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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1877.
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and I am at present awaiting the reply of the Secretary of State, who I hope will take the opinion of Dr. LEGGE. I need not dwell at this moment on the primary necessity of our securing a proper system of interpretation. In connection with this, there is one change I notice going on in our official staff which gives me a good deal of apprehension, and that is that the best trained of our Chinese Clerks are going away from us. I have said you cannot expect to get good men unless you pay for them. There was one talented and accomplished native gentleman, I think we paid him £200 a year, Mr. No Cuor, he has quitted our service, and I understand he has been offered £1,500 a year by the Chinese Government. It was only the other day, a Chinese Clerk came into my room to wish me good-bye. He was going off also. He is receiving a salary in Japan, the Government he was going to, three times greater than we gave We are losing year by year our best English speaking Chinese Clerks. It is a matter we must carefully consider. If we have to give large salaries, we must face I may, that, and endeavour to keep in this Colony gentlemen who are really of use to the Government. while on this subject, say that I have at heart the desire to see the respectable Chinese of Hongkong, establish in this Colony their family houses. I could not fail to be struck on my visit to Macao, when I asked "to whom does that mansion belong?" by the answer, "Oh, that belongs to a Chinese merchant of Hongkong." Going up the river we passed a picturesque village with a large house and walled gardens, and on asking who was the owner of that house, the answer was such and such a merchant of Hongkong. The question arises, why have they not their family houses here? They have their places of business here. Not many months ago, Mr. PRICE wrote to me for permission to issue a duplicate deed to some Chinese merchant for his premises in Hongkong, for it was said his house had been hurut down and his deed burnt. I was a little puzzled at this, and on making inquiry I found it was at Macao that his house was burnt down, and that his family not only lived at Macao, but he kept the the deeds of his property in Hongkong there. It is a curious fact. These men know they can make money here. There is no denying the fact they are making money and progressing rapidly, but they don't I think we have their family houses here. Well, that is a subject which is engaging my best attention. may be able, perhaps, yet to devise some changes in our system which may induce the Chinese to establish their family houses here. If we can accomplish it, it will be a great advantage to them and to us.
trust a distant possibility, of a rupture this Colony we have always to keep before us the possibility, with the neighbouring power of China. There is always a feeling of attachment to the family house amongst Chinese, and if they had their family houses here you would have a natural guarantee for or ler and 'yalty. I believe the presence of the family houses of the principal Chinese would have litical results of no small value. At present, pressure can be put in various ways on our leading Chinese which would be avoided if they had their family houses here. I need not enter into the matter more fully, beyond saying that I shall strain every nerve to induce our Chinese to have their family houses in Hongkong. I don't apprehend that in carrying out that, the cardinal object of my policy, question of treating them fairly, spy outlay would be necessary on our part. I think it is simply
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ascertaining from the Chinese themselves what they want in order to have their family houses here, and then to consider to what extent we can go in meeting them. The time may come when I shall be able to submit to you some proposals on that subject, and though they may not be of a financial character, yet, I should take no step without consulting you.
I can only add, it will be my duty to look carefully into our expenditure for the coming year, and while I have the satisfaction of estimating a revenue of over a million dollars and of showing at this moment a balance at our bankers of over $277,000, I have every confidence that, by prudently I be able to give you an equally
may watching the expenditure and stimulating the revenue. satisfactory account of our finances this time next year. I propose the first reading of an Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding $780,000 (in addition to the permanent Civil List) to the public service of the year 1878.
The Bill to apply a sum not exceeding Seven hundred and Eighty thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1878, is then laid on the Table and read a first time.
His Excellency adjourns the Council at 4 P.M. to Monday, the 19th November.
Read and confirmed, this 19th day of November, 1877.
J. M. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24та NOVEMBER, 1877.
HONGKONG.
ANNO QUADRAGESIMO-PRIMO
VICTORIA REGINE.
JOHN POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
No. 3 OF 1877.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.
with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a sum not exceeding Seven hundred and eighty-three thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1878.
[19th November, 1877.] WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Preamble, Colony for the year 1878 has been estimated at the sum
of seven hundred and eighty-two thousand eight hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty-eight cents: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows -
I. A sum not exceeding seven hundred and eighty-three Estimates, thousand dollars shall be, and the same is hereby charged upon 1878. the revenue of this Colony for the service of the year 1878, and the said sum so charged sliall be expended as hereinafter specified; that is to say-
Governor,
Colonial Secretary,-
Colonial Treasurer,-
Auditor General,
Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General, Government Gardens,
ESTABLISHMENTS.
$ c.
2,708.00
3,656.00
3,672.00
15,479.00
100.00
27.218.00
4,528.80
Postmaster General,
31,200.00
Registrar General, -
11,620.00
Harbour Master,
27,170.00
Lighthouses,
7,424.00
Collector of Stamp Revenue,
4,812.00
Judicial,
-
22,454.00
Registrar of Companies,
192.09
Ecclesiastical,
1,158.00..
Educational,
17,488.00-
14,632.00
Police Magistrates,-
6,394.00
Medical,
Police,
Gaol,
Fire Brigade,
145,762.80
20,016,00
8,566.00
Total Establishments,
$375,794.00
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
Colonial Treasurer,
1,500.00
Surveyor General, -
1,800.00
Postmaster General,
20,734.78
Registrar General, -
25.00
Judicial, Educational, Medical,
Police Magistratex, Police,
Gaol,
Fire Brigade,
Charitable Allowances,
Transport,
Works and Buildings,
Roads, Streets, and Bridges,
Lighthouses,
Miscellaneous Services,
Military Contribution,
Total,
200.00
5,690.00
18,220.00
390,00
28,885.00
16,170.00
3,076.20
4,000.00
4,500.00
110,250.00
47,420.00
1,000.00
39,000.00
104,348,00
$782,800.58
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 19th day of November, 1877, .
J. M. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
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