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        "content_text": "ва \n\nBrought over. \n\n$701,500. \n\nBuilding a Police Station at Checkchon \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\nwith accommodation for 18 Men \n\nand a small prison- \n\na.. \n\nOL \n\n- police station at Saiwan \n\npolice Station at \n\nthank-pai \n\na. \n\nwan \n\n- police Station. at Pot-foo-lum. \n\nContingencies 5 per \n\nCent. \n\nwith accommodation for \n\n8000. \n\n3,000. \n\n3,000. \n\n3,000. \n\n$718.500. \n\nby \n\nTist of Lots of Land sun, Public. Auction on the 25 pauciary 18196 \n\nhot Claps of Upsit Rice \n\nContent \n\n1844. \n\nKreckeddnan Annual Rent @presst.square. \n\non than lot. presfitquare of Set. #prospetyan, of lot. \n\nツ \n\nBuilding a Consulate at Canton \n\nVice Consul., Interpreter and Clerks \n\n$754425. \n\n$ \n\n\" \n\nاحمر \n\n.20 \n\n12.960 Fel. L 14780 21700 26970 \n\n27.5 \n\n22./0 \n\nb \n\nb \n\n« 10 \n\nA \n\nوجو \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\n18. \n\n26.15 \n\nB.. \n\n15.000. \n\nDollars $799.425... \n\nLand Officer. \n\nh \n\n(True Copy) \n\nMichard Woornam \n\nLand Office \n\n10th Feb 1844 (Signed). A. I. Gordon \n\nدگیم \n\n20.10 \n\n44 C \n\nPurchaser. \n\n47 Mr Henry. \n\nMr Porter. \n\nM 8/1⁄2 A La Kivis. \n\n87 MV. P. Hewart 4h MV P. Stewart. \n\nItr Strachan. \n\n8/1⁄2 Mr Legge. 671⁄2 Mr Legge. \n\n974 At P. Hewart. \n\n64 M. her \n\n£398 18 87/14 \n\nAl. P. ¡ Stewart. \n\n",
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        "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
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        "content_text": "Brought forward 10101 Judicial Department cents 1987. 10 \n\n1st Cork in Police Court Victorici —— 770 nd Do Do Do \n\n$60 Jun 570004 3156... \n\n3d A \n\ndo \n\n($50 km $6000 4/4 3 130 \n\nCink in Police Court Checkchun \n\nOf je jeme: $840 / Interprets in Police Court Kelena___ \n\nrepointendent of Blice \n\nwwwww \n\n337. 10 \n\n(* $100 parse ($1200 (+ 4/4, 3260 \n\npiarcal Apartment: \n\nJuasurer \n\nachingus Click of the Canent -1000. \n\nAuchter actingas \n\nCif Clock L \n\nCert \n\nCost: 1. the Auditor a $100 Pme 19065/4, 260 Legislature \n\nArk of the Exemlist and lequenters Conseils duties performed by Auditor Adminstration of Sands Rouds and Rublic works. 'urveyor General (on sich leave 7 __500 Ericating-Do- \n\n50r \n\nClock of the works and Curt Cuginen 405 Clerk of Registry $1500 (~1/14 - \n\nPraftsman – $1200 \n\nApistant to \n\n-ww- \n\n2 be \n\n202,10 \n\n..AL. Cial bugison $5000 t/ 195.2307. \n\nforward 26067 € \n\n$ \n\nt \n\nBrought forward. 24247 Couseration and Management \n\nof Harbans \n\nd \n\nKantaur Master \n\nboo \n\nAssistant \n\nChenk- \n\nMedical \n\nfoo \n\nHospital hageen \n\nOrdinary Contingencies \n\nGovernor \n\nStatiivery V \n\nColonial Secretary Reportinent \n\nG \n\nCospradores && $15 fms $106, %38 1 Head Coolic \n\n100% 16 \n\nHenger \n\nHe livrlery Printing \n\n18.4 \n\n-72 15.12 \n\n372 16. \n\nArelieval Sepentiment \n\nAudicial \n\nWages of Chinese Clerkin Polier Colal Victori \n\n@ $20 Pro 72/406 4/4 \n\nCompracter Co $15 pmo $180 39 2 Cocles 6. \n\n7. Chour Bearers 6 \n\nla- \n\nCa \n\n2 Overseers of Converts \n\n$12 pm 3282.4% -62.8 \n\nMea \n\nforward 215. 16 27155 16 \n\nPage 240Page 241",
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        "content_text": "E \n\nCale patel Despatch \n\nt \n\nDate \n\nQuelonnes \n\nDespatch Despatch \n\nof \n\nSulgeat of Despatol. \n\nNo \n\nOne \n\nSubject of Despatch J \n\n5 May 17 th 1844 Detailing robbery by puites of \n\nMilitary treasure proceding by water to Checkchoo-Establisheshent \n\nPolice. Angistragy at the cuinal charge of thing \n\nth \n\n23*? \n\nthere of \n\na \n\nNewfaty of hiring a Count \n\nhouse till decision of Government proposed play for \"Public \n\ncan be had \n\nOffices \n\nGrown \n\nselyet. \n\nNome \n\n10 June 1 Detailing \n\nEstimated reveres of Craven None lands abready £10.173 uncollecte browing 1. lease not being generally made outo-Ceppointment of Mr John Pope as Civil Engineer 21 - Recommendation of Tonnage duty of 6. subject deferred till after interview with Keying on opinm trade. \n\n£4.11.5. Stoves supplied from Naan H. M Ship Blenheim to erect, Hugstaff in front of Government \n\nKouse. \n\n9 May 27 th 184 Iransmitting information as l bue \n\n6th \n\nޅ \n\nthe death \n\nof M. Hade, and enclosing a letter from Meförs Sardnie Matheson &C. on the \n\nreasons \n\nC2 \n\nfor efning \n\nordinance N°13 establishing Chinese peace officers in the \n\nColony \n\nIntewiew with I Logge \n\nrecommending \n\nNone \n\nNone \n\nto him the \n\namalgamation of the Anglo Chinese College and Morrison Education Socrily. \n\nStating \n\nreasons for granting \n\nlave 3 \n\nof absence to Surveyor General W Gordon, and enclosing Certificates from his Medical attendants. Stating appointinent of his Coppistant to Cleverly to act during \n\nhis absence. \n\nNecessity for Church to contain None \n\n300 to 1000 persons. W Stantons opinion \n\nthat one third of \n\nexpense. \n\n",
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        "document_key": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
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        "content_text": "that with thoseeption opwork, immediatel affecting the public health \n\nenience, which \n\nor come de \n\nmas \n\nwere specially authorized бути \n\nun letter of the 27 thay, rove of the works included) in the Extinate, pent \n\n$ \n\nI home (It Attinger have \n\nbeen con that \n\nmoned, and \n\nfor buildings \n\nthe ous expenditure actically incurred would appeal Whave been \n\n$10670 for residences for the public Officers and $17.532 for Police Stations & a Magislatio Stoure and Prisonat Checkchu. There \n\nExpenditure, appears 15how Stanley to be \n\nnot unreasonable in \n\n肇 \n\n\" \n\nincount, and lobe of \n\nMicient mysneg \n\nMr Davis in to justify authorizing them without a previous referenc this Country; Lordship is therefo \n\nbir \n\nof opinion that they \n\nshould weave the \n\nRencation of the Lords of the Kearny. \n\nMrespect to the \n\nContribution towards \n\nthe Church LordStanky. Received some time ago separate Report from M. Davis - but as it appeared to his daditi that are penditure of £ 9000 for thea \n\n· modation of the small \n\naccom \n",
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        "content_text": "Suplicate \n\nEstimated. Expenditure of the Civil Department if the Colony of Houstons, \n\nfor the years ondin & \n\n31th March 184-5, and 31th March, 18lub... £248,092 8. 11. \n\nMelosure N. 4 in Despatch. \n\nNo. 73, $18. \n\nNo: 74 \n\nExecutive. \n\nRECEIVED \n\nMAR.22 \n\n652 Hong Kong \n\nAny Lord, \n\nActoria, Hongkong, \n\n21# December, 1844; \n\nI have the honor to inclose for Your Lordship's information, a copy of \n\nreporting \n\nmy Despatch to the Carl of Aberden, \n\nthe Execution by the Chinese Government, of the Pirates who attacked a boat laden: with Commissariat treature \n\noff Chekchu, some time previored to \"arrival in this Colony. \n\nmy \n\nI have the honor to be, \n\nWith the highest respect, Your Lordships, Most Obedient, \n\nHumble. Servant, \n\nThe Right Honorable, \n\nLord Harley Mr. P. \n\nDani \n\nDEX",
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        "content_text": "Copy. \n\nN° 119. \n\nVictonas, \n\nGovernor \n\n217 December, 18th. \n\nHongkong; \n\n3 Inclosures. \n\nN° 74. \n\nStanley \n\nReceived \n\nChinese, Government! of \n\nReporting Exacation, by \n\nthe \n\nthe. \n\nTreasure off. Chakchu, in- \n\nladen with Commissariat \n\nPirates who attacked a Boat \n\nན་ \n\nMay last \n\nIn 152 H. Kiy \n\nMy Lord.. \n\nMAR99 1845 \n\nVictoria, Honghong, \n\n20th December, 1844. \n\nI have the satisfaction at length. \n\nto enclose for your Lordship's information the translation of an official despatch from the Imperial - fommiccioner, announcing \n\nthe condign punishment. of the Pirates. \n\nwho attacked and carried the boat laden \n\nwith a supply from the Military off Chet chu., some time previous to \n\narrival in china-. \n\nChest \n\nmy \n\nAmong the criminals who have \n\nbeen capitally punished. is the individua Chintae, who \n\nin July last sent back. \n\nwas in \n\naccording to my request, but whom, on finding that there would be no \n\nThe Right Honorable, \n\nThe Earl of Aberdeen, Dr. T., \n\nto. \n\nVe. \n\nsufficient. \n\nevidence \n\nte",
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        "content_text": "I \n\nbe sanctioned. \n\nThe burial ground originally allotted \n\nwas revER › \n\nfor the Rolistant population Extensive, while the great and unforesen \n\nthe \n\ntroops has unhappily \n\nThe \n\nmortality among contributed to fill it very rapidly. location besides, is objectionable, as being too much within the torow itself of Ketoria le. Committee of health of health \n\nhealth was accordingly formed \n\n. \n\na \n\nsome time back for the purpose of fixing new site; and for improving the method of conducting funerals. In consequence of their report it was resolved that the existing burial ground should be closed, and that new one to the East of Victoria should be in a pavine on the right, after passing through the gap which is at the schemes End of the town in that direction A wall across the mouth of the ravine, with gate in the centre, and a short road \n\nthe \n\nExtreme \n\nа \n\napproaching \n\nr \n\nཀ་ \n\napproaching it were considered as \n\nGeneral was \n\nand the Lavveyor \n\nsufficient \n\nwas directed to \n\n+ furnish an Estimate for the same \n\nIt was at the same time resolved, that a herial ground should be opened at the West of Rectoria for the porrer classes at a lower fee, and a variety of regulations were passed, as recorded in the Minutes of the Executive Council for the broteinber \n\nOn the 18th November, the advisability \n\nof Establishing the Assistant Folic Magistrate, Mr. Hillier, at Shekpaiwan, instead of Chekchu was considered, the Major General, allowing him a solice office within the Barracks during his temporary visits to the latter place. It was accordingly resolved. - that a building suited to the accommodation of the Assistant Mazishale and his force should be forthwith commence at Shekpaiwan, according to plans and \n\nEstimates",
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        "content_text": "Estimates previously sanctioned for Chekichu, but now suspended. The position of Shek paiian will soon pender it an important place, when the proposed road by the west shall have been completed. \n\nThe plans and Estimates for this most desirable, roar, I have \n\nnow \n\nI \n\nthe horror to \n\nforward to Your Hordship, as they have \"passed in Council. It will open out by the shortest way the south side of the \n\nmany a bicking \n\n- island, and give value to \n\nsite in pleasant and healthy positions, \n\n& worthless from trant of \n\nwhich \n\nare nower \n\napproach. Indeed, it is much to be wished \n\nthat a road entirely round the island completed for Military, Police, and \n\nwere \n\n- all other purposes. \n\nThe proposed western road cuts off \n\na portion of the western Extremity of the island, and passes \n\nover a \n\ndepression of the \n\nridge \n\nsa. \n\nme ad \n\nridge of mountains, which at once stuck \n\nas the proper point, on first making Honghong in der Majesty's Steamer. Spiteful. I have limited its breadth to fiftien feet, as abundantly sufficient, and its total cost, according to the Estimate for warded, will be about £4,000. I am not. \n\nany public work which will \n\naware \n\nIf \n\nmore \n\n- general satisfaction in the \n\ngive Colony than this. \n\nOn the 11th Instant, a report and Estimate were, \n\ne passed in Council for thes construction of New Sheets in Retoria West, and for repairing some steek in the Chinese location of Tapingshan, amounting 1 Dollars 8952, and it was resolved that \n\nthe Surveyor General be directed to the work into effect as soon as, \n\nCarry \n\ns possible, \n\nfor the purposes of public healin and \n\nConvenience? \n",
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        "content_text": "I477618 King \n\nSheetule of Tespatches Iminsmitted by the hovenier of Mongkong to the Secretary of State for the Colonie's Suring the year ending 1844. \n\nN \n\nlate of \n\nPopulis Despatch \n\nSubject of Vespatch \n\nSoporate Feb: 10 Regardling Opium tracte auct \n\nRevenue of Hongkong \n\nGudlaures \n\nNove \n\n1 ther: 15 Ackumulodying recup of Serpentot Noue \n\nLord Stanley. \n\nGovernor 3ft Accomber, 18tele. \n\nVictorian Horyking, \n\nN° 82 \n\n1 molosures. \n\nReceived_ \n\nColonies, owing the year Semetary of State for the Despotshes addressed to the- \n\nTransmitting schedule_ of \n\n1844.- \n\n2 April : \n\nVe. 11.5 from Ford Stanley Acknow Vectqung recupl of Puspatch Nove \n\nNo.fl. 9 from Level Hanley \n\nRegarding Chief Justice Hulurés Nove russage to China, \n\n4 May 13 Reporting arnival in Abany, \n\nassumption of officiappointment of. W. Shelley, des Auction Constitution of Executive ant Legislative Comeit with remarks on persous to be admitted and their number. \n\nFave \n\n5 May 17 dotariling robbery by Phiales of frie \n\nMilitary Focsure procecoting by \n\nwater to Checkelu establishment \n\nthere of a Police Mugishucey the cunnal charge of 11009.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844",
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        "content_text": "ben committed, but as there were several American and other facign kissets lying off the hinese coast at the time, it was possible that the offenders were otherwise than English; though. \n\nhold \n\nAny opportunity occur \n\nof identifying them as Dulish Subjects Ishould not fail to latke freeper notice of them. \n\nA most abrocious and parbarous extroy and pobbery of Military Theasure having been committed near Chekechu, the Military Station, on the truth thee of this Colony by some peratical Chinese, the particulars of which I had - the honor to detail in my despatch of the 1 ; \n\n10.\" \"may, 1:25 to Find Alaleyf's address, Hosk occasion of the Reling Viceroy's abovementioned Letter to bring the same to his Notice, in Enclosure N.2, and to \n\nSitguest \n\nhis assistance towards the \n\ndiscovery and punishment of the pirates. Both our Chief Police Magistrate, and the Chinese huthaities in the opposite shat have \n\naff hended \n\napprehended persons under circumstances of th... suspicion, though Dugret to say that nothing positive has yet been proveds. Should any of this criminals be duly convicted, and condemned, by the thief Festion after his arrivals, Ithall not fail to %. Ke a terrible example of them; for I ans persuaded that the amount of robben, with -violence which has hitherto prevailed. Among thes hinese inhabitants of this Colony stands in great need of it \n\nI this day received the enclosed reply New from His Excellency the liceny, ceartently acknowledging my Seller, ande expresing his determination to use the most effectuals means for the detection of the pirates - The Fuad and other societies or combinations for the perpetration of \n\nreferred to in puz own letter and the Vicom, are known to expôt largely not only in China but in foreign (oundries colonized by Chinese ; and as they sin at the rest of all security both of \n\nCime \n\npusas",
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        "content_text": "No 37 \n\nSir \n\nGovernment. Shuse, Honghang. \n\nMarch 26th, 18/12. \n\nI am directed by His rucellency \n\nSir. Henry Pottinger to inform you; \n\nthat he has \n\nresiding al Chetichu, but \n\nsection to your residing a \n\nhe cannot grant. you any Land for building. as he has already granted me Secation Mr. Shuck on this Island. \n\nI beg forwarded. \n\nH RZ \n\nS. I. Roberts. \n\nto retina \n\nYou.. \n\nthe Papers you. \n\nJam Ve \n\n(Signed) G. A. Nalcolm. \n\n(True Copy) \n\nMichard Worman",
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        "content_text": "and \n\nExcellency imploring your mercy, trusting that you will graciously make me some pecuniary compensation whereby I may be enabled to make other plans for supporting myself and avoid such a calamity as hunger. Sincerely do I trust that Your Excellency will come to some decision on this point.\n\nReverend's year, 2nd month, 7th day.\n\nKeanghin\n\n25th March, 1844.\n\n(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff\n\nChinese Secretary.\n\nContent of a Petition\n\nLeasan, a husbandman residing at Chekchu makes this representation to show that for a period of more than thirty years\n\nhe has been carrying on agricultural pursuits at Chekchu, but\n\non his\n\nThat\n\nInd: 2 in letter No:156\n\n743\n\nthat in consequence of a Proclamation issued to the people of Chekchu on the 27th Instant, they are not allowed to\n\ngrow paddy in the area near the Barracks. He owns, however,\n\na plot of ground of about four mou bearing the name of Imucha, which is situated at a great distance from the Barracks and he therefore begs to be allowed to cultivate it, in order that he may have the means of gaining a livelihood afforded him.\n\nMarch, 1844.\n\n\"There is a duplicate of the above from a Petitioner Chinzoktung, an old man living at Illan and owning also a plot of ground at Fitam far away from the Barracks which he begs to be allowed to continue the cultivation of\n\nMarch, 1844.\n\n(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff\n\nChinese Secretary.\n\nIncl.",
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        "content_text": "NOT\n\nthe 18th\n\nJob.\n\nMy Level,\n\nos\n\nRECEIVED\n\n44\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\nR\n\n11th January, 1845.\n\nWhen I thanked Your Excellency for his communication concerning to me the execution of the Criminals guilty of the piracy off Chekchu, (Despatch 19 of May) I added, as a proof of friendly feeling towards China, as well as cooperation in the punishment of guilt, that I had passed a severe Ordinance against the Triad Society, whose avowed objects are not only the promotion and impunity of crime, but the overthrow of the existing Government of China. My Letter is enclosed herewith.\n\n4.1.\n\nobjects\n\nIn reply I received enclosure N1,\n\nThe Right Honorable,\n\nThe Earl of Aberdeen, R. J.\n\nexpressive",
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        "content_text": "No: 5, of 1845.\n\nInclosure No: 2 in Desp:\n\nTransmitting Communications to and from His Excellency Keying.\n\nVictoria, Hong Kong, 22nd December, 1844.\n\nI have had the satisfaction to receive Your Excellency's communication on the subject of the execution of the Chuckchu pirates. It will give me great satisfaction to transmit this document to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs as a proof of the friendship and good faith of the Chinese Government.\n\nThe pirates have of late greatly increased; but, if they see that severe examples are made of them by Your Excellency, it will have the effect of restraining their growth, and prevent the necessity of foreign nations taking measures against them.",
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        "content_text": "No : 2, of Despatch No : 5.\n\nSub Inclonne / in Inc:\n\nJ1845.\n\nKeying for his.\n\nThanking His Excellency\n\nam\n\nthe Triad Society : has been passed against him that an Ordinance Chekichu pirates & informing nouncing Execution of the\n\ncommunication\n\n骂\n\nIngratk\n\n50\n\nreceived\n\nThis\n\nCommunication.\n\nvery\n\nmoment. I have\n\nletters.\n\nyour official If natives having committed.\n\ncrimes run away to Hongkong they ought to be sent back to their native country\n\nin order to be punished, which is also in accordance with the treaty. Respecting\n\nYour uniting.\n\nin\n\nseizing\n\nthe villains\n\nis of\n\nthe Triad Society I have already written.\n\nnow had some business\n\nmind, and need to speak\n\nprivately about... it to you\n\nan\n\nofficial reply. I hav\n\nlong on my\n\nthe Honorable\n\nInvoy. The\n\nnews have reached me now;\n\nseized. many\n\nthem to transportation in\n\nthat your Honorable. Judge, after having\n\nrobbers, has sentenced\n\nCountries, and also issued public notice.\n\nforeign\n\nto",
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        "content_text": "and unprotected between Katoria and \n\nChekchu\n\nmo\n\nAvere\n\nfrequently attacked, and \n\n• police could be found equal to the protection of a road of right miles in extent. The Ordinance in question was therefore passed with reference to this \n\ncase in particular, as well as to provide against those depredatory parties of Chinese, which had long rendered both \n\nlife and property so insecure, and against \n\nwhich\n\na\n\ncivil police, and the ordinary \n\nforms of law, had been \n\nineffectual.\n\n& found \n\nso\n\nOrdinance No: 21 of 1844, for \n\nlicensing the sale of Salt, Opium, and other articles of consumption, was accompanied by a special report in \n\ndespatch No: 79 of December, 28; and Ordinance No: 1 of 1845, directed against the Chinese Triad Society, in \n\nmy\n\nmy\n\n5.\n\n33\n\nmy despatch No: 5 Of January, 21st. It will care that every Enactment \n\nbe\n\nmy future.\n\nof the Legislative Council shall be \"specially reported on, according to Your Lordship's directions.\n\nI have the honor to be, \n\nWith the highest respect, \n\nYour Lordship's, \n\nMost Obedient, \n\nHumble Servant.\n\nzdani",
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        "content_text": "May \n\nan \n\nfor av \n\nbe submitted to Your Lordship. \n\ninvercase \n\nof his present Salary \n\nthe \n\nof £600 per annum, on the ground of his additional duties. \n\nOn the 22nd January, the \n\nExecutive Council took into consideration \n\nthe necessity of making some increase in the Establishment of the Harbour master, with reference to his additional duties as Marine Magistrate, and it was determined that the following should be sanctioned pending Your Lordship's pleasure. \n\nOne Chinese Coolie.. \n\nat $6 per month. \n\nYour Hindoostanee \n\nPolice men, } Each at $10 \n\nan \n\nAs the assistance of Interpreter and Clerk is very requisite in Executing the duties \n\nof Marine magistrate, it was resolved \n\non \n\nthe 8th February, that No Inglis, \n\n} \n\nNow a clerk on M. Hillier's \n\nIn \n\nEstablishment of Police magistrate at Chekchu, should be transferred to the marine department on the 14th March, as Chinese Interpreter and Clerk, from his knowledge of the language, at a Salary of $100 per month. \n\nI have the honor to be, \n\nWith the highest respect, Your Lordship's, \n\nMost Obedient, \n\nHumble Servant",
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        "content_text": "during his late absence to the Northwards, I deemed it just to allow Mr Mercer the full salary of the Chief Clerk in the Treasury for the short period during which he performed the duties.\n\nMr Treasurer Martin has found a person to fill the office of \"Chief Clerk\" in the person of Mr I. Denham, who entered on his duties on the 14th February.\n\nI have brought before the Executive Council, on the 19th Instant, the inclosed letter from the Chief Magistrate, recommending a reduction in the Establishment of the Assistant Magistrate at Chekchu, to the extent of 1500 Dollars, and granting to Mr. Hillier an allowance of 50 dollars a month on account of the additional Expense to which he would be exposed by the change of his fixed residence from Chekchu to Victoria. By this arrangement - which was sanctioned in Council, an annual saving of 900 Dollars will be effected, and therefore trust it will meet with Your Lordship's approval.\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nWith the highest respect;\n\nYour Lordship's,\n\nMost Obedient\n\nHumble Servant\n\nDanie...",
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        "content_text": "3rd April, 1845.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong\n\nGovernor\n\nLord Stanley.\n\nReceived.\n\nNo 39.\n\nof Superintendent of Police\n\nReporting arrival in Colony\n\nSmitters & Mefregon, &c.\n\nMr May, and Inspectors\n\n1\n\n226\n\nFinancial.\n\n14 August 2\n\nNI\n\n134\n\nAUC 2\n\n1846\n\nMy Lord,\n\nVictoria, Hongkong,\n\n9th April, 1845.\n\nI have the honor to enclose to Your Lordship a supplementary Report and Estimate for the completion of the road from Victoria to Saiwan, authorized by the Lieutenant Governor, in absence, amounting in the whole to $6431.61, and a Report and Estimate amounting to $46,746.50 for its continuation to Sylane, where it will join the present horse-path leading from Victoria to Checkchu, which latter place I have taken the liberty to name \"Stanley\" after Your Lordship.\n\nI have already reported in my despatch\n\nThe Right Honorable,\n\nThe Lord Stanley,",
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        "content_text": "## 513/3\n1845\n\nSir J. Davis\n\n121\n\nApr 3 39 **Police**. Acknowledges Despatches N318, 33\n\n339\nSept 699.\n\nReports the arrival of Mr May, the Superintendent and Messrs Smithers and McGregor the Inspectors of Police.\n\nApr 40 **Public Works**. \n\nEncloses a supplementary estimate for the completion of the Road constructing from Victoria to Chekchu, which name he has now changed to Stanley; this extra expense is occasioned by Mr Cleverley having found it necessary to deviate from the original plan laid down. Encloses the Auditor's annual report on the Expenditure for public works distinguishing between Contract and Day work.\n\nApr 10 41 **Appointments**. Encloses returns of all appointments and alterations for the quarter ending 31 March.\n\nApr 13 413. Mr Martin. Encloses the Auditor's report on the Treasurer's Account furnished by Mr Martin together with a controversial correspondence on the subject. The greatest harmony prevails among the Departments of Government with the exception of Mr Martin whose ignorance of his duties has occasioned much annoyance.\n\nApr 18 42 **Mr Farncomb**. Reports the resignation of Mr Farncomb the Coroner and encloses his claim for £375 for Services during 21½ Years; he has received no pay and was originally told there was none, but that five Dollars for each Inquest was allowed. He has held 40 Inquests.\n\n**Despatches**. Acknowledge receipt\n\nApr 25 44 **General Support Act** December 17, N66 requiring the report of Hong Kong. W. Martin reports that the Climate on the Island...",
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        "content_text": "My Lord,\n\nHongkong 11th January. 1845\n\nNo 2.\n\nWhen I thanked Keying for his communication announcing to me the execution of the criminals guilty of the Piracy off Chekchu (Despatch No 119 of 1844) I added, as a proof of friendly feeling towards China, as well as co-operation in the punishment of guilt, that I had passed a severe ordinance against the Triad Society, whose avowed objects are not only the promotion and impunity of crime, but the overthrow of the existing Government of China. My Letter is enclosed herewith No 1.\n\nIn reply I received enclosure No 2 expressive of His Excellency's thanks for this proof of friendship.\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nThe Earl of Aberdeen K.T.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12]",
        "content_text": "CEL\n\n340\n\nTENTH DAY.\n\nWednesday, 16th June, 1858, at 12 o'clock Noon.\n\nPresent,--All the Members.\n\nA. L. INGLIS,-Recalled.\n\n(28)\n\nThe brothel of which I spoke to the Commission as the one in which I saw Mrs Caldwell, was situate in Taiping-shan. I am not sure whether the whole of the houses had been removed from the Choong Wan at this time, but I am quite clear as to the situation of this house. I went to this brothel purposely to see the intended Mrs Caldwell, and this was the first occasion on which I did see her. I do not know anything about a formal marriage according to Chinese usage between this girl and Mr Caldwell. The first time I knew of Mrs Caldwell living with Mr Caldwell, Mr Caldwell resided at the Gaol. This may have been two or three weeks, or two or three months from the time I saw her at the brothel. I do not recollect now in what other place Mr and Mrs Caldwell resided after they left the Gaol, and before they went to the bungalow called \"Retreat.\" I do not recollect Mrs Caldwell's mother.\n\nallowed him to interpret for me in important cases, when I could avoid it, unless when he was watched by another interpreter; and further, that I would not now believe him on his oath.\n\nCross-examined,—On the 10th June instant, he was charged before me with receiving goods which had been stolen about the 30th May, and was discharged because the prosecutor was a convicted felon, a notoriously bad character, and bore the marks of former floggings. The principal witness also failed to appear. I allowed the prosecutor's fellow-convict to go out with a Policeman, to find the man who the prosecutor said had gone with him to Assow's house--but he could not find him.\n\nD. R. CALDWELL.\n\nCross-examined, I continued to pay the $50 a-month to Lum Ateen, up to the last day of the tenth Chinese month [14th December, 1857.] He himself has since then received the rent. I do not know what has become of the mesne assignments of the lots sold to Lum Ateen. I may have them still, but do not know. They were in Chinese. There was no deed or conveyance by which I surrendered my property in 1857 for the benefit of my creditors; it was done in a private manner, and I refer the commission to Siemssen & Co.'s letter. The title deeds of the property sold to pay my debts were not given up to Siemssen & Co., because they were mortgaged to Chinese creditors. The deeds relating to the lots sold to Woods, except lot 263, were also mortgaged, but were given up to the purchaser upon Siemssen & Co.'s guarantee that the mortgagee would receive his share of the proceeds. I sold all my landed property under Siemssen & Co.'s direction for account of the estate, and the purchase-money was paid over to Siemssen & Co. I could never have mort-gaged any of these lots twice over, because I had not possession of the leases. I cannot remember the numbers of the lots mortgaged, but the names of the mortgages are Wong Cheeyun, Lum Ateen, and Low Ashû.\n\nI know in what way Mrs Caldwell may be speculating beyond what she tells me. Supposing she wished to deceive me, it is possible she might speculate in brothel property. She has invested money of her sister's in houses. I can state on my honour, that she has, to my knowledge, no connection nor interest of any kind, in any brothel property, or any houses to which prostitutes resort.\n\nI never heard or was aware of any rumours of Mrs Caldwell's coming from a brothel, and no one would have dared to tell me so. I was never in the house in which my wife lived up to the time of my marriage. I am quite certain that this house was not a brothel, because at that time I knew most of the brothels here, and that was not one.\n\nI lived in the Gaol. When I speak of my wife living with me, I mean that she lived in a private house which I kept for her; she did not live in the Gaol with me. I recollect Boyle, who was Deputy Inspector of Police, and formerly master of the lorcha Centaur.\n\nI cannot recollect having ever had a contest in the street with Inspector Boyle concerning Mrs Caldwell. I once brought up a Chinaman before the Police Court, for insulting Mrs Caldwell in the street.\n\n(29)\n\nCross-examined, The time of my seeing Mrs Caldwell must certainly have been in 1844. I joined the Police Department in March 1844, and it was shortly after this that I saw her. I do not recollect Mrs Caldwell's being confined. Mrs Caldwell only lived in the Gaol a fortnight or three weeks. She then left because Awoon, (a Chinese woman who had previously lived with Mr Caldwell,) returned. It was not my impression that Mrs Caldwell was married to Mr Caldwell according to Chinese usage, because it is not customary in such cases; there was nothing whatever in her manner to denote that she was married; she was dressed as a Chinese. I recollect accompanying Mr and Mrs Caldwell to a pic-nic, which was about, but certainly after, the time of that visit. Mrs Caldwell, so far as I can recollect, was never in my house for at least a-year-and-a-half after this time. I recollect her having been in my house in the Old Bailey, after my return from Check-chu.\n\nI generally know to within $10 what money Mrs Caldwell has of mine, as I have nothing but my monthly salary, but do not know what she has of her sister's. I still pay $70 a-month regularly to Siemssen & Co. on account of Mr Rienaecker, which leaves me $260 a-month.\n\nWONG APING,-Called and examined.\n\nI am a Rope-maker, and reside opposite the Circular Buildings, Queen's Road West. I know a Chinese female called Shaplok, and have known her a long time. She lives in my house, and has done so since the beginning of the 7th moon of the 6th year of Hien-fung [about July, 1856.] She is married; her husband has gone to Shang-hae. She has no occupation, and is supported by her husband. She has never since she lived in my house kept a brothel, or used the rooms she occupies as such. I do not know whether she has ever kept a brothel. Before she came to my house she lived in Wellington Street, in Lee Kip-tai's house; but I do not know how long she lived there. She removed to my house because Lee Kip-tai's house was pulled down.\n\nCross-examined, - Lee Kip-tai was engaged in the Tientsin trade. The house Shaplok lived in was nearly opposite the Old Central Police Station. Shaplok went to Canton about the middle of April last, not the middle of May. I do not know if she is in any way connected with Mr Caldwell.\n\nSOONG AHING, Tepo of Choong Wan, [the central part of Victoria,]-Called and examined.\n\nI know a female called Shaplok. In 1856 she was living in Lee Kip-tai's house opposite the Old Central Police Station, in Wellington Street. She lived there a few months, I saw her there in the 2nd moon of the sixth year of Hien-fung, [about March 1856,] and about the 7th or 8th month of that year, [about August or September 1856.] She left in consequence of the house being about to be pulled down. She removed out of my district to Sheong Wan, but I do not know to what house. During the time that she resided in that house she did not keep a brothel; several years before the house had been a brothel, but in consequence of a disturbance, the landlord would not permit it to be a brothel any longer.\n\nCross-examined,-I do not know what Shaplok was before the 6th year of Hien-fung. I know that she is a friend of Mrs Caldwell, but not that she is in any way related to her.\n\nYIP AWONG,-Called and examined.\n\nI am collector of rents of the row of houses opposite the Taicheong Hong in Hillier Street; and collect them for Akwai. I know a female called Shaplok. I have collected the rents since 1852. Shaplok occupied one of these houses from 1852 to 1854. She has not occupied it since 1854. She occupied it as a family residence, and I am quite certain not as a brothel. I do not know where she removed to in 1854.\n\nMARY AYOW CALDWELL,-Called and examined.\n\nMy maiden name was Chun Ayow. I am the wife of Mr Caldwell. I came to this colony in 22d year of Taou-kwang-1842. I was then a child, and came with my mother to visit some relations. My mother was called by others Tuk-fook-p'o. I have one elder sister name Chun Atsoo, whose residence is in Macao. She has been here three times on a visit. I have no other sisters, and no brothers. Atsoo is my sister by blood. I know Shaplok, and saw her mother when a child. Shaplok's mother and mine were sworn sisters. This does not, according to Chinese usage, make me and Shaplok sisters. There is no other connection between myself and Shaplok. According to Chinese usage, even good friends call themselves brothers and sisters. When I came with my mother, I lived a few months in a house in Sheong Wan, and I afterwards lived in Choong Wan, where I lived until I was married to Mr Caldwell. My mother and Shaplok lived in that house, and another person called Ayee. Mangtai did not live with them. He is the god-son of my mother; as my mother had no son, a relation gave her his son, whom my mother adopted. The lower part of the house was occupied by a singing master and a tailor, and the upper part by myself and Shaplok as a family residence. From the time I lived in the house, till I left it as Mr Caldwell's wife, it was never a brothel. I was first married after the Chinese fashion to Mr Caldwell, in the end of the 23d year of Taoukwang-1843; all the ceremonies necessary according to Chinese usage to constitute a valid marriage, were adopted on that occasion. The ceremony was performed in a house belonging to Achow, in which I afterwards resided, and took place before I went to live with Mr Caldwell. I considered myself in all respect the wife of Mr Caldwell.\n\nI know Mr Inglis, the Governor of the Gaol, and first saw him in the beginning of the 24th year of Taoukwang—1844, three or four months after my marriage with Mr Caldwell. I remember upon that occasion we went on a pic-nic party to Chekchu. I am quite certain that I never saw Mr Inglis before. Mr Inglis never came to the house in which I resided before my marriage; no foreigner was allowed to enter it.\n\nFOONG AFEI, Tepo of Sheong Wan [Victoria west], -Called and examined.\n\nHillier Street is in my district. Before I was Tepo, I was a Sergeant of Police. I have been Tepo since the 8th month of the 6th year Hien-fung, [September 1856.] I have known Shaplok four years. In 1852 she lived in Peel Street, and I saw her in Lee Kip-tai's house, about the 5th or 6th moon of the 6th year of Hien-fung [about June or July 1856.] During the time I have been Tepo she has not lived in Hillier Street. I do not know of her having kept a brothel. While she was living in Lee Kip-tai's house, I know that he did not keep a brothel.",
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        "content_text": "65\n\n1\n\nIV.\n\n14\n\nCORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COLONIAL DEPARTMENT\n\nHONG KONG. lain are an inadequate provision for the spiritual instruction of the British population.\n\nThe military station of Checkchoo, on the opposite side of the island, with some hundreds of British soldiers, is entirely destitute of the services of a chaplain resident among them.\n\nOn my arrival at Chusan, also, it was no common trial to find that during a period of five years, since its first occupation by the British, a body of 600 European soldiers and their families had been without the advantage of a resident Chaplain, and that it was reserved for myself, as the first clergyman of the Church of England, to hold a regular service on Sundays among the military. These 600 men, the sad relics of war, disease and climate, were assembled in the Buddhist temple, converted for a season to the purposes of Christian worship. Numbers had sunk into a premature grave, without the solaces of religion in their dying hour. The French ambassador, during his visit to that island, drew an invidious contrast in my hearing between the total absence for five years of the means of regular religious instruction for the British in Chusan, and the conduct of his own Government, who, in addition to other priests on board the frigate, allowed a private Chaplain for himself among his own suite.\n\nThe specific measure which I beg to recommend to your Lordship is the appointment of at least three additional Chaplains. One is required at the military post of Checkchoo, in the island of Hong Kong, at present without any religious instruction, except the occasional visit of the Military Chaplain from Victoria, at a distance of eight miles, with bad roads, over a mountainous line of country, which in that climate separates the two localities at the ordinary distance of 20 miles in England. Two Consulate Chaplains might be stationed with advantage at the two free ports of Canton and Shanghai, at each of which cities the British community is considerable, and where there are many sailors of the small sloops of war, and the numerous merchant vessels which frequent these ports.\n\n4. The last topic to which I beg your Lordship's permission to advert partakes of a more general character, but is in a no less degree identified with the duties and the interest of the British Government. I allude to the affording of reasonable facilities, by the Consular authorities in the five free ports, to British missionaries in the prosecution of their work.\n\nDuring my exploratory visit and residence at each of the five ports of China, I have enjoyed ample opportunities of intercourse with the natives, and of fully testing the groundlessness of any fears as to the Chinese viewing with alarm or jealousy the efforts of missionaries.\n\nAs a proof of the growing liberality of the Chinese Government, I may recall your Lordship's recollection to the Imperial Edict of universal religious toleration propounded two years ago by Ke-Ying, the Imperial Commissioner, and confirmed by successive supplementary edicts.\n\nBut I can adduce more positive proofs of the more tolerant spirit of the Chinese Government, as seen in the liberal disposition of the local mandarins. In the city of Amoy, I had constant access, with the other Protestant missionaries, to the highest local authorities, without any other official introduction than that of belonging to the missionary body. The five high mandarins of the city and district (two of whom belonged to the dominant race of Manchoo Tartars) gave jointly an invitation to a special entertainment to the missionary body, seven in number, including myself. The highest seats of honour were assigned to us; and on that and various other occasions a full acquiescence was expressed in the benevolence of the missionary work.\n\nI venture to submit this topic to your Lordship's consideration, from the knowledge that in some of the cities in China missionaries have gained a considerable and a rapidly increasing moral influence. I need not point out to your Lordship how important this influence with the intelligent portion of the Chinese may prove to British interests at this important crisis of national intercourse, and therefore how expedient it is that the most cordial relation should exist between the Consular authorities and the missionaries.\n\nThe Right Hon. the Earl Grey,\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\n&c.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(signed) George Smith.\n\nF\n\nON COLONIAL CHURCH LEGISLATION, &c.\n\n15\n\nEnclosure 2, in No. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nDowning-street, 19 March 1847. I AM directed by Earl Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th January,* in which you bring under his Lordship's notice certain statements and suggestions on the subject of the religious and social affairs of the British settlement at Hong Kong,\n\nLord Grey directs me to express to you his regret that so much delay should have occurred in answering your letter. It has been occasioned by the necessity under which his Lordship has been placed, of collecting some further information explanatory of the real state of the case to which you refer.\n\nI am now to state, that until the receipt of your letter, Lord Grey had not been aware of the existence at Hong Kong, of the regulation that any Chinese is liable to be detained in custody for moving abroad in the streets or public roads after a certain hour in the evening without bearing a lantern, and a written note from his European employer. His Lordship, however, finds that your statement is confirmed by others possessing great means of information on the subject, and he therefore proposes immediately to call on the Governor for an explanation.\n\nLord Grey has attentively considered your suggestions for the establishment of an institution for the education of Chinese, and for making \"adequate provision for the spiritual wants of British subjects in China, military, civil, and mercantile.\" His Lordship directs me to inform you, that looking to the already heavy expense of the public establishments at Hong Kong, he is not prepared to consent to any increase of that expense for those objects, howsoever desirable they may be.\n\nRespecting the condition of the Church of England at Hong Kong, you state that while places of worship raised by the Roman-catholic, and by different Christian sects from Europe and America, and even a Mahomedan Mosque, built by the contributions of the poor Indian Sepoys and camp followers, have risen up with wonderful rapidity; at the period of your leaving China in May last, only a temporary building, almost the meanest edifice in the town, existed as a place for Divine worship, according to the ritual of the Church of England.\" From this statement, Lord Grey cannot but draw the conclusion, that the members of the Established Church have already been taught to depend too much upon assistance from the public, and too little on their own spontaneous exertions, and that to this cause must be ascribed the mortifying contrast which you describe between the efforts which they have made for the advancement of religious worship and instruction, and those of the members of other religious bodies.\n\nI have, &c. The Rev. G. Smith.\n\n(signed) B. Hawes.\n\nNo. 2.\n\nCopy of a LETTER from his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury to Earl Grey.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nAddington, Croydon, 14 December 1848.\n\nI TAKE the liberty of addressing your Lordship, at the instance of the Society for Propagating the Gospel, on the subject of a Bishop for China.\n\nI understand that Her Majesty has been pleased to grant her consent to the establishment of a Bishop for the China Seas, to be styled, probably, Bishop of Victoria, as the capital of Hong Kong.\n\nI am now desired to state, that an adequate fund for the endowment of this bishopric, is in the hands of the Society, and to petition your Lordship, that the necessary steps be taken with the view to the early accomplishment of this object, by the creation of the intended see.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(signed)\n\nJ. B. Cantuar.\n\nIV. HONG KONG. Encl. 2, in No. 1.\n\n* Page 1\n\nNo. 2. Archbishop of Canterbury to\n\nEarl Grey\n\n14 Dec. 1848.\n\n355---4-\n\nB 4\n\nNo. 3.\n\nF\n\nG\n\nR",
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