1853 — Page 49

The user wants me to proofread OCR output of a historical record from Hong Kong. The text appears to be a table of civil service appointments with columns for office, name, date of appointment, salary, etc. There are also remarks sections.

Let me analyze the OCR text and reconstruct it properly.

First, I need to identify the structure:

• Header: "PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE", "Reference :-", "TLC.O. 133", copyright notice
• Then a table with columns: OFFICE, NAME, Date of Appointment, By whom appointed and under what Instrument, Annual Salary in British or Army Sterling, From what Fund Salary is paid, Amount of Fees During the Year, etc.
• Then remarks section

The OCR is quite garbled. Let me try to reconstruct the table and text.

From the text, I can see:

• "Brought forward" row
• Governor: Sir Samuel George Bonham, Bart, KCB, appointed 15th and 17th December 1847? Actually "15th and 17th the Encer's Commander-in-chief hinge Bonham, December, Commissions. and Tree Admiral!. Bart: KC.73. 1947." This is messy. Should be: Sir Samuel George Bonham, Bart, KCB, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, appointed 15th and 17th December 1847? Wait, "1947" is likely "1847" (OCR misread 8 as 9). And "Tree Admiral" = "Vice Admiral". "KC.73" = "KCB". "Encer's" = "Queen's"? Actually "the Encer's" = "the Queen's". "hinge" = "and". So: "15th and 17th December, Queen's Commissions. Vice Admiral. Bart. KCB. 1847."

• Salary: 3,000
• Aide-de-Camp to the King: notification 14th February 1853? "14th February Government 1953." -> 1853. Salary 300.

• Lieutenant Governor: Honorable Major General William Jervois? Actually "Central Williams 1850. Commission Jeronis, K.N." -> "Honorable Major General William Jervois, KH"? Wait "Jeronis" might be "Jervois". "K.N." = "KH"? Actually "K.N." could be "KH" (Knight of Hanover). But "Central Williams" -> "Major General William". "1850." Date of appointment 28th December 1850. "the Encer's Commission" = "the Queen's Commission". Salary from Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue.

• Remarks: "Carried forward 330000;" then "(8.) fir lenge Bouhgin returned from England on the 13th Febuary, and lince then has been two mouths and seventeen days absent from the Colony marisit to thaughse and other intermediate Ports, including 4 days at Canton, asther Majesty' Kleimpotentiary and Chief Experintendent." This is about Sir Samuel George Bonham. "fir lenge Bouhgin" = "Sir George Bonham". "lince" = "since". "mouths" = "months". "marisit to thaughse" = "visiting the house"? Actually "marisit to thaughse" = "visiting the ports"? "asther Majesty' Kleimpotentiary and Chief Experintendent" = "as Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent."

• "Off 9. Colonial Secretary." -> "9. Colonial Secretary."

Then Year 1853 table with columns: Sterling Value, Whether the Principal be allowed a House, etc.

The OCR for the second table is very broken. Let me try to reconstruct.

Columns likely:

1. Office
2. Name
3. Date of Appointment
4. By whom appointed
5. Annual Salary
6. From what Fund
7. Amount of Fees
8. Whether allowed House
9. Allowance for House Rent
10. Whether Office held by Principal in Civil, Military, Naval
11. If Military/Naval, Full or Half Pay
12. Total Pay and Allowances
13. Period Absent from Colony
14. Other Advantages
15. Date of First Appointment

But the OCR only shows fragments.

Given the complexity, I'll reconstruct the text as best as possible, preserving the table structure in Markdown.

I'll create two tables: one for the main list, one for the remarks/year 1853 details.

But the user wants the proofread text in Markdown, preserving paragraphs and tables.

Let me start with the header, then the main table, then remarks.

I'll need to fix the OCR errors.

First, the header:

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

TLC.O. 133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

1741 (maybe page number)

Then the table.

I'll reconstruct the main table with columns: OFFICE, NAME, Date of Appointment, By whom appointed and under what Instrument, Annual Salary in British or Army Sterling, From what Fund Salary is paid, Amount of Fees During the Year, REMARKS.

But the OCR shows "Brought forward" as a row.

Let me parse the rows:

Row 1: Brought forward (maybe a carryover from previous page)

Row 2: Governor: Sir Samuel George Bonham, Bart, KCB, appointed 15th and 17th December 1847 by Queen's Commissions, Vice Admiral, Salary 3000, from Government (Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue?), Fees? Remarks: Carried forward 330000; (8.) Sir George Bonham returned from England on 13th February, and since then has been two months and seventeen days absent from the Colony visiting the ports and other intermediate ports, including 4 days at Canton, as Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent.

Row 3: Aide-de-Camp to the King: notification 14th February 1853, Salary 300, from Government.

Row 4: Lieutenant Governor: Honorable Major General William Jervois, KH, appointed 28th December 1850 by Queen's Commission, Salary from Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue.

Then "Off 9. Colonial Secretary." maybe next office.

But the OCR shows "Year 1853" and then a second table with more columns.

Probably the document is a "Blue Book" or civil list for Hong Kong 1853.

Given the instructions, I should output the proofread text in Markdown, with tables.

I'll create a Markdown table for the main list, and then include the remarks as text.

For the second table, it's too fragmented; I'll try to reconstruct as a table with the column headers from the OCR.

The OCR shows:

"Year 1853

rling Value.

2

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Whether the

Principal be allowed

a House

for his personal

Residence

if any.

or what Allowance,

for House Rent or Quarters.

..[75]

Whether the Office be b-1 by Racipal

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