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will be most acceptable. Last your we had the pleasure of speaking in terms of approval of Mr HENNESSY's Budget, and his state went this year is even more satisfactory, neranch as he man speak of results achieved, His Excellency's fortsevidently lies in finance, and on this point, at all events, we think the community-wanterer their view of his peliny in other matter will not be inclined to find fault with his administrations In all probability there is a great career before Mr. HIENNE as to hausies. It is a pity be should allow his visionary humanitarian views to so urterially impair his usefulness here.
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in Hongkong and press heavily upon all, but your administrative abilities, and your conde that this was the of beentre may duty to the Chony of Hongkong amotated last year to and safoat tests of the growing prosperity of the kind, and it was believed the magistrate bed no sberaien to cokolar and love to the talouted are give that alone attention to the fans of the 37.023 it in the item for brothel lleonoge, On Colóny. If bin onium farm sells at the gare power in them. Therefore the position of the mare especially upon thow wlis have fixed it pront of your use in the dechecas de Odlony which I had endeavoured to give, and I that subjent I have received some dospatobre autimi paig and if we dan establish a spirit farm, I Superintendant a particularly annoying his, pomos. Now that the revenue of the Colony your publie Buties you have gladdened all hearta menilored to you at Novafehar tans I very from Her Majesty's Government A question would add you then to crueldes the advisability cause the condust of these mouse bo off is in so brojunt a condition, some reduction like the vernal inductive over plants, and your carefully cernituled from time to cine the wie lately caked in the Hores of Commons, and of entirely veeving from the uaties, trato of how far they might go witkond committing
mind being sa oles as a mirror roi hayo, ro-monthly proposals of avery heal of department in copy of that question was out to me by Sir the Colong the licensing fees have now detailed shelves on can be enfely rande. In these days of com drama the griesmaser of the tutterers. Conse- far, the expenditure in his departmut Well, achael Hicka-Beach, in a despatch in which he to yon ann I would ask you alan to consider The AcTIG CHIEF JUSTIOL Buggested that petition we want the cost of living cheap. quently praises for your life-vertoning, goodness how is that worked? You have hall bus said the equity of onasiderably reducing the polles, Onlinance 4 of 1839, which this Ogilinange was This Comprehensive Work, now in the anext as much as possible, and any reduction o-oplo in every pathy and are extolling, fore you in the month of April 1878 the Bare the Januar te before you that a quests, of water lighting and fro brignile rates. Now to smond, might be repealed altogether. The your virtue are beard in the wilderness, the financs returns for the year 1877, showing that whles spotona edy s been seed in the Anza gontiornan. I have no doubt the interest yon fool Gael Commission, which he had the honour to BIXTEENTH YEAR of its existence, his bona in taxation that can be effected without im-at you are wa Broar the Ohinese: for, the ravens of 1977 fra great that the ex-of Commons to the revenue Borived under Orlin. ia the statement I have made is ne men of af spou some time ago, recommended that compiled from the Bear and MOST RELIABLE
PAGAST BOURCES, and no pains have been apart to pairing the efficiency of the public services the watobful and tender case you have shown penditure of that you don't know that I esu master pour de crnout fan in the Colony kusiness, not conned merely to gesing that that Ordinme should be altered and perhaps Fover their interests had nevar best equalled more early slow to you the result of the returns. It has been alleged that the balance of the fantzow que estanse is prosperons What if the New Ordinance drawn up. If this, course Weaturer das of shelly were proposed, were to which I sur referring thru by remitting you to Land amount to 10, 10, and theaugh I can soarsol poaning of our rant ral atsadily increasing and were adopted, thou the provision the Attorney The larger Diretory contains the different
anbritted to your consideration prior to their that on the day, what made my tatemeurt Inst this that much to the ones, I shibald wies to have full Lefing now, of a figure never know before i Conegal puggested might be made in thì naw Treaties and Conventions made by Chin and
oronation. Your noble design of relieving the year, the 12th November, I anticipated having at information on the subject the history of Hongkong What is the Bill listrassed, and your ability in succouring the the and of the year 1877 a balance of $272,000. It, thorofore, this point has not strously bem decling of the incruise of the junk felids and H EXCELLENCY-Gestlane, I think that Japon with foreign countries, together with
popls many is exemplified by the estahilaliment of I Ande st, on the 1st Jendary, 1978, he wish by the Comicalesions Iroquest that you will either increase in light stres What le the meaning of is a most almirable anggestion of His Horost various Asts, Ordinances, and Regulations ra.
the Tang Wa Hospital, which was its origin Colonial Treasure was aslo to ooriify the bd the condition of surfind that has been form ander all the other tons of ingroup that I have spoken tho Chef Justice There is no doubt the lating to Commerco and Shipping.
chially to your exertions Darthendere, you are lones at $285,611, being somewhat in excor of the ith Section of the Ordinance, together will to your af And I may add even broha Commission has pointed out the foot that our urbane and gracious in your deportment, and in the sem. I had intlolpated, I have rerne laikosition on the aphjast that they may this small thing as the licences pu shairs, our present Ordinance is defection. The time has all cases when persena have visited you on public before me very weak by the Tresenter at the Corner to make of that you will obtain this intorno rings, and areos, The sycrease in all these come when it ought to te remodelled, und business they have been reunited with each leny I have hore new the last return proporci rok the radards of the Trozsury, and report to toms can be describede word pros agros with the Attorney-General tint we meni un axle date the resnit of your inquiry perils: It means the prosperity of the Calopy, might refer this little Bill to a Bolest Committee; marked affability that they have been enabled to by him. It in the usual wookly return, cuted 12th state their opinions without recorre For your Cretobor, and according to that the balance to our sent this despatch at onco to this Commission, Under the junk trade intere. I assume at the end perhaps at the same Line it would be proper thorough sequisitenge of the Chinese language credit at this ante is $379,014. I need hardly two of tho maribers of the Commisskar are lose of this year choro uro figures now before to ask the Committed to cousider the propriety of and literature, together with your profund tell you that thit looxs utive of what we call the sting at this table and they lok me that is shell hive on the nature lands alone dealing with Online 4 of 166, horsfore education and oxterive knowledge, and the She Special Fund. That and amanted to go. Beat wanted to know: Guing bank only as far does the inecenie in light duos during the first tope, howarez, the Commiliton will get through
in ascorting the fucts Bir Michael Hicke an increase of 89,000 tons in the year. And what with your rules, I will refer this Bill instico and kindness you have displayed, it is until, at my request, the Scoretary of State sane. int proper that you should stand highest in the tened $10,000 boleg voted to the Ohm Famion Ordinance 10 of 1867-which one into three months of this year nud ip to this date in with it as quickly as possible. The ossed it Bad Band. The special rauds now $370,000, an the operation in April 1888-from April 1868, to ato It shows us that in the European and Ame applies to do not ccone very often, hat still they offical record,
April, 1877, the Colony Nejvisu from brokleton shipping the foreign shipping somleg 20 uur," A prisoner gols three month the It is our hope that your Honour will return adding to the special fund the balance now at onces 374404. During the same period to this harbour the fuoreads Itt 1878 will be very day he is released to commits in offered, hers to assume administration in this Colony the ordit of the Calsay we get samm total of hospital fees from prostitutes mototed to $9,819; 300,000 tow, that we may in the year 1878 and we have no means of dealing with it. There when von will be met with the famous horses 5743,000.So far, geleden, for the result Es of Ping-obow and greeted with sups of wine ragards the balanos in the tremury cbust ins of prostituted and brothol-keeport, $11.36 saldulate inom being able to show: 390,000 tens fire I should like the Committee to pass it rapidly The olders who now bid on good hyo will re. Thanks to my hon friends the Auditor General making. sum total of 300 010. Adding to that shipping entered into this Colony, in cargo through, en parhaps also to Real as rapidly sa juicingly proclaim your return) with bands and Colonial Treasurer. I am also in a position to the sam-tust had been obtained from ular increase as compared with last year. To estiuinte possible with 0.tinince 4 of 1963.
soures for the few years before the passing of the full value of that, I may remind you that the Tho ATTORNEY GENERAL said the difculty: lifted up to their brows, and the youths, with inform you what has been the notal result of that Ordine na shen deducting Leon the total shipping of Quemsland which is the he had referred of struck him in raadius. Feelings of gratitude, will bow down reverently the fras nine-montas, tant is the frst three sum total the cost of the Lock Hospital and the largest Colony in the British empire and the Bill or some mag at your appontanos,
quarters, of the current year. You will remem solitics of the Tespotors of Brottols, am the least do risbing manuts 1883.000 made the ecosary Alterations, so that With sincerity wo venture to present you with her that, when I traped the estimates for afquid that, instead of 850,000, the revenue of the one that is of ships entered with cargol The though they endld get it through in one sitting. this address for your acceptance.
1875, I anticipated that, by stimulating the Colony has been something lila $80,000 ge 300,000 (Signed) : Lenso Or, and revenue, but by additional taxation, but by under tirst Ordinance. When I looked back botal of ships entered into the two import. The only the therfore would be the amend
MOK SHI-TRUNG, proper stimulants, and on the other hand cars
at what had occurred whom the Ordinance poses pat colonies of South Australia and Western meats to the benent-Didiano. He did not FUNG MING SHIV... fully looking after the expenditure, our rotondosetes the particulat clause which coerce Austmun pot togather pre ucfially less than know whether fix Excellency would like to make Wore KWAN-TONG,
the increase we have mate this her alterations in it, at the end of this year would oxoned the exponit compulsorysanou, the officers in the Colony truth gentlemen, when I compare the post. Els Exesztevoy You Tshould, With re- and 123 others. ditare by a sum of $1934 Whon Istimated that there should up a spasial fan for it, and her of this Colony with tilt of other cole speet to the air of peach disolpling I will The following stonyers wete uitverlisid.outhe
Hangloig, 15th Onlober, 1918.
I November, 1877, for this surple on the departure of the home" mail, to leave Loudon for The folkering paralleled sentences terve as current accounts of the colony in 1878, that this was not to be paid to the revenge Bawies, acá especially when I reinend lay upon to fall atores 4 bumber of dispatche Hongkong, &e.Gray, 18th olt, Geneur, mozorial or the soul adreinistration of the Enow that some of my hon. friends thought that class was passa bogange there was wears bound the de tirst, I think, in Lindes upon the son of our prison Wo mast
strong feeling of the Legislativa Connoil that it 26th ult; Cypkreace 20th all; and armene, 23th Honourable Cecil Smith, lata Acting Colonial they were good enough to entertain me sandwonld ant be proper to allo steh money to outer that in the mins with to which I have been dos, wills it tika tort of basins, and we have ti Secretary, Registrar General, and Protector of dence in my administration, yet entertained in the revebun The gombling Lunde-a-referring, and of which I have the authentic faou the ragaimants of the Colony, and of
doubts of the possibility of our hafing so large fortunately for a certain time. Sa apposition returns now before mo, it may be said that car the Secretary of State I will lay these dig The Earspear dealt passenger who was washed Chinese
1.-Your kindaes re-echoes through the Fra balance at 371,000 of revenue in excess of from the forecastle-heud and knocked about by the sea on board the Loan Castle dlad poster, grant. Streams (Hongkong), and the lateness of expenditure. My bon friond the Treasurer the vice of the principal rumbers of this hd United Kingdom of India, strels have His Honor the Chef Justice on then, I think. your ecming hers excited a song afrogret for has now sent to me the returns, close a Cogne (the leading, unofficial members), in the most cause for satisfaction. In the United carried out and with the evidence of the highly day morning in Bus Civil Hospital
recertified, of the first three quarters of the year. Estion to the advice of the Chief Justice, Kingdom Joning that period there has beat great oficiant rantternad now sapelatoning the more than ten years past.
ák without the sanotion of Her Majesty's We are glad to loors that His Excellency the Your fama remains in the Middle King and these returns wil enable us so far to test Government, on paid to the revenue of the depression. In India, we have had during the gaol, Melanochy, the Select Committee w "samo" period: gront rscraintulo ancorvainty, be able to with My PWETAN SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. F. Fisher, EI, Merchants' Governor 33 miteeded to the possession of his dom, and the thought on your going solle forth the accuracy of what I anticipated. I Bud that Colony, but when the facts herano generally uncertainty, that still continues In Chitis itaptr Han Wakawin asli U appeared to bin
in the first three quarters of this year, the news, owing to the action taken at this Council NEW YORE......Mears. 8. M. Pettingill.&. Ograndfather's estate in Kerry, Ireland. Be re expectation for the re-appearance of yourbanvente as not only been in excess of the ex-ble and in other ways, onlara were given that. We have had severe and desoláting famino, and that this Billy bortar it was should be penditure, but has so far exceeded it that we these licença alioul erase and in fature the gameren down to the Kwang tung provison, which fande law, ani to larger meast of the other have a surplus on the pins months fractions bling fund thoald not be mixed with the repaus same pored neapled and saters distress to which His Excellancy referred might be dente. this. Colony adjoins, there has been during the Orduce, with the all of this documente of $85,928. Therefore, is is-ossible that at the of this Colony) Unfortunatoly, what I am-row alose of the year 1976, instead of $71,000, we fotoiling to you escaped attention had therefore it is goma Bútisfacting to me to-day' with afterwards; as it would take stima tinies He may have a surplus of $100,000. You will be inform the Booretary of Sists that the fend to in making to you this prolierinary nancial proposed that the Bill before the Council be pros interested to learn what are the items which he referred had never been constituted. Tray hit the honour to subinit to you I The ACTING CRISY JUSTICE said bo baltered
statement--sketching out to yan the proposals coulot withi give this increase of rarenne above expenditure and in reply to the despatch in which I forwarded hope at the usual time next month-to kud that the gates which would be dealt with under this and which exhibit sa excoss over the prop the statements of the Colonial Secretary, and in the bistory of this Colony ho Governor was Hello Bill very rarely happened. It so happened your. This is indeed a question of very at the gentleman in whose charge the department store: Able to prt hefore his Connoil that a prisoner loving paol track a wardery interest. I find, for instancy, that our sota lay, I received the following reply
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A meeting of the Tagliative Council was held yesterday afternoon. There were present HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
Hon. F. SNOWDEN, Auting Chief Justice.
•Hồn, C. Mày, Asting Celonial Secretary. Hon. G. TAILLIPPO, Attorney General
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Hon. W. KESWICK
prosperity is due to no real selvity of trade in patches befor you, and the suggestion of
Hon. JM. Parts, Acting Colonial Treasuror. receipts for the year 1377 from lesed loude I have the honour to acknowledge the rest of such indisputable proofs of growing, sundyHe did not thinks he and over heard of such a
smounted to $120,534 Now on rent-roll produced exactly the ans sum in 1978 as it so Dospeléh, No: 56, of the lat Inly relative to the safe prosperity sa the fact that you have thing before. Therefore, perhaps they might
araquat of myogre derived from houses of fame before you tuluy And, gentlenes knowing wait, did to 1877 we should get in the me months and Lpprove of Abo steps which you are taken for that. I have every confidence that you will The ACTING COLONIAL SECESTARY laid he to which I am now referring $416, But cortintings poslal fand man this soured fassist in cordially in dealing wis the would inform the Council hat very tamandy, I am happy to say that the rent roll of the ance with Ordinance 10 of 1867 RE
saves next month in such a way as to effect oven ao Jately as Captain Dempster's superin
Hon. II. LowGoça.
Hon. T. CHATLLAK, QC,
Captain W. Gill-R... bus lately presented to the Baitish Musenim a amall manuscript volume, apparently of Buddhist prayors, written in hiera. glyphic characters, which he obtained during his recent journey everland from China to Burmali from the chief of a tribe inhabiting part of the mountainous rɔgion dividing those two equntries. PORTRAIT OF THE PRINCE CONSORT.
His ExOnLiANCY Gentlemen, in accordance colony is increasing, and that in the nine months. In other words the Specist Faud has now boon for the taxpayers of this Colony a consider facilency, two or three cases trail, inadmuch We are requested to state that arrangements with that which is the loyal prasties in all colonies instead of haring only 290,000 we have $105,000, formed, and in the preliminary financial state able reduction: It will be car daty no doubt that he came to the magistrate to get the redress I have been wido de prosant the address signed by of Hor Majesty's empire whare anything couobrnind I look forward to baring at the close of the nest I so now making to you for the first to hantain our revepuo at a solo gure, and has not sapowered to obtain under the Gact
the foreign community. So the Hon. Cooil Smith, of uvante-day at the City Hall Mr. Her Majesty herself comes before the Council year front that important son of resene is since that Ordinance passed, we shall not I would throw out to my unofficial friends this Online A
I rise to ask you to spend the standing orders $135,000 instand of the $120,000 ws, had list have to consider that an item of revenus, for vill for consideration, that something like 3900,000 Hon. P BERIT reed with the state. Smith leaves for Singapore per M. M. steator for the purpose of enabling me to propose a rote year. Now, taking the item of stamp. In pay again appear in the estimates of this Colony a year aght at presont to answer ns for all the mat of the Anting Calosial Secretary, as Capa Sindh to-morrow and doubtless mary of £110 for a portrait of the Prince Consort, I ing I should say to you that in the return of our Them are two reasons why the canimsalty requiremonts of the Colony. If you agiva with ain Dempster had told him he always autkad SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS RAFITTED, friends will avail themselves of this opportunity actioned de staus of my hen, friends on the rent roll i do not include that which really would of Hongkong should fool.sono interest. I seature me that we ought to determine ang revenue this that a day or two before they leave the plisoners
to say good bye.".
Council last year that more visitors who had no be an item of capital, namely, prentene on the to think, in the statement or now making. If year at something lika, that figure, then you will become very insolent and fase work, and wo In ont advertising columns will be found a to sao maat: Government House noticed that we sale of the land I am deblog now with the rent there is in our treasury chest this large and un- as one see the feasibility of our making some lays bail to look out for them An Ordigboo antics to mutiers to the affect that a Beacon
had no portrait of the Prince Ceasort of the roll and that alone. We lay robovo before the precedentul balance; then leading items of considerable reductions of revenue; and this this kind was very much water has beer erected on a small pinnacle rock oilled walls and, being native gentlemen, they expressed ond of the year considerable enms of framins or revene are steadily increasing and, Ishould add, point of course we shall bear in mind in doing so, The ACTING CUIER JUSTICE said he was not "Shih-shib" (Lion Rock), atestat nor the surprise. thal, while we had portraits of tho thosales of lands, but I profer to take no notice of as one of the most signifcant, that the house fax namaly, that if we stimulate the opium. farm and aware of the ofroumstances mentioned by the anchorage at Wonohoit: The beacon consists Frinces, there was up portrait of their father it because it is eating law on capital. What I (the sount we derive from the twelve per cent, on if we pai mich increase of revenue from the two previous speakers, of a pole fifteen inches in diameter, painted black Tshing the hint so given. I commented am now dealing with is healthy revenue. Next, the valuation of bours property) is also increasing, spirit farm, sought at once trenes tatation The Bill, wag than cead a second tairs, and f17a white alternate banda, on "which is Axod a with the Swerstary of State: My despatox was taking the item of stamps, the smont actually and will reach its maximum this year-if; Issy, upon the Wito and probang the weaLL of having been boustered in committed wrak peneck
ball sir feet in diameter painted black with a.
Juid before the Queen and Her Majesty has received last year was $119,488; in other words, everything is so flourishing, the community will the Colony. The native junk trade, of conesa, is and ambered 2 of 1878 Lorizontal White kom vanbid the centre heysoll Lean-giously pleased to select por that ought to giza nu for the nine months of the fairly sek, kus not the time arrived when some employed in producing the realth of the Colony MARKET DEDINANCE AMENDMENT,
Tesit of the Prince Consort by Winterhalter, in present year 189366, but instead of that it has consideration may be given to the taxpayer and but cahoaselor lore every cor Por. HIS EXCELLENOT moved the first dea:lingut su A London contemporsey says:-A letter from the uniform of the Rite Brigade. This is the giron us $95.003, and the total sim to be dá spomally to the householders in the Colony tugnese clerk who works way with his pen in Ordinanga to amend the Market Ordinace 1858 tho Dow Bishop of Raugos (D. Tilcomb) in portrait which will be copied for Hongkong rived from stampa this, your calculate and that in 1868 the paling vite, Hghting role, merchants ofles, is producing wealth by his He said-Gantleman, this Ordinance was eng"- nounces the taptism of forty-two Chinamos at file oopy will be made by Mr. Williamson, who $127,000. I am bound bore to say that, to what water te and Tim Brigada rate amonared labour, and I think it burd we should be deriv greeted to the scentive in this way A Euro the city of Burnish. A large number of Chinese fus bcom ohosen by Sir Michael Hicks Beach over zorree may be trend the increase in the fout to 11 per cent. In 1870 it was raised to 12 pering from the householders here such an exorld pass batohor who proposed to open a shop in aro Bettled at Rangoon, and are among ita rast I therefore beg to move, with your permission, coll, it would not perhaps bo prajenio ssume that oont, and fince 1870 up to this moment it bastant taxation as we have been doing. Therefore the Colony found that unor tile writing industrious workmen. For some time pasta that, wo vote nam of £lio for this purpose the whale increase in the revenue from stump in stood at 12 per veut Now, belong vertaling to gentleman, in the sketch. I have ventured to put Orainanes it was necessary for him to occupy Chinesa entechist of the S.P.Chaboon ndoa. Hon. W KESWICE-Your Exosilency, I have derived from a similar souros for it has han my hay how wừ tight deal wish that, I should like to before you I have in licated on the one hand those stall the market Wall I sabitter sonring to to sanct than ha llars oxtending plotsubo in seconding the motion jus proposed, fututy to Institute in lave conte to Ure Colony ask you to consider two other items of serance estate of the Que ou proposons the griestion to the entire Counsel cul-we orar a ciremit of sight miles-under the superin-There can be no doubt that the loyalty of every certain prosecutions under the Stamp Ordinace to which, I have now to refert Ogs to what we they are, I have alm to you frankly the general were of opinion that it really will be very much. tendence of the Rov JE Macks of St. John's colorist will be gratified by seeing the portrait of I have been favoured by the Collector of Stamps drive from psem. That shows a crassiden Thave of how we should deal with them, and to the comfort of the European population it Callego, whose missionary zeal has a long been the late Prince Court at Government House with return for the last three or four years Whilst everything olie increase the Opium when noxt Norumber, I submit my schemss to you we enabled s batcher of this man's stamp Bignalised in Burmah;" da Flóre probably has been nu miss in Brulted from which it appears that in 1876 there was one Farm is nietaadstill, and we are to receive this more in ditil I shall leste forward with conft, and character to have his shop outside the market position who so well remembered that great prosecution under the Stamp Ordinace against year, 1978 the sum of $180,000, being the cama dence to resolving your supportApplouse.) duly licensed, and nocordingly this Ordinance In the Connell Chasubur yesterday afternoon, powers and natural gifts bring to their possessor one defendant. In the year 1875 there were no sum that we resolved in 1877, and being ass. Hon P.Rar dekad is Excellency if, in ushlas the Gregor to grant licences ho just Cufore the mosting, the Acting Calonia)
not so much privileges as duties. I have plaa prosecutions. In the year 1876 there were no than the am recived in 1976 and considerably the estimate he had made of the expenditure for tenks proper in all such cases Secretary introduced to the Governor Mr. Kwok sure in seconding the motion.
The Bill woe read a first time. HONGKONG, OCTOBER 16TH, 1878.
prosnoutions. Just your there were six prono lose than the sum received in 1875. The rest of the sad of the year, he had taken the full amoun Achsong, who explained to His Exoellezey that
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outions against nine defondants and up to tho Opinn Farm in 1875 was 3137000, in 1876, voted for the differart departments, bonuse e SLEPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION, ORDINANCE, he had come for the purpose of firm King him for
SAIRE' FINANCES OF TTÉS" COLONY, August, which is the date of the return this $135,000; it is now $132,000. Well, gedagen, had been given to understand consicaly some HTS EXCELLENCY propied the fist reading Tae padsperous evadition of the Colony, 28 his inconssful efforts for the release of his son. His DXUBLSENCE-Gentlegu, it will be in year, there wore bon prossoutions against pins I am of opinion and I know yen cansus of the departments did not spend the amounts of an Ordinance to authorise the appropriation shown by the figuras laid before the Lugris- and added his sauranous that the release was the recollection of members of the Council that teen defendants. In all cases the defendants with me that by prudent management we votal For instanos, the Polio ametimes did of a supplementary sum of $45,000 to defray the lative Council by His Excellency the Govan wholly due to His Excellasowa great personal last year, in accordance with the usual prankios were Chinese. As you are aware, I am sought to get for the Opium Farm, if not its not spend the entire mount voted, and he would charge of the year 1877. He said these items inquence with the Vissioy. He also rpologised in the Colony, I laid before the Connoil my forming the Stamp Ordinance against them full valug at all events a fair raine, sud nak is in his estimate His Excellonny hud taker had long since boon posset by the Finans NOR restarday afternoon, is highly satisfac for his son's inability, owing to indis, vision, to financialstatement, when submitting the esticistas They were not called upon to pay in farmiar Cherefore something largely in ross of what the full soon voted or only the squirt sote Committed, and he now put them in the form of towy. It will be remembered that Mr How attend and nđð his thanka in paraan to those of for 1970 On that assested. I mationed to be yours at least enabled my minich their the present formen pop in Thewlis Anthar ally expended on a questa de an Ordinison. The money had been spent
his father. Nesar in ac equally long and lucid speech ***
Council that I had taken in ose respost on un proper proportion of the stamp revenue. They, item of ravenne, that of spirits. That brings us His BICELLENCY said be bad paly taken the the Bill was read a firet time usual course. I said "Some time ago, towards are doing so now, and no doubt a portion at least in a comparatively small sno, a ann för smaller actual expantry of the nine months. It some A unmber of votes passed by the Finance last November foreshadowed this treault, and
Several important decisions have lately "boon given by the Recorder of Rangoon in re tie the and of September, I gave to the Finanes of the considerable ineroase which has taken than it raises for other Governments similarly times happened, indeed, it almost invariably hapCommittee were submitted to the Conseil and yesterday, in a speech of over an hour's the marriage lana and partition of property of Committee the treable of looking over the osti place in the revenue from stamps is due to the sitnsted to one I fnd that in 1877 we obtained pened, that a little more, was voted than war Approved 2 They included one of 85927 for duration, be stated the actual receipts thus China-Bormase alliances. In one me, a Bur mates of ozponditure for 1878. It is not anal for cause I have indicted. I may say before from that source revenue of $28,395 Instead required during the car, so that in almost twenty recruits for the Police from England far and the probable, revenue, from various mese woman had married Chinaman according a Governor to does, but, this being the first time learing the subject that in the opinion of com of $28,000 we ought to ceive from the Spirit every case there remained a small amount to ba $34,50% for repair of damages to rods, &c. to Barman enstam, and ako. had lived with hins I had bad to prepare the estimates for this Co potent authorities there were Loro ersions Farm $100,000, if not more; and therefore it is spent, but speaking generally, he could say that omged by the main storms, of May and June. sources of the year. The GoYesu had twenty-six years, bearing hini a large family long, & thought it will to be guided by their Uy Chiness of the Stamp Orimuoe in the gentlemen, that in the months of August and for the ensning portion of this rear the ex $1.443 for cost of almarine line to Green estimated that this year there would be The Chinaan basing immoveable property
-greater local experience, and accordingly the years 1875 and 1878, when there were pros September I asked the unofficial members of penditure would be in the same proportion Island: 5650 for towels of telophones a total surplus of revenue over expen Rangoen, it was ruled that be bad not lost his tastos ons bufore them. Well, gentleman, sentions than in 1877 and 1878, who there Conseil to meet me for the purpose of enusider it had been. He had not the figatus befors und $2,990 for Colonial defence, the items our I had to consider this year how far that inno have been prosecution. Now, gentlemen, another ling the question of how far they, a eommer him, but there were some items which appoing which amount were as follow-cost of an domisils of origin, lieving a wifs and family near diture of 871,984, but in the aire mouths Awng where he resided preceding his death vation had worked well or otherwise, and, being of item in which our rovne but increased is that cale, would be prepared to assist roa in peared in the slimstas last year on cold jank for torpedo prados, $45, Volunteer opinion that it worked remarkably well. I have of postage. The antial receipts in the twelvo establishing a Spirit Farm in the Colony, and count of which no expenditure whatever had drill instructore and contingencies, say at $200 the receipts show an excess of $85,098, Evidores showed that he hat kept up correspon- this year sleg trunbind the Finace Committee tu mouths of 1877 anousted to 2075 that would also how for they would neejet me in Improv been incurred. For instance, quo for which per month, savan months, 51, 500 omoriam.to
dotco with, and made remittances to, his wife. that be acentuals ratnimed to his canatry, and look into the estimates of expenditure the give us for the nine months of this year 847,000 ing the Opium Ordinance gone to streng his hon. friedds the official members kindly seamandal at 3100 per month, from 16th May Was it began wo shot. have a surplus of that even if he had acquired a domicile in Rsa. Various proposals that have been made by heads Bat fastest of that we have got in the ning then the ends of the Opions Farmer and supported the rete, still he knew they autor to Slet August, 1960: hlas na er sorges for uni revenue over expenditure of not less tlun goon, this would not make him subject to Bhrpartments, or of Bularios, &c, and months 8,000, to that we bare actually received encourage him to give a proper enm for the tatoes some little doubt about, and that was forms, $51.14: buttons, etc., 883, making outs
meso law, as was urged, but to Buglish. The the Finance Committee from time to time have in the nine months of the present year inert than ravnopoly I received from my hon. friends the item for a timu hall considerable and trousers, 85$1
HIS EXCELLENCY said he hoped to be able to $114.000. This is the more gratifying since, as wife, who had probably helped less the for met and considered these proposals, and before we did in the twelve months preceding it. Lale nuoficist nombors valuable advior and as voted for the establishment of an obs
next I trust that they will have had my statement to the Council lant November these two pints and speaking in the scrvatory and time hall, but bon momers by the estimates before hos members in the His Excellency pointed out, in England tious bazo, rete four figndred rupes out of an estatehom the whole of the proposed estimates mentioned what every honourable member to presence of my bun, frimate I think I am anthefaired alltőledoubt shout it and scoordingly Finance Committee at a comewhat sarliar period are bad, trade is depressed, and affairs gene worth a kit. The correspondent of the All of prudiburo for the year 1979, I must say sidered one of the best fasts of our prosperity, justified in seying that they went entirely with his friend the Surveyor-General bad not than he did last year, and he hoped to he able to
baba Ponter temarks on this decision that it may be law, but it seems. pzor justice How there is another innovatios I should like to and that in the junk trade. Our revenue from me on the anbject of the Spirit Farm. As spent one farthing of that vote for an observatory lay them before the Council before the lat. Na taste in this matter. The Finance Committee that source last year was $10.651: That ought regants the Gum Farm, there are certain. From time to time, ne his hon. friend was aware, romber next, but of course s good ideal would depend on the assistans be derived from the
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FEES." BIL-Iskould like to say a few words on the treatment biok I and the large number of ather Chinese who were present received at the publis His EXCELLENCY moved the second reading mosting on the 7th instant. I wish also to paint
rally are unfavourable. In China, famino has plunged several of the Northern provinces into the deepiat distress, while eva in hope that the Burman fair ack will lay the lesson is really something similar to a Committes to gives for nine months 314,281, In fact we alterations in the Ordinance which contemplate the Finance Committes bad voted certain sans
to heart, and be careful about marrying more of the House of Commone; that is, whan bare received in the nine months $15,351. From submitting to you. They are alterations in These were all incipled ve Kwang-tung fhod and famine bave deso in the shape of the Heather Chince,"
the Licuso sita in what is called Committee of the registry of cargo bosta ve roonivad last detail, sat uppreimurt they are alterattense Bor. P. BIRIE They are suppfotatay the whole House. In its capacity as Committes your 82,347, The actual feceipta for the first whigh my honourable, friends will support. I. His EXOLLENCY-They are supplementary. lated extensive districts and thrown thou
of the whole House, the House of Commons deák nive months of 1878 were $2,531 I need not may mention that I did draft, with the but they are included and appear in the statement. sands of people on public charity. The PRESENTATION TO THE HION CECIL with financial questions, and deals thoroughly remind you that that fagrease probebly represents sistance of the Attorney-General, A Bill submitted to me by the Treasurer. Sometimes with them. If introduce here the system of nairly the whole incrense of the yea, besso in to establish in this Colony an Opinn Form money has to be sport immediately for instanse, flourishing condition of the Colony is not,
C. SMITH.
cabling our toembers of Conteil to deal with the the user of enrge hoare few are registered in the identical with thst in Singapore, But my after that heavy mla storm my hou friend the consequently, due to any exceptional pros
Yesterday morning a deputation consisting of estimates long before they come on the public last quarter of the year In the item cf light dus honourable friends, who know more than Burreyor-Central had to get to work lmmediately parity at home or in China.
about fiftoon of the leading Chinese merchants but, I g not as why I should deprive the T and that last year the sum total was $14,984 I do of the commercial transactions of this and the Tisanes Committee thea dealt with it
Hen. P. Evdin said that with regard to the Turning again to the figures placed before and gooley, waited upon the Hen, C. C. Smith, public of the Colony he, fer saght I know. That ought to give us in round numbers for the Colony, and whose views on anohubjects
for the purpose of presenting to him an address may be interested in whatthe Finanon Committee nicentias 211,000, whereas we have got $18,023, I always roccife with the ntmost deference Police rate, it was durtig the time of inueral MEETING. ns by His Excellency, the increase in revenue expressive of the deep sanse they entertain of is doing of that privilege which wouve in and I expect to receive altogether from light dams at once suggested that that proposed Bill Bunker that it was eleven per neht, and when
the services rendered by him to the various posts England when the House of Commons site in aut for short of 818,000. There is another Item should not be prestod; and of course. I took he was superseded it was put up.
hus held in this colony during a period of Committee of the whale House, and therefore I of some importance ad that is the item in the their advico The ill will not be laid be. His ExceLLERGY said that was so. rents, junk licences, stamps, postage, light sixteen years and especially during the time am considering whether it would be agreeable or ertigates called interet it Now at the close of fore, you, but only snob amendments of the BEFRACTORY PRISONERS dusa, &c, there is a subatalia increase, whom he held the office of Registrar General. But to the mailers of the Firanos Committee if 1876 there was a sum of $20,000 in the Chartered existing law as my hon friends will op. "considerably in excess oven of Mr. HENNESEY'S The address which we give at length below, is I were to allow reporters to be present at their Banks at 6 par cent. On the 91st March, 1877, prove. And now to return to the question of of na-Dritinance to amend Ordinance 4 of 1809, out that the Chinese who were there were not ne embroidered on a magnifcens silk screen, and futare meetings. Of course hou metabern are that mam sizounted to $30T00: $80,300 at 5 per house fares. Nothing would give me greater The object of the Bill is to remove doubts, acte people have said shop coolies and the sanguine anticipations. Thus the receipts will form a valuable mercial of the confidence well aware that the Finance Committee of the best gives $4,000 per annum profit. Un the 30th satisfaction than to lower considerably the rates as to whether puitshments for breach of relike, but that nearly all of them belonged to the from postage, which at last year's rate world and esteem with which the edgested part of the Legislative Commoil consists of every adoraber of Juan, 1877. it was ineressed $160,000, and on the and taxes in this Colony. But until I see my galations or of prison discipline can be garis better classes and those who have large etalas be $47,000, for thenine montka, actually foot Chinese community ropay the bonast endeavour the Council xp myself. It consists of all the Wth September 1877, it was still further in way to a proper sale of the Opium Farin, and out after the expiration of the term for which in the welfare of the cubgy
of able oficial to protuote the lost interests of on-official momber, and of all the officia gonorased to 5210,000. On the last day of the unit I find out what we can get from a Spirit the offender was originally pontested. The Dull On the Europeanafinding the City Hall naarfy up to $66,492, or nearly four thousand do every class of Chinese resident in this colony bore except the Governor, and I have no doubt year 1877, it amounted to $270,000, and at this Farm, I content myself with synosuring you provalas that such punishments can we carried allod with Chidase, some of them called aut Jars in excess of the total amount for last year. The address Miguel by Bora, Lenng On the highly intelligent publk of this Colony dato, we have in the Chartered Banks of this in public the town. I have already oummmnicated put us if the rignial sentence had not expired- Chinaman, turn them out”. I than heart The sum realised from stemps for the nine Mok Shi-yoong Fang Ming-shan, Wong Kwan would be only glad to know what is being done Colony-sarming interest at 5 per mons, the sum to you in privato, so that they may be considered The ATTORNEY GENERAL Gail there was one scoe Bay, Let us have the meeting elsewhere
tong, and one hundred and twenty thros others. about the finances, in Committee, before the time of $360,000, a um not only exling any by you and the Colony in general and I think point might be raised with regard to the Bill, to prevent the Chinese moming. After th months is nearly six thousand dollars more Thaadanus icompanied by the fallaning comes when the Governor lays the estimata on investment of that kita keretofore, but more than I may look fer support from you in doing every sad that was that it made provision only for mooring was formally opened, it was removed to than in the same period last year; while that valuable presents: A splendid crimson silk she table. And, in tonghing upon this, I will double any sun hitherto sved from agrenne indething that wou be lawfully done to similare carrying out the santence that was inflicted to open a Then a gederal struggle to derived from light dues during the same brolla, on which the names of the gentlemen repent what I said the fret dan I had the pondently of the gambling, fund sui lodged in our events from oplum and spirits Wilk ro during the tins the prisoner wasmadan the pan get to the Grinket Ground, sad when we Chinese) who signed the pidrose and have partioipatat in honour of addressing you on the subject only the Banks at informs, New votleman, those gard to the Epirit Farm Lam zat, diereed to forceofmosescurtarmagistrate, but it had struck strived there we found acing already formed of months is only about one thousand dollars this bandome testimonial are embroidered. het any member of the Finance Committee who fasts no doubt you will say are of interest, but think that its operation should be confined simply him it might happen that the prisoner was again foreighers. Some of um cftempted to got m
Twa simson silk scrolls with complimentary considera and consents to any vote is not the inferent they have for the publie becomes to Chiness spirits, from which I hope to get a refractory while undergoing his additional sem-the ring but were roughly handled and pushed Alad p very hawsome silver, goblet, necessarily bound, when he comes bers to the vety practiest if they ona enable us to do some very large royonus, but I think & Split Farmtenos The Bill was brought in to present a back. The javmoters of the meeting ware thon year in 1877. As a proof that ive trade which the ralee of the saving will not allow publin Council to support tast vote when he thing in the way of voluning taration: There may also desi; as it does in Singapore, with spatem, adopted by prisoners, when the farm ked to allod a face for us but this was has not been declining, the junk licences also Mr. Smith to receive without the consent of somes into the Council, he is so fros as before are, however; two items-comperatively small other classes. We have in this Colony large of their imprisonment, was just about to deremptorily refused. We more obliged to stand exhibit an increase of over a thousand dollars. the Secretary of State.
to take whatever as he likes about 16. Now I item which we can no longer include in the number of sailors and others who at this expivo, of becoming insubordinate and abusive, untaide the ring. As we did not know her sould This spontaneuna presentation cannot fail to certainly have derived both last year and this; revenue of the Colunz, sad of whinh I shall bare monisut drink very bad, and nominally very cheap and it was thought there was no authority to keep we hear what passed in the ring, we asked that The increase in the income derivable from be most gratifying to My Canil Suaith and his vary great assistance from the usual course I word or two to say. We have been in the spirit. One effect of the Spirit Farm would be to them in prison of the expiration of the suntente, any resolution pat to the meeting hent Crown routs Porno $105,000 in nine months numeron triads in and able
toped. In now informing you of my intention habit of making considerable snius by what is increase the myonne, but subthat effect would be This Bill was erefore introduced to remove be explained in Chinges, so that those of a an evidence that additional land has
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to continue it, it is only my duty to say that, called the profit on subsidiary osine. Towards to estable some check on the deleteriora uparit doubts, and witbordo prisoner being kept who did not know English might ander To the Honourable CEOL CLEMENTI SMITY, whatever course I may take. I cannot mind my the early part of the year 1877 the profit on sale now gold) so that oven to Bach arisss of max the the good for any time to receive panibalement understand its moaning Mr. Ng Choy, who was bood taken up in the Colony and
DRAR SIE-In living under your kind pro-successor, or any fatur Governors for all I know, sidiary coins excende i 220,000 Wel, it is to my legalntion I contemplate, and, perhaps, with your Ordinaca 4 of 1888 But, hon members would there, was good enough to convey on wishes matter of fact there have been a rainber of tekju, we. the undersigned merchanta, have come faturo Governor may repert to the old mind, a nied question to consider Low far this suption, muy bueoved in passing, will not only observe has it only dealt with the soutence in to the Chairman, but when we heard that been happily favoured with your excellent simi-evetom of making the statement without the Government ought to take a pit on sure ingresso qur retente bat will benefit the consumer illoted by the Visiting Justleda hilethe prisoner our reasonable request was refused, we all left nistration, und with expectant gaze we shall Finance Committee having seen the proposed sidiary coat. We don't coin them; they are likewise, Thave told you that there has been on was undergoing his original sentence. It was and took no part whatever in the proceelings of ever rogurd the pisos you will soon leave ratant estimate of expanditere only speak for my coined England They are sent to as Lusones in blad toronto from jeaks. Now I khow possible they might get hold of a refractory spa the meeting. It has been said that printed slips. with feelings of heartfelt gratitude, self, when saying that in Zuture Is chali adopt by the Imperial Government. Of course we pay some of my hos friends, flie unofficial members, soner, who, at the orpiration of the punishment containing a traxiation of this resolations in Now, as you are on the are of departure for that system which I have found work so well for them in Engiant but when we yet them bare whom I have consulted from time to time on imposed by the Visiting Justices, would be again Chinese were dropleted. I and many of way Singapore to hold the post of Colonia Secretary: In November last, also, gentleman, I told you wo got them for the convenienca of the commu- this subject, eutirely agree with me with insubordanto The Bill might be referred to friends never received one copy I bare sle enquiries and have found one, it contains only he has a project for establishing a Spirit and will on a sudden withdraw from a the bene why it was that I had felt 30 nagussary on my nity, and I cannot believe that it is around polley rapoof to the feed levied on junka We Selbst Committes. Farm, which would likewise be a source of fits of your frilliant accomplishments, we can- arrival in this Colony to look very sharply after for this Government to make a profi sut of and lov at this moment on junks of 500 proizh The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY mad klst some of the resolutions The translation is so not help poling on you as earnosily as small the expenditure Gardase Austin put into edisty coins. Flur taken that view of the mat as going license of $10 and a fishing Hoses-ambjent to the correction of his hon. friend and bad that I could scarcely zake out its meating profit
plants turn towards the spring sno, and showing my hands as soon as I strived the returns, which ter end commaested it to Mr. Austin before I of $1 under 600 piottle we lavy 51 a teanth and to make the object of the Ordinance quita eitar Of our right to takes part in that meeting, thero Altogether the financial prospects are very our regard for you with as inch warmth of affecs bad been audited a few weeks previously of the received a despate from the Becretary of State 20 sents fishing Loence; for vousels of 100 picats he might any there we a great difioulty indeed cannot be the least donut Is fast we werd in: madouraging, and we buat congratulate Histianssa child on leaving its tender millor. Your sax 1876. He did his duty at once: in drawing to which Lord Catarron advortul in protty and lanetan 1,000 we hey $815 mes going when men we understange in bringing then tited by its promoters to attend. Anticipating Elenour huss Jaou in this Colony Tor upwards of my attention to a matter which underhoodly strong terms to the notice of making a pront care, and $5 fishing Heron. For vennas slave before a magistrate, so that after coruiting oar procence, and believing that a great majority Excellency, and the community alike upon ton years. Daring that parfod you have held overy Governor should raged with groas anxiety, out of theechidiary coinnin Hongkong; and the 1,000 plots we lavy 350 en gouty Linence So as breach of prison disipline there anno meins oraid not know Buglish enough to understand the fact. The GOVERNOR yesterday expressed the offes of Protector of Chiness, and Registrar namely, to the fact that in. 1876, whilst the ex- result, as you know, is that now any one can get far for the native shipping Upon the whole of of punishment. They could not be punished its proceedings, the pecmoters had proparly pro his intention of lightening the burden of good atoms, on our minds, and pointed wely to g583 008 in other words, them, they are applied at the rate we have Now, Ulises two fans or items of great intareal or grandfury be brought before macists when wo requested that the abstance of ar
General, and the good sotions you have por-penditure amounted to 3902,500” the wevende pins from the Treasury. We make no profit on the Europeas shipping we levy one cent a top in gal besuse their me was just arturing,vided an interpreter for the opion And yet tazation, and we shall be glad to see this You have pronted what is advantageous and the expenditure had catetripped the rovente, obtained the sourse a The mort it in the They both phew an dorang, Bail the lezease beceda (hey were der goot deelpline that salation, should be rendered into Chinese to the carried into effect. The tase are very high removed what is detrimental, thus manifesting Portunately only by a small som But, sooing will no longer Ogure the revenue returns of they show furnished us with one of the best timer Alwars haul Toon one or two omes of tint. Chiness wadjones, it was absolutely refused muit
lea than the total revenue for the whole
now houses erected both in the City of Victoria and up at the Peak. With regard
to the Opium Farm, His Excellency enterbins hopes of securing a touch larger rental, and
sentauges.