And make roads, and to carry
into effect
Such measures as
the Commander in Chief in China
(now Lord Gough) might insist for the defence of the settlements
with what results these duties
were performed Mr Johnston,
on
the
rather than indulging
the subject, prefers allowing the following brief extract from a work called "Portraits of the World in
the East" to pronounce
"
On the return of the expedition
to
343
to Hongkong" says this Author " it
"found already a thriving Colony
" Where it had left only a fishing
other authorities could
"hamlet"
be quoted to the same effect.
It is requisite.
In August 1843, at the close of the war with China the office of Deputy Superintendent having
been abolished, Mr Johnston was
In consequence of the high and responsible office which he had held for so many years
in China
appointed...