explain difficulties to our boys. Much could be done in the way of explaining eccentricities of English Idiom and Spelling, to say nothing of the urgent need of a cheap text-book of the Geography of the Chinese Empire. Something too is needed to supplement the School Committee's series of books in Chinese, which provide practice for Translation into English. The late Mr. FALCONER edited a very useful book, but the very classical Chinese can only be adequately translated into very classical English. I have therefore just recently compiled a collection of cuttings from Chinese news- papers, which will, it is to be hoped, familiarise the boys with everyday ideas and expressions.
10. In the confined area of the old Central School nothing could be done to provide the boys with the necessary opportunity for developing their physique. Simple gymnastic appliances will shortly be erected in the covered play ground; if properly availed of, this should counteract the cramped attitudes generally associated with study.
11. The fees have been raised in Class I to $36 per annum and in Classes II and III to $24, as the Upper School derives the chief benefit from the heavy expense of the salaries of English Masters, and of costly school material. Chinese parents should reflect that they have now a good English education brought to their doors, and that their sons can pass an examination held in England without the outlay attendant upon sending them thither for five or six years. It is much to be desired that parents, who can afford it, as many of them well can, should not take their sons away immediately upon their pro- motion to the First Class, but allow them to stay a year or two at the top of the School to really complete their education more thoroughly.
12. The staff consists of twenty-nine in all; viz.: nine English Masters (four of whom are gra- duates), ten Chinese Assistants, three Pupil Teachers and three Monitors; and in Chinese School four Chinese Graduates, (Sau Tsoi). This is an increase of ten masters on the staff formerly at the Central School. Four new English Masters arrived in April and May last, Messrs. BARLOW, M.A., BOOTH, HASELDEN, B.A., and BOARDS; of these, three were extra, and one was to supply the vacancy caused by the appointment of Mr. MAY to be second master on the death of Mr. FALCONER. The six new Chinese Assistants were provided by six Pupil Teachers articled three years ago, and who during the last five months have given evidence of their ability to discharge their duties very satisfactorily. With the exception of Translation from Chinese in the two head classes the Head Master no longer takes a position on the teaching staff; his time being fully occupied in organisation and supervision, fortnightly inspections of each class, half-yearly and annual examinations with other multifarious duties. It is noteworthy that of the staff of eighteen, English and Chinese, I found on my arrival eight years ago, only two remain. As only two have been removed by death it is inanifest that the remainder are those who have left in search of higher salaries elsewhere, some on promotion in the Colonial Service.
13. A normal class and a special Examination Paper on Education and School Discipline for Pupil Teachers and Monitors are a new feature this year. Mr. BOARDS, who has been in charge of these junior assistants in front of the Preparatory Class, is on the whole able to give me only a moderate Report though he speaks highly of one or two Pupil Teachers. I trust that next year some marked improvement will be observed.
14. With the necessarily increased staff for 21 classes, instead of 12, it could only reasonably be expected that the expenses would be increased, but it is satisfactory to observe that the average expense of each scholar calculated on the average daily attendance is lower than it has been for years. When it is remembered that for three months the expense of three extra English Masters was borne by the smaller number of boys at the Central School, it may reasonably be supposed that this figure will not be exceeded next year. An average cost of $25 may be called £3 18s. per head, which sounds a large sum, but is far exceeded by our namesake in Australia where the cost per head is £4 15s.
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15 The result of the examination just held by me for prize purposes, and on which suitable pro- motions can be made next month, appears to me very satisfactory, 645 boys out of 676 examined, or 95 per cent. having passed. I did not expect so good a result, as the transfer of the school in the middle of the summer upset all the arrangements for the year, and 494 boys, i.e., all below Class IVA. were examined on barely a half-year's work in the classes to which they were allotted. But masters and boys were determined not to bring discredit on the College and they deserve much credit for their success. Though not wishing to intrench on the province of the Inspector of Schools, I cannot refrain from pointing out that the great weakness in the Lower School betrayed in Arithmetic is compensated by the unusually good results in English Grammar. In the Upper School (6 sections) remarkably good work was done, though IIIB. is only moderate in its tone. Classes IVA. and VB. are conspicuous for high class work in the 9 sections of the Lower School, and Class VIIA. of the 5 sections of the Preparatory School deserves special mention.
16. Last July we sent up ten boys. Of these eight passed, three as Seniors and being under nineteen years of age were declared Associates in Arts, while five passed the Junior Examination.
17. The following Table gives some idea of the manner in which the teaching of English subjects has been extended in the school, together with the introduction of higher subjects in the Upper Classes. The figures are the total number of boys examined in each subject in the following years.
1881.
1885.
1839.
Trans. E to C,....
C to E,
19
Grammar,
301
379
676
301
379
676
172
312
547
Geography,
144
253
477
Composition,
83
127
360
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History,
30
75
143
Euclid,
75
143
...
Algebra,
75
143
...
Mensuration,
25
...
Latin,
General Intelligence,.
...
Shakespeare,..
Trigonometry,.
...
117
...
83
24
17
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18. That this College supplies a large demand for clerks in this Colony is sufficiently attested by the following facts culled from the Annual Summary of the past six years; 32 appointments have been obtained in the Colonial Service, 150 boys have been engaged by European professional and mercantile firms in the Colony, besides many clerks engaged by Hongkong firms for Japan, Shanghai and the Coast Ports. The Chinese Government too has in this period employed from this School 80 boys in its Customs, Medical, Diplomatic and Telegraph services.
19. I will conclude by expressing the gratitude of the masters and boys to the many friends of this College who continue year after year, so generously to provide prizes for the encouragement of our young students. The Government Grant on this head, liberal as it is, would go but a small way in providing rewards for 21 English and 12 Chinese classes. But these donations coming, as they do, from all nationalities and all classes should be viewed in a further light, as an expression of public interest in the work done in these walls, and as a vote of public confidence in the manner in which that work is performed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, M.A., Oxon.,
Head Master.
Honourable A. LISTER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
January, February, March,
April,
May, June,
July,
August,
September,
October,...
November,....
December,
1889.
VICTORIA COLLEGE.
Number
Month.
of Scholars.
Number of Attendances.
Number of School Days.
Total,...
Average Daily Attendance.
466
9,939
22
451.77
538
1,601
3
533.66
540
12,741
25
509.64
536
6.993
14
499.50
525
11,796
24
491.50
520
11,210
23
487.39
733
15,909
26
611-88
712
5,480
8
685.00
789
11,318
15
754:53
788
18,442
25
737-68
766
18,482
26
710.85
723
15,149
22
688.59
......
139,060
233
Total Number of ATTENDANCES during 1889, Number of SCHOOL DAYS during 1889,
Average DAILY ATTENDANCE during 1889,
Total Number of SCHOLARS at this School during 1889,......
139,060
233
596.824
919
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, M.A.,
Head Master.
AVERAGE EXPENSES of each SCHOLAR at Victoria College during 1889.
Expenditure,
Deduct School Fees,
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Sale of Books,
Total Expenses of the College,..........
Average Expenses of each Scholar per Number on Roll,
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99
per Average Daily Attendance,
$24,369.00
$9,338.00
12.80
9,350.80
.$15,018.20
$16.34
25.11
GEO. II. BATESON WRIGHT, M.A., Head Master.
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No. 14
90.
HONGKONG.
THE EDUCATIONAL REPORT FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 63.
EDUCATION Department,
HONGKONG, 27th May, 1890.
SIR, I have the honour to forward to you the Annual Report on Education for the year 1889. 2. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.-The total number of Educational Institutions of all descriptions, known to have been at work in the Colony of Hongkong during the year 1889, amounts to 211 Schools with a grand total of 9,681 scholars under instruction during the year. More than three-fourths of the whole number of scholars, that is to say 7,659 scholars, attended Schools (106 in number) subject to Government supervision and either established or aided by the Government in some form or other. The remainder, viz. 107 Schools with 2,022 scholars, are Private Institutions, entirely independent of Government supervision and receiving no aid from public funds, unless it be that they are exempt from payment of rates and taxes.
3. GENERAL STATISTICS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.-Apart from the Police School, with 477 scholars and the Roman Catholic Reformatory with 75 scholars, both of which Schools are exempt from the control of the Education Department, the total number of Schools subject to direct supervision and annual examination by the Inspector of Schools, amounted, in the year 1889, to 104, as compared with 50 in 1879, and 19 in 1869. The total number of scholars, enrolled in this same class of Schools during the year 1889, amounted to 7,107 as compared with 3,460 scholars in the year 1879 and 942 scholars in the year 1869. In other words, there has been an increase of 31 Schools and 2,518 scholars during the ten years from 1869 to 1879, and an increase of 54 Schools and 3,647 scholars during the ten years from 1879 to 1889. This increase is satisfactory on the face of it, but the rate of increase, like all educational statistics, can be valued only by comparison with the statistics of population: Unfortunately we have no population statistics of equal accuracy, but approximately estimating the annual increase of population, we may say the population of the Colony amounted in 1869 to about 120,000 people, in 1879 to about 155,000 and in 1889 to about 220,000 people, thus shewing an increase of about 34,000 people, to be compared with an increase of 31 Schools and 2,518 scholars, during the first decade, and an increase of about 65,000 people, to be compared with an increase, of 54 Schools and 3,647 scholars during the second decade. It would seem therefore that the decennial increase of Schools and scholars during the last twenty years has, though somewhat lagging behind, shewn a tendency to keep up with the progressive increase of population, and is, on the whole, satisfactory.
4. PROGRESS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS.-Comparing the statistics of individual years, I find the number of Schools under supervision and examination by the Inspector of Schools rose from 94 Schools in 1887, and 97 Schools in 1888, to 104 Schools in 1889, whilst the number of scholars under instruction in these same Schools rose from 5,974 scholars in 1887, and 6,258 scholars in 1888, to 7,107 scholars in 1889. There is therefore clearly a steady annual increase observable during the last three years, progressing from an increase of 284 scholars in 1888 to an increase of 849 scholars in 1889.
5. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS.-The Schools under the general supervision of the Education Department may be divided into Government Schools and Voluntary Schools. Under the term Government Schools are included all the Schools established by the Government in the town and villages independently or in concert with village communities and supported by the Government by means of fixed monthly payments independent of any results ascertained by examination. Under the term Voluntary Schools I include all those Public Schools under private management, which have been voluntarily placed by their Managers under the provisions of the Grant-in-Aid Code and consequently under general supervision and examination by the Inspector of Schools and which, whilst providing their own expenses, receive from the Government an annual Grant-in-Aid, the amount of which depends, in the case of each School, on the definitive results ascertained at the annual examination of each individual scholar. These two classes of Schools are further characterized by the fact that the Government Schools, as afore defined, are virtually secular Schools, whilst the afore mentioned Voluntary Schools are all Christian Schools (Protestant or Roman Catholic). Referring now to the 7,107 scholars who, as above mentioned, attended, during the year 1889, Schools under the supervision of the Education Department, there were as many as 4,814 of these scholars attending Voluntary Schools where they received a Christian education, whilst 2,293 scholars attended Government Schools, receiving a secular education. The secular
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Government Schools are as a rule better provided for, than the Voluntary religious Schools, as regards money matters, house accommodation, school materials, staff, organisation and discipline, and, where charging fees, keep their fees far below the rate charged in Voluntary Schools of a corresponding class. Nevertheless the Voluntary Schools, which freely teach Christianity without the restraint of any con- science clause whatsoever, and are in every respect conducted as denominational Mission Schools, receive from the public double the amount of patronage bestowed on Government Schools.
This clearly shews that parents of children, in Hongkong as in Europe, prefer on the whole religious to secular education, even when the latter is cheaper. I subjoin a table shewing the comparative growth of secular Government Schools and religious Voluntary Schools since the time (1873) when the Grant-in-Aid Scheme was introduced in the Colony. In explanation of the changes revealed by the subjoined Table, I have to state that from 1845 to 1865 all the Government Schools in the Colony were worked under a Committee or Board in which Protestant Missionaries had a paramount influence, as strictly Christian Schools, the Bible being, during those twenty, years. a reading book of all Government Schools. Shortly after the abrogation of the Board of Education and the consequent establishment of the Education Department (in 1865), all Christian teaching was excluded from the Government Schools, the Government confining itself to promote purely secular education (though Confucianism, Tanism and Buddhism could not be eliminated from the Chinese School-books) and giving no aid whatever to Christian Mission Schools, down to the year 1872. Even when the Government at last, stimulated by Forster's Education Act of 1870, offered Grants-in-Aid to Christian Mission Schools. the Grants were limited to payments for results ascertained in purely secular and elementary subjects. Voluntary Schools thus began in 1873 to come under the supervision of the Education Department, but their numbers and attendances were very small. In 1879, however, the Revised Grant-in-Aid Scheme came into force, giving the Voluntary Schools absolute liberty to give religious teaching in every school-hour and extending its provisions to Secondary as well as to Primary Schools, and from that year the proportion of scholars attending Government Schools and Voluntary Schools became gradually reversed. With these prefatory remarks I leave the subjoined comparative Table to speak for itself.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF Religious aND SECULAR SCHOOLS.
Religious
Secular
Grant-in-Aid Schools.
Government Schools.
Year.
Schools.
Scholars.
Schools.
Scholars.
1873,
6
442
30
1,838
1874,
9
632
30
1,931
1875,
9
679
30
1,927
1876,
11
751
30
2,171
1877,
14
996
30
2,148
1878,
17
1,021
30
2,101
1879,
19
1,417
31
2,043
1880,
27
1,808
36
2,078
1881.
37
2,237
35-
1,986
1882,
41
3,068
39
2,114
1883,
48
3,517
39
2,080
1884,
55
3,907
35
1,978
1885, 1886,
55
4,041
35
1,803
56
3,951
34
1,893
1887,
61
4,360
33
1,814
1888,
63
4,325
34
1,933
1889,
69
4,814
35
2,293
6. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT.-The expenses incurred by the Govern- ment during the year 1889, on account of education in general, amounted (including the expenses connected with two Government Scholarships, but excluding the cost of new School buildings) to a total of $53,901.86 (as compared with $45,518.93 in the year 1888) or $6.58 per scholar (as com- pared with $7.27 per scholar in 1888). These expenses were distributed as follows. The Govern- ment Victoria College (the former Central School) with 919 scholars cost the Government (apart from cost of Building which amounted to an aggregate of over a quarter of a million dollars) $15,018.20 or $16.34 per scholar enrolled. The expenses of the other Government Schools (including the Aided Village Schools), attended by 1,374 scholars, amounted in the year 1889 to $10,566.66 or $7.69 per scholar. On the Voluntary Schools, with 4,814 scholars, the Government spent, in the year 1889, under the provisions of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme, the sum of $18,737.12 or $3 89 per scholar. This com- parison, however, is only based on the financial status which each kind of Schools occupies, and indicates therefore no more but that a development of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme rather than a multiplication of Government Schools should be looked to for meeting the annually increasing demands made upon the financial resources of the Government to supply an annually increasing population with Schools. Comparing, however, the cost of education in Schools giving the same education, say in the case of Schools giving a European education in a European (English or Portuguese) language, the result is as follows:-the cost of education, so far as the Government was concerned, was, in the Victoria College
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$16.34 per scholar; in six Government Anglo-Chinese Schools (charging no fees) $4.71 and in 14 Grant-in-Aid Schools (in Class IV) $5.16 per scholar. To bring the comparison home more closely, and to compare only Schools which give exactly the same kind of teaching and charge fees, I subjoin a Table shewing in the case of the five principal Schools in Hongkong which give a secondary educa- tion in English, the nationality of scholars, the staff, the subjects taught in the highest classes, the number of scholars enrolled, the total cost to Government per School, and the cost to Government per scholar enrolled in 1889.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN HONGKONG, IN 1889.
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No.
Name of School.
Nationality of Scholars.
Staff.
Subjects taught in the Highest Classes of the School.
Number of Scholars Enrolled in 1889.
Cost to Government
Cost to Govern-
in 1889.
Total.
ment per Scholar enrolled.
1
Victoria College, ......
Mostly Chinese or Eu- rasian, few Portu- guese, very few Eu- ropeans.
9 Europeans, 14 Chinese.
2 St. Joseph's College,
Diocesan Home and Or-
phanage School.
Mostly Portuguese,
few Chinese, very few Europeans.
10 Europeans,
2 Chinese.
Mostly Eurasian, few Europeans and Chi-
3 Europeans, 1 Chinese.
nese.
4 Hongkong Public School, Nearly all Europeans,
very few Portu- guese, no Chinese.
5
Victoria English Schools, Nearly all Portuguese,
few Europeans and
3 Europeans, I Chinese.
Chinese.
Shakespeare, Mensuration, Trigo- nometry, Latin. History, Alge- bra, Euclid (I & II), Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, Chinese.
Shakespeare, Mensuration, Trigo- nometry, French, History, Ani- mal Physiology, Algebra, Eu- clid (I to VI), Grammar, Book- keeping, Physical Geography.
English Composition, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, History, Physical Geography, AnimaÏ Physiology, Book-keeping, Eu- clid (I & II), Algebra, Chinese.
2 Europeans. English Composition, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, History, Physical Geography, Euclid (I & II), Algebra, Latin, French.
English Composition, Arithmetic, Geography, History, Physical Geography, Euclid (I & II), Algebra, Book-keeping, French.
919
$15,018.20 (exclusive of
$16.34
cost of Buildings and repairs).
409
$1,816.47
$4.41
143
$788.04
$5.51
58
$341.01
$5.10
182
$652.83
$3.58
7. NATURE OF THE EDUCATION GIVEN.-As to the nature of the education given in the Schools under the supervision of the Education Department, no material change has taken place in the year 1889. In the purely Chinese Schools there is now a general tendency to add Arithmetic as an extra subject, as well as Geography, to the ordinary pensum of these Schools and ere long we shall find the standard of education given in these Schools, the vast majority of which are Christian Schools under Missionary agency, considerably raised above the type of an ordinary Chinese Village School, which was their former character. In the semi-Chinese Schools, giving a European education in the Chinese language, the use of the Romanized system is gradually becoming confined to the lower classes, and the teaching of classical Chinese is making a steady advance from year to year.
In the Anglo-Chinese and purely English Schools the demand for a higher, secondary, English education has continued to increase in 1889, and manifested itself in a larger proportion of scholars taking up the special subjects of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. There is a general desire in these secondary Schools to have a seventh Standard added to the Grant-in-Aid Scheme, as the highest class in each of these Schools is now quite beyond the reach of the Scheme. This question will be taken up on the occasion of the next revision of the Scheme. Among the 104 Schools with a total of 7,107 scholars under the supervision of the Education Department, the proportion of Schools giving a Chinese, semi- Chinese, Portuguese, Anglo-Chinese, or English education in 1889 was as follows:--giving a Chinese education in the Chinese language, 80 Schools with 4,148 scholars, as compared with 77 Schools and 3,986 scholars in 1888; giving a European education in the Chinese language, 3 Schools with 160 scholars, as compared with 2 Schools and 110 scholars in 1888; giving a European education in the Portuguese language, 4 Schools with 236 scholars, as compared with 3 Schools and 211 scholars in 1888; giving an Anglo-Chinese education in the English language, with Chinese teaching in addition, 10 Schools with 1,834 scholars, as compared with 8 Schools and 1,158 scholars in 1888; giving an English education, exclusively in English, 7 Schools with 729 scholars as compared with 7 Schools and 793 scholars in 1888. The increase that has taken place in 1889 amounts therefore to 3 Chinese Schools with 162 scholars, 1 semi-Chinese School with 50 scholars, 1 Portuguese School with 25 scholars, and 2 Anglo-Chinese Schools, with 676 scholars; but against the increase of Anglo-Chinese scholars there appears to be a set-off in form of a decrease of 64 scholars under purely English instruc- tion.
The Portuguese Schools, of which there are now four at work, are making steady progress and bring now children into the higher standards. But the use of the Macao colloquial, with its slovenly habit of substituting in Chinese fashion adverbial phrases for the several tenses and moods of verbs, and in other ways turning the Portuguese language into a Chinese-like patois, causes the
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children great trouble when they reach the higher standards and have to do parsing and analysis according to the rules of the Portuguese Grammar. There is altogether great need for a reform in the vernacular teaching of these Schools, because a slovenly colloquial form of speech, deficient in accidence and syntax, habituates the mind to slovenly thought and deteriorates force of character. If it is ne- cessary for Portuguese children, as I am convinced it is, that they should first learn to express their thoughts in their own language before they commence the study of English, they surely ought to be taught, both in school and at home, to express their thoughts in a grammatically correct form of Portuguese, though it need not be the classical language of CAMÕENS.
8. FEMALE EDUCATION.-Female education, though still in a backward condition, continues to extend in scope and to improve as regards the quality of the education given. Among the 2,293 scholars under instruction in Government Schools, during the year 1889, there were indeed only 141 girls as compared with 129 in the year 1888, but in the Grant-in-Aid Schools there were, in 1889, among a total of 4,814 scholars as many as 1,975 girls as compared with 1,787 girls in 1888. There is evidently a steady improvement in the proportion of girls and boys under instruction, but there is yet a great deal to be done before a normal state of things is reached. There are yet vast numbers of girls in the Colony, who do not come under instruction at present, not on account of any deficiency in our educational system, but on account of the usefulness of the children for domestic service. The greatest defaulters in the matter of school attendance are those Chinese girls who are purchased servants, owned by Chinese families and employed within the family as nursery maids. I have in former Reports repeatedly suggested, as the only remedy I can think of, registration of these purchased servant girls, coupled with a regulation that girls so registered should be sent to school for a certain number of years (say as half-timers). But legislation concerning family life is always a delicate and risky matter; moreover class legislation, as this would be, is objectionable as a matter of policy; and to apply the principle of compulsory school attendance, even in this limited form, before we have schools enough to accommodate such girls is evidently premature. But if it were possible to do anything by way of legislation, in some unobjectionable form, say in the direction of applying the root principle of the English Factory Acts to all the various forms of utilizing child labour, rampant in the Colony whether in domestic or extra-mural employment, and without regard to any particular nationality, a most powerful stimulus would be provided to increase school attendance especially among the girls of the Colony. Such a law need not interfere with the rights of parents, but it should limit the rights of the owners of purchased children (without specially mentioning them) by regulat- ing the rights of employers of child labour. The labour of children has, of late, repeatedly been made the subject of legislative enactment in England, by a series of statutes eventually consolidated in the Factory and Workshops Act (1878), ensuring the attendance at school of children employed in factories and workshops, and legislation as to the employment of stage children is at present under public consideration in England. The recognition of the right of the State entirely to prohibit the labour of children under a certain age (now fixed at 10 years) and to regulate the hours and conditions of their employment up to a certain further age (now 14 to 16 years), and the recognition of the duty of the nation to secure at least the rudiments of education to every child subject of the Crown, constitutes the basis of the Factory and Workshops Acts and of the Education Acts. I do not advocate the introduction in this Colony of a compulsory education law. There is no need for it. But the employ- ment of purchased children in domestic service, and the employment of children in carrying building materials up the hill, and in other forms of public labour, seems to me to call for legislation such as would naturally stimulate the school attendance of children who at present receive no education at all and notably of the female bond-servants permanently sold or temporarily pledged as security for money lent.
9. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.-The question how to stimulate school attendance generally, so as to reduce the number of children remaining uneducated in the Colony, occupied a good deal of the time and attention of the Government during the year 1889. Apart from the consideration given to the above mentioned question of legislation, arrangements were made by the Registrar General's Department to arouse, through the mediation of the District Watchmen, the attention of Chinese parents to the necessity of school attendance, and to urge them to send all their children to school. This measure has already caused a considerable increase of attendance, but the fruits of this movement cannot actually be measured until the close of next year. Further also arrangements were made to convert, in the course of next year, all the Aided Schools in the Villages into free Government Schools. These elementary Chinese Village Schools were hitherto aided by the Government by a fixed monthly grant of five dollars, and the villagers were supposed to provide a school house and to supplement the teacher's salary by a monthly payment (in kind) amounting in value to another five dollars. In reality, however, the villagers, in most cases, mulcted the teacher to the extent of one dollar a month as compensation for house rent and threw the remainder of their obligation on the parents of children attending school, who used to pay school fees at the rate of three cents and three catties of rice a month and to provide the school furniture. The consequence was that the inhabitants of the smaller villages, comparatively the poorest class in the Colony, had to pay heavily for elementary Chinese education, whilst in the town and in four of the larger villages elementary Chinese and elementary English education is offered free of any charge, both by Government Schools and by Grant-in-Aid Schools. Arrangements have now been made to give henceforth in all the Village
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10. RESULTS OF ANNUAL EXAMINATION. The results of the annual examinations of the Schools under the supervision of the Education Department will be found detailed, as usual, in the Tables (X to XV) appended to this Report, and, as far as the Victoria College is concerned, in the Report of the Headmaster which has been published in the local newspapers in January, 1890. A few supplementary and statistical details, together with some general observations, regarding points brought out by the examination of the various classes of Schools in the Colony, may, however, be of interest.
11. VICTORIA COLLEGE. In the case of the Victoria College (which name has now been officially substituted for the former Government Central School), the result of the year's work has been tested as usual by a joint examination conducted by the Headmaster and myself. The exam- inations were conducted by myself only in the case of the Chinese and Anglo-Chinese classes, of English reading, and English and Chinese composition. As regards other subjects and classes, the examination was conducted by printed papers set by the Headmaster and approved by myself. I confined myself to see that the question papers proposed by the Headmaster were of a sufficiently searching character and not entirely confined to the groove in which the teaching had run, also that the standard of proficiency expected of the several classes of the College should not be allowed to fall below that of former years nor below that attained to in similar Schools in the Colony which compete with the Victoria College. The examination was, however, in this case conducted under exceptional circumstances. The transfer of the School in the middle of summer, from the cramped locality of the Old Central School to the new Victoria College Buildings, affording so much larger accommodation, upset all the arrangements of the year and required a new distribution of the scholars among different classes. The consequence was that, at the close of the school year when the examinations were held, about one half of the whole number of scholars in the College were examined on barely half a year's work in the classes to which they were allotted. In view of this circumstance I consented to a slight reduction of the standard applied to the examinations for the year 1889. Owing to this exceptional irregularity, the result, though creditable as a whole, does not admit of a close comparison with the result of former years. This irregularity is not likely to recur in future years. It would also be desirable in future years to bring the examination rules of Victoria College into harmony with those in force in other similar Institutions in the Colony. The printed rules of Victoria College say, "100 marks maximum for each subject; less than 50 fails; a boy who fails in more than half subjects is a total failure." The examination rules for all the other similar Schools in the Colony are more liberal in that they put down a scholar as having failed if he has less than 66 marks (two-thirds), but they are more severe in that they declare a scholar a total failure if he fails in one or two subjects out of five or six. The consequence of this disparity is that it is very difficult to compare the examination results obtained at Victoria College with those obtained at similar secondary Schools under the Grant-in-Aid System. Uniformity of the test applied to the examination of all Schools under Government supervision is manifestly desirable.
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The general value of the work done in the year 1889 in the Victoria College, as ascertained by this examination, will be found summarized in the Headmaster's separate Report, but I subjoin the usual Statistical Tables which indicate, in detail, the progress made in the year 1889 by the several divisions and classes of the College. These Tables speak for themselves. The following points require however special mention. The English composition papers in Classes I, IIA, and IIIB, and especially the papers on Shakespeare and English history in Class I were remarkably good, considering that the vast majority of the scholars in these Classes are boys who never hear English spoken out of school hours. But the examination in English dictation, which is of nearly equal importance, gave unsatisfactory results in Classes I and II, as in Class I half and in Class II one-third of the boys failed in this subject. Classes IIB and IVA deserve special praise for their translation papers (English into Chinese), and Class IIA for the solid attainments exhibited in Arithmetic, Algebra and Grammar. In the latter subject Classes VIA and VIIA did very fair work, and the whole of Class VIII in Arithmetic. The teaching in the Anglo-Chinese Classes of the College has shown considerable improvement as compared with former years, but the examination of the Chinese Classes throughout the College continues from year to year to show poor results. In the three highest Classes of the College, attendance at Chinese lessons has been dispensed with several years ago, under the supposition that the boys will continue to keep up their Chinese knowledge by private study. But the translation papers of these Classes appear to me to indicate that most of the boys neglect their Chinese studies entirely, as they exhibit a lament- able amount of retrogression. I am in doubt, however, if it would be wise to interfere in this matter by demanding some proof of the continuation of Chinese studies, as I fear it would lead to over-pressure. The introduction of Shakespeare, Trigonometry and Mensuration, in addition to the ordinary school pensum of Class I, and Latin in Classes I, II and III, is in itself sufficient to cause over-pressure, with the attendant increase of home-work. It is always difficult to determine the limit between an admis- sible amount of work and work necessarily implying over-pressure, and it is highly desirable to err rather on the safe side of the problem, as, under the trying influence of a Hongkong climate, school- life anyhow exercises a visibly weakening effect.
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CLASS.
280
VICTORIA COLLEGE.-NUMBER OF BOYS PASSED IN EACH SUBJECT, IN 1889.
45
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33
32
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28
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24
23
23 12
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29
29
28 19
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30
28
30 18
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34 30
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20
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22 22
19
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19 26 25
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Total,...... 676
645
657 567 489 537
563 457 383 251 292 100 122 117 106
57
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8
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19
t-
Examined.
Total per Cent.
Passed.
Reading.
Dictation.
Arithmetic.
Chinese into
English.
English into
Chinese.
Grammar.
VICTORIA COLLEGE. PERCENTAGE OF PASSES IN EACH SUBJECT, IN 1889.
Geography.
Map.
Composition.
History.
Euclid,
Algebra.
I.,
II.A.,
B., III.A.,
30
34
B.,
26
IV.A.,
B.,
C., V.A.,
B.,
C., VI.A.,
57
B.,
28
C.,
32
VII.A.,
30
100.00 98.20 | 84.21 50.90 78.96 94.73 98.24 80.71 61.40 96.44 100.00 | 67.85 42.85 89,28 78.57 85,71 82.14 | 78,57 96.87 96.87 56.25 34.37 53.12 87.50 |100.00 | 96.66| 93.33| 90.00 | 90.00 | 90.00|100.00
24 95.83 95.83 50.00 83.33| 79.17| 45.83 87.49 87.49
29 100.00 96.55 65.54 96.55 75.88 65.54 89.65 86.21 70.00| 60,00| 96.66 70,00 83.33
93.33 100.00 | 60.00 97.05 100.00 | 88.23 96.15 96.15| 69.32| 65.47 | 61,62 | 88.46| 73.07 76,91
88.23 82.35 | 91.17| 91.17 88.24
100.00 95.83 79.17 87.49 $3.33 100.00 33.33 79.17 41.17) 4.166
96.55 | 75.88| 79,3282,76 96,55| 68.98 83.33 53.33 80.00 63.33 83.33| 43.33 $5.29 73.52 100.00 97.05 97.05 92.30 54.84 84.60 76,91
45 100.00 97.77 91.11 75.56 93.33 100.00 82.22 91.11 88.88 95.55 33 96.96 96.96 93.93 63.63 84.84 84.84 87.87 96.96 87.87 63.63 28 96.44 100.00 96.44 57.14 85.71 | 89.28|71.4275.00 82.14) 75.00
31
49 83.67 100.00| 69.38 38.77 77.55 87.75 67.34 | 40.81 81,63 65.30 100.00 96.77| 87.09| 93.53 100,00 64.51 83.87 87,0974.19 96,77 31 96.77 96.77| 90.32| 77,42 96.77 67.73 74.19 90.3145.16 48.39
3.448
3.333
2.941
3.846
2.222
3.030
3.571
2.040
3.225
3.225
1.754
3.571
96.87|75.00 | 78.12
3.125
3.333
B.,
C.,
51
84.31
VIII.A.,. 34
B.,. 30 C.,. 54
94.11 62.74 80.39 60.77| 76.46| 78.43 100.00 | 97.05| 88.24 | 97.05 79.41 | 85.29 93.33 90.00| 76.66| 96.66| 86.66| 73.33 94.44 96.29 | 96,29 88.88.79.68 87.03
Writing.
1.960
100.00
2.941
$100.00
3.333
96.29
1,851
Total,... 676 95.41
98.66 83.87 72.64 79.49 83.28 81,89 80.2975.15 81.11 69.93 91.60 | 81.81 90.59 68.67
.1479
Latin.
ligence.
Mensuration.
General Intel-
Shakespeare.
Trigonometry.
Failure.
1 per Cent.
I.,
II.,
III.,
IV.,
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VICTORIA COLLEGE.-CHINESE EXAMINATIONS. PERCENTAGE OF PASSES IN EACH SUBJECT, IN 1889.
Anglo-Chinese Class.
281
Division.
Total No. Copy Examined.
Writing.
Reading.
Dictation. Characters.
Transla- tion.
Total Percentage Passed.
18
100
100
61
94
83
100
13
100
92
77
46
100
100
15
73
93
66
86
100
12
100
75
75
91
100
VICTORIA COLLEGE.-Chinese School.
Total No.
Class.
Essay.
Letter.
Prosody.
Tui-tui.
Examined.
Total Percentage Passed.
I.,
II.,
영영
50
100
98
72
88.
100
60
92
95
90
93
III.,
57
94
79
65
79
IV.,
55
84
73
82
38383
76
ར..
52
50
28
77
71
92
84
59
883
:
:
:
86
90
71
88
:
62
88
56
88
VI.,
VII.,
VIII.,
Mr.
Whilst on the whole fully recognizing the excellency of the organisation, method and dis- cipline of the Victoria College, and without wishing to find fault with the College on either of these points, I would draw the attention of the Authorities of the College to a matter of some importance, viz. to the monitorial and pupil-teacher system adopted in this School. In his Report for 1889, the Headmaster makes the following remarks. "A Normal Class and a special examination paper on education and school discipline for pupil teachers and monitors are a new feature of this year. BOARDS, who has been in charge of these junior assistants in front of the Preparatory Class, is on the whole able to give me only a moderate report, though he speaks highly of one or two pupil teachers. I trust that next year some marked improvement will be observed." Considering that these monitors and pupil teachers received no special teaching with the exception of two hours a week, I considered their examination papers on the whole satisfactory. But the facts I would draw attention to are these. This pupil-teacher system has taken the place of the former Government Normal School. The latter was condemned in the year 1882 for the expressed reasons that "a separate Normal School is not required" and that "when the Central School has been put on a proper footing, the Headmaster will be able to make all necessary arrangements for the training of the limited number of teachers required for the various Schools in the Colony.' Evidently the authors of these arguments fully re- cognized the need of trained teachers. Eight years have passed and the question now is, where and how teachers are at present trained in the Colony. In 1885 the Secretary of State approved of a scheme for articling six pupil teachers for a period of three years, to provide efficient Chinese assistant teachers for the Victoria College. In 1887 five Chinese monitors were articled, that is to say, monitors previously drawing pay at the rate of $5 a month, were appointed and did duty as pupil teachers, drawing in the first year $10 and in the second and third years $15 a month, and were then appointed assistant masters at $25 a month, with prospect of eventual further increase up to $50 or $60 a month. They received no special teaching nor training. Before the three years were quite over, five other Chinese monitors were appointed at the same rates of salary, two of them were shortly afterwards promoted to act as assistant masters at $25 a month, one was dismissed for misconduct, and two now remain drawing $15 a month, doing duty as pupil teachers and receiving two hours a week special teaching. The first point, therefore, to which I wish to draw the attention of the Authorities of the College is this, that this system appears to need a radical reform, if it is to produce trained teachers for the use of the College, for at present it appears to be simply a scheme for the gradation of the salaries of the Chinese masters employed in the College. The second point for consideration is this. The pupil teachers are practically recruited from the staff of monitors. To illustrate the working of the monitorial system, I will mention a typical case such as actually occurred and frequently recurs. A boy one year comes out first in Class I.B. At the beginning of the next school year he is
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promoted with the other boys of his Class to Class I.A. but he, being at the head of his Class, is offered a monitorship at $5 a month. Tempted by the money which to him is a great deal, he accepts the post, and has now to devote part of his time to the teaching and supervision of the lower Classes of the College, part to the ordinary lessons of his own Class, and (since 1889) for two hours a week he receives special lessons in the science and art of teaching. As a natural consequence, when the examinations come round at the end of the year, he now takes the lowest place in his class (unless he has been driven to over-pressure to maintain a middling place), and at the next public competitive examination for employment in the Government Service or in the Chinese Customs, he fails. He then offers himself to be articled as pupil teacher and if accepted proceeds as above and is employed as teacher in the three divisions of the Preparatory Class of the College. Now the defects of the system are these. The pupil teacher is a Chinese boy, who never hears English spoken out of school hours, and is naturally deficient as regards English pronunciation and idiom. Moreover his proficiency in the subjects taught in the higher Classes of the College has been impaired by his monitorial duties. But he is set to teach the rudiments of English pronunciation and idiom in the Lower Division of the College. The consequence is first, that the parents of children in the Lower School of the College complain that they have to pay high school fees for a low quality of teaching, and secondly the English Masters in the Upper School of the College complain that they are hampered in their teaching by having to teach the A B C over again. There is, however, a third point for consideration. What Chinese parents, appreciating an English education, are most anxious for, is that their children should be taught English by Englishmen. For such teaching, if combined with proper method and discipline such as they do. get at Victoria College, they are willing to pay the full value. But this present monitorial and pupil- teacher system of the Victoria College puts Chinese into places in the Government Service which ought to be filled by Englishmen or by sons of local English residents, be they non-English Europeans or Portuguese or Indians or Chinese whose mother tongue is English. I do not advocate the exclusion of Chinese from employment in the English Schools of the Colony. On the contrary, I am convinced that, if the promotion of English teaching in the Colony is to depend exclusively on the costly impor- tation of trained teachers from England, unsupplemented by the assistance of trained native (Chinese) teachers of English, it will never expand its sphere of influence so as to reach classes of the population hitherto not leavened with English knowledge. But I think there are places in the Education Depart- ment where none but Englishmen, and others where none but Chinamen, are properly employed. In all secondary. English Schools, and especially in a model School such as the Victoria College has ever been and shall ever continue to be, English ought to be taught by Englishmen, and what explanations are required to be given in Chinese can be given by the Chinese teachers with whom every English Master is supplied at Government expense until he has himself mastered Chinese colloquial. But in all elementary English Schools which offer an English or Anglo-Chinese education gratis, charging no fees, English should be taught (if possible under the supervision of an English-born Headmaster) by the cheaper agency of Chinese teachers of English. But these Chinese teachers of elementary English or Anglo-Chinese Schools require training as much, or rather more so, than English-born teachers of secondary English Schools. The sum and substance, therefore, of my suggestion is that the Autho- rities of the Victoria College might profitably reconsider the pupil-teacher system now attached to the College, with a view to re-model it so as in the first instance to hold out an inducement to English speaking sons of local European or Indian residents to qualify themselves for eventual employment as English masters (at the present salary of $150 a month or say $120 a month which would be a sufficient inducement) in the Victoria College or elsewhere, and in the second instance to provide trained Chinese-born masters for the elementary English and Anglo-Chinese Government Schools or Grant-in-Aid Schools of the Colony. If anything further were needed to recommend the above scheme, I would solicit attention to the following considerations. I am fully aware that as a matter of policy it is desirable to keep up the connection between this Colony and the home country by filling the higher offices of the local Government Service with men selected in England. But I contend that the sound reasons underlying this policy do not apply to the filling up of any post below that of the Headmaster. It might indeed be said that the above scheme will not supply the Colony with English-born masters at a much cheaper rate. To this argument I would reply that under the present system masters are procured from England under engagements for three years, receiving a free passage out and at the end of the three years a free passage back. Not only will the above scheme remove payments of passages, but it will obviate the frequent complaints of masters engaged in England that they had been misled as to the value of the dollar, cost of living and prospects of advancement in the Colony.
12. GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS OUTSIDE VICTORIA COLLEGE.-The Anglo-Chinese Government Schools in town and in the four larger villages (Wongnaichung, Stanley, Shaukiwán and Yaumáti) call this year for no special remark. They are, with the exception of Shaukiwán, filled with scholars to overflowing and call urgently for the new buildings the erection of which has been sanctioned twelve years ago, but has not been commenced yet. The two Schools in town, most especially, are besieged at the beginning of every school year with numbers of applicants who have to be turned away for want of accommodation. The most crying needs of these Government Schools, which give a gratuitous elementary English or Anglo-Chinese education, are larger and better accommodation and a staff of trained native teachers.
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Those Government Schools, in town and in the villages, which give an elementary Chinese education gratis, and the Aided Village Schools, which give the same education charging fees, have continued, during the year 1889, teaching also Arithmetic and Geography, in addition to their classical Chinese lore. As regards those Aided Village Schools, arrangements have been male, as above mentioned, to convert them into Government Schools. That is to say, while hitherto the Govern- ment and the respective Village Communities nominally shared between them the expenses of each School, the Government, seeing that the villagers have habitually been evading their share in the compact and thrown the burden of school fees entirely upon the individual scholars, have resolved henceforth to provide the whole of the expenses of these elementary Schools. This measure will not only have the effect of making elementary education throughout the Colony free of charges to the parents of children, but, by giving the selection of the teachers to the Government, this measure will enable the Government to substitute in course of time a better class of teachers and thus improve the standard of elementary Chinese teaching given in these Schools.
13. GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS.-Those Grant-in-Aid Schools which give an elementary Chinese education in the Chinese language continue to increase in number from year to year. In location also they follow the expansion of the town, sharing in the movement of the population from the more crowded centres to quarters in the suburbs where rows of new houses have lately been erected, and penetrating also to the larger villages. Their standard of teaching improves sensibly, and there is now a general demand for Arithmetic to be added as a special subject to the ordinary routine teaching of these Schools, and in the Girls Schools, there is a general call for a seventh standard to be included in the list of standards at the next revision of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. This general advance in the standard of education given in these Mission Schools is very encouraging. Among the Missionary Societies, all of which deserve the thauks of the Government for their efforts made in 1889 to extend the sphere of this elementary Chinese education, offered in all cases free of charge and open to all comers, special mention must be made of the efforts of the Basel Mission (Rev. G. REUSCH) and the Female Education Society (Miss JOHNSTONE) to start new Schools in the villages, an i of the Roman Catholic Mission which is making rapid strides in extending educational facilities among the Chinese Catholics as well as among the Portuguese (to whom their energies were hitherto almost exclusively devoted).
The number of Schools giving a European education in the Chinese language (with or without the use of the Romanized system), which had remained stationary (at two Schools, the Berlin and the Basel Mission Schools) for more than ten years, has now been increased by the addition of the Victoria Home and Orphanage School (Mrs. OST). When application was made for the transfer of this School from Class I (giving a Chinese education in the Chinese language) to Class III (giving a European education in the Chinese language), the late Dr. STEWART, as Colonial Secretary, recommended the application to the Governor by the brief minute "This is a step in the right direction." It is highly desirable that this movement, which is a specially apt method of raising the standard of education now offered in the Colony to Chinese girls, be followed up by other Managers.
The Grant-in-Aid Schools in Class IV, giving a European education, whether elementary or secondary, in a European language, continued in 1889 the previous line of progress. The elementary Portuguese Schools are gradually improving as regards the quality of the teaching given by them. But there is a great need for some stimulus to be applied to these Schools, as above mentioned, to purify the language used in these Schools from its local deformities. If an Officer of the Education Department could be induced to study the local Portuguese dialect and to qualify himself, by a short stay at Lisbon, to act as an Assistant Examiner for the benefit of these and similar Schools, a beneficial reform might soon be looked for.
As to the elementary English Schools in the Colony, the opening of a free English School in the centre of T'áip'ingshán, by the Rev. J. B. OST, was a noteworthy.event. The fact that this School, situated among the veriest slums of the town, gained at once, and maintained even after the opening of the new Victoria College, an attendance of 113 Chinese boys, bringing 96 boys under examination, shews clearly that a demand for elementary English teaching is now springing up in the Colony among classes hitherto not appreciating the value of an English education. Moreover, good results were obtained at the examination of this School, even in Algebra.
The secondary English Schools of the Colony have, in almost every case, increased their staff in 1889, and continued to give the same increased attention, to which I had occasion to refer in my last Report, to the higher subjects of an English education. These secondary Schools keep up a close neck-to-neck race with the Victoria College. Every improvement the latter makes, is at once followed by a similar effort on the part of the other Schools. Thus a healthy emulation has arisen between these Schools, and while the Victoria College now hardly manages to keep ahead of the others in spite of its superior advantages, there is on all sides great need of circumspection lest this healthful compe- tition be continued to the detriment of physical health through causing over-pressure on the part of the scholars.
The needlework examination has been conducted on the same lines as before. The need of substituting for the present undefined standard of attainments a graduated scale, such as has been
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adopted by the Ceylon Code, requiring each scholar to proceed from year to year to higher grades of plain needlework, has become strongly felt. It is the intention of the Department to introduce in the next revision of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme some provision of this sort.
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14. OBITUARY.--The Education Department, more than any other branch of the Civil Service of this Colony, suffered, in 1889, by the great loss which the Colony sustained by the death of the Hon. F. STEWART, LL.D. Having served as Headmaster of the Government Central School and as Inspector of Schools for fully sixteen years (1862 to 1878), and then held several other offices, as Police Magis- trate, Registrar General and Colonial Secretary, the late Dr. STEWART continued, until his death, to be the chief adviser of the Government in all educational matters. This continuous and intimate con- nection with the educational Institutions of the Colony for a period of twenty-eight years, gives special value to the following verdict which Dr. STEWART lately pronounced on the educational system now in force in the Colony. "The advance in education is one of the most gratifying features in the progress of the Colony. There is yet much to be done and female education is only in its infancy; "but the lines on which the system is moving seem to be correct and time alone is required to reclaim "those portions of the field which remain untouched." These words, penned by Dr. STEWART but a few days before his death, illustrate most forcibly the unbiassed judgment and honest truthfulness which characterized him throughout his life. For the system, the lines of which he thus generously approved in 1889, is the very system against the initiation of which he waged a desperate war in 1878 and 1879. The position Dr. STEWART occupies in the educational history of the Colony is easily understood. From the year 1847, when the system of State-aided and Government Schools was inaugurated in Hongkong by the Rev. V. STANTON, and down to the year 1865 when the Education Department was established with Dr. STEWART as its Head, the educational policy of the Government had a strict- ly religious character. The leading Missionaries of the Colony, first in time the Rev. V. STANTON, the founder of St. Paul's College, first in power the Rev. Dr. LEGGE, the founder of the Anglo-Chinese College, together with Bishops SMITH and ALFORD, controlled the educational movement of the Colony for eighteen years, under the full sanction of the Government. During this time the Bible was a text- book in nearly all the Schools of Hongkong. The Government Schools were managed as feeders of St. Paul's College and at the annual prize-giving of the Government Schools the Protestant Bishop of Hongkong presided. Dr. STEWART chafed for three years under this system, as Headmaster of the Central School, established by Dr. LEGGE in 1862. But in the year 1865 all this was changed. Dr. STEWART, as Head of the new Education Department, now introduced the reign of an absolutely secular system and admitted, in 1872, Mission Schools to Government Aid on the principle of pay- ment for results ascertained by examination in purely secular subjects. It was actually proposed at a public meeting (25 June, 1872) to make St. Paul's College a feeder of the Government Central School. The Missionaries now chafed under the yoke of the secular and elementary Grant-in-Aid Scheme until the year 1878, when the Catholic and Protestant educationists of the Colony succeeded in obtain- ing from the Government an entire change of policy, which was effected in 1879 by confining the secular system to the Government Schools and by abolishing the secular and elementary limitations of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. This measure, offering State-aid for the encouragement of religious education, both elementary and secondary, caused the education of the Colony to advance at a tre- mendous bound. In 1878, Dr. STEWART reported 45 Schools with 3,144 scholars as under Govern- ment supervision, and four years afterwards the undersigned, as his successor, had to report 80 Schools with 5,182 scholars as under examination by the Inspector of Schools. When this combination of the secular and religious systems of education was inaugurated in the Colony, the late Dr. STEWART at first strongly protested and fought against it for two years. But as soon as he saw what a happy solution of the educational problem this revised Scheme practically proved itself amid the peculiar difficulties of the Colony, Dr. STEWART withdrew his objections and nothing redounds more to his credit as an educationist than the hearty support he thenceforth gave to the system he had once opposed.
15. I enclose the usual Tables (I to XVI), containing the Educational Statistics for the year 1889, which to some extent have been analysed in the above paragraphs.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
E. J. EITEL, M.A., PH. D., (Tubing.),
Inspector of Schools.
The Hon. W. M. DEANE, C.M.G.,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
ریایم
No.
TABLE I.-NUMBER of SCHOLARS attending School subject to Government Supervision during 1889.
Native Native Grant-in- School School Aid (Govt.)
(Aided.) School.
Name of School.
Victoria College.
285
Total.
10
11
12
13
14
1.5
16
17
18
"
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
""
28
"
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
>>
41
"1
42
43
44
45
"
46
American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys),
"
""
""
:)
*
*
>>
•
•
Aplichau,
Station Terrace (Boys), Hinglung Lane (Boys), Queen's Road West (Boys), Háwán (Girls),
Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),
Shamshuipò (Boys),
Shaukiwán (Boys)..............
Berlin Mission (Girls),.
C. M. S., St. Stephen's I Division (Boys),
11
*
II
";
(Boys),
Lyndhurst Terrace (Boys),
Pottinger Street (Boys),
Saiyingp'ún (Boys),
St. Stephen's Baxter Memorial (Girls),
Lyndhurst Terrace (Girls),
Third Street (Girls),..
Yaumáti (Mixed),
Hunghom (Boys),
(Girls),.
Victoria Home and Orphanage (Girls),
St. Stephen's T'aip'ingshán Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
Diocesan Home and Orphanage (Mixed),
F. E. S., Bonham Road (Girls),.
Hoktsui,
Hokün,
High Street (Girls),
Queen's Road (Girls), Hollywood Road (Girls), Pottinger Street (Girls),
Stanley School (Girls),.. Shaukiwán (Girls),
Tókwáwán (Girls),
Hollywood Road' Anglo-Chinese (Girls), Hongkong Public School (Boys), Hunghom,
Little Hongkong,
L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys),
Wántsai (Boys),
Yaumáti (Boys),
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys),
Saiyingp'un I Division (Boys),
II
Hunghòm (Boys),
Hospital Chapel (Boys),
(Boys),
47
??
48
**
Shekt'ongtsui (Girls),
Saiyingpún (Girls),
49
50
";
51
++
52
32
Ui-hing Lane (Girls),
53
37
54
55
56
57
J:
58
"
59
Kau-ü-fong (Girls),
Ship Street (Girls),
Lower Lascar Row (Girls),
Tanglungchau (Girls),
Táipingshán Chapel (Girls),
Aberdeen Street (Girls),
Wántsai (Girls),...
Staunton Street (Girls),
Saiyingp'un, Second Street East (Girls),
Mát'auch'ung,
60
Mát'auts'ün,
61
Mongkok,
62
New Girls School,..
63
New Village (Little Hongkong),
64
65
66
67
68
11
69
17
70
1
71
1
""
72
"
Pokfulam,
R. C. M., Cathedral School (Boys)..
Bridges Street Chinese School (Girls),.. Hollywood Road Charitable School (Girls),. St. Joseph's College Chinese Division (Boys),.
"
"
Italian Convent, English Division (Girls),
Bridges Street Portugnese School (Mixed),
European
Portuguese
""
(Boys),.
(Girls),
73
St. Francis
17
31
>>
(Mixed).
74
Victoria
"
"
(Mixed),
75
"?
17
English
??
(Boys),
76
""
""
"
(Girls),
77
Saiyingp'ún (English),.
78
>>
(Punti),.
79
"
(Hakka),
80
Shaiwán,
81
82
Sheko,
83
84
85
86
87
Taihang,
88
Táit'ámtuk,
89
Shaukiwán (Anglo-Chinese),
Shéungwán (Boys),
(Girls),
St. Paul's College, Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
Stanley (Anglo-Chinese),.
Táiwongkung,
90 Tanglungchau (Hakka),
91
92 T'òkwáwán (Eastern Village,)
(Punti),...
93
"7
(Western Village),
94
Ts'attszemui,
95
Victoria College,
96
Wántsai (English),
97
(Chinese),
98
Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens (Boys),.
99
Wellington Street (Boys),.
100
"
(Girls),
*101
Wongkoktsui,
102
Wongmákok,
103
Wongnaich'ung, Anglo-Chinese,.
104
Yaumáti, Anglo-Chinese,...
93
93
46
46
89
89
53
53
38
38
51
51
89
26
26
31
31
25
26
116
146
48
48
104
104
59
59
94
94
66
66
51
51
61
61
39
39
28
28
31
31
46
46
213
213
143
143
32
32
41
41
45
45
10
11
21
27
152
116
RE:** : 89
28
28
35
35
41
41
37
37
26
26
10
11
18
18
58
58
21
27
152
116
72
72
89
89
71
71
106
106.
73
73
88
88
37
37
65
65
102
102
52
52
38
38
37
37
70
70
87
87
70
70
90
90
50.
50
39
39
18
18
58
88
21
21
22
22
58
10
10
13
13
59
59
62
62
60
60
87
87
205
205
179
179
25
- 25
129
129
52
52
30
30
138
138
44
44
95
96
96
:
96
96
12
12
58
58
27
27
64
64
83
83
56
58
58
19
19
9
9
88
88
58
58
57
57
35
35
25
25
15
15
919
919..
203 196
203
82
82
90
90
...
32
32
•
12
12
9
9
*
55
55
33
33
...
919
1,034
340
4,811
7,107
286
TABLE II.—PROPORTION of SCHOLARS to POPULATION in the CITY of VICTORIA and in the VILLAGESs in 1889.
CITY AND HARBOUR OF VICTORIA. Population as per Census of 1881.
CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS UNder GovernMENT SUPERVISION,
IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
VILLAGES.
Population, including Boat Population, as per Census of 1881,
CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS Under GoverNMENT SUPERVISION,
No. of Scholars.
51
26
31
28
31
39
37
41
26
10
11
21
27
73
$9
37
70 72
18
21
22
10
13
12
58
27
58
19
9
58
57
35
25
15
12
9
55
33
TOTAL,..
..1,286
IN VILLAGES.
No. of Scholars.
1. American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys).
93
1. Aplichau.
2.
Station Terrace (Boys),
46
3.
Hinglung Lane, (Boys),
89
3.
..
4.
+
>
9.
10.
#
11.
12.
5.
6. Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),
7. Berlin Mission, (Girls),
8. C. M. S., St. Stephen's I Division (Boys),
15
II
Lyndhurst Terrace (Boys',
Pottinger Street (Boys),
Saiyingp'ún (Boys),.
Queen's Road West (Boys), Háwán (Girls),
53
38
5.
*
89
6.
25
146
8.
::
(Boys),
48
9.
104
2. Basel Mission, Shamshuipò (Boys),
4. C. M. S., Hunghòm (Boys),.
1
(Girls), Yaumáti (Mixed),
7. F. E. S., Shaukiwán (Girls),
10. Hoktsui,
Stanley (Girls),..
T'òkwáwán (Girls),
Shaukiwán (Boys),
59
11. Hokün,
94
12. Hunghom,
13.
*
St. Stephen's Baxter Memorial (Girls),
66
13. Little Hongkong,
14.
Lyndhurst Terrace (Girls),
51
14. L. M. S., Hunghòm (Boys),
15.
Third Street (Girls),
61
15.
::
16.
Victoria Home and Orphanage (Girls)...
46
16.
::
17.
St. Stephen's Taip ́ingshan Anglo-Chinese (Boys), 213
17.
18. Diocesan Home and Orphanage (Mixed),.
143
18.
19. F. E. S., Bonham Road (Girls),.
32
19. Mát'auch'ung,
20.
High Street, (Girls),
41
20. Matauts'ün,
21.
Queen's Road (Girls),
45
21. Mongkok,
22.
Hollywood Road (Girls),
28
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys), (Girls), Tanglungchau (Girls), Yaumáti (Boys),
22. New Village (Little Hongkong),
23.
་་
Pottinger Street (Girls),
35
23. Pokfulam,
24. Hollywood Road Anglo-Chinese (Girls), 25. Hongkong Public School (Boys),
18
24. Shaiwán,.
58
25. Shaukiwán (Anglo-Chinese),
26. L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys)..
152
26. Sheku,
27.
Wántsai (Boys),
116
27. Stanley (Anglo-Chinese),
28.
Saiyingp'ún, I Division (Boys),
71
28. Taihang,
29.
II
་
(Boys),
106
29. Táit'ámtuk,
30.
Hospital Chapel (Boys),
88
30. Tanglungchau (Hakka),
31.
Saiyingp'un (Girls),
65
31.
(Punti)....
32.
Kau-ü-fong (Girls),
102
32. Tòkwáwán (Eastern Village),
33.
Ship Street (Girls),
52
33.
(Western Village),
34.
Lower Lascar Row (Girls),
38
34. Ts'attszemúi,
1
35.
Ui-hing Lane (Girls),.....
35. Wongkoktsui,
36.
!!
T'aip'ingshán Chapel (Girls),
87
36. Wongmakok,
37.
Aberdeen Street (Girls),
70
#
38.
Wántsai (Girls).
90
37. Wongnaich'ung (Anglo-Chinese),
38. Yaumáti (Anglo-Chinese),
39.
Staunton Street (Girls),
50
40.
Saiyingp'ún, Second Street East (Girls),
39
41. New Girls School,
58
43.
44.
45.
""
46.
47.
"
48.
"
49.
50.
51.
??
52.
19
>>
53.
>
42. R. C. M., Cathedral School (Boys),
Bridges Street, Chinese School (Girls), Hollywood Road, Charitable School (Girls), St. Joseph's College, Chinese Division (Boys),
.
Italian Convent. English Division (Girls),......!
Portuguese Division (Girls), Bridges Street, Portuguese School (Mixed), St. Francis, Portuguese School (Mixed), Victoria, Portuguese School (Mixed),
English School (Boys),
54. Saiyingp'ún (English),.
59
62
60
87
European
•
(Boys),
205
204
129
52
30
138
**
(Girls),
44
96
58.
""
55.
""
(Punti),
56.
>>
(Hakka),
(Girls),
96
57. Shéungwán (Boys),
59. St. Paul's College, Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
60. Táiwongkung,
64
83
56
88
61. Victoria College,
919
62. Wántsai (English),
203
63.
"
(Chinese),
64. Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens (Boys),..
82
65.
66.
Wellington Street (Boys)..
90
"
་་
(Girls)..
32
TOTAL..
5,821
TABLE III.-NUMBER of SCHOLARS at the GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS during 1889, and EXPENSES of each SCHOOL.
No.
Name of School.
Boys. Girls. Total.
Expense. No.
Name of School.
Boys. Girls.
Total. Expense.
1
Aplichau,
51
51
$ 108.00
Brought forward,.
557 58
615
3,069.22
2 Hoktsui..
10
10
60.00 19
3 Hokün,.
11
11
60.00 20
Hunghom.......
21
21
60.00 21
Taihang,
Little Hongkong,
27
27
60.00 22
Mát'auch'ung,
18
18
51.95 23
Mat'auts'iin,
21
8 Mongkok,
22
9 New Girls School,
10
New Village (Little Hongkong)
10
11
Pokfulam,
-13
12 Saiyingp'ún (English),,
95
13
(Punti),
(96)
14
(Hakka),.
96
15
Shaiwán.
12
16
Shaukiwáu (Anglo-Chinese)..
58
17
Shekò,
27
18
Sheungwán (Boys).
.......
64
*200* * *NKNO
21
50.00 24
Shéungwán (Girls),
Stanley (Anglo-Chinese),
Táit'amtuk,
Taiwongkung,
Tanglungchau (Hakka),
83
670.50
58
58
352.67
19
19
60.00
9
58.33
88
352.00
58
58
180.00
22
58
10
60.00 | 25 653.04 26 60.00 27
"
(Punti),
57
57
180.48
T'òkwawán (Eastern Village),.
35
35
60.00
"
(Western Village).
25
25
60.00
13
72.00 28
Ts'attszemúi,
15
15
60.00
96
511.49 29 159.00 30
Victoria College,
919
919
15,018.20
Wantsai (English),
203
507.00
96
203
269.00 31
1:
(Chinese),
(196)
307.00
12
58
27
64
60.00 32 285.74 33 120.00 34 369.00
Wongkoktsui,
12
Wongmákok,
9
Wongnaich'ung (Anglo-Chinese),..
55
55
35
Yaumáti (Anglo-Chinese),
33
33
20183
72.00
9
66.00
315.67 403.79
Carried forward........
557
58
615
3,069.22
TOTAL,..
2,152
141
2.293
$21,792.86
1
287
TABLE IV.-AVERAGE EXPENSES of each SCHOLAR or STUDENT at the Government Schools during the Year 1889.
VICTORIA COLLEGE.
;
Expenditure,
Expenditure,
Add Inspector's Salary,
Chinese Writer's Salary,
Teacher's Salary,
""
Travelling Expenses,
No.
.$15,018.20
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND AIDED SCHOOLS.
.$ 6,774.66
.$3,000
384
120
288
3,792.00
$25,584.86
Total Expenditure for the year :-
Victoria College,
Government Schools and Aided Schools,
A.
Average Expenses calculated by the Enrolment.
1. Average Expense of each Scholar at Victoria College,......
Aais
2.
""
>>
""
""
at other Government Schools,
3.
99
.
"
at Government Aided Schools,
B.
.$15,018.20 ..$10,566.66
- ci câ
Average Expenses calculated by the average Daily Attendance.
Average Expense of each Scholar at Victoria College,.....
2.
""
19
3.
""
""
2
"
at other Government Schools,. at Government Aided Schools,
.$16.34
5.51
3.35
$25.11
9.58
4.93
TABLE V.-AVERAGE MONTHLY ENROLMENT and DAILY ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools for 1889.
Name of School.
Average Monthly Enrolment.
Average Daily Attendance.
454 0 10 H
1
2
Aplichau, Hoktsui, Hokün,
Hunghôm,
Little Hongkong,
Mát'auch'ung,
34.83
29.44
9.42
8.77
7.75
7.33
12.92
10.62
22.75
22.21
16.73
14.69
Mát‘auts'ün,
18.42
17.80
Mongkok,
16.43
15.17
9
New Girls School,
47.75
37.50
10
New Village (Little Hongkong),
6.33
5.91
11
Pokfúlam,
9.25
8.33
12
Saiyingp'ún, (English), ..........
70.00
66.69
13
(Punti),
34.92
32.30
14
وو
(Hakka),
67.58
62.43
15
Shaiwán,
9.67
6.91
16
17
Shekò,
18
Shaukiwán (Anglo-Chinese),..........
Shéungwán (Boys),...
31.00
25.77
19.82
13.34
40.33
35.79
19
"9
(Girls),
32.92
29.25
20
Stanley (Anglo-Chinese),
42.83
39.80
21
22
23
24
Taihang,
Táit'ámtuk,
Táiwongkung,
Tanglungchau (Hakka),.
16.08
15.45
7.89
6.08
51.50
43.66
36.42
33.22
25
"
(Punti),
37.59
30.83
26
T'okwáwán (Eastern Village),
22.92
20.20
27
(Western Village),
17.08
15.00
28
Ts'attszemúi,
10.33
9.89
29
Victoria College,...
636,33
596.82
30
Wántsai, (English),
130.00
117.36
31
(Chinese),
126.83
110.69
32
Wongkoktsui,
11.33
10.02
33
Wongmákok,
8.45
6.86
34
Wongnaich'ung (Anglo-Chinese),
42.83
38.42
35
Yaumáti (Anglo-Chinese),...
22.66
20.58
1,729.89
1,565.13
288
TABLE VI.-MAXIMUM and MINIMUM ENROLMENT and DAILY ATTENDANCE at the Government Schools during 1889.
;
No.
Name of School.
Maximum Monthly Enrolment.
Minimum Monthly Enrolment.
Maximum Daily
Minimum Daily
Attendance
Attendance
(Monthly average). (Monthly average.)
123 O
Aplichau,
2
Hoktsui,
51
12
10
Hokün, Hunghôm,
Little Hongkong,
Mát'auch'ung,
Mát❜auts'ün,
8
15
26
20
18
12
20
12
8
Mongkok,
18
10
NOTONO
48.25
12.00
9
10.00
8.00
7
8.00
6.80
8
14.00
7.00
24.90
20.00
16.67
12.00
22.44
12.00
18.00
10.00
9
New Girls School,
56
34
47.62
27.24
10
New Village (Little Hongkong),
7
5
7,00
4.46
11
Pokfúlam,
13
8
11.05
6.57
12
Saiyingp'ún (English),
78
57
76.30
56.58
13
"
(Punti),
71
21
41.40
21.00
14
"
(Hakka),
80
40
77.38
38.95
15
Shaiwán,
11
9
9.00
4.30
16
Shaukiwán (Anglo-Chinese),
39
12
34.33
12.00
17
Shekò,..
25
22.00
8.96
18
Sheungwán (Boys),
49
30
43.34
27.57
19
"
(Girls),
44
20
40.33
18.33
20
Stanley (Anglo-Chinese),
49
32
45.13
31.66
21
Taihang,
22
9
20.00
9.00
22
Táit'ámtuk,...
9
6
7.04
4.59
23
Táiwongkung,
73
22
60.68
20.50
24 Tanglungchau (Hakka),
46
27
41.92
19.00
:
25
""
(Punti),
39
16
38.00
12.86
26
T'òkwáwán (Eastern Village),
29
17
25.32
15.38
27
,
(Western Village),
19
13
18.58
10.36
28
Ts'attszemúi,
11
7
11.00
6.90
29
Victoria College,.
789
466
754.53
451.77
30
Wántsai (English),
160
91
156.27
86.34
31
وو
(Chinese),
158
88
153.00
82.18
32
Wongkoktsni,
12
8
11.62
7.43
33
Wongmákok,
9
5
8.26
3.32
34
Wongnaich'ung (Anglo-Chinese),
47
28
44.00
27.19
35
Yaumáti (Anglo-Chinese),
26
18
24.75
14.43
1
2,137
1,190
1,992.11
1,118.67
123 10 3 N∞O
No.
Name of School.
Aplichau,
TABLE VII.-NUMBER of DAYS on which the GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS were taught during 1889.
School Days. No.
252
19
Hoktsui,
Hokün,... Hunghòm,
Little Hongkong,
Mát'auch'ung,
252
20
251
21
252
22
Name of School.
Shéungwán (Girls),
Stanley (Anglo-Chinese),
Taibang,
Táit'ámtuk,
School Days.
240
229
249
200
250
23
Táiwongkung,
243
230
24
Tanglungchau (Hakka),.
242
Mát'auts'ün,
230
25
(Punti),
264
Mongkok,
253
26
Tòkwáwán (Eastern Village),
252
9
New Girls School,
238
27
(Western Village),
251
10
New Village (Little Hongkong),
249
28
Ts'attszemúi,
252
11
Pokfúlam,
245
29
Victoria College,.
233
12
Saiyingp'ún (English),
242
30
Wántsai (English),
240
13
(Punti),
240
31
""
(Chinese),.
240
14
(Hakka),
248
32
Wongkoktsui,
249
15
Shaiwán,
251
33
Wongmákok,
229
16
Shaukiwán (Anglo-Chinese),
244
34
Wongnaich'ung (Anglo-Chinese),.
232
17
Shekò,
236
35
Yaumáti (Anglo-Chinese),.
245
18
Shéungwán (Boys),
242
:
289
TABLE VIII-SUMMARY of ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS for the last Twenty-five Years
Years.
Minimum Daily Attendance
Maximum Daily
Total Enrolment
Attendance
for the Year.
Minimum Monthly Enrolment.
(Monthly Average).
(Monthly Average).
1865, 1866,
597
535
418
330
623
572
435
337
1867,
700
610
533
408
1868,
916
664
572
460
1869,
942
748
627
504
1870,
1,302
950
683
556
1871,
1.292
937
741
571
1872,
1,480
1,157
837
665
1873,
1,838
1,326
852
760
1874,
1,932
1,271
974
836
1875,
1,927
1,312
988
863
1876,
2,171
1,383
1,057
925
1877,
2,148
1,446
1,212
1,035
1878,
2,101
1,324
1,100
936
1879,
2,043
1,356
1,027
904
1880,
2,078
1,468
1,082
937
1881,
1,986
1,384
1,093
956
1882,
2,114
1,444
1,062
988
1883,
2,080
1,414
1,138
990
1884,
1,978
1,420
1,066
941
1885,
1,988
1,424
1,061
926
1886,
1,893
1,544
1,040
886
1887, 1888, 1889,
1,814
1,552
1,126
1,000
1,933
1,653
1,139
1,040
2,293
1,992
1,190
1,118
January,
February,
March,
April,..
May, June, July,
August,
C
September,
October,
November,
December,
TABLE IX.-ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the VICTORIA COLLEGE during 1889.
Month.
7
Number of Scholars.
Number of Attendances.
Number of School Days.
Average Daily Attendance.
466
9,939
22
451.77
<
538
1,601
3
533.60
540
12,741
25
509.64
536
6,993
14
499.50
525
11,796
24
491.50
520
11,210
23
487.39
733
15,909
26
611.88
712
5,480
8
685,00
789
11,318
15
754.53
788
18,442
25
737.68
766
18,482
26
710.85
723
15,149
22
688.59
-1
Total Number of ATTENDANCES during 1889, Number of SCHOOL DAYS during 1889,
Average DAILY ATTENDANCE during 1889,
Total Number of SCHOLARS at this School during 1889,...
139,060
233
596.824
919
TABLE X.-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (VICTORIA COLLEGE excepted) arranged in the order of their efficiency.
Rank I.
Saiyingp'ún, English School. Girls' School, No. 2 Chinese. Wántsai, Chinese School.
Rank II.
Wongnaichung, Anglo-Chinese School. Wántsai, English School. Stanley, Anglo-Chinese School. Yaumáti, Auglo-Chinese School. Shaukiwán, Anglo-Chinese School. Sheungwán, Chinese Boys School. Taiwongkung, Chinese School.
Rank II,-Continued.
Tanglungchau, Chinese Punti School. Tanglungchau, Chinese Hakka School. Shekò, Chinese School. Shaiwán, Chinese School. Little Hongkong, Chinese School.
Rank III.
Sheungwán, Chinese Girls' School. Saiyingp'ún, Chinese Hakka School. Saiyingp'ún, Chinese Punti School. New Village (Little Hongkong)
Chinese School.
Rank III,-Continued.
Aplichan, Chinese School. Mongkok, Chinese School. Mát auts'ün, Chinese School. Wongkoktsui, Chinese School. Ts'attszemúi, Chinese School. Hoktsui, Chinese School. Mát'auch'ung, Chinese School. T'òkwáwán (East) Chinese School. Tòkwáwán (West) Chinese School. Wongmákok, Chinese School.
Hckün, Chinese School.
Pokfulam, Chinese School. Huughòm, Chinese School. Taihang, Chinese School.
290
TABLE XI-NUMBER of SCHOLARS attending Schools receiving GRANTS-IN-AID (under the Provisions of the Scheme of 1883), Expenses incurred and amount of Grant gained by each, in 1889.
Class of School.
Expenses
Name of School.
Boys. Girls. Total. incurred in
1889.
Amount of Grant gained for 1889.
$ c.
$ c.
I.
American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys),
19
""
"
Station Terrace (Boys),
""
Higlung Lane (Boys),
""
""
"
""
3
""
Basel Mission, Shamshuipó (Boys),..
Queen's Road, West (Boys), Háwán (Girls),
3988
93
318.00
334.02
46
46
212.00
172.56
89
...
294.00
316.94
53
53
295.20
233.06
38
38
187.60
129.73
26
26
111.78
67.81
93
II.
""
"
""
"
"
""
""
""
Third Street (Girls), .
"
"
Yaumáti (Mixed),
99
"
""
19
59
"
99
""
""
39
Shaukiwán (Boys),
C. M. S., St. Stephen's I. Division (Boys),
99
"
Lyndhurst Terrace (Boys),.
Pottinger Street (Boys),
Saiyingp'ún (Boys),
St. Stephen's Baxter Memorial (Girls),
Lyndhurst Terrace (Girls),
31
31
117.85
53.63
146
.146
603.58
358.91
(Boys),
48
48
264.73
49.57
104
104
389.75
212.00
59
59
...
328.96
200.19
94
...
94
271.88
233.78
66
66
223.24
135.63
51
51
321.66
162.04
61
61
207.97
244.95
"
"
"
29
Wántsai (Boys),..
""
Yaumáti (Boys),
"
"
""
""
Hunghòm (Boys), (Girls),
F. E. S., Bonham Road (Girls),
High Street (Girls), Queen's Road (Girls), Hollywood Road, (Girls), Pottinger Street (Girls), Stanley School (Girls), Shaukiwán (Girls), T'ókwáwán (Girls),
23
L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys),
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys),
Saiyingp'ún I. Division (Boys),.
388
30
9
39
199.85
156.03
28
28
144.34
60.84
31
31
148.53
55.89
32
32
131.21
214.84
41
41
72.62
70.10
45
45
153.96
179.50
28
28
80.30
69.59
35
35
149.34
145.84
41
41
196.06
118.65
37
37
111.96
141.56
26
...
26
100.26
152
152
789.55
462.52
116
116
756.03
350.81
72
72
451.33
224.85
89
89
571.28
262.41
71
71
891.09
333.48
II.
99
""
(Boys),.
106
106
692.63
330.30
99
"
Hunghòm (Boys),
73
73
384.75
165.83
"9
""
Hospital Chapel (Boys),
88
88
591.48
270.70
39
22
Shekt'ongtsui (Girls),
37
37
178.18
110.37
19
"
Saiying pún (Girls),
65
65
332.21
212.39
"9
""
Kau-ü-fong (Girls),
102
102
746.69
422.94
);
Ship Street (Girls),
52
52
348.36
157.83
37
""
Lower Lascar Row (Girls),
38
38
366.21
86.22
59
""
Ui-hing Lane (Girls),
37
37
.....
195.14
""
""
27
Aberdeen Street (Girls),.
19
Wántsai (Girls),
99
""
""
""
""
"
(Girls),
"
III. Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),..
29
99.
IV.
""
Tanglungchau (Girls),
T'áip'ingshán Chapel (Girls),
Staunton Street (Girls),
Saiyingp'ún Second Street East (Girls),
R. C. M., Cathedral School (Boys),
Bridges Street Chinese School (Girls), Hollywood Road Charitable School (Girls), Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens (Boys),
29
""
Wellington Street (Boys),
25
""
70
70
336.53
179.32
87
87
376.23
185.06
70
70
490.16
199.26
90
90
555.78
386.93
888888
50
50
543.62
306.56
39
39
46.38
59
59
225.20
67.17
62
60
889
62
604.30
372.98
60
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530.86
342.86
82
82
223.00
187.04
· 90
90
420.00
239.05
...
32
32
224.00
130.95
89
89
801.19
680.83
""
""
""
>>
"9
European
12
"
St. Francis
""
29
""
""
English
"J
Berlin Mission (Girls),
C. M. S., Victoria Home and Orphanage (Girls),
St. Stephen's Táip'ingshán Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
Diocesan Home and Orphanage (Mixed),
St. Paul's College Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
Hongkong Public School (Boys),
Hollywood Road Anglo-Chinese (Girls),
R. C. M., St. Joseph's College, Chinese Division (Boys),
""
Italian Convent English (Girls),
Portuguese School (Girls),. Bridges Street Portuguese School (Mixed),
Victoria, Portuguese School (Mixed),.
213 123
56
25
25
995.15
216.07
46
46
4,058.90
284.83
...
213
691.76
20
143
10,651.11
788.04
...
56
773.61
313.21
58
58
5,622.64
341.01
18
18
36.78
87
8711
419.95
(Boys),
205
5,235.50
205
1,396.52
204
204
3,885.56
1,274.07
75
50
129
1,035.40
832.25
99
(Mixed),
20
32
52
527.73
179.18
15
15
30
873.50
182.52
"
(Boys),
138
138
369.82
"
(Girls),
5.655.00
44
14
283.01
2,839 1,975 4,814 $57,281.13 $18,737.12
1
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TABLE XII.-ENROLMENT, Attendance and NUMBER of SCHOOL DAYS at the GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS during 1889.
Average Average Daily Number Monthly Attend-
Maxi-
mum
Mini-
Average Average Maxi- Mini-
mum
of
mum
mum
No.
Name of School.
Monthly Monthly Enrol- Enrol-
ment.
ment.
Daily Daily Attend- Attend-
Enrol-
ance
School
ment.
for the
Days.
ance.
ance.
Year.
1234
American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys),
Station Terrace (Boys),
وو
Hinglung Lane (Boys),
21
Queen's Road, West
"
(Boys), Háwán (Girls),
6
8
9
""
10
""
Basel Mission, Shamshuipò (Boys),
C. M. S., St. Stephen's I Division (Boys),
Lyndhurst Terrace (Boys),
Shaukiwán (Boys),
132
II
(Boys),
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82
88.61 65.86
89.91
82.71
248
37
40.73
32.33
40.81
38.22
251
31
81.80
28.77
82.90
74.68
254
53
52.14
42.54 53.00
50.10
240
9
24.00
9.00 17.83
16.99
276
24
19
20.30
12.30
20.54 17.60
255
12
22.62
4.54
21.81
16.63
261
24
121.12
23.57
96.25 91.00
277
42
13
35.52
11.52
23.18 20.34
245
74
48
72.27
46.70
59.83.
57.87
267
11
>>
Pottinger Street (Boys),
59
30
52.83
24.30
51.54
45.39
261
12
>>
Saiyingp'ún (Boys),
77
35
73.03
33.28 60.25
56.86
267
13
St. Stephen's Baxter Memorial (Girls),
57
21
50.64
21.00
41.00
37.72
280
14
"
Lyndhurst Terrace (Girls),
38
16
37.84
13.86
32.33
31.11
273
15
39
Third Street (Girls),
55
22
47.95
21.57
44.66
40.16
267
16
17
18
19
20
21
A A A A A
Yaumáti (Mixed),
39
24
36.92
21.39 33.08
29.76
277
Hunghòm (Boys), (Girls),
20
11
18.87
9.66 18.25 16.25
259
26
16
23.74
14.66 23.08
19.52
266
F. E. S., Bonham Road (Girls),
28
21
26.84
20.33
25.54
24.86
242
High Street (Girls),
22
12
19.00
9.08
16.50
14.52
261
Queen's Road (Girls),
38
21
36.26
20.36 32.91
31.50
277
22
33
Hollywood Road (Girls),
25
10
21.88
9.40 20.90
18.48
260
23
Pottinger Street (Girls),
35
27
33.60
18.92
31.45
28.00
245
24
Stanley School (Girls),
32
24
31.88 20.04 30.09
26.29
258
25
Shaukiwán (Girls),
37
4
34.88
4.00
31.75
29.98
265
26
T'ókwáwán (Girls),
25
18
23.38
17.19
23.90
20.87
249
27
28
39
29
30
"
L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys),
Yaumáti (Boys),
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys),
126
63
111.60
59.62
100.25
94.41
248
Wántsai (Boys),
87
62
80.23
60.57
75.41
70.44
256
72
47
67.59
37.92 63.36
55.43
251
65
45
64.04
37.00 57.00
55.10
261
31
>>
Saiyingp'ún I Division (Boys),
71
57
67.64
41.75 69.36
64.14
261
32
II
(Boys).
79
54
69.24
43.40 72.58
62.79
267
>>
33
33
23
Hunghòm (Boys),
50
30
45.23
25.33 41.58
39.11
247
34
Hospital Chapel (Boys),
83
54
76.12
50.65 69.63
63.85
240
35
33
Shekt'ongtsui (Girls),
23
18
22.08
15.83 21.58
20.05
276
36
>>
Saiyingp'ún (Girls),
47
25
43.46
20.16 40.41
37.78
265
37
38
39
40
41
42
""
""
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Kau-ü-fong (Girls),
76
50
71.60
47.55 69.83
66.11
272
""
Ship Street (Girls),
36
22
32.96 16.92 32.83
29.16
284
Lower Lascar Row (Girls),
28
17
27.53
14.07 20.58
19.55
282
""
Ui-hing Lane (Girls),
36
26
34.29
19.22 33.40
30.56
259
Tanglungchau (Girls),
55
31
51.76
30.50 45.25
44.36
272
92
T'áip'ingshán Chapel (Girls),.
61
43
51.81
32.19 51.83
44.42
270
43
Aberdeen Street (Girls),
45
30
42.57 24.60 38.16
37.41
274
""
44
>>
Wántsai (Girls),
69
57
61.24 50.04 63.50
56.58
278
45
Staunton Street (Girls),
50
31
48.86
30.47 46.45 45.22
265
""
46
"
Saiyingp'ún, Second Street, East
(Girls),
23
16
19.46 15.57 18.73
17.45
268
}
47
R. C. M., Cathedral School (Boys),
44
30
40.81
25.90 36.58
32.93
270
48
>>
49
Bridges Street, Chinese School (Girls), Hollywood Road, Charitable School)
(Girls)....
62
48
58.53
46.36 58.50 53.85
270
60
23
49.81
20.50 49.75
45.05
263
50
Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens (Boys),.
60
37
53.74
31.75 51.33 45.51
265
51
Wellington Street (Boys),
90
50
81.56
46.58 69.63 64.43
250
"
52
"
33
(Girls),
31
20
29.36
15.33 25.81 23.28
253
53
Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),
83
63
80.15
54.94 76.75 73.43
265
54
Berlin Mission (Girls),
25
23
25.00
22.59 23.85 23.66
254
55
Church Mission, Victoria Home and Orphanage
41
26
39.88
25.12 36.58 35.27
261
(Girls),
56
Church Mission, St. Stephen's Anglo-Chinese
173
105
145.96
91.95 132.00 114.47
248
(Boys),
57
Diocesan Home and Orphanage (Mixed),
112
73
96.52
68.20 97.08 88.64
249
58
St. Paul's College, Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
48
28
59 Hongkong Public School (Boys),
52
41
61
*** 8 28
60 Hollywood Road Anglo-Chinese (Girls),
R. C. M., St. Joseph's College, Chinese Divi-
sion (Boys),
15
4
65
30
62.56
47.30 26.77 41.75 40.74 50.71 41.00 46.18 10.66 3.50
25.28 54.50 53.45
245
45.10
242
9.11
7.67
162
215
62.
St. Joseph's College, European Divi-
sion (Boys),
205
179
191.63
155.10 194.08 176.68
225
63
"
Italian Convent English Division (Girls),
177
165
166.23
150.51
171.27 160.38
230
64
"
""
Portuguese (Girls),
""
65
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Bridges Street Portuguese School
(Mixed),
129
112
117.50
77.80
121.00 103.33
254
85889
66
"
67
68
69
* * *
>>
St. Francis Portuguese School (Mixed), Victoria Portuguese School (Mixed),
34
26
28
20
English
59
39
"
(Boys), ...
92
51
99
""
"
(Girls),
31
19
28.80 23.74 15.27 24.66 20.74 80.47 50.00 73.50 67.52 29.23 18.00 26.41 24.35
19.77 31.58 26.21
247
264
260
262
291
292
NAME OF SCHOOL.
Class of School.
No. of Scholars Pre-
sented.
No. of Scholars Exam-
ined.
Standard I.
Standard II.
Standard III.
Standard IV.
Standard V.
Standard VI.
Standard I.
Standard II.
Standard III.
Standard IV.
Standard V.
Standard VI.
Total Passed.
Total Failed.
Passed.
ance during School Year.
Average Daily Attend-
Standard I.
Standard III.
Standard II.
TABLE XIII-RESULTS of the EXAMINATION of the GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS in 1889, under the provisions of the Scheme of 15th September, 1883.
Number of Scholars who
No. of Scholars who Failed.
1.- American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys),
82
81
2
45
13
1
*-*
爷爷
3.-
4.-
+
5.—
Station Terrace, (Boys),
36
86
6. 24
6
"
11
11
Hinglung Lane, (Boys),.
67
65
2 | 48
14
Queen's Road West, (Boys), Háwán, (Girls),
53
51
5
33
14
14
1
2
5
8 8
6.-Basel Mission, Shia:ushuipo, (Boys),
21
8.-C. M. S., St. Stephen's I Division, (Boys),
20
19
4 4
3
Shaukiwán. (Boys),
14
13
5
6
70
87
46
9.
II
11
*
(Boys),
10
10
2
7
10
11
Lyndhurst Terrace, (Boys)...
47
47
9 19
0
11.-
19
Pottinger Street, (Boys),
45
45
9
25
4
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2
8
6
61
20
2
2
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46
45
10 16
15
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26
26
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4 180
36
38.22
12
59
6
74.68
4 172
17
4
50.10 10
132
14
16.99
2
8
12
7
17.60
12
1
16 63
10
62
5
91.00
184
9
1
20.34
4
39
8
57.87 18
41
4
45.39 18 100
48
2
56.86
20
23
3
37.72 24
14.-
Lyndhurst Terrace. (Girls),
27
26
9
6
24
2
31.11
18
15.-
-31
Third Street, (Girls),..
36
36
8
14
32
40.16
12
16.-
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Yaumáti, (Mixed),
28
24
15
22
29.76
17.
37
22. 23.- 24.--
20. 21.-
17
"
"
12
25.-
12
26.-
"
18.
"
Hunghòm, (Boys),
(Girls),
19.-F. E. S., Bonham Road, (Girls),.
High Street, (Girls),......... Queen's Road, (Girls), Hollywood Road, (Girls), Pottinger Street (Girls), Stanley School, (Girls),. Shaukiwán, (Girls)... Tokwáwán, (Girls),
27.-L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys),..
13
11
1
7
11
16.25
2
16
14
8
4
12
19.52 16
19
19
1
6
10
24.86
11
10
3
3
10
14.52
6
28
23
6
13
4
24
31.50
12
14
13
9
2
12
18.48
22
22
7
7
21
28.00
25
24
3
11
18
26.29
31
30
18
7
1
3
26
4
29.98
19
19
8
10
79
76
7
22
34
28.-
+3
Wántsai, (Boys),
70
65
4
25 24
29. 30.-
"
Yaumáti, (Boys).
56
51
♪
23
12
"
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys),
52
47
4
17
23
31.-
12.
Saíyingp'ún I Division, (Boys),
68
67
6
28 23
I
30.-
37.
多多
35.-
33
*
19
38.-
+
39.-- 40.-
19
"
41.- 42.- 43.- 44.- 40.-
"
"+
46.-
32.-
33.-
34.-
19
II
"
(Boys),
67
65
3
27 26
Hunghom, (Boys).
36
32
3 17
9
Hospital Chapel, (Boys),
53
11 60
15
18
Shekt'ongtsui, (Girls),
19
18
3
10
5
Saiyingp'ún (Girls),
36
36
14
11 G
Kau-ü-fong, (Girls),.
Ship Street, (Girls),
Lower Lascar Row, (Girls),
Ci-hing Lane, (Girls),
Tanglungchau (Girls),
T'aipingshan Chapel, (Girls),
Aberdeen Street, (Girls),
Wántsai, (Girls),
Staunton Street, (Girls).
47.-R. C. Mission, Cathedral School (Boys),
69
66
13
20
19
34
27
4
9
6
3
17
17
6
5
2
31
30
15
12
37
35
4
19
5
43
43
22
10
4
35
33
10
13
4
58
57
12
:2
4
45
44
17
12
Saiyingp'ún Second Street East, (Girls),
17
16
G
4
17
17
12
48.
49.-
Bridges Street 'hinese School, (Girls), Hollywood Road, Charitable School, (Girls)..
57
57
18
14
17
49
49
16
2 15
50,-Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens, (Boys),
43
43
4
19
10
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12
4
51.-
"
Wellington Street (Boys).
51
46
5
17
13
4
52..-
(Girls),
33.-Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),
56.
" St. Stephen's Anglo-Chinese, (Boys),
64,- 65. 66.- 67.- 68.-
69,-
*
62.-
63.-
"
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55.-C. M. S. Victoria Home and Orphanage, (Girls),
57,--Diocesan Home and Orphanage, (Mixed), 58.-St. Paul's College Anglo-Chinese, (Boys), 59.-Hongkong Public School, (Boys), 60.-Hollywood Road Anglo-Chinese, (Girls),
61.-R. C. M., St. Joseph's College, Chinese Division, (Boys),
Italian Convent, English Division,
Bridges Street, Portuguese School, (Mixed),
St. Francis Chapel, Portuguese School, (Mixed),
Victoria, Portuguese School, (Mixed),.
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82.71
#52.71
18,60
334.02
83.50
250.52
38.22
182.22
9.66
172.56
43.14
120.42
74.68
534.68 17.74
79.23 816.94
237.71
50.10
246.10 13.04
58,26 233.06
174.80
20
6.00
16.99
136.09
7.26 129.73
82.43
97.30
17.60
71.40
3.79
67,81
16.95 50.86
16.63
56.63
3.00
53.83
13.41 4:1.22
91.00
379.00
20,09
358.81
80.73 269.18
20.34
52.34
2.77
49.57 12.30 37.18
57.87
223 87
11,87
212.00 53.00
159.00
45.39
211.39
11.20
200.19 50.05 150.14
20.86 246.86
13.08
233.78
58.44 175.51
12
13.50
37.72 143.22
7.59
135.63
33.91 101.72
18 15,00
31.11
171.11
9.07
40.51 162.04
121.53
22,50
40.16 258.66
13.71
61.24 244.95
183.71
14
15 00
29.76
164.76
8.73 156.03
39.01
117.02
16.25
64.25
3.41
15.21 60.84
45.63
1,50
19.52
59.02
3.13 55.89 13.97
41.92
3.00
24.86
226.86 12.02
214.84
53.71
161.13
4.50
14.52 74.02
#.92
70.10
17.52
52.58
9.00
9.00
18,00
6.00
13
26 19,50
10 15.00
::344
31.50 18.48 28.00 154.00
189,50 10,00 73.48
179.50 44.87
134.63
3.89 8.16 145.84
69.59
17.40
#2,19
36.46
109.38
26.29
125.29 6.64
118.65 29.66
29.98
149.48
20.87
105.87
88.99 7.92 141,56 35.39 106.17 5.61 100.26 25.06
204
88
91.41
100
144
48
8
68.
138
8
168
16
108 156
16
8
108
32
2
10.30
16
88 22.50
114
56
30
10 34,50
30
24
8 10.50
15
12 13.50
8
31.50
108 30
50
198 ::::28
30
12:::::::*2:
4
12.00 13
2 12.00 17
16 33.00
34
51.00
36 37,50
2
13.50
Grastontona::::::::
488.41 25.89
462,52 115.63
75.20 346.89
70.44
870.44 19.63 350.81
87.70 263.11
55.43
237.43 12.58
224.85 56.21 168.64
55.10
277.10 14.69
64.14
352.14
62.79
30.11
262.41 65.60 196.81 18.66 333.48 83.37 250.11 348.79 18.49 830.30 82.57 247.73 175.11 9.28 165.83
124.37 41.46
63.85
285.85
15.15
270,70 67.67 208.03
8
20.05
116,55
6.18
110.37 27.59 82.78
37.78
224.28 11.89
212.39 53.10 159.29
66:11
446.61
23.67
422.94 105.73
317.21.
29.16
166.66
8.83
157.83 39.46
118.37
19.55 91.05
4.83
86.22 21.55
64.67
30.56
206.06
10.02 195.14 48.78 146.36
46.36
189.36
10.01
179.32 44.83 134.49
44.42
195.42
10.36
46.26 185.06
138.80
37.41
210.41
11.15 199.26 49.81
149.45
56.58
408.58
21.65
386.93 96.73
290.20
45.22
823.72 17.16 306.56 76.64
229.92
17.45
48.98ti 2.60 46.38 11.59 34.79
32.93
70.93
114
53.85
393.85
3.76 20.87
372.98
8 24.00 19
45.05
362.05
67.17 16.79 93.24 19.19 342.86 85.71
50.38
279 74
257.15
45.51
197.51
10.47
187.04
46.76 140.28
64 43
252.43
13.38
239.05 59.76 179.29
26
12.00
23,28
138,28
7.33
104
22.50
73.43
718.93
38.10
130,95 680.83
32.74 98.21
170.21 510.62
34
7,50
23.66
228.16
12,09 216.07
22 22.50
35.27 300.77 15,94 284.83
54.02 162.05 71,21 213.62
4*
114,47 730.47 38.71 691.76 172.94 518.82
112
32
4.50
82*
88.64
87*
32*
40.74
14
16
2*
45.10
19.09
9*
16*
16
7.67
832.14 44.30 788.04 197.01 330.74 17.53 313.21 360.10
341.01 38.841
36.78 2.06
591.03 78.30 234.91.
53.45 443.45
336
84
176
34* 48* 172*
176.68 1,474.68
85.25 255.76 9.19 27.50 23.50 419.95 104.99 314.96 78.16 1,396.52 849.13 1,047.89
120 130
216
64
84
158
16*
9,00
160,881,345.38
71.31
1,274.07 318.52
955.55
50
92
25.50
16
24
9.00
24
103.33 26.21 20.74 102.74
878.83 189.21
46.58 10.03 10.22
832.25 208.06
179.18 182.52
624.19 44.79 124.39
45.63 136.89
28
64
30
8*
3* 28*
112
30
4.50
48*
:
67.52 390,52 20,70 369.82 02.45 277.37 24.35 298.85
2,709
* Extra subject. Reduction of 50 per cent. See C.S.O. 1895 of 1889. Reduction of 50 per cent. See C.S.O. 203 of 1890.
TOTAL,
15.84 283.01 70.75 212.26
.$19,785.72 1,018,60 18,737.12 4,684.18 14,052.9 1
Standard V.
Sums to which the School is entitled.
Needle Work.
Standard V1.
Very
Good.
Good.
es Fair.
Capitation Grant.
Total Grant earned in
1889.
Amount of Reduction.
Amount Payable.
Amount due to
Teacher.
Amount due to
Manager.
No.
TABLE XIV. PERCENTAGE of SCHOLARS, who passed in the GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS during the last two Years.
293
Name of School.
1889.
1888.
Increase.
Decrease.
1 American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys),
75.30
90.00
14.70
2
"
""
Station Terrace (Boys),.
100.00
87.00
13.00
3
Hinglung Lane (Boys),
80.76
94.34
13.58
""
Queen's Road West (Boys),
92.15
82.05
10.10
.་
6
7
8
9
10
دو
"
2)
""
Basel Mission, Shamshuipò (Boys),
C. M. S., St. Stephen's I Division (Boys),
""
Lyndhurst Terrace (Boys),
Háwán (Girls),
100.00
78.26
21.74
63.15
57.89
5.26
Shaukiwán (Boys),
92.30
85.71
6.59
92.53
98.08
5.55
II
(Boys),.
90.00
61.53
28.47
85.10
88.67
3.57
11
>
Pottinger Street (Boys),
91.02
80.48
10.54
12
""
Saiyingp'ún (Boys),
95.55
95.00
0.55
13
St. Stephen's Baxter Memorial (Girls),
100.00
95.45
4.55
14
Lyndhurst Terrace (Girls),
92.30
65.00
27.30
15
Third Street (Girls),
88.88
90.47
1.59
16
*
Yaumáti (Mixed),
91.66
93.55
1.89
17
18
>>
Hunghòm (Boys),
19 F. E. S., Bouham Road (Girls),
100.00
90.00
10.00
(Girls),
85.71
100.00
14.29
100.00
70.59
29.41
20
37
High Street (Girls),
100.00
55.55
44.45
21
>
Queen's Road (Girls)...
85.71
100.00
14.29
22
""
Hollywood Road (Girls),
92.30
99.99
7.69
23
""
Pottinger Street (Girls),
95.45
100.00
4.55
24
>>
Stanley School (Girls),
75.00
96.30
21.30
25
"
Shaukiwán (Girls),.
86.66
91.30
4.64
26
Tòkwáwán (Girls),
94.73
27 L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys),
97.36
96.25
1.11
28
""
Wántsai (Boys),
90.76
92.95
2.19
29
"
Yaumáti (Boys),
80.39
90.00
9.61
30
""
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys),
95.74
85.18
10.56
31
"J
Saiyingp'ún I Division (Boys),..
88.05
93.29
5.24
32
II
(Boys),..
89.23
98.21
8.98
33
Huughòm (Boys),
93.75
100.00
6.25
34
"
༣
Hospital Chapel (Boys),
96.00
90.00
6.00
35
27
Shekt'ongtsui (Girls),..
100.00
100,00
36
"
37
""
38
*
►
Saiyingp'ún (Girls),
Kau-ü-fong (Girls),
Ship Street (Girls),
91.66
97.00
...
5.34
93.93
81.03
12.90
81.48
94.00
12.52
39
""
Lower Lascar Row (Girls),
76.47
53.33
23.14
40
"
Ui-hing Lane (Girls),..
90.00
41
""
Tanglungchau (Girls),
80.00
85,00
5.00
42
"
Táip'ingshán Chapel (Girls),
86.04
73.70
12.34
43
Aberdeen Street (Girls),
90.90
100.00
9.10
44
Wántsai (Girls),
91.22
90.90
0.32
45
19
Staunton Street (Girls),.............
84.09
90.10
6.01
46
""
Saiyingp'ún Second Street East (Girls),
93.75
47 R. C. M., Cathedral School (Boys),
88.23
72.41
15.82
48
49
""
Bridges Street, Chinese School (Girls), Hollywood Road, Charitable School (Girls), 50 Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens (Boys),..
92.98
83.78
9.20
100.00
97.06
2.94
79.06
86.50
7.44
""
""
54 Berlin Mission (Girls),
51
52
""
53 Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),
55 C. M. S., Victoria Home and Orphanage (Girls),
Wellington Street (Boys),.
84.79
91.48
6.69 ..
(Girls),.
85.71
100.00
14.29
100.00
100.00
90.90
81.48
9.42
96.66
100.00
3.34
56
""
St. Stephen's Táip'ingshán Anglo-Chinese (Boys),
90.62
57 Diocesan Home and Orphanage (Mixed),
94.54
90.00
4.54
58 St. Paul's College, Anglo-Chinese (Boys), 59 Hongkong Public School (Boys),
97.29
92.10
5.19
77.77
72.72
5.05
60 Hollywood Road Anglo-Chinese (Girls),...
100.00
61 R. C. M., St. Joseph's College, Chinese Division (Boys),
92.45
92.59
0.14
62
15
63
""
64
"7
""
65
.67
8898
66
"
Italian Convent, English Division (Girls),
Bridges Street, Portuguese School (Mixed), St. Francis, Portuguese School (Mixed), Victoria, Portuguese School (Mixed),
European
""
(Boys);.
84.48
99.09
14.61
97.75
93.61
4.14
Portuguese
"2
(Girls),
88.00
90.12
91.04
0.92
88.23
100.00
11.77
95.24
95.55
.......
0.31
68
"
English
69
29
>>
(Boys), (Girls),
85.71
83.33
94.44
75.00
2.38 19.44
1
:
294
Table XV.—PERCENTAGE of PASSES in the various subjects in which the GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS
were examined in 1889.
Class of
School.
Name of School.
Writing Reading. or Com- position.
Arith- Gram- Geogra- metic. mar. phy.
History.
Repeti- Expla- Compo- tion. nation. sition.
I.
American Board Mission, Bridges Street (Boys),.
87.65 51.85
20.00
100.00 88.00 20.00
"
**
*
"
"
"
>>
"}
"
33
Station Terrace (Boys), Hing-lung Lane (Boys), Queen's Road West (Boys). Háwán (Girls),
100.00 77.77
100.00 100.00
.A.
86.15 86.15
96.92
98.04
70.58
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
>
""
་་
爷爷
37
Basel Mission, Shamshuipò (Boys),
C. M. S., St. Stephen's I Division (Boys),
Lyndhurst Terrace (Boys),
90.00
84.21
100.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
Shaukiwán (Boys),
100.00 70.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00 44.44
98.30 100.00
100.00
II
(Boys),
100.00 80.00
100.00
100.00 82.97
60.00
100.00
33.33
13
Pottinger Street (Boys),
100.00
89.13
60.00
100.00 100.00
100.00
39
*
Saiyingp'un (Boys).
100.00
93.33
100.00
100.00 100.00 100.00
""
"
St. Stephen's Baxter Memorial (Girls)..
100.00
92.30
100.00
100.00 100.00
77
>;
Lyndhurst Terrace (Girls).
100.00 73.07
100.00
100.00
100.00
**
"
53
Third Street (Girls),
100.00
80.55
100.00
100.00
100.00
"
>>
"
""
•
"
Yaumáti (Mixed),
Hunghòm (Boys),
(Girls),
F. E. S., Bonham Road (Girls),
96.00
62.50
100.00
87.50
100.00 81.81
100.00 100.00
100.00
78.57
100.00 100.00
100.00
94.72
100.00
100.00 100.00 100.00
"J
""
High Street (Girls),
100.00 100.00
100.00 100.00
Queen's Road (Girls).
100.00
78.57
100.00
??
1:
33
"
Hollywood Road (Girls),
100.00
92.30
100.00 100.00 100.00
100.00
""
"
Pottinger Street (Girls),.
100.00
90.90
100.00
100.00 100.00
11
**
Stanley School (Girls),
91.66 54.16
66.66
100.00 100.00
Shaukiwán (Girls),
96.66 83.33
***
100.00
100.00
...
19
T'òkwáwán (Girls),
100.00 89.47
100.00
"
"
"9
"
""
CJ
""
"
L. M. S., Hollywood Road (Boys),
Wántsai (Boys),
Yaumáti (Boys),
Shekt'ongtsui (Boys).
Saiyingpun I Division (Boys),
100.00 98.68
100.00
100.00
100.00 91.66
98.46 76.92
100.00
100.00
96.07
72.54
33.33
98.03
100.00 100.00
95.85
93.61
100.00
100.00
100.00 100.00
97.01
91.01
60.00
98.50
100.00 80.00
II
"
3
>>
(Boys),
100.00
78.46
100.00
100.00
100.00
53
*
Hunghom (Boys).
96.87
20.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
-99
39
Hospital Chapel (Boys),
100.00
98.00
100.00
100.00 100.00
66.66
>>
*
Shekt'ongtsui (Girls),
100.00 88.88
100.00 100.00
**
**
Saiyingp'ún (Girls), ·
100.00
83.33
100.00
100.00 100.00
.,
""
Kan-ü-fong (Girls),
98.55
97.10
91.66
100.00
100.00
""
33
Ship Street (Girls),
88.88 85.18
75.00
.100.00
100.00
Lower Lascar Row (Girls),
100.00 76.47
100.00
100.00
100.00
3.
"
"
Ui-hing Lane (Girls),
96.66 83.33
93.33 100.00
...
35
33
Tanglungchau (Girls),
91.42
80.00
Failed
100.00
100.00
T'aipingshan Chapel (Girls).
100.00
74.41
100.00
100.00
90.90 100.00
19
Aberdeen Street (Girls),
100.00 87.87
100.00
100.00
100.00
Wántsai (Girls),.
100.00 71.92
100.00
100.00
95.45
++
Staunton Street, (Girls),
100.00
61.36
100.00
100.00
100.00
""
Saiyingp'un, Second Street East (Giris),
93.75
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
"
R. C. M., Cathedral School (Boys).................
100.00
52.35
100.00
100.00 100.00
Failed
"
"
>>
፡፡
>>
29
"
(Girls),
!
IV.
""
99
A
-19
St. Paul's College Anglo-Chinese (Boys), Hongkong Public School (Boys).
Bridges Street, Chinese School (Girls),... Hollywood Road, Charitable School (Girls), Wesleyan Mission, Spring Gardens (Boys),
Wellington Street (Boys),
"
III. Basel Mission, High Street (Girls),
Berlin Mission (Girls),
C. M. S., Victoria Home and Orphanage (Girls),
St. Stephen's T'aip'ingshán Ang.-Ch. (Boys),
Diocesan Home and Orphanage (Mixed),
∙ 100.00
100.00 89.09 100.00 83.78 97.30 85.71 71.42
100.00
93.00
100.00
100.00 100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
88.37
69.76
66.66
100.00 100.00 66.66
93.47
82.60
100.00
100.00
80.95
57.14
100.00
100.00 100.00
87.50
100.00 100.00
100.00
100.00
97.65 100.00
100.00
87.47
77.27
100.00
100.00 100.00
100.00 100.00
96.66
100.00
100.00
100.00
95.83
88.54
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00 100,00 100.00
90.90
100.00 83.36 63.88
71.42 75.00 100.00
13
""
Hollywood Road, Anglo-Chinese (Girls), R.C.M., St. Joseph's College Chinese Division (Boys),
100.00
98.11
100.00 100.00
79.24 100.00 88.88
"
**
European
(Boys),
100.00
"
>:
Italian Convent, English Division (Girls),
100.00
.་
::
Portuguese Division (Girls),
Bridges Street, Portuguese School (Mixed), St. Francis' Portuguese School (Mixed).
Victoria, Portuguese School (Mixed),
100.00
::
>:
35
>>
English School (Boys),
#
(Girls),
100.00 100.00
100.00 81.48
100.00 100.00
93.10 96:20 92.00 100.00 100.00 88.88
100.00 100.00 76.47 90.47 85.71 86.66 100.00 88.88 88.00 .100.00
93.96 100.00 84.90 100.00 94.38 100.00 100.00 88.00 100.00 100.00 82.22 100.00 66.66 100.00 50.00
92.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
97.50
TABLE XVI.-NUMBER ́ of UNEDUCATED CHILDREN in the Colony in 1889.
Number of Scholars of local school-age (6 to 16 years) in the Colony in 1889, (about 9 per cent.
of the population roughly estimated at 220,000), say,
Number of Scholars attending Public Schools under Government in 1889, Number of Scholars attending Private Schools in 1889,
19,800
7,659 2,022
9,681
10,119
Number of Uneducated Children in the Colony in 1889, about......
E. J. EITEL, M.A., Ph. D., Inspector of Schools,
1
251
No.
12
90.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCH RESPECTNG ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND
EXPENDITURE FOR 1890.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
HONG KONG.
SIR,
No. 67.
DOWNING STREET,
18 April, 1890.
I have had under consideration the Estimates of the Revenue and Expenditure of Hong Kong for 1890 which accompanied Sir GEORGE DES VEUX's despatch No. 391 of the 24th of December last.
2. Subject to the reservations contained in the following remarks, I approve of the proposed expenditure.
3. In his Despatch No. 326 of the 21st of November 1888, Sir GEORGE DES Vœux enclosed a scheme by the Head Master of the Central School according to which considerable additions would be made to the salaries of his staff. Sir GEORGE DES Vœux stated that he was not prepared to adopt this scheme without consulting me, and added that he hesitated to put' the salaries at the figures suggested. In reply I requested him to make recommendations on the subject after consultation with the Executive Council. It now appears that Mr. WRIGHT'S scheme has been practically adopted en bloc. In the absence of any explanation, I can only conclude that after due deliberation and consultation with the Executive Council, Sir GEORGE DES VEUX's hesitation as to adopting Mr. WRIGHT's scheme was removed, and that the salaries now proposed are not considered more than sufficient for securing the services of competent masters. On that understanding I approve of these increases. The salaries affected will of course be thus removed from the operation of any general scheme of increase which may be adopted on account of a rise in the cost of living in the Colony.
4. Under the Head of Works and Buildings, I observe an increase of the vote for Repairs from $21,000 to $25,000. This I presume is in consequence of the damage done by the great rain-storm. But whatever the cause may be it should have been stated in the notes, the increase being a considerable one. The increases for maintenance of water works" and for "Miscellaneous Works" are even greater in proportion to the total amount and deserve some words of explanation.
5. The preceding remark applies equally to the increase of the item for "Local Police Telegraph services" under the head "Miscellaneous" and to that for "Printing Forms and Documents for all Departments."
6. A very large proportion of the total proposed increase of ordinary expen- diture, (indeed nearly one half), is under the Surveyor General's Department. SIR GEORGE DES VEUX appears to have practically embodied in the Estimates the staff proposed in his Despatch No. 234 of the 27th of July last. This would account for something like $16,000 or $17,000 out of the total increase of $24,482.
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
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The remainder consists apparently of increases to subordinate officers, such as overseers and clerks, and the creation of new offices of like nature. In regard to these latter offices, I have no alternative to accepting the Surveyor General's re- commendations as endorsed by the Governor in Council. But with respect to the offices which formed the subject of Sir GEORGE DES VEUX's Despatch No. 234 of 27 July 1889, and my reply No. 243 of 28 December, I reserve approval of the present Estimates pending the consideration of the further Report on the subject from Mr. BROWN, which in the last mentioned Despatch I requested Sir GEORGE DES Vœux to procure.
7. With regard to Mr. BROWN's own salary, I notice that Sir GEORGE DES Vœux considers that in the present circumstances of the Department a salary of £1,000 by which I presume is meant $6,660 is sufficient for the Surveyor General, and he only recommends a salary of $7,992 in consideration of Mr. BROWN having been led to expect a salary of £1,200 before he left Cyprus. With respect to this consideration I have only to refer to the last paragraph of my Despatch No. 170 of the 30th of August last, and looking to the fact that $6,660 will, even if the rate of exchange does not rise, be an increase of more than £200 on the rate of salary paid to Mr. BROWN in Cyprus, subsequently to his appointment there being changed from a temporary to a pensionable one, I am not prepared to sanction a larger salary than this amount.
8. Turning to the Estimates of Expenditure on extraordinary works, I am somewhat at a loss, owing to the absence of information and the existence of some apparent discrepancies between the statement furnished by the Acting Auditor General, and the corresponding statement by the Auditor General in connection with the Estimates for last year. The works which appeared in the last named statement are now omitted, viz. the Slaughter House Sulphur Channel estimated to cost $50,000 of which according to the Surveyor General's statement $500 has probably been spent, and the Police Buildings extension, estimated to cost $135,000 of which $42,188 had been spent up to 31st December 1887.
9. It is not stated whether the one new District School and the two Public Latrines now estimated for, are to take the place of the 5 Schools and 12 Latrines put down in last Estimates. If the Colony is committed to building the larger number, they should have appeared in the Statement although only the cost of those which could be built within the year would be included in the Votes. Again the Estimate for the Cattle Market Extension and new sheep and pig market, is $20,000 and a vote for the whole of this is taken, although $1,530 is said to have been spent before the 31st December 1888. Similarly the entire estimate for the Filter bed at Pokfoolum, viz., $35,500 is inserted although $4,000 were spent in 1889.
10. I notice a large increase in some of the Estimates of the total cost of works-that for the new Central Market was raised and more than doubled before Mr. BROWN's appointment, but he has revised and increased those for Hospital quarters from $43,000 to $75,000, Laundries from $20,000 to $25,000, Police Station Aberdeen from $20,000 to $25,000, The Epidemic Hospital Hulk from $30,000 to $50,000.
On the other hand there is no vote for a new Gaol, the necessity of which has been repeatedly impressed upon the Hong Kong Government.
11. I do not wish to imply any doubt that the Colony, provided the Revenue continues to remain expansive, can afford to construct in a substantial way many public works of which there is pressing necessity, but the way in which the Esti- mates have been framed of late years seems to indicate a tendency to initiate numerous works on a perhaps unnecessarily liberal scale, without due regard to the capabilities of the Public Works Department, the relative importance of the works, and the possibility of defraying the total expenditure to which the Colony will thus be ultimately committed.
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12. I shall be glad to receive at an early date an accurate statement showing all the public works which are in contemplation with the estimated cost of each, the amount spent on each up to the 31st of December last, and the amount which it may reasonably be expected that the Public Works Department will be able to spend on each during the year. I need scarcely point to the futility of placing on the Estimates sums largely in excess of the powers of that Department to make use of. The statement requested should include details and explanations of the item. for "Sanitary Works" which was originally $1,500,000 (of which about $500,000 has been spent), and as to which no information has ever reached me.
The public works to which the Colony is actually committed should be distinguished, and a statement made as to the comparative urgency of all. It seems that even if funds are forthcoming it will take many years to carry out the programme now contein- plated, and unless some works are altogether postponed others of pressing necessity must be delayed.
13. Pending the receipt of the information above asked for, I limit my appro- val to those works to which the Colony is already committed, and to those which are deemed to be of urgent necessity.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant,
KNUTSFORD.
P.S.-I have to add that if it should be decided that any general increase of salaries should be given in Hong Kong and the rate of exchange for drawing salaries on leave and pensions in this country be lowered as a condition of the increased salary, (as has been proposed in similar circumstances at the Straits Settlements), the same condition will be applied to the increases of salary to the Schoolmasters and the Surveyor General sanctioned in the present Despatch.
No. 1.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 15th January, 1890.
93
C.S.0.
PRESENT :
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (A. LISTER), Chairman. the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN Leach).
2987 of 1889.
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).
The Committee meet at the invitation of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
(1.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-
G. WILLIAM DES VOUX.
The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Two thousand one hundred 82,187, and Eighty-seven Dollars, being the balance remaining on the vote of 1889 for Roads in
Kowloon.
C.S.O.
500 of 1880.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1890.
After explanation by the Surveyor General, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
(2.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :~~~ G. WILLIAM DES VŒUX.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars, $60. being a grant to Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD for the compilation and printing of an Index to Streets
numbers of Houses and Description of Leased Lots of the City of Victoria.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, deliberation ensues, when Mr. RYRIE proposes and Mr. MACEWEN seconds, that in addition to the above vote a gratuity of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars be recommended for Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD for this extra work.
The Committee unanimously recommend accordingly.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 12th February, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 12th February, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Chairman.
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No. 2.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 12th February, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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C.S.O.
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PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
2433 of 1889.
$766.
C.S.O.
370 of 1890.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).
The Committee meet at the request of the Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Mecting, held on the 15th ultimo, having been taken as read, are confirmed.
(1.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(1.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Seven hundred and Sixty-six Dollars for general overhaul and repairs to Health Officer's Steam-launch Blanche, and addi- tional repairs to boiler, and providing a launch while the repairs are being executed.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1890.
After explanation by the Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
(2.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(2.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twenty-seven thousand Dollars $27,000. for supplying the Peak District with water, viz.:-Laying pipes, Steam engine, Hydraulic
Motor and Pumps, Buildings, &c.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.
After explanation by Mr. OSBERT CHADWICK, C.M.G., who is present by special invitation, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
(3.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :—
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(3.)
C. O. Desp. General
1889.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twelve thousand Dollars 25th Nov for illuminating the Public buildings, arranging for the visit to Canton, entertainment at
$12,000. Government House, and other incidental expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of
Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF ConnaughT.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.
After explanation by the Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
96
C.S.O.
2463 of 1889,
(4.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Governor :-
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(4.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Thirty-seven thousand Two $37,275.48. hundred and Seventy-five Dollars, and Forty-eight cents for the purchase of twelve Maxim
Nordenfeldt Guns, and Ammunition, for the Volunteers.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.
After explanation by the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 5th March, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 5th March, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 3.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 5th March, 1890.
97
Mis. Serv.
$209. C.S.O.
363 of 1890.
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDIth Deane).
the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN Leach).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th ultimo, having been taken as read, are confirmed.
(1.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Nine Dollars, as a gratuity to the daughter of the late Mr. J. CARNEIRO, in consideration of his 15 years' good service as Wardmaster in the Civil and Small-pox Hospitals. Mr. CARNEIRO was invalided and applied for pension, but did not live to enjoy it, as he died a few days after it was sanctioned.
The above sum is equivalent to One year's pension of the deceased.
Government House, Hongkong, 25th February, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
(2.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
Mis. Serv.
C.S.O.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of 459 of 1890. Fifty Pounds Sterling as remuneration to Colonel BEAUMONT for his report on the proposed
removal of the Bokhara rocks,
£50.
also
$100. One hundred dollars for the cost of his stay in Hongkong.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th February, 1890.
After deliberation, the Committee recommend that the papers be circulated for the perusal of Honourable Members.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 12th March, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 12th March, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 4.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 12th March, 1890.
99
C.S.O.
342 of 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman. the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th instant, having been taken as read, are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $90. Ninety Dollars, as an allowance for a Chinese teacher to the Head Mistress of the Central
School for Girls at $10 per month from 1st April to 31st December, 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1890.
C. O. Desp. 2 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $3,000. Three thousand Dollars, being an increase to the salary of the Attorney General, from $4,800 to $7,800 per annum, who will not be allowed private practice or receive fees in connection with the Registration of Trade Marks or fees for any other service, these fees will revert to the Treasury.
C.S.O.
295 of 1890.
$735.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Seven hundred and Thirty-five Dollars, for the employment of an Inspector of Nuisances for Kowloon district. From 1st April to 31st December, 1890, viz. :-
Salary at $60 per month,
Lodging allowance at $15 per month,
Chair Coolies at $12 per month, for 5 months in summer,
Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1890.
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135.00
60.00
$
735.00
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 19th March, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 19th March, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 5.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 19th March, 1890.
101
C.S.O.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
519 of 1889.
C.O. Desp. 744 of 1888, and
226 of 1889.
Mis. Serv.
C.S.0.
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFred Lister.)
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-Irving).
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, having been taken as read, are confirmed.
(1.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight thousand and Five hundred Dollars to complete the sum of $58,500, the cost of building an Epidemic Hospital Hulk.
Amount of Contract.
Voted as Extraordinary Expenditure for 1890,
To be voted,..
.$58,500 50,000
$ 8,500
Government House, Hongkong, 13th March, 1890. After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
ment
(2) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Seven hundred and Twenty Dollars being additional Salary to the Assistant Harbour Master, from $1,920 to $2,640, who will not draw any pay as Collector of Light Dues, while any fees for examination of Masters and Mates in the Mercantile Marine, will be paid into the Treasury.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th March, 1890.
After deliberation, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
(3.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment :-
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of 452 of 1890. Fifty Pounds Sterling as remuneration to Colonel BEAUMONT for his report on the proposed
removal of the Bokhara rocks,
£50.
also
$100. One hundred dollars for the cost of his stay in Hongkong.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th February, 1890.
After deliberation the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
102
C.S.O.
19 of 1890.
(4.) Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment :-
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Thirty-four thousand Dollars for the purchase of Inland Lot No. 598 with the premises erected thereon, for use as a Police Station in lieu of No. 8 Station at Taipingshan.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th March, 1890.
After deliberation the Committee recommend that the papers be circulated for the perusal of Honourable Members.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 26th March, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 9th April, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 6.
103
C.S.0.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
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OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 9th April, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVing). Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
294 of 1890.
C.S.O.
611 of 1890.
ABSENT:
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 19th March, were read and confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Nine hundred and Ninety-one Dollars, and Fifty-seven Cents ($991.57) being cost of repairing the Telegraph Cable between North Point and Kowloon-damaged by some vessel's anchor dragging various cables together and entangling them.
Government House, Hongkong, 28th March, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One thousand Nine hundred and Two Dollars, and Twenty-seven Cents ($1,902.27) to enable the Sanitary Board to pay the expenses incurred in suppressing the recent Cattle Epidemic.
The sum asked for is thus made up :-
Compensation for Cattle and Fodder destroyed,
Slaughtering and disposal of carcasses,
Disinfecting and cleansing sheds,
.$1,820.50
51.77 30.00
$1,902.27
Government House, Hongkong, 8th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
C.S.O. 19 of 1890.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Thirty-four thousand Dollars ($34,000) for the purchase of Inland Lot No. 598 with the premises erected thereon, for use as a Police Station in lieu of No. 8 Station at Taipingshan.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th March, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted, and the purchase money in the Minute No. 3 be defrayed from premia on
land sales.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 29th April, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 29th April, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 7.
105
C.S.O.
628 of 1890.
C. O. Desp.
38 of 1890.
649 of 1897,
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 29th April, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
ABSENT:
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th April, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred Dollars, ($200), for an additional Clerk, and Interpreter of Indian and Malay languages, at the Harbour Department, from 1st May next, at a salary of $25 per month.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and Twenty Dollars, ($120), for House Allowance to the Compradore of the General Post Office.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
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(3.)
C.S.0. The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twenty-one Dollars and Seventy Cents, ($21.70), for the refund of the overcharged Municipal Rates at the erroneous valuation on two Tenements, Nos. 69 and 70, in the Village of Hok-Ün, in the Kaulung Peninsula.
C.S.O.
878 of 1890.
C.S.O. 654 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and Sixty Dollars, ($160), for the salary of a Shroff in the Money Order Office, from 1st of May, at $20 per month.
Government House, Hongkong; 14th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Twenty-eight Dollars, ($228), as a gratuity to the Children of the late SOOPPRAMANI SOONDERAM, in consideration of his 25 years' service as Police Officer, Clerk and Interpreter in the Harbour Office.
Government House, Hongkong, 18th April, 1890.
106
(6.)
C.S.O.
969 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One thousand Three hundred and Twenty-nine Dollars and Seventy-three Cents ($1,329.73) for new Moorings of the Bokhara Buoy, to be supplied from the stores of the Royal Naval Yard, (£205 @ 3/1=$1,329.73).
Government House, Hongkong, 24th April, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts in Minutes Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 be voted, and that the consideration of Minute No. 2 be adjourned.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 9th May, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 9th May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 9.
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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 16th May, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNStone Keswick.
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ABSENT:
109
C.S.O. 589 of 1890.
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th May, were read and confirmed.
Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two thousand Three hundred and Thirty-four Dollars and One Cent, ($2,334.01), as an addi- tional sum to the vote of $12,000 passed by the Council on the 12th March, last, to meet expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th May, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount in the above Minute be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 30th May, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 30th May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 10.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 30th May, 1890.
111
C.S.O.
476 of 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th May, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight thousand Dollars, ($8,000), for works in the Wongneichung Valley, inside the Race Course.
Government House, Hongkong, 20th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Five hundred and Thirty-four Dollars, ($534), being additional sum required to defray the salaries and rations of Nursing Staff for the Civil Hospital, for six months of 1890, viz. :-
Additional Salaries:-
1 Head Nurse, 6 months,
5 Nurses, (one new), 6 months,
$
60.00
360.00
1 Amah, 6 months,
24.00
$ 444.00
Rations for one more Nurse, 6 months,.
90.00
534.00
Government House, Hongkong, 20th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
C.S.O.
1833 of 1889.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Thirty Dollars, and Eighty Cents, ($230.80), being expenses incurred in carrying out an experiment as to the possibility of successfully and economically cultivating in the Colony bovine vaccine lymph.
Government House, Hongkong, 21st May, 1890.
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C.S.O.
986 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight hundred and Seventy-five Dollars, ($875), for a compassionate allowance to Mrs. MAC- BEAN, widow of the late Bailiff and Hindustani Interpreter in the Supreme Court, being the equivalent of 7 months' salary of her late husband, who was in the service of the Colony for Twenty-three years, and gave great satisfaction in the discharge of his duties.
Government House, Hongkong, 27th May, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 9th June, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 9th June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 11.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 9th June, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
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The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th May, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
(1.)
C.S.O.
1247 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Twenty Dollars and Sixty-seven cents, ($420.67), for the salary of Musketry Instructor and Storekeeper of Police.
Half pay during the voyage, and full pay from the date of his arrival at $60 per month. From 10th April to 22nd May half pay.
From 23rd May to end of the year full pay.
Government House, Hongkong, 28th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred dollars, ($500), for improving the drainage of Italian Convent.
Government House, Hongkong, 31st May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty-three Dollars, ($63), as a compassionate allowance to the mother of the late Chinese Police Constable No. 265, KEUNG TIM, who served in the Police Force for upwards of 14 years.
The allowance to be equal to one month's pay for every three years of service. Government House, Hongkong, 4th June, 1890.
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F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty Dollars, ($60), being additional salary to First Wardmaster in the Government Civil Hospital at $10 per month, for Six months of 1890.
The agreement being $70 per month for the first year, $80 per month for the second year, and $90 per month for the third year.
Government House, Hongkong, 5th June, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 16th June, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 16th June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 12.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 16th June, 1890.
115
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFred Lister).
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th June, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
(1.)
C. (). Desp. 31 of 1890.
C.S.O.
3306 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars, ($3,000), to cover the probable expenses of this year in connection with the proposed trigonometrical survey of Hongkong by Officers of the Royal Engineers.
The total probable cost will be about £3,000.
Government House, Hongkong, 7th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars, ($3,000), being amount required to be expended in this year for the printing and binding of 200 copies of the new edition of Ordinances of Hongkong.
The total cost will be about $6,000.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th June, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 23rd June, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 23rd June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 13.
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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG;
On the 23rd June, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM Meigh GOODMAN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
ABSENT :
The Honourable CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th June, having been taken as read are confirmed.
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Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
C.S.O.
1366 and 173
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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of of 1890. Five thousand Eight hundred and Forty-four Dollars and Twelve Cents, ($5,844.12), for the construction of a telegraph line between the Observatory at Kowloon and the Office of the Telegraph Company at Hongkong.
Also a separate line from Victoria Peak to Central Police Station to transmit meteoro- logical telegrams six times a day.
Cost of line, including submarine cable to Kowloon, (£900), Cost of Instruments for Kowloon,
Line from Peak to Police Station,.
$5,383.18 260.94
$ 5,644.12 200.00
$5,844.12
C.S.O.
1165 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eighty-two Dollars and Sixty-six cents, ($82.66), for rent of 1st floor of a Chinese house occupied by Scavengers of the Central Market.
From 23rd March to 30th November, 1890, at $10 per month.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th June, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 30th June, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 30th June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 14.
C.S.O. 1511 of 1890.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 30th June, 1890.
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PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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ABSENT:
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd June, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
(1.)
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Three hundred and Forty-five Dollars and sixty cents, ($3,345.60), being amount required to pay the balance of a claim, and Court fees, in connection with Mr. M. J. STEPHENS' claim against the Government for compensation and damages for loss of area in respect of Marine Lot 184, $5,000.
Amount Deposited in Court in December, 1888,
Balance now claimed,
Fees of Court,
.$1,700.00
3,300.00
$5,000.00
45.60
$5,045.60
Government House, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
C.S.O.
1513 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-six thousand Six hundred and Sixty-four Dollars, and Forty-nine cents, ($26,664.49), to defray the Salaries, Allowances and Office Contingencies of the Water and Drainage Depart- ment for the current year. Out of this amount, the sum of $7,868 is a re-vote, as it is included in the Estimates under Surveyor General's Establishment, and since transferred to the Water and Drainage Department.
Establishment of W. & D. Department,
Transferred from Surveyor General's Department,
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
$26,664.49 7,868.00
$18,796.49
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C.S.O.
1513 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1513 of 1890.
C.S.O. 2935 of 1889.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($950), being amount expended for the Kowloon well.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Forty-four thousand One hundred and Seventeen Dollars, and Sixty-seven cents, ($44,117.67), being the unexpended balance of the vote for New Water Mains in 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Nine hundred and Seventy-six Dollars, and Forty-three cents, ($1,976.43), being amount due on some outstanding accounts in connection with the construction of Victoria. College.
Government House, Hongkong, 24th June, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts in Minutes Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 be voted, and that the papers in connection with Minute No. 5 be circulated.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 7th July, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 7th July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councile.
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Chairman.
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No. 15.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 7th July, 1890.
121
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
C.$.0.
1879 of 1890.
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Treasurer.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th June, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a Nine hundred Dollars, ($900), for the purchase of 200 Brass Padlocks from CHUBB & SONS for Victoria Gaol.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Treasurer, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 14th July, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 14th July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 16.
123
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 14th July, 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (Walter MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
ABSENT:
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th July, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
(1.)
C.S.O.
1592 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Seven thousand One hundred and Eighty-six Dollars, and Seventy-four Cents, ($107,186.74), for repairs to damages caused by the Rain-storm of 29th and 30th May,
1889.
Amount paid in 1889,
Do.
in 1890,
$ 70,038.00 37,148.74
$107,186.74
To be charged to Extraordinary Public Works. Government House, Hongkong, 4th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
C.S.O.
1499 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-four Dollars, ($24), as a compassionate allowance to the widow of IM CHAN, late Head Messenger at the Magistracy.
Government House, Hongkong, 8th July, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 21st July, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 21st July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 17.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 21st July, 1890.
125
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD.)
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
C.S.0.
2171 of 1889.
C.S.O.
2171 of 1889.
C.S.O.
1602 of 1890.
C.S.0.
445 of 1890.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th July, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Forty Dollars, ($240), to Mr. SYDNEY HAYWARD, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Eighty Dollars, ($480), to Mr. HENRY G. WAGGOTT, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and Sixty Dollars, ($360), being half salary for the Acting Chief Inspector of Police.
$60 per month for 6 months.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen thousand Dollars, ($15,000), being amount required to be expended in this year, as part of $38,000 estimated, for training Albany and adjoining Nullahs, and opening up the land now available as building sites between the Bowen and Kennedy Roads.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred Dollars, ($200), for publishing in a separate volume the proceedings of the Legislative Council during one year.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th July, 1890.
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(6.)
C.5.0.
1617 of 1890.
C.S.O.
11 of 1890.
C. O). Desp. 97 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred Dollars, ($200), for making a new set of storm signals, iron frame and lanterns to signal at night, for the use of the Observatory.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(7.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Seventy-eight Dollars and Fifty Cents, ($178.50), being the taxed costs of the Hongkong and China Gas Company, Limited, of their appeal under The Rating Ordinance, 1888.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(8.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven hundred and Twenty Dollars, ($720), for additional Staff in the Observatory, viz. :-
Additional salary to the 2nd Assistant, as Telegraphist, at $20 per month....$ 240.00 2 Telegraph Clerks, at $20 per month, each,
Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(9.)
480.00
$ 720.00
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Four Dollars and Eighty-four Cents, ($104.84), being half pay of the First Assistant at the Observatory, from 1st June to 19th July, inclusive, to be given to the Substi- tute, during Mr. FIGG's vacation leave on full pay. (Sanctioned by the Secretary of State.)
Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 21st July, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 6th October, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 18.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 6th October, 1890.
127
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNStone Keswick.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 21st July, having been taken as read are confirmed.
Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
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(1.)
C. O. Desp. 43 of 17th
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of March, 1890. Three hundred and Fifty-five Dollars, ($355), being a Building-grant to the Diocesan Home
and Orphanage, to defray half the cost of an improvement in the building.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
C.S.O.
1915 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1751 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty Dollars, ($30), as a Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Attorney General.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifty-six Dollars and Forty-five Cents, ($56.45), being an stipulated increment to the salary of the Veterinary Surgeon, viz. :-$2,400 on appointment, $2,700 after 3 years, and $3,000 after 6 years.
Increase from the 24th October to the end of the
year,
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
..$ 56.45
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
C.S.O.
1513 & 2030
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of of 1890. Ninety-four Dollars and Seventy-two Cents, ($94.72), being amount required to complete the
sum due for Kowloon well.
Amount expended,
Vote of 7th July, 1890,
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
$1,044.72 950.00
94.72
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(5.)
C.S.O.
2060 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1308 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1061 of 1890.
C.S.O. 1983 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($150), as a supplementary vote for Office Contingencies for
the Magistracy.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(6.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred and Sixty-three Dollars, and Twenty-five Cents, ($963.25), being the amount of the judgment debt and costs, in the matter of a Writ of Execution issued by A-TACK against A. G. APCAR, misappropriated by a Bailiff of Supreme Court.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(7.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and Thirteen Dollars, and Seventy-five Cents, ($313.75), being amount of prisoners' property embezzled by Turnkey Ng' KAM-FUK, employed as Receiving Officer in Victoria Gaol.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(8.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand and Seven hundred Dollars, ($1,700), as supplementary Vote for Police exclu- sive of Establishments, viz. :
Oil and Gas for Barracks,.
Incidental expenses,
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(9.)
.$
900.00
800.00
$1,700.00
C.S.O.
2229 of 1890,
The Officer Administering the Government recommends, the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($250), as a Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Treasury, to cover expenses in collecting Village Rates.
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 20th October, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 20th October, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 19.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
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FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 20th October, 1890.
129
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
C. U. Desp. 175 of 1890,
C.S.O. 1383 & 2397
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNEs). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 6th October were confirmed on the 13th instant. Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment:
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-eight Dollars, ($1,878), being the equivalent of £313 at the exchange of 3/4 per Dollar, as an excess over the amount estimated for 12 Maxim Guns and Ammunition about to be supplied. The excess is due to the additions made on the recommendation of General BEVAN EDWARDS, R.E., and Major CLARK, R.E.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of of 1890. Six thousand Three hundred and Twenty-eight Dollars, ($6,328), for the re-construction of
the landing Pier at Stone Cutters' Island.
C.5.0.
1957 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty Dollars, ($60), as an allowance to the Hospital Steward for collecting Hospital bills, at the rate of $20 per month, for October, November and December of the present year.
This work was formerly performed by one of the Treasury Shroffs who received $10 per month, so there will be a saving of $30 in the Treasury.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th October, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amounts be voted.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a copy of a Despatch from the Secretary of State on the proposed reduction of postage.
After discussion it was agreed that the matter should be referred to the Chamber of Commerce for their observations.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 27th October, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 27th October, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 20.
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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, On the 27th October, 1890,
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INnes). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 20th October having been taken as read are confirmed. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.-The Committee consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Forty-nine thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Dollars and Eighty-five Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 1889.
The Committee recommend that the Bill be reported without amendment.
ESTIMATES, 1891.-Laid before the Committee the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding One Million Six hundred and Seventy-four thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Dollars to the Public Service of Year 1891.
Items 1, 2, 3, agreed to.
Honourable J. J. KESWICK moved the following resolution:-
"That the Government lay on the table a list of those Officers who have not received an 'increase under the new scale of pay and at the same time state the grounds of refusal "in the case of those Officers who are not satisfied."
Honourable Ho KAI seconded.
Discussion followed.
Honourable C. P. CHATER moved the adjournment of the Committee.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD seconded.
Discussion followed.
Honourable C. P. CHATER withdrew his amendment.
The Chairman moved as an amendment that this Committee do now adjourn and that the Legislative Council be reformed so that this question may be considered in Council and not in Finance Committee.
Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question put.
Committee divided.
For.
Honourable Surveyor General.
Honourable Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Honourable Acting Attorney General.
Against.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.
Honourable Ho KAI.
Honourable J. J. KESWICK.
Honourable C. P. CHATER.
Honourable Acting Colonial Secretary.
Honourable Acting Registrar General did not vote. Motion lost by a majority of one.
The original resolution was then put and carried. The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Honourable P. RYRIE.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 3rd November, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 3rd November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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W. M. DEANE, Chairman.
N. 22.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 8th November, 1890.
135
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Committee met at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 3rd November were read and confirmed.
The Committee were proceeding to consider the Appropriation Bill, 1891, when the Honourable P. RYRIE moved the following resolution:-
That the Un-Official Members be appointed to consider the Estimates as has been done in Singapore.
The Chairman ruled that the motion was out of order.
Honourable P. KYRIE moved that this Committee be adjourned until after the Meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on the 10th instant.
Motion put and agreed to without a division.
The Committee is then adjourned until Monday, the 10th instant, at 2.30 P.M.
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Laid before the Legislative Council on the 10th November, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 24th November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
No. 23.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 24th November, 1890.
137
C. O). Desp. 218 of 1890.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 8th November were read and confirmed on the 10th November.
Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred Dollars, ($400), for the salaries of two new Cadets to arrive from England, at the rate of $1,500 per annum each.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th November, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 8th December, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 5th December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE.
Chairman.
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No. 24.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 8th December, 1890.
139
C. O. Desp. 212 of 1890,
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-Innes). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
ABSENT
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 24th November were read and confirmed. Read the following Minute under the band of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Eight hundred and Eighty Dollars, ($2,880), as a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the children of the late Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster General, Mr. ALfred LISTER.
Government House, Hongkong, 27th November, 1890.
After explanation by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.
The Committee is then adjourned to Thursday, 11th December.
W. M. DEANE,
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 15th December, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 15th December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Chairman.
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No. 24a.
REPORT OF
OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT MEETINGS HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 5th and 11th December, 1890.
141
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Chairman informed the Committee that a telegram had been received from the Right Honour- able the Secretary of State urging the adoption early next January of a reduced rate of postage, and stated that the matter would be brought forward for consideration at the Meeting of Legislative Council to be held on Monday, 15th instant.
ESTIMATES, 1891.-Item No. 29. Public Works Extraordinary.-Considered and agreed to with the exception that sub-item 9, Gaol Extensions, was disallowed by a majority of one; and sub-item 29, Government Offices Extension and New Law Courts, was not considered as no vote was asked for.
Sub-items 32 to 38 being postponed.
The Committee is then adjourned to Monday, 15th December, 1890.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 22nd December, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 20th December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE,
Chairman.
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No. 246.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,
On the 16th December, 1890.
143
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.), Chairman.
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the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Committee unanimously recommend the adoption of a reduced rate of postage and that the amount be fixed at 7 cents per half ounce for the present.
ESTIMATES 1891.-Item 29. Public Works Extraordinary.-Sub-items 32 to 38 were considered and agreed to unanimously.
The Committee is then adjourned sine die.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 22nd December, 1890.
Read and confirmed on the 20th December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
W. M. DEANE, Chairman.
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No.
90.
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 7.
FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 28th February, 1890.
SIR-I have the honour to report that during the year ending 31st December, 1889, there were twenty-one fires at which the service of the Brigade were required in which fifteen houses were totally destroyed and thirteen houses partially damaged.
2. The value of the property destroyed calculated on the amount of insurance effected and a view of the premises subsequent to the fires is estimated at $98,200.
3. The return shows a considerable decrease in the number of fires as compared with that of the years 1887 and 1888, the number for those years respectively being thirty-five and forty-five, the diminution being possibly due to the proceedings under the Fire Enquiry Ordinance and to greater
caution in the issue of Fire Policies.
4. Of the fires that took place seventeen formed the subject of official enquiry under the Ordinance, with the result, generally speaking, that there were either gravely suspicious circumstances brought to light or no satisfactory explanation of the cause of fire was forthcoming. As a rule the suspicious circumstances were too negative in character to warrant a prosecution, and during the year only one such
prosecution was ordered, and even this went no further than a committal for trial and terminated in a nolle prosequi.
5. Whatever may be the moral effect of these enquiries of which one can only judge hypotheti- cally, by comparing the number of fires before and after the institution of them, I am strongly of opinion that they are most necessary, and that they supply a want which had long been felt.
6. Where the fire is accidental it must be gratifying to the owner of the premises that its accidental origin should be officially recorded, and where it is the result of a crime it is important in the interests of the public that the matter should be exhaustively sifted.
7. As to whether or not the Ordinance requires improvement I do not wish to speak positively. I certainly think that a grave obstacle is placed in the way of effectual prosecutions by the inability to use in a prosecution the depositions that have been taken in an enquiry, and one also feels the want of some kind of provision by which upon a formal finding on the part of the Magistrate that the circumstances are gravely suspicious, the Insurance Companies should be thereby prohibited from satisfying claims until they have been made good to the satisfaction of a Court after consideration of the facts adduced at the enquiry.
8. These, however, are matters requiring a good deal of consideration, and I merely refer to them as the impressions which the enquiries leave upon me when conducting them.
9. The year 1889 has been notable as the year in which the Volunteer Brigade was disbanded. In existence before the establishment of the Government Brigade in 1868, they have for many years afforded valuable and willing aid at the numerous fires at which they have been present and they have contained in their ranks the flower of the youth and activity of the Colony.
10. Their disbandment led to an increase in the European element of the Government Brigade, consisting partly of Police and partly of Soldiers recruited from the regiment, and at the same time the Chinese force whose numbers were unnecessarily large was considerably reduced.
11. In other respects the Brigade has been conducted on the same lines as heretofore. There is the same Central Station, the same system of alarms and the same general orders with regard to attendance at fires. Such improvements as have been made, have been made in the matter of appliances and in the provision beforehand of every thing likely to be required at a fire, together with rules for their disposition and for the prevention of any interruption in the operations such as by the bursting of hose, the breakdown of an engine, or other ways known to those who have to deal with fires.
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12. Although the alarm bell is sounded when assistance is required at Wanchai an arrangement has been made by which only a certain number of the Fire Brigade, who are told off month by month for the purpose, are allowed to go, as it is not desirable that the whole of the Brigade should be absent from the central part of the Town unless absolutely necessary. The alarms continue to be as heretofore one bell for the Eastern District from Wanchai to the Murray Barracks, two bells for the Central District from Murray Barracks to the Harbour Office, and three bells for the Western District.
13. While satisfied that the present system of centralisation of engines and men at the Central Fire Station is necessary under existing circumstances where the men are drawn from the Police Force at the Central Police Station, and have their quarters either there or at the Fire Brigade Station, I am of opinion that the completion of the distribution of water will necessitate a radical reconstruction of the Brigade, and that the proper method for the suppression of fires will be found to lie in a number of small stations placed at a convenient distance apart with hose and other articles ready for immediate use at the outset, steam-engines falling into the background and occupying a subordinate position in the Brigade.
14. I have already had made as an experiment anticipatory to this change of system what is known as "The Fire Despatch-box," the points of which are that it can be worked by one man, and contains all the necessary appliances for dealing with a fire at the outset including three hundred feet of hose, and I anticipate that it or some other contrivance will be spread all over the Town and worked by a system which has yet to be devised when the water works are completed.
15. I have much pleasure in stating that the behaviour of the men at fires has been good, and their attendance regular, and that Mr. CAMPBELL, who fills the important post of Assistant Engineer and is responsible for the proper keeping of the appliances and the general efficiency of the Brigade, carries out his duties conscientiously and with satisfaction.
16. Since the commencement of this year the Brigade has lost the services of Mr. BREWER Who I regret to say after a long illness has succumbed to it. He was a very zealous and efficient Officer, and during the absence on leave of the Superintendent in 1886, received a special letter of thanks from the Government for the manner in which he had acted as Superintendent. His place has been filled by Mr. WAGNER subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies.
17. I enclose copy of Mr. WAGNER's report on the state of the engines and also a return of fires and alarms of fires during the
year 1889.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable W. M. DEANE, M.A.,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Supt., Fire Brigade.
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Copy.
GOVERNMENT FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,
2nd January, 1890.
SIR,I have the honour to submit herewith my report on the state of the Government Fire- engines for the year ended 31st December, 1889.
Steamer No. 1 (Floating engine), by Messrs. Merryweather & Co., has been 22 years in service. In December last, the launch was docked for repairs, and the Fire and Screw engines received a thorough overhaul. The water tanks were taken out of launch, scraped, painted and repaired. They have now been in long use, and are considerably corroded and pitted on the insides, so much so, that I would recommend new ones to be fitted during the early part of next year.
During the year, the engine has not been disabled at any fire, and is now in good working order. Steamer No. 2, by Messrs. Merryweather & Co., has been 21 years in service. In August last it received a thorough overhaul. During the year it has not been disabled at any fire, but on two periodical trials it was completely disabled, on one occasion, by the bursting of one of the boiler tubes, and on the other, by the failure of one of the cylinder covers.
This engine is of obsolete type for land purposes, being complicated in design, cumbersome to transport owing to its great size and weight and slow to generate steam. The increase of the areas of the steam pistons over that of the plungers is so small that with the present boiler pressure, the maximum water pressure that can be attained is 55 lbs. per square inch. A pressure, which, when it is considered the increase of buildings of an inflammable nature on levels with Lyndhurst Terrace and Wellington Street, and the increased height of new buildings on the lower levels renders the engine absolutely worthless for any other purpose than that of feeding. Its upkeep and consumption of fuel are very expensive compared with the modern and more powerful engines. In my last year's report I recommended a new fire-box to be fitted to the boiler. This expenditure was not sanctioned. I consider the engine not worth the outlay now, and would recommend that it be disposed of by tender, and the proceeds go towards the purchase of an engine of modern type, similar to No. 5. The engine is in good working order compatible with its age and worn out condition.
Steamer No. 3, by Shand & Mason, has been 10 years in service, and the boiler 2 the year it has not been disabled at any fire, and is now in good working order.
years. During
Steamer No. 4, by Shand & Mason, has been 7 years in service. In March last it received a thorough overhaul. It has not been disabled at any fire, and is in good working order and a most efficient engine.
Steamer No. 5, by Shand & Mason, has been 3 years in service. In November last it received a thorough overhaul. It has not been disabled at any fire. It is in good working order and a most efficient engine.
Volunteer Engine, by Shand & Mason, has been 9 years in the service of the Volunteer Brigade, and 1 year in the Government. It has not been disabled at any fire, and is in good working order.
The Assistant Engineer and Engine drivers have attended regularly and promptly to all calls made on the Brigade, and have performed their respective duties in a most satisfactory and creditable
manner.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable H. E. WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.,
Supt., Government Fire Brigade.
ARTHUR WAGNER, Engineer, Government Fire Brigade.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889.
No. of
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
1 Jan.
3, 11.15 p.m.
House No. 1, Rozario Street,
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Matshed at Belchers Bay,
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5.10 p.m.
11.15 p.m.
4 p.m.
Daylight.
3 a.m.
3.20 p.m.
4 a.m.
8 p.m.
House No. 197, Queen's Road West,
Grass on hillside above No. 1 Tank, House No. 73, Queen's Road East,....
House No. 159, Queen's Road West,. House No. 279, Queen's Road West,
House No. 75, Queen's Road East,.
Chimney of House No. 28, Stanley Street,
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REMARKS.
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Do.
Do.,
Do.
Unknown,
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Do.
Do.
Trifling
1
1
$20,000
Unknown,
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
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Do.
Do.,
None
Do.
Trifling
Do.,
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2
1
$1,000
Falling of a kerosine lamp,
Trifling
Unknown.
None
Do.
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1
$2,000
Do.,
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Trifling
None
Do.,
Incendiarism,
Incendiarism,.
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Accidental.
Insured in the China Fire Insurance Com- pany for $1,000.
Insured in Messrs. Siemsson & Co. for $2,600.
Some young trees destroyed.
A bundle of rags saturated with kerosine gunpowder and matches were found in the house.
The staircase was saturated with kerosine oil.
False alarm.
Old rags saturated with kerosine oil were thrown into the house.
Insured in Messrs. Russell & Co. for $15,000.
Extinguished by Police.
A number of young trees destroyed.
Do.
Do.
Unknown
Do.
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$12
Do.
...
$240
Do.,
...
Trifling
Do.,
Do.
Do.,
$10
Trifling
...
Do.
Do.
$20
Careless use of lighted candles.
Unknown,
22 pigs destroyed.
Insured in the Northern Assurance Com-
pany for $5,500.
Insured in Messrs. Pustau & Co. for $4,500.
Extinguished by Police.
Carelessness while boiling oil,... Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for
$2,200.
None.
Unknown.
1
$300
Do.,
Insured in Messrs. Scheele & Co. for $4,000.
Trifling
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
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11
Feb. 4,
2 p.m.
12
6,
9.45 p.m.
House No. 92, Wing Lok Street,
House No. 198, Hollywood Road, House No. 44, East Street,
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8.20 p.m.
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A stack of grass at the "Basel Mission" Garden, House No. 36, Third Street,
Grass on the hillside near Tai Tam Tuk, Chimney of House No. 35, Wellington Street, Grass on hillside above Richmond Terrace, Grass on hillside near Magazine Gap,
S. S. Benlawers,
7.30 p.m.
Matshed at Yaumati,
1 a.m.
Matshed at Coffee Plantation,..........
2,
7.30 p.m.
House No. 5, Wing Wo Street,
House No. 337, Queen's Road Central,
11 a.m.
House No. 81, Station Street, Yaumati,
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Grass on hillside above Sai Wan,
26 April
5,
27
12,
8.54 a.m.
Grass on hillside above Little Hongkong, House No. 292, Queen's Road West,
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5,
7.20 p.m.
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10 p.m.
House No. 145, Bonham Strand Central, House No. 307, Queen's Road West,
Chimney of House No. 155, Queen's Road West,
No. DATE.
TIME.
31 May
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889,- Continued.
No. of
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
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CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
$10,000
Incendiarism,
9,
4.35 a.m.
House No. 10, Wilmer Street,
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Do.
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Trifling
$860
Carelessness while burning joss paper.
Careless use of lights while cat-
ching bugs.
Unknown.
It is supposed that some thieves entered by the sky-light and set fires to the stores. Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $15,000.
Careless use of fire for boiling A number of pigs destroyed.
pig's food,
Some straw and oil were found burning in the house.
$20
Accidental.
$50
Incendiarism,..
None
Unknown.
Do.
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Do.
Unknown.
Trifling
Do.
2
$3,000
Incendiarism,...................
None
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$1,300
Unknown.
Bursting of a kerosine lamp.
The master of this shop was charged with arson but was discharged at the Su- preme Court.
Careless use of fire for drying Insured in Messrs. Norton & Co. for $1,300.
cakes,
None
Bursting of a kerosine lamp.
Do.
Unknown,
No trees destroyed.
Trifling
Do.
None
Do.
...
Do.
Do.
...
Do.
32
12,
""
33
13,
9 p.m.
4 p.m.
A house in Un Fuk Lane,
>>
34
35
36
""
19
14,
11.30 a.m.
16,
1.45 a.m.
17,
5 p.m.
37
17,
9 p.m.
House No. 20, Gilman Street,.
House No. 32, Ship Street,
House No. 1, Pokfulam Road,...
Matshed at Skew Bridge, Shaukiwan Road,..
House No. 36, First Street,.
"
38
21,
Midnight.
House No. 41, Shamshuipo,
39 June 16,
2.30 a.m.
House No. 115, Third Street,
40
24,
2.45 a.m.
"
41
25,
9.30 p.m.
">
42
26,
43
28,
"
44
29,
45
July
1,
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
9.50 p.m.
House No. 113, Queen's Road West, House No. 252, Queen's Road Central, Chimney of the Hongkong Dispensary, House No. 242, Queen's Road West,
Chimney of House No. 2, Stanley Street, House No. 87, First Street,.
46
4,
4.20 a.m.
House No. 227, Queen's Road West,
""
47
11,
2 a.m.
House No. 193, Queen's Road West,
""
48
11,
Grass on hillside,
""
49
11,
50
16,
5 p.m.
51
16,
10.45 p.m.
""
52
17,
1 a.m.
53
29,
39
54 Aug. 10,
45
5.10 p.m.
10.30 p.m.
8.45 p.m.
55
11,
""
56
12,
57
24,
3.20 a.m.
Grass in a house at Mong Kok Tsui, Chimney of house No. 12, Market Street, House No. 5, Mercer Street,
House No. 90, Queen's Road East,. Matshed on the hill near Victoria Fort, Chimney of house No. 72, Jardine's Bazaar,
Grass on hillside near Kai Lung Wan, House No. 14, Sholley Street,...........
House No. 95, Hollywood Road,
:
:
Incendiarism,...
$300 Carelessness while burning joss
paper.
Unknown.
An empty paint tin containing kerosine oil was found burning on the staircase.
None
:::
Do.
Do.
Do.
Incendiarism,....
1
$400
Unknown,
A lighted paper torch saturated with ke- rosine was thrown into one of the rooms. Insured in Messrs. Melchers & Co. for $700.
203
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889,—Continued.
No. of
204
25,
2 a.m.
""
67
29,
وو
68
Oct.
7.30 p.m.
69
6,
11.30 p.m.
70
9,
""
4 p.m.
71
10,
4.30 a.m.
72
12,
11.15 p.m.
73
13,
8.40 a.m.
House No. 6, Tung Shing Lane,
BUILDING
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
58 Aug. 26, 59 Sept. 14,
4 a.m.
House No. 174, Third Street,
$1,500
5 p.m.
Grass on Mount Parker,
60
16,
""
9.45 p.m.
House No. 203, Queen's Road Central,
I
None
$2,000
Accidental,
Unknown.
Bursting of a kerosine lamp,
1
61
21,
""
7 p.m.
House No. 1, Wing Wo Street,
$1,200
62
21,
9.55 p.m.
63
21,
10 p.m.
House No. 112, Queen's Road Central, House No. 9, Graham Street,
1
1
$4,000
None
Do.
64
65
66
23,
>>
"3
24,
2 p.m.
5.30 a.m.
6.45 p.m.
S. S. Japan,
House No. 220, Queen's Road Central, . Chimney of House No. 9, Hillier Street,
House No. 85, Wellington Street, House No. 4, Graham Street,
House No. 117, Shaukiwan,
House No. 42, Battery Street, Yaumati,
House No. 3, Fuk Luk Lane,
House No. 210, Queen's Road West,
Incendiarism,..
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp,
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, . Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Accidental.
The contents were not insured.
Insured in the North German Iusurance Company for $12,000 and in the North- ern Assurance Company for $22,000. A woman and a child lost their lives during the fire.
Insured in Messrs. Naudin & Co. for $10,000.
Some chests of Opium were stolen and the cargo was set on fire.
Careless use of lighted candles,... Insured in Messrs. Norton & Co. for $5,000. Unknown.
REMARKS.
""
74
75
+1
14,
House No. 52, Square Street,
$3.50
None
Slight
Bursting of a kerosine lamp.
False alarm.
$4
Unknown.
$1,500
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
None
Do.
Slight
>>
30,
2.10 a.m.
House No. 154, Queen's Road Central,
-:
1
1
$8,000
">
76
30,
6.30 p.m.
A boiler-maker's shop in Battery Street, Yaumati,
$50
Do.
1
$1,000
78
177 Nov. 4,
""
9.30 p.m.
House No. 7, Nullah Lane,
7.30 a.m.
House No. 55, Queen's Road West,
1
$16,000
Capsizing of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,
Unknown.
Carelessness while worshipping
joss.
Careless use of a lighted lamp. Unknown,
Insured in Messrs. Edward Schellhass & Co. for $10,000. Five inmates lost their lives.
An old woman lost her life. Not insured. Insured in Messrs. Dunn Melbye & Co. for $8,000 and in Messrs. Turner & Co. for $6,200.
79
12,
""
80
14,
17
81
$2
83
""
>>
14,
17,
2447
Chimney of house No. 10, Cochrane Street,
None
Do.
Do.
7 p.m.
House No. 43, West Street,
2 p.m.
Grass on hillside near Stanley,
Trifling
House No. 258, Queen's Road Central,
19,
""
2 p.m.
84
22.
1.40 a.m.
85
26,
12.30 p.m.
86 Dec.
3,
10 p.m.
87
7,
""
88
1 a.m.
House No. 34, East Street,
House No. 25, Yee Wo Street, Matshed near Richmond Terrace, Matshed at Quarry Bay,
House No. 121, Jervois Street,
Grass on hillside of Mountain Lodge,
None
...
Do.
Slight
$70
Breaking of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Incendiarism,...
Careless use of fire. Unknown.
Carclessness while smoking.
Unknown,
Paper saturated with oil was found on the staircaso.
Two coolies lost their lives.
:
Slight
None
Accidental.
Unknown.
""
:
No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889,-Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
NO. OF
BUILDING
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
None
Unknown.
Slight
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$10
Accidental.
Accidental while worshipping
joss.
Burning of joss stick and paper. Unknown.
$5,000
Do.,
4
None
$20,000
Accidental.
Unknown,
None
:.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $6,000.
Insured in the Northern Insurance Com- pany for $20,000.
89 Dec. 17,
8.20 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 10, Wyndham Street,
90
18,
12 noon
Grass on hillside near Stanley,
""
91
20,
>>
1.15 p.m.
House No. 312, Queen's Road West,
92
20,
1 p.m.
House No. 27, New Street,.
93
21,
10 a.m.
94
21,
7.20 p.m.
"
95
23,
A
5.30 p.m.
House No. 122, Queen's Road West, House No. 37, Station Street, Yaumati, House No. 334, Queen's Road Central,
1
96
""
24, 5 a.m.
97
30,
">
98
""
15
30,
5.45 p.m.
3.25 a.m.
House No. 16, Jervois Street,. House No. 17, Bonham Strand Central,
House No. 365, Queen's Road West,
...
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 28th February, 1890.
•
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
205
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF VICTORIA GAOL FOR 1889.
155
No.
90.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 7.
GAOL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 15th January, 1890.
:
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
I beg to forward herewith Annual Statistical Return of Victoria Gaol for the year 1889. 2. During eight months of the year I was detached from Gaol duty Major DEMPSTER acting as Superintendent for the time and carrying out the discipline of the Gaol on the same lines as hitherto.
3. There has been a small increase in the average number of Prisoners during the year, and a large proportionate increase in the number of Prison Offences, but the latter increase is due entirely to petty offences of which talking and short oakum picking are the principal. The number of violent and serious Prison Offences has continued to steadily decrease.
Subordinate Officers.
4. The conduct of the Subordinate Staff during the year has been very satisfactory. These Officers have generally been zealous and painstaking and judicious in their intercourse with Prisoners The frequent changes which hitherto occurred in the personnel of the Staff have diminished since the late increase of pay.
Prison Buildings.
5. These remain without change as formerly reported on. I can only repeat what I have fre- quently urged that in my opinion the introduction of the separate system is (especially in this Colony) essential to proper prison discipline. The ordinary Chinese Prisoner better fed, housed and clothed, with far less hard labour to do than an ordinary coolie finds nothing deterrent in our Prisons as long as he lives in association with companions day and night but I believe that under the separate system the Chinese Criminal classes would prefer even the hardships and cruelties of a Chinese prison to the long isolation of this system and that its introduction would be speedily followed by a considerable diminution in the number of Prisoners.
Prisoners and their Discipline.
6. During the year there have been 6,196 Prison Offences to an average of 581, giving a little over 10 offences for each Prisoner. The great proportion of Prison Offences are committed by short sentence Prisoners. Prisoners entitled to earn remission are generally careful to avoid Prison Offences. On the last day of the year of 292 Prisoners sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment or over, 90 have been clear of punishment for more than three months and of these 35 had been clear for upwards of a
year.
7. I append as usual Returns showing the number of the most common offences committed by Prisoners, similar Returns for the last three years being shown alongside for the sake of comparison.
Industrial Labour.
8. There has been an increase in the industrial earnings during the year and also an increase in the number of Prisoners taught trades but industrial work is greatly hampered by absolute want of space. The usual Returns are appended.
A. GORDON, Superintendent.
156
MONTH.
(A.)
VICTORIA GAOL.
Return of Reports for talking, &c., in the years 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889.
1886.
Daily average number Daily average number
in Prison, 674.
1887.
in Prison, 584.
1888.
Daily average number
in Prison, 531.
1889.
Daily average number in Prison, 581.
January,.. February, March,
119
146
355
105
· 135
75
320
150
248
97
362
132
April,
330
..408
380
142
May,
197
963
402
278
June,
298
918
296
205
July,
297
500
258
220
August,
232
530
225
167
September,
318
558
220
219
October,
209
429
222
130
November,
183
184
328
118
December,
93
113 ·
277
220
Total,.....
2,659
4,921
3,645
2,086
A. GORDON,
Superintendent.
(B.)
Return of Offences reported of Prisoners fighting with or assaulting each other, or Officers,
for the years 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889.
MONTH.
1886.
1887.
1888.
Daily average number Daily average number Daily average numb
in Prison, 674.
in Prison, 584.
in Prison, 531.
1889.
Daily average number in Prison, 581.
January,.
February,
March,
14 15
17
227
21
14
1
20
21
10
11
19
11
April, May, June,
July,
August,
32
29
11
6
31
41
27
5
19
33
19
12
13
31
11
5
13
39
8
13
8
17
9
September,
October,
November,
December,
Total,.....
195
306
185
26
18
27
13
5
18
5
5
10
19
12
92
A. GORDON,
Superintendent.
เ
:
157
(C.)
Return of Offences of Prisoners having Tobacco, for the years 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889.
1886.
1887.
Daily average number Daily average number
in Prison, 674.
in Prison, 584,
1888.
1889.
Daily average number | Daily average number
in Prison, 531.
in Prison, 581.
MONTH.
January,..
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,
28
14
74
32
16
10
35
50
14
20
48
55
11
27
25
21
7
39
61
45
15
34
27
33
9
57
34
24
11
40
22
35
31
58
30
51
17
71
35
30
32
34
67 15
23
33
17
59
Total,............
212
435
442
487
A. GORDON,
Superintendent.
(D.)
Comparative Return of Prisoners confined in Victoria Gaol on 31st December, 1886, 31st December, 1887, 31st December, 1888 and 31st December, 1889.
CONVICTION.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1st,
414
436
367
466
2nd,
62
30
43
59
+
3rd,
35
34
35
22
4th,
27
15
!
5th,
24.
6th,
18
15
7th,
15
10
8th,
10
10
9th,
1
10th,
11th,
co co
3
3
42220-32
13
14
16
16
13
8
4
2
8
9
121
1
1
1
12th,
1.
13th,
1
*
Total,..
600
612
576
503
A. GORDON,
Superintendent.
(E)
ABSTRACT OF ACCOUNT OF INDUSTRIAL LABOUR, VICTORIA GAOL, FOR THE YEAR 1889.
Dr.
OAKUM.
Cr.
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,. $ 187.41 1889.
Cost of Paper Stuff purchased
1,619.27
By Oakum sold during the year,
$2,189.42
29
""
Oakum issued for Gaol Hospital use, Stock on hand 31st December,
1889,-
7.50
Profit,
897.59
Paper Stuff, 10,082bs. $ 362.95 Oakum,
Total,................................$
2,704.27
2,880,,
Total,.......
144.40
507.35
2,704.27
158
Dr.
COIR YARN.
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,. $ 347.24
1889.
By Matting sold during the year,
""
Cost of Material purchased during
987.58
the year,......
Profit,.....
""
792.07
""
Issue for Prison use during the
year,
Stock on hand 31st December,
1889,-
Manufactured, ....$191.38 Material,
•
Total,...........$
2,126.89
RATTAN WORK.
1888.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,. $ 101.45 1889.
Cost of Material purchased during
306.19
the year,..............
Profit,
69.00
Total,.............................
476.64
NET-MAKING.
Cr.
$1,420.33
65.18
450.00
641.38
Total,............$
2,126.89
By Chairs, Fenders, &c., sold during Į
the year,..
وو
Articles made for Gaol use,
Stock on hand, 31st December,
1889,-
Manufactured Articles, $120.75 Material,....
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889, $ 10.00
Cost of Material purchased during
1889.
219.45
""
the year,..
122.85
Profit,
Total,...$
352.30
$ 306.71
10.73
38.45
159.20.
Total,....... ...$
476.64
By Nets sold during the year,...
Nets made for Gaol use, (value),... Stock on hand, 31st December,
1889,-
Manufacturer,....
GRASS MATTING.
1889.
""
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,.
Cost of Material purchased during
12.37
137.25
1889.
23
the year,.
Profit,
""
21.43
Total,
..$
171.05
WASHING.
$ 215.20 98.10
39.00
Total,
352.30
By Issue for Prison use during the year,.
Matting sold during the year, Stock on hand, 31st December,
1889,-
Manufactured, .......$9.26 Material,
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,.
6.40 1889.
""
Cost of Material purchased during
the year,..
Profit,
438.55
"
986.57
""
Total,..
1,431.52
3.10 149.94
8.75
18.01
Total,...... .$
171.05
By Value of Washing done during the year, Prison Clothing at one cent a piece,........ Cash received for Clothes washed,.. Stock on hand, 31st December,
Total,...
$1,392.75
28.77
10.00
1,431.52
159
Cr.
Dr.
SHOE-MAKING.
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889, $ 42.30 1889.
Cost of Material purchased during
658.80
By Estimated value of shoes to Pri-
soners, and Repairs,
$ 170.98
the year..
Profit,
??
278.22
Two Issues Summer and Winter Uniform Shoes, to Prison Offi-
cers,
226.00
""
Sale to Prison Officers, &c........................ Stock on hand, 31st December,
1889,-
510.93
Material,
.$50.41
Value of New Shoes, 21.00
71.41
Total,......
979.32
Total............$
979.32
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,. $ 25.00
Cost of Material purchased during
the year,..
1889.
160.37
PRINTING ANG BOOK-BINDING.
By Estimated value of Printing done)
for Public Offices during the year, (105,159 forms),
$ 564.89
Estimated value of Books bound
19
2.84
Profit,
670.11
for Prison use,.
"}
J
Cash received for Books bound,. Cash received for Printing done,... Stock on hand, 31st December,
1889,-
236.90
21.53
Total,
855.48
Book-binding Material, &c.,
Total,..........$
1889.
To Stock on hand, 1st January, 1889,. $975.54 1889.
55
Cost of Material purchased during
1,378.29
the year,
Profit,....
134.33
TAILORS' SHOP.
By Estimated value of Prisoners'
Clothing made during the year, f Work done for Officers, Police,
&c., and charged for,... Stock on hand, 31st December,
15
">
1889,-
Flannel, Serge, Can-
vas, &c.,
{$169.85
Total,
2,488.16
CARPENTERS' SHOP.
Manufactured Articles, 296.47
Total,
29.32
855.48
$1,733.04
288.80
466.32
2,488.16
1889.
To Value of Stock on hand, 1st Ja-
1889.
15.74
nuary, 1889,
By Value of Articles made for Gaol use during the year,..........
$ 156.51
ور
Cost of Material purchased during
Work done for Officers and
203.44
59.48
the year,.
charged for,
>>
Stock on hand, 31st December,
Profit,...
24.76
1889,-
Total,
243.94
Material, Wood, &c.,... $ 7.65 Manufactured Articles,
20.30
27.95
Total,.........$
243.94
TIN-SMITH'S SHOP.
1889.
To Value of Stock on hand, 1st Ja- Į
1889.
$3 2.22
33
26.93
29.94
nuary, 1889,
Cost of Material purchased during
the year,.......
Profit,
Total,
..$
59.09
By Estimated value of Articles made Į for Gaol use during the year,. } Sale of Articles to Prison Officers, Stock on hand, 31st December,
1889,-
*3
Value of Manufactured
Articles,....
Total,
$
10.97
6.18
11.94
59.09
.
.
160
Dr.
RECAPITULATION.
Cr.
1889.
Oakum,...
Coir Yarn,
Net-making,
897.59 792.07
1889. By Surplus,
$4,026.87
122.85
Rattan Work,
69.00
Grass Matting,.
21.43
Washing,
986.57
Shoe-making,_.....
278.22
Printing and Book-binding,
670.11
Tailoring,.
134.33
Carpentering,
24.76
Tin Work,
29.94
Total,...$
4,026.87
To Profit,
$4,026.87
Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 15th January, 1890.
4
Total,............$ 4,026.87
A. GORDON,
Superintendent.
227
No. 11
90.
HONGKONG.
THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 106.
HARBOUR DEpartment, HONGKONG, 8th March, 1890.-
SIR, I have the honour to forward the following Annual Returns for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1889.
I. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered. II. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared.
III. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. IV. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared.
V. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered at each Port. VI. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared at each Port. VII. Return of Junks entered from Macao.
VIII. Return of Junks cleared for Macao.
IX. Return of Junks entered at each Port from China and Formosa.
X. Return of Junks cleared at each Port for China and Forinosa.
XI. Gross Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.
XII. Gross Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.
XIII. Return of Junks (Local Trade) entered.
XIV. Return of Junks (Local Trade) cleared.
XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels, and of all Chinese Passengers. XVI. Return of Vessels registered.
XVII. Return of Vessels struck off the Register.
XVIII. Amount of Fees received under Section 3 of Ordinance 8 of 1879.
XIX. Return of Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer.
XX. Return of Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from Places out of
China.
XXI. Return of Marine cases tried.
XXII. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.
XXIII. Return of the work performed by the Government Marine Surveyor.
XXIV. Return from Imports and Exports (Opium) Office.
SHIPPING.
2. The Shipping Returns show 30,777 Arrivals with a tonnage of 6,371,087 tons, and 30,611 Departures of C.301,604 tons, making a grand total of 61,388 vessels and 12,672,691 tons.
3. The following statement shows how this amount of shipping is apportioned:-
Ships.
Tonnage.
British, Foreign,
5,212
6,500,869
2,376
2,471,121
Junks in Foreign Trade,.
45,568
3,417,331
53,156
12,389,321
Junks in Local Trade,.
8,232
283,370
Grand Total,
61,388
12,672,691
4. Compared with 1888, there has been an increase of British tonnage amounting to 26,526 tons, and a decrease of foreign tonnage of 61,213 tons. There has also been a decrease in the Junk trade of 289,018 tons.
228
5. Compared with the average of the past 3 years, there is a decrease under the British flag of 416 ships and 167,053 tons, of Foreign ships, there is an increase of 53,510 tons.
6. The general trade as represented by the amount of shipping from and to the various countries does not show on the whole any very marked alteration. Cochin-China, Siam, and the Gulf of Tonquin show a falling off while the Coast of China and Formosa (in British Ships) and India and Singapore show the chief increase. There is however a considerable falling off in the Junk trade between Hong- kong and Coast of China and Formosa.
7. The trade with Great Britain and Continent of Europe does not differ materially from that of 1888.
8. 3,669 steamers, 151 sailing vessels and 26,957 Junks arrived during the year, giving an average of over 84 vessels daily arriving in the Waters of the Colony. Of the steamers, over 69 per cent. were British and of these, more than 50 per cent. were "Ocean going."
STEAM-LAUNCHES.
9. On the 31st December, there were 101 Steam-launches in the Harbour, of these, 50 were licensed for the conveyance of passengers, 41 were privately owned, 10 were the property of the Colonial Government. There were, in addition, 6 launches, the property of the War Department.
EMIGRATION.
10. There has been a falling off in the number of Chinese leaving the Colony for Ports other than those in China or Japan. One cause of this falling off is said to be a reduction in the rate of wages paid to coolies in the Straits Settlements. I am inclined to the belief, however, that the principal cause is that the Coolie Brokers or "Catchers" who go into the interior to procure emigrants, are not just now as successful as they have been hitherto in securing clients. The fact of fraudulent practices on the part of these "Catchers" has become known in the interior, and the Mandarins have consequently put a check on the people, who are already rather chary of placing themselves in the hands of the "Catchers." This is not an unmixed benefit. On the one hand, the number of coolies who are cajoled into emigrating is reduced, but on the other hand, those on whom no deception is being practised are distrustful and thus deterred from going.
11. In my Annual Report for 1888 I alluded to the abuses connected with Chinese Emigration, I have since had no cause to alter the opinion which I then expressed. An abuse which I did not therein refer to was that of "impersonation" at the examination before the Emigration Officer.
This is some- times detected at the final examination on board, when the coolie, having plucked up courage, declares that he does not want to go, and it is then discovered that although he has a "contract ticket" which has been passed by the Emigration Officer, he himself has never been subject to examination. It also frequently occurs that coolies are found on board the vessel with tickets similar in all respects to those issued by the Passenger Broker, but which have not received the Emigration Officer's stamp, thus shewing that the holders of these tickets have never been examined as to their willingness to emigrate. Enquiry as to the origin of these tickets is always unsuccessful, the coolie has always received it from "a friend" who, he cannot or will not give up.
12. During 1889, direct emigration to Deli (or Medan) in Sumatra was introduced, previous to this, it used to be done through Singapore. The first ship that left here direct was the China with 272 emigrants. When somewhere near Singapore, there was a revolt of the coolies and the Captain was forced to take the vessel into Singapore. The reason given for the outbreak was that, the coolies were told at Hongkong that they were going to Singapore, and they did not want to go any where else. A similar incident occurred on board the S.S. Kiel later on in the year, and there has been one more case reported in 1890. These "outbreaks" are to my mind easily accounted for, I am of opinion that they are brought about by the Chinese Brokers at Singapore, who desire to re-establish what was to them a lucrative business, and in order to accomplish this they endeavour to bring direct emigration into disrepute. They have their emissaries on board the ship, and these succeed in stiring up the coolies to revolt by telling them that they are being deceived.
13. Whatever safeguards are adopted for the protection of the emigrating Chinese coolies, it will I think always be possible for them to be to some extent circumvented by the wily and unscrupulous Chinese Brokers. I think, however, that if the proposed system of Licensed Boarding Houses, and an Emigration Wharf is established, a severe blow will be dealt to these rascals, and I have hope that when the system is adopted, we shall hear little about real Emigration abuses.
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.
14. During the year, six vessels of 1,694 tons were registered under the provisions of The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and seven Certificates of Registry were cancelled. Return No. XVIII shows the remainder of the work done in this Branch.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S Court.
15. Fifty-three cases were heard in this Court during the year. (11) were the principal offences in the case of ships, and Throwing Leaving without Clearance (6) in the case of Junks,
Refusal of duty (17), and Assault Ballast into the Harbour (9), and
229
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POST OF MASTERS, MATES AND ENGINEERS UNDER SECTION 15 OF ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.
16. The following table will shew the number of candidates examined for Certificates of Com- petency, distinguishing those who were successful, and those who failed:-
Masters,
First Mates,
Only Mates,
Second Mates,
GRADE.
First Class Engineers,
Second Class Engineers,
PASSED.
FAILED.
25
1
29
1
2
1
1
SERS
57
3
11
28
; **
39
3
3
MARINE COURTS UNDER SECTION 13 OF ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
17. The following Courts having been held during the year:-
1. On the 5th February, 1889, a Marine Court sitting as a Court of survey to inquire into the seaworthiness or otherwise of the British Steamship Pasig, Official No. 58,335 of Hongkong. The. vessel was found to be seaworthy.
2. On the 26th April, 1889. Inquiry as to the stranding of the British Steamship Afghan, Official No. 78,572 of Rochester, on N.E. Head of Lema Island, on the morning of 12th April, 1889. The Master's (THOMAS GOLDING) Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
3 On the 18th June, 1889. Inquiry respecting certain charges of misconduct brought against DAVID LONGWILL, First Mate of the British Barque Sir William Wallace, Official No. 53,245 of Newcastle, N.S.W., by TIMOTHY RICHARD BROWN, Master of the said ship. The First Mate's Certificate of Competency was returned to him. 4. On the 15th August, 1889. Inquiry as to the loss of the British Steamship Altnacraig, Official No. 84,361 of Aberdeen, on a reef off Paragua, on the morning of the 14th July, 1889. The Master's (WILLIAM BUYERS) Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
5. On the 9th September, 1889. Inquiry respecting certain charges of misconduct brought against ALEXANDER Cox, First Mate of the British Barque Mauna Loa, Official Ño. 72,640 of Maitland, Nova Scotia, by LEWIS ELLIS, able seaman of the said ship. The First Mate's Certificate of Competency was suspended for two years.
6. On the 16th September, 1889. Inquiry respecting certain charges of misconduct brought against CLEMENT YOUNG, First Mate of the British Barque Omega, Official No. 63,881 of Shanghai, by ARTHUR VERE BROWN, Master of the said ship. The First Mate's Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
7. On the 12th November, 1889. Inquiry as to the loss of the British Barque Hattie E. Tapley, Official No. 83,663 of Sydney, N.S.W., on the N.E. extreme of Chek Wan in the Samoun Group, on the night of the 1st November, 1889. The Master's (ROBERT S. MALCOM) Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
8. On the 14th December, 1889. Inquiry as to the loss of the British Ship Nylghau, Official No. 80,617 of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on the Pratas Shoal, on the evening of the 25th November, 1889. The Master's (WATSON BAKER BUTLER) Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
SEAMEN.
18. 9,822 seamen were shipped and 10,069 were discharged at the Shipping Office and on board · ships during the year.
19. 238 distressed seamen were received during the year. Of these, 44 were sent to United Kingdom, 21 were sent elsewhere and 173 obtained employment. $4,390.40 were expended by the Board of Trade in the relief of these men and $223.13 by this Colony.
MARINE SURVEYOR'S SUB-DEPARTMENT.
20. Return No. XXIII shews a continued increase in the work of this Dapartment. 1,127 visits were made by the Government Marine Surveyor to vessels under survey.
LIGHTHOUSES.
21. The three Lighthouse Stations have been maintained as usual during the year.
In May, an alteration was made in the nature of the Green Island Light, the red shades were dispensed with, and a bright light is now exhibited all round except over the Kellett's Bank. A light vessel has also been kept up on Kellett's Bank to mark the spot where eight Junks laden with stones have been sunk as an experiment with the object of finding out if the obstruction thus caused will result in a "silting up on the Bank. I do not anticipate much result from the experiment.
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230
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22. Some little difficulty has been experienced with the Chinese Staff of the Lighthouses. After being trained to their work of watch-keeping in the lantern, they frequently find the duty too irksome and laborious, and leave, with or without permission, as most convenient to themselves. new man has then to be obtained and his training taken in hand, and with a temperature in the lantern of 83° as it often is in the Summer nights the duty of training these men, which falls on the European Light-keeper, is a very trying one, seeing that he has his own watch to keep besides. Notwithstand- ing this, the lights have been efficiently maintained. I propose, however, recommending that a better class of Chinese shall in future be obtained for the posts of Light-keepers, these to receive higher rates of wages than at present, and to give security for the proper performance of their duty, and entering into an agreement to serve for a certain length of time.
BOKHARA ROCKS.
23. During the past year, experiments have been made by the Royal Engineers, with the object of determining the practicability or otherwise of blasting a portion of the Bokhara Rocks, so as to obtain a minimum depth over the Rocks of 5 fathoms. These experiments have shewn that without special appliances the operation cannot be successfully carried out. The matter is, however, still receiving attention.
GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPÔT.
24. During the year there has been stored in the Government Magazine at Stone Cutters' Island.
No. of Cases, &c.
Approximate Weight,
Gunpowder, Privately owned,
Government owned,
Cartridges, Privately owned,
""
Government owned,
Explosive Privately owned,. Compounds f
་་
Government owned,
Total,......
Ibs.
18,200
449,370
632
63,200
499
106,232
138
15,130
1,830
90,941
9
750
21,308
725,623
On the 31st December, 1889, there remained as under :--
No. of Cases, &c.
Approximate Weight,
lbs.
Gunpowder, Privately owned,
4,849
98,810
Government owned,
632
63,200
Cartridges, Privately owned,
299
35,739
Government owned,
116
17,000
Explosive
Compounds Privately owned,.
707
36,832
Government owned,............
9
750
Total,.....
6,612
252,331
25. The condition of the Magazine is not such as might be desired. For several years, white-ants have been at work in the rafters of the roof, and although their depredations have from time to time been restored the pests themselves have not been got rid of. The eastern outer wall is cracked owing apparently to the subsidence of the foundation. The wharf also is in a state bordering on the "unsafe."
The subject also of excluding the public from the precints of the Magazine is one which, I submit, should receive consideration. At present, this is the only portion of Stone Cutters' Island where the public can land without special "Permit" and when it is considered with what care such like premises are generally guarded, the omission in this case seems to call for remark.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (OPIUM) OFFICE.
26. The Return shows that during the year the amount of opium reported was as follows:--
Imported,
Exported,
Through cargo reported but not landed,
67,42932 chests. ...61,8083 27 .....12,306
40 ""
29
19,327 Permits were issued and a daily memo. of exports was sent to the Kowloon Customs Office.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Ret. Com., R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
The Honourable W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary, &C.,
&C.,
&c.
I.-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of Vessels ENTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country in the Year 1889.
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
BRITISH.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels.
Tons. rews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews, Vessels. Tons.
'rews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons.
rews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Australia and New Zealand,
57
British Columbia,....................
19
64,470| 2,401] 1 1,856 50 36,501 1,232
58
66,326 2,451 17
17,783 306
1,540 24} 18
19
:
36,361 1,232
British North Borneo,................................................
111
8,385 3511
11 8,385| 351
2,204 33
Cape of Good Hoop,
1
223
Coast of China and Formosa.......
Cochin-China,
Continent of Europe,
Great Britain,
India and Singapore,
pelago,
Japan,
Java and other Islands in the Indian Archi-
Macao, ....
Mauritius,
North Pacific,
Philippine Islands,
Ports in Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin,
Russia in Asia,.
Sandwich Islands,..
Siam,
United States of America,
1,287|1,697,011| 59,940] 60,325|| 1,844} 17.518 361 199|| 308,469 10,465| 128 164,378 8,422) 145 229,139 9,770)
...
16 15,710 487
52]
[1]
1,077 25
1,071 18 881 78,017 2,401
***
480 14
14 19,511| 687
14
437 408,485 16,739)
487
11] 17,518 361 190 308,469 10,465|| 128 164,378 8,422 146 229,619 9,784 19,511| 687
408,485| 16,739|
82 160,960 7,480]
42
12
61 8,049
162
59 58,302 1,888, 143 218,440 7,557
81
:
:
3,204
112
63
143
7,521 220
1,628
41
1,303 1,712,721 60,427 13,369 1,456,429 183,876 9,294 611,034 106,192 22,663 2,067,463 290.068 14,656 3,153,440 243,816 9,310 53 61,402 1,869 87 76,946 2,383
139 137,271 4,227
93 178,478 7,791) 196 316,518 10,627] 187 222,680 10,310} 288|||447,579 17,327 27,032 9071
223 626,744 106,679 23,966 3,780,184 350,495 2,148 43 141 139,419 4,270 42! 12
19,323 3301 74 19 2,204 33 13 223
82,253|| 2,707}| 2 3,396 36,361 1,232} 10,589 384
74 761
85,649 2,781
19
36,361 1,232
131
10,589 384
9
1
2231
2]
83 161,002 7,442
f
8,049 162
61,506 2,000
218,440 7,557||
3,204 112 480 14
94 178,520 7,803 196 316,518 10,627 191 225,884 10,422 289
448,059 17,341
10 9,149 261
22
1,628 41. 24
28,660 948
619
96,315 15,849
86
11,825 1,149
705|| 108,140| 16,998 1,056 504,800| 32,588]
86
11,825 1,149 1,142
516,625| 33,737
:
1 1,387] 32]
75 50,384 3,177 37 13,331 1,075 6,666 131
1,364 391
83,741 3,210]
1
1,387 32
1
871 27
871
27
...
2,258] 591
22
1,889
62
1,776] 52
77
52,273 3,239
39
19
29,872 1,492 15,107 1,127, 236 121,740 5,039]
407
56
3
463
27
407
19
56
8
49
3,959
140
54
33,831 1,632
124
80,256 4,669)
5,848
2021
131
236
121,740 5,089
273
135,071 6,114]
1,776
52
4
6,666| 131
3 3,917 110
828
25
4,745 135
7
10,583 241
828
25
:
1,364 39
3,283 87
3,283 87
9
4,647 1261
2,258 59
463
27
86,104 4,871 275 136,847 6,166 81 11,411 266
9 4,647 126
881
32]
72,038) 2,436
TOTAL,....
2,591 3,242,963 122,314
23
22,788 690
32
83,741 3,210) 17 14,336 447 72,038 2,438 27 54,309 2,089
17
14,336 447
105
98,077 3,657
105
2,691]
29
57,000 2,130
59 126,347 4,527]
2,691
41
61
98,077 3,657 129,038) 4,568
2,614 3,265,751| 123,004 14,733 2,331,684 229,014 9,399 - 638,101 107,771 24,132 2,969,785 336,785 17,324|5,574,647 351,328 9,422 660,889 108,461 26,746 6,235,586 459,789
231
II-NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of Vessels CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong for each Country in the Year 1889.
232
BRITISH.
COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOES,
FOREIGN.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews. Vessels.
'Tons.
Crews Vessels.
Tons. Crews. vessels.
Tons.
Crews.Vessels.
Tons.
rews. Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Australia and New Zealand,
British Columbia,.
British North America,
27
37,190 1,558)
27
37,190 1,558
27
37,190 1,558,
271
37,190 1,558
...
...
2,884
107
2,884
107
2,884
107
2,884
107
1
British North Borneo,
Coast of China and Formosa,
Cochin-China,
495 16 18! 17,063) 9351 1,511 1,955,915 72,034)
1
495
16
495
16
19 17,558 951
382
13
21
2,017 49
3 2,399 62
11,064
371
19 21,342 688
31
35,082 1,049
1,524 1,966,979 72,405|| 15,334 1,681,915 212,939 7,070 50 56,424 1,737
60 51,295 1,616|
31
91
Continent of Europe,
Great Britain,
61
9,293 207
9,293 207
43 101,693 5,704|
39
78,187 4,844
India and Singapore,
Japan,
Java & other Islds. in the Indian Archipelago,
Macao,
North Pacific,
Philippine Islands,
Ports in Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin,
136 225,581 9,729)
435 411,404| 16,387;
...
18.469 1,084)
28,692 1,480
192 283,827 10,989)|
3,230 $8
39 78,187 4,844
198
3
3,528
57
3
3,528 57
287,057) 11,077 |
79 109,236 8,550)
5,523 111
84
114,759 3,661
495 163 19 17,445 948 386,649 75,560 22,404 2,068,564 288,499 16,845 8,637,830 284,973 7,083 24,789 801 791
76,084 2,417| 62
72,637 2,304] 43 101,693 5,704 49 110,986 5.911| 42 81,715 4,901) 271| 398,063) 14,539}
1
495
16
3
2,512 65 19,957 1,013
22 397,713 75,931 23,928 4,035,543 360,904 59,871 1,850 141] 132,508 4,154
49 110,986 5,911
42
81,715) 4,901
11
26]
2
3,897
1351
36,570 873
5,781
126)
162 262,151|10,602| 9,678 261
80 144,028 5,983
85
118,496 3,664
165
262,524 9,647
216
369,609 15,712)|
111
8,753 1991 155,066| 4,537]
282
401,816 14,738
327
524,675 20,249
1
637
12
ខ
2,042 56
1
2,679 68
31
4,534) 1471
7,823
182
11
12,357
329
435
411,404 16,387 |
6C0|| 100,388 16,265|
47
5,792
7181
707
106,180 16,983
1,095
511,792 32,652||
47
5,792
718 1,142
517,584 33,370
Russia in Asia,........
Sandwich Islands,
Siam,....
35
:
South America,
United States of America,.
26
50
4 1,844
56
21
19,669) 704
2
761
24
10
11,287
178
1,289 35
10,187
1,289 35
106
12
1061 12
190
35
28,656 1,274
22
12,683 573
0,473
144}
29
19,156 717
48
106
31,152 1,657
12
1,289
35)
3
1,395] 4.7
16,660
3341
64
47,812 1,991
978 37
51
29,665 1,517
232
120,336 5,033]
871
28
233
121,209 5,061
282
149.030 6,513)
1,844
65]
284) 150,874|| 6,578
2,348
85
42
10
2,390
95
4
2,348
851
42
10
5 2,390 95
:
1,844
56
1,176] 291
2
1.081]
22
20,750
737
4,263 138
3,113 781 10
968
16
1,729 40
598
11
11
11,885
189
23
2,735 52
26,109 436
23
1,176 29 7,376 216 2,735 52 26,109 43C
27
3,0:0 85 23,932) 842
6 3,020 85
4,194
1111
321 28.126
953
61 3,496 331 37,396 614
76
968
16
7)
598
18
341
4,464
37,994
92
*625
TOTAL,.
2,499 3,124,916 121,018||
99 119,202 2,952 2,598 3,235,118 124,000 16,556|2,362,860| 252,497|| 7,256|| 555,807 81,219 28,8122,918,667 333,716 19,055 5,487,776 373,545] 7,355 666,009 84,171 26,410,6,153,785 457,716
233
III.-NUMBER, TONNAGE and CREWS of Vessels of each Nation ENTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong,
in the Year 1889.
ENTERED.
NATIONALITY
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
OF
VESSELS.
Vessels. Tons.
Crews. Vessels.
Tons.
Crews. Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
American,
54
82,488
Austrian,
12
23,630
2,587 648
6
6,190
105
60
88,678
2,692
12
---
23,630
648
British,
2,591
3,242,963 | 122,314
23
22,788
690
2,614 | 3,265,751 | 123,004
Chinese,
134
171,998 6,984
6
5,151
248
140
177,149 7,232
Chinese Junks,
13,589
1,124,701
181,978
9,337
592,221
106,192
22,926
1,716,922
288,170
Danish,
74
29,606
1,825
3
975
49
77
30,581
1,874
Dutch,
2
2,053
80
2
2,053
80
French,
72
138,651
8,614
1
183
18
73
138,834
8,632
German,
668
600,448
20,644
44
33,206
1,127
712
633,654
21,771
Hawaiian,
3
1,975
46
3
1,975
46
Italian,
14
20,234
739
14
20,234
739
Japanese,
66
97,474
3,205
66
97,474
3,205
Norwegian,
14
13,454
349
14
13,454
349
Peruvian,
1
245
12
1
245
12
Russian,
6
10,332
365
1
42
12
Siamese,
4
1,925
81
:
Spanish,
20
12,470
857
1
133
20
286
10,374
377
4
1,925
81
21
12,603
877
TOTAL,...
17,324 5,574,647 351,328 9,422 660,889 108,461 26,746 6,235,536 459,789
IV.-NUMBER, TONNAGE and CREWS of Vessels of each Nation CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong,
NATIONALITY
OF
VESSELS.
in the Year 1889.
CLEARED.
TOTAL.
IN BALLAST.
WITH CARGOES.
Vessels.
اث
Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons.
Crews. Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
American,
43
Austrian,
12
68,547, 2,405 23,630
7
8,050
124
50
76,597
2,529
730
12
23,630
730.
British,
2,499
3,124,916
121,048
99
110,202
Chinese,
132
170,886
6,644
1
Chinese Junks,
15,548
1,323,393
209,793
7,094
392 377,016 | 75,751
2,952 23
2,598 133 22,642
3,235,118
124,000
-171,278 6,667
1,700,409 | 285,544
Danish,
71
28,115
1,646
71
28,115
1,646
Dutch, French,
1
1,164
56
1
889
21
2
2,053
77
....
60
128,813
8,382
13
9,084
260
73
137,897
8,642
German,
637
565,593
20,255
67
58,798
1,822
704
624,391
22,077
Hawaiian,
3
1,975
43
3
1,975
43
Italian,
12
17,988
888
12
17,988
888
Japanese,
3,795
148
Norwegian,
7
6,787
177
कुछ
64
96,064
3,054
67
99,859
3,202
6
4,806
120
13
11,593
297
Peruvian,
1
245
12
1
245
12
•
Russian,
9,250
441
42
10
6
9,292
451
Siamese,
4
1,925
82
4
1,925
82
Spanish,
17
10,754
795
666
34
19
11,420
829
TOTAL, 19,055.
19,055 5,487,776 373,545
7,355
666,009
84,171
26,410 6,153,785 | 457,716
V. TOTAL NUMBER, TONNAGE AND CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED AT EACH PORT IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN THE YEAR 1889.
TOTAL.
234
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
NAMES
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
OF PORTS.
Vls.
Tons.
Crews.
Vls.
Tons.
Crews. Vls. Tons. Crews.
Vis. Tons. Crews. VIs. Tons. Crews. Vls.
Tons. Crews. Vls.
Aberdeen,
597
24,274 6,212 645
Hunghom,
Shaukiwán,.
Stanley,
Victoria,
Yaumáti,
Total,..... 2,591 3,242,963 122,314
23 22,788
:
2,591 3,242,963|122,314||
14,724 1,845|| 815 3331 12,766 2,872| 945 333 16,425 3,869| 103 23 22,788 690 2,614 3,265,751 123,004 12,326 2,138,062 202,359 4,667 890 125,433 11,857 2,224
254
28,975 8,653 1,242 41,400 8,096 1,069 57,889| 9,120 1,278 3,224 931 436 362,377 53,196 16,993 144,236 27,775 3,114
:
53,249 14,865 597 56,124 9,941] 254 70,655 11,992] 333 19,649 4,800 333 2,500,439 255,555 14,917 269,669 39,632 890
,684|229,01 690 2,614 3,265,751 123,004 14,733 2,331,684 229,014 9,399 638,101 107,771 24,132 2,969,785 326,785 17,324 5,574,647 351,328 9,422 660,889 108,461 26,746 6,235,536 459,789
Tons. Crews. Vls. 24,274 6,212| 645 28,975 8,653 1,242 14,724 1,845| 815 41,400 8,096 1,069 12,766 2,872] 945 57,889 9,120 1,278] 103
16,425 3.869 3,224 931 430 5,381,025 324,673 4,690 385,165 53,886 19,607 5,766.190 378,559 125,433 11,857 2,224 144,23627,775| 3,114 269,669 39,632
Tons. Crews. Vis.
Tons. Crews.
53,249 14,865 56,124 9,941 70,655|11,992 19,649 4,800
VI.-TOTAL NUMBER, TONNAGE AND CREWS OF VESSELS CLEARED AT EACH PORT IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN THE YEAR 1889:
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
NAMRS
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
OF PORTS.
Vis. Tons. Crews. Vls.
Tons. Crews. Vis. Tons. Crews. Vis.
Tons. Crews. Vis.
Aberdeen,
Hunghom,
...
...
...
Shaukiwán,..
Stanley,
***
...
***
...
Victoria,
2,499 3,124,916|121,048||
Yaumáti,.
...
10,229| 2,305| 929 31,426 3,501| 594 50,568 6,332| 492 12,480 2,079 210] 99 110,202 2,952 2,598 3,235,118 124,000||13,447 2,127,418 222,211 3,322 1,352 130,744 16,069 1,709
313
456|
762
2261
Total,..
་་་
2,499 3,124,916 121,048
99 110,202 2,952 2,598 3,235,118 124,000
Tons. Crews. Vls.
43,020|12,560 1,242 24,192| 6,314| 1,050 19,325 5,439 1,254 7,169 2,721] 436 325,396 31,304 16,769 136,705 22,881 3,061
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
TOTAL.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Tons. Crews. Vis.
Tons. Crews.
53,249| 14,965 55,618 9,815 69,893 11,771
Tons. Crews. Vls. Tons. Crews. Vls. 53,249|14,865| 313 10,229||2,305| 929 55,618| 9,815] 450 31,426 3,501| 594 69,893 11,771} 762 50,568 6,332 492 19,649 1,830) 226 12,480 2,079| 210 2,452,809 253,515 15,946 5,252,329 343,259 3,421 267,449|38,950|| 1,352|| 130,744 16,069 1,709
43,020|12,560| 1,242| 24,192 6,314| 1,050| 19,325 5,439 1,254| 7,169 2,721 436 19,649 4,800 435,598 34,256 19,367 5,687,927 377,515 136,705 22,881 3,061| 267,449 38,950
5,118 124,000 16,556 2,862,860 262,497 7,256 555,807 81,219 23,812 2,918,667 583,71619,055 6,487,776 378,545 7,355 006,000 84,171 26,410 6,153,785 457,716-
:
VII.—Total Number, Tonnage,Crews and Passengers of Junks ENTERED from Macao, during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
235
CARGO.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
l'asseu-
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
gers.
Victoria,
612 93,260
15,710
289
80
8,544 1,015
20
692 101,804 16,725
309
Total.... 612
93,260 15,710
289
80
8,544
1,015
20
20
692 101,804 16,725
309
VIII.-Total Number, Tonnage, Crews and Passengers of Junks CLEARED for Macao, during the Year
ending 31st December, 1889.
CARGO.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Crews..
Passen-
gers.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels.
Tous.
Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Victoria,
657 98,397 16,195
581
46
5,400
695 1,047
703
103,797 16,890
1,628
Total,... 657
98,397 16,195
581
46
5,400
695 1,047
703
103,797 16,890 1,628
IX.—Total Number, Tonnage, Crews and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, from Ports on the Coast of China and Formosa, during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
CARGO,
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels. 'T'ons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Aberdeen,
597 24,274 6,212
137
645
28,975 8,653
40
1,242
53,249 14,865
177
Hunghòm,
254
14,724 1,845
65
815
41,400
8,096
36
1,069
56,124 9,941
101
Shaukiwán,.
333
12,766
2,872
62
945
57,889
9,120
119
1,278
70,655
11,992
181
Stanley,
333
16,425
3,869
101
103
3,224
931
18
436
19,649
4,800
119
Victoria,
10,570
Yaumáti,.
890
837,819 125,433
139,613 | 115,781
11,857
4,525
307,953
50,602
102
2,224
144,236 27,775
43,299 95
Total,... 12,977 | 1,031,441 166,268 116,248
9,257
583,677 |105,177
15,095 3,114
197
43,607 | 22,234 | 1,615,118 |271,445 | 159,855
1,145,772 || 190,215 | 159,080
269,669 39,632
X.-Total Number, Tonnage, Crews and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, for Ports on the Coast of China und Formosu, during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
Cargo.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Aberdeen,
Hunghom,
Shaukiwán,..
313
10,229 2,305 456
3,501 31,426 762 50,568 6,332
44
62
167
929 43,020 12,560 594 24,192 6,314 *492
19,325 5,439
49 1,242 7 1,050
53,249 14,865
93
55,618 9,815
69
79
1,254
69,893 11,771.
246
Stanley,.
Victoria,
226 11,782
86
210
1,352
224 1,709
Yaumáti,.
12,480 2,079 989,549 163,312 | 132,571 3,114 130,744 16,069
Total,... 14,891 | 1,224,996193,598 |133,154 7,048
371,616 75,056 18,091 21,939 1,596,612 268,654 | 151,245
7,169 2,721
7
111,205
25,141 16,553 136,705 22,881 1,396
436 14,896
19,649 4,800
93
3,061
1,130,754 188,453 | 149,124 267,449 38,950 1,620
236
XI.-Grand Total Number, Tonnage, Crews and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
CARGO.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
l'asseu-
gers.
Aberdeen,
597
24,274 6,212
137
645
28,975 8,653
40 1,242
53,249 14,865
177
Hunghôm, ...
254
14,724
1,845
65
815
41,400
8,096
36
1,069
56,124 9,941
101
Shaukiwán,.
333
12,766
2,872
62
945
57,889
9,120
119
1,278
70,655 11,992
181
Stanley,
333
16,425 3,869
101
103
3,224
931
18
436
Victoria,
11,182
931,079 155,323 |116,070
4,605
316,497
51,617
Yaumáti,
890
125,433 11,857
102
2,224
144,236 27,775
43,319 95
19,649 15,787 1,247,576|| 206,940 3,114 269,669 39,632
4,800
119
159,389
197
Total,...
13,589
1,124,701 181,978 |116,537
9,337
592,221 106,192 43,627
22,926 1,716,922 | 288,170
160,164
XII.-Grand Total Number, Tonnage, Crews and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
CARGO.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Aberdeen,
313
10,229 2,305
44
929
43,020 12,560
49 1.242
53,249 14,865
93
Hunghòm, .
456
31,426
3,501
62
594
24,192
6,314
7
1,050
55,618
9,815
69
Shaukiwán,...
762
50,568
6,332
167
492
19,325
5,439
79
1,254
69,893
11,771
246
Stanley,
226
12,480
2,079
86
210
7,169
2,721
7
436
19,649
4,800
93
Victoria,
12,439
1,087,946 179,507 133,152
3,160
146,605
25,836
17,600
15,599
1,234,551
205,343
150,752
Yaumáti,.
1,352
Total,...
130,744 16,069
15,548 1,323,393 209,793 |133,735
224
1,709
136,705 22,881
1,396
3,061
267,449 38,950
1,620
7,094
377,016 | 75,751 19,138 22,642 1,700,409 285,544 152,873
XIII.-Return of Junks ( Local Trade) ENTERED at the Port of Victoria from the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages in British Kaulung, during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
CARGO.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Vessels. Tons. Grews.
Passen- gers.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Victoria,...... 2,836 97,309 33,314 2,802
1,195
38,242 11,656 3,231 4,031 135,551 44,970 6,033
Total,...
2,836
97,309 33,314 2,802 1,195 38,242 11,656 3,231 4,031
135,551 44,970
6,033
XIV.-Return of Junks ( Local Trade) CLEARED from the Port of Victoria for the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages in British Kaulung, during the Year ending 31st December, 1889.
CARGO.
BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen-
gers.
Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Passen- gers.
Passen-
Vessels.
Tons. Crews.
gers.
Victoria,......
1,725
49,441 15,472
4,701 2,476 98,378
•
30,887 1,185 4,201
147,819 46,359
5,886
Total,... 1,725 49,411 15,472 4,701
2,476
98,378 30,887 1,185 4,201
147,819 46,359
5,886
.
237
XV.-SUMMARY,
FOREIGN TRADE.
No. of VESSELS.
TONS.
CREWS.
British Vessels entered with Cargoes,..
Do.
do.
in Ballast,
2,591
23
3,242,963
122,314
22,788
690
Total,.......
2,614
3,265,751
123,004
British Vessels cleared with Cargoes,
2,499
3,124,916
121,048
Do.
do. in Ballast,
99
110,202
2,952
Total,....
2,598
3,235,118
124,000
Total of all British Vessels entered and cleared,
5,212
6,500,869
247,004
Foreign Vessels entered with Cargoes,
14,733
2,331,684
229,014
Do.
do.
in Ballast,
9,399
638,101
107,771
Total,.
24,132
2,959,785
336,785
Foreign Vessels cleared with Cargoes,..
16,556
2,362,860
252,497
Do.
do. in Ballast,
7,256
555,807
81.219
Total,.......
23,812
2,918,667
333,716
Total of all Foreign Vessels entered and cleared,.................
47,944
5,888,452
670,501
Total of all Vessels entered with Cargoes,
17,324
5,574,647
351,328
Do.
do.
in Ballast,
9,422
660,889
108,461
Total of all Vessels entered,
26,746
6,235,536
459,789
Total of all Vessels cleared with Cargoes,
19,055
5,487,776
373,545
Do.
do. in Ballast,
Total of all Vessels cleared,
7,355
666,009
84,171
26,410
6,153,785
457,716
Do.
do.
Total of all Vessels entered and cleared with Cargoes,
Total of all Vessels engaged in Foreign Trade only, entered and cleared,
36,379
11,062,423
724,873
do. in Ballast,
16,777
1,326,898
192,632
....
53,156
12,389,321
917,505
TRADE LOCAL.
Total of all Vessels entered,
4,031
135,551
44,970
Do.
cleared,
4,201
147,819
46,359
Total of all Vessels engaged in Local Trade only, entered and cleared,..
8,232
283,370
91,329
Total of all Vessels engaged in Foreign Trade only, entered and cleared,
Do.
do. in Local Trade only,
53,156
12,389,321
917,505
do.
8,232
283,370
:
91,329
Grand Total of all Vessels entered and cleared,
61,388
12,672,691
1,008,834
SUMMARY OF ALL CHINESE PASSENGERS.
NAMES OF PLACES.
From Ports other than in China or Japan,.
Do.
in China and Japan,
Do.
in Macao,
Do.
in Villages of the Colony,
99,315
581,898
60,896
6,033
Total Arrivals,
748,142
Left for Ports other than in China or Japan,
47,849
Do.
in China and Japan,
622,876
Do.
in Macao,
58,102
Do.
in Villages of the Colony,
5,886
Total Departures,
731,713
Excess of Arrivals over Departures,..
13,429
Grand Total of Arrivals and Departures,.....
1,482,855
·"
238
XVI.-RETURN of VESSELS REGISTERED at the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1889.
Name of Vessel.
Official Number.
Regis- tered Tonnage.
Horse Power.
Rig.
Built of
Where built and when.
Remarks, &c.
Nagasaki, str.,
Samtor, str.,
Goodluck, str., 88,850 81.34 28
Lady Harewood,... 60,867 381.85
Sanitwongse, str.,. 95,851 71.75 24
95,852 10.29 6
95,853 68.59 28
Ardgay, str.,.
88,869 1,080.92 160 Schooner Steel Low Walker on Tyne, 1886.
Since transferred to New Westminster, Brit. Columbia.
XVII.-RETURN of REGISTRIES of VESSELS cancelled at the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1889.
Schooner Wood Hongkong, 1888.
Barque Wood Plymouth, County of
Devon, 1868. Schooner Wood Hongkong, 1889.
None Wood Hongkong, 1889.
Schooner Wood Hongkong, 1889.
Since transferred to Penang.
Since transferred to Penang.
Name of Vessel.
Regis- tered Tonnage.
Rig.
Built of
Where built and when.
Reason of Cancellation.
10.29
Esmeralda, str.,. 70,438 395.22 1876 100 Brigantine | Iron Aberdeen, 1874.
Wandering Min- strel,
65,363
Carisbrooke, str, 65,463
Seagull, str., 63,876
Goodluck, str.,.. 88,850
Sanitwongse, str., 95,851
Nagasaki, str.,... 95,852
361.71 1885 Barque Wood Peterhead, 1875.
973.07 1886 140 Schooner 1ron Sunderland, Durham,
1873. 17.37 1888 25 Schooner Iron Rutherglen, Scotland,
1872. 81.34 1889 28 Schooner Wood Hongkong, 1888.
71.75 1889 24 Schooner Wood Hongkong, 1889.
1889 6 None Wood Hongkong, 1889.
Sold to Foreigners at Yoko-
hama, Japan.
Stranded at Midway Island,
North Pacific.
Sold to Foreigners at Hiogo,
Japan.
Transferred to Shanghai.
Transferred to Penang.
Transferred to Penang.
Transferred to New West- minster, British Columbia.
XVIII.—AMOUNT of FEES received under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1855, and Section III. of Ordinance No. 8
of 1879 in the Harbour Department, during the Year 1889.
Matter or Duty in respect of which Fee taken.
Number.
Fee.
Amount.
Remarks, &c.
Certifying Desertion,
Declaration of Ownership,
Endorsement of change of Master,
Endorsement of change of Ownership,
Granting Certificate of Imperial Registry,..
Inspection of Registry,........
70
1
10
2
1 20
70
20
29
1
29
2.
2
4
CO
6
15
90
2
1
2
Recording Mortgage of Ship,
Recording Discharge of Mortgage,
3
5
15
3
5
15
Recording Sale of Ship,
6
10
5
30
Registering Certificate of Sale,
2
2
4
Total,......
€
279
XIX. RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong, during the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1889.
239
No.
DATE CLEARED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION- ALITY
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHITHER BOUND.
TOTAL.
OF SHIP.
M.
F.
M.
F.
12345&
1 January 2
Peshawur, str.
""
2
Tetartos, str....
""
5
Ulysses, str.
15
7
Japan, str.
32
12
Poseidon, str.
15
Wing Sang, str.
2,158 British 1,578 Germau 1,526 British 1,865 2,510 Austrian 1,517 British
L. H. Moule
Straits Settlements
210
210
J. Petersen
$661
366
""
S. H. Butler
313
31
11
355
T. S. Gardner
190
77
8
284
""
27
S. Mersa
542
135
13
16
706
92
d'A. de Ste. Croix
552
93
271
680
,1
15
Bormida, str.
""
8
16
Sutlej. str.
1,499 Italian 2,144 British
E. De Negri
312
19
333
37
W. D. Worcester
72
9
18 Independent, str..
871 German
W. J. Schafer
262
10
27
10
22
Devonhurst, str.
11
""
23
Stentor, str.
1,164 Dutch 1,307 British
P. Hauthoff
200
24
""
S. Milligan
301
:
:
72 275
229
50
,,
12
23
Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,392
J. G. Olifent
119
13
137
13
وو
وو
25
Deuteros, str.
14 February 9
Camorta, str.
1,198 German 1,355 British
L. Iwersen
121
8
134
5
A. Fyfe
211
Q
72
""
15
13
Maria Teresa, str.
2,011 Austrian
F. Kossovich
16
117
22
16
"1
15
Airlie, str.
17
27
22
Japan, str.
1,492 British 1,865
W. Ellis
43.
72
T. S. Gardner
393
29
18
25 Tetartos, str.
19
""
27 Shannon, str.
1,578 German 2,049 British
J. Petersen
710
21
C R. Edwards.
2021
""
20
"
28 Menelaus, str.
1,300
R. Nelson
2021 12
"
""
21
March
4 Kashgar, str.
1,555
C. Gadd
710
"
22
""
6
Wing Sang, str.
1,517
d'A. de Ste. Croix]
428
"
22
23
""
7
Parthia, str..
2,035
F. H. Wallace
""
Vancouver, B.C.
65
:
8 225
4410
52
428
739
202
:
218
13
724
67
24
19
7 Gwalior, str..
1,602
W. J. Nantes
Straits Settlements
195
9
25
""
8
Bormida, str.
26
27
28
29
30
31
37
""
11
Amphitrite, str.
11
""
""
13
Pekin, str.
16
Apenrade, str.
12
21
Glenlyon, str.
"
22
China, str.
32
""
23
Oceanic, str..
33
""
23 Tai Sang, str.
34
"
27 Kaisar-i-Hind, str.
Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,499 Italian 2,486 Austrian 1,392 British 2,133
1,476 German 1,410 British
648 German 2,440 British 1,505 2,385
E. De Negri L. Lemesich
J. G. Olifent P. Harris J. Hohlmann J. Sommer
J. F. Möller J. Metcalfe
233
201
249
14
132225
9
513
70
206
258
267
""
212
212
210
210
"
570
201
591
2311
231
Deli in Sumatra
272
272
San Francisco
98!
104
W. H. Jackson
Straits Settlements
724
71
810
>>
R. F. Briscol
233
233
21
35
""
30 Benledi, str.
1,453
J. H. Clark
817
38
2
36
25
30
Almora, str.
1,719
A. Hay
5641
""
"
37
April
2 Nestor, str.
1,269
"
J. S. Thompson
197
""
38
4 Abyssinia, str.
2,346
G. A. Lee
Vancouver, B.C.
147
21
39
6 Kashgar, str.
1,555
C. Gadd
Straits Settlements
311
12
35
28225
865
609
199
150
329
40
"
9
Gaelic, str.
2,691
W. G. Pearne
San Francisco
25
27
:
41
"1
9
Bisagno, str.
1,499 Italiau
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
""
>>
11
Japan, str.
11
Pandora, str.
25
11
Ganges, str.
93
12
Falkenburg, str.
12
Hector, str.
29
15
Camorta, str.
"1
""
16
City of New York, str.
49
"
17
Titan, str.............
1,554 British
50
وو
17 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
""
51
24 Nizam, str.
1,615
52
وو
24 Belgic, str.
2,695
1,865 British 1,781 Austrian 2,111 British
988 German 1,589 British 1,355 1,964 American
99
A. Toquasso T. S. Gardner G. Costanzo T. J. Alderton
H. G. Weber H. Batt A. Fyfe R. R. Searle R. J. Brown d'A. de Ste. Croix T. F. Creery W. H. Walker
Straits Settlements
417
27
449
211
41
262
27
175
551
246
""
170
170
""
Deli in Sumatra
86
86
Straits Settlements
106
106
2021
27
10
327
San Francisco
30
30
Straits Settlements
3321
339
629
51
10
13
703
""
""
156
156
Honolulu
203
11:
246
San Francisco
31
53
24 China, str.
54
29
24 Independent, str..
648 German
871
J. F. Möller
Deli in Sumatra
301
30
W. J. Schafer
Singapore
19
199
Mauritius
168
55
56
57
24 Apenrade, str.
25 Jacob Christensen, str.
26 Arratoon Apear, str.
1,476
J. Hohlmann
Straits Settlements
654
39
58
"
27 Batavia, str.
59 May
1 Palamed, str.
60
2
Moray, str.
61
رو
3
Teheran, str.
62
23
4
Clyde, str....
63
8
Bormida, str.
64
10
Palinurus, str.
65
11 Arabic, str.
66
23
14 Thibet, str.
67
""
15 Medea, str.
68
""
18 Peshawur, str....
69
""
70
22
20 Propontis, str.
71
20 Tetartos, str....
""
72
""
22 Japan, str.
18 City of Sydney, str.
""
""
1,499 Italian 1,536 British 2,788 1,671 1,215 Austrian 2,158 British 1,966 American 1,387 British 1,578 German 1,865 British
J. G. Olifent H. W. Auld C. Jackson W. S. Duncan C. D. Sams J. L. Parfitt
1,108 Norwegian 1,392 British
H. Waage
632
23
567
-888
10
7
768
673
13
673
1,652
Vancouver, B.C.
52
£3
21
1,536
Straits Settlements
238
244
1,411
398
1,670
6801
""
""
2,198
141
23
485
00
584
141
""
E. De Negri T. S. Jackson W. M. Smith C. F. Preston E. Ratzmann L. H. Moule D. E. Friele G. Heasley
5201
12
594
"
274
17
299
San Francisco
621
(2
:
Straits Settlements
457
11
520
372
75
16
471
"
206
206
San Francisco
32!
82
Straits Settlements
443
20
470
*
J. Petersen
267
16
289
T. S. Gardner
37
39
316
86
15
429
73
""
23 Parthia, str..
2,035
F. H. Wallace
Vancouver, B.C.
117
118
74
37
31 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
d'A. de Ste. Croix
Straits Settlements
637
121
22
801
"
75 June
1 Agamemnon, str..
1,523
"1
J. Wilding
293
18
317
21
76
5 Camorta, str.
1,355
""
A. Fyfe
172
الالا
201
27
77
27
6 Bisagno, str...
78
27
6 Port Fairy, str.
79
39
8 Apenrade, str.
80
21
11 Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,499 Italian 1,645 British 1,476 German 1,392 British
81
14 Gaelic, str.
2,691
""
82
83
18 Moray, str.
20 Abyssinia, str.
84
22 City of New York, str.
85
22
22 Elektra, str..
86
""
24 Khiva, str.
1,411 2,346 1,964 American 2,095 Austrian 1,452 British
""
G. A. Valle J. Clark J. Hohlmann J. G. Olifent W. G. Pearne W. S. Duncan G. A. Lee R. R. Searle A. Lussich
177
44
236
19
Vancouver, B.C.
49
:
61
Straits Settlements
771
9
180
3261
761
415
25
San Francisco Straits Settlements
67
6551
71 746
Vancouver, B.C. San Francisco
82
:
82
18!
21
Straits Settlements
318
6
10
14
402
E. Crewe
495
501
11
562
Carried forward,.....
144,064
Carried forward,.............. 24,281 2,117
292
334 27,024
240
RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong,-(Continued).
No.
DATE CLEARED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION-
ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHITHER FOUND.
TOTAL.
M.
F. M.
F.
5886688328538
87 June
Brought forward,. 25 | Goalpara, str.
144,064
28 Tetartos, str.
>>
1,355 British 1,578 German
E. C. Russell J. Petersen
Brought forward, |24,281| 2,117|| Straits Settlements
292 3341
27,024
247
18
271
421
47
482
"
89
་
29
Belgic, str.
2,695 British
90 July
1
Kashgar, str.
91
""
2
Japan, str.
1,555 1,865
W. H. Walker C. Gadd
San Francisco
34
8
44
"5
Straits Settlements
164
19.
#
188
G. B. Pallett
266
71
11
353
91
92
4
Batavia, str..
1,662
"
J. C. Williamson
| Vancouver, B.C.
64
64
93
4
Bormida, str.
94
""
8
Glenfruin, str...
95
9
City of Peking, str.
1,499 Italian 1,936 British 3,129 American
E. De Negri
Straits Settlements
2-5
349
96
10
Berenice, str.
1,707 Austrian
97
13
Deuteros, str.
""
98
13
Wing Sang, str..
1,198 German 1,517 British
E. Norman
J. M. Cavarley A. Trobitz L. Iwersen
218
246
San Francisco
98
106
Straits Settlements
207
75
15
308
177
16
197
d'A. de Ste. Croix
25
27
391
35
7
437
99
16 Arabic, str.
2,788
W. M. Smith
San Francisco
50
2
60
100
18 Port Augusta, str.
1,856
""
H. E. Draper
Vancouver, B.C.
700
70
:
101
20 Deucalion, str.
1,374
W. Asquith
Straits Settlements
92
15
111
102
"
20 | Camorta, str.
1,355
>>
A. Fyfe
132
201
1
157
>>
103
""
20 Flintshire, str.
1,017
""
C. J. C. Habekost
123
6
131
""
104
>>
22 Glaucus, str.
1,381
W. J. Hannah
London
88
88
105
106
107
108 August 109 110
""
24
Arrátoon Apear, str.
1,392
J. G. Olifent
27
25
City of Sydney, str..
1,966 American
D. E. Friele
Straits Settlements San Francisco
125
611
""
25
Teheran, str.
1
Parthia, str...
22
1
Dresden, str.
27
2
Moray, str.
111
3 Oceanic, str.
وو
112
22
8 Bisagno, str.
113
8 Menelaus, str.
114
10
27
Orion, str....
115
""
13
City of Rio de Janeiro, str.
116
29
14
Japan, str.
""
1,670 | British 2,035 3,110 German 1,411 British 2,440 1,499 Italian 1,300 British
1,833 Austrian
2,275 American 1,865 British
C. D. Sams F. H. Wallace W. Schuckmann W. S. Duncan C. H. Kempson G. F. Valle R. Nelson
B. Vidos
W. Ward
Straits Settlements Vancouver, B.C. Straits Settlements
243
81
73
242
::
72
5
207
70
27
282
::
81
73
275
San Francisco
46
17
Straits Settlements
116
10
127
11
201
San Francisco
44
T. S. Gardner
Straits Settlements
192
117
15
"3
Port Fairy, str.
1,645
J. Clark
97
Vancouver, B.C.
63
118
""
20
Thibet, str.
1,671
C. F. Preston
Straits Settlements
213
119
20
Goalpara, str.
1,355
E. C. Russell
202
"
**
120
26
Gaelic, str.
""
2,691
W. G. Pearne
San Francisco
109
23
121
""
28 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
29
d'A. de Ste. Croix
122
:"
29
Abyssinia, str.
2,346
""
G. A. Lee
123
29 Telamon, str.
125
126
127
"
11
Belgic, str.
128
12
Batavia, sir..
""
129
12 Gwalior, str...
""
130
دو
18 Moray, str.
124 Sept.
6 Bormida, str.
6 Arratoon Apear, str.
10 Melpomene, str.
1,555 1,499 Italian
1,392 British 1,943 Austrian 2,095 British
M. H. F. Jackson E. De Negri J. G. Olifent E. Perini W. H. Walker J. C. Williamson W. J. Nantes W. S. Duncan
1:
Straits Settlements Vancouver. B.C. Straits Settlements
6141
96
SEUR SHAREER
72
364
67
24
45
186
128
162
256
16
39
:
:
64
235
63
65
10
55
10]
74
G
:
:
289
217
136
728
75
352
58
420
373
58
442
21
??
434
52
503
2441 27
274
1,662 1,602
""
San Francisco Vancouver, B.C. Straits Settlements
145
14
161
37
37
149
13
167
1,411
295
50
•
131
"
19 | City of Peking, str.
3,129 American
J. M. Cavarley
Honolulu
831
San Francisco
25
132
"
19 Nestor, str.
1,269 British
133
21
Nizam, str.
134
29
23
Camorta, str.
1,615 1,355
"
W. Elder T. F. Creery
Straits Settlements
298
19
186
""
A. Fyfe
266
1876076
12
361
141
312
3
208
283
"
135
""
27
Port Augusta, str.
1,856
""
J. Hogg
Vancouver, B.C.
65
:
65
136
"J
28
Arabic, str.
2,788
W. M. Smith
""
San Francisco
50
201
80
138
139
**
140
""
141
""
142
??
11
143
*
11
144
""
12 | Fidelio, str.
145
19
17 Wing Sang, str.
137 October 1 Japan, str.
2 Cyclops, str.
8 Bisagno, str.
8 Amigo, str.
10 Maria Teresa, str.
Parthia, str.
City of Sydney, str.
1,865 1,403 1,499 Italian
771 German 2,011 Austrian 2,035. British 1,966 American
T. S. Gardner
H. Nish G. F. Valle
J. A. Bruhn
R. Depens F. W. Wallace D. E. Friele B. Brorsen d'A. de Ste. Croix
""
Straits Settlements
456
61
529
274
261
303
326
10
341
Singapore
56
224
Mauritius
156
:
Straits Settlements
171
。
45
5
226
853 German 1,517 British
146
"
18 | Oceanic, str.
2,440
"
C. H. Kempson
Vancouver, B.C. San Francisco Medan in Deli, S. Straits Settlements San Francisco
46
47
43
105
Co
:
51
105
:
505
75
76
147
"7
19 | Khiva, str.
1,452
E. Crewe
""
Straits Settlements
216
148
21
Arratoon Apear, str.
1,392
J. G. Olifent
229
23
"
149
23 Peshawur, str.
2,158
L. H. Moule
149
"J
""
:
Co
:
595
88
:
241
260
149
150
23 Diamond, str.
1,030
J. T. Wilson
75
21
151
30
Port Fairy, str.
1,645
J. Clark
502
31
"
99
152 Nov.
2
Kashgar, str.
1,555
W. L. Brown
145
21
G
276
82
544
174
>>
"
153
5 Kong Beng, str.
154
""
6 Gaelic, str.
155 ""
6 Bormida, str.
156
""
8 Camorta, str.
157
"
158
29
159
"1
11
Fidelio, str.
160
"J
14 China, str.
161
""
15 Japan, str.
162
"
20 Coromandel, str.
163
"
22 | Agamemnon, str.
164
22
23 | Belgic, str.
165
"
23 Velox, str.
166
37
29 Choysang, str.
9 Melpomene, str.
9 Moray, str.
1,499 Italian 1,355 British 1,943 Austrian 1,411 British
853 German 2,401 British 1,865 2,383
753 German 1,194 British
R. Jones
W. G. Pearne E. De Negri A. Fyfe E. Perini W. S. Duncan H. Brorsen W. B. Seabury T. S. Gardner J. Reeves
J. Wilding
W. H. Walker
862
""
Bangkok
147
:
:
147
2,691
San Francisco Straits Settlements
46
57
254
401
303
89
107
"
89
25
120
146
59
211
""
12
Medan in Deli, S. San Francisco Straits Settlements
272
272
.
24
291
ད་ལམ
7
31
84
389
1,523
76 255
29
2,695
San Francisco
46
H. Johannsen
Medan in Deli, S.
214
23
:
22
75 283
♡
52
214
W. E. Sawer
Straits Settlements
70
167
30 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
""
d'A. de Ste. Croix
324
**
8
81
73
411
168 Dec.
4 Kaisar-i-Hind, str.
2,385
G. W. Atkinson
46
46
**
169
4 Telemachus, str.
1,421
H. Jones
142
142
""
>>
170
4 Kiel, str.
171
Bisagno, str......
172
7 Gwalior, str....
173
""
10
City of Peking, str..
174
27
10
Elektra, str.
851
1,499 Italian 1,602 British 3,129 American 2,095 Austrian
German
M. H. Krutzfeldt | Medan in Deli, S.
272
272
G. F. Valle
Straits Settlements
248
31
W. J. Nantes
91
12
دو
J. M. Cavarley A. Lussich
San Francisco
66
51
Straits Settlements
166
37
* 1 1 CO
31210
286
105
3
74 211
Carried forward,.
298,842
Carried forward,
40,166 4,186
553
580
45,485
:
?
RETURN of CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong,-( Continued).
CHILDREN.
241
No.
DATE CLEARED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION-
ALITY OF SHIF.
ADULTS.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHITHER BOUND.
TOTAL.
M. F.
M.
F.
Brought forward,..
298,842
175
Dec. 11
Patroclus, str.
176
""
12
Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,386 British 1,392
19
177
13
Ashington, str..
809 German
J. Pulford J. G. Olifent C. Zindel
Brought forward,.40,166 4,186
Straits Settlements
553 58 45,485
130
130
140
58
207
92
Medan in Deli, S.
211
211
178
91
14
Parthia, str.
2,035 British
179
16
Port Augusta, str.
1,856
""
2
F. W. Wallace J. Hogg
Vancouver, B.C. Straits Settlements
68
68
302
17
180
5
23
Khiva, str.
1,452
181
"
23
Moray, str.
1,411
""
182
"3
23
Velox, str.
753
German
183
28
Oceanic, str......
2,440
British
184
31
Deucalion str.
1,374
""
185
"
31
Japan, str.
1,865
E. Crewe
W. S. Duncan H. Johannsen W. M. Smith W. Asquith T. S. Gardner
209
27
250
855
325
241
56
316
Medan in Deli, S.
165
:
San Francisco
78
16
Straits Settlements
160!
41
318
62
345
81000
165
98
210 393
"
""
TOTAL TONS,
315,615
TOTAL PASSENGERS,
42,1974,463
589
600 47,849
To Bangkok, Siam,..
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,
""
""
London,
Mauritius,
23
12
San Francisco, U.S.A.,..
93
Medan in Deli, Sumatra,
Straits Settlements,
Vancouver, British Columbia,.
SUMMARY,
TOTAL PASSENGERS,
147 286
147
323
...(Hired),.. 88
88
324
343
1,627
1,627
1,403 191
17
89
1,650
37,242 4,243
536
556
42,577
1,080)
14
1,094
42,197 4,463 589
600
47,849
242
XX.—RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong, from Places out of the Chinese Empire, during the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1889.
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION- ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
TOTAL.
M.
F.
M.
F.
1 January 2
Japan, str.
1,865 British
2
3
4
6
7
">
2
Glucksburg, str.
816 German
Gardner Schultz
Straits Settlements
511
18
531
4801
480
27
""
4
Bormida, str.
1,499 Italian
De Negri
157
157
4
Thibet, str.
1,671 British
Case
62
62
**
4 Stentor, str.
1,307
Milligan
150
150
19
4
Glenavon, str...
1,936
Jacobs
144
144
**
Albany, str.
1,489
Porter
8
7
Phra Chom Klao, str.
1,012
Watton
""
Vancouver, B.C. Bangkok
110
110
63
63
9
7 Benlawers, str.
1,513
Webster
Straits Settlements
248
218
10
8 Namkiang, str.
999
McKechine
518
513
11
8 Poseidon, str.
2,510 Austrian
Mersa
197
197
12
9 Wing Sang, str.
1,517 British
Ste. Croix
355
355
*7
13
14
15
"
16
#
17
""
9 Bengal, str.
9 City of Rio de Janeiro, str.
10 | Phra Chula Chom Klao, s
11 Diamond, str.
12 Hesperia, str.
1,012 British
2,377
Barnett
160
160
2,275 American
Ward
San Francisco
264
N
272
Benson
Bangkok
65
65
1,030
Gordon
Straits Settlements
427
**
1,136 German
Madsen
100
427
100
Port Darwin
59
Townsville
26!
18
12 Tsinan, str.
1,460 British
Allison
Brisbane
17
280
Sydney
93
Melbourne
85
19
20
14 Propontis, str...
">
15 | Glaucus, str.
1,387 1,382
Heasley
Straits Settlements
302
310
"1
Hannah
274
271
"
་་
21
45
16 Gaelic, str.
2,691
Pearne
San Francisco
245
9
255
22
**
17 Aglaia, str.
1,666 German
Christiansen
Straits Settlements
247 11
10
270
23
>>
17
Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,392 British
Olifent
613
21
638
24
25
26
17 Kashgar, str.
17 Patroclus, str.
19 Almora, str.
1,555 1,386
Gadd
175
175
"
>>
Pulford
45
45
"
1,719
Hay
54
54
29
27
21
Escort,
28
21 | Picciola, str.
637 American 875 German
Waterhouse
Honolulu
109
109
Nissen
Straits Settlements
130
130
29
21 Peninsular, str.
2,712 British
Wyatt
114
114
30
21 Glenroy, str.
1,411
Webster
280
280
"
31
21 Moyune, str.
1.714
::
Hogg
260
260
**
32
21 Mongkut, str.
859
Anderson
""
Bangkok
250
264
Port Darwin
25
Cooktown
S!
Cairns
12
33
#
Catterthun, str.
1,406
Darke
Townsville
142
>>
Rockhampton Sydney
39
21
Melbourne
31
34
23
31
35
36
..
37
38
Deucalion, str.
24 | Batavia, str.
25 Falkenburg, str...
26 Devawongse. str.
28 Brunschweig, str.
1,374 1,662
988 German 1,057 British
Asquith Auld Weber
Straits Settlements
427
427
Vancouver. B.C.
56
56
Straits Settlements
140
110
Loff
Bangkok
63
63
2,150 German
Rodeker
Straits Settlements
239
14
259
39
28 Jason. str.
1.412 British
Milligan
70
70
40
29 Decima, str.
965 German
Breilung
77
77
41
30 | Tai Sang, str.
1,505 British
Jackson
350
350
42
43 Feb.
44
45
30 City of New York, str.
Belgic, str.
Bisaguo, str.
2 Gwalior, str.
1,964 American
Searle
San Francisco
149
160
2,695 British
Walker
68
72
1,499 Italian
Toquasso
Straits Settlements
2001
200
1,629 British
Nantes
!!
1961
196
46
2 Dardanus, str....
1,536
Purdy
150
150
47
4
Oanfa, str.
1,970
Thomson
80
80
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"
48
4 Pakshan, str.
835
Young
264
264
49
6 Airlic, str.
1,492
Ellis
Sydney
17
36
"
Melbourne
19
Port Darwin
+
Cooktown
3
Townsville
50
8 Changsha, str.
1,403
Williams
59
Brisbane
13
Sydney
131
Melbourne
19
51
11 Maria Teresa, str.
་་
2,011 Austrian
Kessovich
Straits Settlements
204
204
52
11 Menelaus, str.
1,300 British
53
13 Antenor, str.
54
15 City of Peking, str.
55
16 Khiva, str.
**
1,376 3,129 American 1,452 British
56
18 Highfield, str.....
1,665
**
57
18 Japan, str.
1,865
Nelson Grier Cavarley Crewe Simpson Gardner
81
81
140
140
San Francisco
46
46
Straits Settlements
147
147
132
132
*
562
13
575
::
#
58
19 Prometheus, str....
1,537
::
**
59
19 Diamond. str.
??
1,030
Webster Gordon
250
250
"
630
630
27
60
??
20 Benledi, str.
1,498
Clark
#
">
3001
300
61
20 | Pekin, str.
2,134
**
62
21 Arabic, str.
2,788
Harris Smith
40
40
San Francisco
69
3
72
"
63
21 Mongkut, str.
859
Anderson
Bangkok
45
45
64
22 Sachsen, str.
65
22 Electra, str.
66
•
67
25 Devawongse, str.
25 Glucksburg, str.
2.874 German 1,162
1,057 British
Loff
Goessel
Straits Settlements
324
332
Möller
120
120
::
Bangkok
67
67
68
""
26 Glengarry, str.
916 German 1,956 British
Schultz
Straits Settlements
469
469
Gedye
642
650
:
69
27 Taichiow. str.
862
Morris
211
211
"J
70
"
27 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
71
"
72 March 2❘ Flintshire, str.
73
28 Chow Fa, str.
1,055
1,871
Ste. Croix Phillips Dwyer
475
Bangkok Straits Settlements
46
227
4 Bormida, str.
74
"
4 Glenfinlas, str.
1,499 Italian 1,409 British
De Negri Jones
སེ;ཝསྐ
20
500
46
12
4
251
257
12
272
240
7
247
Carried forward........... 115,234
Carried forward...
15,879 168 53
25
16,125
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,~(Continued).
ADULTS. CHILDREN.
243
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION- ALITY OF SHIP.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
TOTAL.
M. F. V. F.
Brought forward..
115,234
Brought forward... 15,879|| 168 53 Port Darwin
25 $16,125
Townsville
75 March 4 Chingtu, str.
1,459 British
Hunt
Brisbane
27
Sydney
10
Melbourne
76
82
83
SERP8X
5 Cheang Chew, str.
1,213
Webb
Straits Settlements
516
77
6 Telamon, str.
1,555
Jackson
#!
236
78
7 Hector, str.
1,590
Batt
95
222
29
553
242
108
"
"
79
7 Amphitrite, str.
......
2,486 Austrian
Lemisich
71
71
""
80
39
7 Frigga, str.
81
7
Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,400 German 1,392 British
Nagel
227
8
244
Olifent
499
20
10
11
540
7
City of Sydney, str.
11
Phra Chom Khao, str.
1,966 American 1,012 British
Friele
San Francisco
561
3
60
Watton
Bangkok
100
100
Port Darwin
Cooktown
8
84
11 Guthrie, str.
1,494
Craig
Rockhampton
10
51
Sydney
28
Adelaide
85
12 Moray, str.
1,411
"
86
"
12 Deccan, str..
2,022
Duncan Cole
Straits Settlements
140
10
150
118
118
87
13 Tai Sang, str.
1,505
Jackson
562
7
574
88
13 Oceanic, str.
2,440
Metcalfe
San Francisco
81
89
"
89
14{Phra Chula Chom Klao, 8.
1,012
Benson
>:
Bangkok
62
62
90
15 Titan, str.
1,554
Brown
Straits Settlements
345
360
#
91
15 Benarty, str.
1,111
Boutillier
153
160
27
92
16 Glengyle, str.
2,244
Gasson
285
300
93
"
18 Memnon, str.
825
Dorff
66.
72
""
"
94
18 Ningchow, str.
1,735
Durdin
1251
150
22
95
19 Abyssinia, str.
96
21 Glamorganshire, str.
2,346 1,843
Lee
Vancouver, B.C.
34
35
""
Davies
Straits Settlements
310
320
"
97
22 Preussen, str.
39
2,880 German
Poble
2451
249
98
JJ
23
Independent, str.
871
Schafer
110
114
99
100
101
102
103
104
23 Picciola, str.
875
Nissen
3001
300
**
"1
25
Flintshire, str.
1,017 British
Habekost
336
356
""
25
Lydia, str.
1,170 German
Petersen
152
157
"
";
25
Bellerophon, str...
1,356 British
Guthrie
224
241
91
25
Mongkut, str.
859
Anderson
Bangkok
120
120
:)
25
City of Rio de Janeiro, str.
2,275 American
Ward
San Francisco
561
57
105
26
Teheran, str.
"
1,670 British
Sams
Straits Settlements
208:
208
:
106
;}
27
Devawongse, str.
1,057
Loff
22
Bangkok
66
66
107
"
28
Cyclops, str.
1,363
Nist
Straits Settlements
272
20
296
108
30
Chow Fa, str.
1.055
•
Phillips
Bangkok.
52
52
109 April
1 Kaisow, str...
1.934
Castle
Straits Settlements
484
500
17
110
"
1 Bisagno, str.
1.499 Italian
Toquasso
290
12
310
11
111
1 Diamond, str.
1.030 British
Gordon
642 21
10
681
112
*
1 Gaelic, str.
2.691
Pearne
San Francisco
237 10
266
T
113
">
2 Nizam, str.
1,615
Creery
Straits Settlements
32
32
114
3 Japan, str.
1,865
Gardner
422
51
18
494
""
*
115
5 Laertes, str.
1,351
Scale
185
190
·
116
6 Palinurus, str..
1,536
Jackson
91
104
!་
117
8 Camorta, str.
""
1,355
Fyfe
"
27
""
641
66
118
8
Niole, str.
1,666 German
Pfaff
99
100
119
8 Pandora, str.
1,781 Austrian
120
8 Chowchowfoo, str.
"
121
9 Glenshiel, str.
796 German 2,240 British
Costanzo Wendt
167
25
10
15
217
"t
Medan in Deli, Sumatra
45
45
Donaldson
Straits Settlements
184
209
122
J.
9 Namchow, str.
1.109
Wilkins
308
315
"}
123
17
10 Mogul, str.
1,827
Johnson
40
40
*
124
10 Thibet, str.
1,671
Preston
67
78
"
་་
125
"}
10 | Phra Chula Chom Klao,s.
1,012
Benson
"
Bangkok
102
102
:
126
"
11 Palamed, str.
1.489
Jackson
Straits Settlements
101
105
127
12 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
128
13 City of New York, str.
#
1,964 American
Ste. Croix Searle
307
54
12
285
San Francisco
49
97
Port Darwin
27
Thursday Island
2
Cooktown
7:
129
15 Catterthun, str.
1,406 British
Townsville
19
Darke
181
Brisbane
18
Sydney
73
Melbourne
Adelaide
Honolulu
130
16 | Kalakaua
"
131
""
16 Benalder, str.
132
17
17 Goalpara, str.
382 Hawaiian 1,288 British 1,355
Duncan
43
Thomson
Straits Settlements
370
133
11
18
Bayern, str..
2,877 German
Russell Mergell
60
250
293
:)
134
18
Breconshire, str...
1,648 British
Dancaster
187
5
200
21
""
135
??
18 Belgic, str.
2,695
Walker
San Francisco
133
+
1
138
"
136
20
Orestes, str.....
*)
1,279
137
"
29 Kong Beng, str.
862
Hutchinson Jones
Straits Settlements
250 18
10
284
"
Bangkok
141
141
Port Darwin
2:
.
Cooktown
Cairns
16
138
20 Tsinan, str.
· 1,460
Allison
146
Brisbane
14:
Sydney
65
Melbourne
42
139
ད་
23 Gwalior, str.
1,629
Nantes
Straits Settlements
101
101
>>
140
17
23 Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,395
Olifent
300:
25
325
#1
141
"
23 Glenartney, str.
1,400
""
Murray
125
126
"
142
23 Cheang Hye Teng, str.
923
Scott
340 12
352
19
27
143
23
23 Fidelio, str.
852 German
Brorsen
192 8
200
27
114
""
23 Bellona, str...
1,722
12
Haesloop
130
130
Carried forward..
222,418
Carried forward..
29,014 732
245
165
30,156
244
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,—( Continued).
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS,
NATION- ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
ΤΟΤΑΙ.
M.
F M. F.
Brought forward
222,418
145 April 23 | Ajax, str.
146 147
""
23 Memnon, str.
1,477 British
825
Riley
Brought forward... 29,014 732 Straits Settlements
245
165
30,156
142
+
3
1
150
Dorff
69
3
72
19
"
23
35
Batavia, str.
1,662
Auld
"
Vancouver, B.C.
29
30
148
99
24
Picciola, str.
149
19
24
City of Peking, str.
150
151
31
152
153
99
154
"
39
26 Flintshire, str.
27 Diamond, str.
27 Mongkut, str. 29 Bormida, str.
29
Menmuir, str.
875 German
3,129 American
1,017 British
Nissen
Straits Settlements
130
130
Cavarley
San Francisco
27
32
Habekost
Straits Settlements
324
326
1,030 859
Wilson
510
19
529
""
"!
Anderson
11
Bangkok
122
1,499 Italian
De Negri
Straits Settlements
191
1,287 British
Helms
169
7
:1
155
"
29 Tartar, str.
1,568
Bailey
308
10
10
46
3
135
200
180
330
156
1
"
29 Peshawur, str.....
2,136
Moule
42
42
157
??
29 Devawongse, str.
1,057
Loff
??
Bangkok
184
184
158
"
29
Arabic, str.
2,788
Smith
San Francisco
106
13
126
"
Port Darwin
22
Townsville
9
159 May
1 Tai Yuan, str...
1,459
Nelson
Brisbane
47
Sydney
1
Melbourne
14
160
1
19
Chow Fa, str.
1,055
"
Phillips
Bangkok
86
86
161
1 Anchises, str.
1,264
""
Lapage
Straits Settlements
287
287
162
19
3 Tai Sang, str.
1,505
Jackson
575
25
600
""
#
163
3 Glenogle, str.
2,000
Duke
3201
??
164
6 Agamemnon, str.
1,453
"3
Wilding
110)
165
6 Oopack, str...
1,730
">
Jaques
148
"
166
11
7 Khiva, str.
1,452
Crewe
107
3143
330
115
156
114
??
"
167
8 Cambodia, str.
1,969
Wildgoose
77
84
""
168
9 Nam Chow, str.
1,109
Wilkins
727
2
740
"}
169
11
10 | Phra Chula Chom Klao, S.
1,012
Benson
"
Bangkok
97
97
170
"
11
Medea, str.
1,215 Austrian
Ratzmann
Straits Settlements
180
80
20
20
300
171
"
11
Almora, str..
172
"
13
Sutlej, str.
173
"}
13
Apenrade, str..
174
175
"
13
Parthia, str.....
*
13
City of Sydney, str.
176
16
**
Chowchowfoo, str.
1,719 British
2,103
""
1,476 German
2,035 British
1,965 American
796 German
Friele
Hay
92
2
96
Worcester
110
18
132
Hohlmann
36
1
37
>>
Wallace
Vancouver, B.C.
47
47
San Francisco
112
112
Wendt
Straits Settlements
95
3
100
177
"
17 Neckar, str..
1,870
Supmer
200
9
3
220
178
18 Japan, str.
1,865 British
Gardner
290 30
10
330
25
179
97
18 Daphne, str.
1,395 German
Voss
258
4
262
Port Darwin
Thursday Island
18
· 180
"
18 Changsha, str..
1,463 British
Williams
Brisbane
50
Sydney
9
Melbourne
13
181
18 | Phra Chom Klao, str.
1,012
Watton
Bangkok
171
171
182
15
18 Oceanic, str.
2,440
Metcalfe
San Francisco
121
121
183
20 Kong Beng, str.
862
Jones
Bangkok
95
95
184
20 Stentor, str..
1,267
Milligau
Straits Settlements
597
600
185
??
21 Camorta, str.
1,355
Fyfe
149
156
186
"
21 Kashgar, str.
1,555
Gadd
84
91
187
**
21 | Velocity
491
Martin
Honolulu
54
10
10
$2
188
""
23 Diamond, str.
1,030
Wilson
Straits Settlements
668
21
10
12
711
189
"
25 Sikh, str.
1,736
"!
Rowley
140
150
32
190
25 Telemachus, str..
1,381
Jones
236
17
12
267
""
"
191
25 Glenfalloch, str.
""
1,434
Cormack
61
2
66
17
192
"
25 Brindisi, str.
2.355
Tocque
114
6
3
124
"
193
25
Wing Sang, str.
1,517
Ste. Croix
251
10
271
步豐
194
99
25
Cheang Hye Teng, str....
923
Scott
391
6
10
409
19
195
""
29
Bisagno, str.
1,499 Italian
Valle
136
25
5
175
196
30 Fidelio, str.
197
30 Glenorchy, str.
198
30 Taichiow, str.
862
199
31 Memnon, str.
825
"
200
"
31 Benvenue, str..
1,448
852 German
1,822 British
Brorsen Ferguson Morris Dorff Thomson
58
2
60
220
12
232
"
209
4
10
227
871
87
58
62
"
201
"
31
Devawongse, str.
1,057
Loff
>>
Bangkok
174
20
200
202 June
1
City of Rio de Janeiro, str.
2,275 American
Ward
San Francisco
75
1
76
203
"
3 Patroclus, str.
1,386 British
Pulford
Straits Settlements
245
7
252
204
3 Gaelic, str.
2,691
Pearne
San Francisco
120
7
"
205
3 Chow Fa, str.
1,055
??
206
""
4 Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,392
Phillips Olifent
Bangkok
93
Straits Settlements
289
14
LO
ප
132
93
312
207
"
4 Ching Wo, str.
1,556
"
208
7 Nam Chow, str.
1,109
MacHugh Wilkins
313
7
>
:
320
Port Darwin
731 30 10
16
780
1
209
>3
8 Guthrie, str.
1,494
Green
Thursday Island Cooktown
34
""
Townsville
Sydney
10
210
8 Iton
542 French
་་
Reginer
Honolulu
72
2
79
Port Darwin
241
Thursday Island
Cooktown
211
11 Airlie, str.
1,492 British
Townsville
Ellis
129
Brisbane
Sydney
25
Co
Melbourne
:
Adelaide
212
11 Goalpara, str.
213
11 Coromandel, str..
1,355 2,383
Russell
Straits Settlements
57
2
60
""
Reeves
76
76
"?
21
214
11 Abyssinia, str..
2,346
Lee
**
215
11 | Phra Chula Chom Klao, S.
1,012
Benson
Vancouver, B.C. Bangkok
36
2
38
92
4
4
102
Carried forward..
327,348
Carried forward..
41,848 1,209 184 263
43,804
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,-(Continued).
CHILDREN.
245
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION- ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
TOTAL.
M. F
M. F.
Brought forward...... 327,348
Brought forward... 41,848| 1,209
484 263
43,804
Port Darwin
51
Cooktown
8
Cairns
8
216 June
11 Chingtu, str.
1,459 British
Hunt
146
Townsville
Sydney
10
Melbourne
63
217
12 Glenearn, str.
1,410
Ross
Straits Settlements
401
11
8
420
218
""
12 Aglaia, str.
1,666 German
Christiansen
32
32
219
+
11
220
221
222
23
223
""
224
**
13 Moray, str.
13 Sachsen, str.
15 Merionethshire, str.
15 City of New York, str.
17 | Phra Chom Klao, str..
18 Belgic, str.
1,411 British
2,874 German 1,245 British 1,964 American
1,012 British
Gaessel
Duncan
345 20
6
375
130 15
10
155
Dawling
76
1
2
· 80
"
Searle
San Francisco
36
:
36
Watton
Bangkok
103
103
2,695
Walker
San Francisco
123 12
6
141
225
""
18
Ulysses, str.
1,473
Butler
Straits Settlements
340
6
1
347
"
226
18
Namkiang, str.
999
McKechine
268 $
276
1:
>>
227
19
Elektra, str.
2,095 Austrian
Lussick
152
8
166
"
;)
228
19 Deucalion, str.
1,334 British
Asquith
68
72
19
229
19 Diamond, str.
1,030
Wilson
708
30
6
6
750
230
231
232
20 Kong Beng, str.
233
"
19 Teheran, str.
19 Glucksburg, str.
22 Glenavon, str...
1,670
Sams
94
99
12
916 German
Schultz
183
4
3
194
""
862 British
Jones
Bangkok
72
72
1,936
Jacobs
Straits Settlements
275
10
234
25 | Almora, str....
1,719
"
Hay
146
2
235
"
25 Ghazee, str.
1,764
Scotland
145
3
236
::
237
ད་
27
238
239
""
28
241
??
242
240 July
26 Batavia, str.
Bormida, str.
27 Dardanus, str.
Japan, str.
2 Iphigenia, str..
2 Independent, str.
3 Taichiow, str.
1,661
Williamson
Vancouver, B.C.
271
1
་་
1,499 Italian
De Negri
Straits Settlements
701
9
1,491 British
Purdy
261
5
"
1,865
Pallett
465
20
1,059 German
Voltmer
240
10
"
871
Schaefer
Straits Settlements Mauritius
138
4
123
3
90224 TH 10 10 M 1-
5
298
154
150
30
83
270
490
260
283
862 British
Morris
Straits Settlements
249
250
243
3 Glaucus, str.
1,344
Hannah
219
10
2
236
**
་་
244
4 Memnon, str.
825
Dorf
55
63
245
5 Berenice, str.
246
247
5
5 Namchow, str.
Arabic, str.
248
99
5
City of Peking, str.
249
6
Venetia, str.
1,707 Austrian
1,109 British 2,788
3,129 American
1,551 British
Smith
Trobitz
157
20
202
Wilkins
567 18
595
San Francisco
171
8
183
Cavarley
244
11
263
12
Haselwood
Straits Settlements
131
4
138
*
250
6
Jason, str.
1,411
+1
Milligan
57
63
39
251
8 Wing Sang, str.
1,517
Ste. Croix
2831
25
7
320
"
252
8 Menelaus, str.
1,263
Nelson
121
122
99
253
8
Pekin, str.
2,133
Harris
291
29
"7
254
8 Mongkut, str.
859
Fowler
Bangkok Port Darwin
150
10
174
27
Thursday Island
6
Cooktown
13
Townsville
3
255
"
11 Catterthun, str.
1,406
Darke
128
Brisbane
Sydney
256
""
12 Chow Fa, str.
1,055
Phillips
Adelaide
Melbourne
Bangkok
27
187
187
257
12 Dresden, str.
3,110 German
Schuckmann Straits Settlements
395
Co
258
12 Carmarthenshire, str..
1,776 British
Clark
60
259
13 Thibet, str.
1,671
Preston
86
12
**
260
15 Tannadice, str.
1,408
**
Craig
Sydney
Melbourne
12 6
22
12
2
3
415
60
22
23
102
24
261
>"
15 Hongkong, str.
2,045
Walkins
Straits Settlements
166
::
166
262
11
15
Cheang Hye Teng, str.
-923
263
15
"
Camorta, str.
1,355
"
Grenfell Fyfe
170
"}
120
"
264
15 Achilles, str.
1,461
Anderson
93 14
265
17 City of Sydney, str.
1,966 American
Friele
San Francisco
67
6443
2
178
125
ស
112
3
73
266
17 Phra Chula Chom Klao, s.
1,012 British
Benson
Bangkok
40
40
267
""
18 Bengloe, str.
1,158
Farquhar
Straits Settlements
138
10
150
268
"
19 Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,392
Olifent
581
32
10
269
17
22 Electra, str...
1,162 German
Möller
252
270
22 Nanshan, str.
805 British
Young
249
0001-
631
262
259
271
"
22 Thames, str.
2,101
Seaton
272
"
22 Prometheus, str..
1,492
Webster
"
""
*
133!
:
133
189!
200
273
尊重
22 | Glucksburg, str.
916 German
Schultz
212
10
224
274
21
23 Parthia, str...
2,036 British
Wallace
Vancouver, B.C.
72
72
i
275
19
23 Kong Beng, str.
862
Jones
"
Bangkok
120
120
276
59
25 Oceanic, str.
2,440
**
Kempson
San Francisco
204
3
277
"
25 Moray, str.
1,411
"J
278
29 Gwalior, str.
1,603
Duncan Nantes
Straits Settlements
498
40
10
""
137;
""
279
""
29 Glenlyon, str.
280
29 Telamon, str.
281
39
30 Frigga, str.
282
""
30 | Phra Chom Klao, str..
1,410 1,555 1,400 German 1,012 British
Sommer
376 10
10
19
"
Jackson
265
19
Nagel
167
NOKOKN
209
12
500
3
140
400
295
175
Watton
"7
Bangkok
119
119
283 August 1 Bisagno, str.
1,499 Italian
284
1 Tetartos, str.
19
285
""
I Albany, str......
1,578 German 1,489 British
Valle Petersen Porter
Straits Settlements
145
145
116
00
134
31
124
124
286
2 Namchow, str.
287
3 Flintshire, str.
288
">
3 City of Rio de Janeiro, str.
1,109 1,871 2,275 American
Coloma
634
20
10
>>
Derier
200
සෆ
664
3
211
""
19
Ward
San Francisco
$2
83
Carried forward..
439,590
Carried forward..
55,989 1,737
747 371
58,841
246
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,—( Continued).
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION-
ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
TOTAL.
M.
F
M.
F.
Brought forward...... 439,590
Brought forward... 55,989 1,737 Port Darwin
717
371
58,844
44
Thursday Island
1
289 Aug.
6 Menmuir, str.
1,287 British
Cooktown
10
Helms
98
Townsville
Brisbane
12
Sydney
22
290
6 Orion, str.
1,833 Austrian
Vidos
Straits Settlements
185
291
6 Gleneagles, str.
1,837 British
Parks
100
"}
292
6 Taichiow, str.
862
Morris
200
"}
:)
293
7 Goalpara, str.
1,355
Russell
42
294
8 Diomed, str.
1,432
Bartlett
147
多多
11
295
8 Preussen, str.
2,880 German
Poble
195
296
9
Japan, str.
1,865 British
Gardner
339
297
12 Diamond, str.
1,030
Wilson
5021
12
to so on
Hi N
"
298
12
13
Nizam, str.
1,615
Creery
101
**
299
19
12
Chow Fa, str.
1,055
Phillips
Bangkok
128
300
301
302
13
Gaelic, str.
2,691
Pearne
San Francisco
183
185
100
200
42
147
208
350
521
105
130
191
27
""
";
13
Bellerophon, str.
1,356
Guthrie
Straits Settlements
951
*
";
14
Cheang Hye Teng, str.
923
Scott
510
18
10
50
107 558
>>
303
""
14
Derawongse, str.
1,057
Loff
""
Bangkok
30
301
16
Hesperia, str.
1,136 German
Hadsen
Straits Settlements
240
305
""
16
Nestor, str.
1,269 British
Elders
2801
**
306
19
Shanghai, str..
2,044
Tillard
591
t
**
"
307
19
33
Rohilla, str.....
2,175
De Horne
46
"
**
308
20
Hector, str.
1,590
**
$9
Thompson
217
!?
:
309
"
22
Wing Sang, str.
1,517
Ste. Croix
398
**
310
22 Glenfinlas, str.
1,409
Jones
172
""
311
24 Ningchow, str.
1,735
Durdin
270
30
240
280
61
46
217
32
11
10
451.
180
270
19
312
"
24 Cyclops, str.
1,363
Nish
135
147
31
Port Darwin
22
Thursday Island
Cooktown
16
313
26 Changsha, str..
1,463
Williams
Townsville
333993
65
Brisbane
3
Sydney
12
314
27 Chingtu, str.
1,459
Hunt
Sydney
101
69
"
Melbourne
57
Port Darwin
Thursday Island
Brisbane
11
315
27 Airlie, str.
1,492
Ellis
70
""
Sydney
Adelaide
3
Melbourne
31
30
316
28 Bormida, str.
1,499
"
De Negri
Straits Settlements
181
14
339
201
317
29 Belgic, str.
2,695
29
318
30 Glengyle, str.
2,244
Walker Gasson
San Francisco
281
8
291
Straits Settlements
2701 22
300
+
319
30
Lydia, str.
1,170 German
Peterson
102
10
120
320
31
Titan, str.
1,510 British
Brown
91
91
+1
321 Sept.
2
Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,392
Olifent
275
20
300
**
322
2
Gaw Quan Sia, str.
1,607
Harris
148
150
"
""
323
2 Namchow, str.
1,109
Coloma
740 26
:ལྤ
12
2
780
:1
2:
324
"
4 Melpomene, str.
1,943 Austrian
325
"
4 Bayern, str.
2,877 German
326
"
5 | Pha Chom Klao, str.
1,012 British
Periui Mergell Guldberg
149
149
308
12
3
330
Bangkok
125
125
327
6 Batavia, str.
328
9 Khiva, str.
329
330
39
331
"J
332
"
9 Diamond, str.
9 City of Peking, str.
10 Cardiganshire, str..
12 Laertes, str.....
1,662 1,452 1,030
Williamson
93
Vancouver, B.C.
73
74
99
Crewe Wilson
Straits Settlements
146
2
156
240
240
"
3,129 American
Cavarley
San Francisco
60
60
1,623 British 1,351
Rickards
Straits Settlements
2301
230
333
12 Niobe, str.
- 1,666 German
Scale Pfaff
70
70
*
247
250
334
13 Moray, str.
1,411 British
335
;)
13 Cheang Chew, str.
1,213
97
336
13 Claymore, str...
1,658
""
337
14 Devawongse, str.
1,057
Duncan Webb Felgate Loff
217
771
10
500
8
225
793
212
4
216
:)
>>
Bangkok
130
338
16 Camorta, str.
1,355
Fyfe
Straits Settlements
100
::
130
100
339
16 Yuen Sang, str.
1,105
46
340
*
16 Taichiow, str.
862
Slessar Morris
193
195
70
70
"
341
16
Chow Fa, str.
1,055
"
**
Phillips
Bangkok
401
40
342
16 Lady Harewood..
382
Williams
Honolulu
61
61
Cooktown
Cairns
12
343
17 Catterthun, str.
1,406
Darke
Rockhampton
12
65
Sydney
2
Melbourne
38
344
17 Arabic, str.
2,788
Smith
San Francisco
246
ප
"1
""
345
17 Bombay, str.
.....
2,047
Bason
Straits Settlements
46
!!
"}
346
17 Sutlej, str.
2,103
Worcester
32
"
#1
347
17 Palamed, str.
1,489
Jackson
87
19
斧斧
348
18 China, str.
648 German
349
""
19 Moyune, str.
1,714 British
350
"
20 Glengarry, str.
1,956
Bruhn Hogg Gedye
Medan, Sumatra
861
:
Straits Settlements
282
131
"
351
23 Palinurus, str...
1,536
""
352
23 | Phra Chula Chom Klao, s.
1,012
Jackson Benson
176
"
"
Bangkok
91
255
71
37
97
86
282
5
142
176
91
་
Port Darwin
31
Thursday Island *
3
Townsville
12
353
23 Tsinan, str.
1,460
Allison
""
Brisbane
80
2
Sydney
22
Melbourne
10
Carried forward.
540,548
Carried forward.......................
67,710 2,032
863
436
71,041
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,-( Continued).
247
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION- ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
TOTAL.
M.
F.
M.
F.
Brought forward......
540,548
354 Sept. 24
Port Augusta, str.
1,856 British
355
19
24
Japan, str.
1,865
Hogg Gardner
Brought forward..... 67,710| 2,032 Vancouver, B.C.
863 436
71,041
61
61
Straits Settlements
215 22
246
19
356
24 Bellona, str.
1,722 German
Haesloop
145
10
160
357
25 Kashgar, str.
1,555 British
Brown
210
210
*>
358
26 Ajax, str.
1,477
Riley
97
3
100
35
359
""
27
City of Sydney, str.
1,965 American
Friele
San Francisco
118
2
2
2
124
360
27
Kong Beng, str.
862 British
Jones
Bangkok
30
30
361
""
30
Fidelio, str.
853 | German
Brorsen
Medan, Sumatra
200
::
200
362
"}
30 Sarpedon, str.
1,495 British
Barwise
Straits Settlements
240
10
5
2
247
363
October 1 Peshawur, str..
2,137
364
1 Namchow, str.
1,109
365
"3
1
Bisagno, str.
1,499 Italian
366
3 Durburg, str....
367
31
4
Neckar, str....
368
5
Parthia. str..
369
7
12
Maria Teresa, str.
370
7
Orestes. str..
921 German
1,870
2,035 British
2,011 Austrian 1,279 British
Moule Coloma Valle Bertelsen Supmer Wallace
73
73
>"
712 50
17
14
793
"
105
105
??
200
""
324
215
:
200
20
10
379
??
Vancouver. B.C.
113
113
Deperis
Straits Settlements
405
405
Hutchinson
171
171
371
39
8 | Phra Chom Klao, str.
372
9
Wing Sang, str.
373
99
10 Oceanic, str..
1,012 1,517 2,440
Watton
""
Bangkok"
142
142
Ste. Croix
Straits Settlements
442
35
6
་་
"
374
11 Namkiang, str.
999
""
375
14 Agamemnon, str.
1,453
376
""
14 Pathan, str.
1,762
Kempson Hamlin Wilding Roy
San Francisco
7731 18
13
67
489
811
Straits Settlements
520 17
543
107
115
">
370 20
"
377
14 Arratoon Apcar, str.
1,392
Olifent
199
20
">
378
13 Cheang Chew, str.
1,213
Webb
376
22"
400
227
1
I
380
379
18
Port Fairy, str.
1,645
Clark
Vancouver, B.C.
157
157
380
""
18
City of Rio de Janeiro, str.
2,275 American
Ward
San Francisco
165
381
19
Stentor, str.
""
1,267 British
Milligan
Straits Settlements
336
382
383
:
21
Cheang Hye Teng, str.
933
Scott
360
845
84
187
350
368
3:
21
"
Brindisi, str.
2,129
Street
165
165
19
""
384
*21
>>>
Chow Fa, str.
1,055
*1
Phillips
Bangkok
64
64
385
22 | Almora, str....
1,719
Hay
Straits Settlements
71
71
386
>>
23 Daphne, str.
1,395 German
Voss
300
300
""
387
24 Oopack, str....
1,730 British
388
"
24 | Phra Chula Chom Klao, s.
1,012
Kemp Benson
375
14
4
400
17
"
Bangkok
781
78
Straits Settlements
121
389
25 Tannadice, str.
1,408
Shannon
Port Darwin
131
"2
Sydney
51
390
28 Picciola, str.
391
28 Bormida, str.
392
""
29 Telemachus, str.
875 German 1,499 Italian 1,381 British
Nissen De Negri Jones
Medan, Sumatra
101
Straits Settlements
196
4 5
9
110
200
250
15
3
268
Port Darwin
50
Thursday Island
2
Cooktown
Townsville
21
393
29 Tai Yuan, str.....
1,459
Nelson
31
188
Brisbane
Sydney
72
Adelaide
41
Melbourne
261
394
30 Whampoa, str.
395
"
30 Gaelic. str.
1,109 2,691
:2
Hughes
Wellington, N.Z.
148
148
l'earne
San Francisco
671)
10
3
691
"7
396
30 Kong Beng, str.
862
Jones
Bangkok
96
96
397
30 Glucksburg, str.
398
399
31 Namchow, str. 31 Abyssinia, str.
916 German 1,109 British 2,346
Schultz
Straits Settlements
231
231
Coloma
536 16
"
Lee
1;
Vancouver, B.C.
2451
1
to a
72
6
565
250
Cooktown
5
Cairns
17
400
31 Airlie, str.
1,492
Ellis
"
Sydney
26
89
Adelaide Melbourne
14
26
401 Nov.
1 Sachsen, str.
402
2 Camorta, str.
2,874 German 1,355 British
Gaessel Fyfe
Straits Settlements
229
12
16
261
30
30
»
403
5 Glenfallock, str.
1,434
Cormack
148
>>
}
404
5 Moray, str.
1,411
Duncan
350
22
150
369
*
405
**
5 Gwalior, str.
1,602
Nantes
129
131
»
406
"
5 Anchises, str.
1,264
12
Lapage
95
95
>>
407
5 Melpomene, str.
1,943
Perini
1837
137
33
408
5 Phra Chom Klao, str.
1,012
Watton
Bangkok
.57
57
409
8 Benledi, str.
1,454
Clark
Straits Settlements
80!
80
410
1
9 Patroclus, str.
1,350
Pulford
30
11
411
9 Aron..
634 Norwegian
Christensen
Honolulu
157
C Ha
10 14
45
165
Port Darwin
12
Timor
2
412
""
11 Menmuir, str.
1,287 British
Green
28
Townsville
12
Sydney
1
413
";
11 Japan, str.
414
19
11 Polyhymnia, str.
415
"
11 Kaisar-i-Hind, str.
1,865 1,053 German 2,386 British
**
Gardner Behrens
Straits Settlements
422
17
450
65
65
""
Atkinson
27
27
416
11
12 Glenogle, str.
417
12 Ulysses, str....
418
22
13 Pembrokeshire, str.
2,000 1,473 1,717
Duke
260
45
21
Butler
69
::
25
17
13
315
69
>>
19
Dancaster
70
70
"";
31
419
13
Pakshan, str.
835
Stovell
*
12
420
13 Belgic, str.
2,695
Walker
San Francisco
188 664
12
9
19
421
"
15 Diamond, str.
1,030
Wilson
Straits Settlements
642 18
""
422
18 Cheang Hock Kian, str..
956
Grenfell
497 18
"
">
423
*)
18 Mongkut, str.
859
,,
424
21
19 Teresa, str.
753
多多
425
""
19 Aglaia, str.
1,666 German
Fowler Slaker
Bangkok
105) 12
Straits Settlements
57
Christiansen
358
13
11
426
"
20 Nizam, str.
1,615 British
427
"
21 Ching Wo, str.
1,556
Creery Machugh
91
8
10 00
21291
205
675
673
520
117
57
385
106
7"
241
3
244
"
Carried forward...
651,223
Carried forward...
| 84,238 2,525 | 1,072
563 88,398
.
248
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,~(Continued).
No.
DATE ARRIVED.
SHIP'S NAME.
TONS.
NATION- ALITY OF SHIP.
ADULTS. CHILDREN.
MASTER'S NAME.
WHERE FROM.
TOTAL.
M.
M. F
Brought forward...... 651,223
Brought forward... 84.238 2,525 1,072 563
88,398
428 Nov. 21
Sara Mercedes,
245 Peruvian
429
21
""
Devawongse, str.
1,057 British
430
431
""
22
Cheang Chew, str.
1,213
Muniatequi Loff Webb
Honolulu Bangkok
129
3
3
142
85
Straits Settlements
$31 13
344
23
25
Wing Sang, str.
1,517
Ste. Croix
41
21
4
450
"
432
""
25 Glenorchy, str.
433
25 Dardanus. str...
1,822 1.491
!!
Fergusson
210
"
"}
434
25
City of Peking, str.
3,129 American
Purdy Cavarley
145
San Francisco
336
100 CD 10
8
9
3
230
2
157
5
2
347
Port Darwin
20
Thursday Island
3
435
•
25 Chingtu, str.
1,459 British
Hunt
Cairns
23
109
Townsville
20
Sydney
40
436 437
26
Kong Beng, str.
26
Thames, str.
862 2,101
Jones
19
Bangkok
69
Seaton
Straits Settlements
43
438
439
440
26 Cassandra, str.
27 Cheang Hye Teng, str.
29 Preussen, str.
1,097 German
Thomsen
47
4
"
923 British
Wilkins
308
+1
2,879 German
Pohle
230
30
19
"
441
19
30 Bisagno, str.
442
30
Picciola, str.
443 Dec.
2
Jason, str.
444 445
2 Nanshan, str.
805
ラウ
1,499 Italian
875 German
1,411 British
Valle Nissen Milligan
Young
98
2794
:::
69
43
18
+48 2
53 322
297
110
""
96
27
29
་་
2 Namchow, str.
1,109
Coloma
375
17
-
10
102
27
29
403
""
Port Darwin
15
Thursday Island
1
Cooktown
16
446
2 Guthrie, str.
1,494
"
Craig
Townsville
96
Rockhampton
16
Sydney
7
Melbourne
33
447
3 Venetia, str.
448
4 Benvenue, str..
1,551 1,448
Haselwood
Straits Settlements
143
2
150
"
Thomson
75
75
21
449
"
4 Glucksburg, str.
916 German
Schultz
140
140
"
450
":
4
Chow Fa, str.
1,055 British
Phillips
Bangkok
70
70
451
"!
452
""
453
"
454
1.
455
"7
456
""
457
J:
4 Arabic, str.
5 Glaucus, str.
6 | Hong Kong, str.
6 Port Augusta, str.
7 Elektra, str
9 Arratoon Apcar, str.
9 Velocity,
2,095 Austrian
1,392 British
491
2,788
Smith
San Francisco
725
18
ස
748
1,344
Hannah
Straits Settlements
83
1
91
""
2,045
Watkins
115
115
29
!!
1,856
Hogg
Vancouver, B.C.
-397
397
Lussich
Straits Settlements
280
12
299
Olifent
256
10
267
"
Martin
Honolulu
148
3
156
"
458
9
Phía Chom Klao, str.
1,012
Watton
Bangkok
63
63
459
10 Coloma,
814 American
Noyes
Honolulu
189
189
31
460
""
10 Parthia, str.......
2,035 British
Wallace
Vancouver, B.C.
120
120
461
10 Achilles. str.
1.461
Anderson
Straits Settlements
71
71
""
462
11 Diamond, str.
""
1,030
Wilson
65%
11
5
679
"
463
"
11
Glenearn, str.
1.410
Murray
185
192
464
14
Glenshiel, str.
"3
2,240
Donaldson
33
51
*
465
16
Khiva, str.
1,452
466
16
Oceanic, str.
2,440
14
467
"
17 Mongkut, str.
859
468
17 Sikh, str.
1,735
::
Crewe Kempson Fowler Rowley
68
3
68
San Francisco
417
423
Bangkok
98
98
Straits Settlements
135
S
co
4
3
150
19
Port Darwin
13
Thursday Island
Townsville
c
469
59
17 Tsinan, str.
1,460
Allison
87
Brisbane
Sydney
18
Melbourne
45
Port Darwin
10
Cooktown
$
470
18 | Catterthun, str.
1,406
Darke
Cairns
Townsville
37
Brisbane Adelaide
Melbourne
471
19 Moray, str.
1,411
472
21 Prometheus, str..
1,492
Duncan Webster
Straits Settlements
40
40
263
2
2
2
269
"
473
::
23 Derawongse, str.
1,057
Loff
Bangkok
70
70
474
27 Japan, str.
1,865
Gardner
Straits Settlements
38
17
4
3
406
475
91
27 | Telamon, str.
1,555
Jackson
4.
40
476
27 Oriental, str.
2,711
Stewart
41
::
41
477
27 Benalder, str.
1,289
Thomson
1841
8
2
1
195
478
27 Kong Beng, str.
862
Jones
步步
Bangkok
30
30
479
27 Electra, str...
1,162 German
Möller
Straits Settlements
19:
2
197
480
27 Bayern, str.
2.877
Mergell
458
4
470
""
481
"
27 Cheang Hock Kian, str....
956 British
Grenfell
520 30
550
21
482
28 Batavia, str...
1,662
"
483
30 Cheang Chew, str.
1,213
484
30 Bormida, str.
485
30 | Fbra Chula Chom Klao, s.
1,499 Italian 1,012 British
TOTAL TONS...........
737,169
Williamson Webb De Negri Benson
Straits Settlements
TOTAL PASSENGERS
Vancouver, B.C.
116
116
136
2
4
142
12
123
"
Bangkok"
77
...
77
94,683 2,808 1,187
637
99,315
1869.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
BLUE LINE represents Junk Tonnage only.
RED LINE represents Foreign Shipping Tonnage only.
"XII.-DIAGRAM of Tonnage entered at Hongkong, from 1867 to 1889, inclusive,
THICK BLACK LINE represents entire Trade in Foreign Ships and Junks.,
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
*
1886.
1887.
1888.
6,400,000
6,300,000
6,200,000
6,100,000
6,000,000
5,900,000
5,800,000
5,700,000
5,600,000
5,500,000
5,400,000
5,300,000
5,200,000
5,100,000
5,000,000
4,900,000
1889.
6,500,000
TONS.
A
6,200,000
6,100,000
6,000,000
:
5,900,000
5,800,000
5,700,000
5,600,000
5,500,000
5,400,000
5,300,000
5,200,000
5,100,000
5,000,000
4,900,000
4,800,000
4,700,000
4,600,000
4,500,000
4,400,000
4,300,000
4,200,000
4,100,000
4,000,000
3,900,000
3,800,000
3,700,000
3,600,000
· 3,500,000
3,500,000
? 400,000
3,500,000
3,200,000
3,100,000
3,000,000
2,900,000
2,800,000
2,700,000
2,600,000
2,500,000
2,400,000
2,300,000
2,200,000
2,100,000
2,000,000
1,900,000
1,800,000
1,700,000
1,600,000
1,500,000
1,400,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,000,000
6,400,000
6,300,000
6,200,000
6,100,000
6,000,000
5,900,000
5,800,000
5,700,000
5,600,000
5,500,000
5,400,000
5,300,000
5,200,000
5,100,000
5,000,000
4,900,000
4,800,000
6,500,000
TONS.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
XXII.-DIAGRAM of Tonnage entered at IIongkong, from 1867 to 1889, inci
BLUE LINE represents Junk Tonnage only.
RED LINE represents Foreign Shipping Tonnage only.
THICK BLACK LINE represents entire Trade in Foreign Ships and Junks.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
པག་གཟ
4,800,000
4,700,000
4,600,000
4,500,000
4,400,000
4,300,000
4,200,000
4,100,000
4,000,000
3,900,000
3,800,000
3,700,000
3,600,000
3,500,000
3,400,000
3,300,000
3,200,000
3,100,000
3,000,000
2,900,000
2,800,000
2,700,000
2,600,000
2,500,000
2,400,000
2,300,000
2,200,000
2,100,000
2,000,000
3,300,000
3,200,000
3,100,000
3,000,000
V
2,900,000
2,800,000
2,700,000
2,600,000
2,500,000
2,400,000
2,300,000
2,200,000
2,100,000
2,000,000
1,900,000
1,800,000
1,700,000
1,600,000
1,500,000
1,400,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,000,000
RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong,-(Continued). 249
VALUE
SUMMARY.
From Adelaide, South Australia,
"
Bangkok, Siam,
37
Cairns, Queensland,
::
Brisbane, Queensland,
Cooktown, Queensland,
>>
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,
"
*
>.
""
"
19
"
99
>>
""
.
Mauritius,
Medan, Sumatra,
Melbourne,.
Port Darwin, South Australia,
Rockhampton, Queensland, San Francisco, U.S.A.,.
Straits Settlements,
Sydney,
Syday Island, Queensland,
Timor Island............
Townsville, Queensland,
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Wellington, New Zealand,
Value of Treasure imported from Australian Ports,
ADULTS. CHILDREN.
TOTAL.
M. F.
M. F.
OF TREASURE BROUGHT,
35
35
...
4,825
45
40
16 4,926
125
126
97
97
:
125
125
962
20
25
19
123
432
668
509
wowow
3
сл
01 CO
1,026
5
138
441
5
679
511
77
77
...
7,586 241 101
46
7,974 $10,138,188
76,382 2,472
993
538
80,385
673
Co
6
12
6
697
34
34
2
2
187
1
188
1,693 148
7
4
2
:.
1,706 148
881,533
TOTAL PASSENGERS,
94,683 2,808 1,187 637 99,315 $11,019,721
XXI.—RETURN of MARINE CASES tried at the MARINE MAGISTRrate's Court, during the Year 1889.
DEFENDANTS, HOW DISPOSED OF
1
NATURE OF CHARGE.
No. of Cases.
No. of Defend- ants.
Imprisoned
with Hard
Labour.
Imprisoned
in default
of Fine.
Fined.
Sent back to
Dis-
missed.
Duty.
FINES.
AMOUNT OF
**
Assault,
11
11
1
2
00
8
10
Broaching Cargo &c.,
1
3
3
:
:
Found stowed away,
3
5
5
:
:
Harbour Regulations. Breach of,
I
2
Leaving without Clearance, (Junk),
6
6
Obstruction of Fairways,
1
1
2
1
4
1
:
:
:
:
4:.
4
1
14
2
Refusal of Duty,........
17
49
31
15
3
Throwing Ballast, &c., into the Harbour, ....
9
25
7
2
16
74
Wilfully remaining behind,
5
++
:
:
1
Years.
9 months in
TOTAL,......
53
107
51
3
25
15
13
$ 104
XXIII.--RETURN of Work performed by the Government Marine Surveyor's Department.
Passenger
Certificate
and Bottom.
Emigration.
Tonnage for
Registration.
1881,..
95
1882,..
154
67
127
10
5
3
1883,..
144
102
00
10
5
1884,..
200
141
10
9
7
1885,....
153
113
CO
6
5
1886,.
149
76
ล
1
11
1887,
153
101
6
9
1888,..
161
97
9
1
7
1889,....
130
73
4
3
2 4 2 6 8 8 N 8 8
LO
5
Co
Estimated total
number of visits in
connection with
foregoing Inspection."
10
4
15
20
:
6
:
6
26
60
333333
6
69
16
9
72
15
14
80
1
6
42
80
1
139513 8 8 7 8
1
284
46
472
57
1
461
55
699
50
29
737
36
16
870
42
31
930
36
1,042
39
36
1,127
250
XXIV-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OPIUM DURING 1889.
IMPORTS.
MALWA, Chests. 17,4601
ΡΑΤΝΑ. Chests.
BENARES,
PERSIAN.
Chests.
Chests.
TURKISH.
Chests.
TOTAL. Chests.
27,21033
16,86428
5,7981
96
67,4292 21
EXPORTS.
MALWA.
PATNA.
BENARES.
PERSIAN.
TURKISH.
TOTAL.
Chests.
Chests.
Chests.
16,702
23,90133
16,0942
Chests. 4,982
Chests.
128
Chests. 61,808227
Through Cargo reported in manifests but not landed,
NUMBER OF PERMITS, &c. ISSUED DURING 1889.
.12,306 chests.
Landing Permits,..
Removal Permits,
Export Permits,
Permits to Chinese Customs' Hulk,
Memo. of Exports sent to the Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon,
SUMMARY OF EXPORTS, 1889.
237
10,456 8,115
519
467
Malwa Chests.
Patna Chests.
Benares Persian Chests. Chests.
Turkish
Total
Total in
Chests.
Chests.
Piculs.
By Steamers to Amoy,
590
36
4,056
7731/0
British Columbia,
443
14
Bushire,
4
Bunder Abbas,...
1
Canton,
2,073
5,763
2,85635
:
Chefco,
12
1
3
Cochin China,
1
1
68938
Foochow,
2,701
1,465
470
5121
Formosa,
530
3,428
:
Hankow,
206
39
:
Hoihow,
10
615
79
Macau,
3,903
316
Pakhoi,.
Philippine Isles,
Rhio,
Sandakau,
San Francisco,......
52
790
:
:
379
29
:
:
:
:.
180
:
:
:
:.
:.
:
:
:
:
5,456
6,293.7375
457
545.95
4
4.1
1
1.025
10,693 28 12,417.84
16
40
16.8
691 38
5,1482
830.17
5,548.55625
3,9581/
4,150.2125
245
252.8
704
842.8
126
4,345
5,188.8
842
1,010.4
408
489.6
180
216.
:.
64
Shanghai,
8,130
7,178
4,651
82
38
:
:
:.
:
4
4.8
64
65.6
20,041
22,408.85
Singapore,
1
►
40
37
1
79
94.425
Smyrna,
:..
2
2
2.
Suez,
6
6
6.15
Swatow,
2,753/ 2,184
1,312
91
6,3401
7,041.975
By Junks to various adjacent
Ports in China,
.....
224
1,802
91
5
:
2,122
2,500.725
TOTAL,..
16,702
23,90123
16,09434
4,9824
128
61,80827 69,933.31625
The information in column 7 above is on the following assumption :----
Patua and Benares per chest, Malwa and Turkish per chest,
Persian per chest........
..1.20 piculs.
..1.00 95
..1.025 "2
(Copy.)
HONGKONG.
No. 164.
395
No. 90.
25
HONGKONG.
DESPATCH APPROVING OF THE NEW STANDING RULES AND ORDERS.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
12th August, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No. 214, of the 1st ultimo, enclosing a copy of Standing Rules and Orders lately passed by the Legislative Council and I have to convey to you my approval of them.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
(Sd.) KNUTSFORD.
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
**
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1
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 1.
WEDNESDAY, 15TH JANUARY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (A. LISTER).
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the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).
The Council met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 18th ultimo, were read and confirmed.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor :-
C.S.O.
2937 of 18S9.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(1.)
The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Two thousand one hundred' $2,187. and Eighty-seven Dollars, being the balance remaining on the vote of 1889 for. Roads in
Kowloon.
C.S.O.
500 of 1889. $250.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1890..
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(2.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars, being a grant to Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD for the compilation and printing of an Index to Streets numbers of Houses and Description of Leased Lots of the City of Victoria.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
OBSERVATORY.-Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, asked the following question:-
When is it the intention of the Government to appoint a Commission to enquire into the working
of the Observatory.
The Governor replied.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPOINT AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER ON THE SANITARY BOARD.- The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
The Standing Orders being suspended, the Acting Attorney General moved that the bill be read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
The Acting Attorney General then moved that the bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
f
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 1 of 1890.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE PROCUREUR GÉNÉRAL, in Hong- KONG, OF THE SOCIETY OF THE MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES.-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS ORDINANCE, 1889.-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Governor then adjourned the Council sine die.
;
Read and confirmed, this 12th day of February, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,
Governor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 2.
WEDNESDAY, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1890.
3
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Andrew John Leach).
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
WONG SHING.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
27
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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. JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).
The Council met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 15th ultimo, were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER.-Mr. FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G., was sworn in and took his seat as Colonial Secretary.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Governor :-
C.S.O.
2433 of 1889.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(1.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Seven hundred and Sixty-six $766. Dollars for general overhaul and repairs to Health Officer's Steam-launch Blanche, and addi-
tional repairs to boiler, and providing a launch while the repairs are being executed.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1890.
C.S.O. 370 of 1890.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(2.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twenty-seven thousand Dollars $27,000 for supplying the Peak District with water, viz.:-Laying pipes, Steam engine, Hydraulic
Motor and Pumps, Buildings, &c.
C. O. Desp. General
1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(3.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twelve thousand Dollars 25th Nov for illuminating the Public buildings, arranging for the visit to Canton, entertainment at $12,000. Government House, and other incidental expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of
Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKE AND DUCHESS of Connaught.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.
C.S.O.
2463 of 189.
G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.
(4.)
The Governor recommends the Council to vote the sum of Thirty-seven thousand Two $37,275.48. hundred and Seventy-five Dollars, and Forty-eight cents for the purchase of twelve Maxim
Nordenfeldt Guns, and Ammunition, for the Volunteers.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.
The Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question-put and passed.
:
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excel- lency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 15th ultimo, (No. 1), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz.:—
C.S.O.
288 7 of 1889. $2,187.
C.S.O.
500 of 1889. $500.
Balance remaining on the vote of 1889 for Roads in Kowloon,
$ 2,187.00
To Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD for compiling and printing Index to Streets,
.$
500.00
The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
The Governor addressed the Council on the additional sum of $250 suggested by the Finance Committee to be paid to Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD.
Question--put and passed.
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.--Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, asked:-
What progress is being made with the Gap Rock Lighthouse?
The Surveyor General replied.
NEW CENTRAL MARKET.-Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, asked :-
When will the work connected with the New Central Market be commenced?
The Surveyor General replied.
The Governor addressed the Council.
EXTENSION OF THE RECREATION GROUND AT THE HAPPY VALLEY.-Mr. MACEWEN, pursuant to notice, moved the following resolution, and addressed the Council:-
That in view of the increased popularity of the Race Course for the purposes of recreation and the limited space that is available, the Government take into consideration the desirability of further extension, by removing the trees and turfing the piece of ground now known as the Public Gardens and lying immediately to the north of the road from the monument to the Gardeners' Cottage.
Mr. CHATER Seconded, and addressed the Council.
Mr. RYRIE addressed the Council in support of the motion.
The Governor addressed the Council.
The Surveyor General addressed the Council.
Question-put and passed.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED An Ordinance for the INCORPORATION OF THE PROCUREUR GÉNÉral, in Hong- KONG, OF THE SOCIETY OF THE MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
The Acting Attorney General then moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 2 of 1890.
APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF THE GOVERNOR.-Mr. RYRIE addressed the Governor at length on His Excellency's departure, expressing the extreme regret of the Un-official Members that His Excel- ency's health compels him to leave the Colony for a time.
His Excellency replied.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Governor then adjourned the Council sine die.
Read and confirmed, this 5th day of March, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING, Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 3.
WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
The Council met pursuant to notice.
JURY LIST, 1890.-There being no strangers present, the Council proceeded to consider the Jury List for 1890.
The List was duly revised, corrected, and Special Jurors designated in terms of Section 8 of Ordinance 18 of 1887.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned to Wednesday, the 5th proximo, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING, Administering the Government.
Read and confirmed, this 5th day of March, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 4.
WEDNESDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable Walter MEREDITH Deane).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the Meetings, held on the 12th and 24th ultimo, respectively, were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBERS.-His Excellency addressed the Council respecting the appointment of the follow- ing gentlemen, who were duly sworn in and took their respective seats, viz. :-
Mr. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Acting Registrar General, vice Mr. W. M. DEANE, appointed
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Mr. P. RYRIE, on the expiration of 6 years for which his former seat was retained. Dr. Ho KAI, on the expiration of 6 years for which Mr. WONG SHING held his seat. VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
Mis. Serv. $209.
C.S.O.
333 of
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of 3681890. Two hundred and Nine Dollars, as a gratuity to the daughter of the late Mr. J. CARNEIRO, in consideration of his 15 years' good service as Wardmaster in the Civil and Small-pox Hospitals. Mr. CARNEIRO was invalided and applied for pension, but did not live to enjoy it, as he died a few days after it was sanctioned.
The above sum is equivalent to One year's pension of the deceased. Government House, Hongkong, 25th February, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Vote be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question--put and passed.
(2.)
Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :—
F. FLEMING.
Mis. Serv.
C.S.O.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of 453 of 1890. Fifty Pounds Sterling as remuneration to Colonel BEAUMONT for his report on the proposed
removal of the Bokhara rocks,
£50.
also
$100. One hundred dollars for the cost of his stay in Hongkong.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th February, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this vote be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Attorney General seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and passed.
BALL ROOM, &C., GOVERNMENT HOUSE.-His Excellency, referring to the vote for $25,000 which appears on the Estimates for this year, informed the Council that plans and estimates had been received for this service, showing the total cost to be $40,000, but that the current year's expenditure on this account is not likely to exceed the amount already voted.
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VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 12th ultimo, (No. 2), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz.:-
C.S.O.
2433 of 1889.
C.S.O.
270 of 1890.
C. O. Desp. General,
Corp
25th Nov.,
1889.
C.S.O.
(1.) General overhaul, &c. to Health Officer's Steam-launch Blanche,
..$ 766.00
(2.) Laying pipes, Steam Engine, &c., for supplying the Peak District with water, $27,000.00
(3.) Illuminations, &c. on the approaching arrival of the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught,
..$12,000.00
24631889. (4.) Purchase of 12 Maxim Nordenfeldt Guns and Ammunition for Volunteers,...$37,275.98
The Acting Attorney General seconded. Question-put and passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAM LEUNG SING otherwise LAM YUK PAU.-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Attorney General then moved that the Bill be referred to a Special Committee con- sisting of the
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,
ATTORNEY GENERAL, and Dr. Ho KAI.
Question--put and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 12th instant, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING,
Read and confirmed, this 12th day of March, 1890.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.
WEDNESDAY, 12TH MARCH, 1890.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH Deane).
the Acting Attorney General, (ANDREW JOHN LEACH).
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRed Lister).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :---
F. FLEMING.
C.S.O. 342 of 1890. $90.
C. O. Desp. 2 of 1890.
(1.)
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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Ninety Dollars, as an allowance for a Chinese teacher to the Head Mistress of the Central School for Girls at $10 per month from 1st April to 31st December, 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $3,000. Three thousand Dollars, being an increase to the salary of the Attorney General, from $4,800 to $7,800 per annum, who will not be allowed private practice or receive fees in connection with the Registration of Trade Marks or fees for any other service, these fees will revert to the Treasury.
C.S.O.
295 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $735. Seven hundred and Thirty-five Dollars, for the employment of an Inspector of Nuisances for
Kowloon district. From 1st April to 31st December, 1890, viz. :-
Salary at $60 per month,
Lodging allowance at $15 per month,
Chair Coolies at $12 per month, for 5 months in summer,
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.$ 540.00
135.00
60.00
735.00
Government House, Hongkong, 11th March, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the vote for the increase to the Attorney General's salary. Question--put and passed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 5th instant, (No. 3), and moved that the following vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
Mis Serv Gratuity to the daughter of the late Mr. J. CARNEIRO, Wardmaster in the Civil and
C.S.O. 363 of 1890.
Small-pox Hospitals,..
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
209.00
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49 of 1899.
Eastern DEFENCES.-The Officer Administering the Government laid on the table a despatch from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the question of the contemplated demand on the Colony for an increased Military Contribution; and addressed the Council.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAM LEUNG SING otherwise LAM Y.UK PAU.--The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with a verbal amendment.
The Acting Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
The Acting Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
The Honourable Mr. MACEWEN moved that the third reading be postponed, which was agreed to. ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 19th instant, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING,
Administering the Government.
Read and confirmed, this 19th day of March, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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WEDNESDAY, 19TH MARCH, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDIth Deane).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 12th instant, were read and confirmed.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
C.S.O. 519 of 1889.
C.S.O.
19 of 1890.
C. O. Desp. 144 of 1888, and
226 of 1889.
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight thousand and Five hundred Dollars to complete the sum of $58,500, the cost of building an Epidemic Hospital Hulk.
Amount of Contract,
.....
Voted as Extraordinary Expenditure for 1890,
To be voted,...
Governinent House, Hongkong, 13th March, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
.$58,500
50,000
$ 8,500
The Officer Administering the Government_recommends the Council to vote the sum of Thirty-four thousand Dollars for the purchase of Inland Lot No. 598 with the premises erected thereon, for use as a Police Station in lieu of No. 8 Station at Taipingshan.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th March, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Seven hundred and Twenty Dollars being additional Salary to the Assistant Harbour Master, from $1,920 to $2,640, who will not draw any pay as Collector of Light Dues, while any fees for examination of Masters and Mates in the Mercantile Marine, will be paid into the Treasury.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th March, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the votes for the purchase of Inland Lot No. 598, and the increase to the salary of the Assistant Harbour Master.
Question-put and passed.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 12th instant, (No. 4), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz.:-
542 of 1890.
(1.)
C.S.O. Allowance for a Chinese teacher to the Head Mistress of the Central School for
Girls at $10 per month from 1st April to 31st December, 1890,
$ 90.00
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G. O. Deep. Increase to the salary of the Attorney General, from $4,800 to $7,800 per annum,...$3,000.00
of 1890.
C.S.0. 295 of 1890.
(3.)
Employment of an Inspector of Nuisances for Kowloon district. From 1st April
to 31st December, 1890, viz. :-
Salary at $60 per month,
Lodging allowance at $15 per month,
Chair Coolies at $12 per month, for 5 months in summer,
$
540.00
135.00
60.00
735.00
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
REPORT. The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Acting Postmaster General's Report
for 1889.
NEW MEMBER.Mr. WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN having been appointed Attorney General was duly sworn and took his seat as a Member of the Council,
His Excellency addressed the Council expressing his acknowledgment for the services rendered to the Council by Mr. A. J. LEACH the late Acting Attorney General.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO INFANT VACCINATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ALL PERSONS VACCINATED BY A PUBLIC VACCINATOR.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that as the Special Committee had not completed their labours, the consideration of this Bill be postponed which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of this Bill.
The Treasurer seconded.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Council.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the third reading be postponed which was agreed to. His Excellency addressed the Council and stated that at the next meeting, the Council would be moved to vote the increased military contribution as proposed by the Secretary of State. His Excel- lency further informed the Council that at the next meeting, the Council would be moved to agree to the appointment of a Special Committee to frame New Standing Orders and Rules under the present Royal Instructions.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 26th instant, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 26th day of March, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING, Administering the Government.
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WEDNESDAY, 26TH MARCH, 1890.
PRESENT:
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HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH Deane).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFREd Lister).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 19th instant, were read and confirmed.
The Queen's Warrant for the appointment of the Honourable SAMUEL BROWN, Surveyor General, to be an Official Member of the Legislative Council having been received, he was duly sworn and took his seat as a Member of the Council.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 19th instant, (No. 5), and moved that the following vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O.
519 of 1889.
144 of 1888,
and
226 of 1889.
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To complete the cost of building an Epidemic Hospital Hulk,..
De Additional Salary to the Assistant Harbour Master, from $1,920 to $2,640, who will not draw any pay as Collector of Light Dues, while any fees for examina- tion of Masters and Mates in the Mercantile Marine, wlll be paid into the Treasury,
Mis. Serv. Remuneration to Colonel BEAUMONT for his report on the proposed removal of the
C.S.O. 453 of 1890.
£50.
$100.
Bokhara rocks,
For the cost of his stay in Hongkong,
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
also,
The Acting Colonial Secretary then moved the following :---
$ 8.500:00
$ 720.00
..£50. 0. 0
$
100.00
That a Special Committee of this Council be appointed for the purpose of framing new Standing Rules and Orders for the regulation of the Council's Proceedings in pursuance of Article XIX. of the Royal Instructions of the 19th of January, 1888.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and motion agreed to.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the following Members form the Special Committee to frame the new Standing Rules and Orders, viz. :—
The Treasurer seconded.
Hon. Attorney General.
Hon. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES. Hon. A. P. MACEWEN.
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI.
Question-put and motion agreed to.
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The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the following:
That the Revenue of the Colony shall be charged in respect of the year 1890, with the equivalent of £40,000 or $266,666, including the sum of £20,000 or $133,333 voted in the Appropriation Ordinance, No. 34 of 1889, in order to meet the claims of Her Majesty's Government for Military Contribution.
The Surveyor General seconded.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council.
Question-put and motion agreed to.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Standing Rules and Orders be suspended. The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and motion agreed to.
The Honourable P. RYRIE then moved the following resolutions :—
1.-That this Council, while recognising the justice and fairness of the demand made upon the Colony for an addition to the Military Contribution, desires to place upon record the fact that the vote authorising the additional payment has been passed by the unanimous voice of the Members, Official and Un-Official, in the belief that the proposed increase in the strength of the troops stationed here is essentially necessary for the safety of the Colony and with the full assurance that the force mentioned in the appendix to the Secretary of State's despatch of the 20th January, 1890, 3,018 men of all ranks, of whom 2,525 are to be Europeans, will be present in the Colony within the year, and will be retained here.
2. It is the unanimous hope of this Council that as the additional moneys voted have been asked for and granted as the Colony's contribution to an increased garrison and princi- pally, if not entirely because of the proposed increase, no demand will be made by the Imperial Government for the payment thereof until the strength of the garrison has actually been raised to the full extent of the figures in the Secretary of State's despatch, and that, if any additional payment is demanded before that point has been reached, it should be proportional to such increase as shall from time to time be made in the force stationed in the Colony.
3. That in the opinion of this Council the attention of the Secretary of State should be directed to the fact to which no reference is made in Lord KNUTSFORD's despatch of the 20th January, 1890, that the Military Departments are in the occupation of rather more than 337 acres of land in this Colony, of which 84 acres are in the City of Victoria; that these 84 acres are situate in the very centre of the town and are, at the very lowest, of the value of Three millions of Dollars representing a revenue in the shape of Crown Rents and Taxes of $50,000 a year lost to the Colony, and that this being so it is earnestly hoped that no further demand will be made on the Colony in respect of Barrack Expenditure, referred to in paras. 20, 21 and 22 of the despatch above-mentioned, at all events unless the land in the centre of the town be given up by the Military Authorities, as has been suggested, in exchange for other sites nearer the batteries.
4.-That His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government be requested to forward a copy of these Resolutions to the Secretary of State with a view to their being laid before Her Majesty's Government.
The Honourable A. P. MACEWEN seconded.
The following Members addressed the Council:-Honourable P. RYRIE, Honourable A. P. MACEWEN, and the Treasurer.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and resolutions agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED ORDINANCE 1890.-Honourable C. P. CHATER moved the first reading of the Bill.
Honourable A. P. MACEWEN seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO INFANT VACCINATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ALL PERSONS VACCINATED BY A PUBLIC VACCINATOR.—The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned which was agreed to.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of this Bill.
Honourable Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Council.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be re-committed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee accordingly.
After discussion debate adjourned.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 9th April, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 9th day of April, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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WEDNESDAY, 9TH APRIL, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WAlter Meredith Deane).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH Deane).
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
ABSENT:
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 26th March, were read and confirmed.
His Excellency informed the Council that His Royal Highness the DUKE OF CONNAUGHT desired him to inform the Council and the public generally that he and Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT were both much gratified with the kind welcome accorded to them during their late visit to the Colony.
REPORTS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the report of the Superintendent of the Gaol for 1889, and a Statement of Treasury receipts and payments for 1889.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
C.S.O. 294 of 1890.
C.S.O.
611 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Nine hundred and Ninety-one Dollars, and Fifty-seven Cents ($991.57) being cost of repairing the Telegraph Cable between North Point and Kowloon-damaged by some vessel's anchor dragging various cables together and entangling them.
Government House, Hongkong, 28th March, 1890..
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One thousand Nine hundred and Two Dollars, and Twenty-seven Cents ($1,902.27) to enable the Sanitary Board to pay the expenses incurred in suppressing the recent Cattle Epidemic.
The sum asked for is thus made up :-
Compensation for Cattle and Fodder destroyed,.
Slaughtering and disposal of carcasses,
Disinfecting and cleansing sheds,
.$1,820.50 51.77 30.00
Government House, Hongkong, 8th April, 1890.
$1,902.27
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the vote for compensation in connection with the recent Cattle Epidemic.
Question-put and passed.
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BILL ENTITLED THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED ORDINANCE, 1890.-Honourable J. J. KESWICK moved the second reading of the Bill.
Honourable C. P. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with verbal amendments.
Council resumed.
Honourable J. J. KESWICK moved the third reading of the Bill.
Honourable C. P. CHATER seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO INFANT VACCINATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ALL PERSONS VACCINATED BY A PUBLIC VACCINATOR.-The Attorney General moved that the consideration of this Bill be postponed which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-The report of the Select Committee to report on the Bill was read.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
His Excellency addressed the Council and referred to the Letters Patent and Royal Instructions of the 19th January, 1888, and stated that a copy of the Clause of the Royal Instructions enabling the Council to make Standing Rules and Orders would be sent to each member of the Select Committee appointed for that purpose.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 16th instant, at 2 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 16th day of April, 1890,
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.
WEDNESDAY, 16TH APRIL, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, (on sick leave).
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ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th April, were read and confirmed.
His Excellency informed the Council that he desired to correct a statement which he made at the last Meeting with reference to the publication of the Letters Patent of the 19th January, 1888, inasmuch as these will be found to have been published in the Government Gazette of the 5th May,
1888.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-Council in Committee on the Bill. Progress reported.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 23rd instant, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 29th day of April, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 10.
TUESDAY, 29TH APRIL, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, vice the
Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, (vice the Honourable JOHN BELL-IRVING). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, (on account of sickness).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th instant, were read and confirmed.
The QUEEN's Warrant for the appointment of the Honourable N. G. MITCHELL-INNES to be a Member of the Legislative Council so long as he performs the duties of Registrar General in this Colony having been received, he was duly sworn and took his seat as a Member of the Council.
REPORTS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Blue Book for 1889, the Police Report for 1889, the Report of the Botanical and Afforestation Department for 1889, Registrar General's Returns of Births and Deaths for 1889, Mortality Statistics for 1889, Report of the Superin- tendent of the Fire Brigade for 1889, and also the Report of the Observatory Commission.
VOTES REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-Read the following Minutes by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
C.S.O. 628 of 1890.
C. O. Desp.
38 of 1890.
C.S.0.
649 of 1890.
C.S.0.
878 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred Dollars, ($200), for an additional Clerk, and Interpreter of Indian and Malay languages, at the Harbour Department, from 1st May next, at a salary of $25 per month.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and Twenty Dollars, ($120), for House Allowance to the Compradore of the General Post Office.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Twenty-one Dollars and Seventy Cents, ($21.70), for the refund of the overcharged Municipal Rates at the erroneous valuation on two Tenements, Nos. 69 and 70, in the Village of Hok-Ün, in the Kaulung Peninsula.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One hundred and Sixty Dollars, ($160), for the salary of a Shroff in the Money Order Office, from 1st of May, at $20 per month.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.
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C.S.O.
654 of 1890.
C.S.O.
969 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Twenty-eight Dollars, ($228), as a gratuity to the Children of the late SOOPPRAMANI SOONDERAM, in consideration of his 25 years' service as Police Officer, Clerk and Interpreter in the Harbour Office.
Government House, Hongkong, 18th April, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(6.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of One thousand Three hundred and Twenty-nine Dollars and Seventy-three Cents ($1,329.73) for new Moorings of the Bokhara Buoy, to be supplied from the stores of the Royal Naval Yard, (£205 @3/1=$1,329.73).
Government House, Hongkong, 24th April, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Votes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 9th instant, (Ño. 6), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O. Cost of repairing the Telegraph Cable between North Point and Kowloon-damaged
294 of 1890.
by some vessel's anchor dragging various cables together and entangling them,...$ 991.57
611 of 1890. Expenses and compensation incurred in suppressing the recent Cattle Epidemic, ....$1,902.27
of
19 1990. Purchase of Inland Lot No. 598 with the premises erected thereon, for use as a Police Station in lieu of No. 8 Station at Taipingshan, the purchase money to be defrayed from premia on land sales,.....
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
$34,000.00
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE HONGKONG CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.-The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO INFANT VACCINATION AND TO. PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ALL PERSONS VACCINATED BY A PUBLIC VACCINATOR.-Council in Committee on the Bill. The several clauses of the Bill having been considered and agreed to.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
His Excellency informed the Council that he proposed for the present to have two meetings of the Council a week, one meeting entirely reserved for the consideration of the Magistrates' Bill, and the other meeting for such other business as may come before the Council. His Excellency further stated that meetings would be held on Mondays to consider the Magistrates' Bill and that the Council would deal with the other business on such other day of the week as will be most convenient having regard to the departure of the Mail.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 5th May, 1890, at 2 P.M.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
Read and confirmed, this 5th day of May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 11.
MONDAY, 5TH MAY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
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The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
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PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 29th April, were read and confirmed. BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-Council in Committee on the Bill. Progress reported.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned till Friday, the 9th instant, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 9th day of May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.
FRIDAY, 9TH MAY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH Deane).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), on account of sickness.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th instant, were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER.-His Excellency addressed the Council respecting the appointment of Mr. J. J. KESWICK as a Member of the Council in the place of Mr. JOHN BELL-IRVING who has resigned his seat. Mr. J. J. KESWICK was then duly sworn in and took his seat as a Member of the Council.
REPORTS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following reports:-Return of Superior and Subordinate Courts for 1889, and Annual Report of the Head Master of the Victoria College for 1889.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
C.S.0.
29 59 of 1889.
C. O. Desp.
5 of 1890.
C.S.O.
2935 of 1889.
C.S.O.
580 of 1800.
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Six thousand Dollars, ($6,000) for the improvement of the piece of land known as the "Chinese Recreation Ground," Possession Point, viz. :—
For the clearing, levelling and surfacing of the ground, and constructing stalls
and side channels.
Government House, Hongkong, 1st May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Three hundred Dollars, ($300), to provide, for furniture and fittings for the Local delivery branch of the General Post Office.
Government House, Hongkong, 8th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Three thousand Six hundred and Seventy Dollars, ($3,670) for relaying of the lead roof over the Central Hall, and the two staircases of Victoria College, which was found in a very bad state, and constantly leaking in several places.
Government House, Hongkong, 8th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two thousand Three hundred and Thirty-four Dollars and One Cent, ($2,334.01), as an addi- tional sum to the vote of $12,000 passed by the Council on the 12th March, last, to meet expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKe and DUCHESS OF Connaught.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th May, 1890.
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The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes, with the exception of the Minute recommending that an additional sum be voted in connection with the visit of Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT, which was allowed to stand over for further considera- tion, be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Attorney General seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council in connection with the votes for improvement of the Chinese Recreation Ground, and for the new lead roof over the Central Hall of the Victoria College.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 29th ultimo, (No. 7), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
628 of 1890. Additional Clerk and Interpreter of Indian and Malay languages, at the Harbour
Department, from 1st May next, at a salary of $25 per month,
C.S.O.
649 of 1890.
C.S.O.
878 of 1890.
$ 200.00
Refund of the overcharged Municipal Rates at the erroneous valuation on two Tene-
ments, Nos. 69 and 70, in the Village of Hok-Ün, in the Kaulung Peninsula,.....$
Salary of a Shroff in the Money Order Office, from 1st of May, at $20 per month, $
65 of 1990. Gratuity to the Children of the late SOOPPRAMANI SOONDERAM, in consideration of his 25 years' service as Police Officer, Clerk and Interpreter in the Harbour Office,.
C.S.O.
969 of 1890.
New Mooring of the Bokhara Buoy, to be supplied from the stores of the Royal
Naval Yard, (£205 @ 3/1),
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
21.70
160.00
228.00
..$ 1,329.73
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 32 of 1889 AND AMEND ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1862, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR GRANTING PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS WITHIN THIS COLONY.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW WITH REFERENCE TO THE FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND "THE HONGKONG CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.' Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO INFANT VACCINATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS VACCINATED IN THE COLONY.-The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.--Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 12th instant, at 2 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 16th day of May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAnd,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING, Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 13.
FRIDAY, 16TH MAY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH Deane).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), on account of sickness.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th instant, were read and confirmed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a copy of a letter from Her Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government in reply to a telegram sent by His Excellency expressing regret at the news of the death of the Marquis TSENG.
Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
C.S.O.
589 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two thousand Three hundred and Thirty-four Dollars and One Cent, ($2,334.01), as an addi- tional sum to the vote of $12,000 passed by the Council on the 12th March, last, to meet expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of Their Royal Highnesses THE Duke and DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th May, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Attorney General seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question--put and agreed to.
His Excellency informed the Council that he had given instructions that in future, except in cases of emergency, a copy of every financial minute should be supplied to all Members of Council three days previous to the vote being asked for in order that they may have a reasonable opportunity of knowing the circumstances under which they are asked to vote the money.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 9th instant, (No. 8), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O.
2959 of 1889.
For the improvement of the piece of land known as the "Chinese Recreation Ground," Possession Point, viz. :-For the clearing, levelling and surfacing of the ground, and constructing stalls and side channels,
$ 6,000.00
C. O. Desp. Furniture and fittings for the Local delivery branch of the General Post Office,....$
5 of 1890.
C.S.O.
2935 of 1889.
Relaying of the lead roof over the Central Hall, and the two staircases of Victoria College, which was found in a very bad state, and constantly leaking in several places,
CO. Desp. Allowance for House Rent to the Compradore of the General Post Office,.......
38 of 1890.
The Attorney General seconded.
300.00
$ 3,670.00
.$ 120.00
His Excellency addressed the Council in connection with the vote for the new lead roof over the Central Hall of the Victoria College.
Question-put and agreed to.
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The Honourable the Attorney General laid on the table the report of the Special Committee appointed to frame New Standing Rules and Orders, and gave notice that at the next meeting of the Council he would move the adoption of the report.
Honourable P. RYRIE gave notice that at the next meeting he would ask the following questions
(1.) If the Executive will furnish the Council with any information in regard to the reported
defalcation in the Money Order Department of the Colony.
(2.) If it is the intention of Government to take any steps in regard to the celebration of the
Jubilee Day of the foundation of the Colony.
His Excellency stated, in reference to the question of the defalcation in the Money Order Office, that enquiries were being made and he hoped that by the next meeting he would be in possession of such facts as would enable him to answer the question which would then be put.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 32 OF 1889 AND AMEND ORDINANCE No. 14 of 1862, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR GRANTING PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS WITHIN THIS COLONY.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW WITH REFERENCE TO THE FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND "THE HONGKONG CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE."-The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Friday, the 23rd instant, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 30th day of May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 14.
FRIDAY, 30TH MAY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (Walter Meredith Deane).
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the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
'The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th instant, were read and confirmed.
Her Majesty's approval of the appointment of the Honourable P. RYRIE and the Honourable Ho KAI as Un-official Members of the Council having been received, they were duly sworn and took their seats as Members of the Council.
REPORTS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Harbour Master's Report for 1889 and Reports by Honourable O. CHADWICK on the Water supply of Kowloon, the Sewerage of the Hill District, and the proposed distributary system of the water supply for the city of Victoria.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
476 of 1890.
C.S.O. The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of
Eight thousand Dollars, ($8,000), for works in the Wongneichung Valley, inside the Race Course.
Government House, Hongkong, 20th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Five hundred and Thirty-four Dollars, ($534), being additional sum required to defray the salaries and rations of Nursing Staff for the Civil Hospital, for six months of 1890, viz. :--
Additional Salaries:-
1 Head Nurse, 6 months,
5 Nurses, (one new), 6 months,
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60.00
360.00
1 Amah, 6 months,
24.00
$
444.00
Rations for one more Nurse, 6 months,...
90.00
534.00
C.S.O.
1833 of 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 20th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Two hundred and Thirty Dollars, and Eighty Cents, ($230.80), being expenses incurred in carrying out an experiment as to the possibility of successfully and economically cultivating in the Colony bovine vaccine lymph.
Government House, Hongkong, 21st May, 1890.
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C.S.O.
986 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of Eight hundred and Seventy-five Dollars, ($875), for a compassionate allowance to Mrs. MAC- BEAN, widow of the late Bailiff and Hindustani Interpreter in the Supreme Court, being the equivalent of 7 months' salary of her late husband, who was in the service of the Colony for Twenty-three years, and gave great satisfaction in the discharge of his duties.
Government House, Hongkong, 27th May, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes, be referred to the Finance Committee. The Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the Minutes in connection with the works in the Wong- neichung Valley, the Nursing Staff for the Civil Hospital, and the cultivation of vaccine lymph.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 16th instant, (No. 9), and moved that the following Vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O. 589 of 1890.
Additional sum to the vote of $12,000 passed by the Council on the 12th March, last, to meet expenses connected with the visit to the Colony of Their Royal Highnesses THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF COnnaught,
The Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
.$ 2,334.01
The Council then went into Committee to consider the Report of the Special Committee to frame New Standing Rules and Orders.
The Attorney General moved and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded that the word "Wednesday" be struck out of Clause I and "Monday" be inserted in lieu thereof.
Question--put and agreed to.
Honourable P. RYRIE moved and the Honourable C. P. CHATER seconded that the following words be added to Rule 28:- Provided that if a Bill has been considered and reported on by a Special Committee it shall suffice if instead of reading the whole of each clause the marginal notes alone be read by the Clerk in Committee of the whole Council."
After some discussion the Honourable P. RYRIE withdrew his amendment.
The Attorney General moved that at the end of Section 28 the following be added "Provided that if a Bill has been considered and reported on by a Standing Committee it shall, with the assent of the President, suffice if instead of reading the whole of each clause, the marginal notes alone be read by the Clerk in Committee of the whole Council."
After discussion it was agreed to postpone the matter to allow the Attorney General to frame a clause on this principle. After further discussion it was agreed that Section 53 be amended by insert- ing after word" Colony" in the 4th line the words "and in one Chinese Newspaper."
The Council then resumed.
Honourable P. RYRIE, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :-
If the Executive will furnish the Council with any information in regard to the reported defalca-
tion in the Money Order Department of the Colony.
His Excellency replied-Honourable Members are aware, as indeed we are all aware, that an official connected with the Post Office Department named BARRADAS disappeared from the Colony some time since. Shortly after he left I considered it my duty to cause an enquiry to be made into the alleged defalcations. Such enquiry has been made, and from the report that I received up to the present time, I regret to say that these defalcations do amount approximately to the sum that has been mentioned in the local newspapers, about $46,000. Steps were taken to arrest Mr. BARRADAS and he has actually been arrested, and I trust that before long he will be brought back to this Colony. In these circumstances, I feel sure that Honourable Members will not expect me now to enter into details connected with this matter. It would not be fair towards one who, if he comes back here, will in all probability be proceeded against for a criminal offence. I may say this, however, that those whom I appointed to enquire into this matter have made certain suggestions in regard to the Post Office which will have my most careful consideration. So soon as I am able to arrive at a conclusion as to what should be done in connection with this matter, and I am at liberty to make further statements, I shall be happy to answer any further questions that may be put.
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Honourable P. RYRIE, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :-
If it is the intention of the Government to take any steps in regard to the celebration of the Jubilee
Day of the foundation of the Colony.
His Excellency replied-In answer to this question I may say that the Government consider that if
any celebration takes place in this Colony in connection with its Jubilee that such should take place next year. There can be no doubt that this Colony became a British possession in 1841. In the year 1842 a treaty was passed which confirmed what had previously taken place, and in the year 1843 a charter was granted establishing this possession as a British Colony, but there can be no doubt that this Colony really became English territory when it was taken, in 1841. Now as regards the question whether any celebration should take place, I consider myself that it is not one with regard to which suggestions should come from the Government. If the public in this Colony consider that the occasion is one upon which any festivities should take place, I am quite sure that the Government would be only too happy to receive any suggestions that may be made in that direction. We know perfectly well that for all such festivities a great deal of public money is necessarily expended, and it is rather for the public to move that such expenditure should take place than for the Government to propose it. If any Honourable Member can ascertain what are the wishes of the public in this matter and forwards any conclusion he may arrive at to the Government, I am quite sure that the Government will be most happy to consider any suggestion that may be made on the part of those through whose enterprise and industry the Colony has become as prosperous as it is to-day.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 9th June, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 9th day of June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 15.
MONDAY, 9TH JUNE, 1890.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDIth Deane).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), on account of sickness.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
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The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th May, were read and confirmed.
His Excellency addressed the Council and stated that he had received a letter from certain merchants in the Colony drawing his attention to the fact that the Viceroy of Canton contemplated raising the duty on opiun contrary to what was considered the terms of the Chefoo Convention. Mr. ALABASTER, the Consul at Canton, had been communicated with and he had done everything in his power in connection with the subject. His Excellency further stated that he had telegraphel to Her Majesty's Minister at Peking on the subject. The reply which had been received was to the effect that representations had been made to the Chinese Government on the subject of the contemplate l increased duties and that information had been received through the Yamên that the project had been abandoned. The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a despatch from the Secretary of State regarding the Estimates for 1890.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
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F. FLEMING.
(1.)
C.S.O.
1247 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Twenty Dollars and Sixty-seven cents, ($420.67), for the salary of Musketry Instructor and Storekeeper of Police.
Half pay during the voyage, and full pay from the date of his arrival at $60 per month. From 10th April to 22nd May half pay.
From 23rd May to end of the year full pay.
Government House, Hongkong, 28th May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred dollars, ($500), for improving the drainage of Italian Convent.
Government House, Hongkong, 31st May, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty-three Dollars, ($63), as a compassionate allowance to the mother of the late Chinese Police Constable No. 265, KEUNG TIM, who served in the Police Force for upwards of 14 years.
The allowance to be equal to one month's pay for every three years of service. Government House, Hongkong, 4th June, 1890.
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(4.)
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty Dollars, ($60), being additional salary to First Wardmaster in the Government Civil Hospital at $10 per month, for Six months of 1890.
The agreement being $70 per month for the first year, $80 per month for the second year, and $90 per month for the third year.
Government House, Hongkong, 5th June, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Attorney General seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the Minutes in connection with the salary of the Musketry Instructor and Storekeeper of Police, the drainage of the Italian Convent, and the additional salary to the First Wardmaster to the Government Civil Hospital.
Question--put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 30th ultimo, (No. 10), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :--
C.S.O. Works in the Wongneichung Valley, inside the Race Course,
476 of 1890.
Additional sum required to defray the salaries and rations of Nursing Staff for the
Civil Hospital, for six months of 1890, viz. :---
Additional Salaries :-
1 Head Nurse, 6 months,
5 Nurses, (one new), 6 months,
1 Amah, 6 months,
$ 8,000.00
60.00 360.00
24.00
$
444.00
Rations for one more Nurse, 6 months,.
90.00
$9
534.00
C.S.O.
1838 of 1889. Expenses incurred in carrying out an experiment as to the possibility of success-
fully and economically cultivating in the Colony bovine vaccine lymph, ...........
$
230.80
988 of 1890. Compassionate allowance to Mrs. MACBEAN, widow of the late Bailiff and Hindus- tani Interpreter in the Supreme Court, being the equivalent of 7 months' salary of her late husband, who was in the service of the Colony for Twenty-three years, and gave great satisfaction in the discharge of his duties,
The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
..$ 875.00
The Council then went into Committee to consider the Report of the Special Committee to frame New Standing Rules and Orders.
The Attorney General moved and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded that the four last paragraphs in Rule 28 be struck out.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Attorney General moved and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded that at the end of Rule 40 the following words be added:-"unless at this stage of the proceedings the Bill be referred to a Special or Standing Committee."
Question-put and agreed to.
The Attorney General moved and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded that the following additional Rule be inserted after Rule 40:-
"When a Bill shall have been referred to, and reported on by, one of the Standing Com- mittees appointed under Rule 48, and it shall be certified by the Chairman of such Standing Committee that such Bill has been considered clause by clause in the presence of all the Members of such Standing Committee at least and that, in the opinion of the Committee, such Bill may be dealt with by the Council in the same manner as a Bill reported on by a Committee of the whole Council, such Bill may be dealt with accordingly if no Member object, but if any Member object the Bill shall be dealt with in the same manner as a Bill reported on by a Special Committee."
Question-put and agreed to.
The Council then resumed.
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The Attorney General moved and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded that the report of the Special Committee appointed to frame New Standing Rules and Orders as amended be adopted.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 4 of 1865 RELATING TO OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.--Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 16th instant, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 16th day of June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 16.
MONDAY, 16TH JUNE, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED ĻISTER), on account of sickness.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 9th June, were read and confirmed.
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Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
C. O. Desp.
31 of 1890.
C.$.0.
1306 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars, ($3,000), to cover the probable expenses of this year in connection with the proposed trigonometrical survey of Hongkong by Officers of the Royal Engineers.
The total probable cost will be about £3,000.
Government House, Hongkong, 7th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars, ($3,000), being amount required to be expended in this year for the printing and binding of 200 copies of the new edition of Ordinances of Hongkong.
The total cost will be about $6,000.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th June, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes, be referred to the Finance Committee. The Attorney General seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the Minute in connection with the proposed trigonome- trical survey of the Colony.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 9th June, (No. 11), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O. 1247 of 1890.
For the salary of Musketry Instructor and Storekeeper of Police,
..................$ 420.67
Half pay during the voyage, and full pay from the date of his arrival at $60 per month. From 10th April to 22nd May half pay.
From 23rd May to end of the year full pay.
Improving the drainage of the Italian Convent,.
$ 500.00
Compassionate allowance to the mother of the late Chinese Police Constable No. 265,
KEUNG TIM,.
63.00
Additional salary to First Wardmaster in the Government Civil Hospital at $10 per
month, for Six months of 1890,
.$
60.00
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTEC- TION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN THE COLONY OF Hongkong and foR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee to consider the Bill. The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Honourable C. P. CHATER moved as an amendment, that the Bill be referred to a Special Committee which was agreed to without a division.
The Attorney Generel moved that the following Members form the Special Committee :---
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER.
THE ACTING REGISTRAR General.
Hon. A. P. MACEWEN.
Hon. C. P. CHATER.
Hon. Ho KAI.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 1865 RELATING TO OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-Council in Committee on the Bill. Progress reported.
Council resumed.
Honourable P. RYRIE gave notice that at the next Meeting of the Council he would move for the following:-
(a.) A return of the cost of the completed Lighthouses of the Colony.
(b.) The yearly expenditure for upkeep, wages and material, from the date of their completion to
the 31st December, 1889.
(c.) A return showing the receipts, yearly, from “ Light dues" from the time of their imposition
to the 31st December, 1889.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 23rd instant, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 23rd day of June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 17.
MONDAY, 23RD JUNE, 1890.
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PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.). the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th June, were read and confirmed.
Hon. HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G., having been appointed Acting Colonial Treasurer during the absence on sick leave of the Hon. A. LISTER, took the usual oath and his seat as a Member of the Council.
PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the report of the Director of the Observatory for 1889 and a report by the Hon. O. CHADWICK on the drainage of the Lower Western and Central District of Victoria.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:
C.S.O.
1366 and 173
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Governinent recommends the Council to vote a sum of of 1890. Five thousand Eight hundred and Forty-four Dollars and Twelve Cents, ($5,844.12), for the construction of a telegraph line between the Observatory at Kowloon and the Office of the Telegraph Company at Hongkong.
Also a separate line from Victoria Peak to Central Police Station to transmit meteoro- logical telegrams six times a day.
Cost of line, including submarine cable to Kowloon, (£900),
Cost of Instruments for Kowloon,.
Line from Peak to Police Station,.
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260.94
$ 5,644.12
200.00
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Government House, Hongkong, 14th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
$5,844.12
C.S.O.
1165 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eighty-two Dollars and Sixty-six cents, ($82.66), for rent of 1st floor of a Chinese house occupied by Scavengers of the Central Market.
From 23rd March to 30th November, 1890, at $10 per month.
Government House, Hongkong, 19th June, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
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VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 16th June, (No. 12), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :—
CD
31 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1306 of 1890.
Probable expenses of this year in connection with the proposed trigonometrical
survey of Hongkong by Officers of the Royal Engineers,
Amount required to be expended in this year for the printing and binding of 200
copies of the new edition of Ordinances of Hongkong,
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Hon. P. RYRIE, pursuant to notice, moved for the following:-
(a.) A return of the cost of the completed Lighthouses of the Colony.
.$ 3,000.00
.$ 3,000.00
(b.) The yearly expenditure for upkeep, wages and material, from the date of their completion to
the 31st December, 1889.
(c.) A return showing the receipts, yearly, from "Light dues" from the time of their imposition
to the 31st December, 1889.
Hon. A. P. MACEWEN seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
The Acting Colonial Secretary then laid on the table returns giving the required information.
BILL ENTITLED THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTEC- TION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
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The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
After debate, question put.
Council divided.
Ayes.
Hon. J. J. Keswick,
Hon. C. P. CHATER.
Hon. THE ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL. Hon. THE SURVEYOR GENERAL. Hon. THE ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER. Hon. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Hon. THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Motion carried by a majority of four.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Noes.
Hon. Ho KAI.
Hon. A. P. MACEWEN. Hon. P. RYRIE.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 30th instant, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING,
Read and confirmed, this 30th day of June, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Officer Administering the Government.
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COUNCIL, No. 18.
MONDAY, 30TH JUNE, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
ABSENT:
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 23rd June, were read and confirmed.
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PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Educational report for 1889.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
C.S.O.
1511 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Three hundred and Forty-five Dollars and sixty cents, ($3,345.60), being amount required to pay the balance of a claim, and Court fees, in connection with Mr. M. J. STEPHENS' claim against the Government for compensation and damages for loss of area in respect of Marine Lot 184, $5,000.
Amount Deposited in Court in December, 1888,
Balance now claimed,
.$1,700.00 3,300.00
Fees of Court,
Government House, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
$5,000.00
45.60
$5,045.60
C.S.O.
1513 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-six thousand Six hundred and Sixty-four Dollars, and Forty-nine cents, ($26,664.49), to defray the Salaries, Allowances and Office Contingencies of the Water and Drainage Depart- ment for the current year. Out of this amount, the sum of $7,868 is a-re-vote, as it is included in the Estimates under Surveyor General's Establishment, and since transferred to the Water and Drainage Department.
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Establishment of W. & D. Department, Transferred from Surveyor General's Department,.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
.$26,664.49 7,868.00
$18,796.49
C.S.O. 1513 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($950), being amount expended for the Kowloon well.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
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C.3.0.
1513 of 1890.
C.S.O.
2935 of 1889.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to re-vote the sum of Forty-four thousand One hundred and Seventeen Dollars, and Sixty-seven cents, ($44,117.67), being the unexpended balance of the vote for New Water Mains in 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 26th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(5.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Nine hundred and Seventy-six Dollars, and Forty-three cents, ($1,976.43), being amount due on some outstanding accounts in connection with the construction of Victoria College.
Government House, Hongkong, 24th June, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 23rd June, (No. 13), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O. 1366 and 173 of 1890.
C.S.0.
1165 of 1890.
Construction of a telegraph line between the Observatory at Kowloon and the Office of the
Telegraph Company at Hongkong.
Also a separate line from Victoria Peak to Central Police Station to trans- init meteorological telegrams,
.$5,844.12
Rent of 1st floor of a Chinese house occupied by Scavengers of the Central Market, $ 82.66
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, AND MARKETS ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "THE MAGISTRATES' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH.--The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee.
The Honourable A. P. MACEWEN moved and the Honourable J. J. KESWICK seconded that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned, which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTEC- TION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 7th July, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 7th day of July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 19.
MONDAY, 7TH JULY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 30th June, were read and confirmed.
Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:
C.5.0. 1579 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred Dollars, ($900), for the purchase of 200 Brass Padlocks from CHUBB & SONS for Victoria Gaol.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Attorney General seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Treasurer, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 30th June, (No. 14), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :---
C.S.0. 1511 of 1890.
Amount required to pay the balance of a claim, and Court fees, in connection with Mr. M. J. STEPHENS' claim against the Government for compensation and damages for loss of area in respect of Marine Lot 184, $5,000.
Amount Deposited in Court in December, 1888,
Balance now claimed,
.$1,700.00 ̄ ̄ 3,300.00
Fees of Court,
$5,000.00
45.60
C.S.O.
1513 of 1890.
C.S.O.
$5.045.60
To defray the Salaries, Allowances and Office Contingencies of the Water and Drainage Department for the current year. Out of this amount, the sun of $7,868 is a re-vote, as it is included in the Estimates under Surveyor General's Establishment, and since transferred to the Water and Drainage Department, $26,664.49
1513 of 1890. Amount expended for the Kowloon well.
C.S.O.
1513 of 1890. Unexpended balance of the vote for New Water Mains in 1889.....
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
.$ 950.00
$44,117.67
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The Acting Colonial Treasurer moved as follows:-
“The Council, having considered the following statement from the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department concerning the planting and rearing of trees in the years 1891 and 1892, resolves that it is expedient that the liability for this work be incurred.” Statement of works which it is necessary that contracts should now be made for :-
1. For planting, during the year 1891, trees which are now being reared under
contract No. 4, 1889,
2. For seeds to be collected during the present year and supplied in January,
1891,
$1,600
200
To be disbursed in 1891,
3. For rearing trees which it may be desirable to plant in 1892,
$1,800
$1,400
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4. If the above named work (No. 3) be now contracted for it will involve the making of contracts next year for getting the trees planted when ready in 1892; this would cost
To be disbursed in 1892..
2,400
.$3,800
5. The quantity of trees which may be reared and planted under Nos. 3 and 4 is roughly estimated on the assumption that not less than $6,000 or $7,000 will be voted next year for forestry works in 1892. The annual vote is now $10,000.
€. The execution of the proposed contracts would extend from the date of order in the case of the two first until the early part of next year, and in the two latter until the middle of the year 1892.
C. FORD, Superintendent,
Botanical and Afforestation Department.
26th June, 1890.
The Attorney General seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL ADMINIS- TRATOR.”—The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 16 OF 1886, ENTITLED THE STAMP ORDINANCE."-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO FRAUDULENT MARKS ON MERCHANDISE."-The Attorney General moved that the Standing Rules and Orders be suspended in order that the Bill might be read a first time the same not having been inserted in the Orders of the Day.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTEC- TION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES. AND MARKETS ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendments.
Council resumed.
The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 14th July, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 14th day of July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 20.
MONDAY, 14TH JULY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
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ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK. HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
ABSENT:
The Council met pursuant to adjournment..
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th July, were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER.-Honourable EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD having been appointed Acting Attorney General during the absence on leave of the Honourable W. M. GOODMAN took the usual oath and his seat as a Member of the Council.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
C.S.O. 1592 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Seven thousand One hundred and Eighty-six Dollars, and Seventy-four Cents, ($107,186.74), for repairs to damages caused by the Rain-storm of 29th and 30th May,
1889.
Amount paid in 1889,
Do.
in 1890,
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$ 70,038.00 37,148.74
$107,186.74
To be charged to Extraordinary Public Works.
C.S.O.
1499 of 1890,
Government House, Hongkong, 4th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-four Dollars, ($24), as a compassionate allowance to the widow of IM CHAN, late Head Messenger at the Magistracy.
Government House, Hongkong, 8th July, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTE PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 7th July, (No. 15), and moved that the following Vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.5.0. Purchase of 200 Brass Padlocks from CHUBB & SONS for Victoria Gaol,
1579 of 1890.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
900.00
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL ADMINIS- TRATOR."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 16 OF 1886, ENTITLED THE STAMP ORDINANCE."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO FRAUDULENT MARKS ON MERCHANDISE."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with verbal amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 21st July, at 2.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 21st day of July, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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MONDAY, 21ST JULY, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
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the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK. HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
ABSENT:
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th July, were read and confirmed. The confirmation by Her Majesty of the appointment of the Honourable J. J. KESWICK as a Member of the Council having been received he was duly sworn and took his seat.
His Excellency informed the Council that he thought it would only be in accordance with the wishes of the Members that they should record their regret at the death of the late Postmaster General and Colonial Treasurer. There were few public servants who worked with so much zeal as Mr. LISTER. His varied experience of this Colony and his intimate knowledge of all matters connected with it were of very considerable use to any one connected with the service.
PAPERS.-The_Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a Report on Public Works by the Surveyor General, Despatches respecting the Adjutancy of the Police Force, and the Report of the Colonial Surgeon for 1889.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government :-
C.5.0.
2171 of 1889.
C.S.O.
2171 of 1889.
C.S.O.
1802 of 1890,
C.S.O.
445 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Forty Dollars, ($240), to Mr. SYDNEY HAYWARD, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Eighty Dollars, ($480), to Mr. HENRY G. WAGGOTT, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th June, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and Sixty Dollars, ($360), being half salary for the Acting Chief Inspector of Police.
$60 per month for 6 months.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen thousand Dollars, ($15,000), being amount required to be expended in this year, as part of $38,000 estimated, for training Albany and adjoining Nullahs, and opening up the land now available as building sites between the Bowen and Kennedy Roads.
Government House, Hongkong, 12th July, 1890.
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C.S.O.
1617 of 1890.
C.S.O.
11 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred Dollars, ($200), for publishing in a separate volume the proceedings of the Legislative Council during one year.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(6.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred Dollars, ($200), for making a new set of storm signals, iron frame and lanterns to signal at night, for the use of the Observatory.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(7.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Seventy-eight Dollars and Fifty Cents, ($178.50), being the taxed costs of the Hongkong and China Gas Company, Limited, of their appeal under The Rating Ordinance,
1888.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th July, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(8.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven hundred and Twenty Dollars, ($720), for additional Staff in the Observatory, viz.
Additional salary to the 2nd Assistant, as Telegraphist, at $20 per month,...$ 240.00 2 Telegraph Clerks, at $20 per month, each,
Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1890.
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480.00
$ 720.00
F. FLEMING.
(9.)
C. (). Desp.
97 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Four Dollars and Eighty-four Cents, ($104.84), being half pay of the First Assistant at the Observatory, from 1st June to 19th July, inclusive, to be given to the Substi- tute, during Mr. FIGG's vacation leave on full pay. (Sanctioned by the Secretary of State. )
Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the Minutes in connection with the salary of the Acting Chief Inspector, the training of the Albany Nullah, the new set of storm signals, the publication of the proceedings of the Legislative Council and the Staff at the Hongkong Observatory.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 14th July, (No. 16), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C.S.O.
(1.)
15921890. Repairs to damages caused by the Rain-storm of 29th and 30th May, 1889.—
of
Amount paid in 1889,
Do. in 1890,
C.S.O.
To be charged to Extraordinary Public Works.
(2.)
1499 of 1890. Compassionate allowance to the widow of Im CHAN, late Head Messenger at the
Magistracy,
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
$ 70,038.00 37,148.74
$107,186.74
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24.00
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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW IN RESPECT OF THE SALE OF SHARES IN COMPANIES REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1865 to 1886 and IN OTHER JOINT STOCK COMPANIES."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Standing Rules and Orders be suspended in order that this Bill might be read a first time the same not having been inserted in the Orders of the Day.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable J. J. KESWICK addressed the Council and moved the first reading of the Bill.
Honourable C. P. CHATER seconded.
Honourable the Acting Attorney General addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO FRAUDULENT MARKS ON MERCHANDISE."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED
“AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE THE SUPPLY OF WATER in the COLONY OF HONGKONG AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE WORKS IN CONNECTION THERE- WITH."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
The Council then resolved itself into a meeting of the Finance Committee to consider the Financial Minutes which had been referred for its consideration.
On the Council resuming, the Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the following votes which had been considered by the Finance Committee be passed, viz.:-
G.S.O.
2171 of 1889.
C.S.O.
2171 of 1889.
C.S.O.
1602 of 1890.
C.S.O.
445 of 1890.
To Mr. SYDNEY HAYWARD, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889,........
To Mr. HENRY G. WAGGOTT, who was appointed Student Interpreter, under Section II of the Scheme published in Government Notification No. 209 of the 4th May, 1889,....
$
240.00
.$
480.00
360.00
Half salary for the Acting Chief Inspector of Police, for 6 months at $60 per month, $
Amount required to be expended in this year, as part of $38,000 estimated, for training Albany and adjoining Nullahs, and opening up the land now available as building sites between the Bowen and Kennedy Roads,
Publishing in a separate volume the proceedings of the Legislative Council during
one year,
$15,000.00
.$ 200.00
C.S.O.
1617 of 1890.
New set of storm signals, iron frame and lanterns to signal at night, for the use of
the Observatory,
$
200.00
Taxed costs of the Hongkong and China Gas Company, Limited, of their appeal
under The Rating Ordinance, 1888,
$
178.50
C.S.O.
11 of 1890.
Additional Staff in the Observatory, viz.:-
Additional salary to the 2nd Assistant, as Telegraphist, at $20 per month, $ 2 Telegraph Clerks, at $20 per month, each,
240.00
480.00
$
720.00
97 of 1890.
GO. Dep. Half pay of the First Assistant at the Observatory, from 1st June to 19th July, inclusive, to be given to the Substitute, during Mr. FIGG's vacation leave on full pay. (Sanctioned by the Secretary of State),
$
104.84
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
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His Excellency then addressed the Council as follows:-
HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN,
Before we adjourn to indulge in a short recess from our Legislative duties it may be of interest to have brought before you a short retrospect of the work we have accomplished during the last few months and to be informed, in so far as I can inform you, of the position of the Colony at the present time.
It was with regret that we learnt from Sir WILLIAM DES VEUX, towards the beginning of this year, that ill-health compelled him to leave us for a while, but we trust that when he returns in December next he will do so with renewed vigour so that he may be enabled to take in the future that same active interest in the welfare of this Colony as he has taken in the past.
A few months ago we welcomed in our midst a Son and a Daughter-in-law of Our Gracious Sovereign, and we have the gratification of feeling that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Connaught were well pleased with the brief visit they paid to this the most Eastern Point of Her Majesty's Colonial Empire.
The number of Ordinances which we have passed during the present session has not been very great and I was in hopes that we might have been able to deal with several other matters, more or less ripe for our consideration.
We have, however, enacted some laws of importance. I may refer to "The Magistrates' Ordinance "-a very lengthy measure; "The Waterworks Ordinance;" "The Vaccination Ordinance;" "An Ordinance relating to the Falsification of Accounts;" besides others of less significance.
There are several matters which I trust will engage our attention when we meet again- such as a new law on Bankruptcy, the modification of our Emigration laws, the amendment of our laws concerning Opium, &c.
But the enacting of Ordinances is not the only work we have got through. We have adopted a new Code of Standing Rules and Orders for the regulation of our proceedings, more in accordance with the procedure we now follow and more in conformity with the Royal Instructions under which this Council is constituted.
The Finance Committee have had under their consideration many matters of importance to carry out which it was necessary to apply for public moneys. It will always be my endeavour to consult this Council previous to undertaking measures which involve that cost which it is necessary for this Council to sanction. I do not hesitate to say that there are few Colonies in which Members of the Legislature are prepared to vote moneys so readily as here for what they consider essential in the public interest. But the more the Members of a Legislative body put trust in the proposals made for public expenditure, the less they regard with suspicion suggestions made in this direction, the more careful should a Govern- ment be in bringing such proposals before them and the more anxious should it be to see that the money is legitimately expended towards the purpose for which it was asked.
In addition to such questions as have actually been submitted to you, many matters have occupied my attention.
I am very desirous that the many Chinese who must necessarily die during the course of the year in this Colony should be buried elsewhere than in the limited area we possess. I feel confident that if burials continue to take place as they do now the time will come when we shall have cause to regret it. I have been in communication with Her Majesty's Consul at Canton on the subject and although the Chinese authorities are not prepared to meet the suggestions I made, I have not abandoned hopes of being able to carry out in some way what I venture to think would tend towards the sanitary condition of this Island, while, I believe it would be more in harmony with the feelings and wishes of the Chinese themselves.
Another matter of almost equal importance which has attracted my notice is the system of squatting which has long existed here and in regard to which several recommendations were made in the report of the Land Commission which was appointed to enquire into this and other kindred questions in the year 1886. I am about to appoint a Commission to deal with this particular subject, and although there are no doubt many difficult and complicated points involved in it, I trust that those who have expressed their readiness to serve on the Commission will be able to surmount them.
ment.
I am desirous, Gentlemen, of seeing the profession of Brokers in this Colony placed on a better footing than it stands to-day, but I would much prefer that any steps in this direction should come from the Members of that body themselves rather than be taken by the Govern- I may state that on one or two occasions I have received deputations with whom I have discussed the question and who have mentioned to me proposals worthy of careful con- sideration. I trust that at the end of this year, if not before, circumstances will allow of those, who I believe are anxious to move in the matter, to follow up these proposals. If, however, such is not the case it will become necessary for the Government to seriously con- sider whether it should not take the initiative.
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The Secretary of State, Gentlemen, has drawn my attention to the absence of any vote in the Estimates for this year for the erection of a New Gaol and it cannot be doubted that the present prison accommodation is insufficient for the numbers confined. The question of constructing a New Gaol is one that has been mooted for some years past and a site has been selected and reserved for such a building. But, bearing in mind the many important works now on hand and the considerable expenditure that will be incurred thereon, I am not disposed to commence a new prison, the estimated cost of which is between $400,000 and $500,000 if such can be avoided. But recognizing, as I do, the strong necessity of further prison accommodation I have lately been considering a scheme by which I trust this may be obtained without having recourse to a new and costly construction.
Some time since we were called upon by the Imperial Government to increase our Military Contribution from £20,000 to £40,000 a year on the understanding that our garrison would be increased. This Council, on the ground that it begrudged not the expenditure of money for an efficient defence of the Colony, voted, without opposition, the amount asked for while stating what it expected as a return for the additional cost involved. I forwarded the conclusions at which the Council arrived, together with a copy of the Resolutions it passed, to the Secretary of State. I have not yet received a reply from him, but when I do so I trust there will be no objection to my laying on this table a copy of the despatch I wrote so that Honourable Members may see the views I expressed.
I may add, concerning certain rumours that have been lately afloat, that no intimation has been made to me in regard to the organization of any Chinese troops in this Colony, nor have I any reason to believe that there is any foundation for the reports to which I have alluded.
There is no Department, Gentlemen, which the people in this Colony naturally take a deeper interest in, nor which is of greater importance than that of the Public Works.
I consequently requested the Surveyor General to prepare, so that I might lay the same before you, a Memorandum of such public works as had been proceeded with this year, or were in course of construction. This he has done and the report has been submitted to you. It is gratifying to find that the work connected with the Gap Rock Lighthouse is proceeding so satisfactorily, also that a real commencement has been made in the work of the long talked of Central Market and in that of the Lunatic Asylum for Chinese. A new Pier has been opened at Kowloon Point and orders have been given that the District School, for which provision was made in the Estimates for this year, should be proceeded with as soon as possible. A site at Kennedytown has been selected for a new Slaughter-House and Depôt for pigs and sheep. It has been decided to commence, without further delay, the erection of new Police Stations at Aberdeen and Quarry Bay. The additions to Government House are being rapidly gone on with, while plans are nearly completed for a new house, offices, &c. for the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department. The Council is aware that during the course of last year an agreement was entered into for lighting the City of Victoria with electric light, and I trust that in a short time hence we shall see this work com- pleted. It may hereafter be found possible to extend this system of lighting to another and more lofty part of this Island which is daily becoming more popular and more populated.
Instructions have lately been given to carry out some of the recommendations made by those Gentlemen who were appointed to enquire into the working of the Observatory and when the Estimates for next year are submitted to you proposals will be made for some addition to the staff of that Department. I am far from wishing to suggest increased expenditure, but if such an institution as an Observatory is to be of any real good it must be efficiently maintained, or it would be sounder economy to do away with it altogether.
Much good work has of late been done, under the supervision of Mr. CHADWICK, in connection with our drainage and waterworks. It is to be hoped that these important undertakings on which much money has been, and has still to be, expended, will prove satisfactory to the community.
There is nothing more necessary than from time to time to ascertain the financial condition of a country, and I will inform you, Gentlemen, in so far as I can, what the finan- cial condition of this Colony was on the 30th of June last.
The balance of assets in hand on 1st January, 1890, was $505,109, and the Revenue at the end of June was $1,073,079, making a total at end of June of $1,578,188.
The expenditure in the Colony up to the end of June was $720,658. The actual expenditure in England up to end of May, and that estimated for June, amounted to $254,619. To this must be added a sum of $34,127 for premia on Land Sales, making a total (partly estimated) expenditure for the first six months of the year, of $1,009,404 and shewing a probable balance of assets on 30th June of $568,784.
Within the last twelve months, Gentlemen, there have been many changes among the Members of this Council. Most of these have fortunately been caused through the necessity of making temporary arrangements. But there have been a few of a permanent nature.
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In October last death prematurely and unexpectedly deprived this Colony of the services of the late Colonial Secretary, Mr. STEWART. I had not the advantage of personal acquaint- ance with this officer, but no one could be long in this Island without hearing how much he was respected and of the great good he rendered to this country, more especially in the all-important cause of Education. Another who was but a short time since among us we shall see no more. I refer to Mr. LISTER, our late Postmaster General and Colonial Treasurer, who during a quarter of a century begrudged neither time nor labour in the performance of his duties and whose reluctance to take rest when rest was needed may have gone far to hasten his end.
I am happy to say that among the un-official Members only one change has occurred during the time I have alluded to. I refer to Mr. WONG SHING, whose period of service expired during the present year, and who desired, by reason of advancing age and the neces- sity of attending to business elsewhere, to be relieved from further duty at this Board. I recommended for Her Majesty's approval as his successor Dr. Ho KAI of whom we have already seen sufficient to know the deep concern he takes in the work brought before us and to feel how efficiently he will strive for the welfare of those whose interests he is here to represent.
I have endeavoured, Gentlemen, to lay before you such information as I considered might interest you at the present moment. It will not be very long before we meet again when we shall take up as it were the threads of the work we are quitting for a while to-day.
In conclusion let me thank you for the consideration you have shown me since I have been presiding over this Council, let me wish you a pleasant recess, and let me express the hope that we may all join once more in working, with increased strength, for the benefit of a Colony to which many have been indebted for good fortune in the past and to which may many be indebted for success and happiness in the future.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 6th October, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 6th day of October, 1890.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 22.
MONDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Registrar General, (Norman GILBERT MITCHELL-INNEs). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON Whitehead.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
His Excellency then addressed the Council as follows:-
HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN,
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In meeting again together for the resumption of our Legislative duties I believe I may congratulate you on the satisfactory condition, on the whole, of the Colony at the present time. I am willing to admit that those clouds of depression which have for some time past been hanging over it have not altogether passed away, but I think there are reasonable spects of their doing so and I sincerely hope that a no distant future has in store times as prosperous as have been witnessed in the past. The health of the Island during that portion of the year which has now elapsed has been exceptionally good and we have happily escaped visitations from any epidemic or other serious malady.
As regards our finances the following is their present condition in so far as I am able to inform you.
The balance of assets on the 1st of January this year was, as I have previously stated, $505,109, but from this sum I regret to say that a no less amount than $58,502 must be deducted for the unfortunate defalcations which have taken place in connection with the Post Office Department, papers on which subject will be laid before you.
The local revenue received up to the 30th of September was $1,415,894. The amount received in England as far as can be estimated, (the Crown Agents' accounts having been received up to the 31st of July only) was $1,798.
The premiums on land sales amounted to $12,463 making a total up to the 30th September of $1,876,762.
The Ordinary Expenditure for the first nine months of the year was $865,467. The approximate expenditure in England was $116,369, making a total of $981,836.
The Extraordinary Local Expenditure during the same period was $215,695; the extraordinary expenses in England were about $100,000, making a total of $315,695.
A sum of $34,226 was expended on the purchase of Baxter House for the purpose of a Police Station.
This total expenditure therefore amounts to $1,331,757, leaving an approximate balance on the 30th September of $545,005.
The Estimates for the coming year have been prepared and will be laid before you without delay.
The Estimated Revenue up to the end of the present year is $1,884.943; to this may be added the balance of assets at the beginning of this year-less the amount to be deducted for the defalcations I have mentioned-which is therefore $446,607 and $50,000 may be put down as a possible sum to be realized on land sales before the year comes to a close. The total revenue therefore amounts to $2,381,550.
The Estimated Ordinary Expenditure is $1,470,221; the extraordinary expenditure $449,700, making a total of $1,919,921. The probable balance on hand therefore on the 31st of December next, presuming all the amount estimated for extraordinary expenditure to be spent which is somewhat improbable, will be $461,629.
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The Estimated Revenue for 1891, is $1,952,093 while the premiums on land sales can be put down at $100,000 making a total of $2,513,727.
The Estimated Ordinary Expenditure is $1,663,420, Extraordinary $804,279 leaving
a probable balance on hand on the 31st of December, 1891, of $46,028.
Among the principal items causing further expenditure for next year I may mention the increased Military Contribution from £20,000 to £40,000, which taking the dollar as representing 3/6d. would amount to $228,572.
The additions to salaries authorized by the Secretary of State amounting to about $47,000.
The increased cost entailed by the new system of Audit which will involve a yearly increase of about $7,500.
The introduction of the Electric Light causing an increase of $13,500.
The most serious addition, however, to Extraordinary Expenditure results from the amount estimated as necessary for Public Works. We know how essential it is, Gentlemen, that such public works as are in course of construction should be completed without delay and that such others as may be really needful should be commenced, while the water and drainage system, which the Colony has undertaken, cannot be allowed to stand still. But I do think that it is a question for serious consideration whether it is just towards the present tax-payers that the entire cost of such works as are destined for the good of future generations should entirely fall upon us.
It seems to me that the comparatively small debt of £200,000, which is gradually becoming less every year, might fairly be added to so as to enable the Colony to construct such works as are absolutely necessary without undue pressure on its finances or over- taxation of its people.
Several Ordinances are in course of preparation and many are ready for your immediate consideration.
Among them is an Ordinance to amend the Laws relating to the Police Force which is rendered desirable in consequence of certain changes that have lately taken place among the Officers of that Department and which I have already had occasion to explain to you.
The Secretary of State has made it a condition, as regards many of those who will under the proposed scheme for the re-adjustment of salaries receive additional pay, that they should join a Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund. A similar measure to that proposed some months back, but which was not then proceeded with, will therefore be submitted to you. I may state that such a law exists in many other Colonies, and although it is impossible to say how far the measure will prove a success in a Colony where the number of Civil Servants is comparatively small, it must be admitted that its object, in providing for those who may otherwise be left in want and destitution, is a good one.
The Squatters' Ordinance has been drafted with the view of giving the necessary powers to those who have been already appointed to consider how the irregular occupation of Crown lands in this Colony can be discontinued.
An Ordinance to give further powers to Companies with respect to the alteration of their Memoranda of Association will be submitted to you.
Honourable Members will recollect that during the course of the present year a Private Bill was introduced with the object of enabling the Hongkong Land Investment Company to transact business elsewhere than in this Colony, and to extend its powers of investments which under its present Articles of Association it is unable to do. The Ordinance passed through its different stages, but before my assent was given to it objections were raised against it and I was requested to submit the matter for the decision of the Secretary of State. This I did and the Secretary of State in reply forwarded copy of a Public Bill which was then passing through the Imperial Parliament on the subject, stating that he had no objection to a similar measure being passed here. The Ordinance which will be laid before you is therefore mutatis mutandis a copy of the English Act.
Bills to amend the Public Health Ordinance of 1887; to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Merchant Shipping, &c.; to amend the Opium Ordinances; to consolidate the Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships and the conveyance of Chinese emigrants; to amend the Law relating to Bankruptcy; to amend our Laws in regard to Gambling and to provide against the Adulteration of Food are all in course of preparation and will be brought before you very shortly.
It will be remembered that at our last meeting previous to the recess a Bill was intro- duced by an Honourable Member to amend the Law respecting the sale of Shares in
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Companies registered under the Companies Ordinances. This measure is undoubtedly one of considerable importance and in order to save time it was proposed that I should, during the recess, send a copy of it to the Secretary of State for his consideration. I did so and so soon as I receive a reply I will inform the Council accordingly.
I have already mentioned to you, Gentlemen, my desire to find further space than exists in this Island for the interment of such Chinese who die here and whose relatives are not in a position to remove their remains for burial elsewhere. This, as is the case with most questions of difficulty and importance, requires some time for solution, but I have good reason to hope, although my original idea may not be carried out, that I shall soon be able to attain in some way the object I have in view.
The question of Gaol extension has not ceased to occupy my attention since we last met as I am fully convinced of the necessity of providing in some way or another, further prison accommodation. I have addressed the Secretary of State on the subject and although there are no doubt arguments in favour of building a new Prison which it would not have been right of me to have concealed from him I have expressed an opinion, in order to avoid so large an expenditure as would be involved in the erection of a new building, that the existing Gaol should be added to on its present site by the Magistracy being removed to a piece of ground which I believe has long been lying idle in the vicinity of the quarters occupied by the Captain Superintendent and Police Inspectors.
Until I hear what the Secretary of State's views are in the matter the question cannot be definitely settled. But in the meantime such a sum has been inserted in the Estimates as is likely to be required next year either for one work or the other. If the present Gaol is enlarged in the manner I have suggested, the cost, including the erection of a new Magistracy, &c., is estimated at $170,000.
The correspondence which has taken place between the Secretary of State and myself respecting the increase of our Military Contribution will be laid on the table. To comment on it is unnecessary on my part. Honourable Members will see the views I expressed and the replies that have been received and they can judge for themselves in the matter.
The question of the Naval and Military Establishments being removed from the Town of Victoria is engaging the consideration of the home Authorities and I believe that before very long it will be ripe for a decision.
I may inform the Council that Lord KNUTSFORD has approved of the formation in this Colony of a Volunteer Machine Gun Corps and a Volunteer Mounted Rifle Corps as recom- mended by the Committee appointed to consider this question in 1859, and that the Maxim guns, the cost of which was voted in March last, have been ordered.
My attention was drawn some time ago to the fact that a certain amount of over-pressure existed in the Schools of this Island more especially as regards Chinese children. Honour- able Members will have observed that enquiry is now being made into this point. Whether over-pressure exists in the Schools or not the result of the investigation will probably show, but I may inform the Council that I discovered that the number of attendances required in the Aided Schools here was greater than that demanded in other Colonies. For this I could see no sufficient reason and I recommended to the Colonial Authorities that it should be reduced. To this proposal the Secretary of State has acceded and the same number of attendances will hereafter be required here as are required at the Schools in the Straits Settlements.
Papers will be submitted to you respecting a proposed reduction in Postage Rates with a view of obtaining a uniform postage for all the different Colonies and thus to do away with certain anomalies which now exist. The estimated loss to the Imperial Revenue, should the scheme be carried out, is about £105,000 a year and Her Majesty's Government desire to know whether the various Colonies are disposed to contribute towards reducing this amount. In the interests of the world generally the idea is no doubt a good one and one to which I feel sure this Council will give every consideration. But it will be seen from the Report of the Acting Assistant Postmaster General that the Colony will lose a no inconsiderable sum by the scheme being adopted and I am therefore desirous of taking the sense of the Council on the question before sending a reply.
A short time ago
I had the satisfaction of taking part, in what I may allude to as the gratifying function of laying the foundation stone of the Gap Rock Lighthouse. To join in the erection of a beacon, the object of which is to save from danger and to guide through difficulties, must at all times be a pleasurable duty, but I venture to say that there are few spots where the existence of a lighthouse will prove of more true value to navigation than that from which this light will shine over many a distant mile.
I may mention, in connection with this subject that I have lately enquired what steps are being taken to place a lighthouse on Waglan Island in lieu of that on Cape D'Aguilar
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and I am glad to be able to inform you that the Chinese Authorities are at the present moment seriously considering this question and that engineers and others are about to be sent, if they have not left already, to make all necessary arrangements for carrying out the work.
The Secretary of State's Despatch regarding the Increase of Salaries to Civil Servants and the conditions under which such are to be granted will be laid on this table. It will be seen that Lord KNUTSFORD has felt unable to consent to the scheme proposed by Sir WILLIAM DES Vœux that salaries should be paid at stirling rate, but he has sanctioned an increase, with certain exceptions, on the conditions however that those who accept the increases proposed shall forego the privilege of sending money home in the shape of family remittances as heretofore; that when on leave they shall be paid at the rate of 4/- the dollar and that their pensions shall be at the rate of 3/8d. only.
Since we last met, Gentlemen, the services of one who had been a Member of this Council for some years past have not only been lost to us but to this Colony generally.
There is no one who took a deeper interest in his work as a Member of the Legislature; who without speaking for display or for any factious object was nevertheless prepared to take such action and to ask for such information as he considered the public interest demanded- than Mr. MACEWEN. His absence from this Board will necessarily be felt, but I am sure that the one who has been selected to replace him will do all in his power to make up for the loss we have sustained.
In conclusion, Gentlemen, let me ask of you to join your efforts in working for the future welfare of a Colony which by reason of increased facilities in communication is yearly becoming of more importance in a political and Imperial point of view while I trust of more value to those whose interests are interwoven with its interests and whose fortunes and whose happiness may be said to be proportionate to its success and its prosperity.
At an early period of the coming year the Colony will be celebrating its fiftieth anni- versary as a possession of the British Crown, and it is an interesting coincidence that in 1891 it will witness the same span of life as will the Heir to the English Throne.
That Hongkong may advance and prosper during the fifty years that are next to come as it has advanced and prospered during the fifty years that are about to pass away is I am sure the earnest wish of one and all of us.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 21st July, were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER. Mr. THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD who had been appointed, provisionally and subject to Her Majesty's confirmation, an Un-official Member of the Legislative Council on the nomi- nation of the Chamber of Commerce was duly sworn and took his seat.
PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :-Acting Colonial Secretary's Report on the Blue Book for 1589; Assessor's Report on the Assessment for 1890 and 1891; Despatches respecting the increased Military Contribution; Papers respecting the Defalcations of Z. M. BARRADAS; Despatch respecting increase of salaries of Public Officers; Despatch approving of the new Standing Rules and Orders; and Despatch in connection with Companies altering their Memoranda of Association.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
C. O. Desp. 43 of 7th
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of March, 1890. Three hundred and Fifty-five Dollars, ($355), being a Building-grant to the Diocesan Home
and Orphanage, to defray half the cost of an improvement in the building.
C.S.O.
1915 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty Dollars, ($30), as a Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Attorney General.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
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C.S.O.
1751 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1513 & 2030
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifty-six Dollars and Forty-five Cents, ($56.45), being an stipulated increment to the salary of the Veterinary Surgeon, viz. :-$2,400 on appointment, $2,700 after 3 years, and $3,000 after 6 years.
Increase from the 24th October to the end of the year,.........
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(4.)
56.45
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of of 1890. Ninety-four Dollars and Seventy-two Cents, ($94.72), being amount required to complete the
sum due for Kowloon well.
Amount expended,
Vote of 7th July, 1890,
$1.044.72
950.00
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04.72
C.S.O.
2060 of 1890.
C.S.O.
130s of 1890.
C.S.O.
1061 of 1890.
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1983 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($150), as a supplementary vote for Office Contingencies for the Magistracy.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred and Sixty-three Dollars, and Twenty-five Cents, ($963.25), being the amount of the judgment debt and costs, in the matter of a Writ of Execution issued by A-TACK against A. G. APCAR, misappropriated by a Bailiff of Supreme Court.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(7.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and Thirteen Dollars, and Seventy-five Cents, ($313.75), being amount of prisoners' property embezzled by Turnkey Ng KAM-FUK, employed as Receiving Officer in Victoria Gaol.
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(8.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand and Seven hundred Dollars, ($1,700), as supplementary Vote for Police exclu- sive of Establishments, viz. :—
Oil and Gas for Barracks,. Incidental expenses,
Government House, Hongkong, 10th September, 1890.
900.00 800.00
$1,700.00
F. FLEMING.
(9.)
C.S.O.
3229 of 1890.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($250), as a Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Treasury, to cover expenses in collecting Village Rates.
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1899.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council on the Minutes in connection with the Kowloon well, and the amount misappropriated by a Bailiff of the Supreme Court.
Question--put and agreed to.
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His Excellency informed the Council that by Clause 48 of the Standing Rules and Orders it is provided that at the first Meeting of the Council after the 1st of October the President might appoint the following Committees:-Finance Committee. Law Committee. and Public Works Committee. He would at this sitting appoint the Finance Committee and would consider between this and the next Meeting who should be appointed on the other two Committees.
His Excellency then appointed all the Members of the Council except the Governor as the Finance Committee, the Colonial Secretary to be Chairman.
Honourable Ho KAI gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would ask the following
question
What steps have been or are to be taken by the Government
1. To suppress or diminish public gambling in the Colony.
2. To regulate, register or suppress the hundreds of gambling clubs that have sprung into
existence during the last few years.
His Excellency informed the Council that it was the intention of Government to introduce a Bill as soon as possible in connection with the suppression of gambling. His Excellency further informed the Council that if in any way the question of the Honourable Member could be answered at the next Meeting he would be happy to do so.
BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1873, ENTITLED THE Dangerous GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1888 ENTITLED THE RATING Ordinance, 1888."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 29 OF 1888 AND TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1886 ESTILLED THE PEACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1886."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1887.”—The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE A PENSION FUND FOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OF THE COLONY."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED “THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT. The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 13th October, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 13th day of October, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Council«.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 23.
MONDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNstone KeswiCK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
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The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 6th October, 1890, were read and confirmed. His Excellency appointed the following Members under Section 48 of the Standing Rules and Orders as the Law and the Public Works Committees
Law Committee.-Attorney General, Chairman.
Colonial Secretary.
Honourable N. G. MITCHEll-Innes. Honourable J. J. KESWICK.
Honourable Ho KAI.
Public Works Committee.-Surveyor General, Chairman.
Colonial, Secretary.
Honourable C. P. CHATER. Honourable J. J. KESWICK. Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.
PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the papers respecting the proposed reduction of postage and gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would lay on the table the papers relating to the Estimates for the year 1891, and would move that they be considered that day week.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council and gave notice that at the next Meeting he would move the following resolution :--
That the Government be requested to formulate and lay before the Council proposals for defraying
the extraordinary expenditure on Public Works by means of a loan.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD further gave notice that at the next Meeting he would also put the following question :-
Have the Government received a report from the Honourable E. J. Ackroyd and Mr. Nicolle on the recent defalcations in the Money Order Office and on the causes which led to them, if so, will they lay it on the table, together with a statement of the measures which have been taken to prevent such defalcations in future?
His Excellency addressed the Council and stated that in connection with the resolution of the Honourable Member he would desire to consult the Executive Council between this and the next meeting when the resolution would be brought forward. As to the question in connection with the defalcations in the Money Order Department, a report had been received regarding the proposed amendments of keeping the accounts. He had not had an opportunity of looking through the report, but would shortly do so, and as soon as all the papers in connection with the matter could possibly be laid on the table, he would certainly lay them. His Excellency further stated that he had replied to the Despatch the Secretary of State wrote in answer to his first despatch in connection with the increased Military Contribution. There had however not yet been time to receive a reply. When the despatch was answered and he was in a position to know what the Secretary of State said it would be his desire to give the fullest information in regard to the matter to this Council and to the public generally.
Honourable Ho KAI, pursuant to notice, asked the following question
What steps have been or are to be taken by the Government
1. To suppress or diminish public gambling in the Colony.
2. To regulate, register or suppress the hundreds of gambling clubs that have sprung into
existence during the last few years.
The Acting Attorney General stated in reply that a draft Ordinance dealing with the question of gambling has been prepared and is at present under the consideration of the Government, and that the question of the so called Clubs has not been lost sight of.
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BILL ENTITLED 66
AN ORDINANCE to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1873, ENTITLed The DangeROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873.”—The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1888 ENTITLED THE RATING Ordinance, 1888."--The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL Ordinance No. 29 of 1888 AND TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1886 ENTITLED THE PEACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1886."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE A PENSION FUND FOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OF THE COLONY."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED ፡፡ AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that certain bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board under sub-section 1 of section 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 (Public Health) and which have been sub- mitted to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government be approved by the Council.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 20th October, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 20th day of October, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 24.
MONDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 13th October, 1890, were read and confirmed.
His Excellency addressed the Council and stated that, with respect to the Bill which has been read a first time in connection with the sale of shares in Companies registered under the Companies' Ordinance, a telegram had been received from the Secretary of State to the effect that he had no objection to the Bill being proceeded with if the Un-Official Members agree. His Excellency further stated that he would therefore leave it to the Honourable Member who introduced the Bill to take such further steps in connection with it as he might deem desirable.
Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
F. FLEMING.
(1.)
C. O). Desp. 175 of 1890.
C.S.O. 1383 & 2397
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-eight Dollars, ($1,878), being the equivalent of £313 at the exchange of 3/4 per Dollar, as an excess over the amount estimated for 12 Maxim Guns and Ammunition about to be supplied. The excess is due to the additions made on the recommendation of General BEVAN EDWARDS, R.E., and Major Clark, R.E.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(2.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of of 1890. Six thousand Three hundred and Twenty-eight Dollars, ($6,328), for the re-construction of
the landing Pier at Stone Cutters' Island.
C.S.O.
1957 of 1890.
Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1890.
F. FLEMING.
(3.)
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty Dollars, ($60), as an allowance to the Hospital Steward for collecting Hospital bills, at the rate of $20 per month, for October, November and December of the present year.
This work was formerly performed by one of the Treasury Shroffs who received $10 per month, so there will be a saving of $30 in the Treasury.
Government House, Hongkong, 14th October, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that these Minutes be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council in connection with the increased costs of the Maxim Guns and the Pier at Stone Cutters' Island.
Question--put and agreed to.
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Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council, and, pursuant to notice, moved,
That the Government be requested to formulate and lay before the Council proposals for defraying
the extraordinary expenditure on Public Works by means of a loan.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council and seconded the resolution.
Honourable J. J. KESWICK addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following:-
Have the Government received a report from the Honourable E. J. Ackroyd and Mr. Nicolle on
the recent defalcations in the Money Order Office and on the causes which led to them, if· so, will they lay it on the table, together with a statement of the measures which have been taken to prevent such defalcations in future?
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee of the 6th instant, (No. 18), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
(1.)
C. Des Building-grant to the Diocesan Home and Orphanage, to defray half the cost of an
improvement in the building,.
43 of 17th March, 1890.
(2.)
1915 of 1890. Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Attorney General,.
C.S.0.
(3.)
1751 of 1890. Stipulated increment to the salary of the Veterinary Surgeon, Increase from the
24th October to the end of the year,
C.§.0. 1513 & 2030 of 1890.
(4.)
Amount required to complete the sum due for Kowloon well,
(5.)
1080 of 1880. Supplementary vote for Office Contingencies for the Magistracy,
C.5.0. 2060
C.5.0.
1308 of 1890.
C.S.O.
of
(6.)
Amount of the judgment debt and costs, in the matter of a Writ of Execution issued by A-TACK against A. G. APCAR, misappropriated by a Bailiff of Supreme Court,.
(7.)
10611890. Amount of prisoners' property embezzled by Turnkey NG' KAM-FUK, employed as
Receiving Officer in Victoria Gaol,
C.S.O.
(8.)
1988 of 1890. Supplementary Vote for Police exclusive of Establishments,
C.S.O.
(9.)
222-51890. Supplementary Vote for Office Contingencies of the Treasury, to cover expenses
in collecting Village Rates,
$
355.00
$
30.00
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56.45
$
94.72
$
150.00
-$ 963.25
.$ 313.75
.$ 1,700.00
$
250.00
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENty Dollars and SEVENTY- NINE CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1889."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
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BILL ENTITLED << AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT exceeding ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1891." The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the First Reading of the Bill and laid on the table the Estimates for 1891.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following Minute by His Excellency with reference to the Estimates for 1891:-
The Officer Administering the Government has the honour to submit for the consider- ation of the Legislative Council the Estimated Revenue and Expenditure of the Colony for the year 1891.
The
2. The Estimates have been carefully prepared by the Acting Colonial Secretary. work connected with them has been rendered more onerous than usual this year by reason of the re-adjustments of salaries in accordance with the Secretary of State's instructions. Every endeavour has been made to carry out the principles enunciated in the Despatch on the subject which has already been laid before this Council. In a matter of this kind, where certain exceptions have been made to the increases proposed, it is impossible that every one concerned should be perfectly satisfied. If, however, in some cases the intentions of the Secretary of State have not been carried out, or if there are others which would seem to deserve more indulgence than has been granted to them it will doubtless be competent to effect rectifications hereafter.
3. The Estimated Revenue for 1891 exclusive of any balance on hand at the end of this year, and exclusive of premiums on Land Sales, is $1,952,098.
The Estimated Revenue for this year was $1,884,943. The amount estimated for 1891. therefore exceeds this by $67,155. But it should be borne in mind that the estimated amount to be realized from Land Sales next year has been put down as only $100,000 whereas that for this year was mentioned as $300,000. The commercial depression which has existed for some time past has necessarily affected the sale of Government property, and it would have been undesirable to have sold at a time when, as a matter of certainty, but poor prices would have been obtained. The amount realized by the sale of lands this year instead of exceeding $300,000 will, in all probability, not amount to $50,000. It is to be hoped, however, that an improved condition of affairs will enable the Estimate under this head to be reached during 1891.
4. The Officer Administering the Government informed the Council a short time since that the probable balance on hand at the end of this year would be $461,629, but since this announcement was made the Colony has been called upon to pay a larger amount than was anticipated as representing the sum of £116,000 voted for Defence Works. About $20,000 will therefore have to be deducted from the $461,629. But on the other hand the impro- bability of all the amount estimated for Extraordinary Expenditure being spent will more than likely make up for this deficiency.
5 The Council is aware that one of our principal items of Revenue arises from the Opium Monopoly which according to present arrangements is to produce $477,600 a year. But an item of this nature being actually realized must necessarily depend upon certain contingencies and it is therefore our duty not to rely too implicitly upon such a source of income.
6. The estimated increases and decreases on the different items of revenue for next year are principally the following.
There is an estimated increase in assessed taxes of $50,000 due to the increase in rateable tenements and to the gross receipt being estimated for 1891 without deduction for unoccupied houses, but this deduction has to be made good from expenditure.
There is also an estimated increase of $1,000 on carriage and chair licences an amount of over $10,000 having been received on this account during the first half of this year.
There is an increase of $3,000 estimated for spirit licences. The sum estimated under this heading last year was $41,000 whereas that obtained was $48,794.
There is also an estimated increase of $4,000 of fees from scholars at the Victoria College -the amount estimated last year under this head having been $10,000.
An increase from $65,000 to $75,000 is also contemplated for rents derived from market stalls and shops.
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The estimated decreases are chiefly in the following items:-Boat licences from $5,700 to $5,000; Cargo boat licences from $7,500 to $7,200; Fines from $16,000 to $14,500; Hawkers' licences from $5,300 to $5,000; Emigration, which is on the decrease owing to the unwillingness of certain countries to receive Chinese, from $18,000 to $15,000; Lands other than those leased, but including Stone Quarries, from $30,000 to $28,000.
7. The revised estimated ordinary expenditure for 1891 is $1,674,780. The estimated extraordinary expenditure $920,279 instead of $804,279 as stated by the Officer Administer- ing the Government a short time ago, some omissions having been made in the draft estimates as originally prepared. This makes a total expenditure of $2,595,059 instead therefore of having a balance of $46,000 on hand at the end of 1891 there is an estimated deficit of about $100,000.
The Council has already been informed that the principal causes of additional ordinary expenditure are the increased Military Contribution from £20,000 to £40,000 a year, the additions to salaries amounting to about $47,000, the introduction of the Electric Light and the changes effected in the Audit Department.
Provision has been made for a Chief Assistant to the Observatory at a salary of $1,800 in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission.
A sum of $2,000 has been provided for the upkeep of the Epidemic Hulk now in coursè of construction.
The expenses of the Police Department have been somewhat increased in consequence of the recent changes which have been made in connection with it, while some additional cost has been proposed for the Gaol Department with a view of obtaining men from England to do duty as Turnkeys.
But the greatest increase on expenditure is caused by that estimated as necessary for Public Works.
As a proof of the continued increase of expenditure under this head it is worthy of remark that in the year 1875 the amount expended on the Surveyor General's Department, on Public Works and Buildings, Roads, Streets and Bridges amounted to $169,642 whereas for 1891 the estimated sum for the Surveyor General's, the Water and Drainage and the Sanitary Departments amounts to no less than $920,279 while the total amount estimated for the construction of such Public Buildings as have actually been commenced or are in contemplation is $2,540,237, which will have to be further increased should a new gaol be constructed.
8. The Officer Administering the Government is fully sensible of effecting economy in so far as is possible. It is at all times difficult to lay down any hard-and-fast line as to how this is to be done, but there are many little ways in which those who are entrusted with the expenditure of public moneys can guard against needless expenditure.
The financial condition of the Colony may be regarded on the whole as satisfactory, the revenue being quite sufficient to meet any ordinary expenditure but while this is so and while not begrudging what is necessary for its development and general good the Officer Administering the Government entirely concurs that every prudence should be exercised in dealing with public moneys.
Government House, Hongkong, 20th October, 1890.
F. FLEMING, Officer Administering the Government.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1873, ENTITLED THE Dangerous GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED (4
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1888 ENTITLED THE RATING ORDINANCE, 1888."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
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BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 29 OF 1888 AND TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1886 ENTITLED THE PEACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1886."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put--that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1887."--Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendment.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 27th October, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 27th day of October, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 25.
MONDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 20th October, 1890, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred and Eighty Dollars, ($480), as a Gratuity to the Widow of Mr. ARTHUR WAGNER, late Assistant Marine Surveyor, and Assistant Superintendent and Engineer of the Fire Brigade, in consideration of her husband's service.
Government House, Hongkong, 18th October, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 20th October, (No. 19), and moved that the following Votes referred to therein be passed, viz. :—
175 of 1890.
(1.)
C. O. Desp. Excess over the amount estimated for 12 Maxim Guns and Ammunition about to be supplied. The excess is due to the additions made on the recommendation of General BEVAN Edwards, R.E., and Major CLARK, R.E.,
C.S.O. 1383 & 2397 of 1890.
C.S.O.
1957 of
(2.)
Re-construction of the landing Pier at Stone Cutters' Island,.
(3.)
198.00. Allowance to the Hospital Steward for collecting Hospital bills, at the rate of $20
per month, for October, November and December of the present year,
..$ 1,878.00
$ 6,828.00
60.00
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the recommendation of the Finance Committee that the question of the proposed reduction of postage be referred to the Chamber of Commerce be carried into effect.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD gave notice that at the next Meeting he would move the following resolution :--
That the Government lay upon the table a complete and detailed statement shewing,—
1.—The total amount in dollars received by this Colony on account of the loan for £200,000. 2.-The total amount of interest paid, principal and rate to be mentioned, on the loan annually from the date of borrowing until nów, or to 30th June last, or any more convenient date of this year.
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3.-The total amount of commission paid to the Crown Agents or others in connection with
the loan.
4.- The total amount of charges, advertising, and all others incurred and paid in respect of
the loan.
5.-The profit or loss in exchange on each of the amounts of the loan repaid annually. 6.—The rate per cent, per annum the loan has cost annually-the rate to include interest, commission, and all other charges from date of borrowing up to the most convenient date of this year.
7.—The amounts to be stated in Pounds Sterling as well as in dollars, also the rate or rates
of exchange at which each conversion has been made.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD also gave notice of the following motion for the next meeting,—
That the Council postpone consideration of the Estimates for 1891 for Public Works Extraor- dinary No. 29 on the Abstract List-in so far as regards the following numbers under that heading-Nos. 1, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 25, 29, 32, 34, 35, 36 and 37, until Government lay on the table detailed and complete statements of the proposed works shew- ing what is to be done in each case and the necessity for the works, together with estimates and plans, including a definite statement of their intentions with reference to Drainage and Water-works, so that the Council and the Public may know precisely what it is the Council are asked to sanction and for what purposes the money to be voted is to be used. Further, that the Government lay on the table a copy of the Despatch and Statement sent to Lord Knutsford in reply to his Despatch of 18th April last, also a fresh report from the Surveyor General as to what works he can now reasonably undertake to do during the ensuing year, and also a report detailing the Public Works to which the Colony is already actually committed.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:-
1. Will the Government lay on the table, before proceeding with the Estimates for 1891, the Sanitary Board's letter of the 11th August, 1890, containing certain recommendations on the subject of the Water and Drainage Works?
2. Will the Government, before proceeding with the Estimates for 1891, lay upon the table detailed and complete statements of the proposed Works not already sanctioned by the Legislative Council together with plans and estimates in detail including a complete statement of the new drainage scheme and of the arrangements proposed by Government for carrying it out promptly and effectively?
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
BILL ENTITLED (6
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF THREE HUNdred and ForTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS And Seventy- NINE CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1889."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1891."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND Ordinance No. 8 OF 1873, ENTITLED THE Dangerous GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
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BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORdinance, 1887."--The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
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AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE A PENSION FUND FOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OF THE COLONY."-The Acting Attorney General moved that this Bill be referred to the Law Committee.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council. His Excellency addressed the Council.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded the motion.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Council then resolved itself into a meeting of the Finance Committee.
On the Council resuming the Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following resolution passed by the Finance Committee:-
"That the Government do lay on the table a list of those officers who have not received an increase under the new scale of pay and at the same time state the grounds on which these officers are not satisfied."
The adoption of this resolution was moved by the Honourable J. J. KESWICK and seconded by the Honourable P. RYRIE.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of the above resolution be adjourned. for a week.
The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERS' Ordinance, 1890."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Progress reported.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED แ
AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 3rd November, at 2.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 3rd day of November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 26.
MONDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th October, 1890, were read and confirmed.
His Excellency informed the Council that the Secretary of State had made some changes in regard to the appointments of Postmaster General and Colonial Treasurer. The present Assistant Postmaster General has been appointed Postmaster General at a salary of $3,600 a year besides which he is to have free quarters, and Mr. MITCHELL-INNES has been appointed Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Stamp Revenue at a salary of $4,800 a year.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a letter from the Sanitary Board in connection with Main Sewerage.
The Acting Colonial Secretary also laid on the table the Minutes of a meeting of the Finance Committee held on the 27th October, 1890:
Honourable C. P. CHATER, in the absence of the Honourable J. J. KESWICK, supported the follow- ing resolution which was contained in a report of the Finance Committee, and which had been proposed and seconded at the last meeting of the Council:-
That the Government lay on the table a list of those Officers who have not received an increase under the new scale of pay and at the same time state the grounds of refusal in the case of those Officers who are not satisfied.
The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD spoke in favour of the motion.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and by direction of His Excellency laid on the table a list of Offices in regard to which applications had been made for a reconsideration of salaries and also the reasons why some among such applications had not been acceded to by the Government.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council.
After some discussion it was agreed, on the proposal of the Acting Colonial Secretary, that the non-contentious work should be proceeded with by the Finance Committee.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council and moved the following resolution :-
That the Government lay upon the table a complete and detailed statement shewing,-
1.-The total amount in dollars received by this Colony on account of the loan for £200,000. 2.-The total amount of interest paid, principal and rate to be mentioned, on the loan annually from the date of borrowing until now, or to 30th June last, or any more convenient date of this year.
3.—The total amount of commission paid to the Crown Agents or others in connection with
the loan.
4.-The total amount of charges, advertising, and all others incurred and paid in respect of
the loan.
5.-The profit or loss in exchange on each of the amounts of the loan repaid annually. 6.—The rate per cent. per annum the loan has cost annually-the rate to include interest, commission, and all other charges from date of borrowing up to the most convenient date of this year.
7.—The amounts to be stated in Pounds Sterling as well as in dollars, also the rate or rates
of exchange at which each conversion has been made. Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council. His Excellency addressed the Council.
The motion was agreed to.
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Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council and moved,
That the Council postpone consideration of the Estimates for 1891 for Public Works Extraor- dinary No. 29 on the Abstract List-in so far as regards the following numbers under that heading-Nos. 1, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 25, 29, 32, 34, 35, 36 and 37, until Government lay on the table detailed and complete statements of the proposed works shew- ing what is to be done in each case and the necessity for the works, together with estimates and plans, including a definite statement of their intentions with reference to Drainage and Water-works, so that the Council and the Public may know precisely what it is the Council are asked to sanction and for what purposes the money to be voted is to be used. Further, that the Government lay on the table a copy of the Despatch and Statement sent to Lord Knutsford in reply to his Despatch of 18th April last, also a fresh report from the Surveyor General as to what works he can now reasonably undertake to do during the ensuing year, and also a report detailing the Public Works to which the Colony is already actually committed.
Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addressed the Council.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
After discussion the Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, on the suggestion of the Acting Attorney General, agreed to substitute the following motion in lieu of that originally proposed by him:-
That the Council postpone consideration of the Estimates for 1891 for Public Works Extraordi- ▲
nary No. 29 on the Abstract List-in so far as regards the following numbers under that heading-Nos. 1, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 25, 29, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 37. until Government lay on the table a general statement of the proposed works, including a definite statement of their intentions with reference to Drainage and Water-works, so that the Council and the Public may know precisely what it is the Council are asked to sanction and for what purposes the money to be voted is to be used. Further, that the Government lay on the table a copy of the Despatch and Statement sent to Lord Knutsford in reply to his Despatch of 18th April last, also a fresh report from the Surveyor General as to what works he can now reasonably undertake to do during the ensuing year, and also a report detailing the Public Works to which the Colony is already actually committed.
After discussion the amended motion was put and agreed to.
The Council then resolved itself into a meeting of the Finance Committee. On the Council resuming, the Acting Colonial Secretary reported progress.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 10th November, at 2.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 10th day of November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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MONDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
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HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 3rd November, 1890, were read and confirmed.
PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, laid on the table Reports respecting Public Works Estimates for 1890 and state- ments concerning the Government Loan of £200,000.
The Acting Colonial Secretary also laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee held respectively on the 3rd and 8th days of November, 1890, and moved that the following Vote referred to in the Report of the 3rd November be passed, viz. :-
tion:-
Gratuity to the Widow of Mr. ARTHUR WAGNER, late Assistant Marine Surveyor, and Assistant Superintendent and Engineer of the Fire Brigade, in considera- tion of her husband's service,
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
$ 480.00
Honourable P. RYRIE gave notice that at the next Meeting he would move the following resolu-
That a
special committee, consisting of the un-official members and the Colonial Secretary, be appointed to examine into the details of the Estimates for next year, mainly with a view to a full consideration of the salaries question, the public works, and the military contribution, with full powers to call for papers and information, and to furnish the Council with a report. Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would ask the following question :-
Will the Government lay on the table a full report of the proceedings of the Law Revision Commission appointed on 12th August, 1882,-"to prepare and report upon Drafts for a "revised edition of the Ordinances, and for amendments of the same, incorporating the "results of such recent Imperial legislation as appears applicable to the circumstances "of the Colony, and providing for improved procedure in the administration of Justice," and a statement shewing the total cost of the Commission since the date of its appointment until the present time, how and in what way the money has been spent, the work accomplished, and about the time when the edition of the Ordinances now being printed will be published, also the cost of the edition being printed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, AND MARKETS ORDINANCE, 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
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BILL ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1889."--The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ARMS ORDINANCE OF 1889."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED เ AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."--The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned until Monday, the 17th instant, which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF THREE Hundred and ForTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN Hundred and TWENTY DOLLARS AND EIGHTY- FIVE CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1889."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
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BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ONE MILLION SIX Hundred AND SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1891."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned, which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned until the 17th instant which was agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Thursday, the 13th November, at 3.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 13th day of November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 28.
THURSDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (Norman Gilbert MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
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The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 10th November, 1890, were read and confirmed. Honourable P. RYRIE moved the following amended resolution in lieu of the one in the Orders of the Day :-
That a special committee, consisting of the un-official members, the Colonial Secretary, the Colonial Treasurer, and the Surveyor General be appointed to examine into the details of the Estimates for next year, with a view to a consideration of the salaries question, the public works, and the military contribution.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council and seconded the motion. His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following question:-
Will the Government lay on the table a full report of the proceedings of the Law Revision Com- mission appointed on 12th August, 1882,-" to prepare and report upon Drafts for a "revised edition of the Ordinances, and for amendments of the same, incorporating the "results of such recent Imperial legislation as appears applicable to the circumstances of the "Colony, and providing for improved procedure in the administration of Justice," and a statement showing the total cost of the Commission since the date of its appointment until the present time, how and in what way the money has been spent, the work accomplished, and about the time when the edition of the Ordinances now being printed will be published, also the cost of the edition being printed.
The Honourable Acting Attorney General and Honourable Acting Colonial Secretary replied. BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, Slaughter-HOUSES, AND MARKETS ORDINANCE, 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1889.”—The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the B.ll.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ARMS ORDINANCE OF 1889."-The Acting ▾ Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS A EIGHTY- FIVE CENTS TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE YEAR 1889."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 17th November, at 2.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 17th day of November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 29.
MONDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL Brown).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
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The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 13th November, 1890, were read and confirmed.
PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, laid on the table a statement concerning cost of Law Revision Commission, and cost of the new edition of the Hongkong Ordinances.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would ask the following questions:-
1. Is the Government aware that the water supply to the Robinson Road district was cut off
for several days last week, and that no notice whatever was given of the fact so as to allow the inhabitants to make provision to obtain water from some other source? Will the Govern- ment issue the necessary instructions so that the public may have some notice in future of when and for how long it is proposed to cut off the water supply?
2. Is the Government aware that there is a very great scarcity of water in the Western district at the Peak, and will the Government state what measures they are taking, or propose to take, to meet the emergency?
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES, AND MARKETS ORDINANCE, 1887.”—Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, - 1889."-Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported without amendment.
Council resumed.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887.". Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendment. Council resumed.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ARMS ORDINANCE OF 1889."--Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendment.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED (6 AN ORDINANCE to give furTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned until Monday, the 24th instant, which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND Seven Hundred and EigGHTY DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC Service of THE YEAR 1891."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned, which was agreed to.
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BILL Entitled “THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned until the 24th instant which was agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 24th November, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 24th day of November, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 30.
MONDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
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PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 17th November, 1890, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-
C. 0. Desp. 213 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred Dollars, ($400), for the salaries of two new Cadets to arrive from England, at the rate of $1,500 per annum each.
Government House, Hongkong, 15th November, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions
1. Is the Government aware that the water supply to the Robinson Road district was cut off
for several days last week, and that no notice whatever was given of the fact so as to allow the inhabitants to make provision to obtain water from some other source? Will the Govern- ment issue the necessary instructions so that the public may have some notice in future when and for how long it is proposed to cut off the water supply?
2. Is the Government aware that there is a very great scarcity of water in the Western district at the Peak, and will the Government state what measures they are taking, or propose to take, to meet the emergency?
Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY."--The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-Houses, and MARKETS ORDINANCE, 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be recommitted.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments. Council resumed.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ARMS ORDINANCE OF 1889."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of the following Bills, viz.:--
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THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1891,"
"THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890," and
(C AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERA-
TION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION
be adjourned until this day week.
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ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 1st December, at 3 P.M.
`ead and confirmed, this 1st day of December, 1890.
A. M. THOMSON,
for Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 31.
MONDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENderson WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 24th November, 1890, were read and confirmed.
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PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Select Committee appointed to examine into the details of the Estimates for 1891; with addenda by the Un-Official Members.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, moved the following resolutions:
1. That in re-adjusting the salaries of Government officials in Hongkong, all personal allowances, special grants, fees of office and other payments of a like nature should be abolished, and the salary in local currency of each officer be a fixed sum to include, where possible, all allowances. 2. That with a view to get rid entirely of personal allowances for length of service or special merit,
there should be for each office a minimum and maximum salary with a periodical rate of increase, and that no more than the maximum salary should under any circumstances be paid.
3. That within the limits so fixed the salaries of the present occupants of the various appointments be settled by the Committee of Council, with regard to length of service and personal merits of the officers, subject of course to the approval of the Secretary of State.
4. That to prevent the evil effects constantly arising in certain departments from frequent changes of officers, it be laid down as the rule that, unless under very exceptional circumstances, "the occupants of the undermentioned offices are not entitled to and are not to look for any pro- motion, acting or permanent, out of their own departments. The offices are: Registrar and Deputy Registrars Supreme Court, the Police Magistrates, the Land Officer, and the Chief Clerk at the Magistracy; the occupants of these offices to be legally qualified when fresh appointments are made to them in the future, the Interpreters of the Supreme Court, and the Clerk of Councils and Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office.
5. That in fixing the maximum salary for the offices above mentioned the rule of irremoveability be borne in mind and the maximum salary made equivalent to any promotion the occupant of the office might reasonably hope to obtain, if the rule had not been made.
The Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
His Excellency having addressed the Council, the motion was withdrawn.
BILL ENTITLED “THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the consideration of the following Bills, viz.:-
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING to Bankruptcy,
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887,
be postponed until next Meeting of Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
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The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the discharge of the Order that the Appropriation Bill, 1891, be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Acting Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Order discharged.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1891.-Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the vote of $10,000 for the Audit Department, Item No. 5, Honourable P. RYRIE moved as an amendment that the amount be struck out on the ground that it is inexpedient to have one side of the accounts audited in England and the other side in the Colony.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD seconded.
A division was taken when there voted :-
For the Amendment.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
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HO KAI
C. P. CHATER.
P. RYRIE.
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Against the Amendment.
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His Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government.
Amendment lost.
Vote-put and agreed to.
On the vote of $233,572 for Military Expenditure, Item No. 27, Hon. C. P. CHATER moved as an amendment that the vote be reduced to £20,000 on the ground that the War Department had not fulfilled the promise to increase the garrison.
Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
A division was taken when there voted :-
For the Amendment.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
HO KAI.
J. J. KESWICK,
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Vote-put and agreed to.
The Bill was reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
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Surveyor General.
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Acting Attorney General.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the
Government.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the discharge of the Order appointing the Select Committee to examine into the details of the Estimates for 1891, and that the expenditure connected with the Public Works be considered by the Finance Committee.
Question-put and agreed to..
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-Council in Committee on the Bill. Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
BILL ENTITLED (4 AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be recommitted.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 8th December, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 8th day of December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 32.
MONDAY, 8TH DECEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
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The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st December, 1890, were read and confirmed. Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:
C. O. Desp.
212 of 1890.
F. FLEMING.
The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Eight hundred and Eighty Dollars, ($2,880), as a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the children of the late Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster General, Mr. Alfred LISTER.
Government House, Hongkong, 27th November, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that this Minute be referred to the Finance Committee. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency addressed the Council.
Question--put and agreed to.
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VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 24th November, (No. 23), and moved that the following Vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :-
C. O. Desp. Salaries of two new Cadets, at the rate of $1,500 per annum each,.........
213 of 1800.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
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Honourable P. RYRIE gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would ask the following question :-
In view of the danger to life caused by small vessels carrying in outside waters large number of passengers whether it is the intention of the Government to apply to steam-launches and small vessels of under 50 tons, truding between Hongkong and Canton and/or Macao, the same rules and regulations as govern the ordinary river steamers, and if so, when?
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 13 OF 1860, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVIL LIST."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded..
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
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BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of this Bill be adjourned until this day week, which was agreed to.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1891.-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be recommitted.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendment.
Council resumed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "THE SQUATTERS' ORDINANCE, 1890."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE FURTHER POWERS TO COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERATION OF THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put--that this Bill do pass. Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 15th December, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 15th day of December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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MONDAY, 15TH DECEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (Edward James ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.). the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
the Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 8th December, 1890, were read and confirmed. PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table further despatches respecting the increased Military Contribution.
The confirmation by Her Majesty of the appointment of the Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD as a Member of the Council having been received he was duly sworn and took his seat.
VOTES PASSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 8th December, (No. 24), and moved that the following vote referred to therein be passed, viz. :—
212 of 10. Compassionate allowance for the benefit of the children of the late Colonial Trea-
surer and Postmaster General, Mr. ALFRED LISTER,.............
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable P. RYRIE, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :-
$ 2,880.00
In view of the danger to life caused by small vessels carrying in outside waters large number of
passengers whether it is the intention of the Government to apply to steam-launches and small vessels of under 50 tons, trading between Hongkong and Canton and/or Macao, the same rules and regulations as govern the ordinary river steamers, and if so, when?
The Acting Attorney General replied.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:-
1. Will the Government lay on the table a statement shewing how the Superannuation Fund which existed in the Colony previous and up to 1857 was disposed of, what was the total amount to credit of the Fund at the time of its suppression. Why and by whose order was it put an end to, and how much of the fund was repaid to the Subscribers of it.
2. Will the Government lay on the table a statement shewing the cost in Hongkong Currency Dollars of all articles, goods, and stores purchased and forwarded to Hongkong by the Crown Agents for use in connection with the various Public Works during 1890, "the cost laid down here to include all commissions shipping and other charges.
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAI SIU TONG."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF CHOI WAI OTHERWISE CHOI TSUN."-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
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BILL ENTITLED (6
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1860, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT of a CIVIL LIST."--The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
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The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Bill reported with amendments.
Council resumed.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of the "THE GAMBLIng Ordinance, 1890" and "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY" be postponed which was agreed to.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE OF 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Saturday, the 20th December, at 11 A.M.
Read and confirmed, this 20th day of December, 1890.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 34.
SATURDAY, 20TH DECEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
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JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
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HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
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THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 15th December, 1890, were read and confirmed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Reports of the Finance Committee held on the 5th, 11th and 16th days of December, 1890.
Honourable C. P. CHATER moved that an addendum drawn up by the un-official members of the Council be added to the said Reports.
After discussion it was decided that the reports be referred back to the Finance Committee.
The Acting Attorney General laid on the table the Report of the Law Committee on AN ORDI- NANCE TO PROvide for and regulate a PENSION FUND FOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF PUBLIC OFFI- CERS OF THE COLONY.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD pursuant to notice asked the following question
Will the Government lay on the table a statement shewing the aggregate amount of Light Dues collected from 1st January to 31st March last, both days inclusive, and from 1st April to 30th November last, also both days inclusive.
The Acting Colonial Secretary replied.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAI SIU TONG."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF CHOI WAI OTHERWISE CHOI TSUN."-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 13 OF 1860, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVIL LIST."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of the "THE GAMBLING ORDINANCE, 1890" and "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY" be postponed which was agreed to.
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BILL ENTITLED << AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGULATE A PENSION FUND FOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF PUBLIC OFFICERS OF THE COLONY."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 22nd December, at 11 A.M.
Read and confirmed, this 22nd day of December, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 35.
MONDAY, 22ND DECEMBER, 1890.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT
(The Honourable FRANCIS FLEMING, C.M.G.).
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).
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the Acting Colonial Treasurer, (HENRY ERNEST WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.).
the Acting Registrar General, (Norman Gilbert MITCHELL-INNES). PHINEAS RYRIE.
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.
JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.
HO KAI, M.B., C.M.
THOMAS HENDERSON WHITEHEAD.
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (SAMUEL BROWN).
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 20th December, 1890, were read and confirmed. Honourable P. RYRIE laid on the table a memorandum by the Un-official Members relating to the Estimates for Public Works for 1891 and asked that it might be forwarded to the Secretary of State.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the discharge of the order referring back to the Finance Committee the Reports of that Committee dated the 5th, 11th and 16th days of December, 1890.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the following report of the Finance Committee be adopted :-
ESTIMATES, 1891.-Item No. 29. Public Works Extraordinary. Considered and agreed to with the exception that sub-item 9, Gaol Extensions, was disallowed by a majority of one; and sub-item 29, Government Offices Extension and New Law Courts, was not considered as no vote was asked for.
Sub-items 32 to 38 were considered and agreed to unanimously. Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD asked the following question:-
Will Government state the reasons for the apparent delay in the despatch of Her Majesty's Gun-
boat from Hongkong to search for the "Namoa" pirates?
His Excellency replied.
The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of the following Ordinances be ad- journed, viz.:-
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAI SIU TONG.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF CHOI WAI OTHERWISE CHOI TSUN. The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council and referred to the able manner in which His Excellency had presided over them; and, on behalf of the Members, begged to thank him for the very kind consideration which he had always shown.
His Excellency, in reply, thanked the lionourable Member for the kind words he had spoken in his regard and also the Members of Council for their kindness and co-operation while he presided over this Board. He would further desire to publicly express his appreciation of the assistance rendered to him by the Members of the Civil Service. His Excellency then referred to the very valuable inform- ation he had at all times received from the Major-General Commanding.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Monday, the 5th January, 1891, at 3 P.M.
F. FLEMING, President.
Read and confirmed, this 30th day of January, 1891.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
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29 No. 90.
HONGKONG.
STATEMENTS CONCERNING GOVERNMENT LOAN OF £200,000.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
SIR,
The Crown Agents for the Colonies to the Acting Colonial Secretary.
DOWNING STREET, LONDON, 15th April, 1887.
With reference to my letter of the 1st instant confirming a telegram relative to the Hongkong Government Loan of £200,000, despatched to you on that date, I have the honour to state for the information of the Governor, that in response to the invitation contained in our advertisement, of which a copy is enclosed, tenders were opened on the 1st instant. The tenders amounted to £737,400, and the prices tendered ranged from the minimum £98 to £100.17.6 per cent., the average price realized being £100.14.9 per cent.
*A Schedule of the tenders is enclosed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
&c.,
&c., Hongkong.
&c.,
W. C. SARGEAUNT.
Enclosure.
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT 4 PER CENT. LOAN.
£200,000.
Authorised by Ordinance No. 11 of 1886.
THE Crown Agents for the Colonies, on behalf of the Government of Hongkong, hereby invite Tenders for the above Loan of £200,000.
The Loan is secured on the General Revenues and Assets of the Government of Hongkong, and will be raised on Debentures representing £100 each, bearing interest from the 1st March, 1887, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly on the 1st March and 1st September in each year. Interest and Principal will be payable at the Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, London.
In order to provide for the repayment of the Principal at the expiration of 20 years-if not previously redeemed-a compound Sinking Fund will be formed by an investment half-yearly of three thousand five hundred and thirty-six pounds, commencing on the 1st September next.
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The Government of Hongkong reserves to itself the right to pay off the Prin- cipal, or a part thereof, any time after the expiration of five years from the date of the Debentures, upon giving, by advertisement in "The Times " newspaper,
six months' notice, dating from a day when a dividend is due, of its intention to do so; from and after the day so appointed for repayment of any Debenture all claim to interest on the Principal secured thereby shall cease. The Debentures if so redeemed will be taken in rotation, commencing with No. 1, or the lowest number outstanding.
The proceeds of the Loan will be expended in the completion of the fortifica- tions required for the defence of Hongkong as a Coaling Station, of the Water Works, and other Public Works upon the construction of which during the last four years the accumulated surplus balances of previous years have been expended.
Tenders will be received at the Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies in Downing Street until One p.m. on Friday, the 1st April, and will be opened in the presence of such applicants as may attend.
The Debentures will be allotted to the highest bidders, provided the rates offered are not below £98 in money for every £100 in Debentures, and in the event of the receipt of tenders for a larger amount of Debentures than that proposed to be issued at or above the minimum price, the Tenders at the lowest price accepted will be subjected to a pro ratâ diminution.
If no allotment be made, the amount forwarded with the Tender will be re- turned in full, and if a portion only of the amount applied for be allotted, the surplus will be appropriated towards the payment on Allotment.
Tenders at a fraction of a shilling other than sixpence, will not be preferentially accepted.
The purchase money will be required as follows:
£5 per cent. on application, and so much on the 7th April, 1887, as will
leave £75 per cent. payable as under:
£35 per cent. on the 5th May, 1887, and
£40 per cent. on the 6th June, 1887.
The first payment must accompany the Tender, and the subsequent payments are to be made at the Bank of England not later than the dates above named.
Payments may be made in full on the 7th April, or on any subsequent date prior to the 6th June, 1887, under discount at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum.
After payment by the Allottees of the instalment due on Allotment, they will receive at the Chief Cashier's Office, Bank of England, in exchange for the Banker's receipts, Scrip Certificates representing the Debentures to which they will become entitled, which will be ready for delivery on and after the 6th June, 1887.
Forms of Tenders, and a Statistical Statement relative to the Revenue and expenditure and Shipping of the Colony from 1877 to 1886 inclusive, may be obtained by applying at the Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., and No. 1, Tokenhouse Buildings, E.C.; at those of Messrs. MULLENS, MARSHALL, and Co., 4, Lombard Street, E.C.; and those of Messrs. J. and A. SCRIMGEOUR, 18, Old Broad Street, E.C.; and a copy of the Ordinance may be seen on application at the Offices of the Crown Agents in Downing Street.
OFFICES OF THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
DOWNING STREET, LONDON,
26th March, 1887.
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STATEMENT SHEWING THE DISPOSAL OF £200,000, HONGKONG GOVERNMENT 4 PER CENT.
DEBENTURES AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE No. 11 of 1886.
No.
To whom allotted.
Amount allotted.
Rate Per cent.
Amount.
£
£ s. d.
1 William Westgarth,
45,000
100.17.6
£
45,393.15.0
s. d.
2
Linton Clarke & Co.,
45,000
100.17.6
45,393.15.0
3
J. & A. Scrimgeour,
500
100.13.6
503. 7.6
4
Do.,
89,400
100.12.6
89,958.15.0
5
Do.,
11,200
100.12.6
11,270. 0.0
6
Do.,
6,700
100.12.6
6,741.17.6
7
Do.,
2,200
100.12.6
2,213.15.0
£
200,000
201,475. 5.0 ·
Highest Tender,
Lowest (Minimum),
Average price obtained,.....................
Total number of Tenders-87.
..£100.17.6 per cent.
98. 0.0
100.14.9
LONDON, 15th April, 1887.
(Signed),
W. C. SARGEAUNT, Crown Agent
for the Colonies.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN OF £200,000.
422
RECEIPTS.
Amounts
in
Sterling.
Rate
Hongkong
Amounts
in
Rate
per
per
$.
Currency.
PAYMENTS.
Sterling.
$
Hongkong
Currency.
£
S.
d.
£
C.
s. d.
C.
1887
Debentures at 4 per cent interest to be paid off on the 1st March, 1907,
1887
200,000. 0. 0
3/2
Premia-on debentures,..
1,475. 5. 0
1,263,157.90
9,317.37
Commission and Brokerage to Crown Agents,... Stamping Scrip Certificates, .
1,000. 0. 0
Advertising,
Interest on amount overdue,
3.16. 9
24.24
,,
Forms,
8. 6. 8
199. 4. 6
13.13. 0
Stamping Debentures,
250. 0. 0
201,479. 1. 9 |
Bank of England for receiving instalments,
100. 0. 0
Printing Bonds, &c.,
152. 4.10
Supervising printing of Bonds, &c.,..........
19. 6. 0
Register of Debenture,
4.19. 6
1,272,499.51
Discount on payment in full,.
337.12. 3
2,085. 6. 9
3/2
13,170.55
Balance,.
1,259,328.96
$
1,272,499.51
INTEREST ON LOAN OF £200,000 AT 4 PER CENT. PER ANNUM.
Sterling.
423
Rate per Hongkong Dollar. Currency.
PAID RY CROWN AGENTS.
£
s. d.
$
C.
1887
Interest due on 1st September,
4,000. 0. 0
3/2
25,263.16
Commission on payment of interest,
20. 0. 0
126.31
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1888
Interest due on 1st March and 1st September,
8,000. 0. 0
"J
50,526.32
Commission and Advertising,
40.15. 0
257.37
1889
Interest due on 1st March and 1st September,
7,976. 0. 0
50,374.73
Commission and Advertising,
40.15. 0
1890
Interest due on 1st September, 1889,
24. 0. 0
257.37
151.59
Interest due on 1st March,
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4,000. 0. 0
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25,263.16
Commission,
40. 0. 0
36
25.26
Interest on Debentures to June, 1890,
152,245.27
SIR MONTAGUE OMMANNEY, AND ERNEST BLAKE, ESQ., AS TRUSTEES, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG, IN RESPECT OF A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF £200,000, 4 PER CENT. DEBENtures.
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TO BE PAID OFF ON THE 1ST MARCH 1907 (IF NOT PREVIOUSLY REDEEMED) BY HALF-YEARLY INVESTMENTS.
Victoria,
4%
Canada,
3%
N. S. Wales
3/1/20
Total Cost.
Dividends
less
Income Tax,
Half-Yearly Contribution.
Payment in Dollars
@ 3,2.
424
£
s. d.
£
s. d.
1887.
September,
3,312. 8. 3
:
1888.
March,
August,
September,
3,273. 0. 4
116. 6. 5
3,203.12. 0
...
{
October,
1889.
January,
171.19. 1
March,
July,
September,
1890.
3,741.15. 6
262. 7. 2
...
3,449.14. 7
s. d.
£
s. d.
£
s. d.
£
s. d.
1887.
3,536. 0. 0
September,
3,536. 0. 0
22,332.63
1888.
3,600. 6. 4
128. 8. 4
Stamps.
3,536. 0. 0
0. 2. 3
193. 0.10
3,536. 0. 0 251. 4. 8
3,536. 0. 0
March,
July,
September,
64. 6. 4
3,536. 0. 0
22,332.63
128. 8. 4
3,536. 0. 0
22,332.63
1889.
January,
March,
193. 3. 1
3,536. 0. 0
22,332.63
July,
251. 4. 8
September,
3,536. 0. 0
22,332.63
1890.
January,
March,
April,
244.18.10
3,416. 8. 0
62.17. 9
255. 1. 5
3,536. 0. 0
63. 0.10
January,
March,
April,
255. 1. 5
3,536. 0. 0
22,332.63
63. 0.10
10,077. 6. 1
4,004. 2. 8
7,173.19. 2
22,171. 4. 8
AMOUNT PAID up to June, 1890,
955. 4. 8
21,216. 0. 0
$
133,995.78
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No. 26
90.
HONGKONG.
CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING MAIN SEWERAGE.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Secretary, Sanitary Board to Acting Colonial Secretary.
SANITARY BOARD ROOM,
HONGKONG, 11th August, 1890.
SIR,I have the honour to transmit you the enclosed extract from the minutes of the proceedings of the Board at a meeting held on the 8th instant, and also a copy of the letter referred to in the extract in question.
The Honourable W. M. DEANE, C.M.G.,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
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A.
Extract from the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a Meeting held on the 8th day of August, 1890.
Main Sewerage. The reports on this subject by the Honourable O. CHADWICK, C.M.G.-copies of which had been in the hands of Members for some- time were again considered.
Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and moved that a reply he had drafted and which he real be sent to the Honourable Colonial Secretary's letter transmitting the reports to the Board.
Mr. EDE addressed the Board and seconded Mr. FRANCIS' motion.
The President addressed the Board pointing out that there was a good deal in
the draft letter he could not assent to.
A discussion ensued.
The mover and seconder of the motion agreed to an amendment of the last paragraph of the draft letter.
Motion put.
The Board divided:---
For.
Mr. EDE.
Mr. FRANCIS.
Mr. WONG SHING.
Hon. O. CHADWICK.
Motion carried.
Against. THE PRESIDENT.
The President wished it to be recorded that although he voted against the motion as a whole yet he cordially agreed with that part of the letter which dealt with the engineering project put forward by Mr. CHADWICK.
True Extract.
11th August, 1890.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
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Enclosure B.
SANITARY BOARD ROOM,
HONGKONG, 8th August, 1890.
SIR,The Board approves of the proposals of the Honourable O. CHADWICK for the drainage of the city of Victoria. In the adaptation of the separate system to the requirements of Victoria proper allowance seems to be made for the position of the town on a slope, and for the admission into the sewers of a portion of the rainfall. The objectionable intercepting sewers and pumping stations are got rid of and the scheme recommends itself to the common sense of the community.
2. The Board desires, however, to point out that no detailed provision seems to be made for the drainage of the new reclamation. There are suggestions on the subject, but it does not seem to have been fully considered and worked out.
3. The Board concurs in Mr. CHADWICK's recommendation that the work should be undertaken by sections each to be finished and completed before another is taken in hand. The Boar urges upon the Governinent the importance of proceeding with this main-drainage work promptly, effectively, and continuously, and recommend
(1.) That Mr. CHADWICK'S proposals and plans be sanctioned and approved by Resolution of the Legislative Council, before Mr. CHADWICK leaves the Colony, so as to obviate the risk, with a change of officers, of changes in and departures from these plans. (2.) That the whole of the money for the work be at once appropriated by Resolution of the Legislative Council, or by an Appropriation Ordinance and provision made, by Ordinance, for raising the necessary funds by loan or otherwise, if it may at any time become inconvenient to provide the money out of current revenue.
(3.) That an adequate staff of qualified assistants and overseers be at once provided. The Board do not think the department is by any means sufficiently manned to perform efficiently the double work of the water and drainage, and on constant and skilled supervision of the work in detail its success as a whole depends. (4.) That the Sanitary Board be at once constituted the supervising authority under an amended constitution over the water supply, and over drainage, public and private alike.
True copy of draft letter read at a Meeting of the Board held on the 8th August, 1890.
11.8.90.
Honourable W. M. DEANE, C.M.G.,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
(Copy.)
HONGKONG.
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No. 10
90.
CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE DEATH OF THE MARQUIS TSENG.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
II. B. M.'s Minister, Peking, to H. E. the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong.
PEKING, April 26th, 1890.
SIR,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's telegram of the 14th instant in which you inform me that the community at Hongkong had heard with great regret the news of the death of the Marquis Tseng. On the 20th instant the Tsung-li Yamên communicated to me officially a copy of the Imperial Decree issued on the subject of His Excellency's death, and in acknowledging the Yamên's note two days later I took occasion to convey to the Prince and Ministers the expression of regret which Your Excellency had telegraphed on behalf of the British Colony.
I feel sure that this mark of sympathy will be appreciated no less highly by the Imperial Government than by the family of the deceased Statesman.
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I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
JOHN WALSHAM,
Her Majesty's Minister in China.
His Excellency
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HONGKONG.
THE COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT FOR 1889.
No.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government.
17
90.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,
HONGKONG, 27th June, 1890.
SIR, I have the honour to forward my Annual Report for the year 1889 together with the Tables shewing the work done in the Medical Department under my supervision also Reports from the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, the Medical Officer of the Gaol, and the Government Analyst.
POLICE.
The admissions to Hospital shew a considerable decrease being 590, as compared with 657 in 1888. This is the more satisfactory as the strength of the Force has been increased this year by 73 men being 758 as compared with 685 in 1888. Five Europeans, three Indians and two Chinese died in the Government Civil Hospital. The admissions to Hospital from the various sections of the Police Force for the last nine years are given in the following table.
Admissions to Hospital, 1881,
Indians.
Chinese.
Europeans.
88....
212....
.198
Do.,
1882,..
92....
.230.....
.227
Do.,
1883,.
...113..
246.....
..........239
Do.,
1884,
87.....
.224.....
...175
Do.,
1885,
124....
...208.....
....163
.་
Do.,
1886,.
.138..
.243..
.221
Do.,
1887
..139.....
Do.,
Do.,
1888, 1889,.
.147. ....166....
293... .279.
.187
...231
.230...............194
}
.....
By this it will be seen that there was an increase in admissions from the European portion of the Force, but a considerable decrease among the Indians and Chinese. The Europeans being the greatest sufferers in proportion to their strength, next the Indians and the Chinese. Amongst the latter the amount of sickness is very small see Table I.
The following Table gives the admissions to Hospital and deaths in the Force for the last ten years:
1880, 1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Admissions.
Deaths.
.588...
..13
..498...
...10
...549.
8
.599.....
..10
.... 486.....
7
9
.602.
.14
619.
9
....657.
....590.
...15 .........10
TROOPS.
There is an increase of admissions to Hospital among the Troops this year as compared with 1888, but there has also been a considerable increase in their strength. There is a decrease in the number of deaths, but both the sickness and mortality have been considerably above the average of the last ten years as is shewn in the following table :-
1880,
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Admissions. .1,075.
•
1,116..
1,019.
Deaths.
..13
4
9
...10
..12
....
24
9
.....
.1,105. .1,097...
1,190.... 1,607.... .1,749..... .1,485. .1,732.
..14
.21
.16
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1
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
The quarters for the Medical Staff and the European and Chinese Nursing Staffs are still in course of construction.
The new Hospital Mortuary has been finished and is now most conveniently situated. It can no longer be a cause of annoyance to the inmates of the Hospital as it always had been previously from its position on the grounds.
There is now an additional Medical Officer to the Staff which materially relieved the Superin- tendent.
There are also a Senior and two Assistant Wardmasters all trained men who have given great satisfaction in the performance of their duties.
I regret that the Nursing Staff of Sisters has not been so successful. They have found the work beyond their strength being delicately nurtured women also they are not permitted by the rules of their order to do much that is required in an institution of this kind so that a new staff of trained European Nurses has been sanctioned to take their place, and will shortly arrive I hope.
Mr. ROGERS, the Steward, has returned to duty much benefited by his well earned leave and an additional clerk has been appointed to help in the clerical work which increases yearly.
We have lost two old and valued officers in Mr. CARNEIRO and CHAN A Lock; the former died a few days after being pensioned of heart disease. CHAN A LOCK after nearly thirty years' service retires on pension. Both these men were trained in this Hospital and more willing, kinder hearted, energetic and competent officers in the performance of their duties are not to be found. As a patient in the Hospital I had a good experience of their way of working and they were equally good to the poorest destitute as I have had many opportunities of observing.
Mr. LUCAS who takes the place of Mr. WATSON, the late assistant Apothecary, has arrived but there will have to be some changes in this Department as I have already reported. Mr. CROW will have enough analytical work to take up nearly all his time if he has to do the work connected with the new Health Ordinance.
The admissions to this Hospital shew a slight increase this year while the number of deaths shew a slight decrease. The largest increase has been among the private patients.
There were no admissions this year of a choleraic type.
The following table shews the number and classification of those brought to Hospital for the last
nine years :-
1882. 1883.
1884.
1885.
1886. 1887. 1888.
1889.
Police,
.549
599
486
495
602
619
657
590
Board of Trade,
.116
110
60
100
132
103
153
135
Private paying Patients,.
.268
260
259
283
381
324
313
402
Government Servants,
88
105
96
124
144
147
159
135
Police Cases,
.207
227
231
238
142
208
242
252
Destitutes,
.230 201
222
270
222
255
248
279
1,458 1,502 1,354 1,510
1,510 1,623 1,656 1,772 1,793
Tables V a to g shew the characters of the diseases admitted to Hospital.
Table VII gives the admissions into and deaths in this Hospital of the different classes during
the years and for each month of the year.
The following table gives the admissions and deaths in this Hospital for the last ten years:-
1880,
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Admissions.
1,055...... .1,236..
Deaths.
....44
...49
•
1,458.....
68
1,502...
.70
.1,354.
..50
1,510...
..76
..1,623..
.79
1,656....
....89
..1,772.
.1.793..
...80 ..........77
The percentage of deaths to total admissions (4·29) is much below the average of the last ten years, see Table VI.
The total amount of fees received from paying patients during the year was $11,444.49-the largest amount received in any one year.
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In the Superintendent's Report will be found some very interesting remarks on Fever Cases and gun-shot wounds admitted to the Hospital.
Some of his recommendations as regards increased accommodation for the Hospital are already being attended to and I can fully endorse all he has said in his Report concerning the Staff, Hospital Accommodation, &c. He is a most able and energetic Officer and has thoroughly earned the respect, confidence and good will of every one he has had to deal with in the performance of his duties.
SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.
There were sixteen cases of Small-pox admitted to this Hospital this year all of a mild type. Three other cases of infectious disease were admitted; there were no deaths. A good supply of calf lymph has been served out to all the vaccine stations which has been procured from Japan and has been most satisfactory. Next year I hope to report that calf lymph produced in the Colony is equally good. Dr. ATKINSON, the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, and Mr. LADDS have made a series of experiments with this object which have been very satisfactory, so it has been decided by Government to establish a calf lymph station in this Colony.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
Table VIII shews the number of bodies brought to the Mortuary for examination and the cause of death. This year 161 bodies were brought in Europeans 4, Chinese 152, other nationalities 5. Of the Chinese 15 were children.
48 were found to have died of disease, 84 were accidental deaths, 19 suicidal and 10 homicidal.
VICTORIA GAOL.
The following table gives the number of admissions to the Gaol and the daily average number of prisoners for the past ten years :—
1880,
1881,
1882.
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Total No. admitted
to Gaol.
.3,530.....
4,150.....
.3,498.
Daily average No.
of Prisoners.
.575.25
666.00
622.00
.3,486..
..542.15
4,023.
552.00
3,610.....
530.00
•
4,600....
674.00
...4,302.
584.00
531.00
...581.00
..3,627
3,705....
The daily average has increased by 50 as compared with last year a very large number admitted now belong to the mendicant class and petty offences. I have drawn attention to this, as many as thirty mendicants have been admitted in one week sentenced to from 7 to 14 days none of whom were fit to perform hard labour many of them being put on the sick list being either deformed, blind, or having hedious sores which they expose to excite charity. They come from the mainland to make a harvest in this Colony. Imprisonment is no punishment to them as in any case they are better clothed and fed in Gaol than outside. They cost the Government 10 cents a day besides greatly adding to the over-crowding of the Gaol. Short sentences of one to three days, short commons and deporta- tion, or the latter only would cost the Colony much less. A very large percentage of the Chinese population of this Colony belong to this class and greatly add to the over-crowding of the City. This class of immigrants should be discouraged in every possible way; they are a burden to the Colony; are of no possible service and only add to the filth and disease.
Table IX shews the number of prisoners admitted to Hospital, the cause and deaths.
Table XI shews the rate of sickness and mortality among the prisoners. There were 244 admissions to Hospital as compared with 306 in 1888, and only 4 deaths.
Table XIb shews the number of opium smokers admitted to the Gaol, as usual the habit has been ignored. Only eight needed to be taken into Hospital suffering from General Debility. There were no deaths amongst this class of prisoners. There are no particular cases worthy of note. Of 3,705 prisoners admitted to Gaol a class of society generally supposed to be addicted to most vicious habits and are mostly not in want of funds to indulge in them only 49 acknowledge themselves to be addicted to this habit. Yet opium can be procured better and cheaper in this Colony than in their own country. This does not go to show the prevalence of this habit even in moderation. Could any gaol in Europe show so small a percentage I don't say of those who habitually use spirits but of habitual drunkards.
cases.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
There were eight admissions into the Asylum and one death. Some of them were very bad
The majority caused by the habitual use of intoxicants to excess.
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TUNG-WA HOSPITAL.
The number of cases admitted to this Hospital during the year was 2,050 or nearly 250 less than were admitted last year, of these 1,011 died. In 1888 there were 2,298 of whom 1,428 died.
Of the 2,050 cases admitted this year 306 were moribund. As I have before remarked a Chinaman can seldom be induced to go into Hospital until he is in the last extremity or is absolutely destitute.
Four cases were admitted into the Small-pox Ward, of these 2 died.
tion.
2,494 vaccinations were performed successfully by the Public Vaccinator attached to this institu-
The number of out-patients treated was 144,864.
LOCK HOSPITAL.
This establishment is still in the same two houses, pending the building now in progress to accommodate the Hospital Staff.
The attendance of the women at the Hospital is the same as last year, the number who voluntarily submitted to examination and the number of examinations made are the same as last year.
The compulsory examination ceased September 1st, 1887.
The following table gives the number of examinations made in the past five years and the amount of disease found.
1889,
1888,
1887*,
1886,
1885,
YEAR.
No. OF WOMEN ON REGISTER.
No. of
No. of EXAMINATIONS.
DEFECT
EXAMINATIONS EVERY WOMAN
IN
MADE.
ATTENDING
ONCE A WEEK.
ATTENDANCE.
DISEASE
FOUND AND
HEALED.
269
10,924
13,988
3,064
83
269
10,924
13,988
3,064
66
272
12,223
14,344
1,765
143
272
13,425
14,344
919
414
272
13,532
14,344
812
416
This table shews there was a great deficit in the examinations in 1887 the last four months' attendance being voluntary.
In the next two years the deficit in attendance is nearly doubled.
There were a few more that stayed in Hospital this year and there were not many refusals of those who submitted and were found diseased. It must be remembered that for some days every month a woman is not in condition to be examined. In the compulsory lines a mark was placed against her name on the Board hung up in the house she belonged to till that condition was removed. Hence there must always be a deficit in the number of examinations calculated by the week and those that can be made. The deficit used to be within bound in hundreds; now it is thousands.
Still' even under these conditions something is done, but of course it is not the same as under compulsion. These figures speak for themselves.
There is an increase of disease all round.
Military Hospital an increase of 51 admissions compared with last year.
Naval Hospital an increase of 105.
Police Hospital an increase of 19.
Civil Hospital an increase of 64.
Table E gives the numbers of these different Hospitals for the last four years for comparison. Out of the 452 Military cases 72 contracted constitutional disease. See Table E 3.
Out of the 349 Naval cases only 10 contracted constitutional disease in Hongkong and 20 else- where. See Table E 2.
Though still comparatively low the disease for which compulsory examination was employed with a view of stumping it out is slowly and surely increasing both in numbers and severity.
ever.
Every encouragement is given to the women to come to the Hospital and no compulsion what- If I were permitted to give certificates to the women who are clean I think more would come but this also is forbidden. Many come because I give them prescriptions as out-patients or orders for admission to the Civil Hospital for other disease not connected for venereal diseases, and some attend as out-patients for venereal disease.
HEALTH OF THE COLONY.
The number of deaths and percentage among the Foreign Residents of Hongkong is the lowest for the last six years.
* September 1st, 1887-The compulsory attendance was abolished.
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There has been no epidemic even the influenza has only appeared in the ordinary form we have seen every year.
DEATHS AMONG EUROPEANS (BRITISH AND FOREIGN).
FEVERS.
VOMITING
YEARS.
DIARRHEA. Cholera. AND
TOTAL.
Enteric.
Simple Continued.
PURGING.
Typhus.
1873,
6
2
17
25
1874,
1
4
17
26
1875,
1
18
24
.....
1876,
9
14
24
1877,
5
8
4
10
27
1878,
3
15
2
9
29
1879,
3
21
14
38
1880,
1
12
1
10
24
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
2017T6752
17
10
29
13
1
13
37
...
9
9
4
12
...
11
8
9
5
10
6
16
10
:::::
19
23
19
46
18
2
25
25
30
16
4 3
The deaths from the above classes of disease for seventeen years among Foreign Residents shew a considerable diminution and is the lowest number in any of these year.
DEATHS AMONG CHINESE.
FEVERS.
VOMITING
YEARS.
DIARRHEA. CHOLERA. AND
TOTAL.
PURGING.
Enteric.
Simple Continued.
Typhus.
1873,
12
96
16
1874,
125
46
1875,
31
291
1876,
94
343
1877,
145
370
1878,
89
481
33
1879,
116
733
21
1880,
309
373
1881,
438
168
38
1882,
679
71
1883,
262
571
1884,
132
600
1885,
105
755
1886,
9
772
9
441
2
299
363
0:~:00 ~ :* :~~:22:
195
319
231
402
2
288
612
259
696
8
311
834
701
1,304
608
...
1,478
348
...
1,030
435
1,079
465
:
1,215
3
660
1,496
301
1,035
561
7
176
1,604
10
326
19
1,136
25
276
13
764
361
17
236
917
180
7
551
1887,
1888, 1889,
•
Among the Chinese the deaths from the above causes are the smallest number for the last sixteen years. The diminution is most noticeable in the bowel complaints.
I regret that I have not been able to send in this report before this but a great deal of trouble has been in making up the Tables, and the clerks had to stop work while making duplicate bills for past months by Government order.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your obedient Servant,
PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
The Honourable W. M. DEANE, C.M.G.,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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POLICE.
I. TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL
during each Month of the Year 1889.
EUROPEANS.
INDIANS.
MONTHS.
Admissions.
Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions.
CHINESE.
TOTAL Admissions. Deaths.
TOTAL
Deaths.
Remaining on the 1st Jan.,j
1889,.
4
6
4
14
January,..
15
15
39
February,
13
18
39
...
March,
9
10
5
24
April,
9
11
1
18
1
38
2
May, June,
12
19
17
14
30
22
66
July, August,
· 12
23
1
21
56
1
•
**15
2
28
1
22
65
3
September,.
14
1
20
13
47
1
October,
16
25
11
52
November,
21
18
21
60
December,
12
23
1
42
1
Total,......
166
5
230
Co
3
194
2
590
10
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
II. TABLE shening the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the POLICE FORCE during the Year 1889.
AVERAGE STRENGTH.
TOTAL SICKNESS.
TOTAL DEATHS. RATE OF SICKNESS. RATE OF MORTALITY.
European. Indian. Chinese.
Total. European. Indian.
Chinese. European. Indian.
Chinese.
European. Indian.
Chinese.
European. Indian.
Chinese.
124
227 407 758 166 230 194
5
4
5
133.86 101.32| 47.66
4.03 1.73
1.22
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
Months.
III. POLICE RETURN of ADMISSIONS to HOSPITAL from each District during the Year 1889.
CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT
No. 5
8
53
HOUSE No. 2
No. 1 STONE CUTTERS'
">
9
3
23
ISLAND.
GAP No. 6 MOUNTAIN
LODGE.
WATER POLICE STATIONS TSIMSHATSUI,
WHITFEILD.
SHAUKIWAN. POKFULAM.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
Remaining on 1st Jan., 1889, January, February, March,
April,
May,
June,
July,.
August,
September,
October,
1 3
7 10
6
12
5 6
3 5
7 7
20
4
19
8
15
8
8
4 10
November, . 10 7
December,.
2 4
Total,
74 126
38
4
16
co
6
:::
::
:
:
:
4
Indian,
•
STANLEY
ABERDEEN.
YAUMATI,
AND
No. 7.
HUNGHOM.
TAITAMTUK,
13
13
15
CA CO CT ∞ er ev er 00 ON CG CG SA IA
15
Chinese..
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
:::::
European.
Indian.
2
3
లు.
Chinese.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
:00 1
2 15
12
7
38
7 112
2 19 2
3
4 $
10
6
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
European.
Indian.
Chinese.
1 2 3 -
: : : : : :~~~;H::
TOTAL
14
2
:::::::::~::
39
1
39
24
38
48
66
56
65
47
2
52
60
42
3 590
26 11 19 12
J. M. ATKINSON,
Superintendent.
IV.-TABLE shewing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the TROOPS serving in HONGKONG
during the Year 1889..
311
AVERAGE STRENGTH.
ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.
DEATHS,
AVERAGE DAILY RATE OF SICKNESS.
|RATE OF MORTAL- ITY PER 1,000 OF THE STRENGTH.
White. Black. Total. White. Black. Total. White. Black.
Total.
White, Black. White. Black.
1,432 178 1,610 1,535 197 1,732
9
7
16
76.44 6.13
6.28
39.32
DISEASES.
V.—TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
I.-General Diseases.
A. Diseases dependent on Morbid Poisons,-
Sub-Group 1,
"}
2,
3,
"
""
4, 5,
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
Total.
Europeans.
Indians.
W. S. PATERSON,
Deputy Surgeon General, Principal Medical Officer, China & Hongkong.
Chinese.
71
46
16
133
5
3
174
97
194
465
v:
2
1
སྒྱུ
4
7
NM 1
2
10
3
144
31
31
206
¿
1
1
:-
O21:1
B. Diseases dependent on external agents other than Morbid
Poisons,-
Sub-Group 1,
""
""
99
2,
3, 4,
C. Developmental Diseases,
D. Not classified,
88NNO
2
36
3
5
7∞ :∞∞
23
...
8
12
6
6
2
1
1
47
3
3
8
33
20
11
64
2
1
3
II.-Local Diseases.
1
Nervous System,
19
2
Eye,
14
3
Ear,
3
4
Nose,
Circulatory System,
10
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Diseases of the
Respiratory,
32
32
Digestive, Lymphatic,
59
35
Thyroid Body,
Supra Renal Capsules,
Urinary System,...
7
Generative System,.
16
13
Female Breast,
...
14
Male
15
Organs of Locomotion,
14
·
16
Connective Tissue,....
13
17
Skin,....
21
III.
Poisons,*
IV.
Injuries,
47
V.
Surgical Operations,t.
Under Observation,
4
5: Two wow & HA
13
36
2
3
17
38
1
5
1
4
18
3
3
23
87
6
2
12
30
124
5
2
6
2
12
16
41
...
...
1
...
7
26
...
4
20
13
17
51
32
235
314
2
14
16
16
26
46
+
Total,
*B Sub-Group 2. † Table Va.
741
372
680
1,793
25
16
3686
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
77
Total.
312
Va.-TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
SURGICAL OPERATIONS. -
Removal of Tumours from Parts,-
Enchondroma of Testis, (Excision), Epithelioma of Tongue, (Excision),
Removal of Foreign Bodies,-
Gun-shot Wound of Thigh, (Bullet),
of Back, (Bullet),
""
""
""
""
of Arm,
(Bullet),
19
""
of Orbit, (Bullet),
""
"
of Leg,
(Bullet),
Opening of Abscess,-
Abdominal Abscess, (? Perinephritic), Aspiration, Abscess of neck, (Incision),
Hepatic Abscess, Aspiration, (Dr. Manson's Aspirator),. Incision, (Dr. Manson's Aspirator),. Aspiration, and subsequent Incision, Incision,
""
""
""
"
Scrotal Mamma Mastoid
"
"
of, Incision,
•
"
Incision,
1
-:
Europeans.
...
Operations on the Eye and its Appendages,-
For Pterygium,
""
Lachrymal obstruction,
Iridectomy,
Excision of the Eyeball,
Operations on the Nose,-
Plugging Nares for Epistaxis,
Operations on other Parts of the Head and Face, including the
Mouth,
Trephming,....
Raising Depressed Bone,
For Ranula,
29
Harelip,
+
Operations on the Respiratory Organs,—
Paracentesis of Pleura, effusion, (Aspiration), Tracheotomy,
Operations on the Digestive Organs,-
Application of the Stomach-pump,
P
For Abdominal Fistula, (Injury),
"
""
Hernia inguinal, (Reduction by Taxis), Fistula in Ano,
Hæmorrhoids, (Ligature, Abscision),
Paracentesis of Abdomen for Ascites,
Removal of Urethral Calculi,
Operations on the Urinary Organs,-
For Stricture of Urethra,
By Forcible Dilatation, (Holts),
Perineal Section (External Urethrotomy),
Operations on the Generative Organs,-
I.-MALE. Penis.
For Phimosis,..
99
Paraphimosis,
For Hydrocele, Castration,
Scrotum and Testis.
Indians.
1
::
1
1
-:
Chinese.
Total.
Europeans.
Indians.
1
1
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
1
1
3
:27:
2
1
1
2
:
•
...
::
:
1
1
Chinese.
Total.
...
1
...
1 1
...
...
:
:
...
1
1
...
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
:..
::
::
...
::
4
...
3
1
1
2
HCO LO CD 1
...
3
1
...
...
5
...
3
...
1
...
...
1
1
***
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
: co
3
N W
3
10
2
3
::
::
...
...
...
::
23
"
1
24
::
...
...
...
Carried forward,.......
24
13 38 75
2
1
1
4
Va.-TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889,-Continued.
313
SURGICAL OPERATIONS.
ADMISSIONS.
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
Total.
Deaths.
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
Total.
Brought forward,...
24
13
38
75
2
1
1
4
II.-FEMALE.
Obstetric Operations,-
Application of Forceps,
Version,
Craniotomy,
Operations on the Organs of Locomotion,-
On Bones.
Removal of Sequestra,
On Joints.
Shoulder, Reduction of Dislocation,.... Knee, Reduction of Compound Dislocation, Excision of the Hip,
On Limbs as a whole.-Amputations.
Flap.-Arm, (Disease of Elbow Joint), Flap.-Forearm, (Injury),
Flap.-Fingers, (Injury),
Flap.-Thigh, (Disease of Knee Joint), Flap.-Leg, (Injury),
Operations on the Skin,-
Cupping,
Skin Grafting,
Operations not Classified,-
Resuscitation of Drowned Persons,
Treatment of Cases of Poisoning,
1
පය
2
1
1
1
1
2.
2
:
2
1
1
1
1
::
1
1
1
1
1
wo co
3
:
:
1
1
:
::
2
1
3
: -
:~
2
co:
3
Total,....
35
16
58
109
3
1
4
8
J. M. ATKINSON,
Superintendent.
314
Vb.-TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
GENERAL DISEASES.
Group A.-Sub-Group 1.
1. Small-Pox, (transferred to Small-Pox Hospital),
2. Cow-Pox,..
3. Chicken-Pox,
4. Measles,
5. Epidemic Rose-rash, (Rotheln),........
6. Scarlet Fever,
7. Dengue,
8. Typhus,
9. Plague,
10. Relapsing Fever,
11. Enfluenza,
1
Euro-
peans.
Indians.
1
1
Chinese.
1
~
Total.
Euro-
peans.
Indians.
Chinese.
12. Whooping Cough,
13. Mumps,
14. Diphtheria,
..
15. Cerebro-spinal Fever,
16. Simple-continued Fever,.
2
3
17. Enteric Fever, Synonyms, Typhoid Fever, (Typhomalarial
Fever),
.1
1
1
3
1
1
18. Cholera, Synonyms, Asiatic Cholera, Epidemic Cholera, 19. Sporadic Cholera, Synonyms, Simple Cholera, Cholera Nostras, 20. Epidemic Diarrhoea,
21. Dysentery,
.66
44
14
124
5
2
2
9
Total,....
71
46
16
133
5
3
2
10
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
Vc.—TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
GENERAL DISEASES.
ADMISSIONS.
Group A.-Sub-Group 2.
1. Malarial Fever,—
a. Intermittent, Synonyms, Ague,
142
b. Remittent,
c. Malarial Cachexia,
926
91151
384
20
4
13
1
00 10
2. Beri-Beri,
6
1 25
ཚུལ ཨྰཿ
MONTHS.
Monthly Table of Malarial Fever Cases.
INTERMITTENT.
REMITTENT.
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
Deaths.
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
Deaths.
Total Number of Cases.
Total Number of
Deaths.
11
2
1 28
January, February, March, April,
10
5
1
5
....
May,
2
3
June,
11.
13
19478+
4531
July, August, September, October,
14 8 14
29 9 16
15 13 12
16 20 16 30 10 24 4 2 16
62101 A
1
:
-
221
1
19
8
14
15
47
2
41
2
61
1
42
53
67
26
1
DEATHS.
1
1 9
1
32
1
1
412
November,
December,
2
NN
Total,...
142
91 151
20
4 13
9 421
9
174 97 194 | 465 | 8 1
3
12
J. M. ATKINSON,
Superintendent.
Total.
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
ગ
55
60
65
70
75
:
80
Red Wave,......
Blue
""
85
90
!
100
95
No. of Cases.
January.
February.
Vd.-DIAGRAM shewing NUMBER of CASES of MALARIAL FEVER admitted in each Month of the Year 1889.
Intermittent Fever.
.Remittent
22
March.
April.
May.
J. M. ATKINSON,
Superintendent.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
315
2. Erysipelas,
3. Pyœmia,
DISEASES.
316
Ve.-TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
1. Phagedona,
Group A.-Sub-Group 3.
4. Septicemia,
DISEASES.
Europeans.
2
1
Indians.
- wi
16:4
Chinese.
Total.
Total,.......
2
1
4
7
Vf.-TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
Group A.-Sub-Group 4.
1. Syphilis Synonyms-pox,---
a. Primary, including chancres molles,
b. Secondary,
2. Gonorrhoea,
DISEASES.
45
17
82
82583
Europeans.
Indians.
Total,....
144
31
31
206
Chinese.
10
5
12
36
26
16
226
62
3
20
124
Total.
Vg.--TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS and MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
1. Hydrophobia,
2. Glanders,
3. Horse-pox,
4. Splenic Fever,
Group A.- Sub-Group 5.
Total,...................
:
:
Europeans.
Indians.
1
1
1
:
Chinese.
1
:
Total.
Europeans.
Indians.
1
1
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
Chinese.
1
:
Europeans.
Indians.
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
Total.
:::
:
Chinese.
Europeans.
Indians.
1
1
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
Total.
Chinese.
Total.
317
VI.-TABLE shewing the RATE of MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during the last 10 Years.
Rate to Total Number of
Admissions.
Rate to Number of Europeans Rate to Number of Coloured Rate to Number of Chinese
Admitted.
Persons Admitted.
Admitted.
1880,
Per cent.
4.17
Per cent.
Per cent.
Per cent.
1880,
3.73
1880,
2.66
1880,
5.80
1881,
3.96
1881,
3.87
1881,
3.09
1881,
4.80
1882.
4.66 1882,
4.35
1882.
4.38
1882,
5.24
•
1883,
4.66
1883,
4.37
1883
3.01
1883.
6.08
1884,
3.69
1884,
3.15
1884,
1.24 1884,
6.08
1885,
5.03
1885,
4.65
1885,
3.06
1885,
7.01
1886,
4.86 1886,
4.25
1886,
4.66
1886,
5.73
1887,
5.37 1887,
4.50
1887,
4.56
1887,
6.96
1888,
4.51 1888,
3.96
1888,
4.70
1888,
4.98
1889,.
4.29
1889,
3.37 1889,
4.13
1889,
5.41
J. M. ATKINSON,
Superintendent.
VII.—TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL
during each Month of the Year 1889.
MONTHS.
EUROPEANS.
COLOURED.
CHINESE.
Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths.
Total
Total
Admissions. Deaths.
Remaining on the 1st
January, 1889,.
26
January,
52
12
11
33
20
47
119
February,
25
27
30
March,
33
April,.
41
May,
50
June,.
93
July,
79
August,
91
September,
October, November,
60
•
67
77
December,.
47
CO.
18+ 20 10 00 19
18
1
42
20
3
47
32
63
58
32
54
45
3
63
34
2
53
CIŁO CO A CO CO CO 2 ·
298
70
93
108
145
189
165
199
147
42
1
50
159
40
1
58
175
13
1
82
142
13
0000 1000~7X~NOQ∞ 1-
9
2
3
Total,
741
25
372
16
680
36
1,793
MyMy
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
!.
318
VIIa.-TABLE of ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in SMALL-POX HOSPITAL, 1889.
No.
Sex.
Nationality. Age.
Date of Admission.
Date of Discharge.
No. of Days in Hospital.
Description of Patient.
Result.
1
Male
Indian
23
5th January
22nd January
17
Private Paying
Recovered.
English 27
15th
24th
9
"
""
>>
Danish
33
28th
18th February
21
"
99
"
""
English
13
30th
6th March
35
Destitute
""
Female
11
11th February
2nd
19
29
"
""
Male
11th
6th
23
,,
"
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""
"2"
12th
2nd
18
39
>>
"J
39
8
Female
6
14th
2nd
16
22
"
9
Male
Chinese
24
1st April
15th April
14
10
Maltese
24
3rd
12th July
100
11
Malay
27
4th
وو
5th May
31
>>
P.C. No. 157 Destitute
35
""
99
21
"
12
Indian
36
6th
22
15th April
9
P.C. No. 695
""
13
Japanese 25
27th
".
8th May
11
Destitute
""
14
German
35
3rd May
13th July
71
Private Paying
""
15
Indian
18
7th
17th June
41
"
"
16
17
18
""
Spanish 20 Belgian 34 English
6th June
27th
21
35
99
31
15th August 22nd Sept.
2nd Sept. 30th October
18
The Board of Trade
"
19
37
22nd
30th
888888
38
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"
"3
38
>>
>>
"
""
""
""
J. M. ATKINson, Superintendent.
VII¿.—MONTHLY AGGREGATE NUMBER of PATIENTS visited in the HOSPITAL daily for 1889, 1888, and 1887.
Months.
1889.
1888.
1887.
January, February, March, April,
2,260
1,799
1,629
1,983
1,614
1,413
2,103
1,763
1,495
2,114
1,674
1,448
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
2,356
1,880
1,681
2,617
2,258
1,847
2,720
2,125
1,787
2,866
2,025
1,908
2,338
2,243
1,987
October,
2,354
1,911
2,024
November,
2,344
1,983
1,879
December,
2,402
2,194
2,570
Total,...
28,457
23,469
21,668
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
VIII.—RETURN of DEAD BODIES brought by the POLICE to the PUBLIC MORTUARY during each Month of the Year 1889.
EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS.
OTHER NATIONAL-
CHINESE.
ITIES.
CAUSE OF DEATH REPORTED PROBABLE OR ASCERTAINED BY EXAMINATION.
ACCIDENTAL.
SUICIDAL.
HOMICIDAL.
Adults.
MONTHS.
January,
Female.
From Disease.
Drowning.
Cerebral and spi-
nal concussion.
Fracture of skull.
Burning.
Scalding.
Rupture of Viscera.
Asphyxia caused by land-
slips, fall of buildings, and by fire.
Lightning Stroke.
Strangulation.
Opium poisoning.
Arsenic poisoning.
Chloroform poisoning.|
Wounds produced by fire-arms. Hæmorrhage from
Incised Wounds.
Contused wounds. Drowning.
Hanging.
TOTAL.
Children. Adults. Children. Adults. Children.
:
Male.
:
Female.
Male.
Male.
Female.
February,
1
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
6
7
1
6
...
4 1
24
2
11
Female.
Male.
:
:
1
:
:
:
:
:
:.
1
3
1
1
...
:
:
:
10
:
:
:
2
:
ස
:
1
:
:
:
:.
:
:
:
:
...
:
:
:
:
:
...
N
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
...
:
:
:
:
:
:
F
:
:
:
1
:
:
:
1
1
1
2
2
...
1
1
:
:
2
2
2
1
:
7
4
N
5
3
3
4
:
:
T
5
5
10
2
3
1
:
:
...
:
3
6
2 2
4
3
1
...
N
6
6
2
2
6 3
:.
:
:
:.
:
:
...
:
:
:.
:..
...
:
:
:
:
:.
:
:
:
1
:..
:
Total,.........
4
13
Q
•
2
10
1
15
1
1
2
120 17
4
11
:.
:
...
:
10
:
:
...
:
1
4
1
:
:
10
CO
6
:
3
48 37 1 11 6
4 13 10
:
CO
1
7
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:.
:
:
:.
:.
:
10
6
6
27
15
1
13
་་
1
1
15
12
...
:
18
1
2
:
:
.:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:.
:
:.
:
1
:
:..
:
1
:
10
117
Q
2
10
161
L. P. MARQUES,
Medical Officer in Charge of Post Mortem Examinations.
319
320
IX.-K.— TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS into VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL and MORTALITY during the Year 1889.
DISEASES.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
Admissions.-Europeans,
Chinese,
1
4
11
15
21
17
16
24
22
16
Other Nationalities,
: Nor
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
TOTAL.
4
32
14
21
24
210
2
Total Admissions,.............
12
16
22
18
18
28 27
22
18
25
28
10
244
Remained,-Europeans,
1
1
Chinese,..
Other Nationalities,
Total Remained,
10
15:
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
: :
10
19
11
10
12
10
11
19
10
11
7
7
.7
11
19.
12
12 : 13
11
12
Deaths,-Europeans,
Chinese,
Other Nationalities,
Febricula,
Total Deaths,
1
Intermittent Fever,
Remittent
་་
""
and Dysentery,
and Aortic Patency,
and Acute Pernicious Anæmia,
Hæmoptysis,
Phthisis Pulmonalis,
Catarrhal Bronchitis,
Plastic
Pleuro-pneumonia,
Pleurisy,
Aortic Patency,
Hypertrophy of Heart,
General Debility,
and Oedema of Legs,
>>
of Foot,
•
"
19
}
>>
(Old Age).
19
(Opium smoker),
Anæmia,
Scurvy,
Dyspepsia,
Jaundice,
Albumenuria,
Acute Bright's Disease,.
Chronic
>>
Cirrhosis of Liver,
Dropsy,..
Diarrhoea,
"
Dysentery,
Colic,
";
and Oedema of Foot,
and Intermittent Fever,
Hæmorrhoids,
Lumbrici,
Epileptiform Fits.
Delirium Tremens,.. Unsound Mind,
Carbuncle,
Erysipelas,
.......
and Abscess of Scrotum,
Scalds of Foot,
Conjunctivitis,
Sclerotitis,
and Ulcers of Cornea,
Hypertrophy of Lymphatic Glands of Neck,
Right Side,
Fracture and Abscess of Right Ulna,.
Dislocation of the Jaw,
Abscess of the Scalp,
Alveolar Abscess,
Abscess of Neck,.
of Arm,
39
of Knee,.
13
of Leg,
** of Foot,
"
Anal Fistula.
Stricture of Urethra and Hæmaturia,
Paraphimosis,
Orchitis,
"
and Abscess of Scrotum,
Soft Sore and Bubo,
Ecthyma (Secondary Syphilis),
Bruise of Knee-joint,..
Sprain of Right Ankle-joint,
Chronic Ulceration of Foot,...
:
::
1
1
1
1
1
1
:
323
:
1
1*
1*
1
1*
1*
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
Foot,
1
3
Deep Incised Wound of Right Arm,
Contused Wound of Left Thumb,
"
from Flogging,
Abscess from Flogging,.. Observation,
* Died.
1
2
1
-
4
4
5
8
16
3
6
3
28
1
: :
1
1
1
1
1
11
12
1
2
2
1
10
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Ι
2
1
1
33
12
HI322
1
1
L. P.
MARQUES,
Medical Officer in Charge of Gaol Hospital.
:
Total Number of Prisoners
admitted to Gaol.
Sick in Hospital.
*
IXa.-L.-TABLE shewing the NUMBER of PRISONERS ADMITTED into VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL, on the First
Examination by the MEDICAL OFFICER, during the Year 1889.
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
Total.
3,705
32
2
210
244
DISEASES.
GO
3
Europeans.
Admitted to Hospital on First Medical Examination.
Percentage of Hospital cases on
First Medical Examination.
Indians.
Chinese.
Total.
admissions.
To total Gaol
To total Hospital
cases.
Percentage of Hospital cases on First Medical Ex.
Europeans.
Chinese.
To total European
Hospital cases.
To total Chinese
Hospital cases.
25
28
0.755
11.40
9.687
11.90
X.-M.-TABLE shewing CASES not ADMITTED to HOSPITAL, treated by the MEDICAL OFFICER, during the Year 1889.
Hysteria and General Debility,
I.
Scurvy,
II.
Condylomata,....
III.
IV.
VIII.
Diarrhoea,
IX & X.
XI.
Mitral Regurgitation,
Prolapsus Uteri,
Synovitis of Left Knee-joint, Abscess of Left Knee-joint,
of Right Foot,
:
1
L. P. MARQUES.
Coloured
Europeans.
Chinese.
TOTAL.
Persons.
:
:
:
:
:
:
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1.
1
1
1
121
1
2
2
"1
XII.
Whitlow,
Eczema,
Scabies,
1
2
77
77
127
Wounds and Injuries,—
Contused. Wound of Head,
1
1
-:
1
123
124
""
>>
from Flogging,.
1
1
215
217
TOTAL,........
L. P. MARQUES.
321
322
+
XI.-N.—TABLE shewing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in VICTORIA GAOL, during the Year 1889.
Rate of Mortality.
Total No. of Prisoners admitted to Gaol.
Daily Average
Total Total
Sick
number of Prisoners.
in
Hospital.
Sick, Total Trifling Deaths. Sickness to
Cases.
Fercentagge of Serious
Total Sick.
Rate of Sickness
To Total No. of Admissions to Gaol.
To Daily Average.
To Total No. of Admissions to Gaol.
To Daily Average.
3,705
581
244
217
4
0.157
8.037
3.586
0.107
0.688
L. P. MARQUES.
XIa.-O.-CASES admitted to VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL at the first MEDICAL EXAMINATION by the MEDICAL OFFICER
during the Year 1889.
SENTENCE.
No.
DISEASES.
Years. M'ths. Days.
1 2 3 4 5 6
10
General Debility,
7
""
""
3
>
""
Fracture and Abscess of Right Ulna,
Chronic Ulceration of Left Foot,
Diarrhoea,
DATE OF ADMISSION.
DATE OF DISCHARGE.
REMARKS.
23rd Jan. 30th
5th Feb. 12th 11th Mar. 11th
30th Jan. 4th Feb.
"
11th 18th
""
"2
وو
20th April
42
19th Mar.
7
10
Bronchitis,
8
4
Sprain of Left Foot,.
>>
6th April 13th June
15th April
26th June
9
Observation,
10
21
Dropsy,
26th 29th
"3
"
11
14
General Debility, (Opium Smoker),
2nd July
12
35
Diarrhoea,
2nd
1st July 18th 12th "" 26th
On Remand.
""
""
""
13
2
General Debility, (Opium Smoker),
9th
10th
""
""
14
42
Cirrhosis of Liver,
15th
""
24th Aug.
15
35
Incised Wound of Left Foot,
18th
""
23rd July
16
42
General Debility, (Old Age),
17
9
Intermittent Fèver,
19th 24th
24th ""
29th
18
Delirium Tremens,
19
4
Plastic Bronchitis,
20
5
General Debility,
27th Aug. 28th
3rd Sept.
31st Aug.
Debtor.
22nd Oct.
""
6th Sept.
21
3
Chronic Bright's Disease,
14th
28th Oct.
""
22
14
General Debility,
23
24
Deep Incised Wound of Right Arm, Unsound Mind,..
4th Oct. 5th
12th
15th
""
25
21
26
21
Anæmia,
27
28
+
General Debility, (Opium Smoker),
General Debility, (Old Age),
Contused Wound of Left Thumb,
23rd
"
6th Nov.
""
7th Nov. 23rd Oct. 29th
""
14th Nov.
On Remand.
""
12th
""
3rd Dec.
10th Dec.
31st ">
L. P. MARQUES.
...
323
XIb.-P.-TABLE shewing the WEIGHTS of Prisoners (OPIUM SMOKERS), for the First Four Weeks' Confinement in VICTORIA GAOL, during the Year 1889.
LENGTH OF
No.
AGE. TIME OPIUM
CONSUMPTION
SMOKER.
per diem.
WEIGHT WHEN ADMITTED.
WEIGHT FIRST FOUR WEEKS.
REMARKS.
1st Week. 2nd Week. 3rd Week.| 4thWeek.
1234 10 6
29
36
26
60
22
JIA CAN
2 Years.
11 Mace.
100
lbs.
97
97
95
98
4
109
>>
25
111
110
108
109
5
1
102
100
98
99
100
"
27
"
4
1
110
106
104
103
102
""
29
1
1
75
73
73
78
79
""
41
10
96
90
87
86
86
""
47
20
>>
8
31
10
"
9
30
12
21 2
A
+
100
99
98
96
108
107
110 110
108
91
119
120
123
123
120
"
10
62
7
97
97
96
96
""
11
60
15
2
91
88
84
86
1
وو
87
12
44
20
115
115
114
113
110
""
39
13
32
4
"
1 1/
102
102
102
100
99
"
14
15
33
16
881
48
7
124
122
121
124
124
""
95
""
10
""
461
116
112
110
112
دو
60
20
109
106
104
103
103
"
15
17
38
10
2
97
A
93
94
94
93
""
18
22
6
11
90
>?
88
85
88
19
52
30
2°
103
100
98
96
97
"9
""
20
43
20
1
90
99
97
""
""
91
92
21
48
30
100
99
29
A
100
104
108
22
40
20
""
AA
109
107
106
104
102
23
52
10
115
""
A
113 115 114
24
45
18
110
101
99
102
100
""
"
25
28
12
2
96
96
97
96
""
""
وو
26
32
10
94
93
93
92
""
"2
27
38
20
11
110
109
106
وو
109
""
""
28
25
5
115
113
114
110 110
23
29
24
8
92
97
96
94
92
30
42
20
91
97
96
94
""
31
54
20
80
82
87
88
87
""
""
32
43
20
""
33
29
10
""
***
135
132
""
134 132
130
98
98
96
96
"
34
38
20
1
103
100
101
104
103
>>
"
*
""
35
62
30
105
""
"
"
*
104
102 101
102
36
68
30
98
95
95
96
96
""
""
37
52
25
116
33
39
">
117
115
114
115
38
40
10
""
12
94
95
97
97
97
A
39
31
10
1
102
>>
103
102
103 104
وو
99
40
26
3
1
95
93
100
""
""
41
30
8
وو
1/1/
90
دو
وو
100 101
88
87 87
42
45
12
2
117
116
115
119
121
""
""
93
43
47
15
""
1 1/
94
93
92
96
100
""
""
44
31
10
1
90
93
93
93
94
و,
55
22
45
40
15
46
40
18
1
"2
47
36
16
59
Hamama
113
110
110
108
112
29
""
75
74
75
74
78
23
>>
107
107
106
104
""
48
27
1
1
100
99
101
""
>2
"
49
48
10
1호
91
""
☺ ☺
102 102
89
89
94
985
95
XIC.-TABLE shewing OPIUM SMOKERS admitted into HOSPITAL and treated by the MEDICAL OFFICER,
during the Year 1889.
DISEASE.
Remaining under treatment 1st January, 1889,......
General Debility, Opium Smoker,
TOTAL,........
ADMISSION.
Coloured
Europeans.
Chinese.
Total.
Persons.
:
8
ос
00
8
00
8
324
XId.-TABLE shewing the NUMBER and DESCRIPTION of PATIENTS treated in the GOVERNMENT LUNATIC ASYLUM,
during the Year 1889.
No.
Native of
Sex. Age.
Disease.
1234
5678
Date of Admission.
Date of Discharge.
No. of Days in Asylum.
Description of Patients.
Barbadoes,
Ireland,
Finland,
Sweden,
China,
Macao, Ireland,. England,
M. 22
M.
EEEE EEEE
M. 31
M.
M.
M.
F.
M.
2*** 23a :
Mania,
1st Jan.
31st Dec.
365
34
Dementia,
"
**
2nd April.
92
42
Imbecility,
17th June.
167
The Board of Trade. Private Paying.
Destitute.
*
**
46
General Paralysis of the
Insane,
19th Feb.
23rd July.
154
Private Paying.
31
Mania,
1st Jan.
31st Dec.
365
Destitute.
40
Dementia,
8th April.
16th April.
8
Destitute.
Mania,
17th Oct.
31st Dec.
76
Private Paying.
Monomania,
13th Dec.
31st
19
Private Paying.
* Died in the Asylum.
PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
XII. TABLE of STATISTICS relating to the TUNG WA HOSPITAL, during the Year 1889.
Remaining in Hospital 31st Dec., 1888.
Admitted during the year 1889.
No. of Cases Treated in the
Hospital, 1889.
No. of Patients Discharged during the year 1889.
Male.
Female.
72
Total.
*a[GIR
Female,
Died during 1889.
No. of Out-Patients Treated during 1889.
Moribund Cases,
1889.
Remaining in Hospital
31st Dec.,
1889.
Female.
Total.
Male.
Female.
16
88
1,748
302 2,050 1,748
302 2,050 930 112 1,042
807
204 1,011 103,617
40,864 144,481
218
$8
1890].
306
80 5 85
J. J. CLERIHEW,
Inspector of Nuisance,
Western Health District.
XIII.-CASES of SMALL-POX treated at the TUNG WA HOSPITAL, during the Year 1889.
Remaining in Hospital
31st December, 1888.
Admitted during 1889.
Discharged 1889.
Died 1889.
Remaining in Hospital 31st December, 1889.
Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total.
:
2
d
:
2
2
:
J. J. CLERIHEW,
Inspector of Nuisance,
Western Health District.
XIV.—VACCINATION performed during the Year 1889 by TRAVELLING VACCINATORS of the TUNG WA HOSPITAL.
In the City of Victoria.
In Out-District.
Total.
2,376
118
2,494
J. J. CLERIHEW,
Inspector of Nuisance,
Western Health District.
:
XV.-LOCK HOSPITAL.
TABLE A
SHEWING the ADMISSIONS into the GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, during the 32 Years of its Existence, with the Number of DIETS issued and the AVERage Length of TREATMENT.
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF DIETS ISSUED.
AVERAGE Number of Days Treated.
1858,
124
1858,
4,797
1858,
43.8
1859,
162
1859,
5,389
1859,
30.8
1860,
361
1860.
9,107
1860,
23.7
1861,
442
1861,
10,778
1861
23.4
1862,
485
1862,
12,193 1862.
22.0
1863,
420
1863,.
11,707
1863..
23.7
1864,
442 1864,.
11,940
1864,
27.0
1865,
390
1865,
11,303
1865,
28.0
1866,
406 1866.
13,060
1866,
28.6
1867,
434
1867
13,120
· 1867,
25.5
1868,
579
1868,
16,462
1868,
23.6
1869,
546
1869.
16,779
1869,.
24 8
1870,
722
1870,
18,382
1870,
23.1
1871,
593
1871,.
12,308
1871..
185
1872,
656
1872,
15,103
1872,
20.9
1873,
500
1873,
11,219
1873,
19.5
1874,
345
1874,
6,814
1874.
18.6
1875,
134
1875,
2,916
1875,
18.7
1876,
168
1876,
2,730
1876,
14.3
1877,
177
1877,
3,069
1877.
16.6
1878,
105
1878,.
2,242
1878,.
190
1879,
129 1879.
2,199
1879,
13.6
1880,
57
1880,
1,300
1880,
14.7
1881,
44
1881,
1,330
1881.
21.7
1882,
99
1882,
1,881
1882,
15,5
1883,
278
1883,..
3.451
1883,
12.0
1884,
325
1884,.
5,174
1884,.
13.1
1885,
411
1885,
6,161
1885.
15.6
1886,
401
1886.
4,837
1885,
12.2
1887,
144
1887
2,014
1887,
13.9
66
1888,..
1,616
1888,..
24.4
1889,
84
1889,....
1,540
1889,..
18.3
Number of Beds in
Lock Hospital.
Number admitted
to Hospital
on Certificates of Visiting Surgeon.
32
84
Number
who submitted voluntarily.
269
Daily Average, 4.21. Longest stay 60 days.
PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
TABLE B.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
KETURN of the NUMBER of PROSTITUTES during the Year 1889.
Total Number brought under the Provisions of the Ordinance.
Total Number of Examinations made during the Year.
Total Number of Examinations made when no Disease was found.
-
NUMBER DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL.
No. discharged free from Disease who still follow their former Pursuits.
Number who have returned to their Friends or Emigrated.
Total Number Discharged.
269
10,924
TABLE C.
10,837
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES RETURN for the Year 1889.
of Females
Total No.
admitted
into Lock Military Naval Police Civil Hospital. Hospital. Hospital. Hospital. Hospital.
| TOTAL NUMBER OF MEN DISEASED
ADMITTED INTO
Total No. of Men Diseased.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF MEN IN Garrison and PORT (per month).
Mer- Soldiers. Seamen. Police. ❘ chant
Average No. of Men in Garrison and Port Seamen. (per month).
Every day, Sundays and Government holidays excepted.
Average Percentage of Men Diseased (per month).
84
452
349
65
132
998
1,596
1,328 758
13,433 17,115
0.485
83
---
83
PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
REMARKS.
TABLE D.
PH. В. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
RETURN of WOMEN examined and treated in the GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL during the Year 1889.
EXAMINATION.
HOSPITAL.
DISCHARGED.
10,924
84
10,837
DISEASES.
No. remaining in
Hospital, 31st
December, 1888.
Admitted.
Total Treated.
Cured.
No. remaining in
Hospital, 31st December, 1889.
Primary Syphilis, uncomplicated, Gonorrhoea,
do..
Do., and Primary Syphilis, combined, Leucorrhoea and Cystitis,
Warts,........
1
67
68
11
12
2*
822
67
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
TOTAL...
2
82
84
82
1
* One died of Remittent Fever.
PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
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326
TABLE E.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES RETURN for the Year 1889.
DISEASES.
Primary Syphilis, uncomplicated,
Gonorrhoea, uncomplicated,
Do.,
Gonorrhoea and
and Primary Syphilis, combined,
do.,
do.,
Primary and Secondary Syphilis, combined,
Primary and Secondary Syphilis and Gonorrhoea,
Gleet,
Military Hospital.
Naval Hospital.
Police Hospital.
Civil Hospital.
*222
139
+22
48
139
146
39
15
81 3
72
30
19
6
13
† 3
...
TOTAL,...
.1889,......
452
349
65
132
TOTAL,
.1888,.....
401
244
46
68
TOTAL,..
..1887,......
222
268
70
54
TOTAL,.
...1886,..............
216
235
25
65
* 172 Cases Ulcer of Penis included in Admission for Primary Syphilis. † 2 Cases contracted in Glasgow.
Pн. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
TABLE E 2.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE.
TABLE shewing the number of NAVAL MEN admitted into NAVAL HOSPITAL, during the Year 1889.
SECONDARY SYPHILIS.
January, February, March, April, May, June,.
July,
........
August,.
September,
October,
November,
December,
Months.
Contracted in Hongkong.
Contracted Elsewhere.
Total.
1
6
1
1
1
2
...
1
2
...
Total Number,......
TABLE E 3.
6
1
18- 2212 :-40
1
4
10
10
30
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE.
TABLE shewing the number of MILITARY MEN admitted into MILITARY HOSPITAL, during the Year 1889.
SECONDARY SYPHILIS.
January,. February, March,
Months.
Contracted in Hongkong.
Contracted Elsewhere.
Total.
4
5
9
April,
May,
June,
July,
3
1
August,..
19
September,
8
October,
November,
December,
2
.....
3
4
5
9
8
7
3
1
19
8
2
3 3
Total Number,.......
72
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XVI.—TABLE shewing the rate of MORTALITY among the FOREIGN RESIDENTS in Hongkong during the last 10 Years.
Years.
Number of European and American Residents.
Deaths.
Percentage of Deaths to Number of Residents.
1880,
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
2,767
69
2.49
3,040
64
2.10
3,040
55
1.80
3,040
81
2.06
3,040
94
3.09
3,040
99
3.25
3,040
103
3.38
3,040
108
3.55
3,040
122
4.01
3,040
93
3.06
Average of 10 Years,.
30.127
88.8
28:79
Enclosure 1.
Report from the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,
HONGKONG, 19th April, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward the Annual Report for the year 1889 with the Hospital Statistics.
I. THE HOSPITAL BUILDINGS.
1. The main building of the Hospital has remained unaltered.
2. The new wing consisting of four public wards providing accommodation for 56 patients and two private wards providing accommodation for 4 patients has now been completed, making in all a total accommodation for 130 patients within the Hospital buildings.
There is also provision for two European Wardmasters in this wing which is in many respects better suited for the purpose than the old Male Lock Hospital now occupied by the French Sisters the lavatory and bathing accommodation is however insufficient.
3. The Male Lock Hospital has been considerably altered in order to provide temporary accom- modation for the Female Nursing Staff pending the completion of the New Block now under con-
struction.
4. The new Mortuary situated between the Porter's Lodge and the main building has been completed during the past year, this additional and improved accommodation cannot be without bene- fit to the Institution.
5. The foundations of the new Barracks situated to the west of the main block for the Chinese Nursing Staff are now being prepared. This building when completed will supply a much needed want, as the present accommodation for the Chinese Nurses is both very inadequate and insanitary.
6. Adverting to the insufficient bathing and lavatory accommodation in the new wing I would suggest that the open space to the east be utilised for providing suitable lavatories and that hot water be laid on to both floors and the baths themselves replaced by others similar to those in use in the main building.
7. Referring to the recommendations contained in my report of last year I regret to say that as yet there are no signs of providing a suitable laundry, increased office, store accommodation, and better facilities for the distribution of hot water, the need of which is yearly becoming more evident with the increased number of patients and amount of work done as will be seen from Table VII 6 in the Appendix.
8. Further extension is required for private patients :-
If this Institution is to continue to meet the public requirements in this respect early steps should be taken to provide accommodation for patients of this class. In view of the increase that has taken place during the last two years it appears that additional accommodation should be provided for 6 first class and 8 second class patients. During the past year I have been unable on many occasions to provide private patients with the accommodation requested.
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The following figures will shew the increase in the first and second class private patients during the past year.
First Class patients,
Second Class patients,
1888.
1889.
6
17
12
32
9. I have also to call attention to the increased traffic along Hospital Road which is detrimental to the rest of the patients, especially in the early hours of the morning, and would suggest that the road be closed as a thoroughfare between the hours of 8 P.M. and 8 A.M.
10. The improvements recently carried out in the buildings in this neighbourhood have, I regret to say, led to the property being used as Chinese Boarding Houses the result being that the quiet pre- viously enjoyed by the patients is no longer obtainable hence the importance of the Government as far as it is feasible doing all in its power to prevent innovations of this kind.
II.--SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.
11. The temporary small-pox buildings remain as before.
12. After careful consideration the construction of a hospital ship for the reception of all cases of infectious disease has been decided upon, and no time should be lost in completing and placing it at the disposal of this Department.
13. I recommend that the present premises after a little alteration be used as Reception Wards where all suspected cases of infectious disease should be retained for observation before removal to the Hulk.
III.-ADDITIONAL OFFICERS' QUARTERS.
14. This building situated at the corner of High Street and Eastern Street is not yet completed but it is to be hoped that it will be finished ready for occupation before the end of this year.
IV.-HOSPITAL PREMISES.
15. Flower beds have been laid down in the recreation grounds but from the nature of the soil improvements of this nature have been found difficult, but with the kind assistance of Mr. FORD their present condition is a marked improvement on that previously existing. The present staff consisting of one gardener is insufficient to keep the gardens as they ought to be kept. I therefore submit that in framing the Estimates for next year an assistant should be allowed for this purpose.
16. The suggestions contained in my report of last year have not yet been carried out viz.:-
1st. The substitution of a low parapet wall surmounted by a substantial open iron railing in place of the present high wall along the Hospital Road frontage of the premises adjoining the main building.
2nd. The substitution of an iron railing instead of the present temporary bamboo fence along the High Street frontage of the grounds adjoining the Superintendent's house and used as a recrea- tion ground for the convalescent patients.
17. The insecurity of the Hospital premises on the north side also requires attention.
V.-THE HOSPITAL STAFF.
18. An Assistant Medical Superintendent, a long needed want in this Institution, was appointed by the Secretary of State and Dr. TOOGOOD assumed the duties of this office on the 28th July though unfortunately he resigned his appointment on the 10th September, but I am pleased to say the vacancy was filled by the appointment of Dr Lowson on the 1st of November.
19. Mr. CROW on the arrival of the Sanitary Superintendent returned to devote the whole of his time to the duties of Government Analyst and Senior Apothecary.
20. Mr. WATSON resigning his appointment of Assistant Apothecary, on 31st May we were de- prived of the services of this officer. I take this opportunity of bearing testimony to the able and conscientious way in which he always performed his duties and regret very much to have lost his
services.
21. Mr. ROGERS, the steward, left on the 10th January on a twelve months' leave of absence-a rest well deserved by this hard working and conscientious officer. Arrangements were made so that Mr. WATSON should fulfil this officer's duties. On Mr. WATSON's resignation Mr. WYLIE, the Ward- master in charge of the Lunatic Asylum, was appointed acting steward.
22. The two Chinese Apothecaries' assistants Mr. U I KAI and Mr. CHAU KAM-TSÜN have performed their duties to my entire satisfaction.
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23. The clerical department has been increased by the appointment of Mr. LEUNG FU-CHU which was necessitated by the additional work caused by the increase in the number of the patients. I take this opportunity of thanking the Government for the additional assistance granted me.
VI. NURSING STAFF.
24. During the year this has been considerably improved by the appointment of two Army Medi- cal Staff Corps men as European Wardmasters a recommendation made by me last year and based on my previous experience of such officers at the Kensington Infirmary.
25. Wardınaster CHAPMAN arrived in the Colony on 17th January and forthwith commenced his duties; he has had seven years' experience in the Army Medical Staff Corps and is in every way a typical man for the post he now fills. I cannot speak too highly of the way in which he has always carried out his duties.
26. It is with much regret that I have to report the resignation of Wardmaster CARNEIRO in charge of the Small-pox Hospital owing to failing health. This officer had, I am given to understand, faithfully served the Government for upwards of thirteen years and had on several occasions es- pecially during the small-pox epidemic of 1887-88 performed arduous duties to my entire satisfaction, and I know his attention to patients generally has been very paiseworthy. He was laid up for the last two months of the year with bronchitis and cardiac disease he improved very much towards the end of December and much against my wish left the Hospital on the 31st of that month, he unfor- tunately had a relapse two weeks later and medical assistance was sent for but too late to be of any service.
VII. CHINESE NURSING STAFF.
27. CHAN A-LOK, the Chinese Wardmaster, resigned on the 13th July after twenty-five years' service. This officer has always shewn great interest in his work and I am sorry to lose his services.
28. I have again to report a considerable amount of sickness amongst the Nursing Staff, out of 63 officers 23 were warded during the year 11 of these were cases of malarial fever, mostly of a mild type. No officer died during the year. When the Chinese barracks are finished I hope to find a considerable diminution in this respect.
VIII.-WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR.
29. Attached to this report are the following Tables :--
I.-Shewing the admissions into and deaths in the Government Civil Hospital during each month of the year, of the Police.
II.--Shewing the rate of sickness and mortality in the Police Force during the year.
III.-Police return of admissions to Hospital from each district during the year.
V.-General Return of the Sick treated in the Hospital.
Va.-Surgical operations performed during the year.
Vb.-Zymotic Diseases, sub-group 1.
Vc.-
""
""
""
2.
Vd.-Diagram shewing number of cases of Malarial Fever admitted in each month of the year. Ve.-Zymotic Diseases, sub-group 3.
Vf.- Vg.-
""
,,
""
>>
4.
5.
VI. Shewing the rate of mortality in the Government Civil Hospital during the last 10 years. VII. Shewing the admissions into and deaths in the Government Civil Hospital during each month of last year.
―
VIIa.-Table of admissions into and deaths in the Small-pox Hospital.
VIIb. The aggregate monthly number of patients visited in the Hospital daily for the last three This last table is a better criterion of the work done as it shews the number of in-patients visited per day for the whole year.
years.
30. From the foregoing it will be seen :-
(1.) That the number of patients under treatment in the Hospital during the year was 1,793 an increase of 21 as compared with the previous year, the total number of deaths was 79, thus giving a percentage of deaths 4·29, as against 4.51 of 1888 and 5·37 of 1887. Of these 79 deaths, 36 occurred within forty-eight hours after admission.
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(2.) In addition to this there were 5,264 out-patients attended to during the year, this includes the minor surgery cases treated in the Receiving Ward; these were principally scalp wounds, lacerated and contused wounds, dog bites, &c.
(3.) Out of the total number of in-patients 89 were females an increase of 21 as compared with last year, 5 of these were difficult obstetric cases all requiring instrumental assistance. It is to be re- gretted that the Chinese women do not seek assistance earlier, when they do come it is simply as a last resource. Now that we have a competent Chinese amah in charge of the native female ward—a nurse who was well trained at Dr. KERR's hospital in Canton-I should not be surprised if more Chinese women avail themselves of the advantages of skilled hospital treatment.
(4.) There were 67 less Police admitted than during the previous year further on examining the different nationalities it will be seen there was an increase of 19 European, a diminution of 49 Indian and of 37 Chinese Police.
I regret to have to record the deaths of 5 European Police from remittent fever of a par- ticularly malignant type.
During the past year there has been a greater prevalence of malarial cases no doubt a result of the severe rain-storms of last May.
The enormous down-pour of rain washed down great quantities of alluvial soil from the many landslips which occurred on the hillsides, this being deposited on the lower levels with the high tem- perature and the excessive humidity gives all the conditions necessary for the evolution of malaria.
(5.) There has been a remarkable immunity from cholera, and epidemic diarrhoea.
(6.) Dysentery contributed 124 cases, more than twice as many as in the previous year, with 9 deaths giving a mortality of 7-25 per cent. as against 9-26 last year. There is no doubt that dysentery and malarial fever are intimately connectel as to their causation, the increase during the past year being coincident with the increase in malarial fever cases bears this out.
(7.) Malarial fever contributed 423 cases as against 371 last year with 10 deaths giving a mortality of 2.36 per cent. This disease was much more fatal this year, the remittent cases being of a parti- cularly malignant type.
By far the greater majority of these cases were of the intermittent type viz.: 384 out of 423. I classify all those as interinittent in which with an initial high temperature often as high as 105° F. or 106° F. the temperature falls on the next morning to 99° F. or just above normal. In our treatment of these cases we have found the best result from the administration during the stage of fever of antipyrin in 10-grain doses repeated every hour until the temperature falls to within a degree of normal; this result is generally obtained after four or five doses, if the bowels have not been open in the previous twenty-four hours before giving the antipyrin one of Livingstone's powders containing 4 grains of calomel, 5 grains of quinine and 20 grains of compound Jalap powder is administered. As soon as the temperature has fallen quinine is administered in 5-grain doses every hour the result generally being that the temperature does not rise so high by 2 or 3 degrees as in the initial paroxysm of fever.
If we find the temperature is not kept down to this extent by these doses of quinine, after again giving the antipyrin as before, on the following morning after the fall has occurred quinine is given in 10-grain doses every hour and there are very few cases in which the fever does not succumb to this treatment and in from five to six days the patient is practically convalescent.
We have not lost one case of intermittent fever during the year.
Antipyrin certainly seems very efficacious in these cases, it promotes free perspiration and under its administration the temperature falls much quicker than when diaphoretics or other antipyretics are given.
In many mild cases in which the temperature only rises to say 102° or 103° F. in the initial stage a combination of antipyrin and quinine in the proportion of 8 grains of the former to 5 grains of the latter given every 4 hours is all that is necessary, the fever often succumbing to this treatment in three or four days.
Notwithstanding the large doses of quinine, in many cases as much as 2 drachms being given in the twenty-four hours, very few bad effects are produced and then only in a few cases tinnitus or slight deafness.
In the remittent type the patient is always much more prostrate, there is generally bilious vomiting present and the temperature does not fall more than a couple of degrees notwithstanding the hourly administration of antipyrin.
These cases during the past year have been of a peculiarly malignant type the nervous symptoms were much more marked and the temperature rapidly rose to as high as 107° F. or even 108° F., and in some cases 108.6° F. was registered, urgent measures are then required. As a rule when this occurs the stomach will reject everything.
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I have tried antipyrin injected subcutaneously, aconite and large doses of quinine all without avail and now when such rise has taken place our sheet anchor is "ice-packing." by this I mean that, the patient is placed on a mackintosh sheet covered with a sheet dipped in ice cold water and exposed to any breeze that may be present, ice being placed all over the patient and an ice bag to the head.
Generally in less than half an hour the temperature will fall as much as nine or ten degrees. The patient has to be carefully watched as collapse may set in, if it does this is combatted by enemata of brandy and beef tea or injections (hypodermic) of brandy.
When the temperature has fallen the patient is placed in a fresh bed and hot baths applied to the feet, the hypodermic solution of the neutral hydrobromate of quinine in 10-grain doses is then in- jected this is repeated in an hour and again in another hour. In many cases such energetic treatment will only be once necessary as the temperature does not rise so high at the next paroxysm and the patient gradually improves. In the interval champagne and soda water, Brand's essence of beef, ice and iced milk are administered in small doses repeated frequently. No ill results in the way of pneumonia, &c. have followed such treatment and by its means many of the severer cases have recovered. See Appendix (medical cases).
In some of the worst cases the temperature notwithstanding this will rise again as high as in the initial paroxysm then nothing appears to be of any avail death rapidly ensuing the patient's temper- ature frequently rising as high as 110° F. or 110.4° F.
The Table of malarial fever cases shews plainly the rise which occurs during the hot rainy season (June-September), the rise in November was probably caused by the fact that the hot weather con- tinued later on in October this year than is usual, the first spell of cold weather brought about a recrudescence of the disease in those who had been previously attacked the greater majority of these cases giving a history of a previous attack of malarial fever.
(8.) There were 32 cases of beri-beri under treatment, with 2 deaths as against 16 in the pre- vious year. Two of these were of the acute variety (Beri-beri hydrops) one recovering, the remainder were of the chronic variety (Beri-beri atrophia) one death occurring.
(9.) VENEREAL DISEASES.-There has been a marked increase in this class of diseases the numbers being 206 as against 118 in the previous year. Although many of these cases have been introduced into the Colony from other ports, I have no reason to believe that this has been more so than in the previous year. It therefore appears evident that the propagation of this class of disease within the limits of the Colony has increased, the greater majority are those suffering from Chancres Molles and Gonorrhea; the resulting buboes have been of a particularly indolent type many taking weeks to heal and then only after incision and the free use of Volkmann's spoon, this is no doubt accounted for by the fact that many of these cases occur in patients debilitated by previous attacks of malaria and alcholism.
(10.) There was one case of hydrophobia during the year, a Chinese boy at. 16 who had been bitten by a mad dog in Canton two months before his adinission who was violently convulsed when admitted, hypodermic injections of Curari (-grain doses) were administered every half hour for three hours and although the paroxysms were lessened the improvement was only temporary. Chloro- form was then administered for some 1 hours, during its influence the paroxysms again abated, but it had to be discontinued owing to weakness of the pulse. The paroxysms again recurred and he died nine hours after admission.
(11.) SURGICAL OPERATIONS.-During the year there have been 109 operations performed. There were five cases of gun-shot wounds admitted during the year the notes of three of which are given in the Appendix as being of some surgical interest.
HEPATIC ABSCESS.-There were three cases during the year all of which were operated on; two of which died. Post Mortem Examination shewed that these were post dysenteric and multilocular, in one case as many as fourteen abscesses were present. Although a large abscess had been opened in each case causing a temporary improvement, during treatment lasting in one for some weeks, an exacerbation set in and a fatal result ensued.
The third case was operated on in December last and improved very much after operation so much so that the fever entirely subsided and the patient was able to get up and walk about. The improvement continued the patient increasing in weight so that we had great hopes that this was a unilocular abscess, unfortunately the temperature arose on 23rd January he became much worse and died on 29th of that month. Post mortem examination shewed that the cause of this was the formation of three more abscesses, one about the size of an orange situated in the posterior part of the right lobe, the others being smaller. The original abscess which had been opened in November had healed up.
There is no doubt that dysentery was the cause of these abscesses as in each case there were well marked signs of previous ulceration in the colon.
MAJOR AMPUTATIONS.-There were four cases during the year, one of the arm and one of the thigh for extensive disease of the elbow and knee joint respectively, and one of the fore-arm and one of the leg for severe injury, all of these were attended with satisfactory results.
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Amongst the other operations may be mentioned one of successful trephining for compound depressed fracture of the frontal bone, and one of excision of the hip-joint for advanced strumous disease. The notes of these cases were read before the Hongkong Medical Society the patients being present, the latter being also successful.
FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS.-In addition to the surgical operations the following cases of fracture and dislocation were successfully treated during the year :-
Compound Fracture of femur
fibula
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tibia and fibula
clavicle
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In two of these cases the union was somewhat delayed--in one there was a compound fracture of right tibia and fibula and a comminuted fracture of left tibia and fibula these bones however ul- timately became firmly united,
(12.) Alcoholism contributed 44 cases of which 5 proved fatal, in three of the cases the patient was suffering from other diseases.
(13.) There were twelve cases of poisoning under treatment, ten of which were from opium of which six arrived too late for treatment; of the remaining two in one the poisonous agent was arsenic, and in the other stramonium.
Added to this Report are the notes of some cases of Surgical and Medical interest.
I also include a report of the cases treated in the Temporary Small-pox Hospital.
31. During the year thirty Post Mortem Examinations have been made.
32. The various appendices are as follows:-
Appendix A.-Notes of Medical Cases.
B.-Notes of Surgical Cases.
C.-Report of Small-pox Hospital.
D.-Some observations on the blood, &c. of patients suffering from Malarial Fever. 33. The total amount of fees received from patients during the year was $11,444.49 of this the Board of Trade paid $2,163.00 and the Police $1,068.62. This is by far the largest amount yet re- ceived in any one year and shows an increase of $1,639.34 on that of the previous year deducting the fees received from the small-pox patients during the last two years the increase is $2,539.47.
This sum corresponding to over $200 a month was received from the increased number of private patients treated during the year, as the Board of Trade and Police paid slightly less than in
year 1888.
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34. I wish to thank the Naval and Military Surgeons and the Civil Doctors for their able assistance frequently rendered, particularly at operations.
GIFTS OF FLOWERS, NEWSPAPERS, &c.
I take this opportunity of thanking many residents of the Colony for numerous presents of newspapers, books, &c., and particularly several ladies for their visits and gifts of flowers to the pa-
tients.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
J. MITFORD ATKINSON, M.B., (Lond.),
Superintendent of the Government
Civil Hospital.
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Appendix A.
CASE OF MALARIAL FEVER.
I.—MIXED INTERMITTENT AND REMITTENT. HIGH TEMPERATURE. RECOVERY.
Admitted August 5th, 1889, 10.45 A.M.
A. W. ct. 22, sailor,
On admission patient stated that he had been feeling unwell for the last two days, his temperature was: 103:2° F. the following was prescribed:
Re Tr. Aconit m iv.
dm
Mist. Diaphoret 3i. 4 horis sam.
Low diet, milk and soda water was ordered; his temperature rose that evening to 105.6° F. the medicine was continued every four hours, during the night profuse perspiration set in and the next morning (the 6th) at 6 A.M. his temperature had fallen to 984°, a 5-grain dose of quinine was then administered, at 9 A.M. his temperature was 98:50, ten grains of quinine were now ordered every two hours and his temperature that day rose only to 99° F. (8 P.M.).
The next morning his temperature rose to 99.6° F. and in the evening at. 8 P.M. was 101° F. The quinine was now discontinued and the aconite mixture given every 4 hours-the next morning the temperature fell to 99° F. the quinine was again given every two hours in 10-grain doses-that evening the temperature rose to 100° F. the next morning (8th) it was down to 97.8° the quinine was given as before, a mutton chop was ordered and the highest temperature recorded that day was 98.5° F. the following day it was normal and as the patient felt quite well-at his own request he was discharged from the Hospital.
Temperature chart (No. 1.) Appended.
This patient was re-admitted on August 28th at 7.50 A.M. with a temperature of 105° F. he said he had been well since his discharge from the Hospital until the previous day when the fever came on again. The following prescription was ordered as his skin was very dry.
R. Antipyrin, grs. XV.
Tr. Jaborandi m., xxx. Mist. Diaphoret ad., zi.
2 horis sdm.
with low diet, milk and soda water, 8 P.M. his temperature had fallen to 101-6, 12 midnight tem perature 102°; 29th August 6.30 A.M. temperature 102.8° as his bowels had not been opened for the previous 24 hours the following powder was ordered.
R. Calomel, gr. IV.
e
Quinine, gr. v.
Pulv. Rhei Co. ad grs. xv.
st. sdm. medicine as before.
midday temperature 105° F. 2.15 p.m. temperature 106.2° patient now vomited everything, so the medicine was discontinued; at 3 P.M. his temperature was 108° F. and at 3.45 P.M. it had risen to 108.2°.
As patient was now comatose and skin very dry, ice packing was at once commenced he being placed on a mackintosh sheet covered with a sheet dipped in ice-cold water which was changed every few minutes and ice packed all over his body-at 4.15 his temperature had fallen to 104.2° 20 minims of the neutral hydrobromate solution of quinine (1 in 6) was now injected hypodermically, ice packing being continued, for the next few hours his temperature was as follows:-
4.50 P.M. 5.15 5.45 6.30
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....103° F. ...102° F.
..........100° F.
99° F.
The ice packing was now discontinued and as he was slightly collapsed hot water bottles were applied and brandy administered internally. At 6.45 P.M. his temperature was 98.2°. Ten grains of quinine were now ordered every two hours which was retained, at 9 P.M. temperature 101-4°. 30th 6.45 A.M. temperature 101.6°; 9 A.M. temperature 102.4°.
R. Antipyrin, grs. XV.
Aq. ad. zi.
2 horis sdm.
That evening it rose to 102.8° and fell during the night to 100-8°.
31st. Temperature in morning 102-6° and at 8 P.M. 103° F. during the night it fell to 100. Grains viii of quinine were now given every 2 hours in place of the antipyrin, as temperature rose next morning (1st September) to 103° the antipyrin was substituted that evening temperature fell to 101° F. and registered 100-4° at 8 A.M. on the 2nd only rising to 101.4° this day, two doses of anti- pyrin were given, and it again fell. One pint of chicken broth was now added to his diet.
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The after course of the case will be seen from the chart (No. 2.) by the 10th the temperature had fallen to normal, and fish diet was now given, it took the patient some time to regain his strength. On the 12th full diet and the following medicine was prescribed.
R. Eastonii Syrupi, 3ss. Aq. ad zi. tdsdm.
He was discharged cured on the 20th September.
REMARKS.-The first attack was evidently one of intermittent fever, the second being of the remittent type. In these severe cases I am firmly of opinion that the only way to combat the fever is by the application of external cold and administering quinine hypodermically as soon as the tem- perature falls, it being useless to give it by the mouth as the stomach will not retain anything.
II.-CASE OF REMITTENT FEVER. HIGH TEMPERATURE. DEATH.
H. P. æt. 23, Scotch, Police Constable.
Admitted to Hospital at 8 P.M. 11th August, 1889. Temperature on admission 102-8° F., the following medicine was ordered :-
R. Antipyrin, grs. x.
Aq. ad. 3i. 2 horis sdm.
Temperature fell during the night and at 8 A.M. on the 12th was 99.8°, 5 grains of quinine were now ordered every hour, at midday the temperature was 100-2° F. One dose of antipyrin was substituted for the quinine and at 2 PM. the temperature was 99°, in the afternoon the temperature had risen to 99.4°, and at 8 P.M. it was 102° F., at 9 P.M. it had risen to 106 2° F., notwithstanding the adminis- tration of antipyrin, Dr. TooGOOD now saw the patient and ordered the following medicine :—
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R. Antipyrin, grs. xx.
Tr. Jaborandi m. xxx. Mist. Diaphoret ad. ži.
to be given at once and another dose in an hour's time as the skin was very dry and hot, at 9.45 P.M. the temperature had risen to 107.6° he was now placed in a bath temperature 98° F. this was cooled down by ice to 76° F. in 10 minutes his pulse began to intermit and became weaker in strength, he was removed from the bath and 3i. brandy was given; his temperature was now 101·4° F.
At 11 P.M. it had risen to 105·6°, at 11.30 P.M. it was 106° F., at 12.25 A.M. (13th) 107·4° and at 12.45 A.M. 108.6° F. ice-packing was at once cominenced; at 1 A.M. temperature was 107 6° twenty grains of quinine were now given. At 1.23 A.M. it was 107°, as the temperature did not seem to fall notwithstanding the wet-packing another twelve grains of quinine were given. At 1.33 A.M. tem- perature was 105.2° F. at 2.15 A.M. 104.8°, at 3.05 A.M. 101-4° F. and at 3.35 A.M. it registered 100.8° all during this time the pulse was quick and weak, small doses of iced champagne were frequently administered. Ice-packing was now discontinued; at 3.45 A.M. after he had been placed in bed sixty minims of the hydrobromate solution of quinine were injected hypodermically and 5 grains of quinine were ordered every hour in the form of a pill. At 5 A.M. it had however risen to 101.7° half an ounce of Warburg's Tincture was now given, at 6.30 A.M. it had risen to 104.2° F. and at 7 a.m. 105°. At 7.45 A.M. 105.8° F. was registered-wet packing was again commenced and con- tinued to 10 A.M. when it was 102.2° this was now discontinued ten minims of the hypodermic solution of quinine were administered, the temperature however steadily rose again and at 4.45 P.M. was 106.6° F., wet packing was again used and continued to 7.30 P.M. when the temperature had fallen to 99.8° F. Quinine was given as before, but notwithstanding that this was persevered with every hour the temperature steadily arose again and at 4 A.M. on the 14th registered 108° F. Recourse was again had to wet packing and the temperature by this means was lowered seven degrees by 7 A.M.
As will be seem from the chart (No. 3.) the temperature rose twice again that day to over 105° F. when the same treatment was used, this last time at 12 midnight the temperature fell in half an hour three-and-a-half degrees. It arose again steadily that day (15th) until 6.45 A.M. when it was 105.2° F. wet packing was again commenced, and continued until 8.45 A.M. when temperature was 100·6° F.
In the evening (7.30 P.M.) as the temperature had again risen to 105.8° and the skin was very dry two- thirds of a grain of pilocarpin was injected hypodermically and although in few minutes it produced profuse perspiration this was only temporary. The temperature fell in 20 minutes to 105 4° the skin how- ever soon became dry again and at 9.55 P.M. registered 108° F., wet packing was again commenced and notwithstanding this at 10.10 P.M., the temperature was 108.8°, at 10.25 P.M. it had fallen to 106·8°, as he was now in a state of collapse, pulse almost imperceptible, he was placed back in bed a hypodermic of brandy was now given, his temperature soon rose again, at 11.20 P.M. it was 108° and at 11.35 P.M. the patient died, shortly after death the temperature (per rectum) was 110° F.
REMARKS. This was one of those peculiarly malignant cases of remittent fever in which qui- nine seems to have no effect.
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III. CASE OF INTERMITTENT FEVER. RECOVERY.
LUI A-KAN, œt 18, Coolie.
Admitted 10 A.M. 1st September, 1889.
On admission he stated that he had felt unwell the previous day; his temperature was 100-4° skin very dry and complaining of pains in his limbs, headache and general feeling of "malaise ”—at 11 A.M. his temperature had risen to 104° F., the following medicine was now given:-
Re Tr. Jaborandi m. xx. Antipyrin, gr. xx. Mist. Diaphoret ad zi.
2 horis sdm.
At 11.30 A.M. his temperature had risen to 104.8° and at 12 noon to 106.6° F. As the medicine did not appear to have any effect and the temperature was steadily rising it was thought advisable to ice pack him; this was accordingly done in the manner already described in the previous case and in two hours his temperature by this means was reduced to 99.6°, the various observations during that time being as follows:-
12.15 P.M. 12.30
12.45
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As he was now somewhat collapsed he was replaced in bed between blankets and heat applied externally, ten grains of quinine being given by the mouth and repeated every two hours, his diet being milk and congee.
At 8 P.M. his temperature had risen to 102° F. and at 10 P.M. to 103·2°, the following medicine was now given.
Re Antipyrin, grs. xx.
Aq. Camph. 3i. o horâ sdm.
and the result observed, at 11 P.M. his temperature had fallen to 102·8°, at 1 A.M. (2nd September) it was 102°, at 3 A.M. 101°, and at 6 A.M., it had fallen to 98.6° the antipyrin was now discontinued quinine given as before; that evening it rose again to 104-2° F. (8 P.M.) the antipyrin was now substituted and it rapidly fell, after 4 doses the temperature had fallen to 99.6° midnight, the quinine was again ordered and this time it was given in 10-grain doses every hour during the day, the temperature that evening did not rise above normal. As the temperature was normal on the morning of the 3rd 10- grain doses of quinine three times a day were ordered, a pint of beef tea being added to his diet with one pound of rice.
On the fourth the quinine was reduced to 5-grain doses thrice daily-and he was discharged cured on the 7th.
REMARKS. This was a case of intermittent fever with the paroxysm more marked than is usually the case, during the year we have had many such cases, as a rule however the temperature does not rise above 105° F. when if antipyrin be administered it almost immediately begins to fall profuse perspiration setting in-if we find antipyrin has not this effect we invariably now ice-pack
these cases.
This patient had no return of the fever; I have been able to keep him under observation since that time, as he was soon after engaged as a Hospital servant.
Temperature chart (No. 4.) appended.
Appendix B.
I.-GUN-SHOT WOUND OF THE LEG AND THIGH.
WONG SAI SU, æt. 12, Chinese girl, admitted in the Hospital 27th January, 1889, at 4.15 A.M. suffering from gun-shot wound of right lower extremity.
On admission :-There was an abrasion of the skin on the contiguous sides of the great toe and the second toe of the right foot, a round wound about the size of a five cent piece with clean cut edges on the inner part of the right leg three inches below the knee, and another wound on the inner surface of the lower third of the right thigh some 2" above the knee-this being much larger than the wound in the leg, the edges were not so clearly defined and more irregular.
Connecting these two wounds was a sinus running along under the skin.
The treatment consisted in syringing out the sinus with carbolic lotion, inserting a drainage tube between the two wounds and placing the limb on a macintyre splint; on the third day the temperature rose to 100.2° and there was evidence of " cellulitis." Warm lead and opium fomentations were applied.
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February 10th Temperature again rose to 100:20, an abscess formed in the inner side of the upper third of the leg behind the sinus, this was opened; another incision had to be made on the 16th February..
During the whole of this time there was a free discharge of slightly offensive shreddy pus from the original sinus.
The inflamation now subsided. On the 4th of March the drainage tube was removed as the dis- charge was very slight.
The sinus slowly healed up and on 14th March the limb was taken out of the splint, passive motion was commenced and continued with, and the patient was discharged cured on 28th April, she had then free use of her knee joint and could walk well with the aid of a stick.
REMARKS.-The wounds were caused by a bullet from a Martini Henry Rifle, the bullet evidently having passed between the great and second toes of the right foot then entered the leg three inches below the knee grazing the tibia and emerging on the inner surface of the thigh some 24 inches above the knee.
The girl at the time she was shot was lying in a sampan evidently with her leg somewhat flexed on the thigh.
II. GUN-SHOT WOUND OF BACK.
YEE ON, œt. 26, chinaman, admitted 4.20 P.M. 7th April, 1889, suffering from a gun-shot wound of back situated 1" below the angle of the scapula and 11" to left of the middle line. He was in a state of collapse having lost a considerable quantity of blood.
The patient was anæsthetised and the wound examined; after enlarging the orifice of inlet and carefully probing the wound the bullet was at last found lodged in the arch of the eighth dorsal vertebra, the angle of the ninth rib having been grazed by the bullet, considerable difficulty was ex- perienced in finding it the patient being very muscular and the bullet being lodged pretty deeply some 4" from the surface thus necessitating great care in exploration.
It was firmly logded in the vertebra so much so that after seizing the bullet with the forceps considerable traction had to be used before it was dislodged.
The wound was plugged with lint saturated in carbolic oil, a small vessel being tied, and half grain of morphia, was injected subcutaneously.
He slept well that night. On the evening of the 9th his temperature rose to 101-8°, on the morning of the 10th it was normal, 5 grains of quinine were given every four hours, temperature rose to 100-4° in evening of 10th, wound was doing well it having been dressed and syringed out each morn- ing with carbolic lotion-11th temperature morning 98:6° evening 99.8° after this the evening tem- perature generally rose to 994°, on the 12th the quinine was reduced to two 5-grain doses daily, he was discharged cured in May 22nd, 1889.
The bullet was about the size of a No. 44 and was marked by two irregular grooves evidently caused by its coming into contact with the rib and vertebra.
III.-GUN-SHOT WOUND OF THE ORBIT.
CHAN A-LEUNG, æt. 50, admitted on the 22nd April, 1889, at 6.15 P.M., suffering from a gun-shot wound of the head and face.
A meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association was being held at Kowloon and this man was collecting pieces of lead behind the targets when he was struck, one of the markers at the 150 yards range seeing the man fall. I happened to be on the ground and was able to render immediate assist-
ance.
I found him, bleeding freely from the nose and mouth, the right eyeball evidently being ruptured, the nares were plugged and a bandage applied to the eye, the man being in a state of collapse pulse 34, he rallied after the administration of some brandy and was conveyed in an ambulance to the Hospital.
The patient was immediately anathetised the eyeball was found to be quite disorganised and was excised, there was now seen to be a large wound of the floor of the orbit I" by ", this led down into the antrum and although I explored the wound thoroughly no trace of any bullet could be found the last molar on right upper jaw was extracted and an opening made into the autrum from the mouth for the purpose of drainage, his temperature that evening was 102°.
The temperature gradually fell and on the third day was normal, the wound granulated up very quickly, and the patient was discharged cured on May 25th- there being no further trouble.
The peculiarity in this case is that no trace of the bullet could be found, the man must evidently have been shot, whilst in the act of stooping, the bullet rupturing the eyeball and then entering the floor of the orbit.
Appendix C.
SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.
There have been remarkably few cases of Small-pox under treatment only 19 patients have been admitted during the year, their respective nationalities will be seen from the following table :-
MONTH
Chart No. 1.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
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Patient's Name,.......
ALBERT WELTZ, Age,.....
.22.
Occupation.............Sailor.
Disease,...
..Malarial Fever.
Ward,...
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DAY
5
6
AUGUST.
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Small-pox.....
Table shewing the Admissions and Mortality in the Government Small-pox Hospital during the year 1889.
Admissions.
Deaths.
DISEASE.
12
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
10
5
2
19
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In three of these the patients were found to be suffering from diseases other than Small-pox, two being cases of Rötheln and the other one of Lichen. These were all vaccinated and did not contract Small-pox.
VACCINATIONS.
220 vaccinations have been performed, fifteen of these were unsuccessful.
CALF-LYMPH CULTIVATION.
During the past year certain experiments have been carried on by the Colonial Veterinary Sur- geon with reference to the cultivation of calf-lymph in the Colony. The results obtained were highly satisfactory.
1889*
I reported to the Colonial Surgeon on these experiments on the 21st May. C.S.O No. 1833. These demonstrate conclusively that calf-lymph can be cultivated locally and I recommend that a Calf-lymph Station be established, up to this we have been dependent upon England, America, Japan, and Australia for our vaccine lymph; it is unnecessary for me to point out the advantages of a constant supply of lymph being maintained locally.
Appendix D.
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE BLOOD AND SPLEEN OF CASES OF MALARIAL FEVER.
With regard to the intimate nature of malaria there is very little positively known.
Professors CRUDELI and KLEBS have described certain microscopic fungi met with by them in the Agro Romana, which they obtained from the lower stratum of the atmosphere, the soil and stagnant water-these when injected into rabbits produced a febrile disorder analogous to intermittent fever (KLEBS and TOMMASI CRUDELI, Archiv. f. Experimental Pathology 1879). Other observers in different parts of the world have discovered in the blood of patients suffering from malaria the presence of certain micro-parasites more especially LAVERAN, MARCHIAFAVA, and CELLI, Dr. OSLER of Philadelphia and of later years Dr. VANDYKE CARTER of Bombay.
In November of last year I made from the spleen of a patient who had died of remittent fever a microscopic preparation of the fresh pulp-prepared by taking some of the splenic pulp and treating it as one would the sputum of a phthisical patient in order to detect the tubercle bacilli the staining agent used being rosaniline.
This showed distinctly with a Zeiss
Immersion lens O. 4. certain micro-organisms in the splenic corpuscles of the nature of diplococci-these taking the staining re-agent well.
I also during the summer months made frequent microscopic examinations of the blood of patients suffering from malarial fever, e. g. :-
On September 14th at 9.10 P.M. a drop of blood was taken from the finger of a patient who was suffering from intermittent fever in the paroxysmal stage, temperature 105° F. and examined with a Zeiss E obj., 0 4. and with the Immersion lens, at first the blood looked perfectly normal at 9.20 P.M. the red corpuscles were found to be loaded with granules and here and there some large pigmented corpuscles with distinct motile filaments or flagella attached could be seen, at 9 25 P.M. a slight constriction was observed at the base of one of these flagella some of the granules could then be seen in the serum outside the corpuscles, at 10.30 P.M. the flagellum had become detached and at its side were seen some minute bodies (? sporules), at other times distinct motile filaments were seen moving about freely in the serum, whether these were detached flagella or not I cannot say.
These large pigmented bodies with flagella attached appear to be more of the nature of amobo (micro-parasites).
I frequently repeated these experiments and always with the same result-if the blood was examined in the period of intermission none of these granules or pigmented bodies with flagella could Tbe seen.
These observations are in themselves inconclusive but as they substantiate facts observed by others I thought them worthy of record-in future years I hope to be able to devote more time to this interesting study.
J. M. ATKINSON.
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Enclosure 2.
Report from the Medical Officer in charge of Gaol Hospital.
VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL, HONGKONG, 24th February, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to submit a Report together with Statistical tables of the work done during 1889 in the Gaol Hospital.
2. It is gratifying to be able to state that the number of admissions into the Hospital was much smaller than it had been for the two preceding years. It amounts to only 244 men, 28 of whom were admitted on the first medical examinations (Vide Tables K. and L. and Table 0. for the particulars of those 28 cases).
Table K. shows also these various admissions monthly.
3. Although we had eleven cases of erysipelas and five of carbuncles, they were with a few excep- tions, of a mild form. Four prisoners died in the Hospital. These deaths resulted from pleuro-pneu- monia, remittent fever, plastic bronchitis, remittent fever and acute pernicious anæmia.
One prisoner committed suicide by hanging himself in the cell on the same day in which he was sentenced.
4. The rates of sickness and mortality are given in the Table N.
5. The comparative immunity from serious disease during the past year is due, I think, to the im- proved sanitary condition of the Colony.
In this Gaol, as you are aware from your long professional connection with it and as Chief of the Medical Department, strict attention is always paid to hygienic injunctions.
6. Owing however to the fact that the prisoners belong to different social classes and occupations and come from all parts of the world, it happens sometimes that disease is seen in the Gaol long before it is met outside in the wards of hospitals. I was very much surprised when I found in the month of September of 1887, that a Chinese youth, who had been only nine days in the Gaol, was attacked by small-pox.
You will recollect that he was released on medical recommendation, by His Excellency the Governor, and sent to Tung Wah Hospital.
According to your Annual Report, small-pox did not become epidemic in the Colony till towards the end of November. Strange to relate, the case mentioned above was the only one which occurred that year in this Establishment, notwithstanding that small-pox prevailed in the neighbourhood. But in the following year in 1888, small-pox again made its appearance inside this Gaol, three prisoners suffering from it during the month of January and March.
7. The names of some cases that were attended outside the Hospital are given in the Table M. They reached a total of 217, which is greatly in excess of that of the previous year. No fewer than 74 prisoners had scabies.
Hitherto it has not been the custom to publish in the Annual Returns such diseases as trichiasis, small boils, pharyngitis and a few others which do not present serious character, yet these diseases and the treatment adopted are always registered in the books.
8. In this category is included a rather common complaint observed amongst those who go bare- footed and carry shot and stone.
The plantar surface of their feet are subject to one or more superficial abscesses about the size of a green pea. It would appear that cold weather favours its formation.
Of the 28 cases treated last year, 11 occurred in the month of February, 8 in March, while only
2 cases occurred in the month of April and 1 in May and June.
There were 40 such complaints in 1888. I am told that some Chinese purposely walk over any rough pointed ground that may present itself, with a view to developing these abscesses.
Almost all these cases were very easily cured by making a small incision for the pus to escape, and by applying afterwards a hot poultice over it.
9. Malingering is frequently resorted to by prisoners to evade punishment or for getting light labour.
This would at times have been very difficult for me to detect, but for the ready and able assist- ance which I always get from the Gaol Officers and above all, from the warders FLORES and HAMED.
10. Two prisoners, who were found to be suffering from leprosy, were deported. One of them returned to this Colony and was again committed to Gaol for larceny.
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11. We began in January, 1888, to vaccinate the long sentenced prisoners with the exceptions of debtors and prisoners from Her Majesty's Army and Navy.
We found contrary to the current belief, that vaccination and inoculation are generally practised by the Chinese, but we have not yet met amongst the new prisoners a single instance of re-vaccination. The result of our work and inquiry on this subject for the past two years are embodied in the subjoined table.
Year.
Total number of vaccination and re-vaccination.
Taken.
Failed at first vaccination and re-vaccination.
Total number of those who have
been vaccinated or inoculat- ed outside the Gaol.
1888
1889
2,051
1,354
697
2,060
1,445
615
1,951
2,057
Another advantage derived from this vaccination, is that old convicts that escaped identification by the detectives, are recognised at once by those marks they bore on their arms.
12. It is not to be wondered at that in China they have tried some means to check the virulence of small-pox which has repeatedly produced terrible havoc amongst its inhabitants. Chinese practi- tioners describe various methods of inoculation which, it is said, was discovered at the latter end of the second century for protecting a grandson of Prince TCHIU-SIANG (1). They have also learned by experience the dangers of inoculation.
13. Mr. FLORES has, as usual, carefully noted down and compiled the Table P. showing the weights of opium smokers during the first four weeks of their confinement in this Gaol. after having been deprived of the use of this drug.
14. The passing of Opium Ordinance has been the cause of many Chinese being convicted for breach of its provisions.
These offenders are generally weak and aged men. One was over eighty years old. Their advanced age precluded them from hard labour, and their state of health forbade them to be put entirely on the ordinary penal diet.
15. The great number of prisoners and the limited accommodation in the Gaol, do not allow the system of separate cells, so important also in hygienic aspect, to be uniformly adopted.
16. In a small Colony like Hongkong, it is not an easy thing for those who have been convicted of serious crimes to get situations.
The usual abode of these men is the Gaol, until by some way or other, they manage to leave this Colony.
It behoves the Surgeon to watch daily their power of physical endurance, and as often happens, when their health begins to break down, they are delighted with the idea that they will be excused, at least for a short time, from doing full penalty.
The repeated convictions and longer sentences which generally follow, render most of them callous and indifferent of their future welfare.
17. The aggregation of prisoners in the Gaol, is a constant source of anxiety to all those con- cerned and entails a large expenditure of money.
The majority of criminals are not permanently settled in this Colony. I believe that if influen- tial Chinese would establish a benevolent society for helping old offenders who are willing to emigrate, to get employment in some recently explored lands, the problem of over-crowding in the Gaol could be solved very satisfactorily.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
L. P. MARQUES,
Dr. PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon,
&c.,
&c.,
Medical Officer in Charge of Gaol Hospital.
&c.
(1) P. DABRY, "La Médecine chez les chinois.”
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Enclosure 3.
Report of the Government Analyst.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,
HONGKONG, 20th May, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to submit a statement of the work done in the temporary Laboratory of this Hospital during the year 1889.
2. In the middle of March I was relieved of my duties in the Sanitary Department by the return from leave of absence of Mr. HUGH MCCALLUM, the Sanitary Superintendent and Secretary to the Sanitary Board. The period during which I acted for this officer extended from October 1st, 1887, to March 14th, 1889.
3. On the 30th of April Mr. W. MALCOLM WATSON retired from the service but his successor did not enter on his duties until February 16th of the present year. The additional work in the Hospital Pharmacy caused by this vacancy devolved on the two Chinese student apothecaries and myself.
4. Toxicological.-Only one investigation under this head was ordered by the Government during 1889. In this case no poisonous principle could be detected in the contents of the stomach forwarded by the Officer in charge of the post mortem examinations.
5. Alcoholic Liquors. In April and August, specimens of Brandy and Whiskey were analyzed at the request of the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police with the object of ascertaining if the samples were adulterated within the meaning of Ordinance 21 of 1886, sec. 2. Negative results were obtained in both cases.
6. In December an examination was made at the instance of the Police Authorities of an alleged medicated spirit. The question as to whether or not this preparation was an intoxicating liquor within the scope of section 6 of The Spirit Licences Ordinance was one for the Magistrate to decide. The sample yielded 6 per cent. of Extract and 84 per cent. of Proof Spirit. Personally I do not see how such a liquor recommended for the cure of a variety of ailments could be regarded as intoxicating under this Ordinance unless evidence was forthcoming that it was used as a beverage instead of ordinary wine or spirit.
7. Milk.-There were no analyses of milk during the past year.
8. Water-Magazine Gap.-In June an analysis was made for the Sanitary Board of a sample of water drawn from a well in the vicinity of the Magazine Gap. The water was certified as being in every way suited for drinking and general domestic purposes.
9. Pokfulam Reservoir.-During June and July a considerable amount of time was devoted to the analysis of the water supplied to the City from this reservoir. After the heavy rains of the preceding month the quantity of suspended matter in this water had considerably increased. The chief object of the analysis ordered by Government was to ascertain if there were reasonable grounds for assuming that sewage had gained access to the water. In this respect the results of the analysis were highly satisfactory. The quantity of nitrogen yielded as Albuminoid Ammonia was not excessive for water collected from large catchment areas in uncultivated districts. The amount of oxygen required to oxidize the organic matter was lower than the quantity that had been observed after very heavy rains in former years. The only objectionable feature was the dense brown turbidity, due for the most part to inorganic matter in suspension. This turbidity of the Pokfulam water had for some time past engaged the attention of the Government. At no period of the year with the existing works at the source of supply could the water be delivered perfectly clear and bright. It is therefore gratifying to know that the works for filtering this water are now in progress and that there is every ground for assuming that on their completion no complaint under this head will be made in future.
10. As to the cause of the presence of such a large amount of suspended inorganic matter, various opinions were at the time expressed. By many people it was attributed to the cleansing of the reservoir during the preceding dry season: by others to the loosening of the ground within the catchment area (a) by building works and (b) by the planting of trees. Not much weight could be attached to the former opinion as no physical comparison could be made between the debris previously removed from the reservoir bed and the deposit obtained on allowing large quantities of the water to settle. I am of opinion that the loosening of the earth was the primary cause. connection with tree planting I remember that this question was brought before the Sanitary Board at a meeting held in the early part of 1888. The Board expressed itself in favour of the proposal, the Chairman (Mr. PRICE) being the only member who dissented from the opinion of the rest of his colleagues.
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matter to the extent of from 5 to 15 grains per gallon will severely tax the resources of the filter beds. However in any case the engineers will be able to fall back on the alum treatment. In the form of an appendix to this report will be found a few general observations on the application of this process to turbid waters of the Pokfulam type. I understand that the works now in course of construction for improving the quality of this water will include special facilities for treating the suspended matter by the alum method.
12. At the request of the Honourable Surveyor General periodical analyses of this water were made during the rainy season.
13. Private Well.-In October an analysis was ordered by Government of the water from a well within the precincts of the Hongkong Club. Now that there is an abundant supply of water from Taitam no excuse can be made for the use, for dietetic purposes, of water from shallow wells within the City of Victoria.
14. Mineralogical.-One specimen of Galena was examined in October.
15. Students.-Both the senior and junior student apothecaries have worked well during the past year. The pressure of work has at times been so continuous as to necessitate arrangements being made for one officer to be always on duty. In the undermanned condition of the Department this measure has made serious raids on the time that should be devoted to recreation. Both students deserve commendation for the cheerful assistance rendered during an unusually heavy year.
16. An important change has been sanctioned by Government respecting these native assistants in the Hospital Pharmacy. In 1881 a scheme was inaugurated on the recommendation of my pre- decessor under which Chinese youths would receive a training in the pratice of Western Pharmacy. They were required to enter into an agreement to serve a pupilage of five years.
Provision was
made for their receiving an allowance of $10 a month rising by annual increments of $24 to $18 a month. It was presumed that, at the end of their pupilage, they would be able to secure remu- nerative positions as trained pharmacists amongst their fellow countrymen. The majority of the youths appointed have, however, formed an opinion after becoming practically acquainted with their duties that the chance of their finding employment would be very remote.
17. Dissatisfied with their prospects two out of the three appointed since 1881 have sent in their resignations before serving half the period for which they engaged themselves. I might here point out that the primary object in appointing these students was to so relieve the Apothecary of mere routine work as to enable the Department to manufacture pharmacopoeial preparations that hitherto had been obtained from England. In the original scheme it was contemplated that a new student would be appointed once in every two years and a half.
18. Under these circumstances it will be readily understood that the continual presence of un- trained or half-trained youths in this branch of the Department would be a source of endless anxiety to the officer responsible for their actions. In May last the Government approved of a modification of the original scheme under which if the present students make satisfactory progress with their studies they will be retained as permanent assistants. Under the new arrangement the students will receive pay during their pupilage at the rate of $10 a month rising by annual increments of $60 to $30 a month. It has not yet been decided what their pay will be if the Government retain them as permanent assistants at the close of their pupilage.
19. Laboratory.-The Government analytical work has been conducted in the temporary laboratory provided in this Hospital. I understand that within one year from this date, the new laboratory attached to the quarters for a portion of the Medical Staff will be finished, when it will be possible to finally dispense with the existing make-shift arrangements.
20. A proposal has been made that I should be allowed to devote full time to analytical work in order that I may undertake the periodical examination of the Colonial gas supply and also the analyses required by the Sanitary Department in connection with The Public Health Ordinance. In my dual capacity as Apothecary and Analyst I have been compelled to relegate to a subordinate place the analytical work contemplated in the duties of the office to which I was appointed in 1883, viz.: that required in cases of criminal poisoning. Any extension of these duties must obviously be accompanied by a corresponding limitation of the calls to be made on my time in respect of the work in the Hospital Pharmacy.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Dr. PH. B. C: AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon and Inspector of Hospitals.
W. EDWARD CROW,
Apothecary and Analyst,
Civil Medical Department,
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Appendix.
THE PURIFICATION OF DRINKING WATER BY ALUM.
Messrs. J. A. WANKLYN and E. T. CHAPMAN in their treatise on Water Analysis (1879, p. 121) refer, on the authority of the late Admiral SHERARD OSBORNE, to the use by the Chinese of alum for the purification of the water of the river Peiho at Tientsin; and many European travellers in China are familiar with the rough and ready method the natives adopt in out-of-the-way places for securing a supply of clear water by this agency.
2. To Europeans generally the method is perhaps not so familiar as that known as the Clark process," chiefly because the necessity for the employment of alum is not so frequent as in cases where lime would be the more preferable reagent. Waters highly charged with carbon dioxide and containing a large amount of chalk in solution may be readily freed from the excess of chalk by the addition of lime; but for the purification of turbid water containing clayey matter in suspension there is no process which gives such satisfactory results as the alum treatment. Broadly speaking the lime or "Clark process" is applicable to clear water containing an excess of inorganic matter in solution; the alum method to waters containing but little inorganic matter in actual solution but a large amount in suspension. The water collected on the island of Hongkong on the hill-slopes between Victoria Peak aud Mount Kellet and stored in the Pokfulam reservoir affords a good illus- tration of the latter type. In the report of the analyst to the Government of this Colony for the year 1852 Mr. MCCALLUM gave the results of the monthly analyses of this water. The average quantity of total solid matter in solution in 1882 was 3-4 grains per gallon, 47 being the highest and 31 the lowest readings. The water was always more or less turbid.
3. About six years ago I made some experiments with a view to devising a scheme for treating this water with a precipitant as it was impossible with ordinary filters to clarify the water. found that alum in the proportion of 3 grains to the imperial gallon gave highly satisfactory results. After a few hours the water could be filtered perfectly clear and bright.
4. In June last year when the Pokfulam water was unusually turbid after the terrific rain-storms of the preceding month, I made analyses before and after the alum treatment.
In the subjoined schedule will be found the results expressed in grains per imperial gallon. The figures are very instructive. Water containing 19-6 grains of total solid matter in solution and suspension yielded after treatment with alum and filtration only 2.8 grains per gallon. It will further be noted that the albuminoid ammonia figure and the quantity of oxygen required to oxidize the organic matter are reduced by one half. The appearance of water so purified leaves nothing to be desired. Such a water combines the organic purity of water from deep wells in chalk formations with the freedom from inorganic matter displayed by the best upland surface waters.
5. In the annual report of the State Geologist of New Jersey for 1884 the application of the alum process for the purification of the new Brunswick city water was dealt with at some length by Professors PETER F. AUSTEN and FRANCIS A. WILBER. The Chemical News of May 22nd, 1885, (Vol. 51, p. 241) contained a reprint of this section of the report. The authors found that "by the addition of 2 grains of alum to the gallon water can be clarified by standing and that neither taste nor physiological properties will be imparted to it by this treatment. By increasing the amount of alum the time required for the separation and settling can be diminished, and vice versa, by diminish- ing the amount of alum added, a greater time will be required for the clarification." They also found that 1.2 grains to the gallon was practically the smallest amount that could be employed so as to cause a separation and settling of the suspended matter. They further proved on subjecting the deposit to ultimate analysis that a large amount of organic matter was precipitated along with the silica, alumnia, &c.
6. My own observations in the treatment of the Pokfulam water with alum are in the main iden- tical with those of Professors AUSTEN and WILBER in the case of the New Jersey water.
In practice it has been found useful to employ 3 grains of alum to the gallon. Within an hour of the addition of the salt the water can be readily filtered perfectly clear; complete subsidence of the suspended matter can be effected with this quantity in two or three days according to the state of the water. When the water is excessively turbid the porportion of alum should be slightly increased.
7. For the Pharmacy and wards of the Hongkong Civil Hospital the water is treated in a tank of the capacity of 400 gallons. The supply-tap communicates with a flexible india-rubber tube which is attached to a float so as to allow the orifice to remain about 2 inches below the surface. In this way by drawing off the upper layer, instead of waiting for the whole of the suspended matter in the tank to subside, the water is available for use in a much shorter time.
I have never found it necessary to use alum in a larger proportion than 1 oz. to 100 gallons (4 grains to 1 gallon). On the direct testing of water so purified the presence of alum could not be detected with the reagents in ordinary use.
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ANALYSIS OF POKFULAM WATER.
Results expressed in grains per gallon.
Total solid matter dried at 212° F., Chlorine,....
Free ammonia,
Albuminoid ammonia,
Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,
Hardness (Wanklyn's scale),
REMARKS.
i.
ii.
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None.
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i. Collected on the 5th June, 1889.
ii. Same as i. after treatment with alum and subsequent filtration.
*
Of this quantity only 3.9 grains were in actual solution.
W. Edward Crow,
Apothecary and Analyst,
17th June, 1889.
THE SANITARY BOARD AND THE ALUM PROCESS.
CIVIL HOSPITAL,
27th May, 1889.
SIR,-In reply to your letter No. 172 of the 25th instant, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed Memorandum on the alum process for clarifying water.
If these directions are translated into Chinese I would recommend that the parts underlined in red ink, which would not be understood by the native population, be omitted.
The Secretary,
SANITARY Board.
I have &c.,
W. EDWARD Crow,
Apothecary and Analyst.
DIRECTIONS FOR TREATING DRINKING WATER WITH ALUM.
Into an ordinary Chinese water bucket put about 20 grains of alum, in coarse powder or as much as can be easily placed on a one-cent piece. Add a small quantity of water and stir until the alum is completely dissolved then fill the bucket with water.
Or, prepare a standard solution of alum by dissolving half an ounce of the salt in sufficient water to fill an ordinary wine bottle and use a sherry-glassful of the solution for every bucket of water.
On a large scale the water may be clarified by dissolving a \ or \rd of an ounce of alum in as much water as will fill an ordinary Shanghai bath-tub.
With this proportion of alum the water will become clear in twelve or eighteen hours; if, however, a supply is required in a shorter time, use double the quantity of alum.
The vessel should be rinsed out each time with fresh water before refilling and treating as above.
Water from the mains treated in this way should be used for domestic purposes in preference to water from any of the wells in the city of Victoria.
Hongkong, 27th May, 1889.
W. EDWARD CROW.
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90.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCH IN CONNECTION WITH COMPANIES ALTERING THEIR MEMORANDA OF ASSOCIATION.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 3rd May, 1890.
Enclosure.
C. S. O. 873.
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C. S. O. 35
Enclosure 3. 28th April, 1890.
C. S. O.
Sub-enclosure to Enclosure 3.
MY LORD,
I have the honour to mention to Your Lordship certain facts in connection. with an Ordinance which has lately passed the Legislative Council of this Colony, but to which, for the reasons hereinafter related, I have not given my assent.
2. The Ordinance in question is a Private Ordinance entitled The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company Limited Ordinance, 1890, the object of which is to enable the Company to transact business elsewhere than in this Colony, and to extend its powers of investments which under the present Articles of Association it is unable to do.
3. Notification of the intention to introduce the Ordinance was given in the Government Gazette in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council and the Bill was duly published as required by the same.
On the 26th of March it was read a first time when no opposition to it was offered.
On the 5th of April it came on for second reading and passed through Com- mittee. All proceedings connected with it were unopposed and nothing, except a verbal alteration, having been made in Committee it was, as permitted by the Standing Orders, read a third time and passed at this same sitting.
4. On the 11th of April I received a letter, of which I enclose a copy, from Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C., the leading Barrister here, requesting that for the reasons mentioned by him I should refuse to give my assent to the Ordinance. I referred this letter to the Attorney General and Mr. GOODMAN, in the opinion he gave, advised me to withhold my assent until I was satisfied that every Shareholder of the Company had expressed his willingness that the Bill should become law in its present shape.
I accordingly caused the substance of this opinion to be communicated to Messrs. WOTTON & DEACON, the Solicitors for the Company, and shortly afterwards addressed a letter, copy enclosed, to the Colonial Secretary.
Your Lordship will see from this letter the reasons why the Directors urge the desirability of passing such a law as the one in question and their references as to what has been done in England, and in the Straits Settlements in regard to the same question. The Directors ask in conclusion that the Ordinance which has passed the Council, but has not yet been assented to, be not further proceeded with and that in lieu thereof a new Bill be introduced on the lines laid down in the Report of the Select Committee a copy of which is annexed to the Secretary's communication. The Directors suggest, however, that before this is done I should communicate with Your Lordship on the subject.
The Right Honourable
Lord KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
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5. It is possible that during the last few months such a measure may have been passed by the Imperial Parliament as would form a model for similar legisla- tion here. But should this not be the case I should be glad if Your Lordship would inform me whether there is any objection to the passing of an Ordinance in the direction pointed out by the Directors of the Company or, if this is not considered desirable, whether Your Lordship is of opinion that I should assent to the Bill which has been passed by the Colonial Legislature.
6. There is no doubt, as is indeed admitted by Mr. FRANCIS in his letter, that all the formalities required by the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council as affecting this measure have been fulfilled which are substantially the same as the requirements mentioned in Article XXIII of the Royal Instructions of the 19th of January, 1888.
7. I understand that the Directors of the Company in question are desirous that something should be done in the matter without delay and I should therefore be obliged if Your Lordship would communicate your decision to me as soon as convenient.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble Servant,
F. FLEMING.
P.S.-Copy of the Ordinance above referred and copy of the Memorandum of Association of the Company are enclosed for Your Lordship's information.
Hongkong. No. 126.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
3rd July, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 130 of the 3rd of May last, enclosing an Ordinance which has passed the Legislative Council, but has not received your assent, to give increased facilities to the "Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited," and asking for my instructions as to the course of action which you should take thereon.
My opinion is that you should not assent to this Bill which will therefore remain inoperative. Nor should you assent to any future private Bill specially empowering this Company to alter its Memorandum of Association, but you should introduce a Public Bill similar mutatis mutandis to the Companies (Meino- randum of Association) Bill copy of which I enclose, which has passed the House of Commons and is now before the House of Lords, and has been amended by the Standing Committee. If such an Ordinance is passed, the Company can proceed under it by special resolution to make the desired alteration of its Memorandum of Association, and apply to the Court, which in Hongkong would of course be the Supreme Court for an Order confirming it.
The alteration of the Articles of Association of the Company as to investment can be made under the existing law by special resolution.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
KNUTSFORD.
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HONGKONG.
DESPATCH RESPECTING INCREASED MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Hong Kong.
SIR,
No. 8.
Downing Street,
20th January 1890.
REFERRING to previous correspondence respecting the fortificatious recently erected at Hong Kong and their armament, I have now the honour to address you on the subject of the additional garrison required by those fortifications and on the incidence of its cost; matters to which Her Majesty's Government have given most anxious and careful consideration.
2. You are aware that in 1884 it was arranged that the Colony should con- struct the works, and that the Imperial Government should provide the armament, of the proposed defences. The cost was then estimated as follows:-
Works.... Armament
£
55,625
...37,500
the incidence being 60 per cent. to Colonial, and 40 per cent. to Imperial, revenues.
3. This estimate was subsequently increased to-
Works Armament
L ..116,000
153,910
without including the submarine mining defences, which are estimated to cost----
Works......
Submarine mining vessels and stores...
L
.9.017
..16.500
so that the total cost of the defences and the division of that cost will be as follows:-
60-40
Colonial.
Construction of Works-Fortifications.............
L .116,000
Imperial.
£
Armaments
.153,910
Submarine mining buildings, &c..............
""
&c..... vessels and stores.......
....9,017
46,500
-209,427
Total
.325,427
The incidence being 36 per cent. to Colonial and 64 per cent. to Imperial Revenues, as against 60 per cent. to Colonial and 40 per cent. to Imperial revenues contem- plated in 1884. It will be observed that in accordance with the original division of charge the Colony ought to repay the 9,017. spent on submarine mining buildings.
4. Since 1865 Hong Kong has paid a military contribution of 20,000l. a year in aid of the cost of its garrison; and if you refer to paragraph 14 of the Colonial Office letter of the 25th of April 1863 to Sir Hercules Robinson, who was then in England, you will see that it was then intended that the amount of 20,000l. was
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to "be subject to any revision which the altered circumstances of the Colony may "require." It will also be seen from paragraph 15 of the same letter and paragraph 12 of the Duke of Newcastle's despatch, No. 115, of the 5th of September 1863, that Her Majesty's Government, in fixing the amount at 20,000l., were desirous not to press too heavily at first on the "Colonial revenues, and thus possibly to retard works of public utility." Sir Hercules Robinson, in replying on the 21st of May 1863, to the letter of the 25th of April, interpreted (paragraph 21) this expression to mean that the contribution was "to be raised to a higher rate
on a future occasion.'
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5. The garrison in 1863-4 was estimated at 1,000 of all ranks, and its annual cost at 100,000l. In 1888 the garrison numbered 1,445 of all ranks (exclusive of volunteers), and its cost has risen to about 160,000l. a year, while the Colonial contribution has remained at 20,0007.
6. The future garrison, including local regulars, but excluding militia and volunteers, will be approximately as follows:-
Imperial troops, 2,525 of all ranks.
Local regulars, 493 ""
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The details are given in the Table A. annexed to this despatch.
7. The cost of this garrison will be about 280,000l. a year and will conse- quently be nearly three times as great as was the expense of the garrison in 1863 when the Colonial contribution was fixed. Her
Her Majesty's Government, however, do not propose that the contribution should now be increased in the same propor- tion, and will only call upon the Colony to provide 40,000l. a year for each of the three years 1890-1-2, the Colony bearing in addition the cost of any militia and volunteers which it may raise, and the contribution to be paid after 1892 being subject to re-consideration during these three years.
8. You will remember that Lord Derby's despatch, No. 213, of the 17th of September 1884, enclosed with other correspondence a letter from the War Office of the 9th of September, which stated that "Lord Hartington considers that "it should also be intimated to the Governor that the present arrangement as to "incidence of charge only applies to the works now to be constructed and armed, "and that the military contribution paid by the Colony will have to be reconsidered "with reference to the increased garrison which may become necessary in conse-
quence of these works, and to the general defence of the Colony."
And in now informing you of the amount which Her Majesty's Government demand from the Colony as its contribution to the increased garrison, I desire to draw your attention to the following considerations, which have been duly weighed before that amount was determined.
9. Hong Kong is the centre of great commercial activity, and the mercantile prosperity of the port continually increases in a very remarkable degree, as is evidenced by the following figures extracted from the Blue Books:----
Shipping.
Ships.
Tonnage.
1863
{
Entered 1,822 Cleared 1,835
894,924
911,957
1868
Entered 27,500
2,501,815
Cleared 27,090
2,473,887
1878
Entered 28,779
4,352,668
Cleared 28,377
4,340,419
1888
Entered 27,779
6,400,410
Cleared 27,369
6,309,974
10. During the same period the increase of the public revenue has, similarly, been very marked. The figures have been :-
1863.
$ 576,375
1868............ 1,134,106 including fees on gambling houses, since abolished.
1878.
1888..
947,637 ..1,557,300
In other words the public revenue has nearly trebled itself in 25 years, while the shipping visiting the port has multiplied seven-fold.
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The population, which was shown by the census of 1881 to be 160,402, is · now estimated at not less than 215,000.
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11. It is evident that the prosperity, I may almost say the existence, of the Colony, and the welfare of this large population, depend upon the continuance and security of its trade with other places. If the trade is secure, the prosperity may be expected to continue and increase, and the first instincts of self-interest would lead the community to make every effort to protect and defend their trade,
12. The present defences of Hong Kong, with their powerful armament, will suffice, in the opinion of Her Majesty's professional advisers, to afford the necessary protection against any attack likely to be made upon it; but I need scarcely remind you that another and more powerful safeguard is provided by the ships of Her Majesty's navy, whose duty would be to prevent any hostile force from approaching the place, and in whose absence alone would any attack upon it become possible. The combination of the two forms of defence will, it may be hoped, effectually secure the safety of the trade of the Colony, and of the population which lives and thrives upon it.
13. I frankly recognise that the merchants of the Colony have always been ready to acknowledge the value of the navy to them. At the same time the changed conditions of warfare, and the sudden and rapid nature of the opening operations, have made it necessary for Hong Kong, like other important Colonial ports, to be always ready to repel an attack in case of the absence of the fleet, and to have its garrison permanently at full strength, and not dependent upon the doubtful possibility of receiving reinforcements on the outbreak of war.
14. It will doubtless be urged, as has been urged before, that the defence of Colonial ports is a matter of Imperial concern, and that the maintenance of their garrisons should be mainly borne by the taxpayers of the United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Government have, however, never admitted, and cannot now admit, this plea. Self-preservation is the first law of nature, and if the capture of Hong Kong would be a serious blow to the Empire, the capture would mean ruin to many inhabitants of the Colony, and serious loss and hardship to all. Hong Kong, in common with every other British possession, is directly benefitted by its connexion with the rest of the Empire, and, while enjoying the benefits, cannot escape from the responsibilities, entailed by that connexion. The larger dependencies, such as the Australian Colonies, accept their responsibilities without demur, and not only provide the whole of their land defence, but contribute to the cost of the navy in order to strengthen the squadron, and obtain more complete protection for their shipping and floating trade.
15. The estimated cost of the navy to the Imperial Exchequer is, as you will see from the Statesman's Year Book (page 247), over 13,000,000l. for the year 1888-9, and as the population of the United Kingdom (page 255) is more than 37,000,000, these figures show that the mother country contributes 7s. per head of its population to the naval defence of the Empire, and it might reasonably expect its dependencies to make provision for their own defence to an equal amount. Questions of jurisdiction beyond the three-mile limit, of the flag, and of discipline, stand in the way of Colonial war ships, so that the navy will always be that of the mother country, and in dealing with the great question of the defence of the Empire it is difficult to lay down any other broad principle for dividing the cost of Colonial defence, except that of the mother country undertaking the sea defence of the Colonies by means of her navy, and of the Colonies, so far as their means allow, respectively providing for their own land defence. But even this principle admits of extension, as, for instance, when a Colony agrees to contribute, as most of the Australian Colonies now do, to the cost of additional ships to be employed in local waters for the protection of the floating trade within those
waters.
16. In some cases, as I need scarcely inform you, the poverty of the Colony renders any realisation of the general principle laid down in the preceding para- graph practically unattainable; in others, the contribution, though substantial, falls short of the full cost owing to the inability of the Colony to provide more; and in both cases the difference is borne by the heavily taxed mother country. The Army Estimates (page 245 of the Year Book) are considerably over 16,000,000, or more than 8s. 9d. per head of the population. And this, added to the naval charges, makes a payment by the mother country of 15s. 9d. per head per annum for the defence of the Empire in 1888-9. But I am informed by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury that the corresponding payment for the
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current year may be estimated at 16s. 5d. per head. These are the net amounts, after allowing for contributions received from India and the Colonies, but are exclusive of a very large expenditure chargeable to special defence loans.
17. If these payments are contrasted with the contribution asked from the Colony under your Government, you will see that 40,000l. a year is not only a very much smaller charge per head of the population, but, as I shall proceed to show, its payment is well within the ability of the flourishing Colony of Hong Kong. There are other objects on which the money might usefully be spent, but self- protection is the first duty of a community, to which other inatters should be postponed, and it is hardly necessary to point out that, unless that is secured, very much of the other outlay may prove to have been undertaken in vain.
18. The revenue for 1888 amounted to $1,557,300, and 40,000l. (the con- tribution proposed for the next three years) taken only at 3s. a dollar amounts to about 17 per cent. of the revenue, and to about $1.24 (say 3s. 9d.) per head of the population of the Colony, the whole of which is vitally interested in the security of the port. It cannot be said that such a payment is excessive, either as a charge upon the people who throng to Hong Kong to seek the protection to life and pro- perty afforded by the British flag, or in its proportion to the total public revenue of the Colony, or by comparison with the expenditure on similar purposes in the United Kingdom.
19. I will only further point out in reference to the annual payments, what doubtless you will not have failed to notice, that the 40,000l. which the Colony will pay in each of the next three years is only one seventh of the cost of the garrison, while the remaining six sevenths, 240,000l., will still be borne by the mother country.
New Barracks.
20. A separate correspondence is proceeding with respect to the details of the additional barracks which will be required for the increased garrison, and I do not propose to touch upon these details; but I will state the reasons which in- fluenced Her Majesty's Government in determining that a portion of the cost of their construction should be borne by the Colony.
3.
21. Four different heads of expenditure were required in 1884-5 for putting the Colony into a proper state of defence, viz.:-1. Forts. 2. Armaments. Submarine defences. 4 Barracks for additional troops. It was determined in the special agreement of that year, that the Colony should provide the works, and the Imperial Government the armaments, the estimated expenditure being-
Works Armaments
£
55,625 ..37,500
22. This estimate, as I have stated above, has, however, grown into an expenditure of 325,4271., of which 209,4271., or nearly two thirds, will have been borne by the Imperial Exchequer, and if Her Majesty's Government now call upon the Colony to make a fair contribution towards the new barracks, it cannot complain of unfair treatment, especially as the additional barracks are in fact a necessary part of the defences.
23. It must be added that if, in the course of the three years, necessity for any new defence works should arise, their cost would form the subject of a separate agreement) and that it is not to be understood that the whole charge of them would be borne by the Imperial Exchequer.
24. In the confident hope that the present arrangement, which they consider equitable and reasonable, will be readily accepted by the Colony, Her Majesty's Government request that you will lose no time in laying this despatch before the Legislative Council, and in pressing forward the necessary votes by all the means in your power.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
:
Governor Sir George W. Des Voeux, K.C.M.G.,
&c.
&c.
&c.
KNUTSFORD.
APPENDIX A.
PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE Garrison of Hong Kong.*
Royal Artillery, 2 batteries
"
staff, &c.
Royal Engineers, officers and staff,
fortress company
eastern battalion
Infantry, 2 battalions...........
General Staff
Ordnance artificers
Gymnastic instructor.
Army schoolmaster
Medical Staff and Corps
Pay Department.....
Commissariat and Transport Staff and Corps....
Ordnance Store Department and Corps
Total Europeans.....
Local Artillery
Natives
Engineers, Submarine Miners
Officers.
Warrant Officers and
Rank and File,
Sergeants. Drummers, &c.
149
All Ranks.
10
12
9
11
10
27068
220
242
16
21
87
93
54
62
56
98
1,872
2,026
6
4
10
2
1
1
1
5
стна на со
4
19
82
3
7
1
5
2
114
159
2,252
2,525
00.00
8
20
412
440
3
4
46
53
125
183
2,710
3,018
* Exclusive of 200 volunteers and 150 militia engineers.
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90.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCHES RESPECTING INCREASED MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Eastern No. 49.
Hongkong.
No. 8.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
20th January, 1890.
Referring to previous correspondence respecting the fortifications recently erected at Hongkong and their armament, I have now the honour to address you on the subject of the additional garrison required by those fortifications and on the incidence of its cost; matters to which Her Majesty's Government have given most anxious and careful consideration.
2. You are aware that in 1884 it was arranged that the Colony should construct the works, and that the Imperial Government should provide the armament, of the proposed defences. The cost was then estimated as follows:-
Works Armament
£
..55,625
.37,500
the incidence being 60 per cent. to Colonial, and 40 per cent. to Imperial, revenues.
3. This estimate was subsequently increased to-
Works...
Armament.....
£ ..116,000
.....153,910
without including the submarine mining defences, which are estimated to cost-
Works...
Submarine mining vessels and stores
£
9,017
46,500
so that the total cost of the defences and the division of that cost will be as follows:-
Colonial.
Construction of Works-Fortifications....
£ ..116,000
Imperial.
£
Armaments..
..153,910
Submarine mining buildings, &c.
9,017
vessels and stores.......... 46,500
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209,427
Total....
.325,427
The incidence being 36 per cent. to Colonial and 64 per cent. to Imperial Revenues, as against 60 per cent. to Colonial and 40 per cent. to Imperial revenues contemplated in 1884. It will be observed that in accordance with the original division of charge the Colony ought to repay the 9,0177. spent on submarine mining buildings.
Governor Sir GEORGE W. DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.,
&C.,
&c.,
&c.
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4. Since 1865 Hongkong has paid a military contribution of 20,000l. a year in aid of the cost of its garrison; and if you refer to paragraph 14 of the Colonial Office letter of the 25th of April 1863 to Sir Hercules Robinson, who was then in England, you will see that it was then intended that the amount of 20,000l. was to "be subject to any revision which the altered circumstances of the Colony may require.' It will also be seen from paragraph 15 of the same letter and paragraph 12 of the Duke of Newcastle's despatch, No. 115, of the 5th of September 1863, that Her Majesty's Government, in fixing the amount at 20,000l., were desirous "not to press too heavily at first on the "Colonial revenues, and thus possibly to "retard works of public utility." Sir Hercules Robinson, in replying on the 21st of May 1863, to the letter of the 25th of April, interpreted (paragraph 21) this expression to mean that the contribution was "to be raised to a higher rate on a "future occasion."
5. The garrison in 1863-4 was estimated at 1,000 of all ranks, and its annual cost at 100,000l. In 1888 the garrison numbered 1,445 of all ranks (exclusive of volunteers), and its cost has risen to about 160,000l. a year, while the Colonial contribution has remained at 20,0007.
6. The future garrison, including local regulars, but excluding militia and volunteers, will be approximately as follows:
Imperial troops, 2,525 of all ranks.
Local regulars,
493
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The details are given in the Table A. annexed to this despatch.
7. The cost of this garrison will be about 280,000l. a year and will conse- quently be nearly three times as great as was the expense of the garrison in 1863 when the Colonial contribution was fixed. Her Majesty's Government, however, do not propose that the contribution should now be increased in the same propor- tion, and will only call upon the Colony to provide 40,000l. a year for each of the three years 1890-1-2, the Colony bearing in addition the cost of any militia and volunteers which it may raise, and the contribution to be paid after 1892 being subject to re-consideration during these three years.
8. You will remember that Lord Derby's despatch, No. 213, of the 17th of September 1884, enclosed with other correspondence a letter from the War Office of the 9th of September, which stated that "Lord Hartington considers that it "should also be intimated to the Governor that the present arrangement as to “incidence of charge only applies to the works now to be constructed and armed, "and that the military contribution paid by the Colony will have to be recon- "sidered with reference to the increased garrison which may become necessary in consequence of these works, and to the general defence of the Colony.' And in now informing you of the amount which Her Majesty's Government demand from the Colony as its contribution to the increased garrison, I desire to draw your attention to the following considerations, which have been duly weighed before that amount was determined.
9. Hong Kong is the centre of great commercial activity, and the mercantile prosperity of the port continually increases in a very remarkable degree, as is evidenced by the following figures extracted from the Blue Books :—
Shipping.
Ships. Entered 1,822
Tonnage.
894,924
1863,.
Cleared 1,835
911,957
Entered 27,500
2,501,815
1868,.
Cleared 27,090
2,473,887
Entered 28,779
4,352,668
1878,.
Cleared 28,377
4,340,419
Entered 27,779
6,400,410
1888,
Cleared 27,369
6,309,974
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10. During the same period the increase of the public revenue has, similarly, been very marked. The figures have been :---
$
1863,.......
576,375
1868,..................1,134,106 including fees on gambling houses, since
1878,.................. 947,637
abolished.
1888,.....
.....
1,557,300
In other words the public revenue has nearly trebled itself in 25 years, while the shipping visiting the port has multiplied seven-fold.
The population, which was shown by the census of 1881 to be 160,402, is now estimated at not less than 215,000.
11. It is evident that the prosperity, I may almost say the existence, of the Colony, and the welfare of this large population, depend upon the continuance and security of its trade with other places. If the trade is secure, the pros- perity may be expected to continue and increase, and the first instincts of self-interest would lead the community to make every effort to protect and defend their trade.
12. The present defences of Hong Kong, with their powerful armament, will suffice, in the opinion of Her Majesty's professional advisers, to afford the necessary protection against any attack likely to be made upon it; but I need scarcely remind you that another and more powerful safeguard is provided by the ships of Her Majesty's navy, whose duty would be to prevent any hostile force from approaching the place, and in whose absence alone would any attack upon it become possible. The combination of the two forms of defence will, it may be hoped, effectually secure the safety of the trade of the Colony, and of the population which lives and thrives upon it.
13. I frankly recognise that the merchants of the Colony have always been ready to acknowledge the value of the navy to them. At the same time the changed conditions of warfare, and the sudden and rapid nature of the opening operations, have made it necessary for Hong Kong, like other important Colonial ports, to be always ready to repel an attack in case of the absence of the fleet, and to have its garrison permanently at full strength, and not dependent upon the doubtful possibility of receiving reinforcements on the outbreak of war.
14. It will doubtless be urged, as has been urged before, that the defence of Colonial ports is a matter of Imperial concern, and that the maintenance of their garrisons should be mainly borne by the taxpayers of the United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Government have, however, never admitted, and cannot now admit, this plea. Self-preservation is the first law of nature, and if the capture of Hong Kong would be a serious blow to the Empire, the capture would mean ruin to many inhabitants of the Colony, and serious loss and hardship to all. Hong Kong, in common with every other British possession, is directly benefitted by its connexion with the rest of the Empire, and, while enjoying the benefits, cannot escape from the responsibilities, entailed by that connexion.
The larger dependencies, such as the Australian Colonies, accept their responsibilities without demur, and not only provide the whole of their land defence, but contribute to the cost of the navy in order to strengthen the squadron, and obtain more com- plete protection for their shipping and floating trade.
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15. The estimated cost of the navy to the Imperial Exchequer is, as you will see from the Statesman's Year Book (page 247), over 13,000,000l. for the year 1888-9, and as the population of the United Kingdom (page 255) is more than 37,000,000, these figures show that the mother country contributes 7s. per head of its population to the naval defence of the Empire, and it might reasonably expect its dependencies to make provision for their own defence to an equal amount. Questions of jurisdiction beyond the three-mile limit, of the flag, and of discipline, stand in the way of Colonial war ships, so that the navy will always be that of the mother country, and in dealing with the great question of the defence of the Empire it is difficult to lay down any other broad principle for dividing the cost of Colonial defence, except that of the mother country undertaking the sea defence of the Colonies by means of her navy, and of the Colonies, so far as their means allow, respectively providing for their own land defence. But even this principle admits of extension, as, for instance, when a Colony agrees to contribute, as most of the Australian Colonies now do, to the cost of additional ships to be employed in local waters for the (protection of the floating trade within those
waters.
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16. In some cases, as I need scarcely inform you, the poverty of the Colony renders any realisation of the general principle laid down in the preceding paragraph practically unattainable; in others, the contribution, though sub- stantial, falls short of the full cost owing to the inability of the Colony to provide more; and in both cases the difference is borne by the heavily taxed mother country. The Army Estimates (page 245 of the Year Book) are considerably over 16,000,000%., or more than 8s. 9d. per head of the population. And this, added to the naval charges, makes a payment by the mother country of 15s. 9d. per head per annum for the defence of the Empire in 1888-9. But I am informed by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury that the corresponding payment for the current year may be estimated at 16s. 5d. per head. These are the net amounts, after allowing for contributions received from India and the Colonies, but are exclusive of a very large expenditure chargeable to special defence loans.
17. If these payments are contrasted with the contribution asked from the Colony under your Government, you will see that 40,000l. a year is not only a very much smaller charge per head of the population, but, as I shall proceed to show, its payment is well within the ability of the flourishing Colony of Hong- Kong. There are other objects on which the money might usefully be spent, but self-protection is the first duty of a community, to which other matters should be postponed, and it is hardly necessary to point out that, unless that is secured, very much of the other outlay may prove to have been undertaken in vain.
18. The revenue for 1888 amounted to $1,557,300, and 40,000%. (the con- tribution proposed for the next three years) taken only at 3s. a dollar amounts to about 17 per cent. of the revenue, and to about $1.24 (say 3s. 9d.) per head of the population of the Colony, the whole of which is vitally interested in the security of the port. It cannot be said that such a payment is excessive, either as a charge upon the people who throng to Hong Kong to seek the protection to life and property afforded by the British flag, or in its proportion to the total public revenue of the Colony, or by comparison with the expenditure on similar purposes in the United Kingdom.
19. I will only further point out in reference to the annual payments, what doubtless you will not have failed to notice, that the 40,000l. which the Colony will
pay in each of the next three years is only one seventh of the cost of the garrison, while the remaining six sevenths, 240,000%., will still be borne by the mother country.
New Barracks.
20. A separate correspondence is proceeding with respect to the details of the additional barracks which will be required for the increased garrison, and I do not
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propose to touch upon these details; but I will state the reasons which influenced Her Majesty's Government in determining that a portion of the cost of their construction should be borne by the Colony.
21. Four different heads of expenditure were required in 1884-5 for putting the Colony into a proper state of defence, viz. :-1. Forts. 2. Armaments. 3. Submarine defences. 4. Barracks for additional troops. It was determined in the special agreement of that year, that the Colony should provide the works, and the Imperial Government the armaments, the estimated expenditure being—
Works, Armaments,
£ .55,625
.37,500
22. This estimate, as I have stated above, has, however, grown into an expenditure of 325,4277., of which 209,4271., or nearly two thirds, will have been borne by the Imperial Exchequer, and if Her Majesty's Government now call upon the Colony to make a fair contribution towards the new barracks, it cannot complain of unfair treatment, especially as the additional barracks are in fact a necessary part of the defences.
23. It must be added that if, in the course of the three years, necessity for any new defence works should arise, their cost would form the subject of a separate agreement, and that it is not to be understood that the whole charge of them would be borne by the Imperial Exchequer.
24. In the confident hope that the present arrangement, which they consider equitable and reasonable, will be readily accepted by the Colony, Her Majesty's Government request that you will lose no time in laying this despatch before the Legislative Council, and in pressing forward the necessary votes by all the means in your power.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
KNUTSFORD.
APPENDIX A.
PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GARRISON OF HONG KONG.*
Warrant Officers. Officers and]
Sergeants. &c.
Rank and File, Drummers,
All Ranks.
Royal Artillery, 2 batteries,
10
12
"
Staff, &c.,
Royal Engineers, Officers and Staff,
29
Fortress Company, Eastern Battalion,
Infantry, 2 battalions,
General Staff,
11
56
Ordnance Artificers,.
•
Gymnastic Instructor,
...
Army Schoolmaster,
* : : : : :
9
10
2706
220
242
16
21
87
93
8
54
62
98
1,872
2,026
4
10
2
2
1
1
1
1
+
Medical Staff and Corps,
19
32
Pay Department,
4
3
Commissariat and Transport Staff and Corps, Ordnance Store Department and Corps,..
4
1
::
5
2
2767
Total Europeans,..
114
159
2,252
2,525
Natives,
fLocal Artillery,
20
412
440
Engineers, Submarine Miners,
3
46
53
125
183
2,710
3,018
* Exclusive of 200 Volunteers and 150 Militia Engineers.
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No. 64.
MY LORD,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 17th March, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Despatch, No. 8, of the 20th of January which, in accordance with Your Lordship's instructions, I have laid before the Legislative Council.
2. I informed the Council that it would be my duty to move for a Vote for the future Military Contribution to be paid by this Colony without any unnecessary delay, and it is my intention to do so at an early date.
3. I will not fail to inform Your Lordship so soon as the question has been debated and decided.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble Servant,
The Right Honourable
Lord KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
F. FLEMING.
No. 82.
MY LORD,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 1st April, 1890.
Referring to my despatch, No. 64, of the 17th March, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that the increased Military Contribution from this Colony, as asked for in Your Lordship's Despatch No. 8 of the 20th of January last, was voted at a meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 26th ultimo.
2. On the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch, I at once laid it before the Council, stating that, while desirous of giving to every member a reasonable oppor- tunity of perusing the arguments contained in it, it would be necessary for me to move for the vote without any unnecessary delay. In the following week I accord- ingly stated that at the next meeting of Council the vote would be asked for.
3. A few days after I did so, the Un-official Members expressed a desire to see me on the question, in order to intimate to me the course they proposed taking with reference to the vote. I expressed my willingness to see them whenever convenient, and they accordingly had an interview with me. They then informed me that, after having given the question their best consideration, they had arrived at the conclusion not to oppose the vote, provided the Official Members would agree to the substance of certain resolutions which they had prepared and which they submitted to me.
I stated that I felt sure it was the desire of Her Majesty's Government that the vote asked for should be agreed to without any such division of opinion as would require the official votes to be recorded in opposition to those of the Un- official Members, and if I could see my way to bring about an unanimous agreement in the Council, I should be very glad. I went on to say that I could not give an answer to what was asked me without taking time to consider, and that as the
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question was one of much importance, it would be my duty to consult the Execu tive Council before arriving at a conclusion. This I took an early opportunity of doing, and the Council unanimously agreed with me that if the wording of the resolutions, as at first submitted, were somewhat modified, there was nothing in them to which the Official Members need take exception, and this decision was concurred in by the Officer Commanding the Troops, Major-General BEVAN Edwards, whom I especially requested to attend the Executive Council in order that I might have the benefit of his opinion.
I again communicated with the Un-official Members, and they consented to modify the wording of their resolutions in such a way as to meet the wishes of myself and the views of the Executive Council.
4. In these circumstances it was agreed that when the vote for the increased amount was moved no opposition should be offered, and that, so soon as that vote was agreed to, the Senior Un-official Member (Mr. RYRIE) should ask permission for the Standing Orders to be suspended so that he might at once move his resolutions.
This course was accordingly taken and when the vote for the increased amount had been unanimously carried, Mr. RYRIE moved his resolutions which were seconded by Mr. MACEWEN. Both these gentlemen made some observations, explaining the action taken by the Un-official Members.
The Colonial Treasurer, Mr. LISTER, made a short speech in which he referred to certain statistics mentioned by Mr. MACEWEN, and, after a few concluding words from myself, the proceedings came to an end.
5. I forward herewith a copy of the resolutions, and I trust that Your Lordship will not consider that either myself or the Official Members acted in a way incompa tible with our duty in allowing them to pass unopposed.
6. The question at issue really was whether the votes of the Official Members should be recorded in opposition to those of all the Un-officials, or whether the Official Members would consent to pass unchallenged the Resolutions referred to.
7. I enclose for Your Lordship's information an account of the debate as reported in the Hongkong Daily Press which accurately describes what was said on the occasion.
From this Your Lordship will see that Mr. MACEWEN referred to the possibi- lity of Madras troops being sent out in lieu of a certain number of Europeans, and I will mention to Your Lordship the reason why, I believe, these remarks were made. So soon as Your Lordship's Despatch of the 20th January arrived, I sent a copy of it to Major-General EDWARDS, as it was a matter which so materially concerned the Military. General EDWARDS in returning it to me mentioned that he believed it to be the intention of the Imperial Government to send, as one of the Battalions of Infantry mentioned in Appendix A to the Despatch, a native battalion of Madrassees. As I did not wish to in any way deceive the Un-official Members in agreeing to a compromise in the matter, I told them, at the interview to which I have above referred, of the information the Officer Commanding the Troops had communicated to me. They however said that, in so far as they were concerned, they must take what was stated in the Despatch to be correct, viz. :-that the total number of Europeans of the proposed garrison would be 2,525 men.
S. It may be that if it was at one time contemplated to send Madras troops, such idea has been abandoned, but in case of any error on this point existing in Your Lordship's Despatch, I have only to say that the sending of a battalion of Madras troops here would be regarded with much disfavour by the community, the Madrassees being looked upon as the most unwarlike and the least efficient among the soldiers of the Indian population. If, however, any other than European troops
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are to be sent, I would strongly urge the sending of Sikhs in preference to any from Madras, the Colony having had some experience of the former and possessing, I understand, confidence in them.
9. I trust that Your Lordship will not fail to give due consideration to the statements contained in the 3rd of the enclosed Resolutions. They but repeat what Sir G. WILLIAM DES VEUX forcibly drew attention to in paragraph 16 of his Despatch, No. 334, of the 31st of October last, viz.:-that what is called "Military Expenditure" by no means fairly represents the burthen which is really borne by the Colony on account of the garrison here.
10. The general feeling among the Un-official Members of the Legislature, and I think I may add among the community generally, is not that money should be begrudged for what is really necessary for an effective defence, but they have had some reason to complain that the authorized complement of guns for fortifications, on which during the last five or six years a sum of £16,000 has been expended, has not yet arrived.
11. I am glad to be able to say that the financial condition of the Colony still continues satisfactory as will be seen by the returns for last year, but I concur in what was stated by Mr. MACEWEN that we should not rely too implicitly on the Revenue, more particularly as regards one particular item on which I may have to separately address Your Lordship, always remaining in the same healthy condition as it has been of late.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
The Right Honourable
Lord KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
humble Servant,
F. FLEMING.
(Enclosure to The Officer Administering the Government's Despatch, No. 82 of 1st April, 1890.)
DRAFT RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved,-
1.-That this Council, while recognising the justice and fairness of the demand made upon the Colony for an addition to the Military Contribution, desires to place upon record the fact that the vote authorising the additional payment has been passed by the unanimous voice of the Mem- bers, Official, and Un-Official, in the belief that the proposed increase in the strength of the troops stationed here is essentially necessary for the safety of the Colony and with the full assurance that the force mentioned in the appendix to the Secretary of State's despatch of the 20th January, 1890, 3.018 men of all ranks, of whom 2,525 are to be Europeans, will be present in the Colony within the year, and will be retained here.
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Resolved,-
2. It is the unanimous hope of this Council that as the additional moneys voted have been asked for and granted as the Colony's contribution to an increased garrison and principally, if not entirely because of the pro- posed increase, no demand will be made by the Imperial Government for the payment thereof until the strength of the garrison has actually been raised to the full extent. of the figures in the Secretary of State's despatch, and that, if any additional payment is demanded before that point has been reached, it should be proportional to such increase as shall from time to time be made in the force stationed in the Colony.
Resolved,-
3.—That in the opinion of this Council the attention of the Secretary of
State should be directed to the fact to which no reference is made in Lord KNUTSFORD'S despatch of the 20th January, 1890, that the Military De- partments are in the occupation of rather more than 337 acres of land in this Colony, of which 84 acres are in the City of Victoria; that these 84 acres are situate in the very centre of the town and are, at the very low- est, of the value of Three millions of Dollars representing a revenue in the shape of Crown Rents and Taxes of $50,000 a year lost to the Colony, and that this being so it is earnestly hoped that no further demand will be made on the Colony in respect of Barrack Expenditure, referred to in paras. 20, 21 and 22 of the despatch above-mentioned, at all events unless the land in the centre of the town be given up by the Military Authorities, as has been suggested, in exchange for other sites nearer the batteries.
Resolved,-
4.—That His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government be re- ·
quested to forward a copy of these Resolutions to the Secretary of State with a view to their being laid before Her Majesty's Government.
HONGKONG.
No. 148.
C. O. 23 May.
W. O. 14 July.
SIR
DOWNING STREET,
25th July, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No. 82, of the 1st of April last, reporting that the Legislative Council had unanimously voted the increased Military Contribution, but had also adopted certain Resolutions bearing on the question.
In reply I transmit to you copies of correspondence on the subject between this Department and the War Office, as noted in the margin.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
humble Servant,
KNUTSFORD.
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(Copy.)
Colonial Office to War Office.
DOWNING STREET,
23 May, 1890.
SIR,
.
With reference to the letter from this Department of 24th January last regarding the Hongkong Military contribution, I am directed by Lord KNUTSFORD to transmit to you to be laid before Mr. Secretary STANHOPE, for his considera- tion, copy of a despatch from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong- kong reporting that the Legislative Council had unanimously voted the increased contribution but had also adopted certain resolutions bearing on the subject.
2. In regard to the first of these Resolutions I am to point out that in para. 2 of your letter (No. 448) of 15th January last, it was suggested that the words "Infantry of the Line, 2 Battalions" in the appendix of the draft despatch should be altered into "Infantry, 2 Battalions" because one of the Battalions might possi- bly be raised in India, but your letter omitted to notice the consequent necessity to alter the words "Total Europeans......2525" in the same appendix, and the words "Imperial Troops......2525" in para. 6 of the Despatch. Your letter of the 15th of January was not communicated to the Colonial Government, but it will be seen that Major-General EDWARDS informed the Officer Administering the Government of the proposal to send a native battalion of Madrassees as one of the Battalions of Infantry mentioned in appendix A to the despatch. His Lordship would be glad to learn whether any decision has been come to on this proposal, and what answer can be returned to the Colonial Government in regard to it.
3. As regards the second Resolution, Lord KNUTSFORD considers that when the increased garrison has been supplied, the Colony may be expected to pay its proportion of the cost viz. £40,000 per annum, provided there is no very large deficiency of men at any time, but as the basis of the present demand is the pro- vision of additional troops, his Lordship thinks there is reason in the contention of the Legislative Council that they should not pay the increased contribution until the troops are provided.
4. In regard to the question of the Barracks referred to in the third Resolution, I am to observe that no conclusion can be arrived at, until it is known whether the Troops are or are not to be moved to Causeway Bay. As to this point I am to refer you to the letter from this Department of the 9th instant, to which his Lordship would be glad to receive a reply at Mr. STANHOPE'S early convenience.
5. Lord KNUTSFORD desires me to add that the liberal manner in which the Un-official Members of the Hongkong Legislature have met the demands of the Imperial Government, has enabled a constitutional crisis to be averted, and it will in his Lordship's opinion be politic to make any concession which may be possible to meet their views.
The
Under Secretary of State,
War Office.
I am, &c.,
(Sd.)
EDWARD WINGFIELD.
No. 82, 1st April,
War Office to Colonial Office.
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No. 08.
SIR,
WAR OFFICE,
PALL MALL, S.W., 14th July, 1890.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 23rd May, covering a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong, together with proceedings of the Legislative Council on the subject of the revised Military Contribution payable by that Colony in aid of the cost of its Military Defence.
Although the contribution had been voted, the Government of the Colony adopted resolutions objecting to the immediate payment of the full contribution on two main grounds :-
1st. That the Armament to be provided by the Imperial Government
was not yet in position.
2nd. That the full garrison had not yet been provided.
It was further objected that while your despatch of January last led the Colony to expect a Garrison of 2,515 Europeans, it was understood that one of the Batta- lions of Infantry was now to consist of Indian Troops.
مجھے
1. Armament. Out of a total of 92 guns only 10 are wanting to complete the Armament of Hongkong. The enclosed statement shows that of them, the most important are 4 10-inch B.L. Guns. One of these is now awaiting shipment, another will be ready for shipment in August, and the remainder (2) will be issued during the course of this year. The delivery by the Contractors of the six 3-pounder quick-firing guns has been delayed owing to a strike in the trade, but they will all be delivered by the end of this year.
2. Garrison.-If the Colonial Contribution covered the whole cost of the Garrison, there would undoubtedly be just grounds for claiming the rebate for deficient numbers which is generally granted under such circumstances. The contribution paid by Hongkong bears such a small proportion to the total cost, not only of the garrison ultimately to be provided, but of that which is actually present in the Colony, that no such claim arises in this case.
7
In your despatch of January last, it is stated that "in dealing with the great question of the defence of the Empire it is difficult to lay down any other broad principle for dividing the cost of Colonial defence, except that of the mother country undertaking the sea defence of the Colonies by means of her navy, and of the Colonies, so far as their means allow, respectively providing for their own land defence." The contribution of Hongkong was not fixed at £40,000 because that sum was considered all that a Colony should contribute towards the up-keep of a garrison costing about £280,000, but because that contribution was considered to be all that the Colony at that time could be called upon to bear. As long as the Garrison at Hongkong costs so much more than the contribution it pays, there can be no claim to a reduction of that contribution on the ground of deficient numbers. When the contribution of £20,000 a year was fixed in 1863, with the inten- tion of increasing it at the end of 5 years, an intention which was never carried out, the garrison consisted of 1000 of all ranks, its cost was £100,000 and the revenue of the Colony was about 567,615 dollars. The garrison now present in Hongkong according to the latest returns, is 1574 of all ranks; the cost is about £170,000, while the estimated income of the Colony for 1890 is 2,184,943 dollars, or more than three times the revenue of 1863. In your despatch of January, the charge of £40,000 was estimated to amount to 17 per cent of the revenue of
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1888. Owing to the subsequent growth of the revenue and the appreciation in the value of silver, the charge now only represents 11 per cent of Revenue as against 16 per cent when the contribution of 1863 was fixed.
Under these circumstances Mr. STANHOPE does not consider that any grounds exist for delaying the payment of the full contribution of £40,000.
With regard to the misunderstanding which has arisen as to the composition of the garrison, it is to be regretted that the correction of the term "British Infantry" in the appendix to your despatch of January last, suggested by this Department, was not extended to similar expressions in the appendix and in the body of the despatch, which were calculated to mislead the Colony as to the intended composition of its garrison. As Lord KNUTSFORD is aware it was decided before that despatch was written that one of the Infantry Battalions would in all probability consist of Indian troops. The Secretary of State for War is in com- munication with the Governor of India on the subject, and Lord KNUTSFORD will be informed as soon as it is determined from what parts of India the Native Troops required for the Eastern Colonies shall be recruited. A further communica- tion will be made to you on the subject of Barracks referred to in paragraph 4 of your letter under reply.
The
Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
I am, etc.,
(Sgd.), RALPH THOMPSON.
HONG KONG.
STATEMENT SHEWING THE STATE OF SUPPLY OF ARMAMENT TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
STATION.
Approved,
Supplied,.
R.M.L. Guns.
B.L. Guns.
R.M.L. Guns.
Howrs.
Q.F.
Machine Guns.
10-in.
9.2-in.
6-in.
10-in.
9-in.
64-pr.
9-pr.
7-pr.
8-in.
70-cwt.
6.6-in.
6-pr.
3-pr.
10
5
2 9 3 12 6
F-
7
10
6
6
00
8
6
12
1 2 9
3 12 6
7
10
6
6 8
12
...
Still Required,
7 June, 1890.
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6
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327.
HONGKONG.
No. 31
DESPATCHES RESPECTING INCREASED MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
90.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, on the 15th December, 1890.
MY LORD,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 10th September, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 148, of the 25th of July, transmitting to me copies of correspondence which has passed between the Colonial Office and the War Department on the subject of the increased Military Contribution by this Colony.
2. I notice with pleasure the concluding paragraph of Mr. WINGFIELD's letter to the War Office of the 23rd of May, in which he states that Your Lordship desired him to add that the liberal manner in which the Un-official Members of the Legis- lature met the demands of the Imperial Government, enabled a constitutional crisis to be avoided, and that it would be politic, in Your Lordship's opinion, to make any concession which it might be possible to meet their views.
I entirely agree with Your Lordship that it would have been politic in the circumstances had the War Office given some consideration to Your Lordship's very reasonable suggestion. But far from doing this they seem to take advantage of the Council's liberality by having recourse to a different line of argument to that conveyed at their dictation in Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 8, of the 20th of January last.
That Despatch, as does the letter from the War Office of the 14th of July, unquestionably refers to what the garrison in Hongkong was in 1863; to the amount of contribution then paid and to the revenue of the Colony in that year, and it then goes on to compare the state of things at that period with what exists at present.
But the real purport of that Despatch was to make a demand for a further contribution on the ground that circumstances rendered it necessary to increase the garrison here.
This is clearly shown in the first paragraph where Your Lordship addresses me on the subject of the additional garrison required "by the fortifications recently "erected at Hongkong and their armament.'
Again in paragraph 7 Your Lordship says, "The cost of this garrison (i.e. "the future garrison) will be about 280,000l. a year and will consequently be nearly three times as great as was the expense of the garrison in 1863 when the "Colonial contribution was fixed."
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In paragraph 19 Your Lordship remarks "that the 40,000l. which the "Colony will pay in each of the next three years is only one seventh of the cost "of the garrison, while the remaining six sevenths, 240,000l., will still be borne by "the mother country.'
The Right Honourable,
Lord KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
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Could anything be plainer, more particularly from this last mentioned para- graph, than that the Imperial Government intimated that they intended during these three years to expend £280,000 per annum on an increased garrison out of which they requested the Colony to contribute £40,000?
3. But now the War Office takes a different line. The letter of the 14th of July insinuates that the increased contribution is not asked for so much because we are to have an increased garrison, but because the Colony's revenue has consider- ably augmented since the year 1863, and because an intention, then announced, to increase the Military Contribution at the end of five years was never carried out.
These might have been very good reasons for requesting the Colony to increase its contribution, and had they been straightforwardly and undisguisedly submitted to the Legislature, I doubt not that the Un-official Members would have given them that impartial consideration which they are at all times prepared to give to proposals emanating from Her Majesty's Government.
But these were not the grounds upon which the Council were asked to vote the additional money. The real reason was, and there can be no attempt to dis- guise it, that the garrison would be increased during the three years particularly referred to, whereas there seems to be little chance of any substantial increase this year or indeed within any limited period.
4. I will not further allude to the unfortunate error which was contained in the appendix to Your Lordship's Despatch, unintentional as it was on Your Lord- ship's part, more than to remark that it was one which not unnaturally tended to mislead the Colony in an important matter of this description.
Whatever may have been decided by the War Office previous to the Despatch being written, should have been represented to Your Lordship in such unmistak- able terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country.
5. I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed any other Governmental difficulty in this Colony, where I have found the Un-official Members of Council to be gentlemen of shrewd intellect, and pos- sessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a frank and open manner. Opinions may of course differ and occasions will no doubt arise when officials in a Crown Colony may, through the necessity of their position, be arrayed on one side while the Non-officials will be found on the other. But in Hongkong this contingency rarely happens, and is still less likely to do so if the full and clear intention of Government is sub- mitted to the Un-official Members, instead of an aspect of the case, which, however unintentionally, may distort the true object of the measure.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obcdient,
humble Servant,
F. FLEMING.
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(Copy.) HONGKONG. No. 241.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
27th October, 1890.
I am directed by the Secretary of State to transmit to you for your information with reference to your despatch No. 327 of the 10th ultimo the documents specified in the annexed Schedule, on the subject of the Military Contribution.
I have, &c.,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
(Copy)
40,248/235.
SIR,
(Signed,)
R. G. W. HERBERT.
Date.
Description of Document.
22 October
Letter from War Office.
25
Do.
War Office to Colonial Office.
WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, S. W.
22nd October, 1890.
With reference to your letter of the 23rd of May last, and the reply from this Office of the 14th July, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to request that you will be good enough to inform him how the question of the increased Contribution to be paid by Hongkong now stands with the Colony.
Mr. Secretary STANHOPE is anxious to have this information at an early date, as it affects the account of Army Expenditure for the current financial year.
It appears from your letter of the 23rd of May that the full proposed Con- tribution of £40,000 has been voted for the current calendar year, and it is presumed, after the explanations given in the letter from this Office of the 14th July, that the contribution at that rate will be duly paid.
I have, &c.,
(Signed,)
H. G. DEEdes.
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office.
(Copy.)
Colonial Office to War Office.
DOWNING STREET,
25th October, 1890.
SIR,
In reply to your letter (40,248/235) of the 22nd instant respecting the Hong- kong Military Contribution, I am directed by Lord KNUTSFORD to request you to refer Mr. Secretary STANHOPE to the letter from this Department of the same date, enclosing copy of a despatch from the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong on the subject.
I am to add that Mr. STANHOPE is correct in presuming that the contribution of £40,000 will be duly paid for the current calendar year.
The Under Secretary of State
War Office.
I am, &c.,
(Signed,)
JOHN BRAMSTON.
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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OBSERVATORY FOR 1889.
No. 13
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
24th April, 1890.
90.
SIR,-My fifth volume of observations and researches was published early in spring last year and I have the honour to submit herewith my sixth volume in manuscript as ordered by His Excellency the Governor. It consists in addition to this, the annual departmental report, of the usual annual synopsis of meteorological and magnetic means and extremes. Then follow the usual twelve monthly reports for 1889, as ordered by the Secretary of State, on 120 pages. Appendix 4. contains hourly readings of tides for 1887 and 1888 as well as the mean sea level obtained therefrom.
2. Curves from the automatic tide-gauge for 1889 are available and will be read off whenever assistants can be spared for such work.
3. Owing to the necessity of having meteorological observations made hourly from 7a. till 10p. inclusive and work connected with weather intelligence, storm-warnings, and tidal observations, which have been by degrees added by me with the approval of the Governor to the work ordered by the Secretary of State, and none of which latter may be discontinued, the staff is so hard worked that I ventured last summer to call His Excellency's attention to the necessity for appointing another European as chief assistant. His assistance would also be available during bad weather connected with typhoons, when as a rule the native assistants desert, as might be expected from them, and he would assist in collecting information about typhoons. Such an appointment would enable His Excellency to grant leaves of absence to which the officials are entitled. This is at present impossible without stop- ping some of the work, as substitutes cannot be found to act for half of the small salaries available.
4. Direct and efficient telegraphic connection with the Telegraph Companies' Offices in Queen's Road and also with the station at Victoria Peak, which are absolutely necessary for the issue of local storm-warnings, have been ordered and will probably be ready for use during next typhoon-season.
5. Very important returns are received monthly from South Cape (Formosa),—the most important meteorological station in the Far East. Telegraphic information from there would make a great advance in the storm-warnings but the necessary connections have not yet been established by the Chinese authorities. Meantime I receive messages from Anping, which although irregular and liable to inter- ruption are of some importance. Returns from South Cape would not only furnish negative evidence in case of typhoons in the China Sea but would enable the isobars to be projected more exactly. It is to be remarked that observations made in Formosa and in Luzon are generally of comparatively inferior value owing to wind-deflection caused by the high mountain-chains, that form the backbones of those islands. This is more especially the case in Northern Formosa and telegrams from there would be only misleading but as proved in my paper in Nature referred to below, the returns from South Cape are usually not at all affected by the hills. For the exact determination of the situation of the centre of a typhoon raging in the China Sea, the latter should be by degrees surrounded by telegraphic reporting stations.
6. During a stay in June in the Government Pavilions at the Peak, which I had not before visited, I made observations, which shewed the importance of the signal-station for meteorological records but unfortunately also indicated that those kept there at present are not at all sufficient. I introduced some minor improvements and reported to the Governor concerning the extension required. His Excellency took my suggestions into consideration but deferred the final decision. The case is that a certain kind of typhoons is indicated much earlier at the Peak than in the Observatory, near sea level, so that information from there would be a great help for the issue of early warnings. This has been fully explained in the paper in Nature referred to below.
7. A self-recording anemometer, rain-gauge, and sunshine recorder (duplicates of the apparatus in Hongkong) have been erected by the Imperial Maritime Customs at South Cape, Formosa, and the curves are received regularly. A similar station is wanted at the Peak. Major-General PALMER, R.E.; foresaw this many years ago and recommended an anemograph in his ably written report.
8. Some further information concerning the typhoons of 1888 has been collected, but the data are not yet complete. With reference to the past year in addition to observations made at over 40 stations on shore, the logs of 93 different vessels containing entries on 1216 days (counting those made on board different ships on the same date separately) are available. A number of log-books have of course been looked through without entries bearing on typhoons having been found. By order of His Excellency the Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, a copy of all meteorological observations made on board men-of-war belonging to the squadron stationed in these seas are sent to the Observ- atory and Commanders of foreign vessels of war send such observations as are requested direct or through the Commodore.-86 log-books or extracts of log-books were received through the Harbour Master's Office, 44 direct from the Captains or Owners, and 5 were copied on board ship in the harbour. Owing to the illness of one of the assistants it was impossible for me to have log-books inspected on board ship since October, so that the information available is not yet complete.
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9. Information has been supplied to the Royal Engineers, the Royal Navy, the Imperial Maritime Customs of China, the Public Works and the Medical Departments, the Harbour Office and to masters of vessels trading in the Chinese Seas.
10. All necessary repairs to buildings were made by the Public Works Department last autumn, and the Honourable S. BROWN, Surveyor General, introduced several improvements of great value, but the building is at present too small for the purpose. This is a serious drawback, as it lessens the amount of work that can be done here. Even the transit-room has to be used for tabulation and drawing.
11. Among scientific men who visited the Observatory may be mentioned Professors MICHIE SMITH and S. A. HILL from India and Mr. Wada from Tokio.
12. The sudden snap of cold weather that set in during November caused a great deal of sickness in Kowloon and it became nearly impossible to continue the records without interruption.
13. The following papers were published in Europe in the course of the past year:-
"The Law of Storms in China," (Nature, Vol. XXXIX, p. 301).
"Rainfall in China in 1888," (Quart. Journ. R. Met. Sac. Vol. XV, No. 72.) "Sunshine in Formosa in 1888."
"Meteorological Observations made at Ichang and South Cape in 1888."
"Mean pressure of the air in Iloilo" (Philippines) (Meteorologische Zeitschrift. VI p. 156). A larger investigation of the climate of Hongkong from five years' observations on which much work has been expended is now nearly ready for press besides some papers of minor importance. Professor HANN in Vienna, who had previously published monthly means of air-pressure in Hongkong in which several years of observations made by the Royal Engineers were added to the series given in Observations and Researches made during the year 1884" and who has also harmonically analysed the hourly means of air-pressure obtained during the last few years, has published an investigation of the rainfall in Hongkong on the basis of the hourly readings taken here from the beginning of 1884 till the end of 1888.
14. The volunteer, who last year contributed observations of crepuscular rays, observed during a portion of the past year the spectroscopic rain-band every morning at 10a. The figures from the 12th June till the 8th July were entered on the Peak. By comparing the intensity of the band (0-5) with the rainfall during the subsequent 24 hours, printed in inches and decimals beside the intensity of the rainband, it was noticed that intensities 0 and 1 forecast absence of rain very accurately, and that intensities 4 and 5 forecast as a rule very wet weather, the latter indication moreover being frequently followed by great thunderstorms, that cannot be otherwise forecast from local observations. The following record from which the annual variation of the band is seen to be great, is therefore interesting. TABLE I.
madde bulun
Rain-band in Hongkong in 1889.
Date. April.
May.
June.
July.
August. September.
October.
November. December.
:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17.
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
-25,
26,
27,
28,
29,
30,
+32*2*~*~~ ~ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ N 2 O 2, AI Ch. Oh, pay the Ch. 2. 2. 2, 2. ✈
4 0.11
0.88 3
0.07
2.36 1
4 0.08 2
0.10
0.01 3
3 0.03
2
3
?
2 0.01 2
? 0.22
2
? 1.29 4
?
∞ ∞ N 2 - NN ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ NHI IN ∞ CO 10 10 +
3
0.24
2
2 0.71
2
0.24
0.06
0.00
0.07
23 212
0.09
0 0.55 3 0.53 4 0.16
4
0.29 3 0.09 3 0.01
4
1.23 1
2 0.01
5
2.58 0
4
2.10
1
2
0.01
0.65
2
3.
0.39 1
2
0.01
2
0.11
0.09
1
4 1.23 1
0.85 1
3
0.01 3
3.99 1
3
0.29
1
0.01 5
1.84 3 0.06
2
0.08 1
2
0.09 1 0.04
2
1
3
0.69 3
0.02
CO 2 1 1 2 2 O GO ON IN
3
0.01 3 0.01
0.01
~2-OONNN
1
0
0
0.04
0.01
1
1
1
2
2
0.75 2
0
1
0.01
0.21
2
0.52
1
0.36 1
2.48
1
4
0.57 2
0.13. 0
4 2.65
2.61 2 0.94
0.04 1 0.05
1.10
3
0.21
0.53 3 0.83
3 1.94
4.83
3
0.23 3 0.26
4 0.12 2
5
2.07
1.95
0.36 3 0.01
4
0.03
1
0.03
0.04
0.38
3
1.42
0.20 2 0.25
4
1.97
1
0.18 0.13
0
4 1.55
0.41 3 0.04
0.42
4 0.10 3
0.43 0
1
3 0.05
0.07
0.02
0.04 2
0.71
?
0.10
3 0.02
0.53 2
2.18 3
0 06
0.06 1
?
31,
Meau,...
THE GO TO 10 N
3 1.71
4 0.43
0.01 3 ? 5.50
2.6
0.02 4 0.73 6.06 22.86 4.53 0.03
5
1.47 5
2
2.8
1 0.18 3
2.6
0.55
0.09
0.01 3
CA
0.95
0.45 3 0.01 1
2 2
0.18
4
0.82
3.16 2 0.08 2
3 1.31
4
0.16 3
0.55
0.51 2 0.24
4
0.29
0.04 4
0.92
2
0.10
00 01 00 NN
0.01
3
0.02 0.01
2
0.18
INNOOO
2
0
0
2.0
2.7
2.2
2.7
1.8
1.0
:
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15. The number of transits observed during the past year was 367, and the inclination of the axis was determined 124 times. The mean daily rates during ten-days periods in 1889 are exhibited in the following table, where-means gaining and + losing rate. The rates are represented by the follow- ing formula:-
Rc
+03·09-0·00197t-00000018ť2 — 0°063 (r−70°).
where t is counted from the 3rd July 1889. The observed rate minus the computed rate is exhibited under the heading R. – R
Period.
TABLE II.
Rate of Sidereal Standard Clock in 1889.
Rate.
Temp.
R2-Re-
December 30- 9,
+0.59
66°.0
-0°.05
January
9-19,
+0.51
65. 8
-0.13
19-29,
+0.71
64. 9
+0.03
29- 8,
+0.69
64. 1
-0.03
February 8-18,
+0.81
64.9
+0.16
""
18-28,
+0.60
66. 5
+0.06
"
28-10,
+0.53
66. 9
+0.04
March
10-20,
+0.42
66. 7
-0.07
39
20-30,
+0.40
66. 0
-0.12
30- 9,
+0.36
66. 5
-0.11
April
9-19,
+0.14
70.9
-0.04
19-29,
27
+0.15
71. 4
+0.02
29-9,
-0.14
77.0
+0.11
May
9-19,
-0.39
81. 1
+0.14
>>
19-29,
-0.35
77.5
-0.03
"
29- 8,
-0.62
81. 4
-0.03
June
8-18,
-0.74
81.6
-0.13
2
18-28,
-0.77
83. 7
-0.02
23
28- 8,
-0.77
85.0
+0.08
July
8-18,
-0.78
85.8
+0.14
18-28,
-0.82
84. 2
+0.02
""
28- 7,
-0.75
82.3
0.00
August
7-17,
-0.80
81.6
-0.08
17-27,
-0.90
83. 1
-0.07
27- 6,
-0.83
83. 1
+0.02
September 6-16,
-0.81
81. 3
-0.06
16-26,
"
-0.80
80.6
-0.07
""
26- 6,
-0.87
81. 8
-0.03
October
6-16,
-0.90
82.0
-0.02
"
16-26,
-0.89
80. 1
-0.11
>>
26-5,
-0.78
75. 6
-0.27
November 5-15,
-0.48
70. 7
-0.25
"
15-25,
25- 5,
-0.32
70. 2
-0.09
-0.28
69.0
-0.10
December 5-15,
-0.08
66. 7
-0.02
15-25,
""
19
25- 4,
-0.02
66. 7
!
+0.07
+0.04
66. 4
+0.14
16. As stated in the time-ball notice published in the Government Gazette on the 10th January, 1885, the ball is not dropped on Sundays and on Government Holidays. The ball was dropped every working day during the past year except on the 28th February, when it failed to drop owing to the spring in the lock not being tight enough, on the 3rd of May, when it failed owing to a broken wire in the reversing galvanometer, on the 11th November, when in failed owing to the discharging battery working badly, and on the 20th December, when it failed owing to the spring in the lock not being tight enough. On the 29th and 30th May and on the 17th June the ball was not hoisted on account of thunderstorms, and on the 16th October owing to the absence of all the native assistants on account of bad weather.-On July 23rd the ball was not hoisted owing to the failure of one of the switches.- On the 13th June the ball could not be hoisted as it jammed against the mast and from the 21st to the 29th October it was under repair because the top of the ball was torn by the mast being out of shape, which was apparently due to the constant action of more or less strong monsoon.-New switches have been procured, new batteries have been ordered and it is intended to procure a new reversing galvano- meter, as the old one requires to have all the covered wires renewed.
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TABLE III.
Errors of Time-Ball in 1889.
means too late,
+ means too early.
Date.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April. | May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept. Oct. Nov.
Dec.
1,
08.1
+0*.2
+08.8 +08.5
09.1
0°.1
08.1
•
0.1
0°.1
2,
0$.1
0.1
+0.2
+0.8 +0.6
0.1
0.1
08.1
0.1
0. 1
-0°.5
3,..
0.1
+0.9
+0.2
0.1
+0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.1
+0.3
+0.9 +0.7
0.1
+0.2
0.1
0. 1
0. 1
-0.5
5,
0.1
0.1
+0.4
+0.7
0.1
0.1
...
0.1
0. I
0. 1-
+0.2
6,
...
+0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
+0.5
0. 1
-0.2
0.1
7.
-0.5
0. 1
0. 1
-0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0. 1
8,
-0.7
0.2
+0.2
0.1
-- 0.·1-
0. 1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.3
*
9,
0.1
-0.4
+0.2
+0.2
0.1
...
0.1
0. 1
0. I
0.1
0.1
0. 1
10,
0.1
...
+0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0. 1
0. 1
-0.2
11,
+0.2
-0.2
+0.4
+0.4
+0.2
0.1
0:1
-0.3
0.1
0, 1
12,
+0.3
0.1
+0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0. I
0. 1
0.1
0. 1
0. 1
13,
0.1
+0.6
+0, 2-
+0.4
+0.2
0. I
0.1
-0. 1
0.3
14,
+0.7
+0.2
+0.2
+0.5
'0. 1
0. I
0.1
0.1
-0.2
-0.5
15,
0. 1
0.1
+0.2
+0.5
+0.6
0.1
0.1
0. 1
+0.2
0.1
--16,.
0.1
0.1
+0.3 +0.6
0.1
0. 1
.0. 1
0.1
0. 1
-
.0.1
17,
-0.2
0.1
0.1
0. 1
+0.3
0.1
+0.3
0.1
18,
-0.3
+0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
+0.2
+0.2
19,
-0.5
0.1
-0.2
0. I
0. 1
0.1
+0.2
0. 1
+0.4
0.1
20,
+0.2
0.1
+0.2
-0.3
0.1
+0.2
0.1
0.1
...
+0.6
21,
-0.9
0.1
0. 1
0.1
0. 1
+0.3
0.1
0.1
•
0.1
22,
1. 1
0..1
0.1
0.1
0. 1
+0.3
+0.
+0.3
23,
0.1
0.1
+0.2
0. 1
0.1
0.1
+0.2
+0.4
0. 1
24,
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
+0.2
0.1
+0.3
23,
0.1 +0.2
+0.3
0.1
0. I
0. 1
+0.2
+0.4
+0.6
26,
0.1 +0.2
+0.3
0.1
-0.2
+0.3
0.1
+0.6
+0.5
27,
+0.2 +0.4
0. I
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0. 1
0.1
28,
0.1
+0.4
0. 1
0. 1
0.1
0. 1
-0.2
-0.3
29,
30,
0.1 +0.2
+0.5
0. 1
0.1
...
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
...
+0.7
+0.3
0.1
0.1
31,
-0.3
::
0.1
-0.4
0.1
−0.2
0. 1
0.1
0. 1
*
17. The probable errors of the signal in the different months of 1889 (with the average percentage. of clouded sky added in parenthesis) were as follows:-
January 0.24 (86), February 0.13 (62), March 0.23 (94), April 0.28 (84), May 0.20 (81), June 08.09 (76), July 0.12 (50), August 0.12 (63), September 0.13 (57), October 0.10 (57), November 03.20 (62), December 0.16 (60).—The mean of the probable errors was 0.17.
=
-
=
18. During the past five years the time-ball has been dropped 1465 times, or perhaps about 1500 times if the experiments be taken into account.-An error of less than 0.15 occurred 804 times, of 03.2 249 times, of 0.3 142 times, of 0.4 = 88 times, of 0.5 61 times. of 0.6 = 36 times, of 03.7 = 30 times, of 0.8 16 times, of 0.9 = 15 times, of 1.09 times, of 1.1 5 times, of 1.2 = 3 times, of 1.3 3 times, of 1.4 = 1 time, of 1.5 2 times, of 1.6 = 1 time.-From this distri- bution of errors it appears that the accuracy of the signal has been under-estimated. In the calculation in fact all errors less than 0.15 have been taken as equal to 0.1:-With the value of the probable error 0.15, which follows from the figures, we obtain for the frequency of errors less than 0.15 733, of 03.2 = 350, of 0°.3 213, of 0.4 106, of 0.5= 43, of 0.615, of 0.7 4, of 0.8 1.- The occurence of errors more than five times as large as the probable error is common enough in practise although it is not explained by the theory of least squares in the form in which it is given in
the text books.
===
==
=
19. As stated in the "Instructions for making Meteorological Observations, etc." meteorological instruments forwarded by observers who regularly send their registers this Observatory, are verified here free of cost. During the past year, the following number of instruments was verified and certi- ficates issued:-Barometers 3, Thermometers 6. The index errors of barometers read off on board ship are determined whenever required by comparing readings made near this port with the barograms.
20. In the "China Coast Meteorological Register," based on information transmitted by the Eastern Extension, the Great Northern and the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Companies, which was daily published is given a summary of the atmospheric circumstances in the Far East. It contains also in- formation concerning the first appearance and progress of typhoons and gives an account of all storm- warnings issued.
21. From 3.30 p. on the 29th of May till the same time on the 30th there fell 22.535 inches of rain. This occurred during thunderstorms of unusually great duration. The floods caused by the rain proved a disaster to the Colony. Roads and streets were cut up, retaining walls carried away, sewers burst and houses undermined, but only few persons were.killed by the lightning.
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22. At the Observatory the cisterns of the barograph and standard barometer are placed 109 feet above mean sea level. The bulbs of the thermometers are rotated 108 feet above mean sea level and 4 feet above the grass. The solar radiation thermometer is placed at the same height. The rim of the rain-gauge is 105 feet above mean sea level and 21 inches above the ground. At Victoria Peak the instruments, except the solar radiation thermometer and the rain-gauge are placed in the lookout. The cistern of the barometer is 1814 feet above sea level. The bulbs of the thermometers are 4 feet above the floor except the maximum thermometer, which is a few inches higher. The rim of the rain-gauge is 8 inches in diameter and one foot above the ground.
23. The monthly Weather Reports are arranged as follows:-
Table I. exhibits the hourly readings of the barometer reduced to freezing point of water but not to sea level, as measured (at two minutes to the hour named) from the barograms.
Tables II. and III. exhibit the hourly readings of the temperature of the air, and of the temperature of evaporation as determined from readings of thermometers exposed in a suitable shelter, and as measured from the thermograms. All readings are reduced to the rotating thermometers by comparisons made every three hours. Table II exhibits also the extreme temperatures during the day reduced to the rotating thermometer by aid of comparisons made during the hottest and coldest part of the day. Table III. exbibits also the solar radiation (black bulb in vacuo) maximum temperature reduced to the Kew arbitrary standard.
Table IV. exhibits the mean relative humidity in percentage of saturation and mean tension of water vapour present in the air expressed in inches of mercury for every hour in the day and for every day in the month calculated by aid of Blanford's tables from the data in Tables II and III.
Table V. exhibits the duration of sunshine expressed in hours from half an hour before to half an ' hour after the hour (true time) named.
Table VI. exhibits the amount of rain in inches registered from half an hour before to half an hour after the hour named. It exhibits also the duration of rain estimated at the Observatory. The rain- fall at Victoria Peak is measured at 10a. and entered to preceding day, but it is evident that the observer does not attend to the gauge every day.
Table VII. exhibits the velocity of the wind in miles and its direction in points (0-31). The velocity of the wind is measured from half an hour before to half an hour after the hour named; but the direction is read off at the hour except when it is very light and changeable, in which case the average direction during the hour is estimated, taking into account the velocity from different quarters. The direction is not noted when the velocity is below 1.5 miles an hour. The vane is to be depended on except when the velocity is uniform (which of course rarely happens) and below 3 miles an hour.
Table VIII. exhibits for every hour in the day the mean velocity of the wind reduced to 4 as well as to 2 directions, according to strictly accurate formulæ, and also the mean direction of the wind. The method made use of during the past five years has been abandoned as it does not furnish the mean direction for every day, which latter is this year given in Table VII.
Table IX. exhibits the readings of the barometer reduced to freezing point of water but not to sea level, and of the thermometers, and the observations of the direction (to two points) and force (0-12) of the wind at Victoria Peak.
Table X. exhibits the amount (0-10), name and direction whence coming of the clouds. Where the names of upper and lower clouds are given but only one direction, this refers to the lower clouds.
24. The following annual weather report for 1889 is arranged as follows:-
Table IV. exhibits the mean values for the year (or hourly excess above this) obtained from the means given in the monthly reports. The mean hourly intensity of rain is obtained from Table VI. of the monthly reports in connection with Table V of this report. The total amount of rain was 119.715 at the Observatory and 133.32 at the Peak. The total duration registered at the Observatory was 905 hours. There fell at least 0.01 inch of rain on 161 days at the Observatory. The figure 103 given for the Peak is evidently inaccurate.
Table V. exhibits the number of hours during a portion of which at least 0.005 inch of rain was registered.
Table VI. exhibits the total distance traversed by as well as the direction and average velocity of winds from bi-quadrantal points, obtained from the tables published on the first page of each monthly report.
Table VII, exhibits the number of days on which certain meteorological phenomena were regis- tered and also the total number of thunderstorms noted in the neighbourhood during the past year.
Table VIII. shows the frequency of clouds of the different classes.
Table IX. is arranged the same as last year.
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Table X. exhibits the monthly and annual extremes. The extremes given for humidity and vapour tension can be regarded as only approximate as the hourly values are not calculated.
Table XI. contains the five-day means.
25. The following table exhibits the differences between the monthly mean components (exactly computed) and direction of the wind given in Table VIII. of the monthly reports and those computed by the methods used in the five years 1884-1888, and explained in previous reports; the exact values minus the approximate values:-
1889.
N.
E.
S.
W.
+N-S
+ E-W
Direction (0°-359°).
January, February, March,
April, May, June, July, August,
September,
+1.01
+0.35
+0.30
+0.03
+0.82
+0.99
+0.32
— 4°
+0.20
+0.40
+0.03
+0.69
+1.37
+0.17
-3°
+0.16
+0.22
0.00
.....
+1.05
+1.36
+0.05
50
+0.11
+0.42
+0.02
+0.94
+0.80
+0.09
+0.21
+0.39
+0.07
+0.40
+0.08
+0.24
3°
+0.28
+0.45
+0.18
-0.36
+0.15
+0.10
1°
+0.20
+0.47
+0.24.
-0.31
+0.32
+0.05
0°
+0.18
+0.46
+0.06
-0.04
October,
+0.80
+0.11
+0.35
+10
+0.34
+0.01
+0.46
+0.71
+0.34
November,
+0.35
-2°
+0.28
+0.08
+0.43
+0.75
+0.27
December,
+0.60
-1°
+0.18
-0.03
+0.47
+0.67
+0.63
+0.60
— 1°
+0.39.
+0.02
+0.28
+0.58
0°
Mean,.........
+0.75
+0.30
+0.36
+0.06
+0.40
+0.25
- 2o
26. Magnetic Observations made during the year 1889:—
The observations of Declination and Horizontal Force were made with the Unifilar Magnetometer, Elliott Brothers, No. 55, and the Dips were observed with Dip Circle Dover, No. 71.
The methods adopted in making the observations and in determining and applying the corrections are explained in Appendix G. of Obs. and Res. made in 1885: "On the verification of the Unifilar Magnetometer, Elliott Brothers, No. 55." The value of log. II K. was 3.44944 at 20° Cent., and the
II2 value of I was +7.596. The mean value of the magnetic moment of the vibrating needle was 0.47487 in British Units and 619.97 in C.G.S. Units.
The times of vibration exhibited in the table are each derived from 12 observations of the time occupied by the magnet in making 100 vibrations, corrections having been applied for rate of chrono- meter and arc of vibration.
The observations of horizontal force are expressed in C. G. S. Units (one centimeter, one gramme, one second), but the monthly synopsis exhibits X, the horizontal as well as Y, the vertical, and the total forces, which have been computed by aid of the observed dips, and their values are also given in British Units (one foot, one grain, one second), and in Gauss's Units (one millimeter, one milligram,. one second).
27. Dr. C. Schrader explains in his report on the magnetic survey of German New Guinea that the constants of his magnetometer were determined from comparisons made at the observatories in Hongkong, Washington and Wilhelmshafen. The comparisons made in Batavia did not agree as far as the horizontal intensity was concerned.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&C..
&c.,
&c.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. DOBERCK,
Director.
1 a.
2 a.
TABLE IV.
Mean Values and Hourly Excess above the Mean of Meteorological Elements in 1889.
Mean or Total.
9 a.
10 a.
11 a. Noon.
1 p.
2 p.
3 P.
+ P.
5 p.
6 p.
7 P.
8 p.
9 p.
10 p.
11 p. Midt.
Obscrv-
atory.
Peak.
3 a.
4 a.
5 a.
6 a.
7 a.
8 a.
1.6
...
+.003 −.008
1.3
++ 1+
5 +
+.005 +.004 -.001 -.005
016-018
1.7
1.9
.013 +.001
2.1
2.1
+.017 +.033 1,5 0.5
+.044 +.046 + 0.4 + 1,3
+.036 +.017
+2.0 + 2.3
.006.027 + 2.6 + 2.6
...
...
+ 5 + 3
+
4 +
£
+
...
2
3.
4
6
6
6
—
6
6
4
.009 -.012
-.01! —.009
-.011 .009
..004 .000
+.002 +.003
-.040.045 —.042 —.032 + 2.3 +1.71.1 + 0.2
+.001 +.002
-.017
0.2
-.001
0.4
+.013 +.021
+.020 +.013
29.844
28.113
0.6 0.7
1.0 1.1
72.1
66.6
8.2
5.6
....
...
2
0
+ 1 +
+
3 +
2
3+ 4+
80
+.003 +.006
+.003 +.007
+.008 +.008 +.008 +.007
0.663
8.3
86.9 141.7
161.8
177.0
184.4 184.7
180.7 182.4
175.6 156.7
102.9
12.2
1755.3
...
.455
.470
.615 .527
.687
.742
.457 .519
.497
.753
.647 .335
41
41
50
47
53
47
46
45
133
+||
1o
.138
1.0 1.2
0°
.148 .135
.156
.189
.119
.138
40 38
.149 .238
1.2 1.1
1.1
1.1
0.7
0.1
*2°
40
40
50
+
4
30 40
+
+ 0.4 + 1.2
5o
1°
30
.259 .133 + 2.2 + 2.1 + 2o + 6o
30
.317 .356
36 28
.106 .152 2.0 + 2.1 +1.9 + 1.2 9o + 9o +10° + 6o
.384 .347
.287
.320
.198
.172
.220
.230
.152
.288
119.715
133.32
37
.125 .130
32
39
35
26
36
31
33
34
30 905
...
.088
.110
.091
.057
.085
.084
.054
115
+ 0.3
0.6
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.131
13.6
22.5
+ 4°
0°
1o
20
3o
40
40
1o
E 4° S | E 29° S
B
69
::
129.0
52.4
Pressure,
Temperature,.. Diurnal Range, Humidity, Vapour Tension,
Sunshine (Total),
Rainfall,
Hours of Rain (Total),....... Intensity of Rain,.
Wind-Velocity, Wind-Direction, Cloudiness, Solar Radiation, Excess of do. do.,
TABLE V.
Number of Hours, during portion of which it rained, for each Month in the Year 1889 at the Observatory.
Month.
1 8.
2 a.
3 a.
4 a.
5 a.
6 a.
7 a.
8 a.
9 a.
10 a.
11 a. Noon. 1 p.
2 p.
3 p.
4 p. 5 p.
6 p.
7 p.
8 p.
9 p.
10 p. 11 p. Midt.
Total.
January,
1
February,
1
March,
April,
3
May,
6
June,
July,..
2
3
August,
September,
3
October,
6
November,
2
3
9 06
-H2H 10 E 2 O 10 10 20 O
3
3
4
3
10
4.
4
222374TODOD
1
1
6
10
5
December,
1
2
1
LOCAL Wana-
1
1
4
4
8
1
8
4
4
5
2
1
– 1 C O 9 N∞ ∞ 2:
~ 2 2~2.2010 21:
2.
3
00
N
1
2
1
1
1
I
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
24132:
1
1
4
4
1
: No co co cr∞∞
6
2
1
4
5
2
3
1
153
N N 0 10 0 10 N7:24:
3
2
1
2
4.
3
2
4
4
3
1
6
1
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
24231220♡D∞
1
2
2
1
4
4
Q-+4 3 2 1 122
39
46
60
74
137
107
55
135
84
100
58
10
:
:
...
41
Total,......
41
50 47
53 47 46 45 40
38
30
30 36
36
888
28
37
82 39 35
26
333
36 31
3333
34
33:0
905
267
TABLE VI.
Total Distance traversed by, as well as Total Duration and Average Velocity of Winds from eight different Points of the Compass during the year 1889.
268
WIND.
TOTAL DISTANCE.
DURATION.
VELOCITY.
Miles.
Hours.
Miles per hour.
N,
12405
1045
11.9
NE,..
10659
800
13.3
E,
67445
3799
17.8
SE,
6734
595
11.3
S.........
9520
879
10.8
SW,
6112
504
12.1
W,
3840
437
8.8
NW,
Calm,
2304
282
8.2
261
419
0.6
Sums and Mean.......
119280
8760
13.62
TABLE VII.
Total Number of Days on which different Meteorological Phenomena were noted and Total Number of
Thunderstorms during each month of the
year
1889.
Month.
:
:
เด
Cr
♡
January,
February,
:
10
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
1
2
~
March,
14
CO
3
2
10
I
April,...
17
1
3
:
:
:
:
:
May,
3
15
14
10
5
-J
June,
CO
3
19
18
13
5
+
2
July,......
2
12
11
4
~
LO
August,
4
16
15
a
10
Co
8
喇
September,
11
11
1
1
1
3
6
...
October,
4
11
10
2
3
6
3
1
November,
4
:
December,
3
:
:
:
~
CO
ତ
Sums,
64
4
3.
00
1
7
:.
CO
6
→
3
་་
1
5
-
:
2
Co
1
5
2
2
I
1
:
:
3565
95 89
48
24
20
45
21
33
50
37
9
TABLE VIII.
Total Number of Times that Clouds of different Forms were observed in each month of the year 1889.
269
Month.
C.
c-str.
c-cum. sm-cum.
cum.
cum-str.
str.
R-cum. cum-nim.
nim.
January,.
3
2
February,
March,
1
222 2
110
54
:
222223
29
40
34
21
22
223
24
22220
25
7
18
110
65
April,
2
23
10
17
116
1
38
888888
18
16
39
11
26
32
May,.
June,
July,.
August,
September,...
October,
November,
December,
41
67
888
23
19
137
2
10
5
26
37
44
39
22
168
4
13
15
18
25
:
:
:
:
:
78
19
12
156
1
1
14
17
13
225
68
47
21
288 28
30
33
127
11
3
:
21
43
h
22
14
149
2
7
9
23
157
27
135
9
5
15
33
28
17
52
76
10
62
92
:
:
:
16
24
22
20
10
5
19
CO
:
Sums,..
2
393
181
310
1430
21
222
171
260
322
TABLE IX.
Mean diurnal
RAIN FALL.
Baro-
variabi-
Month.
metric Tide.
lity of
Tempera- for 1°
Tem-. perature decrease. Mean
Height
MEAN DIRECTION OF CLOUDS WHENCE
NUMBER OF . DAYS WITH
1878-
Hourly Intensity of Rain.
COMING.
CLOUDS BELOW.
1889.
1887
ture.
Lower. Upper. Cirrus.
2000 ft. 1000 ft.
inclus.
ins.
O
feet.
ins.
ins.
ins.
January,
0.111
1.91
295
1.47
0.730
0.012
E
W
20
6
February,
0.103
2.99
380
1.66
0.720
0.015 SE by E WSW
:
:
14
6
March,.
0.098
3.26
518
3.53
2.490
0.028
ESE
W
24
16
April,....
0.090
2.34
777
6.55
12.270 0.139
S by EW by S
W
25
21
May,
0.092
1.63
311
9.82
48.840 0.379
W
June,
0.070
0.85
255
12.67
9.715
0.152
SSW NWby W
July,
0.079
0.68
237
16.41
4.575
0.139 SSW
E by N
August,
0.075
1.04
295
16.93
18.140
0.211 SE by E E
September,
0.080
0.96
259
9.89
11.800 0.223
E by SE by S
October,........
0.092
1.53
276
5.06
8.720 0.098
E
E by N
November,
0.104
1.99
276
1.04
1.540
0.024
E
....
SW by W
:
:
:..
:
:
:
272 273
29
11
22
4
21
17
3
12
1
9.
4
December,......
0.119
2.16
290
0.49
0.175
0.016
E by N
WSW
4
1
Mean,.....
0.093
1.78
347
85.52 119.715
0.120
E 40° S S 24° W
W
206
75
270
TABLE X.
Monthly Extremes of the Principal Meteorological Elements registered at the Observatory during the year 1889.
BAROMETER.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMI-
DITY.
VAPOUR TENSION:
RAIN.
WIND RADIA- VELOCITY. TION.
MONTH.
Max. Min.
Max.
Min.
Min.
Max. Min.
Daily Hourly Max. Max.
Suv.
Max.
Max.
January,
30.250 29.794
69.6
46.6.
51
0.604 0.205
0.250 0.105
34
139.4
February,
.390
.776
76.2
40.3
11
ú
0.767
0.036
0.265 0.115
53
133.9
March,
.308
.696
77.8
52.5
56
0.799
0.293
0.810
0.335
36
136.3
April,..
29.989
.604
81.3
61.8
44
0.863
0.294
3.595 1.345
37
143.1-
May,
.968
.497
88.8
71.4
61
1.011
0.646 20.495
3.400
34
151.1
June,
.819
.469
89.6
75.1
62
1.018
0.740 1.720 0.570
29
155.8
July,
.845
.340
92.5
75.0
47
1.010
0.710 1.170
0.570
46
150.5
August,
.835
.380
89.8
74.8
47
1.022
0.595
3.155
1.890
43
154.8
September,
.951
.628
91.2
73.0
43
0.993
0.443
5.710
1.700
39
156.2
October,
.983
.383
90.5
67.1
49
0.945
0.394
3.470
0.600
61
155.8
November,
30.282
.758
81.4
55.8
24
0.756 0.142
0.445 0.135
38
145.2
December,...... .266
.796
78.2
49.9
20
0 570 0.109
0.105
0.090
36
143.1
Year,...... 30.390 29.340
92.5
40.3
11
1.022
0.036 20.495
3.400
61
156.2
TABLE XI.
Monthly Extremes of the Principal Meteorological Elements registered at Victoria Peak during the year 1889.
MONTH.
BAROMETER.
TEMPERATURE.
RAIN.
WIND.
Max.
Min.
Max.
Min.
Daily Max.
Force Max.
January,
28.41
28.06
66
42
0.26
6
February.
.50
.07
68
March,
.43
.00
28
38
0.46
6
70
47
1.34
6
April,
.21
27.93
75
May,
.22
.85
78
June,......
.12
.79
79
July,..
.14
.69
83
August,..
.13
.71
80
September,
.19
.95
80
October,
.24
.80
79
8 N R 8
R 2 2 3 8 8 8
57
6.84
6
66
?
I-
71
2.76
6
72
1.10
6
70
3.80
6
69
4.35
7
Nevember,
.47
28.05
December,
.44
.10
2889
72
69
6027
60
2.30
8
52
0.60
6
47
0.05
7
Year,....
28.50
27.69
83
38
?
8
TABLE XII.
Five-Day Means of the Principal Meteorological Elements observed in Hongkong in 1889.
VICTORIA PEAK.
271
OBSERVATORY.
FIVE-DAY PERIODS.
ter.
Barome- Temper Humid-
ature. ity.
Ten- sion.
Vapour Wind Nebul- Sun- Velocity. osity. | shine.
Rain.
ter.
Barome- Temper- Wind aturc. Force.
Rain.
January
1- 5 6-10
30.066
60.0
75
0.399
14.1
7.2 4.7
0.055
28.245
54.4 3.8
0.10
.134
58.0
73
.356
11.2
8.6
2.7
"
0.001
.316 50.5 4.3
0.00
.11-15
29.913
64.2 *9
.537
18.1
8.5
3.1
99
0.019
.162 59.7 3.7
0.04
16-20
30.100
57.0 81
.382
9.9
9.1
1.9
"
0,056
.306 51.2
3.9
0.07
.21-25
.137
54.1 73
.310
14.2
8.5
2.8
0.015
.320
46.8
""
3.8
0.00
.26-30
.089
58.2 83
.404
13.4
9.5
0.3 0.000
.291 51.4
3.3
0.00
.31- 4
.031
55.6 86
.385
15.4
9.6
0.6
0.018
.234
49.6 3.9
0.12
February
5- 9
.104
52.0
.280
9.8
6.0 3.3
0.091
.281
44.6
3.8
0.09
...10-14
.123
55.3 60
.279
15.6
1.9
9.8
0.003
.813
49.7
3.8
0.00
..15-19
.079
59.5 76
.389
18.4
2.0
9.2
"
0.000
.289 55.0
4.0
0.00
.20-24
29.913
63.4 94
.552
17.3
9.5
1.8
0.002
.169
61.8 3.7
0.00
.25- 1
30.017
60.3 74
.419
14.5
9.7
0.5
0.056
""
.231 55.3 4.1
0.06
March
2- 6
29.998
62.5 96
.544
19.3
9.9
0.2
0.001
.233
63.1 3.9
0.00
7-11
.912
69.0 93
"
.660
13.2
9.5
1.3
0.003
.172 66.6
4.3
0.00
12-16
30.131
60.5 81
.434
12.9
10.0
0.3
29
0,071
.338 54.9
3.6
0.10
.17-21
29.961
"9
64.7 81
.492 16.3
8.0
3.3
0.002
.204 60.1
4.3
0.04
.22-26
.943
64.4 83
.509
16.1
9.5
1.6
""
0,256
.179
60.9
3.9
0.27
..27-31
.873
63.3 87
.508
19.2
9.5
1.6
0.139
.109
59.7
4.2
0.11
April
1- 5
.799
65.4 97
.607
21.2
9.9
0.0
0,498
.060 66.7
4.2
0.77
6-10
.811
67.2 95
.636
20.3
9.5
0.6
0.225
39
.077 67.1 4.2
0.07
11-15
.848
59
69.6 94
.685
19.6
8.8
4.0
0.006
.125
68.1 3.9
0.00
16-20
.901
70.4 83
.619 14.1
7.9
3.3.
0.046
.159
66.3 3.6
0.07
.21-25
.863
68.6 73
.514
11.9
7.3
4.4 0,280
.122
63.0 3.7
0.35
.26-30
.691
74.8
89
.767
11.1
7.0
5.0
1.399
>>
27.987 70.4 3.5
1.66
May
1- 5
.798 76.1 91
.823
14.3
7.4
5.2
0.049
28.088 72.0 3.8
0.00
6-10
.852
77.5 84
35
.799
12.3
6.3
7.4
0.023
.147 72.6
3.9
0.00
11-15
.799 81.4 81
.871
9.1
7.5
8.3
0.002
""
.110 74.1
3.9
0.00
16-20
وو
.759 80.2 84
.860
10.3
7.5
5.8
1.625
.054
73.2
3.9
1.74
.21-25
"
.744 75.2 88
.767
12.4
9.9
0.1
0,908
.034
69.3
4.0
0.97
.26-30
.628
77.1 91
""
.848 15.0
9.8
1.0
7.155
27.933
71.7
4.7
?
.31- 4
.606 81.6 86
.930
15.3
8.3
4.5
""
0.196
.919
75.4
4.4
0.39
June
5- 9
.655
81.8 84
.918
8.7
9.3
2.4
0,345
.967
74.5
4.3
0.59
10-14
.627 80.1 85
.873
11.1
7.0
6.7
"
0.117
.939
74.7
3.3
0.03
.15-19
.634 81.9 86
.942
12.7
9.5
1.8
21
0.753
.948 75.0
4.7
0.99
.20-24
"}
.677 83.8 80
.926
13.1
7.6
6.8
0.164
.993
76.0 4.4
0.28
.25-29
.755 83.5 79
.909
7.7
""
4.7 8.1
0.237
28.073 76.2
3.5
0.34
.30- 4
.731
83.9 79
.923
11.1
4.0
10.0
""
0.292
July
5- 9
.657
84.5 77
.910
8.1
2.0
11.2
0.000
.043 27.987 76.5
75.8 4.1
0.05
3.5
0.00
10-14
.551
84.2 77
.902
6.8
4.6
11.2
""
0,000
.882! 77.8 2.5
0.00
.15-19
.526 83.1 81
.911 17.4
7.5 5.0
0.407
.853
76.6 4.3
0.42
.20-24
.25-29
.30- 3
.604 84.1 80 .700 82.0 83 .599 81.8 82
.940 17.7
8.7
3.9
0.072
.919 76.2 4.5
0.15
.906 11.3
4.9
7.7
0.281
28.015 75.0 3.8
0.22
.893
10.1
4.5
7.5
0.277
27.913 75.0 3.7
0.31
August
4- 8
.743 79.2 89
.886
16.6
9.4
:
2.7
1,397
28.043 73.3 4.0
1.06
9-13
.674 81.4 86
.920 13.5
6.7
5.8
25
0.353
27.977 75.0 3.7
0.63
..14–18
.565
81.1 84
.892
17.6
7.8
4.0
0.593
""
.887
74.2 4.3
0.76
19-23.
.547 82.4 82
.909
5.1
5.7
6.5
0.553
""
.869
76.2 2.9
0.84
.24-28
.646
80.6 80
.834
5.4
3.8
7.2
0.446
.955
75.3
2.8
0.23
.29- 2
.745
81.1 81
.858
8.0
4.0
7.0
""
0.152
28.055
74.8 3.8
0.24
September.....
3- 7
.725
83.5 80
.921
6.0
3.1
10.1
0.000
.045 76.0
3.3
0.02
8-12
29
13-17
""
""
......18-22
.23-27
.743 79.5 72 .829 78.5 71 .826 79.8 84 .715 80.7 83
.732 8.7
6.5 7.1
1.178
.052 73.6
3.9
0.90
""
.28- 2
.851
""
.691 22.7 .854 14.2 .863 20.8 80.5 86 .897 11.5
6.2 7.2
0.067
.099 71.3 5.1
0.43
5.2
4.6
0.361
.114
73.3 3.9
0.03
7.5 4.9
0.391
.013
5.2
6.1
0.391
October
3- 7
.859
81.2 82
.147 74.6 3.2
73.9 5.1
0.62
0.16
.868 11.0
2.1
9.8
0.005
.165 75.7 3.1
0.00
8-12
.776
80.9 69
.730 10.4
3.1
10.0
0.012
""
.081 74.3 4.1
0.01
.13-17
.614
"
78.8 74
.730 14.9
8.8 2.7
0.751
27.933
72.0 4.7
0.87
18-22
.783
""
79.8 83
.850 17.9
5.6
5.6
0.077
28.080
73.7 4.3
0.31
.23-27
.816
""
77.3 82
.774 19.2
8.1
3.3
0.728
.28- 1
.870
73.7 68
.576 12.0
7.5
3.9
0.036
.098 70.3 4.5 0.60 .135 65.8 4.0 0.03
November
2- 6
.871
71.6 60
.466 16.8
7.2
5.6
0.004
7-11
.882
70.8 66
.509 15.2
5.1
6.0
0.001
.138 63.6 4.5 .141 64.0 I
0.02
4.3
0.00
99
.12-16
30.184 63.5 47
.276 13.9
4.3
6.5
0.002
.401
55.6 4.0
0.00
**
.17-21
.22-26 ..27- 1
December
""
2- 6 7-11 ......12-16
""
.17-21
39
.22-26
""
.....27-31
29.917 68.5 71 ..848 70.3 88 .919 66.5 82 30.007 58.8 54 29.926 66.5 74 30.149 60.2 58 .094 63.9 65 .083 63.3 75 29.987 62.8 74
.499 11.1
2.2
9.4 0.000
.172 63.8 3.2
0.00
.653 18.8
9.2
2.2
0.258
.117 64.8 3.9
0.28
.536 11.9
8.9
1.4
0.008
.157
60.5 3.8
0.02
.272 15.2
4.5 5.0
.479 12.5
.310 14.0
.386 13.6
.439 13.4
.427 10.7
5.9 5.4
{
0.003 6.8 5.1 0.009 4.0 8.0 0.001 8.6 1.6 0.000 5.6 0.021 5.7 0.000
.214 52.0 4.7
0.01
.179
60.1 3.5
0.00
"
.349 54.5 .321 56.0 4.1 0.00 .307 57.8 3.4 0.00 .225. 58.6 3.0
0.00
3.9
0.00
272
TABLE XIII.
Observations of Magnetic Declination and Dip.
1889.
H.K.M.T.
Declination, East.
Observer. H.K.M.T.
A.
B.
Dip, North.
Needle. Observer.
January,... 14d. 2h. 30. p.
0° 38'′ 42′′
F.G.F.
13d. 3h. 50m. p.
32°17'.83
90° 0'.00
32°17'.83
No. 6
W.D.
وو
$4
19.71
19.71
5
""
"
15 3 2
16 3 10
February, 13 2 35 p.
0 40 21
15 3 16
16 3 12
March,
14 2 43 .p.
0 39 15
M.A.
15 3 23
p.
16 3
17
April,
......
15 2 38
p.
0 39 16
F.G.F.
11 3
2
20 3
25
Å Å Å Å Å Â Â Â
p.
42 53.19
40 44.60
16.60
1
p.
41 46.40
41 56.02
21.00
2
P.
38 22.50
46 21.80
17.48
F.G.F. M.A.
p.
38 29.44
46 7.46
16.82
35 28.63
54 17.07
23.15
""
"
35 12.78
54 4.50
8.65
33 25.50
64 43.60
12.90
W.D.
p.
33 29.90
64 56.47
18.18
May, 15 3 12 p.
0 37 56
M.A.
13 3
15
p.
33 32.50
64 8.57
14 2 59
p.
33 30.50
64 14.22
16 3 3
33 37 .64
64 7.81
18.55 14.32 20.00
17 3 5
33 28.82
64 8.28
12.20
June,
15 2 14
p.
0 38 17
F.G.F.
14 3
32 17.60
90 0.00
17.60
14
32 20.00
20.00
>>
July,
.......
15 2 30 p.
0 39 16
16 3 22 p.
32 14.60
14.60
"J
32 18.63
18.63
OI O 10 CO – OLIO CO
2
F.G.F.
M.A.
""
F.G.F.
19
33
""
""
.
August, 16 2 24 p.
0 37 41
25
15 3 20
p.
32 17.11
17.11
1
"
"
32 18.16
18.16
2
""
29
""
September, 16 2 32
p.
0 37 21
16 3 40
""
p.
32 14.64
14.64
1
"
32 19.18
19.18
2
35
""
""
17 3 24 P.
32 16.08
16.08:
""
October, 15 2 46
p.
November, 15 2 45 p.
December, 13 2 25
p.
0 38 18
0 39 1
0 36 39
M.A.
14 3 12 p.
32 16.32
16.32
M.A.
32 13.75
13.75
""
F.G.F.
16 3 15 p.
32 18.28
18.28
1
F.G.F.
32 19.32
19.32
2
""
M.A.
14 2 57
p.
32 14.79
14.79
1
M.A.
32 16.07
16.07
2
دو
TABLE XIV.
Observations of Horizontal Magnetic Force.
Time of
DATE.
1889.
Tem-
H.K.M.T.
one Vibra- tion.
Value of
perature Log mX.
H.K.M.T.
m.
Cent.
Distance in Centi- meters.
Tem- perature Cent.
Deflec- tion.
Log
پنا ہے
Mean.
Value of X.
Obser-
vor.
S
March
April
May
15.... 2 36
14.... 2h. 58m. p. 3.5406 January
3
3.5403 February 13.... 4 p.
21 .4
14,... 3
3.5393 17 .0
15... 3 15
3.5452 25 .5
3.5505 32 .2
8 p.
Å
p.
p.
20°.8 2.35260 623.01
2.35260 622.80
2.35232 622.34
622.20 2.35251
2.35232
3h. 42m. p.
30 .40
199.5
3 34
p.
30.
20.5
7° 20′22′′ 3 4 52 7 19 51
3.23640
0.36149 F.G.F.
3.23611
0.36161
99
40
3
4 15
P.
30
15 .9
4 41 7 20 25
3.23574
0.36165 M.A.
40.
3
3 39
p.
30
23 .8
1 49 7 18 39
3.23531
0.36190 F.G.F.
40
•
3 52 p. 621.94
Å
30
40
3 4 1 29.15 7 17 20 3 3 34
3.23518 0.36188 M.A.
.
June
15,... 2 50
p.
July
16,... 2 52 August
September 14,...
15.... 3 20
p.
p.
3 18
p.
October 17,... 2 41
November 15,...
December 13,...
p.
3 18
p.
2 49 p. 3.5558
3.5532 29 .2
3.5559 32 .5 2.35089 619.80
3.5571
619.13 30 .45 2.35029
3.5567 28 .45 2.34992 618.46
3.5606 29 .35 2.34918 616.98
3.5572 22 .8 2.34891 616.36
19 .3 2.34883 616.20
2.35105 620.40 3 23
p.
30
28. 8
7 16 31 3.23428 0.36173
F.G.F.
40
3
3 12.5
L
44
p.
30
30 .4
7
15 42.5
3.23360
0.36195
"
40
3
2. 42.5
23 p.
30
28 .8
7 15 37
3.23327
40
3 2 44
3 42 p. *30
27 .1
3 32 p.
3 47 p.
40 30 40 30.
7 15 34 3 2 33 28.45 7 13 57.5
3.23135 0.36218 M.A.
0.36183
3.23270 0.36192
>>
3
1 52.5
21 .5
7
14 40
3.23075 0.36231 F.G.F.
40
3
2 10
3 37 p.
30
17 .5
7 15 12.5
3.23061 0.36233 M.A.
40
3.
2 25
!
TABLE XV.
Results of Magnetic Observations in 1889.
MAGNETIC FORCE.
273.
MONTH.
1889.
Declina- tion, East.
Dip, North.
BRITISH UNITS.
METRIC UNITS.
C. G. S. UNITS.
Total
X.
Y.
X.
Y.
Force.
Total Force.
Total
X.
Y.
Force.
January,
0° 38′ 42′′ 32° 18′ 47′′
7.8400
4.9589
9.2766
3.6149
2.2864
4.2773
0.36149 0.22864
0.42773
February,
40 21
17 9
7.8426
4.9552
9.2768
3.6161
2.2847
4.2774
0.36161 0.22817
0.42774
March,
39 15
15 54
7.8436
4.9518
9.2758
3.6165
2.2832
4.2769
0.36165 0.22832
0.42769
April,
39 16
15 32
7.8490
4.9539
9.2816
3.6190
2.2842
4.2796
0.36190 0.22842 0.42796
May,
37 56
16 16
7.8486
4.9561
9.2824
3.6188
2.2852
June,
38 17
18 48
7.8453
4.9621
9.2828
3.6173
2.2879
4.2802
4.2800 0.36188 0.22852 0.42800
0.36173 0.22879 0.42802
July,
39 16
16 37
7.8500
4.9581
9.2847
3.6195
2.2861
4.2810
0.36195 0.22861 0.42810
:
August,
37 41
17 38
7.8475
4.9599
9.2834
3.6183
2.2869
4.2805
0.36183 0.22869 0.42805
September,
37 21
16 38
7.8493
4.9578
9.2838
3.6192
2.2859
1.2806
October,
38 18
15 2
7.8548
1.9562
9.2$77
3.6218
2.2852
4.2824
0.36192 0.22859 0.42806
0.36218 0.22852
November;
39 1
18 48
7.8578
4.9700
9.2976
3.6231
2.2916
4.2870
0.42824
0.36231 0.22916 0.42870.
December,
36 39
15 26
7.8583
4.9597
9.2926
3.6233
2.2868
4.2847
0.36233 0.22868 0.42847
Mean,.....0° 38′ 30′′ 32° 16′ 53′′
7.8489
4.9583
9.2838
3.6190
2.2862
4.2806
0.36190
0.22862 0.42806
:
:
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE FOR 1889.
163
No.
4
90.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
No. 15.
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
28th January, 1890.
SIR, I have the honour to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Criminal Statistics for the year 1889. They show that 7,461 cases were reported to the Police during the last year, being a decrease of 653 cases or 8.04 per cent. on the return for 1888. In the sub- division of these cases into Serious Crimes (so called) and Minor Offences an increase of 457 cases or 18.76 per cent. is found in Serious Crimes, and a decrease of 1,110 cases or 19.54 per cent. in Minor Offences. The proportion of convictions for Serious Crimes is 3 per cent. higher than in the previous
year.
2. If the house building and population increase in the same way that they have done for the last few years, it will be necessary to apply for an increase of the land force.
3. The adoption of telephones instead of the somewhat antiquated magnetic instruments used for the Police telegraphs is under consideration, and I propose in the next requisition of Stores from England to include three standard Police Alarms of the kind that have lately been tried in London ; they may prove to be serviceable, if placed at the Clock Tower, the Chinese Recreation Ground, and near the Albany.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
The Honourable
COLONIAL SECRETARY.
1889.
January,
February,
March,
Robberies with Violence
from
the Person.
TABLE A.
RETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1889, with the Results of such Reports.
Burglaries.
Larcenies in
Dwelling
Houses.
Assaults
with Intent
Larcenies.
1
to Rob.
Felonics
not
already
Assaults
and
Disorderly
Unlawful
Gambling. Kidnapping.
l'ossession.
Piracy.
given.
Conduct.
Euro-
peans
Miscellaneous
Offences.
and Indians. Ameri-
Chinese.
Total.
cans.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged,
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Drunkenness.
Nuisances.
No Pass or Light.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
9
5
t-
8
4
1
5 4
7
3 1
9
9
5
เร
5 3
..
..
Co
April,
3
..
9
3
4
9
May, .
6
I
7
15
14
..
13
June,
3
**
..
4
July,.
5
..
:
H
2
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,..
TOTAL,...
9
1
7
12
1
..
3
6
..
3
5 2
..
2
L
1
3
Q
N
2
**
1
:
•
:
:
:
TOTAL
OF
ALL
CASES.
164
196
06
12 9
3 1
68 82 19 13
32 4 16 7 13 25 20 10
12
..
36..
264
213
60
11
7:
2
..
177
13
117
490
124
655
125
25
49
17
00
4 4
58; 71 25
6 .. 9
9
8
15 11 5
..
10 35 11
151
169
30
11) 4
3
1
317
89 331
-76
447
188
86
14
7
1
89 128 27 5
9 1
2
AA
19 18 5
..
17
61
00
8
277
97
40
17 3
··
556
35
573
98
687
192
82
245 11 10
4
91; 111
23 5
9
7
↑
!
14
32 30 3
1..
2
13
10
179
23
39
5
..
417
114
463
463
119
555
198
88
26 11 10
6 139 188
26
7
13
8
1
7
24 23 5
**
:
..
13
4
252
297
31
291
1
15
579
116
629
117
17
675
196
96
96
18
4 4
2 125 137
46
9
12
1
6
1
10
19 19
2
14 2013 267
289
65
16]
5
5
I
542
138 563 144
144
215 102 27
8
2
8 145 164
48
5
15 4
6
3
25 20 10
..
..
..
11
17
2
271
200
261
74
301
3
00
11
..
526
166
898
6077
174
182
74
45
8
6
2 119 165
38
8
19
4
9
3
30 24 10
:
..
•
15
21
༣་
2
217
196
51
19]
4
4
1
468
159
491
164
a 194
72
46
8
4
1 113 121
81
6
10
6
15
..
3
38 29 12
12 18
:
..
:
..
:
5 235
247
54
26 8
5
8
454
195
485
211
646
a 179
79
0%
6 6
12 106 117
GO 7 11
9
2
J
1
321
21 14
..
:
10
8
193
15
203
GS
21| 9 7
8
414
177
442 104
176
10
73
2.1
11
5 | 16682
78
37
1 │..
3
4
G
19 14 6
1
18
..
5 4
240
56
25 9
4 3 384 140
413
152
8888
20
9
4
10
871
122
37
3
6 2
4 € 35
23 17
9 11
242
58
24
5
..
..
..
*
1
470
152
497
193
158
634
:
•
:
:
:
:
:
:
•
:
:
1 1
4
1
3
to
**
:
d 5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
a 195
99
21 35
55
23 17 43 14
1
2
091
.. 2,236
314 100
000
a. 4 absconded from bail.
Police Department, Hongkong, 28th January, 1890.
65
671,212 1,481 470 69
10
140 51 75 37
79
313 252 09
1 2 165 252 63 2,807 2,905
610 268 68
b. 1 case undecided.
c. 1 absconded from bail.
99
d. 1 case undecided,
285,604 1,658 6,9381,740
7,461
W. M. DEANE,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
F
1859.
4 2 2 20 20 3 1 ] .. 1 17 26 2 37 36
-
19 14 5 4
1
3
4
..
=
G
9
*
3
5
..
15 16
3
..
27 27 3
5
100
2
5
:
2
264 243
151 169 30
09
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported. No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged.
Mendicants.
Unlicensed
Street Hawking. Cries.
Breach of Spirits
and Opium Ordinances.
Breach of
Registration,
Ordinance.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged,
Cases reported. No.
of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted. No, of Persons discharged,
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
1 No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged,
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted. No. of persons discharged.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
TABLE B.
RETURN of MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1889, with the Results of such Reports.
Desertion,
Refusal and
Neglect of
Rogues, Vagabonds, Suspicious Characters,
and
Breach of
Public
Vehicles
Ordinance.
Duty,
Vagrants.
Breach of
Merchant
Shipping Consolidation
Ordinance.
Breach of Police, Gaol, Deportation and
Prevention
of Crime
Ordinances.
Breach of Pawnbrokers, Markets, and
Weights and
Measures
Ordinances.
Intimidation, Extortion,
朋
Bribery and
Conspiracy.
Cutting
Trees
or
Earth.
Obtaining Goods and
Money
by False
Pretences.
Damage to Property.
Attempt
to commit
Suic.de.
Trespass.
Spurious Coin.
Contempt of Court. Perjury, or False Charge.
Cruelty to Animals and Furious Driving.
Breach of Dangerous Goods and Arms Ords.
Totals.
6
277
22
303
40
5|
179 210
23
2
252
31
49.. 267
65
3
6 [10]
6 6
271
261
74
4
21 21
217
1172
196 51
4
16 19
235
247 54
**
30
24
9
1
16
12
5 17. 16
January, ...
48 41 1234 27 6 401 36
February,.. 21 27
5 13
12
32 30 2
5
5
March, .....
14.
14
2 34 27
រ 14 14
61
Co
April, .......
❤
2
-
-
7
..
4
4
03
19
3
2
May,
June, ......
ર. 4
2
32
27
5
July, ...... 4 4 |
August, .*::*
5
September,. 11 7
H
28
25 3 8
8
4 7
*
..
12 | 11 2
17 20 ..
13 11 | 2 7 6 1 20 | 21 4
2
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| 68 | 08
4
5
13 33 2 5
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6
4
4
8
8
1
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3 3
28
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3
90
98
9
4
4
9 7 3
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24
57
4 84 74 11 1 1..
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10 11
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6
14
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25 52 1 | 115 | 102 |
16 4 5 3
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14
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1 10
12
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.. 42.83 15 114104 | 28| 6 5 1}
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1
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7 7
1
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25 25 9
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2
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42
66
353
2 106 77 34 6 3 3
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10
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12
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8 10 10
1
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17 16 4
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9111 93 27 7 6 1 2
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12
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6
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1 1
3
6
..
:
23 22 4 2 .. 3 14 31
9125 117 16 5 3 2
4
3
1 7 6
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G
6 3
1
..
October,....
7
4 3 12 12.. 5 5
5
b
6
11
10] 10
a
2 1 1 21 46 7 92 85
11 7 6 11 1
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9
5
CUT
1
to
3
1 16 6
H
A
W
November, . 3 2
39
28 11 19 18 1 9 11
4 18 15 1
5
7
1 20 45 11 79 78
5
7 7..
3
3
..
7 5.
1
1
8
в
Q
1
December,.. 11|
10
10
24
32 32 6 16 13
6 8 3
CX
14 4 6
1 12 24 7103 87
21 5 5..
8
*
85
12 11
1
1
1
**
7 6 I
8
50
S
4 6 3 2
4
TOTAL,.. 139122|34||293 249 | 49 | 166|154 12 69 | 89 20236|227| 60 | 38
Police Department, Hongkong, 28th January, 1890.
28 14 282 546| 72 |1,061 943 182 48 41|11| 40 | 36
6 113 | 127 | 11
441 17
19 17 102 110 17 47
* 1 absconded from bail.
1
33
5
193
33
st
203
80
..
240
56
6 7 1
242
58
21 25 2220 714 6 8 46 49181228... 9 9 14967 62,807 2,905 010
W. M. DEANE,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
165
MINOR.
TABLE C.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of OFFENCES coming under the Notice of the POLICE, during the Years 1887, 1888, and 1889.
SERIOUS.
NUMBER OF PERSONS.
NUMBER OF CASES.
DESCRIPTION.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1887. 1888. 1889, | 1887. [ 1888. | 1889. | 1887, 1888. | 1889.
166
NUMBER OF PERSONS.
NUMBER OF CASES.
DESCRIPTION.
Convicted.
Discharged.
1887. 1888. 1889. 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1887, 1888. | 1889.
9581,2121,425 | 1,187 |1,484
62
69
766 489
3,905 |2,807 | 4,119 | 4,096 |2,905
1,101
99
335
329 470
140
211
67
51
3,941
668
709 610
-231
229
165
340
399
252
No analysis of Convictions & Discharges.
192
125
63
Murder,
1
2
Robbery with Violence from the Person,
31
45
66
Burglary or Larceny from Dwelling,. Assault with Intent to Rob,
60
76
98
Kidnapping,
90
91
75
Piracy,
8
12
4
Unlawful Possession,
327 254
313
263
:ཨཽ ;ཚནྡྲི
23
19
24
11
18
37
8
1300
10
13
35
22
+12
4 Assault,
Gambling,
Miscellaneous,
3
2
1
Drunkenness,
54
37
37
72
96
79
Nuisance,..
1
14
4
2
No Pass or Light,
208 252
120
99
99
Larcenies,..
Felonies not already given,
75
1,9851,878 2,236 $15 776 991 280 284 74 98 50 53 65
314
67
47
63
Total,..
2,577 2,436 2,893 |1,234 |1,116 |1,409
565
556
618
Total,...
1889-Total Number of Cases 7,461, being a Decrease of 653 Cases or 8.04 per cent. under 1888. Increase of Serious Crimes 457 Cases or 18.76 per cent. Decrease of Minor Offences 1,110 Cases or 19.54 per cent.
Police Department, Hongkong, 28th January, 1890.
5,904 5,678 14,568 | 6,310 | 5,7724,529 1,214 |1,105 |1,131
W. M. DEANE,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
*
TABLE D.
1.-RETURN of SERIOUS OFFENCES reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1889, showing the Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.
Robbery with
Violence
Murder.
from
the Person.
Burglary
and
Larceny in
Assault with
Intent to Rob.
Dwelling House.
Kidnapping.
Piracy.
Unlawful Possession.
Felonies
Larceny.
not already given.
1880,
1
3
1881,
2
I
19 15
8 23
1882,
2
1
1 30 21 6
27
1883,
*2
2 30 17
15 32
1884,
4
:
.26
26
52 18
Co
:
.00
:
25 16
نات
19
2 * N * *
:
:
53
31 10 41
2
65
68
888
43111
11
12
50
62
226
181
70 251
898
60
34 8 42
50
35
63 98 7
12
21
9
303
307
53
360 1,879 979
239 1,137
260 1,239
9
7 D
12
91
49 27 76
1
2
2 55 29 59 88
5
20
Co
3
11
14
275
239
76
81
21 4 25
1
1 1
26
47 15 9 24
2 1
1
30 7 42
32 4 39 43
49 13
12
254 217
81
16
28
44
208 262
315 | 2,104| 1,053
298 1,980 887 109 871 2,153 949
344 1,397
33: 10 36
46
312 1,199 82: 25 22 322 1,271 55; 32
47
19 51
-]
1,662
1 15 16
Cases reported.
YEAR.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No, arrested. Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No, arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
No. of Persons convicted No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Total,
11 2 26
30 156 87 40127332|150| 58 |208
6
2
3
5232143 | 246 | 389 | 45
47 106|153|1,356 |1,206
389 1,595
9,778 4,766 1,477 | 6,243|| 185 | 75
97 172
1885,
3
2
96 70
35 105
1886,
w
2
2
64 33 15 48
1887,
1
1
1
31 23 8
26
1888,
2
2 10
12 45 19 13 32
1889,
2
4
466
66 24 35
59 98
* 2 8 8 2
67
28 7 35
3
05
1
53
26
68
32
6
CO
38
4
5 1
6
78 63
كم
1
60 85 17 13 20 33 229 165 55 118 10
10 11 291 287
96 261
65 352
1,927 952
300 1,252 45 36
40
76
1,898
898
278 1,176|| 84 70
40 | 110
60
11
00
8
19
...
90
51
72 126
8
со
18
14
32
327
263
120 383
1,985
815
280 1,095 76 50
76
18
2
20 4 3
1
91
37
96133 12
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チ
--
254
208
99 307
37 22 59 1
2
75
t
37 79116) 4 1 2 3 313 252
99
1,878 776!
351 2,236 991
68 118
284 1,060 74 53 47 100 314 1,305 98 | 65 63 128
11
2
19 21 302| 169 | 101| 270 369 | 126 45 [171 | 12 | 11
11
2 | 13387|216|362 | 578 51 33 50 83 1,4141,175
4791,654 9,924| 4,432| 1,456 | 5,888|377 274 258 532
Total...
Average of 1st period, Average of 2nd period,.
2.2 0.4 5.2 6.0 31.2 17.4| 8.0 25.4 66.4 30.0 (11.6 41.6|1.2 [0.4 |0,6 |1.0 46.4 28.6 49.2 77.8 9.09.4 21.2 30.6271.2241.2 2.2 10.4 3.8 4.2 60.4 33.8 20.2 54.0 73.8 25.2 9.0 34.2 2.4 2.2 0.4 2.6 77.4 43.2 72.4 115.6 10.26.6 10.0 16.6|282.8 | 235.0
77.8 319.0 11955.6 953.2 295.4 1248.6 87.0 15.0 19.4 34.4 95.8330,8 1984.8 886,4 291,2 1177.6 75.4 54.8 51.6 106.4
* In one case the Murderer committed Suicide.
167
A
1885,
1886,
1887,
1888,
1889,
Total,...
1880,
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
YEAR.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons
discharged.
Total No.
arrested.
D.
2.-RETURN of MINOR OFFENCES reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1889, showing Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.
ASSAULT.
GAMBLING.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DRUNKEN-
NUISANCES.
NO LIGHT
OR PASS.
NESS.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons convicted.
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases
reported.
No. of Persons. convicted.
746
965
310 1,275
358
814
191
1,005
1,815
1,769
374
2,143
276
329
840
904
1,430
227 1,657
397
1,046
108 1,154
1,879
1,983
367
2,350
337
284
566
754
1,089
317 1,406
261
693
147
840
1,750
1,820
382
2,202
276
263
424
730
852
299 1,151
86
358
166
524
2,629 2,804
559
3,363
158
527
1,135
1,118
1,513
397
1,910
104
594
124
718
2,441
2,636
581
3,217
202
790
2,896
Total,.
4,252
5,849
1,550 7,399
1,206
3,505
736
4,241
10,514
11,012 2,263 13,275
1,249
2,193
5,861
No. of Persons discharged.
Total No. arrested.
Cases reported.
753
973
273
1,246
255
736
58
794
1,901
1,998
426
2,424
323
690
387
1,031 1,486
225 1,711
248
762
31
793
3,735
4,209
416 4,625
373
470
479
1,101 1,425
335
1,760
99
766
211
977
3,941
4,119
668 4,787
231
340
192
958 1,187
329 1,516
62
489
67
556 3,905
4,096
709
4,805
229
399
125
1,212
1,484
470 1,954
69
140
51
191 2,807
2,905
610 3,515
165
252
63
Average of 1st period,.....
850.4
1169.8 310.0 1479.8
241.2
701.0
147.2
848.2 2102.8 2202.4
Average of 2nd period,...
1011.0
1311.0 326.4 1637.4 146.6
578.6
83.6
662.2
452.6 2655.0 3257.8 3465.4 565.8 4031.2
249.8
438.6
1172.2
264.2
430.2
249.2
5,055
6,555
1,632
8,187
733
2,893
418
3,311
16,289
17,327
2,829 20,156
1,321
2,151
1,246
168
In 1880,
D.
3.-CASES REPORTED TO POLICE.
SERIOUS OFFENCES.
.2,051 cases.
In 1885,
27
1881,
1882,
..2,329 .2,596
22
1886,
1887.
""
""
,, 1883,
.2,423
1888,
1884,
12,051 cases.
.2,652
وو
1889,
169
2,466 cases. .2,500 .2,577 2,436 ..2.893
33
""
35
12,872 cases.
Increase of 6.81 per cent. in second period.
MINOR OFFENCES.
In 1880,
4,364 cases.
In 1885,
1881,
.4,367
1886,
>>
1882,
..3,728
1887,
>>
1883,
..5,265
>>
>>
1888,
"
1884,
..7,551
1889,
""
25,275 cases.
Altogether.
.4,309 cases.
...6,336
""
.5,904
""
.5,678 .4,568
""
59
26,795 cases.
Increase of 6.01 per cent. in second period.
In 1880,
6,415 cases.
In 1885,
وو
1881,
.6,696
""
1886,
39
1882,
.6,324
1887,
19
22
1883,
..7,688
1888,
>
1884,
10,203
"
"
1889,
37,326 cases.
.6,775 cases.
.8,836
,.
.8,481 .8,114 .7,461
"
39
39
39,667 cases.
Increase of 6.27 per cent. in second period.
4.-DETAIL OF CASES REPORTED TO POLICE.
SERIOUS OFfences.
1880 to 1884.
Yearly Average.
1885 to 1889.
Yearly Average.
1. Murder,
11
2.2
11
2.2
2. Robbery with Violence,
156
31.2
302
60.4
3. Burglaries & Larcenies in Dwellings,
332
66.4
369
73.8
4. Assault with Intent to Rob,..
6
1.2
12
2.4
5. Kidnapping,
232
46.4
387
77.4
6. Piracy,
45
9.0
51
10.2
7. Unlawful Possession,
8. Larcenies,...
.1,356
271.2
1,414
282.8
.9,778
1,955.6
9,924
1,984.8
9. Felonies not already given,
185
37.0
377
75.4
MINOR OFFENCES.
1880 to 1884.
Yearly Average.
1885 to 1889.
Yearly Average.
10. Assault,
11. Gambling,
12. Miscellaneous,
13. Drunkenness,
14. Nuisances,
15. No Pass or Light,
4,252
850.4
5,055
1,011.0
1,206
241.2
733
146.6
,10,514
2,102.8
16,289
3,257.8
1,249
249.8
1,321
264.2
2,193
438.6
2,151
430.2
5,861
1,172.2
1,246
249.2
In 1880,
1881,
1882,
1883, 1884,
5.-NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED BY POLICE.
FOR SERIOUS ÖFFENCES.
.1,638 persons.
In 1885,
.1,796
""
"
1886,
..1,966
1887,
""
.1,663 1,857
1888,
>>
>>
39
""
1889,
.1,859 persons. .1,861
""
-1,799
"
1,672
"
.2,027
多多
In 1880,
1881,
1882,
1883,
1884,
8,920 persons,
FOR MINOR OFFENCES.
Excepting Nos. 13, 14 and 15 (See Table 2) of which no details are given.
4,423 persons.
In 1885,
.5,161
51
1886,
4,448
1887,
22
وو
5,038 .5,845
29
""
1888,
"
"
1889,
9,218 persons.
.4,464 persons. .7,129
.7,524
..6,877
多
..5,660
24,915 persons.
31,654 persons.
170
Altogether excepting Nos. 13, 14 and 15.
;
In 1880,
.........6,061 persons.
In 1885,
"
1881,
25
1882,
""
1883, ,, 1884,
..6,957 .6,414 ..6,701 .7,702
>
39
1886,
19
71
1887,
1888,
>>
وو
39
33,835 persons.
,, 1889,
6.-DETAILS OF NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED.
FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES.
1. Murder,
2. Robbery with Violence from Person,
3. Burglaries and Larcenies from Dwellings,.
4. Assault with Intent to Rob,
5. Kidnapping,
6. Piracy,.
7. Unlawful Possession,.....
8. Larcenies,
9. Felonies not given,.
10. Assault,
11. Gambling,
12. Miscellaneous, 13. Drunkenness, 14. Nuisances,.
15. No Pass or Light,
6,323 persons.
...8,990 .9,323
"
19
.8,549 ..7,687
*3
33
40,872 persons.
1880 to 1884.
30
1885 to 1889.
21
127
270
208
171
5
13
389
578
153
83
1,595
1,654
6,243
5,888
172
532
8,922
9,210
FOR MINOR OFFENCES.
1880 to 1884.
1885 to 1889.
7,399
8,187
4,241
3,311
13,275
20,156
1,249
1,321
2,193
2,151
5,861
1,246
34,218
36,372
7.-NUMBER OF PERSONS CONVICTED AND DISCHARGED.
FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES.
Convicted.
Discharged.
Convicted.
Discharged.
In 1880,
.1,208
430
In 1885,
.1,298
561
1881,
.1,390
406
1886,
.1,389
472
1882,
19
1,405
561
1887,
.1,234
565
1883,
""
.1,178
485
""
1888,
..1,116
556
35
1884,
1,297
.560
33
1889,
..1,409
618
6,478
2,442
6,446
2,772
FOR MINOR OFFENCES.
Convicted.
Discharged.
Convicted.
Discharged.
In 1880,
....3,548
875
In 1885,
.3,707
757
1881,
12
4,459
702
1886,
.6,457
672
""
1882,
.3,602
846
1887,
...6,310
1,214
""
"
1883,
""
.4,014 ..
1,024
1888,
...5,772
1,105
""
1884,
4.743
1,102
1889,
4,529
1,131
20,366
4,549
26,775
4,879
In 1880, 1881,
>>
"3
1882,
""
59
1883, 1884,
Altogether excepting Nos. 13, 14 and 15.
Convicted. Discharged.
Convicted.
Discharged.
....
.4,756
1,305
In 1885,
...5,005
1,318
5,849
1,108
1886,
.7,846
1,144
..5,007
1,407
1887,
23
..7,544
1,779
.5,192
1,509
,, 1888,
.6,888
1,661
..6,040
1,662
,, 1889,
.5,938
1,749
26,844
6,991
33,221
7,651
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TABLE E.
RETURN shewing the STRENGTH, ENLISTMENTS and CASUALTIES in the Police Force during 1889.
171
Resignations
Strength of the Force.
Enlistments. Deaths.
Resignations through Sickness.
through expiry Dismissals
of term of
Total Number
or
Service or otherwise.
Desertions.
of Casualties.
Europeans,
120
29
5
13
7
25
Indians,
227
28
2
30
6
42
Chinese,
350
36
3
21
4
33
Total,......
697*
333
93
14
5
64
17
100
* Exclusive of-1 Captain Superintendent,
1 Adjutant,
4 Clerks,
55 Coolies,
Police Department, Hongkong, 28th January, 1890.
Grand Total, 758.
W. M. DEANE,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
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No. 15
15
90.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCHES RESPECTING ADJUTANCY OF THE POLICE FORCE.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Secretary of State to Governor Sir G. W. Des Voeux, K.C.M.G.
HONGKONG. No. 26.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
8th February, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 380 of the 19th of December, and to convey to you iny approval of your suggestion that the adjutancy of the Police Force should be abolished, and the appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Police revived in its place, Mr. HORSPOOL being appointed to the latter post on two years' probation with a salary of $220 per
mensem.
2. You will no doubt consult Captain DEMPSTER'S convenience as far as possible in fixing the date when these changes should come into effect, and it appears to me that three months' notice should be given to him of the termination of his employment under the Colonial Government.
3. You do not state whether or not it is proposed to fill up the post of Chief Inspector at present held by Mr. HORSPOOL; if so, the change will hardly result in the saving which you contemplate.
4. The Crown Agents have received instructions with a view to securing the services of Sergeant JOHNSON to whom your despatch No. 393 of the 24th of December last refers, for the post of Musketry Instructor and Officer in charge of Stores. A copy of the letter to them is enclosed.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
Governor Sir G. W. DES VEUX, K.C.M.G.,
(Copy.)
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
Colonial Office to Crown Agents.
KNUTSFORD. ·
DOWNING STREET,
7th February, 1890.
GENTLEMEN,
You will observe from the enclosed copies of despatches from the Governor of Hongkong that an Ex Non-commissioned Officer is asked for to take charge of the Musketry Instruction and the stores in connection with the Police Force of the Colony, and that Sergeant JOHNSON has been recommended as a suitable man for the post by the Secretary to The Army and Navy Pensioners' Society.
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2. I am to request you to be good enough to communicate with this Officer either directly or through the Society, and upon ascertaining that he is medically fit for service in the tropics to appoint him on three years' probation giving the Colonial Government the option either of paying his passage home at the end of that period or of retaining him on the footing of an ordinary Government servant.
3. The proposed salary you will see is at the rate of $720 per annum and he should be given a free second class passage under the ordinary conditions.
4. Lord KNUTSFord has not caused any communication to be addressed to the War Office on the subject, as it appears hardly necessary, assuming that JOHNSON is entirely free of the Imperial Service beyond being in receipt of a pension.
I am, &c.,
(Signed),
J. BRAMSTON.
;
The Crown Agents for the Colonies.
The Officer Administering the Government to Secretary of State.
No. 93.
MY LORD,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 8th April, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's Despatch No. 26 of the 8th of February last, approving of Sir G. WILLIAM DES Vœux's suggestion that the Adjutancy of the Police Force should be abolished and the appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Police revived in its place, Mr. HORSPOOL being appointed to the latter post on two years' probation with a salary of $220 per mensem.
2. Upon receiving your Lordship's Despatch I caused Major DEMPSTER to be informed of your Lordship's directions in the matter and proposed, as was suggested in the second paragraph of your Despatch, that the changes should take effect in three months' time, viz. from the 1st of July next.
3. Mr. HORSPOOL also received intimation to the same effect and has expressed his willingness to accept the post under the conditions mentioned by your Lordship.
4. There is, however, a point connected with Mr. HORSPOOL'S appointment on which I should be glad to be favoured with your Lordship's decision, viz. whether your Lordship intends that Mr. HORSPOOL should, under the Police Ordinance No. 14 of 1887, continue to be a subordinate Officer or not?
5. Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 provided that there should be a Captain Super- intendent and an Assistant, Superintendent of Police the latter not being included among the Subordinate Officers. This Ordinance was, with the exception of certain sections, repealed by Ordinance No. 14 of 1887 under which Ordinance there is no such Officer mentioned as an Assistant Superintendent. The three superior Officers provided for in this Ordinance (section 7) are the Captain Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and Adjutant, all the other Officers coming within the classification of subordinate Officers.
In the first schedule to this Ordinance no mention is made of a Deputy Superintendent, so that the Ordinance did not probably contemplate the existence of an Adjutant and a Deputy Superintendent at the same time.
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6. If it is your Lordship's intention that Mr. HORSPOOL should fill the position of a superior Officer I would suggest that he should be called Deputy Super- intendent rather than Assistant Superintendent, otherwise, in the Attorney General's opinion, it will be necessary to amend the Ordinance.
But if Mr. HORSPOOL ceases to be a Subordinate Officer he will of course lose the privileges accorded to Subordinate Officers under Ordinance No. 14 of 1887, such as the right of having a free passage home or the right to retire on a pension after five years' local service.
7. I enclose copy of a letter which has been received from Major DEMPSTER in reply to the communication made to him. In this letter Major DEMPSTER asks that he
may be allowed to retain the post of Adjutant until his term of Military Service expires in this Colony, which I understand will be about the month of March next year.
If it is your Lordship's intention that Mr. HORSPOOL should become Deputy Superintendent of Police within the meaning of Ordinance No. 14 of 1887 so as to replace the Captain Superintendent in case of absence, &c., I doubt whether Major DEMPSTER Would himself like to be under the orders of one who has hitherto been a subordinate to him in the same force. If, however, your Lordship contemplates Mr. HORSPOOL remaining a Subordinate Officer while merely bearing the title of Assistant Superintendent there would probably be no great objection to Major DEMPSTER retaining his post of Adjutant until the period mentioned, more particu- larly so if no Chief Inspector be appointed for the present.
8. Your Lordship will notice that at the end of his letter Major DEMPSTER refers to the conditions under which he was appointed Adjutant and I understand that what he says is correct, viz.: that Sir GEORGE BOWEN did fix the salary at £300 a year, but that in consequence of free quarters being provided it was reduced to $100 a month.
9. I may add that so long as Mr. DEANE is acting as Colonial Secretary and Major-General GORDON as Captain Superintendent of Police, Major DEMPSTER will probably continue to fill the post of the latter as Acting Superintendent of the Victoria Gaol, for which he will receive half salary in addition to his salary as Adjutant of Police the duties of which post he is also performing.
10. Mr. HORSPOOL has written to ask that the proposed changes in the Police Department should take place as soon as possible, but in presence of the circum- stances I have above alluded to I do not feel able to sanction their being carried out before the date I have already mentioned.
11. I should be glad to hear, if possible, by telegraph whether your Lordship sees any objection to Mr. HORSPOOL being called Deputy rather than Assistant Superintendent, presuming, of course, that it is your Lordship's intention that he should no longer continue a Subordinate Officer under Ordinance No. 14 of 1887.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble Servant,
F. FLEMING.
The Right Honourable
LORD KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
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HONGKONG.
No. 87.
SIR,
Secretary of State to the Officer Administering the Government.
DOWNING STREET,
15th May, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 93 of the 8th ultimo respecting the appointment of Mr. HORSPOOL to be Assistant Super- intendent of the Police, and to inform you that I gathered from Sir W. DES Vœux's despatch No. 380 of the 15th of December that it was the intention, on the abolition of the Adjutancy, to revive the Office of Deputy Superintendent who should take the place of the Superintendent during the latter's absence. The term "Assistant Superintendent" appears to have been used merely by a slip of the pen.
Mr. HORSFOOL may however have some hesitation in accepting on probation only, an office which would imply a forfeiture of his privileges as "Subordinate Officer" under Ordinance No. 14 of 1887, and it seems to me not quite fair to Major DEMPSTER to require him to resign, before the termination of his extended military service in Hongkong, an office on the faith of holding which he had accepted such extension of his military service.
In these circumstances I suggest for your consideration that Mr. HORSPOOL, while retaining his title of Chief Inspector, should be appointed to act as Deputy Superintendent and Adjutant with an addition of $50 a month to his pay, Major DEMPSTER while acting as Superintendent of the Gaol receiving only half the pay of Adjutant of the Police. Should Major DEMPSTER cease to act as Superintendent of the Gaol before his extended military service expires, and it be not found possible to provide him with another suitable acting appointment, he would of course return to the Police for a time, and it would be necessary to ask the Legis- lative Council to vote an addition of $50 a month to the pay of Mr. HORSPOOL, who would continue to act as Deputy Superintendent, but subordinate to Major DEMPSTER.
If, as seems probable, Major DEMPSTER's term of military service in Hongkong should expire before a sufficient and satisfactory trial of Mr. HORSPOOL as Deputy Superintendent had been made, the latter would continue to act as Deputy Super- intendent on the terms as regards salary above mentioned.
Should you see no objection to the above proposals you have my authority for carrying them into effect.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
KNUTSFORD.
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No. 22
2
90.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCHES RESPECTING THE PROPOSED REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
DOWNING STREET,
28th May, 1890.
7 May, 1890.
SIR,
I have the honour to transmit to you an extract of a letter from the General Post Office requesting attention to that part of the Budget Speech in the House of Commons on the 17th of April, an extract of which is herewith enclosed, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer expressed the desire of Her Majesty's Government to deal with the question of the postage to India and the Colonies by reducing the postage on letters by all routes to a universal rate of 21d., and I request that you will inform me, at your earliest convenience, whether, as Her Majesty's Government is prepared for the somewhat considerable sacrifice of Imperial Revenue which this reduction of postage will involve, the Colony under your Government is also disposed to make a similar sacrifice, assuming that the state of the finances will permit.
*
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
KNUTSFORD.
"SIR,
The Post Office to the Colonial Office.
"GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON, "7th May, 1890.
"I am directed by the Postmaster-General to request that you will be good enough to draw the attention of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to that part of the Budget Speech made by Mr. GOSCHEN in the House of Commons on the 17th ultimo in which he expressed the desire of Her Majesty's Government to deal with the question of the postage to India and the Colonies by reducing the letter rate by all routes and to all parts of the Empire to 24d.
"The Postmaster-General has been requested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to place himself in communication with the Agents General of the Australian Colonies and of the Cape Colony on this important question in order to obtain their co-operation.
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"His Lordship is of course aware that the proposal of the Government embraces a much larger area than that of India, Australasia, and the Cape of Good Hope, and in fact affects the whole of British Colonies. I am, therefore, to take the present opportunity of suggesting that the Secretary of State should at
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once take such steps as he deems necessary for ascertaining what degree of co-operation may be anticipated on the part not only of important Governments like that of Natal, but of all other parts of Her Majesty's Dominions whose interests in this question the Secretary of State would propose to consult.
"Lord Knutsford will no doubt agree with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the opinion that a uniform rate of 2d. is that which would be the most acceptable to the letter writing public, both here and in the Colonies, and, as Her Majesty's Government is prepared for the somewhat considerable sacrifice of Imperial Revenue which this reduction will involve, the main question to be considered is whether the Governments of the other parts of the Empire are also prepared to make a similar sacrifice.
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"I am, &c.,
(Sd.)
"S. A. BLACKWOOD.
"The Under-Secretary of State, for the Colonies."
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EXTRACT FROM MR. GÖSCHEN'S SPEECH.
But I believe that in the proposal I am now going to make I shall have cordial support from all Members of the Committee. We propose, if we can persuade other interested parties to do so, to deal with the question of the postage to India and our Colonies, and to reduce all rates by whatever route, to 24d.-not ocean postage only, but postage by the quickest route. The existing rates to Australia, India, China and the Cape, range from 5d. to 6d., and the House is also aware that in the case of some of these letters they would be transmitted cheaper to their destination if they were posted abroad. No doubt it is a great anomaly that if letters are sent to Calais they can be posted to our officers at Quetta or in Burma more cheaply than if they were posted at a British Post Office. We
We propose, therefore, to remove these anomalies if we can persuade the other interested parties to join us, because we cannot act in this matter without the cordial co-operation of the Colonies themselves. The ocean penny postage has been recommended very much on the ground that it would draw us closer to the Colonies; but it would be a very unsatisfactory beginning to such a proceed- ing if we were to embark upon a cheapening of postage to which the Colonies themselves were opposed. My Right Hon. Friend the Postmaster-General will place himself in communication at once with the Agents of the Colonies, and he will see, with every hope of success, whether they can be induced to reduce the postage in the future to 24d. by whatever route the letters may be sent. The loss which would be incurred by this process would be £80,000 in the present year. It would be £105,000 in a complete year. But I think £80,000 will cover it in the present year, looking to the negotiations which will take place. Now, I intended to explain to the Committee how this loss would arise. But, looking to the ground which I have still to traverse, they will excuse me if I do not defend the proposal more than by making this statement. I can only say this: That we must assume this loss, because we cannot recoup ourselves on letters which go by the quickest route, by any increased correspondence. We have to pay an amount equal to a 1d. for the foreign transit, and the cost of the letter in this country, and in the Colonies or in India, is taken to be even more than 13d. Thus, if you add 1d. to the 14d., the cost of the postage will be more than 24d., or at least, fully 24d., and we cannot expect to recoup ourselves. But I have little doubt that the Committee generally, will be prepared to make this sacrifice out of Revenue for the purpose of removing anomalies and securing cheaper com- munication with India. India will also have to be consulted on the proposal. We are at present in communication with her on the subject.
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United Kingdom by English mail.
United Kingdom by French mail.
Other countries by English and French mails.
REPORT BY THE ACTING ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The annual counting of the number of letters conveyed from Hongkong to the United Kingdom and other countries by the English and French mails was last held in October, 1889.
2. The actual number conveyed to the United Kingdom by the two English mails despatched during that month was 9,646, but there were many of this number which paid more than 10 cents, and if this is taken into account, it will raise the number of 10 cent stamps issued for letters to (9,646 + 4,823)=14,469.
3. In the same way it was found that the number of letters for the United Kingdom bearing 10 cent stamps and carried by the French mail amounted in the same month to 9,375.
4. Letters conveyed in same month by English and French mail steamers to other countries than the United Kingdom at a 10 cent rate were found to number
17,089.
5. With the rate of exchange at 3/-, it is computed that the Hongkong Post Office gains 51d on all letters conveyed from Hongkong at a 10 cent rate by the English mail. Reckoning 26 English mails a year, the annual profit to the Colony is arrived at by the following sum, (14,469 × 13 × 51) pence £400 circa. But with the rate of exchange at 3/7 as at present, the gain on every 10 cent letter is 1.21d.: hence the total annual gain would be
(14,469 × 13 × 1.21) pence = £950 circa.
=
6. If however the rate per oz. for letters were reduced from 10 cents to 5 cents, the Hongkong Post Office would lose 1.29d. on every such letter when ex- change was at 3/- and 94d when the exchange was at 3/7. In these cases the total annual loss to the Colony would be respectively represented as follows
at 3/- (14,469 x 13 x 1.29) pence
£1,010 circa.
and at 3/7 (14,469 × 13 × 94) pence = £736 circa.
7. With exchange at 3/- it is computed that the Hongkong Post Office gains. 1.71d. on all letters conveyed from Hongkong to United Kingdom at a 10 cent rate by the French mail. With the exchange at 3/7 the profit per letter will be 2.41d. The annual profit will be respectively as follows
at 3/- (9,375 x 13 x 1.71) pence and at 3/7 (9,375 x 13 x 2.41) pence
£ 870 circa. £1,225 circa.
8. A reduction from 10 cents to 5 cents per French mail with exchange at 3- would involve a dead loss of 09d. per letter, but with exchange at 3/7, no actual loss would be incurred, but the gain on each letter would be reduced from 2.41d. to 26d. thus :-
at 3/- loss
at 3/7 gain
=
(9,375 × 13 × '09) pence = £ 45 circa.
X
(9,375 × 13 × *26) pence = £132 circa.
9. The letters forwarded by the two English and two French mails to other places than the United Kingdom during the month of October, 1889, were found to number 17,089, on each of which, with exchange at 3/- and 3/7, the profit per letter at a 10 cent rate would be 1.93d., and 2.63d. respectively, whilst the total annual profit is shown as follows
at 3/- (17,089 x 13 x 1.93) pence
at 3/7 (17,089 × 13 × 2·63) pence
£1,785 circa. £2,435 circa.
10. At a reduced rate of 5 cent per oz., no actual loss would be incurred, but only a diminution of gain: with exchange at 3/- the gain per letter would fall from 1.93d. to '13d., and with exchange at 3/7 the fall would be from 2·63d. to 48d. The total annual reduced profit to the Colony would be as follows:-
at 3/- (17,089 x 13 x 13) pence £120 circa. at 3/7 (17,089 x 13 x 48) pence
=>
£445 circa.
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11. The following results are derivable from above calculations:-
Exchange at 31-
Ten cent rate.
United Kingdom,.. {
Profit by English mail;
French
">
""
""
Other Countries,......
£ 400 ..£ 870
-£1,270
£1,785
English and French mails,..
Total profit,....................... £3,055
Exchange at 3/7
Ten cent rate.
United Kingdom,...
JProfit by English mail,
.£950
French
.£1,225
>>
""
£2,175
Other Countries,.................
11
""
English and French mails,.
£2,435
Exchange at 31-
Total profit,............... £4,610
Five cent rate.
Loss by English mail,.
United Kingdom,
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Other Countries,....Profit by English and French mails,
French
..£1,010
.£
45
loss, £1,055 .....profit, £ 120
Dead loss,....
£935
Exchange at 3/7
Five cent rate.
United Kingdom,
Loss by English mail,
Profit by French mail,
...£736 £132
loss, £604
Other Countries,....
>>
""
English and French mails,......... profit, £445
Dead loss,...........
£159
12. It appears therefore that with exchange at 3/- there will be a total dimi- nution of the Revenue of the Colony upon a reduction of postage of £3,990 per annum made up as follows:-
Total profit at 10 cent rates,
loss at 5 cent rates,...........
"
..£3,055
.£ 935
£3,990
With exchange at 3/7, the Colony will incur a loss of £3,214 per annum made up as follows:-
Total profit at 10 cent rates,
loss at 5 cent rates,......
.£3,055 £159
£3,214
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385.
13. The total number of letters in 1889 carried at 10 cent rates to the United Kingdom and other countries by the British and French Packets is represented by the following sum.
(14,469 +9,375 + 17,089) × 13-532129.
14. From para. 12 it is apparent that even with exchange at its present comparatively high rate, the reduction of the charge for Postage from 10 to 5 cents per oz. would result in a large loss to the Colony. A computation shows that it would require exchange to touch 4/- before any loss could be prevented.
15. If the postage per half oz. were reduced from 10 cents to 5 cents, an increase in the amount of correspondence would probably follow. Reference to the last part of paragraph 11 will show, however, that an increase in the number of letters conveyed will only augment the dead loss which the revenue of the Colony will annually incur, for it is there demonstrated that, with exchange at 3/7 and rates at 5 cents a half ounce, the Colony must incur a yearly dead loss of £159; and if this loss is divided up amongst the 532,129 letters per annum carried by the French and English Mails to the United Kingdom and other countries, we get a quotient of 07d. loss on each letter; from which it is clear that
any addition to the quantity of letters will involve a proportionate drain on the Revenue.
16. In the above calculation, all the figures are approximate only. Letters conveyed at 10 cents per oz. rates by English and French mails to countries other than the United Kingdom have been included, on the assumption that the anomaly of a 5 cent rate to London and a 10 cent rate to Singapore or France would not be allowed to exist.
17. By English mail, Hongkong pays to Egypt 22d., Italy ·53d., France ·67d. and United Kingdom 1.67d. Total 3·09d. on each half ounce letter. By French mail, Hongkong pays to France and Egypt charges equal to 1·89d. on each half ounce letter.
T. SERCOMBE-SMITH, Acting Assistant Postmaster General.
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No.
1
90.
HONGKONG.
THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL'S REPORT FOR 1889.
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG, February 6th, 1890.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith a Report on the work of this Department during 1889, prepared by Mr. TRAVERS, who was in charge of the Department during that year.
2. Having been absent from the Post Office throughout the whole period under report, I am not in a position to add anything to the facts submitted by Mr. TRAVERS. I would ask permission, however, to urge upon the Government the importance of his representations as to the necessity for a new building. The existing premises were apparently as closely packed as possible when I left for Europe in 1888, but they are even worse now. The bad air which pervades the whole building, and which no doubt arises mainly from the shockingly overcrowded servants' quarters attached, makes service here a severe trial to all except those in the most robust health, whilst the facilities with which the public might reasonably expect to be provided are seriously curtailed from the want of the smallest margin in the way of room. Several important improvements are standing over, as they have been for years, from mere lack of space.
3. The site for the new building should, I think, be that at present occupied, with the sites of the Supreme Court and Land Office. I trust that the mistake will not be made of cutting down the accommodation provided to what will just, and only just, suffice for the service as it is. It would be well worth while to include several suites of extra rooms, and to let them as offices. As, in the course of years, they came to be required, the tenants could be got rid of and the rooms gradually converted to Government purposes.
4. It gives me much pleasure to testify to the ability with which the work of the Department has been carried on by Mr. TRAVERS during my long absence, and to the state of efficiency in which I find it on my return. I know from past experience how heavy a task is imposed on any one who attempts to conduct this Department as the only English officer in it. The mere strain on endurance and physical strength in this exhausting climate is often very severe, and Mr. TRAVERS is to be congratu- lated on having (I fear at some sacrifice of health) conducted the Department alone for eighteen months without occasion for serious complaint of any kind.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable F. FLEMING, C.M.G.
Colonial Secretary, &C.,
&c.,
&c.
A. LISTER,
Postmaster General.
GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG, 31st January, 1890.
SIR,-1 have the honour to report on the British Postal Service in Hongkong and China during the year 1889.
2. The date on which this Report has to be sent in makes it impossible to detail the Revenue of the Department for 1889, which will not be definitely ascertained for some months to come.
The Revenue for 1888 was as follows:-
Gross Revenue 1888,
Deficit,
.$148,106.89
Share of United Kingdom,..
16,345.81
Contribution towards P. & O. subsidy*$69,041.09 Share of other Countries,
Conveyance of Mails,
Working Expenses,
.$46,782.26
$ 5,502.91
$ 6,718.30 $36,408.14
$164,452.70
$164,452.70
3. Approximate Statistics for the year 1889 are appended. They show a general increase of correspondence.
* 14 years at £6,000 a year.
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4. A Steam-Launch has been provided, and by its means the landing and delivery of mails has been accelerated. It has also enabled me to establish a Kowloon delivery which, judging by the growing requirements of that place, appeared to me necessary. At the same time a Harbour delivery was introduced.
5. I am glad to see that at last the necessity for a new Post Office has been recognised, but I would venture to suggest that a more suitable site than North Barracks be selected. It appears to me that the Post Office should be somewhere in the vicinity of Pedder's Wharf, which is not only central, but the most convenient spot so far as the general public are concerned. In my last report I remarked very strongly on the question of accommodation, and now that a new building has been, I hope, decided upon, I would urge that the work be put in hand with as little delay as possible. Rough plans of the rooms more essentially necessary, showing their best arrangement and grouping, have been prepared in this Department.
6. In May last the French Government consented to our request to allow Marine Officers to travel on the Messageries Maritimes Packets with a view of sorting the French Mails, and all arrangements to carry out this Service were completed in June, but a difficulty then arose from the fact that the Agents des Postes were without authority to hand the mail over to our Officers before arrival in Hong- kong. The matter was again referred to the French Post Office, but up to the present time no reply has been received, though a settlement of the question in the direction desired may be expected very shortly. The Colony is much indebted to the Vicomte de BEZAURE, French Consul, for the warm interest he has taken in this Scheme and for his constant efforts to bring it to a successful issue.
7. In March last the Postmaster General (Hon. ALFRED LISTER) during his absence on leave worked out the details of a scheme for Local Delivery, and recommended that a certain sum be placed on the Estimates of this year to defray the expenses in connection with it. This was done, and if it is approved by the home Authorities* a long felt want will be supplied. By Local Delivery must be understood the distribution, not only of correspondence originating in the Colony, but also of that which is constantly arriving by Local Steamers from China, Japan, Manila, the Straits, &c. The Colony will receive the following advantages:-
(a) In the town, regular deliveries of Local Correspondence quite independent of either the arrival or departure of Contract Mails. These deliveries will take place every hour
from 8.30 A.M. to 8 P.M.
(b) In the Suburbs there will be three deliveries each day.
(c) All local correspondence will be delivered exactly as addressed.
8. It was suggested to me during the year by several members of this Community that it would be a great convenience to the public if something could be done to notify as early as possible the arrival of steamers, so that mails could be sent for at once. I accordingly placed a notice board in a conspicuous place outside the Office for this purpose, and endeavoured to obtain the earliest notice of the arrival of steamers. This system, however, does not work at all satisfactorily. The launch men of this Department, engaged in other duties, frequently fail to report arrivals, and the consequence is that the mails are kept on board until it is convenient for the Agent or Captain to land them, which is very often hours after arrival. The only way really to meet the difficulty would be by efficient electric communication with Officers stationed at the Eastern and Western entrances to the Harbour.
9. In my Report for 1888 I recommended that the Salaries of our Postal Agents should be raised to such sums in dollars as will fairly represent the amount of £100 per annum, the original pay of the larger Agencies, or £50 in the case of the smaller Offices. I am glad to see that His Excellency the Governor has, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, decided upon this increase.
10. Nothing further has been done, so far as I know, with regard to handing over our Agencies in China to the Customs, and it seems only too probable that they will continue in the hands of the Assistants at the Consulates for some time to come. This is much to be regretted, as it perpetuates a crippled and make-shift service which can never, by any diligence or care on the part of the Officers employed, develope into a properly organised Postal System. I am bound to say, however, that, bad as the existing organisation is (and I hope this year will see it a little better) the Agents at the ports have done the best work possible under existing circumstances.
11. Arrangements were made in May last for the exchange of parcels between this Colony and Cochin-China, Camboge, Tongking and Annam.
12. The number of Parcels received and despatched during the year is as follows:-
By P. & O. Packet,
By German Packet,
Total,.
Inward. 8,203
Outward. 4,529
Total.
12,732
174
267
441
8,377
4,796
13,173
The total number despatched and received in 1888 was 10,593. There is therefore an increase of
2,580.
* Approval has now been received, 11.3.90.
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13. By the Christmas Mail from Europe we received 527 parcels, and by the New Year's Mail 576. These are the heaviest mails that have yet come under my notice.
14. Money Orders may now be exchanged with France and Algeria through the medium of the Imperial Post Office.
15. The Peak Delivery has proved, as I expected, a great convenience to the public. The number of letters despatched and received is 3,711 and 288 respectively. I must again record my thanks to the Manager of the High Level Tramway Company for allowing our postmen to travel free.
16. Among the many instances of fraudulent enclosures in newspapers &c., the following may be mentioned:-
Mrs. handkerchiefs.
Mr. letters.
China posted a newspaper prepaid as a single paper, but containing a dozen silk
China addressed a newspaper to a lady, containing six pairs of gloves and three
These were duly forwarded, letter rate being charged, and I have no doubt the addressees would much rather they had not been sent. Unfortunately the senders could not be discovered.
17. Several Parcels falsely declared were confiscated by the Customs Authorities.
18. The late Compradore CHING TsÜN, after 23 years service, retired on pension. I cannot speak too highly of his services.
the
19. In conclusion I have to express my thanks to all the Officers employed in this Department for
efficient manner in which they have performed their duties.
very
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable A. LISTER,
Postmaster General,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS, Assistant Postmaster General.
APPROXIMATE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1889.
INTERNATIONAL.
LOCAL.
COMPARISON WITH 1888.
DESCRIPTION OF CORRESPONDENCE.
TOTAL.
De- spatched.
Received.
De- spatched.
Received.
Total in 1888.
Increase. Decrease.
Ordinary paid Letters,
Unpaid and short paid Articles,.
640,000 17,200
506,900 63,100
73,700
1,283,700 | 1,147,000
136,700
16,400
3,500
2,080
39,190 £6,000
6,820
Letters on Postal Business,
1,600
3,700
1,850
1,200
8,350
Post Cards,
6,100
4,100
2,200
1,300
13,700
5,405 14,375
2,945
675
Do. with prepaid reply,
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Newspapers and Periodicals,
133,850
406,300
30,100
19,400
589,650
460,550
129,100
Books, Circulars, Prices Current, &c..
190,250
89,500
23,700
26,900
330,350
338,025
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7,675
Patterns,
15,800
7,600
50
Registered Articles,
35,100
50,500
5,200
250 5,600
23,700
9,775 13,925
96,400
69,125 27,275
Letters with value declared,
Registered Articles with Return Receipts,
400
1,650
50
Parcels,..
6,200
8,650
2,100
100 80
2,200 17,030
6,325 13,123
4,125
3,907
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No. 28
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C.S.O. No. 178.
Despatch No. 313.
Enclosure 1.
C.S.O. 1472 of 1890. (In original.)
Enclosure 2.
C.S.O. 1472 of 1890. (In original.)
Enclosure 3.
C.S.O. 2696 of 1890. (In original.)
HONGKONG.
REPORTS RESPECTING PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES FOR 1890.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government.
MY LORD,
Officer Administering the Government to Secretary of State.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 28th August, 1890.
With reference to the last paragraph of my despatch, No. 240, of the 15th ultimo, I have the honour to forward herewith, as requested in the 12th paragraph of Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 67, of the 18th April, a statement drawn up by the Surveyor General shewing all the Public Works which are in contemplation with the estimated cost of each, the amount spent up to 31st December, 1889, and the amount which it is estimated will be spent on each during the year.
2. I enclose a similar statement for the works under the charge of the Water and Drainage Department.
The marks A. B. & C. placed against the various items in Mr. BROWN's list signify the relative importance of each, as explained. in some notes by Mr. BROWN which will be found appended.
I also enclose a detailed statement of the expenditure on Sanitary Works from 1880 up to 30th September, 1889, and Mr. BROWN has brought the total up to the 31st of December, 1889.
3. I find that the detailed statement referred was supplied by the Surveyor General as far back as November, 1889, but was mislaid in the Colonial Secretary's Office and only found a few days ago.
I regret exceedingly that this should have been the case and I have given strict instructions that greater care must be observed in future.
4. I referred to the subject of the Epidemic Hospital Hulk which Mr. BROWN mentions as not being under the charge of the Public Works Department in para- graph 6 of my despatch, No. 240, of the 15th of July. I may add that the Marine Surveyor is supervising the construction of the Hulk and I will communicate with the Colonial Surgeon as to its future charge.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient
The Right Honourable
Lord KNUTSFORD, G.C.M.G.
humble Servant,
F. FLEMING.
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No. 147.
Surveyor General to Colonial Secretary.
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 17th June, 1890.
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SIR,
With reference to your No. 2033 of 6th instant directing me to report for the information of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, on that portion of the Colonial Office Despatch, No. 67, of 18th April, 1890, which relates to Public Works, I have the honour to submit the following observations for His Excellency's information.
2. It will, I think, tend to a better understanding of the subject if I endeavour in the first place to give, as briefly as possible, a short statement of the operations of the Public Works Department from the time I took up my appointment 13 months ago, and of the exceptional conditions under which the Estimates for 1890 were prepared.
3. On my arrival on 18th May, 1889, I was informed by His Excellency the Governor (Sir G. W. DES Vœux) that, many public works which had been sanctioned years ago had not yet been begun, and that the Government desired that arrangements should be made for their early commencement and vigorous prosecution. He further informed me that from a variety of causes the Department was greatly undermanned, and instructed me after I had had time to ascertain the true state of things, to submit proposals for what practically amounted to a re-organization of the Department.
4. As regards the Engineering Staff, the condition in which I found the Department was as follows. My predecessor, Mr. PRICE, had been compelled by failing health to resign and leave the Colony two months prior to my arrival. Ample evidence remains of the large amount of work which he personally performed during the latter period of his official career, at a time when he was, I understand, ill-fitted physically to carry on single-handed his onerous official duties. Besides the Surveyor General the technical staff on the Establishment early in 1889 was composed as follows:-
1. Assistant Surveyor General,.
2. 1st Assistant Engineer,..
..Mr. BOWDLER.
..Mr. ORANGE.
3. 2nd do.
do.,
..Mr. MALSCH.
4. Sanitary Surveyor and Inspector of Buildings, Mr. COOPER.
5. Land Surveyor,........
6. Temporary Land Surveyor,
...Mr. SAMPSON.
..Mr. DRURY.
7. Assistant Inspector of Buildings, ............................................Mr. SAMPLE.
5. Before my arrival Mr. BowDLER had been relieved of all duties connected with the Public Works Department proper, and had been appointed to the Praya Works, Mr. ORANGE had gone away on a year's leave, and subsequently resigned; Mr. MALSCH was also absent on seven months' leave. Mr. COOPER in addition to his previous duties (which were certainly as much as one Engineer could efficiently perform) had been appointed Acting Surveyor General, and after my arrival acted as Assistant Surveyor General. Mr. SAMPSON resigned his appointment about the time of my arrival. Mr. DRURY and Mr. SAMPLE were at the time young men recently appointed who had hardly the experience necessary to fit them for the more responsible posts that fell vacant. It will therefore be seen that on Mr. COOPER and myself practically devolved the duties of the six principal technical appointments of the Department. To add to our difficulties the great storm of 29th-30th May, occurred ten days after I arrived in Hongkong. Our energies were necessarily directed in the first place to repairing the damage caused by that
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These repairs have since until recently occupied a good deal of the time of the Departmental Staff. But for this exceptional work, greater progress could have been made with ordinary Public Works. Nevertheless I think I may fairly claim that taking into account the small staff until recently at my disposal much has been done, although in the case of some of the more important works operations have necessarily been chiefly of a preliminary nature, viz. :—the preparation of designs and contracts and organizing a plan of operations.
6. As regards the Staff it is right that I should mention that by the courtesy of Major-General EDWARDS, C.B., and Colonel STORER, R.E., the services of Lieu- tenant-Colonel CHAMPERNOUNE, R.E., were placed at my disposal for three months. Mr. MALSCH returned from leave on 13th December last, and the two newly appointed Executive Engineers, Mr. TOOKER and Mr. CHATHAM, arrived respectively on 27th April and 22nd May. Mr. COOPER who since Mr. CHADWICK's arrival in the Colony has assisted him as much as his ordinary duties would permit finally left the Surveyor General's Department to enter on his appointment as Resident Engineer of the temporary Water and Drainage branch on 12th May last.
7. Since my arrival the following have been the principal operations of the Department:
1. The Praya Reclamation Works have necessarily occupied much of my time and attention. Important modifications in the original designs have been sanctioned; four Contracts have been prepared of which the works are now in progress in connection with the various reclamations, and I am studying the question of the special plant and organization necessary for the carrying out of the works with economy and expedition.
2. The designs for the Gap Rock Lighthouse have been revised, work- ing drawings have been prepared, a contract entered into for the buildings, a powerful Steam Tender, and other necessary appliances have been provided, and were all ready in time to allow full advan- tage to be taken of the favourable weather of the S. W. Monsoon. The work in now progressing favourably and is being pushed on as rapidly as possible.
3. New designs have been prepared for the Central Market, a Contract has been entered into for the foundations, and the work is now progressing satisfactorily.
4. Considerable additions estimated to cost $40,000 have been sanctioned for Government House. A contract has been entered into, and the work is being carried out by Messrs. PALMER and TURNER under my direction.
5. Contracts have also been entered into and the work is more or less
advanced of the following Buildings:
1. Quarters Hospital Staff, Civil Hospital.
2.
Do., Servants
Do.,
Do.
3. Chinese Lunatic Asylum.
With the additional assistance now at my disposal, I am at present occupied with the designs, and hope shortly to be in a position to
receive tenders, for some at least, of the following works :--
1. Police Station, Aberdeen, (two designs have already been
submitted).
2. Police Station, Quarry Bay.
3. Sheep and Pig Depôt and enlarging Cattle Depôt.
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4. New Slaughter-House.
5. House and Offices for Superintendent, Botanical and Affores-
tation Department.
6. New District School.
7. Public Latrines.
8. I now propose to notice seriatim the various points in the Despatch which refer to the Public Works Estimates, but before doing so I feel that unless some explanation is given of the special conditions under which these Estimates for the current year were prepared, any explanation I can give would not be regarded as satisfactory.
9. From the period of my arrival I repeatedly conferred with the Colonial Secretary (the late Dr. STEWART, from whom I invariably received the greatest kindness and assistance) respecting the preparation of the Public Works Estimates. I had in the meanwhile, as my second Report on the re-organization of the Public Works Department (21st August, 1889, C.SO. 178) clearly proves, become aware of what I then considered and still consider the unsatisfactory manner in which the Public Works accounts have been kept. I pointed out, and Dr. STEWART agreed with me, that it was misleading to insert year after year in the Estimates amounts for works which the Surveyor General and the Government must have known could not all be carried out within the year. I attempted to prepare a satisfactory Estimate for the new year but failed, for the simple reason that for some of the works included in the Estimates for 1889 which had to be carried on to the present year, no detailed designs or Estimates, so far as I can ascertain, had ever been prepared, and it was hopeless without assistance in the very limited time available before the date fixed for sending in the Estimates, to attempt to prepare all these Estimates and designs. At Dr. STEWART'S request I left the rough drafts with him. He placed them with other papers relating to the Estimates of 1899, and told me that as soon as he could find time he would go into the question with me as to the principle on which the Estimates should be prepared. Very shortly
Very shortly afterwards Dr. STEWART'S last illness occurred. Subsequently at my request the Chief Clerk, Mr. SETH, made repeated searches for these draft Estimates which had been mislaid. In this way much time was lost, until it became absolutely necessary that the Estimates should be sent in, and I conferred with His Excellency the Governor on the subject. It was agreed to.omit altogether from the Estimates any works that it was obviously impossible to carry out during the year, and only to include such works as might possibly be
put in hand and executed wholly or in part within the year. It was on this principle that the Public Works Estimates were on short notice prepared by me.
10. I beg to submit the following detailed explanations of the various points raised in the Despatch:-
Par. 4. The amount for repairs to Government Buildings was increased from $21,000 to $25,000 because it was evident from the condition of several important Buildings that the amount expended in past years had not proved sufficient to maintain them in an efficient state of repair.
Par. 6. Increased cost of staff. I have in my letter of 15th February last C.S.O. 447 and subsequent correspondence given all the explanations in my power to the points raised in the Colonial Office Despatch, No. 243, of 28th December last, and have called special attention to the urgent necessity that exists for the appointment of a trained accountant to take charge of the Public Works accounts (including Stores). As regards other appointments, the Engineering Staff has now been reinforced, and the conditions of the Department have naturally changed since I submitted my proposals for re-organiza-
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tion in July and August last. I hope to be able to do without some of the Officials who then appeared necessary, and propose on an early occasion when submitting draft Estimates of the Establishment for 1891, to explain in detail the modifications which can in my opinion safely be made in the Staff, and at the same time ensure efficiency and economy.
Par. 8. The Slaughter-House was omitted from the Estimates because owing to difficulties as regards site, it appeared improbable that the work could be undertaken this year. I am glad to say, however, that an alternative site suggested by me and recommended by a Committee consisting of the Hon. O. CHADWICK, C.M.G., the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and the Surveyor General, has been approved by Govern- As the necessity for an improved Slaughter-House has long been recognised and this is in my opinion one of those Public Works which should take precedence of others, I am now engaged on the preparation of designs which, when complete, will be submitted, and a supplementary vote can be proposed should the Government deem it desirable to do so.
ment.
11. As regards the omission of the large amount provided in former years for Police Buildings extension, the total estimate of $135,000 (of which $42,188` had been expended up to 31st December, 1889,) was, I understand, based on the report of a Commission on the future requirements of the Police Force. From a cursory perusal of the late Surveyor General's report, I can but think that the Estimate was framed on a somewhat extravagaut scale. One large Police Station has been erected at Kennedy Town and was practically completed nearly a year ago, except the laying on of water, which has not been done because it appears to me useless to incur further expense on the building at present, as I understand both from the Super- intendent and the Acting Superintendent of Police that it is not desirable to occupy it until Kennedy Town becomes an inhabited quarter, a result which judging by present appearances is not likely to be accomplished for some time to come. As therefore so far as I have had the opportunity of forming an opinion there would appear to be no pressing necessity for increased Police accommodation except in the case of the stations at Aberdeen and Quarry Bay, those stations only were provided for in this year's Estimates.
Par. 9. Instead of carrying on from last year's estimates five District Schools ($25,000) and twelve Public Latrines ($40,000) it was deemed advisable (more especially as so far as I can gather the pro- posals as regards both these necessary objects remain in rather a crude form) to provide this year for only one District School and two Public Latrines. I would suggest that before providing further sums for these items in next year's Estimates that the question be reconsidered by Government with due regard to the public necessities. As to the Latrines I may add that the question has recently been under the consideration of the Sanitary Board, and a Committee of which I was a member has just completed its report.
12. With respect to the sum of $20,000 for Cattle Depôt Extension and Sheep and Pig Depôts (they have been erroneously classed as Markets) the Estimates of $20,000 included in the Estimates for 1890, was inserted to allow the works to be commenced during the present year, but as the site has only recently been definitely fixed, and the designs must be modified, the amount inserted in the Estimates re- presents only a part of the cost of the work, but I hope shortly to be in a position to submit detailed designs and estimates.
13. As regards the estimated amount for the Pokfulam Filter Beds ($35,500) it would appear by an oversight the deduction of $4,000 expended in 1889 has been
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omitted, but as this work has been throughout and remains under the immediate charge of Mr. COOPER, it will be necessary to refer to him should further explana- tion be required.
Par. 10. The increase in the Estimate of the quarters for the Hospital Staff from $43,000 to $75,000 is thus accounted for. On my arrival I found the foundations practically completed to the level of the ground floor. On these foundations an expenditure of no less a sum than $12,800 had been incurred. The designs were prepared and it was practically impossible to deviate from then to any considerable extent without incurring additional expense in altering the founda- tions. As the Government was committed to the work there appeared no other course open than to complete them as economically as possible and the contract was let by public tender. I can, however, but regard this building as altogether on too large and extravagant a scale for the purpose for which it is intended.
14. The item for Public Laundries was increased from $20,000 to $25,000, as it was at the time thought necessary to provide more accommodation than was originally contemplated. I should add however that since the Estimates were framed, and I have had the opportunity of going carefully into the question, I have come to the conclusion that much remains to be done before works of this nature can be carried out on a large scale. A Committee of the Sanitary Board has recently sent in a preliminary report, and the subject is still under consideration. In my opinion the experiment should be tried on a moderate scale in the first place. If any wholesale attempt were made to change the present methods to which the Chinese laundrymen are habituated, it is not unlikely that a failure might ensue, with the result of a large waste of public money.
15. I can give no explanation of the increase in the Estimates for the Epidemic Hospital Hulk. This vessel is being constructed under the direction of the Harbour Master.
16. As regards the proposed New Gaol I should add that my attention has only recently been directed to this important matter, but it is now receiving my most careful consideration.
Par. 12. I will prepare with the least possible delay a statement of Public Works sanctioned, in progress and in contemplation with the estimated cost of each, the amount expended to the 31st December, 1889, and the estimated expenditure during 1890. This can best be done in connection with the preparation of the Public Works Estimates for 1891, and I have to request that I may receive early notice of any works beyond those already sanctioned which the Government con- sider should be included in next year's Estimates. From recent correspondence I take it for granted that provision must be made for improved Gaol accommodation.
17. On 4th instant C.S.O. 15 I received instructions to submit plans of, and include in next year's Estimates, the increased accommodation required for the Post Office, Supreme Court, Registrar General, Inspector of Schools, Sanitary Board, as well as the Central Police Station. I may as well at once state that I have seen no papers and no information has yet reached me respecting some of these requirements; and the maturing of plans and preparation of Estimates for what will probably end in a proposal for New Courts of Justice, and New Govern- ment Offices, must involve a vast amount of labour. I do not see how it is possible without neglecting important works already sanctioned to include these Buildings in next year's Estimates, nor do I see how in addition to the works already sanctioned it would be possible to undertake these additional Buildings in 1891. In justice to the Engineering Staff as well as to myself, I must remind
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the Government that I inherited a long list of arrears from my predecessor; we have been working very hard during the past year with the Department under- manned, and struggling against great difficulties to make up our lee way. Now that reinforcements have arrived it must take some time to train the new Engineers to their work, and to organize the Department on a better footing. I therefore earnestly beg that as few new works as possible may be initiated until the arrears of the past are worked off, and that in future "sums largely in excess of the powers of the Department to make use of" may not be placed on the Estimates. At the same time I would add that I shall do all in my power to push forward as rapidly as possible the works in hand or sanctioned, giving priority to those which are considered most urgent. The views I have expressed are, I humbly submit, in accordance with the spirit of the Despatch under consideration.
18. With regard to the details of the Main Drainage and Sanitary Vote, in accordance with the instructions contained in your No. 1015 of 1st July, 1889, a full analysis of these accounts for the year 1880 to 30th September, 1889, was prepared and sent you on 21st November last. It was necessary to employ a special clerk for the purpose, and the preparation of these accounts occupied two and a half months. Nothing could I think more forcibly illustrate the necessity for a radical change in the system of Public Works accounts, or of the difficulties under which I labour as head of the Department with regard to questions respecting cost of works, than the fact that such a length of time was required before it could be ascertained on what items the amount of a single vote was expended. Until a better system can be initiated under an experienced accountant much of the time of myself and assistants will continue to be wasted, as it has been in the past on matters of detail connected with the accounts which could be performed more efficiently, and far more economically, by a qualified clerk. I say this not from any wish to reduce the labour of the Engineering Staff, but solely with a view of enabling its members to devote more time to their proper duties, viz., the design and supervision of the Government Works.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
S. BROWN, Surveyor General.
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SIR,
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 14th August, 1890.
In accordance with the instructions contained in your Circular, No. 33, of 20th June last, I have the honour to forward herewith the Estimates for Public Works for the year 1891. I have endeavoured throughout to conform to the instructions contained in the Colonial Office Circular Despatch of 4th February, 1890. It will be observed that the Estimates now forwarded do not include the construction or maintenance of Sewerage and Water Works which have been transferred to the Water and Drainage Department.
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2. The preparation of these Estimates has involved an unusual amount of labour owing to the introduction of the new form of Estimate and to the practice which appears to have prevailed in the past of sanctioning and commencing works before detailed drawings and estimates had been prepared. I have endeavoured, so far as possible, to supply these deficiencies, and the following notes will explain why, as regards certain items, I have been unable to prepare detailed Estimates. I now propose to deal with the Estimates, item by item.
First.-ORDINARY OR ANNUALLY RECURRENT WOrks.
3. Items 1 and 2 are the same as for the present year. A small increase is made in Item 3 (Maintenance of Public Cemetery) to allow for the coolies, formerly on the Establishment, being charged to Maintenance. It is proposed to include the Maintenance of the Disinfector (Item No. 4) in the Public Works Estimate instead of in the Establishment, as has formerly been done. The sum of $360 is provided for the purpose. Item No. 5 remains unchanged, but Item No. 6 is in- creased from $5,000 to $10,000, so as to allow for some of the existing piers which are much decayed being thoroughly repaired, and to provide for the repairs of the great storm-water channels formerly charged to the Main-drainage vote, and for other minor Government works for which no special provision is made. Item No. 7, Removing deposits from the Harbour, is reduced by $2,000. Items 8 to 12 remain unchanged. The total Estimate for recurrent expenditure has been in- creased from $110,000 to $113,560. This increase of $3,560 must, I think, be considered as very moderate, when the increased number of Government works and buildings, and of new streets and roads, is taken into account.
Secondly.-PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
Item No. 1-Central Market.
4. In submitting my report of 5th February last (C.S.O. 358) on the Central Market, I stated that I had been unable to prepare detailed drawings, but that I estimated this Building approximately at $235,000. The detailed drawings have now been prepared. The progress of the excavations has also allowed a more careful examination to be made of the foundations, which prove to be of a less favourable nature than I was led to anticipate. With a view of meeting this con- tingency, and of providing fittings for the shops and stalls worthy of this, the principal market of the city, I find it advisable to increase the Estimate to $270,000 which will, I trust, prove sufficient to complete the Market ready for occupation.
Item No. 2-Gap Rock Lighthouse.
5. In the Estimates of 1889 the amount provided for this Lighthouse is $70,000. I can, however, find no details on which the Estimate is based. It is certain that a Revolving Light of the first order could not be constructed, under the most favourable conditions, on such a site for that sum. It should be borne in mind that the conditions under which the Lighthouse is being built are anything but favourable, as a Steam Tender capable of performing the service to a Rock, exposed to the full power of the waves of the China Sea, had to be purchased, and a staff had to be specially organised for this work. After going carefully into the matter I estimate the cost of the Lighthouse at $180,000, less $30,000, the estimated value of the s.s. Fame on the completion of the work, thus making the net cost $150,000. Although this is a large sum, it compares favourably with the cost of other Lighthouses erected on isolated rocks similarly exposed.
Items 3 to 7 (inclusively) call for no special mention.
Item No. 8-Improvement of the Recreation Ground in the Happy Valley.
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6. The sum of $16,000 has been already sanctioned for filling in the Lake and improving the surface. To this amount I have added $24,000 to provide for the diversion of the stream, and the works necessary to enlarge the Recreation Ground from about 26 to 40 acres, by including in it the spaces known as the Public Garden on each side of the Bowrington Canal, in the event of these works being sanctioned by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Item No. 9-Gaol Extension.
7. I have included the sum of $140,000 with a view of providing for certain alterations and additions to the existing buildings, or of building a new block on another site, in case either of these proposals is sanctioned. The amount must be regarded as an approximation only.
Items Nos. 10 and 11-New Slaughter-House, Pig and Sheep Depôts and extension of Cattle Depôt.
8. The Estimates for 1891 provide for :-
Cattle Depôt Extension,......
Slaughter-House and Sheep and Pig Depôts, .
$ 10,000
90,000
Total,...
$100,000
The Estimates for 1889 contain the following items :—
Slaughter-House,
$ 35,000
Extension of Cattle Market (Qy. Depôt),................... Sheep and Pig Market (Qy. Depôts),..
14,000
25,000
Total,...........
$174,000
9. A change of site has been decided on, and the demands of the Colony having increased, more extensive accommodation has been provided than was originally contemplated. This accounts for the increase in the Estimate. The working drawings are now in course of preparation, and it will, I think, be found that the amounts inserted in the Estimates will be a close approximation to the actual cost.
Item No. 12-Slaughter-House, Kowloon.
10. The sum provided in the Estimates of 1889 and 1890 is $3,000. This amount is however quite inadequate to provide for the rapidly increasing wants of the Peninsula. I estimate the cost of suitable premises (including water-supply) at $6,500.
Item No. 13—Public Laundries.
11. The amount inserted in the Estimates ($25,000) is the same as last year. A Committee of the Sanitary Board has recently reported on this subject. If the recommendations of the Committee, that all the washing of the city shall be done in Public Laundries, is carried out, it will probably be necessary to expend a larger amount than that now recommended. Until, however, the establishment of Public Laundries has advanced beyond the experimental stage, I would suggest that the expenditure be limited to the amount proposed.
Item No. 14—Public Latrines.
12. It is proposed to ask next year for $10,000 in addition to the $7,000 included in the Estimates of the current year. The establishment of these conven-
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iences for the Chinese community throughout the Colony has been recommended by a Committee of the Sanitary Board, but I should advise that the expenditure be limited to $17,000 until experience has shown how the plan works.
Item No. 15-Quarters for Staff of Civil Hospital.
13. The amount included in the Estimates of 1890 is $60,000. There had been expended previously the sum of $14,022, making a total of $74,022. I have reduced the total estimate to $66,000 which will, I trust, be found sufficient to complete these buildings,
Item No. 16-Coolie Quarters.
14. It has been found necessary to increase this Estimate from $6,000 to $7,000, to provide for extra work required to meet the increasing wants of the Hospital.
Item No. 17-Alterations and Additions to the Civil Hospital.
15. The sum of $7,131 has been inserted in the Estimates to provide for additional accommodation and other improvements. This work forms the subject of a separate communication. (C.S.O. 516.)
Item No. 18-Lunatic Asylum for Chinese.
16. The sum of $16,000 is included in the Estimates of 1890. Since this Estimate was prepared considerable additions and alterations have been made to meet the requirements of the Medical authorities. To provide for this extra work it has been necessary to increase the Estimate to $20,000.
Item No. 19-Police Station, Aberdeen.
17. $25,000 is provided for this building in the Estimates of 1890. In order to meet the requirements of the Police Department it has been found neces- sary to increase the amount of accommodation considerably beyond that originally contemplated. This has involved an increase in the Estimate which now stands at $32,115.
Item No. 20-Police Station, Quarry Bay.
18. I have reduced this Estimate from $9,000 to $7,000 which will, I trust, prove sufficient.
Item No. 21-Police Station, Kennedy Town.
19. This building although completed nearly a year ago, so far as the fabric is concerned, is not it appears required at present for occupation by the Police. Consequently water has not been laid on, and in the meanwhile slips have occurred in the hill immediately in the rear of the buildings. To prevent damage a retain- ing wall is required. To provide for these works the Estimate has been increased by $3,000.
Items Nos. 22 and 23—District Schools.
20. The sum of $25,000 is included in the Estimates of 1889 for five District Schools. In the Estimate of 1890 is included $5,000 for one District School. After considerable delay a site has been selected but the amount provided is altogether inadequate to build a School of the size demanded. The sum of $10,000 has been inserted for a School in the Western district of Victoria, and $8,000 for another School in Yaumati, the largest village of the Kowloon Peninsula.
Item No. 24-Additions (New Ball Room, &c.), Government House.
21. The sum of $25,000 was inserted in the Estimates of last year in part payment of this work. The total estimated cost ($40,000) has been approved by the Legislative Council, and is included in the Estimates of 1891.
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Item No. 25-Re-construction of Governor's Peak Residence.
22. The present quarters at Mountain Lodge provide altogether inadequate accommodation and are in a dilapidated condition. It is desirable that an improved residence should be constructed as soon as a site is decided on.
Item No. 26-Quarters of Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department.
23. The sum of $12,000 was included in the Estimates of 1889 and 1890. Public tenders have been obtained for a building practically based on a design left by my predecessor. The lowest tender is about $19,000 and as some extras are not included I have inserted the sum of $22,500 in the Estimates. Items Nos. 27 and 28 are fully described in C.S.O. 1383 and C.S.O. 183 respectively.
Item No. 29-Extension of the Government Offices and construction of New
Law Courts.
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24. I have received instructions (C.S.O. 5) to study this question with a view, if possible, of including the cost of the necessary buildings in the Estimates of 1891. I have explained, however, in a previous communication that the subject is a very large one, and involves a vast amount of detail. It is quite impossible for me at present to submit any definite proposals. As however the question is very important, I have inserted an amount in the Estimates, rather with the view of calling attention to the fact (of which there can I think be no reasonable doubt) that it will be necessary, at no remote period, to provide a considerable sum for the purpose of furnishing adequate accommodation for the Government Depart- ments and the Law Courts. The Colony has out-grown what was thought, and probably was sufficient, years ago. The loss of time and prejudicial effect on public business owing to the offices of the Attorney General and Crown Solicitor, the Land Office and the Treasury, being removed so far from the Chief Secretary and the Surveyor General are very serious. I propose to provide accommodation for these offices, and for the Law Courts, in buildings to be erected in the vicinity of the present offices. It is hoped that the Military Authorities will give up the disused Murray Battery for the purpose. This site is sufficiently central for all purposes, and commanding as it does the Queen's Road and the Harbour, is, in my opinion, unrivalled as regards its capability for architectural effect. The new buildings erected on such a site should be worthy of the Colony. In the hope that something may be decided, I have inserted the sum of $150,000 in the Estimates, but this must be regarded only as a very rough approximation.
Item No. 30.
25. The sum of $12,000 has been inserted to provide for the Improvement of Queen's Road West, described in C.S.O. 111o, now under the consideration of the Government.
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Item No. 31-Stores Account.
26. The sum of $25,000 has been provided to permit of the recommendation of the Stores Committee being carried into effect. This recommendation is that instead of Stores being charged against each work or building, they should be purchased and charged to Stores Account. When issued to any work that work would be debited, and the Stores Account credited, with the value of the Stores. The sum asked for is not therefore an item of expenditure, but simply an advance on account of future works.
27. If these works now proposed are carried out, and allowance be made for others for which the necessity will probably arise from time to time, it would appear that it will be necessary, within the next few years, to expend on Public Works a sum little short of two millions of dollars. If to this be added the expenditure proposed by Mr. CHADWICK on Sewerage and Water-supply ($750,000) we arrive at a total of $2,750,000. If this be divided over five years the average annual
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expenditure would amount to $550,000, or allowing for contingencies, say $600,000. It is of course probable that Government may not carry out in their entirety the whole of the works now proposed. The question arises how is this large expenditure to be met. I observe in the Estimates of past years it is stated that the outlay on "Extraordinary Public Works" is to be defrayed from balances, and premiums on Land Sales. It is, I think, my duty to call special attention to this matter. When the question of meeting the cost of the proposed works is under consideration it is safer to over-estimate, rather than under-estimate the probable expenditure. I venture to recommend to the consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government what I can but regard as the inexpediency of depending, to a large extent at least, on the sale of Crown Lands in order to meet the heavy outlay to which Government is more or less committed. If land be forced upon the market, or sold during a season of financial depression, it is certain it will not realize anything like its real value. The Colony would probably gain greatly in the long run, by raising money on loan to cover any surplus required for extraordinary expenditure that cannot be paid from balances in hand, or ordinary revenue. This would enable the Govern- ment to choose the best time for disposing of those Crown lands which yet remain in its possession.
28. It may be well to add that among the works included in the Estimates now submitted some of the more costly should prove highly rumunerative, and the cost of others will be repaid by special rates. Of these I may enumerate the following
COST TO BE REPAID.
Gap Rock Lighthouse,
Stores Account,........................
$ 150,000 25,000
$ 175,000
Remunerative Works.
Central Market,
270,000
Praya Reclamation,
419,323
Site for Western Market,
91,000
Expenditure on Kennedy Road sites,
15,000
Cattle, Sheep and Pig Depôts and Slaughter-House,
100,000
Kowloon Slaughter-House,
6,500
Public Laundries,
25,000
Public Latrines....
17,000
Magazines for Explosives,
17,625
Shaukiwan Market,
3,000
964,448
1,139,448
Total,.........................................$
29. It will thus be seen that among the works included in the Estimate I have now the honour to submit, amounting altogether to $1,823,737, there are included works of a remunerative nature, or of which the cost will be repaid to Government amounting to $1,139,448, i.e., nearly two-thirds of the total Estimate.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable
THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY,
HONGKONG.
S. BROWN,
Surveyor General.
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PUBLIC WORKS.
ANNUALLY RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.
413
Approved Estimate for 1890.
Estimate for 1891.
$
1. Maintenance and repair of Public Buildings and Furniture,
25,000
25,000
2.
Do.
of Telegraphs and Telephones,
2,000
2,000
i
3.
Do.
of Public Cemetery,...
1,000
1,200
{
4.
Do.
of Disinfector,
360
5.
Do.
of Lighthouses,
2,000
2,000
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6.
Do.
of Praya Wall, Pier and other Government works not otherwise provided for,
5,000
10,000
7. Removing deposits from the Harbour,
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15,000
13,000
8. Miscellaneous Works,
5,000
5,000
9. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in Victoria,
25,000
25,000
10.
Do.
Hongkong outside Victoria,
15,000
15,000
11.
Do.
in Kowloon,
10,000
10,000
12. Miscellaneous services in connection with Roads and Bridges,
5,000
5,000
14th August, 1890.
Total,
110,000
113,560
S. BROWN,
Surveyor General.
414
PUBLIC WORKS, EXTRAORDINARY.
Estimated
Amount
Estimated Expended
Total
Expendi- Estimated ture Expendi-
to
Cost.
30th June,
to 31st Dec.,
ture
1891.
1890.
1890.
1. Central Market,--
The Estimate does not include monies ex- pended up to 31st December, 1889, on purchase of land and temporary Market. amounting to $139,441,
2. Gap Rock Lighthouse,-
The amount to be provided for the Gap Rock Lighthouse is estimated at....$180,000
$
$
270,000
LA
14,000 140,000
Estimated value of Steam Tender
on completion of works, two-
150,000
85,597
107,000 60,000
thirds of $45,000, cost price,.. 30,000
$150,000
3. Praya Reclamation, (Ordinance 16 of 1889),
Government Contribution,.
419,323
31,000 100,000
4. Praya Reclamation-Site for proposed Western
Market,
91,000
36,000
56,000 35,000
5. Training Albany Nullah and Branches,
38,000
8,000
30,000
6. New Roads and Preparatory Work, Kennedy
Road Sites,...
15,000
1,248
2,000
13,000
7. Re-construction Praya Bridge over Bowrington
Canal,
7,000
4,000
3,000
8. Improvements-Recreation Ground, Happy
Valley,
40.000
8,000
32,000
9. Gaol Extensions,
140,000
120,000
10. Cattle Depôt Extension,
10,000
2,000
8,000
11. Slaughter-House, and Sheep and Pig Depôts,..
90,000
5,000
85,000
12. Slaughter-House, Kowloon,.
6,500
6,500
13. Public Laundries,
25,000
12,500
14. Public Latrines,
17,000
7,000
10,000
15. Civil Hospital, Staff Quarters,
66,000
24,377
39,377
26,623
16.
Do., Coolie Quarters,
7,000
1,000
3,800
3,200
17.
Do.,
Alterations and Additions,.
7,131
7,131
18. Lunatic Asylum for Chinese,
20,000
12,800
7,200
19. Police Station, Aberdeen,-
Includes $4,615 expended for preparing
Site,
32,115
4,615
8,615
23,500
20. Police Station, Quarry Bay,
7,000
7,000
21.
Do.,
Kennedy Town,
41,543
38,543
39,543
2,000
22. District School, Saiyingpun,
10,000
2,000
8,000
23.
Do.,
Kowloon,
8,000
8,000
24. Additions to Government House,
40,000
3,100
25,000
15,000
25. Re-construction of Governor's Peak Residence,
40,000
26. Quarters for Superintendent, Botanical and
Afforestation Department,.
18,500
4,000
14,500
27. Magazines for Explosives and Pier-Stoue
Cutters' Island,
17,625
5,000
12,625
28. Shaukiwan Market, Extension,
3,000
3,000
29. Government Offices Extension and New Law
Courts,
150,000
30. Lowering Queen's Road West,
12,000
6,000
6,000
31. Stores Account,..
25,000
25,000
TOTAL,..
..$ 1,823,737
194,480
390,135
823,779
14th August, 1890.
S. BROWN, Surveyor General.
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Surveyor General to Colonial Secretary.
HON. COLONIAL SECRETARY,
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Of the various works included in the Return, the Colony is, I believe, committed to all except the following:---
Item 9. Gaol Extension. I have not sufficient information to enable me
to say to what extent the Colony is committed to this item. Item 13. Public Laundries. The same remark applies to this item as to
the foregoing.
Item 17. Additions and Alterations to the Civil Hospital $7,131. These
improvements although no doubt necessary are not yet sanctioned. Item 25. Re-construction of Governor's Peak Residence $40,000. The sum of $40,000 is included in the Estimates of 1890 on account of this work, but no decision has yet been arrived at with regard to site.
Item 26. Quarters and Offices for Superintendent of Botanical and Afforestation Department. The sum of $12,000 has been included in the Estimates of 1889 and 1890. This amount is manifestly insufficient, although I have included $22,500 in the Estimates for next year,
I have subsequently gone into the matter with a view of reducing the cost and as explained in my letter of 15th instant (C.S.O. 1783) I hope to carry out the work for a sum considerably within that above named. A new house is indispensable, as the present residence and offices of this Department are in a very dilapidated condition.
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Item 27. Magazine for Explosives and Pier at Stone Cutters' Island.
My proposals are still under the consideration of Government. Item 28. Shaukiwan Market Extension. The same remark applies to
this item.
Item 29. Government Offices Extension and New Law Courts. The item has been included in the Estimates for 1891, as these buildings are under contemplation, but the matter is not sufficiently advanced to permit me to submit definite proposals and estimates. The want of improved accommodation is a pressing one and has long been recognised. In my opinion this important item should not be lost sight of when the Public Works of the future are under consideration.
I have distinguished by the red* letters A. B. C. the relative order of impor- tance which, to the best of my information and judgment, attaches to the items included in the Return.
A marks works of primary importance.
B
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C indicates less important works.
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* Italics in print.
S. BROWN, Surveyor General.
415
416
PUBLIC WORKS SANCTIONED AND IN CONTEMPLATION.
A 1. Central Market,
The estimate does not include the sum of $139,441 expended to 31st December, 1889, for purchase of land and erecting a temporary Market.
A 2. Gap Rock Lighthouse,
The amount to be provided for Gap
Rock Lighthouse is estimated at $180,000 Deduct estimated value of Steam
30,000
Estimated Cost,
Expended Estimated to 31st Dec., Expenditure,
1889.
1890.
$
$
270,000
14,000
150,000
73,183
33,817
Tender after completion of works 2/3rds of cost price $45,000,....
Net Estimate,......$150,000
A 3. Praya Reclamation (Ordinance No. 16 of 1889),
Government Contribution,
419,323
31,000
A 4. Praya Reclamation site for proposed Western
Market, ....
91,000
30,877
25,123
A
5. Training Albany Nullah and Branches,. B 6. New Road and Preparatory Work, Kennedy Road
Sites,
38,000
8,000
7. Bridge over Bowrington Canal,
15,000 7,000
2,000
4,000
B
8. Improvements Recreation Ground, Happy Valley,
The estimate does not include the diver- sion of the Canal and alteration of Race Course under consideration for which a further sum of $24,000 would be required, .
16,000
8,000
A 9. Gaol Extension under consideration, approximate
estimate,
140,000
B 10. Cattle Depôt Extension,
10,000
2,000
A 11. Slaughter-House and Sheep and Pig Depôts, B 12. Slaughter-House, Kowloon,
90,000
5,000
6.500
B13. Public Laundries, approximate estimate,
25,000
B 14. Public Latrines,
17,000
7,000
B 15. Civil Hospital, Staff Quarters,
66,000
14,022
25,355
B 16.
Coolie Quarters,.
7,000
3,800
"
templation),
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A 17.
B 18. Lunatic Asylum for Chinese, A 19. Police Station, Aberdeen, B 20.
Alteration and Additions (in con-
7,131
20,000
12,800
32,115
4,615
4,000
Quarry Bay, (Plans being pre-
pared),
7,000
A 21. Police Station, Kennedy Town, B 22. District School, Saiyingpun,
41,543
38,307
1,000
10,000
2,000
C 23.
Kowloon,
8,000
C 24. Additions to Government House,
40,000
25,000
B 25. Reconstruction of Governor's Peak Residence
(under consideration),
40,000
B 26. Quarters for Superintendent, Botanical and
Afforestation Department,
22,500
A 27. Magazine for Explosives and Pier, Stone Cutters'
Island,
C 28. Shaukiwan Market Extension,
17,625 3,000
4,000
5,000
C 29. Government Offices Extension and New Law
Courts (under consideration),
150,000
30. Rain-Storm Damages, (completed),
•
112,783
70,038
37,149
A 31. Epidemic Hospital Hulk,
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50,000
58,600
TOTAL,.
1,929,520
231,042
318,644
* The construction of the Hospital Hulk is not under the charge of the Public Works Department. The
estimated Expenditure given in the return was obtained from the Colonial Secretary's Office.
NOTE.-New Water Mains expended from 1887 to 1889, inclusive,.
$184,222
Main Drainage and Sanitary Works expended from 1880 to 1889,
inclusive,
587,563
S. BROWN, Surveyor General.
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Resident Engineer to Surveyor General.
The Honourable THE SURVEYOR GENERAL.
In reply to your memo. received this day I forward herewith a copy of the Tabular Statement forwarded to the Colonial Secretary on the 22nd ultimo. Columns 1 and 3 give the information you ask so far as I am able to do so.
I have no return of the amount expended under the heading Main Drainage and Sanitary last year nor have I any information respecting the estimate of of $1,500,000.
FRANCIS A. COOPER.
(Copy.)
WATER AND DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT.
Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure.
Approved Estimate for 1890.
Estimate
for
1891.
$
Maintenance of Water Works,
•
Maintenance of Sewers,
8,000
10,000
2,000
Total,
8,000
12,000
Public Works Extraordinary.
Estimated Total Cost.
Amount actually expended up to 30th June, 1890.
Estimated to be spent
up to 31st December,
Estimated to be spent in
1891.
1890.
$
$
$
New Water Mains and Distributary System of
Victoria Water Works,.
200,000
37,000 87,000
76,000
Peak Water-supply,.
27,000
20,000
7,000
Sewerage of Victoria,
282,500
2,000*
40,000*
80,000
:
Sewerage of Hunghom, (Kowloon),
10,000
10,000
Sewerage of Yaumati, (Kowloon),...
13,000
:
13,000
Water-supply of Kowloon Peninsula,
180,000
1,050
3,000
Miscellaneous Minor Works,
10,000
Total Public Works Extraordinary,.... 712,500
40,050 147,000 199,000
*Spent under authority of Vote for Main Drainage and Sanitary, to which many other minor works have been charged in 1890.
The sum of $200,000 is the estimated cost of completing the Distribution System of Victoria from the condition in which I found them in 1889 according to plans prepared by me and approved by 'Government.
The sum of $37,000 was expended between 31st January, 1890, and 30th June, 1890.
19.8.90.
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No. 172.
HONGKONG.
REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS.
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No.
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90.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 10th July, 1890.
SIR,
Owing to my recent appointment and other causes, I was prevented from making an annual report on the operations of the Public Works Department for 1889, but I have now the honour, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, to submit an intermediate report. I propose in future, although such does not appear to have been the practice in past years, to send in at the close of each year a full and exhaustive report on the works executed during the year.
Repairs of damage done by the great Storm of
29th and 30th May, 1889.
2. With the exception of the bridge on the Kennedy Road and minor repairs to the bridle tracks to Stanley and Cape D'Aguilar these repairs are now com- pleted, and but for the scars on the hill-sides which are not yet altogether recovered
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vegetation, hardly a trace remains of the ruin wrought by this storm. It has been found necessary to defer the reconstruction of the bridge over the Albany Nullah on the Kennedy Road until the training channel for the nullah already commenced has been brought down to this point. It is very desirable that this training channel should be completed by this Department as far as the commence- ment of the Military property near Mr. KENNEDY's stables, and I am glad to learn that the Military Authorities contemplate carrying on the work through their lands to join the masonry channel below. When this work is completed the nullah will be effectually protected from the harbour upwards as far as the Tytam filter beds above the Bowen Road, a distance of about 1,222 yards. I may add that the whole of the repairs of storm damage have been completed considerably within my estimate, although much more work than I had originally contemplated in the training of the Albany Nullah has been executed. The length of nullah now finished from the service tank northwards is 216 yards, about 353 lineal yards of masonry channel have yet to be constructed by the Colonial Government, and 203 lineal yards by the Military Authorities.
Gap Rock Lighthouse.
3. During the North East Monsoon but little work could be done on the Gap Rock owing to the extreme difficulty in effecting a landing. All preliminary arrangements were however completed in time to allow operations to be under- taken and vigorously prosecuted immediately the more favourable weather of the South West Monsoon set in. Since the 21st March a body of workmen have been working continuously on the rock. At first it was necessary to limit the number, owing to the difficulty in providing lodgings, and ensuring an adequate supply of water, but as soon as these obstacles were overcome by the erection of substantial
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coolie quarters in brickwork, and the construction of a cistern capable of holding 6,000 gallons of water, the number was increased to sixty-five. Much had to be done to level the hard metamorphic rock to receive the foundations of the light- house, keepers' quarters, and permanent tank, no less than 1,000 tons of rock hav- ing to be blasted. This work is now however well advanced, and I hope soon to be able to commence the masonry. In the meanwhile derricks have been erected to facilitate the landing of men and material, a landing place and roadway from the sea-level to the summit of the rock are nearly completed, and the material for the buildings has been prepared. The progress recently made has quite come up to my expectations, and reflects credit on those charged with the superintendence of the work. It was at first thought that there would be great difficulty in getting the Chinese to remain on this isolated rock, and that the heat and glare would seriously affect their health. I am glad to say that so far, owing to the precautions taken for their safety and comfort, no difficulty has been found in procuring workmen, and up to the present time the locality has proved exceptionally healthy.
Praya Reclamations.
(a.)—— Work included in Ordinance No. 16 of 1889.
4. Two contracts have been let for the construction of the rubble mound which forms the base of the Praya sea wall, viz.: Section No. 2, 782 lineal feet and 1,157 lineal feet of Section No. 7, and the deposit of the stone is now pro- gressing actively at either extremity of the line of the new wall. Up to the 5th instant, 59,567 cubic yards of rubble stone had been deposited in Section No. 2, and 35,043 cubic yards in Section No. 7, making a total of 94,610 cubic yards.
(b.)—Reclamation in front of the Wharf and Godown Co.'s Wharf. (Length 592 feet.)
5. This reclamation which is being carried out by Government under an agreement with the Wharf and Godown Company, lies west of Section No. 2. The rubble mounds have been formed, the granite footing courses of the wall laid, and the earth filling behind the wall is progressing satisfactorily.
(c.)—Reclamation in front of the Sailors' Home.
The rubble mound for the
6. This reclamation which it was I understand intended to utilize as the site of the "Western Market" is situated between the Wharf and Godown Com- pany's Reclamation and the new Praya Section No. 1. sea wall was completed in December, 1889, and a contract was entered into on 5th February, 1890, to complete the works for the sum of $50,800. I regret to say that we are having much trouble with the contractor.
(d.)—Reclamation in front of Mr. Chater's property-Kennedytown.
7. This work is progressing satisfactorily. The wall is brought up to 7 feet 9 inches below quay level, and the sewers and earth-filling are being pushed on. I trust this reclamation will be completed about the end of the year.
New Central Market.
8. A contract has been let to Mr. TSANG KENG for the foundations of this building, the work was commenced on 23rd May last and is now being vigorously prosecuted. A requisition for the iron beams and columns to support the upper floor has been transmitted to the Crown Agents. The detailed drawings of the superstructure are nearly completed and we shall then be prepared to receive tenders for the main structure.
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9. The market as planned consists of two blocks running the whole length between the Queen's Road and the Praya. These blocks will be connected by central towers in which are provided quarters for the Inspector and watchmen. Each block contains two stories, the lower one on the Praya level, the upper floor on the Queen's Road level. The market buildings will therefore consist of four separate markets each 296 feet long and 50 feet wide. A central avenue 20 feet wide traverses the whole length of each market, and on each side will be ranged the shops and stalls.
10. The extent of the accommodation provided is as follows:-
External area covered by Market, Internal area of Market, both floors,.....
Area available for Shops and Stalls,
.37,680 square feet.
58,864
.33,884
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Quarters for Staff of Civil Hospital.
11. A contract was entered into with Mr. TSANG KENG on the 15th Nov- ember last for the completion of this building for the sum of $42,500. The work is progressing favourably, the walls having now reached an average height of 13 feet above the ground floor.
Servants' Quarters-Civil Hospital.
12. A contract was entered into on 27th January last with Mr. Wo SING for the erection of this building for the sum of $6,150. The progress made by the contractor has not so far been satisfactory, and it has been found necessary to take the work out of his hands.
Lunatic Asylum for Chinese.
13. This building is in course of erection on a piece of Government land immediately north of the European Lunatic Asylum. It is a two-storied building, with basement which may be used as store-rooms and for other purposes. The Asylum will provide accommodation for sixteen patients, each having a separate room ten feet by eight feet, with day rooms for the more tractable cases and quarters for attendants. The contract was entered into on 25th April last with Mr. YEE HING for $16,300. The foundations have been completed and the build- ing is now raised to the ground floor level.
Reconstruction of Pier at Kowloon Point.
14. A contract was entered into with Mr. CHAN A-TONG on the 11th January last, for the removal of the old pier and the construction of a new one 73 feet in length and 45 feet wide for the sum of $7,000. This work was completed in May last.
Additions to Government House-Ball Room.
15. Designs for a new Ball Room and accessories have been prepared by Messrs. PALMER & TURNER under my direction, and a contract has been let to Mr. YEE HING for the main structure. The masonry is now advanced to 23 feet above the ground floor and the contractor is making good progress, as the work suffers little interruption during rainy weather, owing to the protection afforded by a huge "matshed" which covers in the whole building. The contractor has undertaken to complete the work by the 15th day of March next.
16. The new building will form a wing on the eastern side of Government House and will consist of a Ball Room 60 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 26 feet high on the upper floor. It is approached from Government House by a vestibule and wide flight of steps. To the left is a billiard room and on the right a staircase descends to the basement in which are placed a large supper room, card and smoking rooms, and other conveniences. The estimated cost is $40,000.
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Recreation Ground-Happy Valley.
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17. The improvements estimated to cost $16,000 for which the sum of $8,000 to be expended this year was voted by the Legislative Council on 9th ultimo consist in filling in the round pond and improving the surface. The work has been commenced. It is in my opinion very desirable that the drainage of this Valley for which much has already been done, should be completed by improving the watercourse on the west side of the Race Course, diverting it to the westward from near the Grand Stand to a point near the Bowrington Sugar Refinery, removing the weir opposite the refinery and contracting the width of the canal from the refinery to the Harbour. I hope shortly, in consultation with Mr. CHADWICK (in so far as the question of main drainage is concerned) to be able to submit plans embodying these proposals which must tend to improve the sanitary condition of the locality.
New Slaughter-House, Extension of Cattle Depôt
and Depôts for Pigs and Sheep.
18. A Committee consisting of The Honourable O. CHADWICK, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and the Surveyor General, having been appointed to report on the question of a site for the proposed new Slaughter-House and Depôts for Pigs and Sheep, recommended that these should be erected at Kennedytown immediately to the south west of the present Cattle Depôt. This site has the great advantage of concentrating the depôts and slaughter-houses for cattle, sheep, and pigs in one locality. A plentiful supply of water which is essential for these purposes, can be obtained from the large nullah which traverses this site, supplemented when necessary by the Pokfulam aqueduct. These establishments should be placed under the supervision of a European Inspector, residing on the spot whose duty it will be to see that the sanitary regulations are strictly enforced. With this precaution, combined with an efficient system of drainage, and an ample supply of water, the sanitary condition of the locality will be amply guaranteed. A survey has been made of the site and the working drawings of the slaughter- house, and pig and sheep depôts, are now in hand.
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19. As regards the other public works included in this year's Estimates, I must admit that less progress has been made than I would have desired. This has arisen from various causes, but is chiefly due to the system which appears to have prevailed in the past of including in the Estimates of the year all works sanctioned by Government, irrespective of the consideration whether it was possible to execute them during the year or not. Consequently I found on my arrival that the list of Extraordinary Public Works" in the Estimates of 1889 included the arrears of many years. It will be much better in future to include in the Estimates of the year only such works as there is a reasonable probability of carrying out wholly, or at least in part, during the year. Some delay has also been caused to the operations of the Department by the changes in the staff incident on the temporary separation of the water and drainage works from the Public Works Department. Now however that the departmental staff has been strengthened by the arrival of two Executive Engineers (Mr. TOOKER and Mr. CHATHAM) I hope to be able to make headway with the arrears.
20. With regard to some of these works, I may add that I hope shortly to be in a position to commence the erection of the Police Stations at Aberdeen and Quarry Bay. The question of Public Laundries, and Public Latrines, has been referred to Committees of the Sanitary Board who have sent in reports, and action may I think shortly be taken to carry out the recommendations of the Committees. A site has been selected and plans are being prepared for a new school for the Saiyingpún District. Plans are nearly completed of the new offices, store-rooms and residence for the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Depart-
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ment. The reconstruction of the pier at Yaumáti can stand over for the present, but instead thereof it is a matter of urgent necessity to construct a new pier at Stone Cutters' Island, as the existing one is in the last stage of decay.
Ordinary Repairs.
21. The Government buildings generally have been maintained in a fair state of repair. It will be necessary shortly however to carry out extensive repairs to the Powder Magazine at Stone Cutters' Island owing to the ravages of white ants.
22. The main streets and roads have been considerably improved, but their maintenance must be attended with some difficulty so long as the new drains and water pipes are being laid. By an organised system of road scraping the condition of the surface of the main thoroughfares in wet weather has been considerably improved.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
S. BROWN,
Surveyor General.
.
HONGKONG.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS I
Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the (
COLONY OF HONGKONG.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
REVENUE.
Amount Total Estimated. Receipts.
More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.
EXPENDI
C.
C. $ C.
LAND REVENUE:—
Leased Lands,..
160,000
167,208.63
7,208.63
Lands not Leased, including Stone Quarries,
21,000
Fees on Grant of Leases.
400
29.776.09 705.00
8,776.09
ESTABLISHMENTS:—
Governor,
305.00
RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS:-
Colonial Secretary................
Markets, including Slaughter House and Cattle Shed,
65.000
69,724.19
4,724.19
Buildings,.
4,000
41.00
3,959.00
Auditor,
Piers......
1,000
1,697.50
697.50
Verandahs,
1,801.82
1,801.82
Treasurer,...
LICENCES:
Spirit,
41,000
48,794.00
7,794.00
Clerk of Councils,
Pawnbrokers,
14,000
14,350.00
350.00
Auctioneers...
1,800
1.800.00
Surveyor General,
Tenements for Emigrants,
10
10.00
Emigration Brokers,
1,200
1,400.00
200.00
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,
900
1,100.00
200.00
Opium Monopoly,
428,400
428,400.00
Boarding Houses,
160
150,00
Marriage..
400
494.00
94.00
Chinese Undertakers,
100
110,00
10.00
Stamps....
Money Changers.
Marine Store Dealers,
Shooting Licences,
Arms Ordinance, 1887,
TAXES:-
Assessed Taxes,
POSTAGE,
FINES, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURTS:-
725
660.00
1,000
855,00
65.00 145.00
10 200
35.00
25.00
Postmaster General,....
Registrar General,
Harbour Master,.......
Lighthouses,
Observatory,
195.00
5.00
Collector of Stamp Revenue,.
180,000 213,479.51 33,479.51 338,000 374.857.75 36,857.75 160,000 142,309.11
Botanical and Afforestation..
17,690.89
Judicial,
Fines,
20,000
14,996.70
5,003.30
Forfeitures,
1,000
Fees,
10,000
3,241.73 2,241.73 14,678.26
4,678.26
FEES OF OFFICE:-
Burials,
600
849.75
249.75
Licences for Junks, &c.,
19,000
19,402.00
402.00
Ecclesiastical,
Educational,
Medical,
Registry of Boats,
8,000
3,910.00
4,090.00
Do. of Cargo Boats and Crews,
6,500
7,037.75
537.75
Police Magistrates,...................
Do. of Hawkers,.
3,900
6,534.50
2,634.50
Cargo Boat Certificates,
750
1,211.00
Registration of Householders and Servants,.........................
1,600
2,256.00
461.00 656.00
•
Police,
Official Signatures,.
200
83.00
117.00
Gaol,
Registration of Deeds,
4,000
4,378.00
378.00
Shipping Seamen,.
9,000
9,822.00
822.00
Examination of Masters, &c.,
1,350
1,487.50
137.50
Survey of Steam Ships, &c.,
10,000
9,244.01
755.99
...
Registry Fees, &c., (Mer. Shipping Act),.
400
279.00
Do. of Carriages, Chairs, &c.,
19,000
20,313,25
Registration of Companies,
1,000
6,370.62
1,313.25 5,370.62
Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants, Registration of Births, &c.,.
20,000
14,408.25
5,591.75
60
Light Dues,
32,000
95.00 31,898.46
35.00
Do., (for Gap Rock Lighthouse),
Licences for Steam-Launches,
45,000
101.54 45,000.00
350
Surveyor's Certificate for Steam-Launches,
1,000
397.50 985.00
47.50
15.00
Official Administrator, Assignee, &c.,..
2,000
5,664.17
Registration of Trade Marks,
300
554.30
3,664.17 254.30
121.00
Fire Brigade,
Sanitary,
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTA
Treasurer,.
Postmaster General,
Botanical and Afforestation, Judicial,
Ecclesiastical,
Educational,
Medical,
Police Magistrates,..
Police,
Licences for Chinese Passenger Ships,
500
390.00
110.00
Gaol,
Medical Registration Fees,
25
Bills of Health,.
2,000
10.00 1,746.00
16.00
Fire Brigade,
254.00
Sanitary,
SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:
Condemned Stores, &c.,
1,000
1,605.39
605.39
REIMBURSEMENTS:-
Sick Stoppages from Police Force,
800
1,068.94
268.94
Subsistence of Seamen, &c., in Gaol,
300
369.43
69.43
Treatment of Seamen, &c., in Hospital,.
8,000
10,913.18
2,913.18
Contribution to the Lock Hospital from Admiralty,
1,310.58
1,310.58
Convict Labour and other items,
3,500
5,217.04
1,717.04
Sale of Printed Forms,
1,200
1,239.50
39.50
1000
1 170 20
170 23
Pensions, Retired Allowances &
Charitable Allowances, ..
Transport,
Works and Buildings,
Roads, Streets and Bridges,
No. 3
00.
HONGKONG.
WING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN THE YEAR 1889.
by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
COLONY OF HONGKONG.
)WING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN THE YEAR 1889.
Total More than Less than Receipts.
Estimated. Estimated.
EXPENDITURE.
Amount Total More than Less than Estimated. Payments. Estimated Estimated.
$ C.
$ C.
C.
..
ESTABLISHMENTS :-
167,208.63
7,208.63
29,776.09
8,776.09
Governor,
35,663 34,528.57
:
1,134.43
705.00
305.00
Colonial Secretary..........
26,972 25,209.63
1,762.37
69,724.19
4,724.19
41.00
3,959.00
Auditor,
1,697.50
697.50
1,801.82
1,801.82
Treasurer,.
48,794.00
7,794.00
Clerk of Councils,
14,350.00
350.00
1.800.00
Surveyor General,
6,488 6,464.64
11,018 11,071.81
1,300 1,231.25
69,938 64,536.97
23.36
23.81
68.75
5,401.03
10.00
1,400.00
200.00
Postmaster General,...
41,416
43,164.86 1,748.86
1,100.00
200.00
428,400.00
Registrar General,
18,590
19,179.05 589.05
150,00
494.00
94.00
Harbour Master,...
50,394
48,226.36
2,167.64
110.00
10.00
660.00
65.00
Lighthouses,
6,508
4,821.69
1,686.31
855.00
145.00
35.00
25.00
Observatory,
6,970
7,784.88 814.88
195.00
5.00
Collector of Stamp Revenue,
4,822
4,781.77
40.23
213,479.51 33,479.51
374,857.75 36,857.75
Botanical and Afforestation.,
8,346
8,267.18
78.82
142,309.11
17,690.89
Judicial,
60,929
64,635.70 3,706.70
14,996.70
5,003.30
3,241.73
2,241.73
Ecclesiastical,.
4,998
4,998.00
14,678.26
4,678.26
Educational,
38,359
34,433.94
849.75
249.75
19,402.00
402.00
Medical,
35,482
33,400.20
3,925.06
2,081.80
3,910.00
4,090.00
7,037.75
537.75
Police Magistrates,.......
19,830
19,543.73
:
286.27
6,534,50
2,634.50
1,211.00
461.00
Police,
168,618 162,434.02
6,183.98
2,256.00
656.00
83.00
117.00
Gaol,
4,378.00
378.00
9,822.00
822.00
Fire Brigade,
32,168 31,633.82
12,081
534.18
12,286.76 202.76
1,487,50
137.50
9,244.01
765,99
...
Sanitary,
52,140
48,874.10
3,265.90
279.00
121.00
20,313.25
6,370,62 14,408.25 95.00 31,898.46
1,313.25 5,370.62
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS :-
Treasurer,..
5,358
3,707.15
1,650.85
5,591.75
Postmaster General,
68,000
119,962.40 51,962.40
35.00
Botanical and Afforestation,
13,800
12,493.05
1,306.95
101,54 45,000.00
Judicial,
860
762.00
98.00
Ecclesiastical,
1,220
1,220.00
397.50 985.00
47.50
Educational,
22,192
19,467.92
2,724.08
15.00
Medical,
22,243
30,346.47
5,664.17
3,664.17
Police Magistrates,.
390
393.00
554.30
254.30
Police,
47,378
51,040.38
8,103.47 3.00 3,662.38
390.00
110.00
Gaol,
22,600
22,212.87
387.13
10.00 1,746.00
15.00
Fire Brigade,
5,800
6,022.68 222.68
...
254.00
Sanitary,
900
900.00
Pensions, Retired Allowances & Gratuities.
42,000
55,643.75 13,613.75
1,605.39
605.39
Charitable Allowances, .
4,000
13,765.25 9,765.25
1,068.94
268.94
369.42
69.43
Transport,
4,500
4,331.46
168.54
10,913.18
2,913.18
1,310.58
1,310.58
Works and Buildings,
55,000
57,180.66 2,180.66
5,217.04
1,239.50
1170 90
1,717.04
39.50
170 22
Roads, Streets and Bridges,
55,500
59,371.72 3,871.72
Markets, including Slaughter House and Cattle Shed,
65.000
69,724.19
4,724.19
Buildings,.
4,000
41.00
3,959.00
Auditor.
Piers....
Verandahs,
LICENCES:-
Spirit,
1,000
1,697.50
697.50
1,801.82
1,801.82
Treasurer,..
41,000
48,794.00
7,794.00
Clerk of Councils,
Pawnbrokers,
14,000
14,350.00
350.00
Auctioneers...
1,800
1.800.00
Surveyor General,
Tenements for Emigrants,
Emigration Brokers,
10
1,200
10.00
...
1,400.00
200.00
Postmaster General,.
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,
900
1,100.00
200.00
Opium Monopoly,
428,400
428,400,00
Boarding Houses,
150
150,00
Marriage,
400
494.00
94.00
Chinese Undertakers,
Money Changers.
Marine Store Dealers,
Shooting Licences,
100
110.00
10.00
725
660.00
65.00
1,000
855.00
145.00
10
35.00
25.00
Registrar General,
Harbour Master,.
Lighthouses,
Observatory,
Arms Ordinance, 1887,
200
195.00
5.00
TAXES:-
Collector of Stamp Revenue, .
Stamps...
180,000
213,479.51 33,479.51
Assessed Taxes,
338,000
374,857,75 36,857.75
Botanical and Afforestation..
POSTAGE,
160,000
142,309.11
17,690.89
FINES, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURTS:--
Judicial,
Fines,
20,000
14,996.70
5,003.30
Forfeitures,
1,000
3,241.73 2,241.73
Fees,
10,000
14,678.26
4,678.26
FEES OF OFFICE:-
Burials,
600
849.75
249.75
Licences for Junks, &c.,
19,000
19,402.00
402.00
Ecclesiastical,
Educational,
Medical,
Registry of Boats,
8,000
3,910.00
4,090.00
Do. of Cargo Boats and Crews,
6,500
7,037,75
537.75
Police Magistrates,......
Do. of Hawkers,..
3,900
6,534.50
2,634.50
Cargo Boat Certificates,
750
1,211.00
461.00
Police,
Registration of Householders and Servants,.........................
1,600
2,256,00
656.00
Official Signatures,..
200
83.00
117.00
Gaol,
Registration of Deeds,
4,000
4,378,00
378.00
Shipping Seamen,...
9,000
9,822.00
822.00
Fire Brigade,
Examination of Masters, &c.,
1,350
1,487,50
137,50
Survey of Steam Ships, &c.,...
10,000
9,244.01
Registry Fees, &c., (Mer. Shipping Act),.
400
279.00
755.99 121.00
Do. of Carriages, Chairs, &c.,
19,000
20,313.25
Registration of Companies,
1,000
6,370.62
1,313.25 5,370,62
...
Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants,
20,000
14,408.25
Registration of Births, &c.,
60
Light Dues,
32,000
95.00 31,898.46
35.00
***
Do., (for Gap Rock Lighthouse),
45,000
45,000.00
Licences for Steam-Launches,
350
Surveyor's Certificate for Steam-Launches,
1,000
397.50 985.00
47.50
5,591.75
101.54
Sanitary,
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISH
Treasurer,..
Postmaster General,
Botanical and Afforestation,
Judicial,
Ecclesiastical,
Educational,
15.00
Medical,
Official Administrator, Assignee, &c.,...
2,000
5,664.17
3,664.17
Police Magistrates,.
Registration of Trade Marks,
300
554.30
254.30
Police,
Licences for Chinese Passenger Ships,
500
390.00
110.00
Gaol,
Medical Registration Fees,
25
10.00
15.00
Fire Brigade,
Bills of Health,
2,000
1,746.00
254.00
Sanitary,
SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:—
Condemned Stores, &c.,
1,000
1,605.39
605.39
REIMBURSEMENTS:-
Sick Stoppages from Police Force,
800
1,068.94
268.94
Subsistence of Seamen, &c., in Gaol,
300
369.43
69.43
Treatment of Scamen, &c., in Hospital,..
8,000
10,913.18
2,913.18
Contribution to the Lock Hospital from Admiralty,
1,310.58
1,310.58
Convict Labour and other items,
3,500
5,217.04
1,717.04
Sale of Printed Forms,
1,200
1,239.50
39.50
Pensions, Retired Allowances & Gratu
Charitable Allowances,
Transport,
Works and Buildings,
Roads, Streets and Bridges,
Gaol Expenses recovered,.
1,000
1,170,38
170.38
Contribution from Imperial Post Office,
3,888
3,888,00
Miscellaneous Services,
Sale of Chinese Gazette,
50
56.00
6.00
Interest on Furniture at Government House,
150
150.00
Military Expenditure,......................
Fees from Scholars at Victoria College,
10,000
8,786.50
Storage of Gunpowder, &c.,.
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:—
Profit on Subsidiary Coins,
Night Soil Contract,
Other Miscellaneous Receipts,.............
9,000
3,946.68
34,000
68,199.70
20,000
19,839,00
6,000
13,751.46
34,199.70
7,751.46
1,213.50
5,053.32
161.00
Interest on Loan and Sinking Fund,
Extraordinary Public Works,.............
TOTAL REVENUE,.
RECEIPTS.
1,737,7181,823,549.13 | 175,458.42| 89,627.29
TOTAL EXPI
Deposits Available,-Premia on Land Sales,
Other Deposits,
Deposits not Available,
Advance Account,
Family Remittances,
Subsidiary Coins,
Money Order Account,
Crown Agents' Account,
Exchange Account,
Crown Agents, Bills Outstanding,
Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18,
Praya Reclamation,..
Cash in hand, 1st January, 1889,
.$ 154,725.60 1,161,000.00
1,315,725.60
PAYMI
Deposits Available,
Deposits not Available,. Advance Account
1,193.93 48,367.94 21,943.40 1,040,000,00 52,795.59 8,228.39 1,790,158.16 184,000.00
7,750.00 6,965.78 240,169.88
Family Remittances, Subsidiary Coins,
Money Order Account, Crown Agents' Account,.
Crown Agents, Bills Outstanding, Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18, Praya Reclamation,
Cash in hand, 31st December, 1889,
TOTAL,...
$6,540,847.80
TREASURY, HONGKONG, 25th March, 1890.
A. F. ALVES,
Accountant.
Examined,
W. M. DEANE, Acting Auditor General
69,724.19
4,724.19
41.00
3,959.00
1,697.50
1,801.82
697.50 1,801.82
Auditor,
Treasurer,..
6,488
6,464,64
23.36
:
11,048
11,071.81
23.81
48,794.00 7,794.00
Clerk of Councils,
1,300 1,231.25
68.75
14,350.00
350.00
1.800.00
Surveyor General,
69,938 64,536.97
5,401.03
10.00
...
1,400.00
200.00
Postmaster General,..
41,416
43,164.86
1,748.86
1,100.00
200.00
428,400.00
Registrar General,
18,590
19,179.05
589.05
150.00
494.00
94.00
Harbour Master,...
50,394
48,226.36
2,167.64
110.00
10.00
660.00
65.00
Lighthouses,
6,508
4,821.69
1,686.31
855,00
145.00
35.00
25.00
Observatory,
6,970
7,784.88 814.88
195.00
5.00
Collector of Stamp Revenue,
4,822
4,781.77
40.23
213,479.51
33,479,51
374.857.75 36,857.75
Botanical and Afforestation..
8,346
8,267.18
78.82
142,309.11
17,690.89
Judicial,
60,929 64,635.70 3,706.70
14,996.70
5,003.30
3,241.73 2,241.73
Ecclesiastical,
4,998
4,998.00
14,678.26
4,678.26
Educational,
38,359
34,433.94
849.75
249.75
19,402.00
402.00
Medical,
35,482
33,400,20
3,910.00
4,090.00
7,037.75 537.75
Police Magistrates,..
19,830
19,543.73
6,534,50
2,634.50
1,211.00
461.00
Police,
168,618
162,434.02
2,256.00
656.00
83.00
117.00
Gaol,
4,378.00
378.00
9,822.00
822.00
Fire Brigade,
32,168
12,081
31,633.82
:
:
:
:
3,925.06
2,081.80
286.27
6,183.98
534.18
12,286.76
202.76
1,487.50
137.50
9,244.01
755.99
Sanitary,
52,140 48,874.10
3,265,90
279.00
121.00
20,313.25
6,370.62 14,408.25
95.00 31,898.46
1,313.25 5,370.62
...
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS:-
Treasurer,
5,358
3,707.15
1,650.85
5,591.75
Postmaster General,
68,000
119,962.40 51,962.40
35.00
Botanical and Afforestation,
13,800
12,493.05
1,306.95
101.54
Judicial,
860
762.00
98.00
45,000.00
Ecclesiastical,
1,220
1,220.00
397.50 985.00
47.50
Educational,
22,192
19,467.92
2,724.08
15.00
Medical,
22,243
30,316.47
5,664.17
3,664.17
...
Police Magistrates,..
390
393.00
554.30
254.30
Police,
47,378
51,040.38
8,103.47 3.00 3,662.38
390.00
110.00
Gaol,.
22,600
22,212,87
387.13
10.00
15.00
Fire Brigade,
5,800
6,022.68
222.68
1,746.00
254.00
Sanitary,
900
900.00
Pensions, Retired Allowances & Gratuities,
42,000
55,643.75 | 13,613.75
1,605.39
605.39
Charitable Allowances, .
4,000
13,765.25 9,765.25
1,068.94
268.94
369.43
69.43
Transport,
4,500
4,331.46
168.51
10,913.18
2,913.18
1,310.58
1,310.58
Works and Buildings,
5,217.04
1,717.04
1,239.50
39.50
Roads, Streets and Bridges,
55,000 57,180.66 2,180.66
55,500 59,371.72 3,871.72
1,170.38
170.38
3,888.00
Miscellaneous Services,
56.00
6.00
150.00
Military Expenditure,.
83,312
79,278.99
136,333 134,261.12
1,033.01
2,071.88
8,786.50
1,213.50
Interest on Loan and Sinking Fund,
3,946.68
5,053.32
€8,199.70 34,199.70
19,839,00
161.00
13,751.46 7,751.46
4
Extraordinary Public Works,.................
635,426 374,551.63
,823,549.13 175,458.42 | 89,627.29
TOTAL EXPENDITURE,...............................
95,192 95,297.36 105.36
1,399,641 1,459,167.16 100,606.73 41,080.57
.$ 2,035,067 | 1,833,718.79 100,606.73 | 301,954.94
260,874.37
,315,725.60
1,193.93
PAYMENTS.
Deposits Available,
Deposits not Available,. Advance Account
Family Remittances,
Subsidiary Coins,
48,367.94
21,943.40 ,040,000.00 52,795.59 8,228.39 ,790,158.16 184,000.00
7,750.00 6,965.78 240,169.88
Money Order Account,
Crown Agents' Account,.
Crown Agents, Bills Outstanding, Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18, Praya Reclamation,
Cash in hand, 31st December, 1889,
540,847.80
A. F. ALVES.
Accountant.
Examined,
W. M. DEANE, Acting Auditor General.
1,190,000.00
1,645.42
52,932.23
32,016.79
871,133.87
78,359.81
1,787,513.23
496,000.00
55,220.54
7,653.84
134,653.28
TOTAL,
.$ | 6,540,847.80
A. LISTER,
Treasurer.
161
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CC
REVENUE.
1889.
INCREASE.
EXPENDIT
1898.
DECREASE.
$
C.
C.
$
C.
$ c.
LAND REVENUE:--
Leased Lands,
156,625.78
Lands not leased, including Stone Quarries,.
29,558.66
Fees on Grant of Leases,.
805.00
167,208.63 29.776.09 705.00
10,582.85 217.43
ESTABLISHMENTS :—
Governor,
100.00
Colonial Secretary,
RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS :—
Auditor,.
Markets, including Slaughter House and Cattle Shed,
71,934.54
Buildings,
6,077.00
69,724.19 41.00
Treasurer,
2,210.35 6,036.00
Clerk of Councils,
Piers,
1,365.00
1,697.50
332.50
Verandahs,
243.45
1,801.82
1,558.37
LICENCES:—
Spirit,.
12,000.00
48,794.00
6,794.00
Pawnbrokers,
13,650.00 14,350.00
700.00
Auctioneers,
2,100.00
1,800.00
300.00
Tenements for Emigrants,
Emigration Brokers,
1,400.00
1,400.00
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,
1,050.00
1,100.00
50.00
Opium Monopoly,
182,074.13
428,400.00
246,325.87
Surveyor General,. l'ostmaster General, Registrar General,. Harbour Master,.. Lighthouses... Observatory..
Collector of Stamp Revenue,
Botanical and Afforestation, Judicial,
Ecclesiastical,
Boarding Houses,
150.00
150.00
Marriage,
422.00
494.00
Educational,
Medical,
72.00
Chinese Undertakers,
Money Changers,..........
Shooting Licences,.
110.00
110.00
625.00
660.00
Police Magistrates,
Police,
35.00
Gaol,
Marine Store Dealers,.
Arms Ordinance, 1887,.
Stamps,
960.00
855.00
105.00
15.00
35.00
20.00
Fire Brigade,.
186.00
195.00
9.00
TAXES:-
Assessed Taxes,
POSTAGE,
FINES, FORFEITURES AND FEES OF COURTS:-
213,479.51
187,150.20
26,329.31 360,291.91 374,857.75 14,565.84
Sanitary,
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTA
Treasurer,
Postmaster General,
Botanical and Afforestation,
Ecclesiastical,
Educational,.
Medical,
144,218.89
142,309.11
1,909.78
Judicial,
Fines,
Forfeitures,.
Fees,
27,582.70
11,996.70
12,586.00
3,222.71
3,241.73
19.02
10,425.74
14,678.26
4,252.52
FEES OF OFFICE :-
Police Magistrates.
Burials,
1.105.25
819.75
Police,
255.50
Licences for Junks, &c.,.
19,761,25
19.102.00
Gael,
359.25
Registry of Boats,
5,795.10
3,910.00
Fire Brigade,
1,885.10
Do. of Cargo Boats,
8,836.77
7,037.75
Sanitary,
1,799.02
Do. of Hawkers,
4,975.50
6,534.50
1,559.00
Cargo Boat Certificates,.
1,131.00
1,211.00
80.00
Registration of Householders and Servants,
2,279.75
2,256.00
Transport,.
23.75
Official Signatures,
193.00
83.00
110.00
Registration of Deeds,
4,443.00
4,378.00
65.00
Shipping Seamen,.
10,061.00
9,822.00
239.00
Examination of Masters, &c.,
1,435.00
1,487.50
52.50
Survey of Steam-ships, &c.,.
9,991.31
9,244.01
747.30
Registry Fees, &c., (Merchant Shipping Act),
491.00
279.00
Pensions, Retired Allowances a
Charitable Allowances,
Works and Buildings,
Roads, Streets and Bridges,
Miscellaneous Services,
Military Expenditure,
Interest on Loan and Sinking F
Extraordinary Public Works,...
212.00
...
Registry of Carriages, Chairs, &c.,
20,025.70
20,313.25
Registration of Companies,
2,385.06
6,370.62
Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants,
287.55 3,985.56
26,472.00
14,408.25
12,063.75
Registration of Births, &c.,
Light Dues,
84.40 32,056.28
95.00
10.60
31,898.46
157.82
Licences for Steam-launches,
467.50
397.50
70.00
Surveyor's Certificate for Steam-launches,
1,145.00
985.00
160.00
Official Administrator, Assignee, &c.,
3,326.31
5,664.17
2,337.86
Registration of Trade Marks,
906.81
554.30
352.51
Licences for Chinese Passenger Ships,
...
500.00
390.00
110.00
Medical Registration Fees,
10.00
10.00
Bills of Health,
1,947.00
1,746.00
201.00
Sale of Government Property,
7,423.02
1,605.39
5,817.63
Reimbursements,
30,392.91 34,019.55
3,626.64
Interest,
8,084,12
8,084.12
Miscellaneous Receipts,.
107,341.28 105,736.84
1,604.11
$1,557,300.03 1,823,549.13
323,813.42
57,564,32
Deduct Decrease,
57,564.32
Nett Increase,
266,249.10
TREASURY, HONGKONG, 25TH MARCH, 1890.
A. F. ALVES,
Accountant.
Examined.
Ac
THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1888 & 1889.
1889.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
EXPENDITURE.
1888.
1889.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
$ C.
167,208.63 29,776.09
$ C.
10,582.85 217.43
C.
..
$
C.
$
c.
ESTABLISHMENTS :-
Governor,
33.854.53
34,528.57
674.04
705.00
100.00
Colonial Secretary,
22,099.73
25,209.63
3,109.90
Auditor,.
6,235.60
6,464.61
229.04
69,724.19
Treasurer,
41.00
2,210.35 6,036.00
10,938.72
11,071.81
133.09
Clerk of Councils,
1,286.32
1,231.25
55.07
1,697.50
332.50
Surveyor General,.
47,621.30
64,536.97
16.915.67
1,801.82
Postmaster General,
1,558.37
36,408.14
43,164.86
6,756.72
Registrar General,
17.442.06
19,179.05
1,736.99
48,794.00
Harbour Master,.
6,794.00
49,942.21
48.226.36
1,715.88
14,350.00
700.00
Lighthouses,..
4,585.82
4.821.69
235.87
1,800.00
300.00
Observatory,
6.571.48
7,784.88
1,213.40
Collector of Stamp Revenue,
4,836.40
4,781.77
54.63
1,400.00
Botanical and Afforestation,
7,907.06
8,267.18
360.12
1,100.00
50.00
Judicial,
62,380.58
64,635.70
2,255,12
428,400.00
Ecclesiastical,
246,325.87
4,998.00
4,998.00
150.00
Educational,
26,950.37
34,433.94
7,483.57
494.00
Medical,
72.00
110.00
Police Magistrates,
26,070.37 33,400.20
7,329,83
19,322.51
19,543.73
221.22
660.00
Police,
35.00
155,492.41
162.434.02
6,941,61
855.00
Gaol,
105,00
27,383.17
31,633.82
4,250,65
35.00
20.00
Fire Brigade,.
9,921.55
12,286.76
2,365.21
195.00
9.00
Sanitary,
24,098.40
48,874.10
24.775.70
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS :—
213.479.51 26,329.31
Treasurer,
4,130.96
3,707.15
374,857.75 14,565.84
Postmaster General,
128,044.56
119,962.40
142,309.11
Botanical and Afforestation,.
1,909.78
12,599.43
12,493.05
Judicial,
804.04
762.00
423.81 8,082.16 106.38 12.01
11,996.70
Ecclesiastical,
1,220.00
12,586.00
1,220.00
Educational,.
3,241.73
22,010.79
19.02
19,467.92
2,542.87
Medical,
14,678.26
4,252.52
24,410.95
30,346.47
5.935.52
Police Magistrates,
520.50
393.00
127.50
819.75
Police,
255.50
48,267.51
51,040.38
2,772.87
Gaol,
19,102.00
26,071.00
359.25
22,212.87
3,858.13
3,910.00
Fire Brigade,
1,885.10
13,674.32
6,022.68
7,651.64
Sanitary,
7,037.75
$87.32
900.00
12.68
1,799.02
6,534.50
Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities,
48,412.66
1,559.00
55,643.75
7,231.09
1,211.00
Charitable Allowances,
3,544.93
80.00
13,765.25
10,220.32
2,256.00
Transport,..
3,019.16
4,331,46
1,312.30
23.75
83.00
Works and Buildings,
110.00
61,492.65
57,180.66
4,378.00
Roads, Streets and Bridges,
65.00
75,476.89
59,371.72
...
Miscellaneous Services,
9,822.00
239.00
150,481.58
79,278.99
4,311.99 16,105.17 71,202,59
1,487.50
Military Expenditure,
134,594.68
134,261.12
333.56
52,50
9,244.01
747.30
Interest on Loan and Sinking Fund,
95,448.95
95,297.36
151.59
279.00
Extraordinary Public Works,...
530,870.03
374,551,63
212.00
156,318.40
20,313.25
287.55
6,370.62
3,985.56
14,408.25
12,063.75
95.00
10.60
31,898.46
157.82
397.50
70.00
985.00
160.00
5,664.17
2,337.86
554.30
352.51
390.00
110.00
10.00
10.00
1,746.00
201.00
1,605.39
5,817.63
34,019.55
3,626.64
8,084.12
105,736.84
1,604.44
323,549.13
323,813.42
57,564.32
57,564.32
1,992,329.671,833,718.79 114,472.53 273,083.41
Deduct Increase,
.$
266,249.10
Nett Decrease,.
114,472.53
158,610.88
A. F. ALVES,
Accountant.
Examined.
W. M. DEANE,
Acting Auditor General.
A. LISTER,
Treasurer.
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No. 20
90.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCH RESPECTING INCREASE OF SALARIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, with the Estimates for 1891.
HONGKONG.
No. 110.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
19th June, 1890.
I have had under my consideration Sir G. W. DES VEUX's Despatches No. 389 of 23rd December last and No. 396 of 30th December, forwarding the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the necessity of increasing the salaries of public officers in Hongkong.
2. I am unable to accept the proposal that the salaries of any officers should be fixed at sterling, and paid each year in variable numbers of dollars, according to the average rate of exchange during the preceding year, as in all silver using Colonies the salaries of the servants of the Colonial Government must be calculated and paid in the legal currency of the Colony which employs them. No exception can be made in favour of Hongkong, as regards this principle.
3. In other respects, however, I am prepared generally to accept the proposals of the Committee, and am willing that the salaries of those officers which are usually filled by candidates from England should, with certain exceptions, (chiefly in professional appointments), and on certain conditions, as specified later in this Despatch, be increased by 35 per cent., and those of other offices by 20 per cent., it being understood that this rate of increase only takes effect in full where the salaries stand as they stood in 1875. Where the office has been created or reconstituted, or its salary raised once or oftener since 1875, the rate should be fixed according to the merits of each case, regard being had to the date of creation or of reconstitution or of increase of emolument, and to the amount and character of the duties. It may be convenient to say here that the conditions attached to my assent to the scheme relate, (a) to the rate of exchange for family remittances, leave pay and pension, and (b) the establishment of a Widows' and Orphans' Fund, this last condition only applying to a limited extent as hereafter specified.
4. The detailed scheme which formed enclosure No. 2 in Sir W. DES VEUX'S Despatch No. 389, may be adopted generally as a basis for calculating the new rates of salary to be placed on next year's Estimates, care being taken that where sterling amounts are mentioned in that scheme, they are converted into dollars at 6 dollars to the £1 sterling. Besides the special offices or classes of offices men- tioned later on in this despatch, I cannot approve of any proposals which involve a greater increase than that I have now sanctioned, viz.: 35 % above the 1875
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
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salary of certain offices e.g. that of the Registrar General, Registrar and Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Colonial Surgeon. In those cases also where an office has been created since 1875 and yet the proposed increase does not fall short of 35 per cent., I consider that further consideration and explanation are needed. I refer to such cases as those of the Assistant Colonial Secretary, the Inspector of Schools and the Superintendent of the Sanitary Department. It does not appear on what ground such large increases have been proposed in these and some other cases; but I have no doubt that there were reasons which influenced Sir W. DES Vœux's proposal, and I leave it to your discretion, after giving full weight to my criticisms, to insert what rates of salary you may see fit for these offices in next year's Estimates.
5. In accordance with the recommendation of the Committee, the general increase in salaries should be accompanied by a withdrawal of the privilege now enjoyed by a few officers of making family remittances at the rate of 4/2d. to the dollar, and in future such remittances cannot be allowed in any case at a higher rate than that of the market. In regard also to the issue of leave pay and pension, the officers must, as I have intimated, submit, in consideration of the large increase now granted, to some curtailment of the privileges which they have hitherto enjoyed.
6. The present additions to the emoluments of public officers are sanctioned mainly in consequence of the increased cost of living in the Colony. There is not therefore the same necessity for increasing the rates of pension and leave salary to be drawn in this country, where the cost of living is actually less and not more than it was some years ago. These considerations have already received their due weight in the two other Eastern Colonies of Ceylon and the Straits Settlements, and it is obviously equitable that the principles applied in these Colonies should also be applied to Hongkong. When twenty per cent. was added in Ceylon to the salaries of certain offices, the benefit was accompanied by the condition that the recipients should in future, receive their leave salaries and pensions at 1/10 d. the Rupee instead of 2/-. Similarly the Straits Settlements rate of the Dollar was reduced from 4/3d. to 4/- in the case of all officers newly appointed or receiving sub- stantial promotion subsequent to 1876, and again within the last few months, on the occasion of the salaries of certain classes of offices being still further increased, it was decided that where the increases amounted to 10 per cent. at least, those who benefited should only be entitled to receive their pensions eventually at 3/8 the dollar instead of 4/-; but I allowed the 4/-rate to remain in force for purposes of leave salaries, as I considered that to fix leave pay at 3/8 to the dollar, would have put an undue strain on the resources of civil servants requiring to take leave on half salary, the consequence being perhaps to make it difficult for them to avail themselves of the proper amount of leave, when necessary for their health and efficiency.
7. The present opportunity should be taken to bring the two dollar-using Colonies into line in this respect. The holders therefore of those offices, to which an increase of at least 14 per cent. is now given, will in future draw their leave salaries in this Country at 4/- instead of 4/2d. the dollar, and their ultimate pen- sions at 3/8d. the dollar. I have adopted 14 per cent. because $114 at 3/8d. is rather more than $100 at 4/2d. This change will apply to those cases where increases were sanctioned in my despatch No. 67 of 18th April last, in which I dealt with the Estimates for 1890. I may remind you that the probability of this decision was intimated in the Postcript to that despatch. It will also be the rule for all new appointments to the service, and for all future promotions to any of the offices now receiving at least 14 % increase. Such officers on the other hand as now receive no increase, or an increase of less than 14% to their present emoluments, will continue to be entitled to the 4/2d. rate of exchange for leave salaries and pensions, so long as they hold their present appointments on the same salaries.
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8. As regards personal allowances, I may observe where such an allowance has been given in consideration of exceptional personal qualifications, or length of service, it may, if you see no objection, be continued at its present rate to the existing holder of the office, while the permanent salary of the office itself receives an increase of 35 or 20 per cent. on the rate prevailing in 1875; but where the allowance has been given since 1875 on the ground of insufficiency of salary attached to the post, such personal allowance must, of course, be taken into ac- count as part of the authorized increase on the 1875 rate of salary, and be merged in the future salary of the post. In all cases where it is considered proper; on this principle to continue the separate personal allowance or part of it, I desire to receive from you a report referring me to the correspondence in which the allow- ance was originally approved.
9. The papers accompanying Sir W. DES Vœux's Despatch of 23rd December last, do not show what officers have free quarters or are in receipt of house allow- ance, fees, or other emoluments. I would observe, however, that the increase now sanctioned of 35 or 20 % on the 1875 standard, is to be understood to be an in- crease of gross emoluments as compared with the gross emoluments received in that year. I request that in sending home the list of revised emoluments, as drawn up in accordance with my present instructions, it may be clearly shown in every case, what were the gross emoluments in 1875, and what it is proposed that they should be for the future. This you will perceive will involve furnishing an estimate of the annual value of free quarters in cases where they are allowed.
10. You are aware that it is an object of policy with this Department that fees should cease to be retained by officials and should be paid into the public Treasury, the salaries which they receive being calculated to cover the performance of the duties for which such fees may have hitherto been drawn. The general revision of the salaries of public officers seems to afford a favourable opportunity for promoting this reform.
11. As bearing on the general question of emoluments, I may mention that I have also had under my consideration your Despatch No. 104 of the 15th of April last, regarding the proposed establishment of a Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund. The number of cases of compassionate grants allowed to the families of deceased officers in Hongkong, makes it very desirable in my opinion that such a fund should be established and that it should be compulsory on all officers in future appointed to the permanent service of the Colony, to contribute to it. In the case of those officers not appointed from England who are about to receive 20 per cent., I think the Government would be within its rights in stipulating that the present increase to their salaries should be regarded as conditional on their joining the Fund when it is started. But the higher officers at present in the service, (appointed from England), many of whom have doubtless already insured their lives, may be left at liberty to join or not as they please.
12 Turning next to the exceptions which must be made to this general pro- portionate increase of salaries:-
(1.) I think that Cadets will be sufficiently paid if they are given $1,500 a year, (instead of $1,200 their present pay), and passed Cadets $1,800 as at present. These rates have just been fixed at the Straits Settlements, and it is desirable that the two Colonies should be on the same footing in regard to these initial appointments.
(2.) As regards the Police Department, I agree with Sir W. Des Vœux that considering the special privileges attached to that Department the European Members of the Force need not be granted so large an increase as the regular Civil Servants appointed from this Country, and I am willing to approve the
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scale of increases proposed by him for officers of this class, subject to the reduction of the rate of exchange for leave salaries and pensions, specified in paragraph 7 of the present despatch, but the 1st and 2nd Class Inspectors may be given $1,368 and $1,092, respectively, these being slightly higher rates than Sir W. DES Vœux proposed, in order that they may not suffer any reduction in the rates of pension which they have a right to expect under the existing rules.
(3.) The salaries of the Assistant Schoolmasters, of the Surveyor General, and of certain subordinate Members of the Public Works Department, have already been dealt with in my despatch on the Estimates for this year, and I hope to address you shortly on the other Members of that Department, in time to admit of the revised salaries being entered on next year's Estimates.
(4.) As you were informed in my despatch No. 104 of the 12th instant,
the salaries of the newly organized Audit Office will be fixed by the Controller and Auditor General.
(5.) The salary of the Attorney General has only recently been fixed at $7,800, without private practice, and there seems no necessity to make any change in that rate at present.
(6.) I regret that, as at present advised, I am not prepared to sanction the proposed increase to the salaries of the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge. In fixing the salaries of judicial and other pro- fessional posts, which are not regularly filled by promotion from the ranks of the Civil Service of the Colony, regard must be had to the salaries of similar appointments in other Colonies, and I have recently declined to sanction any change in the pay of the Judges in the Straits Settlements. I feel unable to agree to a proposal that the salaries of the Judges at Hongkong should be higher than those at the Straits Settlements. The salary of the Chief Justice must therefore remain at $12,000, but I do not object to the salary of the Puisne Judge receiving a small increase from $8,160 to $8,400, the latter amount being the rate of pay of the Puisne Judges at the Straits Settlements.
(7.) Similarly the Harbour Master and Assistant Harbour Master cannot be allowed higher rates than the similar officers at Singapore, viz. : $4,800 and $2,400, respectively.
(8.) As to the Medical Department I am not satisfied that any change in the existing scale of salaries which have more than once been revised, is required, when account is taken of the house allowances and private practice allowed to certain members of the Depart- ment, which are not specified in the papers accompanying the Despatch under acknowledgment.
(9.) In regard to the Colonial Chaplain, as it has been decided that the office will not be continued on the retirement of the present holder, I am disposed to think that no increase can, consistently with the principle involved in that decision, be given to his salary from Public Funds. If circumstances require that he should be more highly remunerated, any addition to his pay ought in prin- ciple to be made up by voluntary contributions from those attending his ministrations, by whom, I may observe, the whole emoluments of his successor will have to be provided. In this case, however, I shall be prepared to reconsider the point if you find on consulting the members of the Legislative Council that they desire a different course to be pursued, and that their opinion is shared by the public generally.
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13. I fully concur in Sir W. DES VEUX's view that it will be better to repeal the Civil List Ordinance. Such an Ordinance becomes more and more obsolete with every change in Establishments, and is thus a source of confusion and trouble, whilst in a Crown Colony it affords no additional security to public officers. I therefore request you to introduce an Ordinance for the purpose, the repeal to take effect if possible from and after the 31st of December next.
14. In conclusion, I have to instruct you to place on the next year's Estimates the new scale of salaries subject to my final approval when those Estimates are considered, using your discretion in regard to such cases as are left open in this despatch. I do not wish to delay the introduction of the scheme any longer by asking you to furnish me with further information on points which, as I have indicated above, are not, in my opinion, fully explained in the
before me, papers but you will be careful to supply full information on all such points when the Estimates are sent home.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
KNUTSFORD.
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No. 203.
HONGKONG.
DESPATCH RESPECTING MR. DEANE'S SALARY.
(Attached to C. O. Despatch No. 110 previously laid before Council.)
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
SIR,
DOWNING STREET,
20th September, 1890.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 273 of 5th August last, forwarding a letter from Mr. DEANE, asking how the scheme for the increase of salaries in Hongkong should be applied to his case.
2. It appears that Mr. DEANE has since 1875 received a salary of at least $5,040 besides quarters, although part of the salary was regarded as a personal allowance until 1884, when the allowance was merged in the salary of his office, in accordance with the last paragraph of Lord KIMBERLEY'S despatch No. 213 of 30th September, 1882.
3. I consider therefore that in accordance with paragraph 9 of my despatch 110 of 19th June last, the future salary of the office of Captain Superintendent of Police is to be raised to such an extent, that when taken with the present value of his quarters the gross emoluments of the office shall be 35 per cent. more than $5,040, plus the estimated value of the quarters in 1875. As I stated in my despatch of 19th June last, it will be necessary to estimate the value of the quarters in 1875 and at the present time, and such value appears according to the report enclosed in Sir W. DES VEUX's despatch No. 389 of 23rd December last, to have increased since 1875 from 100 to 150 per cent. Of course the personal allowance of $600 granted to Mr. DEANE in 1885 will cease to be drawn by him being merged in the larger increase of salary now to be granted to him.
4. The above ruling will apply also to the case of the Registrar General, except that he has no quarters, so that in his case the rise will be 35 per cent. on the gross emoluments of 1875, which appear to have amounted to $5,040. When I wrote paragraph 4 of my despatch No. 110 there was nothing in the papers. before me to show that the Registrar General drew, in 1875, a personal allowance of $1,200, which was subsequently merged in the salary of the office, such higher salary being expressly continued to the present holder of the office, by my despatch No. 237 of 21st December, 1887.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
KNUTSFORD.