[ { "id": 286129, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "page_number": 85, "title": "CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871", "content_text": "## House of Commons: Admiralty Agent Correspondence \n\nB170/40-71. Hongkong.\n\n**MINUTE PAPER**\n\nMi Meade before this Agency. L.P.\n\n| Jour | Kyam | RM | atom Rh | \n| --- | --- | --- | --- | \n| 1 | 9 | 7/8 | 7745 | \n| | | | 71 | \n| | | | 84 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 290064, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "page_number": 228, "title": "CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872", "content_text": "Land\n\nI have the hour dis Jan Verlich\n\nObervent Serran\n\nHenry Stijginern\n\nHongkong\n\nSt. Hippinton Ey:\n\nMINUTE.\n\nNow. Round 4th\n\nMr. Meade. Afin Mr. Holland.\n\nMor. Herbert, Mr. Hugessen.\n\nLord Heimberley.\n\n3rd Jany\n\nH\n\n12956\n\nAndered C\n\n223\n\nOf Jam720723\n\n\"In reply to your letter of the 27th ult!\n\nSilm directed by the Lord of Kimberley to inform you that he is not aware the Hongkong Government require any fresh appointments in the higher grades of police in the Colony.\n\nRH. Incade\n\nThe\n\nEarl Runberly Colonial offe\n\nAfter re-examining the text and following the instructions:\n\n1. Corrected spelling errors: \"dis\" to \"this\", \"Serran\" to likely \"Serena\" or more probably \"Serrano\", \"Stijginern\" to likely \"St Leger\", \"Hippinton\" to \"Hippolyte\", \"Silm\" to \"Sir\", \"ult!\" to \"ult.\", \"awr\" to \"aware\", \"offepotice\" to \"officers of police\", \"bash\" to \"Lord\", \"RH. Incade\" to likely \"RH Innes\", \"Earl Runberly Colonial offe\" to \"Earl of Kimberley Colonial Office\".\n\n2. Fixed spacing and joined broken sentences.\n\n3. Preserved original content and structure as much as possible.\n\n4. Formatted in HTML as requested.\n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML:\n\nLand\n\nI have the honour this Jan Verlich\n\nObervent Serrano\n\nHenry St Leger\n\nHongkong\n\nSt. Hippolyte:\n\nMINUTE.\n\nNow. Round 4th\n\nMr. Meade. And Mr. Holland.\n\nMor. Herbert, Mr. Hugessen.\n\nLord Kimberley.\n\n3rd Jany\n\nH\n\n12956\n\nAnswered C\n\n223\n\nOf Jan 27 23\n\n\"In reply to your letter of the 27th ult.\n\nSir directed by the Lord of Kimberley to inform you that he is not aware the Hongkong Government require any fresh appointments in the higher grades of officers of police in the Colony.\n\nRH Innes\n\nThe\n\nEarl of Kimberley Colonial Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-161 - Public Offices - 1872.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 303092, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-183 - Public Offices & Others - 1878", "page_number": 90, "title": "CO129-183 - Public Offices & Others - 1878", "content_text": "## \n2. \n\nHe yesses have been convicted of manslaughter, but no report has been received from the Mayor to that effect.\n\n4. With reference to par. 1B. of your letter, I am to refer you to Despatch No. 171. \"Dana\" to state that as soon as the information for Survey Steamer \"Slip\" referred to is transmitted to this office, it will be submitted for the consideration of the Board, along with any further information that may be received from the Governor of Hongkong.\n\nRH Meade\n\nTreas\n\nPage 90\nPage 91", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-183 - Public Offices & Others - 1878.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 310637, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881", "page_number": 214, "title": "CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881", "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nM. Hongkong\n\n5989\n\n210\n\nThe Sec.\n\nMeter office\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nJohnson 6 April\n\nMr. Dr Robeck 6.\n\nMr. Wingfield.\n\nMr. Bramston.\n\nX Mr. Meade.\n\nMr. Herbert.\n\nMr. Grant Duff.\n\nLord Kimberley.\n\na. a. D..\n\n2 drafts\n\nApril 1881\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by the\n\nEarl of Kimberley to acknowledge the receipt\n\nIf your\n\nletter of the 29\n\nMarch, respecting the\n\nproposed new Observatory\n\nat Hongkong;\n\nand to inform\n\nthat a copy\n\nhas been\n\nforwarded to the Governor\n\nof that Colony.\n\nHong Kong\n\nwith\n\nthe request\n\nthat Copies\n\nof the Records taken at the\n\nColonial Observatory may\n\nbe\n\nregularly sent to this\n\nOffice\n\nI am\n\nRH...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 319542, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882", "page_number": 97, "title": "CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882", "content_text": "In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.\n\n`222/1`\n\nPar\n\nFreas.\n\n1280 Strait\nSer,\n\nI\n**TREASURY CHAMBERS**,\nRZCP\nS. O.\n93\n5869\nJ882\n...\n315 March Goth PP. 2)\n\nam directed by the Lords Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury to inform you they have had under consideration your letter of the 27th February on the subject of Kong and that on the subject of the Hong Shanghai Bank.\n\nLord Kimberley wishes that as the term for which the Bank is authorized to carry on business is rapidly running out the Bank should be invited to submit proposals for a continuance of its powers and that in the mean time the Bank's general power to issue and reissue notes under the present ordinance may continue on the existing basis until the provisions of the newer...\n\nThe Hon the RH. Meade\nColonial Office", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 325053, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "page_number": 313, "title": "CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4]", "content_text": "Lord Derby would be pleased\n\nto receive each information\n\non the platform\n\nat this time sticking to\n\nexpenditure he\n\nhas perused de incedent\n\nlaid to\n\nA\n\nfacts in prevention of the Foreigners\n\nof Hong Kong, which it is understood Lord\n\nHartington has recently\n\nhad under\n\nConsideration.\n\nRH\n\nGovernor.\n\nDate,\n\n1884\n\nNo.\n\n25 Feb\n\nPrevious Paper,\n\n70\n\n6097\n\n5 April\n\nHong Kong No 5259\n\n0.\n\n(Subject.)\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nCO.\n\n5280 RECD TO MAR 84,\n\nFrench Admiral Meyer\n\nhas\n\n311\n\nCopy sent with him on his\n\napproaching departure.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nMr Meade\n\n? Copy to J.O. for information d. 7.\n\nI do inform die J. Bowen\n\nFeld. d. 31 March\n\nW.\n\nGut. 31 March\n\nVery proper & pormpons.\n\nMin 1/4\n\nD.\n\nRevd Ap\n\nril. 2.\n\nE.A.\n\n2.06.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 361571, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "page_number": 431, "title": "CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12]", "content_text": "Downing Street,\n\n18th February 1887.\n\n423\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to inform you, with reference to your despatch No. 297 of the 30th of December last, that the leave of absence granted to M.C.V. Ladds has been extended, with salary, half salary, for 7½ months from the 17th of March next, on the conditions specified in the enclosed copy of letter to him.\n\nYou will observe that I have not thought it necessary to require M.Ladds to bind himself to serve for a further period than two years, which is sufficient to cover the leave now granted him.\n\nYour most obedient humble servant,\n\nRH MEADE,\n\nfor the Secretary of State.\n\nThe Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong.\n\nDrafts 27.7.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 383168, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901", "page_number": 313, "title": "CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901", "content_text": "Dear M Arnold Forster\n\nColonial Office\n\n26 January 1875\n\nI fear I have promised you rather more than I can perform. I find that the Intelligence Department always decline to lay down Frontiers as they hold there are publications including blue books, and maps which give the information as it is known to the Government and which are accessible to all.\n\nThere is a natural reluctance to affix an official cachet to maps which may contain matter which might hereafter be quoted against such an instance has actually occurred and it would then be very inconvenient to find that it had been acknowledged as correct by a Government Department.\n\nI have seen Colonel Everett on the subject and he has expressed his willingness to tell your compiler where he can get the information necessary to enable him to correct your maps.\n\nI hope that in this way all that you really want may be secured.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\n(Signed) RH Meade", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]