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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$12 pm 3282.4% -62.8 \n\nMea \n\nforward 215. 16 27155 16 \n\nPage 240Page 241",
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        "content_text": "that with thoseeption opwork, immediatel affecting the public health \n\nenience, which \n\nor come de \n\nmas \n\nwere specially authorized бути \n\nun letter of the 27 thay, rove of the works included) in the Extinate, pent \n\n$ \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": "Ap Gndon \n\nBrought o \n\nDVER \n\nConstruction Bridle paths between Victoria \n\nSowkiwan and Sywan. \n\nand repairs bridges and drains \n\nin. Queen's Road \n\nWidening and repairing road. between Victoria \n\nWang-nichung Tykam. &Chokchu.. \n\nMaking Carriage road to Government Howes. \n\n95,696 50 66,140\\4/ \n\nBrought \n\nover. \n\nMr. Gordon Repairs Port. Office. \n\nCasual expences of land department... \n\nContingent work during January 1844- \n\nIn proge (Piting up and repairing \n\ntemporary \n\nchurch... \n\n129,277|23||| 66,140 41 \n\n/21 \n\n431.75 \n\n||130741|82| \n\nDollars \n\n$196,882,23 \n\nConstruction, repairs & Cleansing drains and \n\nvarious improvements ordered. \n\nLand. Office, Victoria, \n\nCommittee of Health \n\nPurchase of steel, and repairs to Road Fools. \n\n59.48 \n\n(S): Construction of temporary \n\nresidence for \n\nColonel Mateolm. \n\n(Cutting ground about Government. House \n\nmoving Flag staff to. \n\n(S) Construction and repairs to out Offices at \n\n256.34 \n\nGovernment. House \n\nPurchase \n\nof Marble. Habes \n\n100.701 \n\n(Signed) A. T. Gordon, \n\nLand officer. \n\nHongkong, 10th February, 1864 (Signed) A. 9. \n\n(True (opy) \n\nMamuress \n\nOficiating Corial Ceratury. \n\n( S) Construction of Bungalow at Government House \n\nJo \n\nMeeping \n\nMat Roof \n\nSVEL \n\nBouldings \n\ngo Guard House & Treneury - \n\nn \n\nas ff Contract P 31 \n\n5,232 \n\nRomas in ran \n\n甜 \n\n1,850 \n\nto \n\n1,015 48 \n\n4,044 \n\nFitting up office & residence for Chinees Secretary \n\nIn progrese \n\n/ Building Kitchens and out offices \n\nGovernment House \n\nDo Building Houses for Gout Clents. Paint work and repairs at Gout House \n\nRepairs and furniture for Land Office. \n\nCarried over $129,277 23 66/40 41",
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        "content_text": "متمایل شد. \n\nKetoria, Honghong, \n\n227 November, 18444 \n\nShave the hover to acquaint \n\nYour \n\nExcellency that a Chinese Officer manus Chingting, and attached to the office of the Singan Hien, was on the 20th Instant, discovered by the British Magistrate of Chokchu and Shekpaiwan, in the \n\nthe act of \n\nat \n\naru \n\npresuming to levy money from persons abr those places, under the pretence of selling them Passes . This being a nolation of territorial sovereignty, and thenfore offence calculated to produce grave \"Consequences, I have thought it necessary that it should be communicated, to Your Excellency Express, rather than the officer at howling. The Mis Excellency, \n\nKeying \n\nman and his teak will \n\nt",
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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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        "page_number": 315,
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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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        "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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        "document_key": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843",
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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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        "document_key": "CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4]",
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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 : 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": "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": "Date Bep. Desp. Subject of Despatch.\n\n10. De 5 \" half year ending 3rd December, 1844. Sen 21. Forwarding copy of Ordinance Nos of 18.45, entitled, \"An Ordinance for \"the suppression of the Triad and other \"Secret Societies within the Island \"of Hongkong and it's Dependencies.\n\n2. » 21. With reference to His Lordship's None Despatch 8.95 of 1st August, 1846. amount. detailing sources and amount of Revenue and causes of discrepancies in a former statements.\n\n27th Reporting on Ordinances No=1 / to None. 3, and Nos 5 to 8 of 1844.\n\n28th In reply to His Lordship's Despatch None: 28th Nr 26, of 3rd September, 1844, stating that owing to a sum left by her Hann Pottinger, belonging to the East India Company, the advance authorized had become unnecessary.\n\nReporting on motives for promulgation None ! of Ordinance No 13 of 1844, entitled, \"An Ordinance for the appointment and \"regulation of Native Chinese Race \"and Officers (\"Pauchong and Proenken\" \") \"within the Colony,\" and recommending its conformation.\n\n24th. Acknowledging receipt of Lord None. N. Stanley's Despatch NoY of Brt September\n\nThe Date Subject of Despatch..... – 375\n\nDesp: Despi 11. September _ Impossibility of devising adequate secondary punishment in lieu of transportation, and urging adoption of Straits settlements for that purpose.\n\nEncl. 26.238 Submitting explanatory remarks One. the origin and objects of Ordinances Nr 14 to 20 of 1844.\n\nTransmitting Auditor's Report on One. the subject of Colonial Post Office, and None. expressing regret that Revenue derivable therefore cannot be made available for use of Colony. Acknowledging receipt of Despatches from the 12th August, to the 4th September 1844.\n\nLieut: Pedder's application One: Endesing an increase of Salary as Marine Magistrate, and stating Establishment allowed under that head.\n\n21. Reporting resignation of Mr Mercer and appointment of Mr Denham, in his stead, as Chief & Treasurer's Office. As reduction in Chekchi Price Establishment transfer of Mr Hillier to act as Assistant Magistrate in Victoria, and allowance to him of $50",
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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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        "content_text": "Chi Neceived. and from St. E. Neying. Transmitting Communications to, John Francis Davis Esqre 14 James Jany 1845 44 Enclosures. Dup. Not\n\n30 Victoria Hongkong, 22nd. December, 18hh\n\n\"I have had the satisfaction to receive Your Excellency's communication, the subject of the execution of the Chehchu 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...\n\nHis Excellency, Keying, High Imperial Commissioner. &c,",
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        "content_text": "Dus comm\n\ntahing\n\nmeasures\n\nagainst them, as in the... reign of leaking.\n\nWhile preparing this despatch, I have just received Your Excellency's communication concerning the Singaon Clerk. It is extremely proper, and consonant to the Treaty, that any Chinese criminals taking refuge in Hongkong should be immediately seized, and handed over to the Chinese Authorities for punishment. It is the custom of the civilized nations of the West to afford no protection to crimes ... committed against a friendly power; and this principle I have enacted a severe ... Ordinance against any meetings of the Triad Society in Hongkong, knowing that it has traitorous designs against Your Excellency's Government, as well as against social order and security in general.\n\nI have &c. (Signed) J. J. Davis.\n\nTrue Copy. Alam Munshi.\n\n31\n\nKeying, High Imperial Commissioner, Member of the Imperial Council, Governor General of Kwangtung and Kwangse, &c. &c. &c. sends the following answer.\n\n\"I just received, an official letter from You the Honorable Envoy, in which You allude to the execution of the Chetchu robber Chin many new (here follow the contents of the despatch dated 22nd December 1844) with which I have made myself fully acquainted. This is a sufficient proof.\" \"You, the Honorable Envoy, fully understand business, and are animated with the warmest friendship, for which I feel greatly obliged.\"\n\n\"At present, however, the pirates are numerous, and though I have given frequent orders to the Military and Civil Authorities, to fall upon them with all promptness and severity, still, it is to be feared, that one is seized and another...",
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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": "Provisions sent to us. Climate. R. \"Poo-ho.\" Troops. Coast and interior country. CL Yun-ping-foo.\" Mirage great. Country to the southward flat and wet.\n\n12 The men were all cavalry, and armed with spears or matchlocks. Understanding that we had asked for some provisions, they sent us a few fowls and melons, for which they refused money, but eventually someone took it.\n\nThere is a small fort about a mile W. of the river's mouth, but, as it evidently does not command the entrance, it is probable that a road passes near it. It is an insignificant little thing.\n\nThe description they gave of the climate is as follows:-There is cold weather with ice in the 10, 12, 1, 2 and 3 months, during which time the rivers are frozen, and occasionally the Bay also for two miles out. Snow falls to a depth varying from 2 inches to 2 feet. The ice breaks up in the third month.\n\nThey notice no difference in the level of the sea in the summer and winter months. Some say the water falls very slightly after a continuance of north wind.\n\nThey said that in 21 days they should commence wearing warm clothes. The soldiers were said to have come from “Yim-ping-foo.\"\n\nAugust 4th.--Moved down to the mouths of the Poo-ho,\" which is a short shallow river, which winds from the S.W. It is not navigable. Junks unload about 3-mile from the bar, and this spot is protected by an earthen fort of no great size.\n\nOn our arrival, we saw that the guns were manned. There might have been 6 or 7, from the number of sponge-heads I saw over the parapet. Troops also turned out and formed, just behind some hills. Some cavalry came down when we landed; amongst them a colonel, who, they said, came from a camp 50 le off.\n\nLanding at another spot, we saw a camp, distant about 2 miles from the landing place. There is evidently a road from this place; and as this river and the Yang-ho\" are both so small as to admit of only a few junks unloading at the same time, they are possibly both used to supply the same district; and it is, therefore, likely that a road leads from the \"Poo-ho\" to the road by which the corn from the \"Yang-ho\" is carried to the great road, and that this road passes by the forts mentioned as being near the latter river.\n\nBetween these rivers sandhills exist along the shore, about 30 feet high, and running back into the country for about a mile, Within them the country is flat.\n\nA range of hills, which run N.E. and S.W., terminates S. of the river's mouth, at a distance of about 7 miles. The country up to them being flat, cultivated, and with rows of trees, and some villages.\n\nThere is said to be a town called \"Yun-ping-foo,\" about 150 le N. of this and the other side of the mountains,\n\nAugust 7th. The horizon being always so distorted here, we landed to take the altitude with artificial horizon.\n\nSketched the country S. of the mouth of the \"Poo-ho.\" The same sand-hills run parallel to the coast, also the \"Poo-ho,\" which receives its water apparently from a vast extent of flat and swampy ground. The country here is so flat that it is possible it may to a considerable extent be affected by the tide, either by being actually flooded or by the river which drains it having its course dammed up by the tide.\n\n9th.-Landed some miles farther to the south. There is here a large flat, which is covered, at very high tide, to an extent of 4 miles inland. It is composed of sand and mud. At one spot, near where the tide enters, to get over the flat, boats unload. Horses are sent down here to graze.\n\nWe were accosted by a Mandarin. We got the following information from a soldier:-\n\nNot many miles to the S. of this spot, a considerable river runs into the sea, which, a short distance above its mouth, receives the waters of the \"Chin-lung-ho,\" and \"Lan-ho\" and is then called the \"Laon-moo-kaon.\" The town of \"Yun-ping-foo\" is on the \"Chin-lung-ho,\" distant from the mouth 150 le.\n\nThe city is described as having 4 gates. It is of considerable size, but not very large. The great road runs within 1 le of the south gate, and the \"Chin-lung-ho\" outside the west gate, and close to the walls. The river here is said to have an embankment.\n\n\"Yun-ping-foo\" is distant from Pekin 490 le, and from the Great Wall 190 le.\n\nGoing along the road from \"Yun-ping-foo\" to Pekin, you pass the following places:-\n\nTung-jen-lisien\n\nChechou\n\nSan-ho\n\nTung-chaon\n\nLe.\n\n160\n\n80\n\nThe great road is partly sandy and partly stony. It passes near woods or groves of trees, but does not go through any. There is a great deal of traffic on the road (so much so as to prevent there being any game near it). There are no large cities or important places on the road.\n\nGoing from \"Yun-ping-foo\" to \"Tien-tsin” you pass-\n\nYun-ping-foo\"\n\nTung-tai (apparently a fair)\n\nPang-uhr-chwang (a halting place for travellers)\n\nTec-tao\n\nTien-tsin\n\nLe.\n\n220\n\n70\n\n50\n\n23\n\n20\n\n360\n\nWith regard to the climate, they say the autumn commences on the 9th day of 7th Moon (8th August). The wet months are from the 4th to 8th, but the rains are not continuous. The snow and ice months are 11, 12, 1, and 2, The coast is frozen in these months more or less.\n\nPage 358\n\nPage 359\n\nPage 360\n\nPage 361",
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