CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 569

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

A. J. Gordon Ey

Sir.

Land Officer to

Victoria, sloughing.

December 11th 1843,

47

Sam dirooted to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 6th Instant and No. 123 564 in which you represent, that in order to keep the Roads of the Colony in a state of perfect order - as well as to execute other trifling occasional works - it is necessary, you should keep a small gang of Coolies constantly at the - employed (decreasing or increasing the number as may be requisite) and therefore beg that the Treasurer may be authorized to make advances to you at commencement of each mouth, submitting a probable Estimate, to enable you to pay the said Coolies.

In reply I am to inform you that His Excellency the Governor cannot give any undefined authority of the sort you describe to the Treasurer, but as His Excellency sees the necessity for your being supplied with funds to meet the expenses to which you refer he is further desired to instruct you to forward an Estimate for the ensuing one only at the close of each mouth and which if approved of will be sanctioned and ordered to be paid in advance-

In case where the full amount of your Estimate may not be expended you will carry the balance to the credits of that for the succeeding month and must bear in mind the absolute necessity for confining these indispensable charges to the lowest possible sum.

I have …

(Signed) (Richard Woosnam.

No:124

Edit History

2026-05-16 23:45:52 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
A. J. Gordon Ey Sir. Land Officer to Victoria, sloughing. December 11th 1843, 47 Sam dirooted to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 6th Instant and No. 123 564 in which you represent, that in order to keep the Roads of the Colony in a state of perfect order - as well as to execute other trifling occasional works - it is necessary, you should keep a small gang of Coolies constantly at the - employed (decreasing or increasing the number as may be requisite) and therefore beg that the Treasurer may be authorized to make advances to you at commencement of each mouth, submitting a probable Estimate, to enable you to pay the said Coolies. In reply I am to inform you that His Excellency the Governor cannot give any undefined authority of the sort you describe to the Treasurer, but as His Excellency sees the necessity for your being supplied with funds to meet the expenses to which you refer he is further desired to instruct you to forward an Estimate for the ensuing one only at the close of each mouth and which if approved of will be sanctioned and ordered to be paid in advance- In case where the full amount of your Estimate may not be expended you will carry the balance to the credits of that for the succeeding month and must bear in mind the absolute necessity for confining these indispensable charges to the lowest possible sum. I have (Signed) (Richard Woosnam. No:124
Baseline (Original)
A. J. Gordon Ey Sir. Land Officer to Victoria, sloughing. December11" 1843, the 47 Sam dirooted to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the b" Inest and her 7 in which you represent, that in order to keep the Roads of the Colorry in a state of perfect order - as well as to execute other trifling cocasional works - it is necessary, you thould Keep that a small gang of Coolies constantly at the - employed (decreasing or increasing the - number as may be requisite ) and therefore bey that the Treasurer may be authorized to make advances to you at comanencement of each mouth, submitting a probable Estimate, to enable you to pay the said Coolics. AV your Inv No:123 564 In reply I am to inform you that. His Excellency the Governor cannot give any undefined authority of the sort you devribe to the Treasurer, but as His Excellency sees the necessity for your being supplied with thonds to meet the expenses to which "further desired to instruct" at the close of each mouth an this score as the ensuing one onV you refer t you to forward Estivrate for and which if approved of will be sanctioned and. ndered to be paid in advance- arry case where the full a In a Mamount. of your Estimate may not b expended you will carry the balance to the credits wid you of that for the succeeding month and must bear in mind the absolute necessity for confining these indispensable charges to the lowest possible. possible suom. I have te (Signed) (Richard Woosmam. No:124
2026-05-16 23:45:52 · Baseline
View content

A. J. Gordon Ey

Sir.

Land Officer to

Victoria, sloughing.

December11" 1843,

the

47

Sam dirooted to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the b" Inest and her 7 in which

you represent, that in order to keep the Roads of the Colorry in a state of perfect order - as well as to execute other trifling cocasional works - it is necessary, you thould Keep

that

a small gang of Coolies constantly

at the

- employed (decreasing or increasing the - number as may be requisite ) and therefore bey that the Treasurer may be authorized to make advances to you at comanencement of each mouth, submitting a probable Estimate, to enable you to pay the said Coolics.

AV

your

Inv

No:123

564

In reply I am to inform you that. His Excellency the Governor cannot give any undefined authority of the sort you devribe to the Treasurer, but as His Excellency sees the necessity for your being supplied with thonds to meet the expenses to which

"further desired to instruct" at the close of each mouth an

this score as

the

ensuing

one onV

you refer t you to forward

Estivrate for

and which if

approved of will be sanctioned and.

ndered to be paid in advance-

arry

case where the full a

In

a

Mamount.

of your

Estimate

may

not

b

expended

you will

carry

the balance to the credits

wid you

of that for the succeeding month and must bear in mind the absolute necessity for confining these indispensable charges to the lowest possible.

possible suom. I have te

(Signed) (Richard Woosmam.

No:124

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.