I beg to apprise you that the Executive Council whose resolution is quoted consists of His Excellency The Governor and the Honorables: The Lieutenant Governor and the Colonial Secretary, the latter being the organ of this correspondence, three members - The Governor having declined to admit to this Council the present senior officer of the troops at this station.
Ith all request my former Despatch and letters referring thereto to be forwarded as an appendix to this and I shall forward a duplicate copy this by the next mail to make further interception inoperative.
I invite your censure to this mode of action to prevent my representations from reaching the offices of the Imperial Government.
Governor's despatch 9214
I have the honor to be,
Sir, Your most obedient servant,
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Miname Swoper, Captain Commanding, Royal Engineers,
Acting Surveyor General,
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Costain Cowper C.R. 2. Acting Surveyor General to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State, stating out that it is not through his laches or culpable neglect that the ordinances for the abatement of nuisances have proved inoperative.
Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 29 July 1856
Sir,
Having been appointed to act as Surveyor General of this Colony on the departure of Mr. Cleverly, the Surveyor General, on the 15 Feb 1856 (I being then, as I am now, the Commanding Royal Engineer), I made many representations regarding a more extended field of action and utility for the Department, particularly as to the control of private buildings, which should not be of a dangerous or inflammable description, the power of abating nuisances and enforcing other sanitary measures - for which purposes the ordinances then existing, carried out by the then magistrates, proved inadequate.
The representations of the Hon'ble the Attorney General (F. C. Anstey) on the latter point were even earlier than mine and to precisely the same effect. The necessity for such measures was acknowledged by the Governor and Council in causing to be prepared and in passing Ordinances 8 and 12 of 1856, which I enclose, together with my letters to the Hon'ble Colonial Secretary, bearing date the 16 May (No. 39), 24 May (No. 437), 4 June (No. 14), 7 June (No. 49), 30 June (No. 50), 7 July (No. 52), 11 July (No. 55), 22nd July (No. 57), and 26 July (No. 58), and the Colonial Secretary's answers.
I beg to apprise you that the Executive Commeil whose resolution is quoted Consists of His Excellency The Governor and the Honorables The Lunt : Governor and the Colonial Secretary the latter the
organ of this correspondence. three members - The Governor having declined to admit to this Council the present semison officer of the troops at this station
Ith all request my former Despatch and letters referring thereto to be forwarded as an appendix to this and I shall forward a duplicate copy
this by the just mail to make further interception inoperative
I mvite your censure to this mode of action to prevent my expresentations from reaching the oppices of the hoperial Government.
ee Governor's despotet 9214
I have the hour to be
Sir Your most obedient servant
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Miname Swoper Captain Commanding Plagiacer
Acting Survyn General
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Costain Cowper C.R. 2. acting Susseyor General to the Right Honnable the Secretary of State positing out that it is not through his Lachesse or Culpable neglect that the ordinances for the abatement of incitances have proved insperative
Suweyn Generals office Vetmiatong Hong 29 July 1866
Sir
Having been appointed to act as Surveyor General this Colony
on the Departure of Nor Cleverly the Surveyn General on the 15 Feb 1856 (I bring then as I am now the Commanding Royal Engines) I made marcy-representations regarding a more extended field of action and wiihty for the Department particularly as to the controul of private buldings which should not be of a &x dangerous or inflammable description the power of abating misances and enforcing other
sanatory measures - for which purposes the ordinances existing carried out by the then magistrates purved inadequate The Representations of the Honble The Attorney General (F. C. Anstey ).
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on the latter poun't were even earlier than mine and to precisely the saine effect. The recessities. such measures were acknowledged by the Govenor and conneil in causing to be prepared and in passing ordmances 8 and 12 of 1856 which I evelise together with my letters to the Houble Colonial Secretary bearing date 39 of 16 may- Right Honorable or ur 24 may. (437 4. (14) of 7 th (49) of 30 of June She secretary of State (50) of 7 (52)
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