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        "content_text": "Annual \n\nRent \n\nClaimants \n\nSize \n\nSup: ft 11,025. £70 \n\nMr Oswald \n\nཏ \n\nbo \n\n\" \n\nList of Foren. Lots granted by A. St. Johnston besa \n\nRem.. \n\nmarks. \n\nin \n\nare in \n\nposesive of Messrs Gibt \n\nin his name). These Lots Registered in his name . Livingston & who have extended their buildings having represent to them that \n\nthey \n\nun Oswald Registered in his name - de \n\nGibb Livingston AC Registered in their name- \n\nCaptain Walker \n\nCaptam Walker \n\nff \n\nMr White \n\nMr White \n\n\" \n\nMr Pybus \n\nMr Webster \n\nMr. Webster \n\nGibt Livingston 4 \n\nover them. Mr Oswald were included in No. 8 and \n\n9. \n\nlarge dwelling house built on it and not built apow._ \n\nRegistered in his name a dwelling house built upon it Registered- in his name _ not built upon. (aptain Walker claims an extra size, but there is no Registry to that effect. \n\nRegistered in his name__ \n\nA \n\ndwelling house built upon it \n\nNot built upon. Mr. White claimes larger lots than usual, but no mention is made in the Registry of such being ease. \n\nRegistered in his name - not built on. \n\nRegistered in his name, Registered in his namen, \n\nand a \n\ndwelling house built on it. not built on \n\nRegistered in their name, not built on.",
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        "content_text": "! \n\nSize Annust \n\nSquare flot \n\nRent \n\n62ab6966 $54. \n\nMarine. Lots \n\ngranted by A. R... Johnston Esaf.. \n\nat the age rate of sale of 1 \n\nbeing \n\nClaimants \n\nMr. Markevich \n\n63.2322.18.- \n\n648514bb... \n\nMr White \n\nMr. Dale. \n\nрея \n\nAnnum \n\nPart of \n\n14th June \n\n1841. \n\nper 129 square feet. \n\nRemarks. \n\nreserved. Lot N. G of Caplein Elliot's sale and afterwards granted to Mr Markwich- \n\nnot built upon \n\nChina houses have been built upon this Sot. \n\nRECORO \n\nImpiled Lot N38 offaplein Ellist's sall, afterwards granted \n\nto Mr Gale - Surrounded by \n\nd.. \n\nsea.. Wall \n\nHolliday Wise of Forfeited. Lot N. 32. of Captain Elbert's sale, afterwards granted to \n\n65 18,060 140.- \n\n-7740-60.. \n\nPestonjers Cowasjer, \n\n48.10.06% -78- \n\n691006278. \n\nGett Livingston V \n\nCaptain Pybus \n\nMob?s Holliday Wise H. - Surrounded by \n\nNo such Lot \n\nPart N8 \n\nSea Wall \n\nof forfeited. Lot No 8 of Euplain Ellist's Sale, afterword s granted. _ to Pestonjer forasjees, who has built an \n\nRemains unimproved \n\nNot built upon \n\n(True (opp) \n\ndwelling house).. \n\n(Signed) A.F. Gordon, \n\nThchan Woman \n\nLand. Officer..",
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        "content_text": "to Musses bitt Livingston the, \n\nthe, \n\nbeen improved, but at chose Gentlemens, \n\nFaid on \n\nI a large sums on \n\nand have not yet \n\nhave \n\nwher other property. \n\nwe would rece \n\nread that ends \n\nbe fare able \n\nconsideration \n\nwal. grant to the \n\nNo.3 44 and 45_ are an original. grant. \n\nlake Mr Aybus and not yet improved, but we. \n\nrecommend the grant to be \n\ne. \n\ngrant to be confirmed, \n\nas the \n\nlate meumbent had laid out a considerable. \n\nSum in imp ring his other lots. \n\nNot 18 and 10. An \n\nвіль \n\noriginal. grant to Me SS Livingston H., and we submit it to sho same favorable consideration as their mimproved. Lots already atrasen \n\ni \n\nA272. Was transferred to baptain Warden - and remains unimproved - We can see no reason_ to recommend & confirmation. of his grant__ No 73. The present Incumbents \n\na \n\nto establish an au \n\nare unable \n\nauthenticated claim to this \n\nwe record of the grant being made in \n\nthis Offices, but one Member of this Committee. Mr. Newark is aware that the \n\nw she refer \n\nnt was made, and_ \n\nگھر \n\nrecommend the case to the fwerable \n\nconsideration of His lavettency. \n\nFavorable \n\n40 74. The circumstances of this case are einetly the sames at the preceding, exactly \n\nes recommend it to the same \n\ntherefore recom. \n\nConsideration. \n\nand we \n\nfavorable \n\n870 . was granted by the Land Committe, te Captain Larkins ( in exchanges for another hot required by \n\nGovernments, and by him \n\ntransferred to the late Mr. Morec & scho had made preparations for building upon it,- \n\nand we would the fore subract that the grant be confirmed to his beecutors.. No 88. was grant \n\nI granted by the Land Commiller \n\nat appears \n\n\" as a loan to Mr. Gowing for a bis pendary\", s on record in the Land Office. small House was built upon it, bust the biz bendas \n\nbeing now established \n\nThis \n\nin",
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        "content_text": "\n\nFormer Farmer. Eescription No \n\nNo Denomination of \n\nRent \n\nAannam \n\nof Let offet Ground. Class of 105 Square \n\n50 Town \n\n拜 \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\nسوگو \n\nIncumbent's Name \n\n£ 25 Signor Feliciani. \n\nh \n\n$ \n\nA \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\nJo \n\nGibb Livingston. Af \n\nJe \n\nMr. Oswald. \n\n15 Gibb Livingston . Vfe Je \n\nJe \n\nMr. Walker \n\nXo \n\n20 Mr. White \n\nJ \n\n25 Executors of Capt. Pybus \n\n\" \n\nJ: \n\n15 Mr Webster \n\nJo \n\nХ \n\nGitt Livingston. VeX \n\nFeroner. Former Description Ne Rent \n\nNo Denomination \n\nF \n\nof lot fot Ground clau annum Incumbents Nam. \n\nX 69 Town \n\nyo \n\n#1053 Square \n\n£ 25 \n\n73 For 105% Thontage \n\nReguainder 3 \n\n/ \n\nوگر \n\nGibb Livingston. Mr \n\nSeedew \n\nWr. Edwards \n\n25. Captain. Warden. \n\n40 Succutors of the late. \n\n20§ Captain. Morgan \n\nTh Fr 185th Kiritage 140) Lieut. Col : Malcolm \n\n$3. \n\nRoquainder 3 \n\n\" \n\nand \n\n205. Mr. Woosnam. \n\n15 Succutors of the late Mr. Mercer \n\nMr. Matheson \n\n40 Moss! Wotster Kinsley \n\nA \n\nMr. Thuit \n\nہوکر \n\nمی کند \n\n15 Squutors of the late Mr. Moveer \n\nMr. Young \n\n20 Jardine Matheson th= \n\n30 Mr. Johnston. \n\n5. Mr Mewart \n\n15 H. Morrison Education Society \n\n15 Medical Missionary Society",
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        "content_text": "By whom. Granted. \n\nSo whom Granted \n\nwhat torsd Granted \n\nTown Lots \n\nPresent Incumbent's \n\nJame \n\nOn what terms \n\nacquired by hims \n\n62.7.A. 12. Johnston, Dogf \n\n63] \n\nun White to specific. 14rma \n\nterms \n\nMr White \n\nMr Pybus \n\nMr Webster \n\nExecutors of Mr. \n\nSybus\" \n\nWr Webster \n\nEstimated- \n\nJustin Brothers General Remarks. \n\npended... \n\nof the let \n\n$2500 A large drotting \n\nHouse \n\nbuilt. \n\nResuains un improved (See Réport) \n\nA \n\nA dwelling Houses built. \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\nAppt. Gjith Livingston M \n\nShack Madeen \n\nMoss Gibb Livingston the \n\nSecden \n\nRemains unimproved \n\n(Seen (Report) \n\n600 Chineser Houses built... \n\n2,000 \n\nMr. Shuck \n\nMr Edwards \n\nMo \n\nProget \n\nlapte Warden \n\nJaid to be by \n\nAR... Johnston. Eye \n\ntapti Morgan \n\nFor a Bazaar Eupentors of Captain. \n\nЕще \n\n10,000 \n\nMorgan. \n\nMajor Malcolm \n\nAnd Mr Warsusm \n\nA House built – in ---- \n\nfantonment land... \n\nRemains un im. \n\na. proved. \n\nLand Committee. Mr. Larkins \n\n\" \n\nIn exchange for tot resumed by~ \n\nGovernment. \n\nCapt Morgan, for Asite for \n\nMr. A. Mathes on \n\nCaptain Meck \n\n78 His Excelling The Mr Shuck- \n\nGovernon \n\nBazear \n\nK... \n\nLiant, fol: Malcolm. \n\nand Mr Wossuam \n\nof the late- \n\nExecutors Avr pkterder. \n\nMr A. Matheson \n\nA site for a Bazaar. Mefo Webster + Kinsley \n\nA site for a Chapel Mr Shuck- \n\nand Jchool- loom. \n\nA Bazaar builtin_ \n\n12,000 A Bazaar built- Remains unimproved (Jee. Report. Lot.r.35) \n\n700 Enclosed with Sea trall \n\nand prepared for building. \n\nWork stapped by order of H. & the You?\" Captain Meit mat having fulfilled. the conditions of the grant.. \n\n4 Chapel, School, & Devilling \n\nHova's built",
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        "content_text": "\nMarine Sots \n\nBy \n\nGranted. \n\n、 To ne hom Storanted. \n\nOu w \n\nhat Wound Granted. \n\nPresent meumbent's Name \n\non what termes \n\nacquired by \n\nMr. Fearon \n\nBy Mr Johnston, Mr. Fearon on cardition of \n\nat the \n\naverage \n\nrate - of Captain \n\nEltist's Fade- \n\n$1000 being laid. Yout \n\non it wittin \n\nA months. \n\nMiss \n\nEstimated \n\nJuan Follar General. Remarks \n\nin Deltart By Jeansed \n\nthe lot \n\n$8,000 Godowns & Fier britt \n\nthis was part of. \n\nreserved. Hot N18 \n\nCaptain Elliot's Sale! \n\nJ \n\nAn Oswald... \n\n\" \n\nChinam \n\nMr. Challage \n\nMr Holgate \n\nMr Murrow \n\nAttorney for Map Jamieson \n\nGrowl & fo Capt. Pybus \n\n\"1 \n\nFransferred by \n\nMy Oswald. \n\n10000 AGedrun had been \n\nbullt. by Mr. Oswalchen, \n\nund \n\nvely \n\nBrintérts \n\n... \n\nbuildings have since bella. preated by Chinam, an \n\nChinese - Merchant... \n\nMr. McQueen, Sold by the Trustors 12,000 This lot was transfered \n\nof Mr. Mark Moss. \n\n| \n\nM. Scott. \n\nJo ft Jamieson \n\n1 How \n\nExecutors of the late- Cayetan Pybus \n\nTransferred by Mr. Holgate- \n\nby Mr. Challage. & Mr Allanson, by him to Mr Edwards. Again transfired to Mr. M.. Moss, and. it has now been purchased- by Mr. McQueen - Alurzen Wowow built. – \n\n8,000 A Godown, Swelling. \n\nHouse & Offices built... \n\n3,000 A Grooww \n\nbeen built \n\nthat. \n\n3,500 A Gorrion has been \n\nbuilt. \n\ndown",
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        "document_key": "CO129-018 - Others - 1846",
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        "content_text": "8\n\nREPORT ON\n\nto attend parade; out of 100 men there are sometimes not more than 15 or 16 men fit for active duty. The Royal Artillery (the finest military corps in the world), out of 135 men and officers, lost in two years 51 by death (of whom 35 died at Hong Kong during the last six months of 1843) and 45 by invaliding. That Hong Kong was the cause of their death will be seen from the fact, that Colonel Knowles' detachment of Royal Artillery went through the whole of the war at Canton and in the Yang-tze-kiang river; the detachment was out here three years, it never landed at Hong Kong; one man was killed, another died of dropsy, but the whole of the remainder of the detachment returned to England, except the commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel Knowles, who landed at Hong Kong, and died of fever.\n\nThe officers of the Royal Artillery died in the same proportion as the men: out of nine officers who came out with the original detachment, but one escaped disease or death. Last year there were several losses in the ships of war. Her Majesty's ship \"Agincourt\" lost during the sickly season of 1843 60 men, of whom 20 were marines; 40 men were invalided home, of whom few would recover. Since leaving England in May, 1842, the \"Agincourt\" has been obliged to enter 160 seamen from merchant ships. The cause assigned for the severe illness of the marines and seamen of last year was the being obliged to land guards to protect stores at West Point. This year the \"Agincourt\" sends no men on shore or on night duty; and out of 600 men, there are only 23, including slight hurts, on the sick list—a fact which tests the insalubrity of the shore.\n\nSTATIONS.\n\nFevers.\n\nABSTRACT, &c.—(continued).\n\nDeaths per Annum.\n\nPulmonie Affections.\n\nTotal Deaths per annum.\n\nOther Diseases.\n\nDysentery.\n\nCholera.\n\nDropsical ditto.\n\nDiarrhoea.\n\nRheumatism.\n\nHepatites.\n\nDischarged per ann.\n\nTransferred per ann.\n\nOn Sick Leave per ann.\n\n1843. Received 31st Dec.\n\nRates per ann. of Sick to Strength.\n\nRates per ann. of Deaths to Strength.\n\n  \n    Hong Kong\n    -\n    155\n    301\n    37\n    0\n    5\n    13\n    19\n    427\n    140\n  \n  \n    Chusan\n    -\n    \n    11\n    22\n    \n    \n    34\n    1\n    69\n    69\n    32\n  \n  \n    Koolungsoo\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    2\n    201\n    6\n    4\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    233\n    82\n    323\n    459\n    587\n    \n    13\n    833\n    38\n    108\n    607\n    3-42\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    82\n    269\n    9\n    6\n    \n    72\n    380\n    5.1\n    (1 in 3) nearly.\n    \n    36\n    133\n    2.22\n    1 in 9}\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    0\n    94\n    2.9\n    1 in 12}\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    TOTAL\n    200\n    106\n    143\n    21\n    8\n    23\n    323\n    459\n    587\n    13\n    833\n    38\n    108\n    607\n    3-42\n  \n  \n    \n    73\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n\nMr. Keith Stewart Mackensie, Military Secretary to the Commander-in-chief, says in his \"Narrative of the Second Campaign in China,\" published in London, April, 1842, that when he was at Hong Kong, \"there were as many as 1100 men in hospital; and in the 37th Madras Regiment of 560 men, only 50 were fit for duty. Many men and officers were obliged to be invalided.\"\n\nHONG KONG,\n\n9\n\nThe deaths in the naval force at Hong Kong and Whampoa for the six sickly months ending October, 1843, were four per cent., while for the same period on shore the deaths among the troops averaged twenty-four per cent.; and even among the European civilians the estimate was ten per cent.*\n\nIn May, 1843, the left wing of Her Majesty's 55th Regiment had 16 officers and 490 men in Hong Kong; from thence to November, 2 officers and 218 men died, and the lives of the remainder were only saved by the prompt, judicious, and humane conduct of General D'Aguilar in immediately embarking the men for England.\n\nThe mortality as yet (July 17) during the present year has not been so great, but the sickness is equally destructive of the efficiency of the troops. Chue Chew, on the south side of Hong Kong, it was hoped would be a healthy station. On the 30th June, 1844, out of 400 men of Her Majesty's 98th Regiment at Chuc Chew, there were 109 in hospital; out of 80 lascars at the same station, there were 30 in hospital†.\n\nIt was supposed that Saiwan, on the south-east side of Hong Kong, would afford a healthy station for the troops: Government expended about 30,000 dollars in preparing and building a fine set of barracks, of two stories, with every view to comfort and health. The officer of the Royal Engineers having reported the barracks habitable, the General Commanding sent a medical board to examine the building and station. The board reported that the station at Saiwan appeared healthy, that there was no apparent cause for disease, and that it was eligible for troops. The General resolved to begin with a small detachment, and twenty Europeans were sent to Saiwan. No sentry was to be mounted during the day, and but one at night. In five weeks five of the soldiers were dead, three more were in a dangerous state, and four were convalescent; one European woman and child were also dangerously ill.\n\n* Captain White, of the \"Omega,\" enumerated to me the following, among his own acquaintance in a brief period :-Captain McCarthy, æt. 36. Never previously ill. Sailor; Captain of ship,—Captain Morgan, Captain of ship.—Mr. Hy. Pybus, æt. 32. Strong healthy man.—Messrs. Elsworthy, Dyer, and Scott, æt. about 24. Healthy men.—Mr. Mercer, merchant. Mr. Langer, architect.—Two Mr. Hights, brothers. One Captain of ship, and the other merchant. Both young men. Mr. Cropper, merchant.—Mr. Stevenson, builder. Had been five years resident in Sierra Leone, and three years in New Orleans. Mr. McEwen, general dealer.—Mr. Disant, æt. 37. Long resident in India.—Fully one-third of those he knew in Hong Kong, intimately, during the first eighteen months, died in Hong Kong.\n\nDuring the year 1845, Chuc Chew—which is almost entirely composed of rotten granite—proved as unhealthy as Victoria. By the last accounts Her Majesty's 18th were dying there rapidly; but every effort is made to suppress such information by those who wish to maintain the delusion at home. The Overland \"Friend of China\" of the 31st December, 1845, states, that the mortality of the 18th Royal Irish, from the 1st March to December, 1845, at Chuc Chew, has been \"nearly twenty-three per cent. The whole of the Europeans have now been removed from this wretched and useless spot, and placed on board the ship 'Sir R. Sale,' in the harbour of Hong Kong, on the Chinese shore; but,\" adds the journal, \"there has been no improvement from the change, and it is probable they will sail for England.\" This very regiment did not lose three per cent. per annum last year at Chusan; now they are almost entirely unfit for immediate active service.",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\nC. O. 11943\n\nREGE 4 APR 07/\n\nLuspension 5hr AP. Guterres\n\nforwards petition from hour with. notes by mo may.\n\nMelay Lucas\n\n(Minutes.)\n\n* See 8935 for report of enquiry.\n\nMr.Guterres' memorial is, as it must be in the circumstances, little more than a bare denial of the charges. He appends a great number of testimonials from ships' captains.\n\nThese, of course, prove nothing at all except that the writers never saw anything wrong and that Mr.Guterres was energetic and obliging, which is not denied. Moreover, Captain Pybus' letter enclosed in 11943 shows the manner in which such testimonials were touted for.\n\nI dislike this suspension. If a man cannot ask for a testimonial...\n\nA much more important testimonial is that Captain Rumsey, who preceded the late Captain Barnes Lawrence as Harbour Master, came up to London from Wiltshire especially to plead Mr. Guterres' case. He spoke in the very highest terms of Mr. Guterres' work and character. I discussed the matter with him at length and have embodied his observations in the following minute. He said that, if he could assist in any way in elucidating any point, he would come up again for the purpose.\n\n1x No: the petition, not the testimonials. Stow 14495\n\nCharge (4)\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\n(Signed) C. F. LUCAS.\n\nGovernor.\n\n1907\n\nRich previous Paper.\n\n1734.\n\nFur and Lars-m the with 25&p address is cklands he,Wilts.\n\npost, and to request you to be so good as to commend the sops a suitable candidate for it. A paper of particulars showing the terms of the appointment is enclosed.",
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        "content_text": "Page 361\n\nhe was wanted to appear before the Executive Council and give evidence in this case,\n\nThe testimonials from various Captains of Ships have in my opinion no value whatever, knowing as I do how easily such testimonials are obtained. In this connection I enclose extract from a statement made to the Assistant Colonial Secretary by Captain Fybus, K.N.M., of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamer \"Empress of Japan\", who is an Officer of high standing in his profession.\n\nIt is noted that the testimonials do not all help Mr. Guterres and on the particular point he appears to have been desirous to make viz.:- the presence of the Captains at the paying off of their crews. Testimonials marked D. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 support that contention; D. 2, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, and 22 are silent on the point; D. 3 shows that in the \"Clydeside of the China Mutual\" paying off was done in the presence of the Master but is silent as to the practice in the writer's present ship; while D. 15 speaks of firemen being paid on board in the presence of the Master.\n\nI submit that even if Mr. Guterres were to be regarded as having satisfactorily cleared himself of the 1st charge, in any case the finding by a majority of the Council of 2 to 1 of guilty on charge (b) is sufficient to justify the dismissal of this Officer from the Public Service.\n\n(Signed) F. M. May, Colonial Secretary.\n\n4th March, 1907.\n\nPage 362",
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        "content_text": "EXTRAORDINARY 2′(78)/97506\n\nenclosure 2 to Colonial Secretary's Remarks.\n\nextract from a Statement by Captain Pybus.\n\nPage 363\n\nWith regard to the man who brought me the petition regarding Guterres to sign, the Captain of the \"Mercedes\", I was told;\n\n\"he asked me to sign a petition for Guterres being reinstated, I said that knowing what had been going on in the Shipping Office for many years it was the last thing I would think of doing. He said that everyone out here took squeezes as a recognised thing, and as it was a case of a white man against two boarding house masters the former should be supported\".\n\nPage 363",
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        "content_text": "(Watson + 31769/07 Craigs. Your 28081/10. minute kpw. 197)\n\na detail which has not before, I believe, been mentioned in this connection, that the principal allegations against this Officer, with respect to alleged misconduct on his part in the Mercantile Marine Office were made by Captain Pybus R.N.R, Master of the S.S. \"Empress of Japan\", who, I am informed, has never been inside that Office in his life.\n\n10. Shortly after this, Mr Guterres retired on pension. My recommendations as to his successor were ignored, and a man with no knowledge of maritime affairs, or of accountant work, was appointed, with the result that a considerable portion (out of all proportion to its importance) of my time, and that of the Assistant Harbour Master, had to be devoted to that Office, (which is situated a mile away from the Harbour Office), in order to teach him his work, which, as neither of us professes to be an accountant, was scarcely within our province. This Officer died in September 1900, and was succeeded, again in spite of my protests, by a man whom no other Department would have, who had no knowledge of the work, and would not listen to advice. I made several representations as to his unsuitability for the post, but without avail.\n\n11. In November 1909, Mr Botelho, 1st Clerk, Harbour Office, died, and, at once, Mr Chan Pui, Accountant, came and informed me of certain small irregularities which had crept in, recently, with his connivance, and had only been rendered possible by the failing health of Mr Botelho. I remedied these, and made such arrangements as would prevent their repetition.\n\n12.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9]",
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        "title": "CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9]",
        "content_text": "# THE APPEAL TRIBUNAL\n\nthe men work overtime they are not able to do proper work in regular office hours, It has to go on, but the less we see of it the better.\n\n**H.E. THE GOVERNOR** You will find it very hard to convince the Attorney-General on that matter. There is only one other point. Do you happen to know anything about the Dominion Bank of Canada?\n\n**Mr. Ross THOMSON**-I cannot remember having had any transactions with it.\n\n**H.E. THE GOVERNOR**-It is a very large bank and employs a very large staff. I happen to know at the present moment that that bank has only four of the senior staff left. There are 36 women now running the bank. One of these women is a young girl-Miss Pybus daughter of old Captain Pybus, who was well-known to all of us. She has risen in that bank in nine months to the position which is called in Canada a teller-the principal cashier of the whole bank, a very responsible position. That shows you what can be done when stern necessity drives.\n\n**Mr. Ross THOMSON**-We have been sending to Canada for women in our business. We are the only firm that has done that as far as I know. These trained capable women are very valuable.\n\nThe matter was then considered in private. **H.E. THE GOVERNOR** pointed out that the Tribunal whose decision appealed against, contained five specially selected business men who were thoroughly conversant with shipping, sugar refining, and insurance. It was his own opinion that the Tribunal's decisions should be upheld, unless fresh and important evidence was put forward. Nothing new had been put before them. The Secretary of State, in the telegram which had been read, had expressly stated that he did not wish to interfere with the local consideration of individual cases. There was no question of taking men high up in the office. These men were all young juniors, and he found it quite impossible to believe that they were in any way essential. There was no fetish about being a commercial clerk. A man of good education and steady habits ought to be able to take the place of any one of the three men. Butterfield & Swire did not seem to recognize that the need for men was urgent. Firms of their point of view would never try to get substitutes, unless men were forcibly taken. Wide publicity had been given to the fact that substitutes were to be had but Messrs. Butterfield & Swire had made no attempt whatever even to ascertain their names. Mr. Brewer had pleaded before that nobody in the Colony could carry on his business, and now force of circumstances had caused him to approach Mr. Jenkin and make arrangements for a substitute. On the other side they had the example of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who had taken three substitutes, including two Government Servants, with no previous banking experience, who were reported to be shaping very well. In short, he was absolutely convinced that the three young men now in question could not in any sense be regarded as essential for the work which Messrs. Butterfield & Swire were carrying on.\n\n**Mr. POLLOCK** thought it a fallacy that anybody could do anybody else's work. Substitution was a thing not to be welcomed, but to be avoided as far as possible. A considerable training and amount of trouble had to be taken over a new man. Johnstone could be spared; but he regarded Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Rawlinson as being in an entirely different category. He dissented that Mr. Hamilton could take the place of either.\n\n**Mr. STABB** suggested that the firm would not have made such very strong representations, unless there was good reason. Their business was very important and he thought that exemption for some months should be given.\n\n**The ATTORNEY-GENERAL** said that he too was struck by the apparently genuine character of the firm's representations. But it was an important point that in neither shipping office was the staff, in fact, reduced below pre-war standard. It was admitted that in both offices the work had been reduced at least in proportion to the staff. Mr. Falconer's offer of assistance should be kept in view.\n\n**The COLONIAL SECRETARY** said that Mr. Davis could take his sick leave and could be back before Mr. Rawlinson would leave for India.\n\nThe matter was then put to the vote.\n\nIt was unanimously agreed to uphold the decision of the Tribunal as regarded Mr. Johnstone.",
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