TGCST 30, 1866.
spension of hostilities, be
will be able to gain her ily by war dur by a Uon-
1, in all preferoilly, the
t Powers wonid he array-
1. kaburing to induce the the op the cause of sported by some of the
■și members of the emigra seedel in inducing the new ere that there is a great I still existing amongst the account of the now-intäte Hess made by the Austrian of the heavy taxation by are ground down. Rica- the proposals of the Han-
it is understood that the which is to be placed un-
, will give its services standing that Italy will in
sist the Hungariaus rising
ar from the various corres- The prospects of peace are hau they were some days eat of the Emperor that he upon the Power which did armistice does not appear to any effect, and, indeed, is Were France & to du su. e nught be some ground for Ler will, but as she has pre- ion of a neutral she has no to either of the contending
a risit to Paris has opened terviews with the Emperor
de Lhuys. The object of ces is uuderstood to be the
difficulties which impede an lement of the Mexican quea
ter states that Mr. Seward g to bring about an under- en France and the United egard to Caciula." It is, to ace in what way Franch oncerned with British North Mr Seward bas any arrauge on this subject he will pro- ith Lord Stanley, to whom Government be is scarcely
Strongly opposed as he would
istry of witch the guiding
Cord Russell au Mr. Glad-
LATIVE COUNCIL.
try.st, 1860.
PRESENT:
Covertions
Acting Chief Justice.
ie Attuniey General.
he Colonial Secretary,
The Colonial Treasurer.
-Jr Whittall.
ir Deut
Ty B. D. Gibb.
last, inveting read and con-
y opened the meeting by
hat no thought it necessary rel should at one coine to
in ultim to the reve me that they had but two sider, whether by would eat nditure or luitcase the re- ith this view he would propose ading of the Stamp Act, and ore anxious for this because Te the act printed and placed
Flic
address the necting, ay wast oppose any further tax-
the Colony continued to pay contribution. Cirenuistance changed since this contribu
And he believed proposed.
ould be get up, endorsed by enerally, and by this meeting th the apunation of the Gov
He did not for its removed.
be said that the Colony was whem with a population of ly a few of these tax payers, a 200,000 per annum was raised. Let'
open to other objec hope his colleagues would we it, and that His Excellency
gas
nt to abandon it.
Hitherto
been a free port, and it was
nstance that the prosperity of
18
The
Chinese traders
ns class. They already lot
ust upon the Junk and Pirate
and this coming upon the thers they
t will
to
to
estates, to show that no ito-
No. 1124-Augus: 30, 1866.7
!
police and light rates. Viewing the matter, the annexed letter, by requesting you to in this light he was compelled to oppose give is publicity in your columns this even the stamp Act, and at any rate hoped that His excellency would postpone it for twelve ing-1 am, Dear Sir, Yours most obedi months.
ently,
His Excellenes could not agree with Mr Whittall's figure, but was much obliged. to him for his remarks, and was glad to have the assistance of his great exparens- and his high character added weight all he had said, There
Points were three however, which he wished to tien
the allusion to the unfitary col
J. WHITTALL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
a tax on rentals
::
189
s will be seen by the subjoined extract rom the leading article in the Straits Times of the 18th. instant, The editor protests against the alteration in the usance of Ludin and Ching bills being made appli cable to Singapore, on the ground that it will disarrange local trade.
it was the first time be had occupied such a si knew anything about it. Had this meet- it was raised from incomes or fromrental.. position, and he might feel soute difficulty ing, under the circumstances, been on The renters would see that, whisther taxes vened rightly or not? He thought it had, in addressing them in a proper manner.
were raised upon rentals, or by duties upon The object of the meeting was to consider and he trusted the Governor would see that bills, it really came to the same thing. certain resolutions, to he transmitted to the it would had been better if he have paused But there would be this difference between Governor in the form of il memorial, re front pressing on this measure so hurriedly, questing the abolishment of the
Stau-p Act
Act As had been stated, the act would press very you could never ensure the stamping of or its suspension for a period, to give time beavily on banks-for banks had not had Chinese documents, but you could include GOVERMENT House, 25th August 1868.
to the community to properly understand very handsome dividends of late; but there thou in the house tux (cheer), MY DEAR SIR --It pecurs to me that the the mucial condition of the Colony, and
was another point he wished to notice. The The resolution was carried unanimously
Mr G. $10 to avert unnecessarily severe tasution. The ith clause placul a tax on hills from
F MACLEAN, juny, of Lyall, sült the proposed Stamp meeting to consider
"No place (says the Times) can possibly Stamp Act would certainly be an infliction to $10,000. Now this would press heavily & Co, rose to murve the next resolution, Ordine might be assisted, by removing on the Colony, and everybody objected to on native merchants, who were constantly which he said had referuare to certain be more injuriously affected by ill-judged The principle had every whome or two popular errors which now en-it, as everyboily did to taxes. Hongkong trading but ibution
between Hongkong, Swator, my items in the estimates. There were put restrictions on trade than Singapore, Bom- been established, that colonies should con- cumber the field of discussion. They are had ever been a free port, and its continue and other ports. There was a stamp duty down $28,000 for a new road, for a sa tribute in this way, as an obligation thy within my own personal knowledge, and can prosperity rested on the freedom is enjoy for instance of 3 on a bill of $2.500, and aterium and road at Kowloon; and a bay, Calcutta, Ceylon and the ports of
eds and he felt suro that, if there were any that was actually equivalent to rate of gun boat owed the Home Government the the pay
t $20,000. No doubt a sanatorium
China have their produce within them- At Kowlorm would be a very pleasant thing, ment did not, except in the curse of sandu id of course be best reached by myself.*
meaus of proving that the Stamp Act was discount that had been denounced as os the Australia Colonies, defray the expose, į Thus I should like it to be distinctly un-not actually requisite, His Excellency cessive and intolerable by the Chambers of but this was not the proper time for sue selves, which is bound to find its way to a He was sorry to think that
that any feeling of
tations made i in the subject (cheers) towns in England. In fact on 3 daya What was the objees in view in with Singapore it is vastly different; the The Olmiran the invited gentlemen sine the patio to be levied was equal to 19 but at any rate be objected to pay for it produce exported here is, as a rule, the
bills of $2,500 to rather over $5,000 to build a sanatorium he could not say, munity. We Paid no
move resolutiona
per ent per annum. Mr MADOUALL, of the Oriental Bank, rose
Chinamun, since cheere). It was, too, au unifit time ai
permission to read what ho focal Banknotes had not been so freely make new roads when old ones wanted growth of other countries-gathered here all requested) had to say's
she was accustomed to make taken, had expressed a desire to make paymenting. Besides, what was the use of solely by reason of the mercantile facilities
new road up the new hill when suficiently taxed for all it got by which they would effect a saving of two
we p
Was
to
public speeches. It seemed to him that the ment at Canton for goods purchased here,tection could not be had in the Queen's to be found in the port.” He believe a population that Mr Whittall Schedule of the Ordinance, as it now stands. ich w that if it was further taxed, dollars in a thousand, and this would Road 4 (cheers). No doubt His Excelleney!
curity the did not think
opinions of the unofficial members and the Mercatile Community ought to carry weight.
its bu
gard
the
"act..
some
irritation remained on the minis of the fderstood that when tising $120,000 ns the would pay every attention to the represen- Commerce at Liverpool and other large work, nor was it a roatter of necessity market whatever the impediments. But
ent to the yearly addition to the Colonial Revenus, the navy. The military
contribution which a review of our Financial position regarded as one summ
which w
We Bled me to think requisite, I had not the re-
recci rest protection return for the physical at the hands of the mother country. Other motest bitention of imposing taxation to a culonies, only equal to this in poulation larger amount.
£50,000,
while we but £20,000,
It is nevertheless quite true that the and he did not think, so and a had bargain
After this we hope to hear no more of business would go to Canton or Fulchau, serve to show how they wore likely to re. was
Everybody knew full weiling to keep us up to the ark of
so as to keep up with the times; the Singapore argument in objection to the nut the had siunta at 155,8), to be nearer would probably produce a much larger and it would revert to the comition in
of the resolution was to ask, object He really 140,000.
it was previous to the destruction of the that of the export trade to Foochow an feel that a debt of was due on behalf of the sum. That Schedule, however, was purpose factories in 1850. It was the destruction Amoy a large amount-ay hwo-thirds of His Excellency to defer this expenditure principle of a Stamp Act, and the appli European Garrison, which insured the se- left thus comprehensive, with a view of Chiton as
for port that had raised Hong the whole that went to the southern
a year or some defuite period, until eation thereof to Hongkong. One more Buoy of buse increpitile world. He really to deciding with advice of the council, onkol
the
estimates, Mr M'Donall embraced (cheers) and that fact should be bome in money (cheer). The resolution was as Colony heavily
some unnecessary items. There was one inind by the Government. He thought followsThat although this meeting recompetent authorities at the meeting dif What was called taxation, was mole of the distribution of the proposed limited tax-
the attempt to place taxes on those outside cognizes the fact that the Estimates for the fered materially as to the amount de- house rent, police and water rates, that iation, and on the items expedient to reject for a new road which would never be used; were not reckoned as taxation inter aud retain. I felt that on suel points, the other for a new gan, which he hoped the jurisdiction of the colony, through the year 1867 are already passed, they think
would not be wanted; and another for a medium of commercial transactions, was ex- that His Excellency the Governor shoaldrivable under the schedule to the Act, one countries, and in the absence of all excise
If these things were re-tremely injudicious. There was every wil new gun-boat.
be requested to defer the actual expendi and custom duties, he really thought the
ture of the following items, vis New placing it at $350,000 the other at Taxation was very light. If the council
quired, the further taxation they would linguess on the part of the residents to af accessitate should be distributed over a series for all the means that were necessary to Rond, $23,000; Gun-boat, $20,000; voted $750,000. Whence this discrepancy? adopted the Stamp Set, it would
on the Estimates until the results of the And why was the schedule persistently of years. It could not be expected that carry on the Goverment, but there was first tax which had been imposed, and
the present residents of Hongkong, who no necessity for such excessivo taxation as next year's working of the Mint be seen, almost the only one which was expedient
on the grounds that although this outlay spoken of as if it were unalterable, when under the civen instances. He did not
not think
night not be here five years lunce, should that proposed. He cordially secouided the alar expressent by
might be desirable for a Colony with a Chin ese truling classes. "He believe they would
bear all the expense. Let a loan be raised resolutions. on debentures, extending over a term of The resolution was put to the meeting, surplus in hand, the works are not of such every speaker knew that the governor had importance as to necessitato their comple: distinctly stated that it was to be revised understand that the new Ordiuinces were
years, and to be repaid in yearly justal and carried unanimously. intended to protect the honest trader against
ear He had no doubt that the revenue absence from the colony the measurebind not carry them out.".
Mr ALBERT HEARD said that owing to his tion when a new lax has to be imposed to by the Council, and that his object was to ments, in such suns as the revenue coul the dishonest. He thought we were ver
seconded the reso- impose only so much duty as would serve for the money capended, in the
would be sufficiently elastic to boar such a yet received much of his attention, but he had
the objections made to meet the deficit? There was something acationat, redding
charge. were several stews in enough it it to
swise bus confidence it would give to all in
the new road and the gun-bont. At any which he thought they w the estimates that might be dispensed with voice inremous greater
strance against the enactment, by preceding speakers, and dwell on the
were bound to render fact that the residents of Hongkong and very unfortunate in totally ignoring E, E. fevested in the Colmy Th the second
rate if the letter was retained, it should be inoperative place Mr Whittall lad objected to the gun-
noull arise if it became erament, and expressed his opinion that was purely true, but he must remember expense of
of a boat intended to discharge similar to those uttered here. police intics, which had been neglected Bera. Despatches have been received from Foreign Governments, complaining that this or that was allowed at Hongkong, and bitherto the reply, Ind always been This is a free
21 port and
com us whu likes.
He wialien to introduce nu strict
The proposed expenditure in the of China-was negotiated in this me better toode was found of raising the remark we may venture on supposed
п
Secondly I have to disclaim for myself any merit or the reverse-in framing the pro- visions of the proposed Ordinates. It is ahiosta verbatim copy-except in one or two points peculiar to Hong kong, of the Ordinance long in force throughout India and store especially in neighboring Straits Settlement, where I understood on the best authority that the measure had
Mr POLLARD,
lution.
bout What he bal said about the fleet been working satisfactorily, and had com- harged to the police rate. Then there was dated the evils that noners dad oluci- always been ready to assist the local go letter, and this we suppose may account
Jure, and would ever prove a ding upontferred to the
pou the consideration, particularly those which should have weight with His Excellenty that we were oliy yg & share in the letely refuted prophetie warnings of abn the mint, whics but already proved a ini- law, but there were other points worthy of advice from the old inhabitants of the island for the wigging administered by the Press
Pet The
practical
It may be well to add that the completion to the amount of revenue likely to be to grudge the Governing of the Act. as they must necessarily best know what to the gentlemen by whom the meeting
of various provisions in the Schedule had been purposely deferred till the appropriate moment of discussion in Council. Thus the lowest amount of a
But
community of
the Carry on
interests.
The port had was "managed." We regret IIis, Excel- it had been free. however slight or
trade, a
sutony while it was retained on its present footing (cheers). Mr M'Douall then advert-
the funds: necessary
sary fourished mainly derived under the new Act, and stated his to
•public o
and the Gov | 1080posed an
give it the to estimate at over three and a balf lakhs of ernment of the colony, and to Tanks he stated that, taking the dollars.
and they did not conse
uinder
free.
were
of dead we might have learnt what new thing there
ans the
filemanded-(ebeers); for the future would be relency will not concede the time asked for, as Comprador's order rom Janer the schedule of this Accessary for the colony. Nor would he (cheers), and Fovelow and Maruthe meeting by the opponents of the pro-
On the note circulation of the protection its interested that day, in effect would be that Hongkong would is that can be added to what was said at
last, to June there Bo any captions a spirit of objection to what was cense to be chief commercial mart of
reinge
would would
If the whole schema were habk: to duty is left unsettled-au observa- as the note circulation of general policy; all that they naked was thin would voluntarily and unnecessarily
ተሰቡ
the re
tion which applies to several other itemia.
That was, in fact, 1 under
estimaty so far
Documents con
g so far as to criticise His Excellency's rump the advantages of which Hongkong Posed Act.
he did not think he could. be induced bring in a better position than myself to mount was to be taken out of the [tical statesmen, acquased with, the work virsvaded that the moon of any tax what opposed to our own views upon the
tious
hot di-
to
WAS
paid for out of the police taxi upon the Mint as the min of the colony.
2
to
was on-
ence.
At the end of 1867 its failure or easy unent, and several other minor considerato sjuke of Singapore t place and deficiency in the revenue. The existing secondled the resolution
tions, excusu a large margin of tim of Qué financial position. I believe it would be very easy to furnish a meating of the General Public with not one, but seve-
113 appear, and that would relieve the Colony, not only of 468,008), but of $120,000, He
thought
It would be very pleasant to reped the stamp act, tht ninch more 20 not to pass it.
The Colonial Secretary argued that the, apparently triumphant proofs, drawn the military cutebunion. That whether perhaps from opposite and inconsistent sour- the wint was stopped or not, it could not ves, of the temporary nature of one Quaucial
Council could not now take exceptions to
to
between that
part
small a
Ho disapproved
ent
posed Act :-
.f
THE STAMP ACT,
out, then the gunboat perished with it. We were only asked to pay half the
As the above matters lie within my own the various Banks went. Then be calcu. the which was
own priv was got from their own prive itself. He denied that any analogy money working expenses of a costly guubost, han-
existed between
Singapore and Hongkong. ded over to us, with machinety and every personal biowledge'I have thought it right lated that Stans on Bills of fixchange &e, sonrees should be taken in the wode that
Would weigh es lites as posible on their Singapore produced in t-usively its cotton. Wh insort hereunder the following letter thing perfect, and at any time we could
0; $20,000 ders,
580,0,0); individual interests, and on the interests of
was sufficient to suable its mer which we have received respecting the give it up to the Admiral of the Fort, and state them to yon-not merely as Senior ni produce $160,009; Capradet's or
tion-official member of the Council, but as Policies of Insurance, and
the colony at large (cheers). Hedidnotknow chants to bear. stamp daties. In Hong-
of then whether way of nected with Shipping, $80,000. If this
prac kong we were not were sufficiently
producers, and could
he was proposed Stamp Act, ne although it is some refuse the offer. We
Jare venue, and save a little money each year,
con rest mlaapprehensions injurious to a dis-
ing of constitutional
tande would be felt | government-in cola tra
by all here, file of Hongkong it would bo pt supplying the by giving up the
It was a thefore. Mr
Coaling nies, to
fully the casequences that from the highest merchant to the smallest subject, it is written in a tone which can.. Colony with a sufliciency of water, leaving cassion which, to be useful, should start very
seriously. had not been subjected to
Would engre from the carrying out of this ahokeeper (cheers). The Chinese calon- the draine uthahed, and the title in the with correct premises.
not fail to call attention to the arguments lated down to the least fraction, anh Douali remarked that the imposition f Act; but as that point bad been fully
aml Lax structs to breed pestilence in this hot Of course those who think: no faxation the Stamp Act |
Act has been justpical
dwelt on by by refe
othere, he would, simply re of even one per cont. would be sufficient to advanced by the writer. inate. But he sat not aunque that this
needed and those who, even if taxation be
he contended there marking ence to Singapore; but
had every that they
pet ery desire to:
then elsewhere'; sit was obvious that
Our opinion may be expressed in a few Coming forward so was what they wisheti. soon after his arrival, to propose un tupo required, think a stamp duty not the best was no analogy between the contarsial the necessary requirements of government, if sellers wonki not come here, buyers must
ami ef positions of that place
of Hongkong.
to move the next resolution-go where they are. The residents of words. We deem the imposition of a tas, he could tax, are quite right in opposing a measure The latter producer! nothing, and if the pular measure, and "this" a
prastin the upton of this resulta e con Row, were prepared to bust a tax ou their Stsup Act to be decidedly madritable, unly be netuoked by a deep and fouest con-
which they disapprove. The introduction was no trade marchants here accopting the expenditure of the Colony rente un protheers). Le objected, too, but consider an increase of rates and tax-
as the present viction that it was for the bes
Hongkong for the year 1867 at the sum appearing on trade remained Mr DEST said he did not viss ir any face of any as is a most disagreeable they, and tires would go else shim
es still more likely to cause dissatisfac- spirit of oppositio, iaz le supported. I almost envy those who are satisfied that was supported by the Imperial Coven the delt side of the Estimates, there is no to the government raising money in antici
mug for the wike of giving potection absolute necessity for any new mode of be remarks of Mr Wall and should
the Statup Act most decidedly, and tone is necessiшy, eyon though we continue the revenue which the Imperial Go- taxation, and that the sums uecesary to be of expenditure. In all his experi-
posed Eristy
and the expenditure se position that the Road and Gunboat be protest against it. He brul gone through the Public Works and progressive improve- verument derived from the trade with Chi- spent in the year 1867 only be raised by poshe had never heard of a tax being im tiou. We agree with Mr Whittall's pro-
Mr Pollard argued against na (cters). But that trade might be ro-
modifications of the existing taxes and pates accordingly. art made put a surplus of tits, which I trust will long mark ansport on Hongkong if the Ad
in a manner calculated to in less prejudi- the retention of the items name in the given up, but strongly dissent from the idea $18,000, dedering the apper road and the
forced. Indeed, several Chinomen, com-
vial to the Colony, than by put do wanted for police purposes, the expense eiously every year of the colony's history,
respintion, and urged that if a bon't was
gun Gun-buat as for the gun-law, if it
was he has axpressed, that an increase of tax- destined to perform liceuty, Le cubed mais are quintal, by order of H. M. Gov-ati logs to answer slut (chears). proceeded to say that in his opinion no now out of the police rate
I know that the form in which the esti-pradors and others, had asked him what force ya New Act so repaguant to entailed by it would properly be defrayed ation in the way of rates would be more
Act meant, and he must say that ho had feelings of the Community." Mr Heard.
without consi- mole of taxation was required to meet any of experimental expenditure, and cordially popular than the imposition of the pro- the difference Hongkong Singapore was a place by it mode was simple and efficient, and as tize The Chairnna len put the resolution, set; its merchants could not go any where alleged deficit was only a lakh of dollars, and it was carried unanimously. slow, for they must conduct the business of
was it worth while to raise
My Arthur Sassoon
To the Editor of the "EVENING MAIL" the Straits. But there was not the same by an Act which would bring trouble and ing resolutipu. 1'in Montorial low-
Jioxaxonu, Avgust 26th, 1866. necessity on merchants here. Again, Singa vexation into every officer in the colony, bodying the wishes of the Community and
SIR, gather from a remark in your native and foreign? (cheers.) He thought conveying to Flis Excellency the Governor pare was laxed as typendency of our la-
cire, now for its own support, but not. 1le thught moreover, that the evils their request hastel upon ello sentiments paper of last evening that you object to
from it had not been expressed at this meeting, be thrown op and par a portion of the cost of a subellion that would slut i ex would not fall on presented to His Excellency, and that the the Stamp Act, though you have deferred such as he hoped
would gre (cheers)
same the colony, but on those who were exiled drawing up the e and getting it signed
also to be M'Douall further objected that on the police rates would not balance re explanation from the Auditor General could nes against the Act was made penal, and from their country to earn a living here to present it Messrs. McDonali, Press, is upon the same side, but with this
after pope other remarks, con
concluded by (ebeers.)
He appealed to any one who knew what the China trasie was to say by clean, Dalziel, Kaiser, J. S. Lapras, difference: that it has supplied the non- proposing the following resolution: That
what possible system of interpretation the Pyrie, Rape, D. R. Crawford, Conil, A. F.official quembers of the Council with the Starp
Sassoon, W. H. Forbes, Nisaeli Ordinance which has
Passed its Government could
manage to inflict
Ryrie, enactment on the Chinese. How wore they Peard, Bosman, T. B. Endicott and B. eit is a measure fraught with serious and to get hold of Chinese bills of exe
Tallanjee exchange,
statemente. they have made. in opposition Mr Hellant seconded the resolution which to the Ordinance, and it may therefore be grave sequences to the well-being and and Chinese cheques and Comprador's or ter and wiser scheine be suggested--becauso Prosperity of this camnity that by the dors It would be impossible, and if pos passed unanimously.
oriens barlan it will cast
Mr Pollard the proposed that Messrs held to be irrevocably committed to the exodus ant light rates donbled to seeing a Stump 100 in ip a system tested already in a will certainly
prejudice of all of Chinese from our shows (checas. m the Clony, and that tax would fall on the foreign community appointed a deputation to wait on the Go- failure, and that it can never pay its estish India without injurious results to com- the only thing which would justify its ta- but would it be right to make them pay veruor to request him to postpone the third expect that the leading columns of either
of the reading position, viz --au imperious necessity, the deficit, while the horde of Chinese at
Stamp Ordinance,
of your journals will be employed, so far perses with its
present machinery
I see in it a systent capable of indoes not in the opinion is then rose and Heard ruferred to the amount of revenue which was carried.
(ohours.) exist"
Taipingsban evailed it?,
Mr Mr Boswan sccouded the resolution, His Excellency said that if the Stamp
Mr PARRY, ď
as this question is concerned, otherwise Birley & Act was fassed at enep it could not come mediate contraction and expansion accori-
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman than in attempting to strengthen the pa- said:ide was sure the majority of those collectable under the Act. into operation until March. The same aring to the Public' oxigencies. I see in it a
present would guments had been aganst it in Sluga-
sition you have both assumed. You affect resolution before the mosting was double what was stated by Mr M'Don- #success there, measure, which indirectly compels others that the agree with him whoa he said helte was that it would be more than the meeting separated. pote, but it provoc As to doubling the police rates, it should / źlnu mere residents here, to share the barot too strongly worded, and that the pro. all, and that it would produce $750,000. Tпs, extent to which we have reported the to speak in behalf of the whole communi- Tsition of the Government alluded to was He urged that the existing mode of have his scris attention.
then as well as the profits attendant on beally fraught with grave consequences, taipu be adhered to. Lut existing proceedings at the meeting on the Stamp
rates be increased to meet the deficit.
Act proclades us, from commenting at 4 sanall faxes, that would harasses contacted høre. I see in it a trans The Elead of the Government bad on his
arrival in the Colony commenced I considera-some thonght, a บ the most feasible
that the damaging consequences predicted of abating the gambling by time-bargains, community
tion of airs by declaring himself unable way, bat be preferred increasing the rates. tength upon it to-day; but there is one The
Conduit
them divifat on the second which must injuriously affect legitimate to see any solution of our distienities except There were no other sources of revenus left blunder into which several of the speakers by the Press, and stated by the non-offi- reading, which stool.
to lis An income tas did not exist, there basiumia. I see in it a system approved by by retrenchment. This causervativo resolve For second reading, --
had latterly given place to other ideas, were no témage or labour dogs, there was fell-having been fed thereunto by their cial members of the Council, as certain to the most eminent political economists as apa wo were now called upon to accept they made but that of direct taxation, and he
guide, philosopher, and friend," the arise from the passing of the measure, entioning taxation according to the magni-unless of a Stamp Tux, un act that bad way to meet the suficit was to raise it di Press-that should be corrected at once.
iris belief that the most equitable repented The Hon. the Acting Colonial Secretary.tude of the transaction which it reaches.
will be evitable; but there is a very he-11
borrowed from Singapore and was in- The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer.
Ordinance rectly from the reuters Finally I attach the more weight to this latter applicable to this place. The
His Excellency refers to Singapore as a large section of the community-the bulk been pidly brought forward, and so little
of the Chartered Bank of In- consideration, because the apposition to the sideration had been given to it that dia and China, seconded the resolution. place where stamp duties are imposed of the ratepayers who do not coincide casure is su general liere, that I infer there appeared no sinuse exempting Trea- He cordially concurred with the previous without interruption to commerce. The with you, and in their behalf I respectfully
He also observed no mention speakers No doubt the Governor was Ha- from thence a Stamp Act would equitably made of Newspapers is included in the dislod that additional venne must be opponents of the proposed Stamp Act solicit a share of your open columns with
balance the estimates. That allowance had
hean made for the land near the Harbour dilenities, and yet the best of these proofs of the work ghahmen in the those who derived the greatest beuefit from following gentlerien be requested to act in stating your objections in detail. I am
Master's Office. That pitting the gunboat would probably be a delusion, which a brief
Tenne.
That was evident that there must be a loan or a rax, and he preferred
tex
Mr Gibb advocated postponing the Stun Act for twelve months, and thought that & little money could be borrowed to carry ou the reservoir at Pok-foo huto. That the mtuity would prefer having the police
dispel,
never s
every
Individually of course I regard a stamp in the opiniou of this Cont
tuty ne preferable to any other mode of taxation in this colony. Otherwise I would
not propose it. I do propose it-till a bet
send reading before the
the
a deputation of the con- aware that your contemporary, the Daily
Me Whittall thought the mint airely a neighbouring country and throughout Bri-usisting interes to the towcle, 111 sible than would be a comp.) The Arthur, MeDatall, Walker, med Kaye bu view it has adopted. So that it is vain to
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His Excellency objected strongly to a
the
By
existol for an increase of saity He proposed to strike at the the des joui from Govern- to the Gap, and the $26,000, 1 share the
gun-boat. without the Stamp Act. we na surplus if $17,000, and if smail loan might be made. oppose paying for Gun-boat. Savy was here to protect.com- que of its first duties was the And the Chinese to contribute to this.
Admit
Government in agreeing to pay
ense, did in reality
hound them to pay the whole. the contribution he was very hat it proper representations
that
maiter would be
it boine,
He also hoped that the revenue se, and trusted that in the Jouey would not be squandered
several Battery
thm of clis there were h
und from which revenue
There was the new
be put down at sixty thousand
f the military authorities gave.
on, and he believed that before
would do
this,
that ought
to
of great profit to the Goyern-
1 there was the Mint to be con
By 187, its failure or secess anifest. In case of its succesă, crease the revesne, or proving a ld relieve it. If a loan was not ere might be an increase of the
The Hon, the Acting Clif Justice
The How the Atteñog Generd.
Against It,
The Hon. Me Whittall-
The Hen. Mr D.st.
The estimates were then pissed through
The Hon. Mr Gibb.
garanties without alterariou.
• hast
Mr.KAYE,
(cheers).
ONL
ty, and of course. I must give you credit
for sincerity. The Mail, doubtless believes
The ordinance for altering the vacation elude and asot all interests. Believe me Schedule, aud presumed this was intended raised, and her K.) felt certain that do not allege that the operation of a the view of setting forth some considera-
of the Supreme Court, so that it will come
RICH RD GEAVES MACDONNELL,
to be very faithfully yours, between the 20th of August and the 12th nf
October
passed its third reading, and After an alteration of 12th of Octolier to 12th of September was passed.
The Council adjourned til Thursday. 30th instant at three o'clock.
THE STAMP ACT.
public
as a recognition of the valuable or vice performed by our local journals, From what had heu said by the ma- he heart nager of the Oriental Bank, that the taxes under the Act would aoui te early 4 lakhs of dolars, A PUBLIC Meeting, convened by the She- whereas only one lakh was reubired and rff, in compliance with a requisition, was he thought there was no necessity even held at the Supreme Court house on Thurs for that. He hoped the Anditor General and that he would the
give the advisability of memorialising His explanation which Excellency to
postpone or abolish the promise that afficial shamid tamp Act. The meeting was weli Thirre was a balance of $85,000 ontstam/ing
every one would be anxious to assist the
similar measure in the sister settlement iations which have been lost sight of. This Government in getting the funds required: but by a better mode than by this trouble unsatisfactory, but they refuse to recognise a question of taxation. In all such
They all some and vexations act (hear). knew that the main part of business was any analogy between the circumstances questions,, class intercats are stimulated done in two days before the departures of of Singapore and Hongkong because, they into activity for the purpose of self-pro-. the mail, and so it might happen that, every
Our merchant legislators and document having to pass through their say, the former is a port of export for a tection. hands, they might find that they had un large amount of native produce, and that their friends have been inordinately vio- wittingly committed half a down serions with the act. Mr Heard had referred to Hongkong is simply a depot from which and, as unreasonable mer always do, have the alternative of money some
commerce would be diverted by the im- committed themselves to expressions which way, by increasing the police rate, for
The following important docum nis baye day afternoon, for the purpose of consider was present, His Excellency seemed errors, through accidental no-compliance therefore shipping must resort to it, while leut in their opposition to the Ordinance;
been forwarded to us for publication:-
THE STAMP ACT,
To the Editor of the Evening Mail.!"
EAST POIS, 27th Angual, 1868.
Disk S-I beheve that I shall bet Fubserve the intentions and wishes of II. 2,1,Gyvernor ur having addressed to me
make
opted
some other
doubt whether that rate should be increased
lic had been requested to call the resting, had passed Why, then, should the Constance; but he (Ar K.) had some little position of stamp duties of even a very I am sure (at any rate I hope) they will and invited the persons present to appoint louy be called upon, in this hurried manner,
on keebut of a deficiency in revenue, seeing moderate amount on documents relating to be ashamed of when they are cool enough chairman. Mr Arthur, of the Mercantile to submit to thecessary taxation. The Bank, was auauimonsly elected.
Dedinave had passed the second yading, that I was a mate simply a police purposes. and the conseqn-ve was that it had vircunt the deficiency might be met by a rate shipping. Much stress has been laid on this to understand the true nature of the Act. on rentals. It was really no matter whether supposed difference, which does not exists The objections to the Act urged by the ally become law before those most interest-
The CHAIRMAX (who spoke seated) said he took the chair with some diffidence, as
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