Superintendent of the Trade of our Subjects trading to and from the Dominions of the Emperor of China, GREETING—
GOVERNMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
OATH.
I, A B, do hereby swear that I will bear true and faithful allegiance to our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. &c., and that I will well and truly, according to the best of my ability, skill, and understanding, and without fear, favour, or affection, perform, do, and fulfil the duties and powers of a Justice of the Peace, over and towards all subjects of her said Majesty presently, or hereafter residing within, or resorting to, the Dominions of the Emperor of China---SO HELP ME GOD.
WHEREAS, by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing even date herewith We have made provision for the Government of our Colony of Hong-Kong and of its Dependencies, Now Know You, that we reposing especial trust and confidence in the prudence, courage, and loyalty of you the said Sir Henry Pottinger, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have thought fit to constitute and appoint, and do hereby constitute and appoint you, the said SIR HENRY POTTINGER, to be the GOVERNOR and COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF in and over our said Colony of Hong-Kong and its dependencies, and of all Forts and Garrisons erected and established, or which shall be erected and established within the said Colony, for and during our pleasure --
AND WE DO hereby require and command you, the said Sir Henry Pottinger, to do and execute all things that shall belong to your said Command and the Trust we have reposed in you, according to the several powers and directions granted to, or appointed to, the Governor of our said Colony of Hong-Kong and its Dependencies, in and by the said recited Letters Patent bearing even date herewith, and the Instructions under our Signet and Sign Manual accompanying the same, or according to such further powers, instructions, and Authorities as shall from time to time, or at any time hereafter be granted or appointed you, under our Signet and Sign Manual, or by our order in our Privy Council, or by Us, through one of our principal Secretaries of State
AND WE DO hereby require and command all Officers and Ministers, Civil and Military, and all other the inhabitants of our said Colony of Hong-Kong and its Dependencies, to be obedient, aiding, and assisting, to you the said Sir Henry Pottinger in the execution of this our Commission, and of the powers and authorities herein contained,-IN WITNESS whereof, we have caused these our Letters, to be made Patent.
WITNESS Ourself, at Westminster, the fifth day of April, in the sixth year of our Reign.
BY THE QUEEN HERSELF.
True Copy.
EDMUNDS.
RICHARD WOOSNAM
PROCLAMATION.
His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, Bart, G. C. B., Governor of Hong-Kong, &c. &c., is pleased to nominate and appoint the under-signed Gentlemen to be Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, to hold and exercise lawful authority and power as such, over and towards all subjects of her Britannic Majesty presently, or hereafter residing within, or resorting to, the Dominions of the Emperor of China; and to require, that previously to entering on the discharge of their functions as Justices of the Peace, they do respectively and individually take, and subscribe to, the annexed Oath, before any one of the under-mentioned Officers of her Majesty's Government,
viz.,
The ASSISTANT and REGISTRAR to the CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF TRADE, &c.
The CHIEF MAGISTRATE of Hong-Kong,
The ASSISTANT-MAGISTRATE of Hong-Kong.
The British GOVERNMENT AGENT (Vice Consul) at Macao.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
HENRY POTTINGER.
Dated at the Government-House, at Victoria, this 27th day of June, 1843.
Sworn before me
this
1843.
Her Britannic Majesty's Justices of the Peace in China.
ANDERSON, ALEXANDER
BALFOUR, GEORGE
BRAINÈ, GEORGE
THOMAS BURN, DAVID
LAING CAINE, WILLIAM
COMPTON, CHARLES SPENCER
DENT, JOHN
DRUMMOND, Hon. FRANCIS
CHARLES DUDGEON, PATRICK
DUNDAS, HENRY
EDGER, JOSEPH
FROST FLETCHER, ANGUS
GORDON, ALEXANDER THOMAS
GIBB, JOHN DARBY
GRAY, WILLIAM
GRIBBLE, HENRY MARKER
HENRY ROBERT HILLIER, CHARLES BATTEN
HOLLIDAY, JOHN
JARDINE, ANDREW
JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER ROBERT
KERR, CRAWFORD
LAY, GEORGE TRADESCANT
LE GEYT, WILLIAM
'CAIRNES LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM
POTTER MACKEAN, THOMAS WILLIAM
LOCKWOOD MALCOLM, GEORGE ALEXANDER
MATHESON, ALEXANDER
MERCER, JOHN AMBROSE
MORGAN, WILLIAM
MORRISON, JOHN ROBERT
PEDDER, WILLIAM
RICKETT, JOHN
SCOTT, ALEXANDER
SMITH, JOSEPH MACKRILL
STEWART, CHARLES EDWARD
STEWART, WILLIAM
STEWART, PATRICK
THOM, ROBERT
WHITE, JAMES
WILKINSON, ALFRED
WISE, JOHN
WOOSNAM, RICHARD
YOUNG, PETER, Esquires.
(By Order)
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Under Instructions from Her Majesty's Government, the situation of DEPUTY-SUPERINTENDENT OF TRADE, &c., is abolished from this Date.
A. R. JOHNSTON, Esq., is appointed Assistant and Registrar to the Chief Superintendent of Trade, &c.
[By Order]
RICHARD WOOSNAM
Government House, Victoria,
26th June, 1843.
The following appointments by the Honourable the Governor of Hong-Kong, &c. &c., are notified for general information.
Lieut. Col. MALCOLM, C. B., Her Majesty's Secretary of Legation, to Officiate as Colonial Secretary to Government;
RICHARD WOOSNAM, Esq. to be Private Secretary to the Honourable the Governor; and to officiate as Deputy Colonial Secretary,
CHARLES EDWARD STEWART, Esq., to be Treasurer and Financial Secretary to Government.
The following Officers are under the new arrangements, confirmed in their respective appointments.
J. R. MORRISON, Esq., as Chinese Secretary to the Chief Superintendent, &c., and to officiate as such to the Government of Hong-Kong.
Major WILLIAM CAINE, as Chief Magistrate of Hong-Kong.
CHARLES B. HILLIER, Esq., as Assistant Magistrate of Hong Kong,
Lieut. WILLIAM PEDDER, R. N., Harbour Master, and to officiate as Marine Magistrate.
ALEXANDER T. GORDON, Esq., as Land Officer, &c. &c.
[By Order,]
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
Government House, Victoria,
27th June, 1843.
Lieut. G. T. BROOKE, of H. M.'s 55th Regiment, having been placed at the disposal of Government by the General Officer Commanding her Majesty's Land Forces in China, is appointed Military Secretary and Aid-de-Camp to the Honourable the Governor
[By Order,]
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
Government House, Victoria,
27th June, 1843.
PRINTED AT THE GAZETTE PRINTING OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD, VICTORIA, HONG-KONG.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
An omission having inadvertently occurred in the form of the Oath to be taken by Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, appended to the Proclamation of the 27th of last month, the annexed amended form is now published for general information.
By order,
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
Government-House, Victoria, Hong-Kong, July 10th 1843.
OATH.
I do hereby swear, that I will bear true and faithful allegiance to our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c., &c.; and that I will, well and truly, according to the best of my ability, skill, and understanding, and without fear, favour, or affection, perform, do, and fulfil the duties and powers of a Justice of the Peace, over and towards all Subjects of Her said Majesty, presently, or hereafter residing in, or resorting to, Her Britannic Majesty's Colony of Hong-Kong and its Dependencies, or the Dominions of the Emperor of China,--SO HELP ME GOD.
Sworn before me, at
this
day of
1843.
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