CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10] — Page 16

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Barrister) is acting as Indge of the bount of summary Imrisdiction in addition

to performing his

12.

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During the last

duties.

the scheme

year

of

for supplying the Public Service

Affiens by

means

this Colony with Interpreters and Cadets, has been successfully initiated by the arrival

of

three Gentlemen of whom I

med only

given

say themselves

study of

that

they have manfully to the

the language, and with

my fair success; and that if r

m

of similar education and standing

curr

the Civil

be induced to join,

of Honghong bids fair

Service

to be second to none.

13

The Surveyor General us must always

be the

case

as

hire has had his hands

full not only with

only with new works,

but also with works of old standing

which in

a

dinate like this require

new.

Guol

year was

constant attention. The towards the close of the partly occupied by the European Prisoners, and in connection with this subject, I may record in this place, although belonging to the transactions of

the

present year,

the establishment of

a

Convict

Hulk at Stone butters' Island

in which 200 Chinese, and other

Asiatic prisoners are about to be confined and whose removal