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more capacious than ever can be required for so small a garrison as is likely to be maintained at Hong Kong; while they would be in every respect suitable for the naval department; and the occupation of them for naval purposes would save a large expense which otherwise must be incurred very soon, as the present temporary sheds at West Point cannot be looked upon as likely to last for any length of time. The ordnance storehouses are spacious and well constructed; and, with the wharf, would afford ample accommodation for the stowage of all the naval stores and provisions which it may be necessary to keep on shore at Hong Kong. The ordnance wharf, with some slight improvement, would be well adapted to receive the cumbrous articles, such as coals, anchors, boats, &c.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having furnished me with a copy of Earl Grey's instructions to your Excellency, and your letter having also informed me that the investigation with which you have been intrusted extends to civil as well as naval and military matters, I am sure it must be a matter of sincere congratulation to your Excellency and the public, that the opportunity has been thus afforded you of pointing out to Her Majesty's Government the numerous civil situations held by various Government officers at Hong Kong, of which the salaries are very high; while on the other hand the duties are extremely light, and in some instances I should imagine nearly nominal. The long experience your Excellency had in conducting for so many years the admirable system of Government pursued at Singapore, where an adequate establishment for a much larger settlement is maintained for at least one-sixth of the expense of this colony, well enable your Excellency to judge how many civil appointments there are existing here that can, and no doubt will, be dispensed with with great advantage to the public service, and at a vast saving of the public expenditure.
I shall have the honour of transmitting a copy of this letter to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
I have, &c.
(Signed) F. A. COLLIER, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-chief.
A STATEMENT of the Annual Expenditure of the Department as required by Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. Collier's letter, dated 6th April, 1849.
Department of the Naval Storekeeper.
Service for 1848.
Annual Amount,
Remarks.
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Department of the Agent Victualler.
A STATEMENT of the Annual Expenditure of this Department, as required by Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. Collier's letter, dated 6th April, 1849.
Service, 1848.
SALARIED OFFICERS. £ s. d. Agent Victualler paid as Naval Storekeeper 2 Clerks 1 @ £200 1 @ £175 375 0 0 WAGES ESTABLISHMENT. £ s. d. 1 Storeman Victualling Money 66 13 4 27 7 6 1 Cooper Victualling Money 2 Coopers-- WAGES EXTRA LIST. 1 @ 6d. per day, borne on "Minden's" book as Cooper's crew Victualling Money 1 @ ls. 9d. per day, as Cooper's crew Victualling Money 5 Victualling Labourers 94 0 10 474 additional extra Labourers Allowances, Stationery Police Force 66 13 4 27 7 6 94 0 10 9 2 6 27 7 6 36 10 0 Remarks, 31 18 9 27 7 6 59 6 3 75 0 0 16 9 O200 Employed on emergency. 15 0 100 0 865 7 I SALARIED OFFICERS. £ s. d. Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler 600 0 0 2 Clerks 1 at £250 1 at £175 425 0 0 WAGES ESTABLISHMENT. £ S. d. 1 Storeman 66 13 4 Victualling Money 27 7 6 94 0 10 WAGES EXTRA LIST. + Boatmen 5 Labourers 884 Additional extra Labourers for service of establishment House-rent for Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler Stationery Master commanding store-ship "Minden," and as Queen's Harbour Master 137 10 0 Boatmen employed also as labourers. 0 000 28 19 2 Chinese labourers employed 100 0 as requisite. 15 0 100 0 0 1,500 10 0Hong Kong Yard, April 7, 1849.
(Signed)
THOS. Mc KNIGHT, Naval Storekeeper.
Sir,
Hong Kong Yard, April 7, 1849.
(Signed)
THOS. Mc KNIGHT, Agent Victualler..
Enclosure 3.
Governor Bonham to Major-General Staveley.
Victoria, Hong Kong, April 3, 1849. IN consequence of a despatch from the Right Honourable the Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, calling upon me to institute a strict investigation into the expenditure of this colony, civil, naval, and military, I have the honour to inform you that, to effect the object of his Lordship, it will be necessary for me to be furnished—
1st. With a report from the Department of the Ordnance here, showing the total quantity and value of arms, ammunition, and stores generally, as also the amount already expended upon public buildings; what further outlay may be in contemplation, either for additional works, improvements, or repairs; as well as a schedule of the pay and allowances of all persons belonging to the Ordnance here, together with a table showing the duties which each individual is required to perform.
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more capacious than ever can be required for so small a garrison as is likely to be maintained at Hong Kong; while they would be in every respect suitable for the naval department; and the occupation of them for naval purposes would save a large expense which otherwise must be incurred very soon, as the present temporary sheds at West Point cannot be looked upon as likely to last for any length of time. The ordnance storehouses are spacious and well constructed; and, with the wharf, would afford ample accommodation for the stowage of all the naval stores and provisions which it may be necessary to keep on shore at Hong Kong. The ordnance wharf, with some slight improvement, would be well adapted to receive the cumbrous articles, such as coals, anchors, boats, &c.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having furnished me with a copy of Earl Grey's instructions to your Excellency, and your letter having also informed me that the investigation with which you have been intrusted extends to civil as well as naval and military matters, I am sure it must be a matter of sincere congratulation to your Excellency and the public, that the opportunity has been thus afforded you of pointing out to Her Majesty's Government the numerous civil situations held by various Government officers at Hong Kong, of which the salaries are very high; while on the other hand the duties are extremely light, and in some instances I should imagine nearly nominal. The long experi- ence your Excellency had in conducting for so many years the admirable system of Government pursued at Singapore, where an adequate establishment for a much larger settlement is maintained for at least one-sixth of the expense of this colony, well enable your Excellency to judge how many civil appointments there are existing here that can, and no doubt will, be dispensed with with great advantage to the public service, and at a vast saving of the public expenditure.
I shall have the honour of transmitting a copy of this letter to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
I have, &c.
(Signed) F. A. COLLIER, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-chief.
A STATEMENT of the Annual Expenditure of the Department as required by Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. Collier's letter, dated 6th April, 1849.
Department of the Naval Storekeeper.
Service for 1848.
Annual Amount,
Remarks.
11
Department of the Agent Victualler.
A STATEMENT of the Annual Expenditure of this Department, as required by Rear-Admiral Sir F. A. Collier's letter, dated 6th April, 1849.
Service, 1848.
SALARIED OFFICERS.
Agent Victualler paid as Naval Storekeeper
2 Clerks
3F
Amount.
J.
d.
1 @ £200
1 @ £175
375 0 0
WAGES ESTABLISHMENT.
1 Storeman Victualling Money
£ s. d. 66 13 4
27 7 6
1 Cooper Victualling Money
2 Coopers--
WAGES EXTra List.
1 @ 6d. per day, borne on "Min-
den's" book as Cooper's crew Victualling Money
1 @ls. 9d. per day, as Cooper's
crew
Victualling Money
}
5 Victualling Labourers
474 additional extra Labourers
Allowances, Stationery
Police Force
94 0 10
66 13 4
27 7 6
94 0 10
9 2 6
27 7 6
36 10 0
Remarks,
31 18 9
27 7 6
59 6 3
75 0 0
16 9
O200
Employed on emergency.
15
0
100 0
865 7 I
SALARIED OFFICERS.
£ s. d.
Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler
600 0 0
•
1 at £250
2 Clerks
1 at £175
425 0 0
WAGES ESTABLISHMENT.
£ S. d.
1 Storeman
66 13 4
Victualling Money
27 7 6
94 0 10
WAGES EXTRA LIST.
+ Boatmen 5 Labourers
884 Additional extra Labourers for service of
establishment
House-rent for Naval Storekeeper and Agent Victualler Stationery
Master commanding store-ship "Minden," and as
Queen's Harbour Master
Hong Kong Yard, April 7, 1849.
(Signed)
137 10 0 Boatmen employed also as
labourers.
0 000
28 19 2
Chinese labourers employed
100
0
as requisite.
15
0
100 0
0
1,500 10 0
THOS. Mc KNIGHT, Naval Storekeeper.
Sir,
Hong Kong Yard, April 7, 1849.
(Signed)
THOS. Mc KNIGHT, Agent Victualler..
Enclosure 3.
Governor Bonham to Major-General Staveley.
Victoria, Hong Kong, April 3, 1849. IN consequence of a despatch from the Right Honourable the Earl Grey, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, calling upon me to institute a strict investigation into the expenditure of this colony, civil, naval, and military, I have the honour to inform you that, to effect the object of his Lordship, it will be necessary for me to be furnished—
1st. With a report from the Department of the Ordnance here, showing the total quantity and value of arms, ammunition, and stores generally, as also the amount already expended upon public buildings; what further outlay may be in contemplation, either for additional works, improvements, or repairs; as well as a schedule of the pay and allowances of all persons belonging to the Ordnance here, together with a table showing the duties which each individual is required to perform.
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