in order to the Governor of Hong Kong, who can receive such instructions only from the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
I conceive the Governor would be justified in declining to recognize the command thus given, but I do not advise this course.
The Convicts must from this date be kept here, and the circumstances should be reported to the Colonial Office by the outgoing mail, with a request for a speedy decision.
I have already elsewhere recommended the enlargement of the Gaol, and this is now more than ever necessary.
But I am of opinion that, presuming one result of this difficulty to be the substitution of penal servitude for transportation, the Island, lying off the south side of Hong Kong Middle Island, and known as ... may be conveniently and expediently converted into a penal station.
I am also of opinion that the expense of this measure should fall upon the Imperial Government, and not the Colonial Government, in fact the Colonial Treasury has not the funds for the purpose.
Page 364has been kept as is in the output as per the page numbering rule. However, to fully follow the instruction to output only HTML using
for paragraphs, the "Page 364" should be wrapped in a
tag. Here is the corrected output:
in order to the Governor of Hong Kong, who can receive such instructions only from the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
I conceive the Governor would be justified in declining to recognize the command thus given, but I do not advise this course.
The Convicts must from this date be kept here, and the circumstances should be reported to the Colonial Office by the outgoing mail, with a request for a speedy decision.
I have already elsewhere recommended the enlargement of the Gaol, and this is now more than ever necessary.
But I am of opinion that, presuming one result of this difficulty to be the substitution of penal servitude for transportation, the Island, lying off the south side of Hong Kong Middle Island, and known as ... may be conveniently and expediently converted into a penal station.
I am also of opinion that the expense of this measure should fall upon the Imperial Government, and not the Colonial Government, in fact the Colonial Treasury has not the funds for the purpose.
Page 364