CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848 — Page 293

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Board of Trade,

E.I.

all "of atrocities" "plundered: Boats and Junks extorted fees of all kinds under false pretences", I am aware that Mr. Matheson brought to the notice of any Official instances of such misconduct, and all complaints against the Police were investigated as fully as possible, and met with severe punishment when detected: but I cannot call to mind any such instances as those mentioned above, referring to the Police Records I find more than one instance (184 of 1846) in which the Police were charged with any such offences. In this case two Europeans were charged with extorting money from a Chinaman under false pretences & they were committed for trial and acquitted at the Supreme Court.

With reference to Junks avoiding Hong Kong on their way to the West Coast and passing to the southward of it, a sufficient answer may be obtained by a reference to the map, where it will be seen that a Junk on her way from Canton to the West Coast must depart from her course about 40 miles to reach Hong Kong, which lies that distance to the Eastward of her track and therefore need not be passed, ever sighted by her at all. Native ... which Mr. Matheson asserts sprang up at Quising (moon) consisted of

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Board of Trade, E.I. all "of atrocities" "plundered: Boats and Junks extorted fees of all kinds under false pretences", I am aware that Mr. Matheson brought to the notice of any Official instances of such misconduct, and all complaints against the Police were investigated as fully as possible, and met with severe punishment when detected: but I cannot call to mind any such instances as those mentioned above, referring to the Police Records I find more than one instance (184 of 1846) in which the Police were charged with any such offences. In this case two Europeans were charged with extorting money from a Chinaman under false pretences & they were committed for trial and acquitted at the Supreme Court. With reference to Junks avoiding Hong Kong on their way to the West Coast and passing to the southward of it, a sufficient answer may be obtained by a reference to the map, where it will be seen that a Junk on her way from Canton to the West Coast must depart from her course about 40 miles to reach Hong Kong, which lies that distance to the Eastward of her track and therefore need not be passed, ever sighted by her at all. Native ... which Mr. Matheson asserts sprang up at Quising (moon) consisted of
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Boar

of

Trad

E.I.

all

" of atrocities" "plundered:

Boats and Junk's s'estoited fees of all

kinds under false pretences", I am

aware that Mr. Matheson

arot aware

brought to the auction of any

Velenial

Officer instances of such suisconduct,

r

all complaints against the Polices

were invest

investigated as fully at.

possible, and molation of duly mot with severe punishment when detected: but I cannot call to mind

any

1

such instances as those

mentioned above,

to the Police Records can

refering I find

more shaw one instance (184 of

1846) in which the Police

charged with

wvere

any such offences. In

this case hoo Europeans were cha

charged.

with

200

with extacting money from a Chinamar

under

false pretences & they

wvere

committed for hial and acquitted at-

the Supreme Court. With reference to Junks avnding Hong Kong

way

on their

to the West boast and passing

to the southward of it, a sufficient.

be obtained by

answer may

a

reference to the map, where it will be

M

Juuk

DIL

her

seen that

way from Canton to the West Coast must depart-

from her course about 40 miles to reach Hong hing, which lies that - distance to the Eastward of her track and therefore need not be passed.

ever

the

sighted by her at all. Native Inow which Mr. Matheson asserts.

sprang up at Quising:

(moon) consisted

of

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