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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10]",
        "page_number": 32,
        "title": "CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10]",
        "content_text": "I would much prefer as little interference with citten as possible\n\n1\n\nI have the house to be,\n\nWith the highest resect,\n\nSir\n\nYour most obedient Aumble Servant,\n\nM. Meniale.\n\nCopy to Wardess with reference to their\n\nLetter\n\nof the 31 July.\n\n15 Betr\n\nMm 0 20\n\nJohn Bownin\n\nEntered\n\nWas Dept 6857? Horz Korg. 30\n\nBoreinion 9219\n\nColonel Mundy\n\nMINUTE MEB MBElliot M&Merivale M&J Ball\n\nSchauen Sure\n\n28 Actr/56.\n\n1853\n\nSii,\n\n22.\n\n22\n\nCopy for sipre\n\nIPP 22/13\n\nAnsued-5 Noo/56\n\nN° 134-8 August 756.\n\nWith reference\n\nto Mr. Groomes' letter\n\nof the 31. Becky enquiring whether the Officer Commanding the Troops at Hong Kong is ex-officio Executive Councillor,\n\nan\n\nI am directed by M. Secretary Labonchee to transmit to you for the information of Lord Fanmure,\n\ncopy of a Despatch which has been received from Sir John Bowning\n\nthe",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]",
        "page_number": 135,
        "title": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]",
        "content_text": "Received from the Governor of Hong Kong, adding some particulars to the information previously possessed respecting the clearance of this ship from Hieng Trong (or Faussas?).\n\nEntered in Action Comin...\n\nThe Emigrati...\n\n4\n\nBy W. Ellist_vy July W. Merivale & W. Forlisene 29\n\nMv. Labouchere\n\nM. 86. 29 June\n\n7 Au\n\nPRINTED FOR PAR... 185\n\nX\n\nCof. C. 30 July 18 5f\n\nGustemen 132\n\nWith reference to my letter of this 19th ult, enclosing the correspondence which had passed respecting the Chinese Passenger Ships \"Johns Calvin\" and \"Duke of Portland\", I am directed by Mr Secretary Labochere to transmit to you for your information the accompanying Copy of a despatch which...\n\n123\n\nPage XX\n...\n...\n\n \n(To be continued on next page, following the original format, the page numbering \"Page XX\" is kept as is, assuming \"XX\" is a placeholder for the actual page number.)",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]",
        "page_number": 376,
        "title": "CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10]",
        "content_text": "## LXXX. \nEvery Officer or Justice to write his name on the proper Book. Every Visiting Justice, and every Justice of the Peace on each occasion of his visiting the Gaol for the purposes of these Regulations, shall write his name, and the date of the visit in the Gaol Visitation Book.\n\nEvery Officer or Justice is to report on the state of the Gaol, including what diseases have been most prevalent therein, whether any part of the sickness may be reasonably attributed to defect in the construction or management of the Gaol, what sanitary precautions he may deem it necessary to add to those then in force, and such other matters as to him may seem fit.\n\n## Scale of Diet for Prisoners\n### LXXXI. \nThe following is the prescribed allowance of food and necessaries for Prisoners, subject to such alterations as the Governor of the Gaol shall, with the consent of his said Excellency, from time to time make public:\n\n| Category | Rice | Salt or Fresh Fish, Vegetables, in lieu of Fish | Beef or Pork | Bread | Vegetables | Tea | Sugar | Salt | Soap | Water |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. For Chinese and Persons accustomed to Chinese Diet. | 1 catty. | 2 taels. a Man a Day. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | as much as needed |\n| 2. For all other Prisoners. | 1 lb. |  | 3 oz At the option of the Governor of the Gaol. | 8 oz | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |  |\n| 3. For all Prisoners. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ... | 1 lb. a Man a Month. | not exceeding the prescribed allowance |\n\nBut this dietary may be altered from time to time by the Colonial Surgeon with the sanction of his said Excellency.\n\nVictoria, Hongkong, 11th May, 1857.\n(Signed) G. LYALL, W. T. BRIDGES, W. LAMOND, J. SCARTH, T. CHISHOLM ANSTEY, D. R. CALDWELL, A. L. INGLIS.\n(Signed) H. TUDOR DAVIES,-Chairman.\n\n## ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS\npassed at a Special Meeting of the Justices of the Peace, held on the 25th Day of June, 1857.\n\n### LXXXII. \nFor the maintenance of good order and discipline within the Gaol, the Governor shall have the power to punish his subordinates on the Jail staff, for any negligence or other misconduct, by Fine; or, in conjunction with a Justice of the Peace, by Imprisonment, or by Fine and Imprisonment, as they shall consider necessary-such Fine not to exceed One Month's Pay, and such Imprisonment with hard labor not to exceed One Month.\n\n### LXXXIII. \nThe Governor shall, in the case of grave offences within the Prison committed by Prisoners, have power to inflict a punishment not to exceed Fifteen strokes of a Rattan.\n\n### LXXXIV. \nThe Governor shall, in every case of so punishing a subordinate or a Prisoner, as in the two last Regulations mentioned, record the particulars in his Journal, and report the same within Twenty-four Hours for the information of the Colonial Secretary.\n\nHongkong, 32 October, 1857.\n\"I herewith submit to your favourable consideration an Application from the subordinate Members of the Colonial Service representing their claims to an augmentation of Salary.\n\nThe Right Honorable Denny Labonchere, M.P.\" \n\nPage 22\nTo Admiralty written to 29 Feb 1857. to Treasury for \n... \nPage ... \nNo142. Financial.\n||055 Hong Kong \nRECEIVED \nDEC. 7 \n1837 \nSovemment Office, Victoria, \n... \nPower of Governor to punish his Subordinates by Fine, or, in conjunction with a Justice of the Peace, by Imprisonment, or by Fine and Imprisonment. \n... \n22. March 1858. \n... \n#2.",
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