1843.
Sir M. Pottinger.
July 24 9. Names
of
Places.
to attach map to his reasons for refuting
leading locations in a
Survey of northern side of the Island
by Major Aldrich.
Inc: 1.
or contra of Deeps: No. 7/43.
Will annex
as requisite
an explanatory Memo to Survey.
Defences and Naval Station
In cont of Docs: At The.
submits his objections to Major Aldrich's plan of Land Defences and proposition of Capt. Hellett and Collinson for a Naval Location.
Inty 31/11.
Schedules
£16248.
Eno 2
Land included within the Ordnance ground and Marine dots of Major
Claims
of
Owners
of
Aldrich's plan of
Circulars
Land Defences. to these claimants notifying their
liability
to be called on to surrender these lots should
Major Aldrich's plan be approved.
July 26 10. Administ
of
Justice
Guer $44.
Recorder's Powers
proposes that the Recorder of Hong Kong be appointed Criminal & Admiralty Judge in China.
ex-officio Member of formal
according to laws of England
be
administer justice.
of England in cases not provided for by local Ordinance, & be empowered to visit Consular Ports to try extreme Cases
and that
the Govt be empowered to appoint officer to act as Recorder & Judge during his absence from Hong Kong.
and
this Instructions.
as Govt &
me: 1.
Approves :
July 31. 11. Schedules prop. Establishments and
Salaries
1843.
Sir H. Pottinger.
Continued.
re: Prof. Establishments and
Salaries. Cont'd
463
Expences of Living in China. A Dollar
there inferior to shillings in England.
Public Quarters must
be provided for
Ene: 1.
Govt. Officers at Hong Kong & the Consulates.
Chinese Secretary- and his office. Salary of £1000 per
assigned to Mr. Morrison. As Chinese secretary not
than his services entitle him to: expect. (more;
note
Salary of Mr. Morrison, and must
when qualified
Consuls.
to act as Interpreter | Considers both offices necessary)
His reasons for fixing Salaries
be increased
(Guerl
of Consuls
£1600 for Canton - £1200 for Amoy - and £1500 each
for Foochow foo, Ningpo, & Shanghai.
Plurality & Appoints
Tue: 1
Rules for.
His intentions as
Encl
Part must be
to emoluments of Officers holding Judicial Expences of Hong Kong.
debited
to Chief Superintend". Depart if his proposed appoint of the Recorder in Chief Judge Criminal
and
carried into effect.
Admiralty Judge in China is
precisely the proportion
Difficult to define
of charges belonging to the
Consular (or Political) and Colonial Depart
Expenditure. expected
Ene: 1.
to be nearly met by Consulate
other sources of
Fees Ground Rent and Revenue.
hne: 1.
Military Secretary and Aid-de-Camp.
provision for
to make
of
the
Col. Malcolm.
Chief Superint, Chinese Secretary, & Consuls in China, – and of the Govt at Hong Kong
Encloses.
Scale
of Salaries
not higher than paid to Persons in similar service or more than equal to meet the heavy expences of living in the Colony of China
N.B. Eve: ")
Adv omitted
Refers to him for further information Wishes to keep the office of
Col. Secretary open for him should he return to
đang trong
Intends to appoint
his The for*) leaving
o Morrison to that situation
unexpectedly..