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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

seriously

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY STH, 1881.

behoves the Government to settle the unitor as soon as possible and put an end to the

tha GovRANO 'made ament and very appro- of the Bank's Ordingen for NECK, piesart discreditable state of affairs..

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JAPANESE TREATY REVISION.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL A mesting of the Legislative Council was hold 120*30th April, when there were present. His Excellency the GOVERNOR, SIX GEOMOR FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G

Hon. J RUSSELL, Aoting Chief Justion. Hon. F. STEWART, Acting Colonial Scero) itary.

Hon. E. I. O'MALLEY, Attorney-Gaural Fon A. LIsas, Colonial Treasurer. Hon. J. M. PRICE, Surveyor-General. Hon. H. G. TROMBETT, Harbour Muster. Hun. P. RYRIE.

Hon. W. KESWIÓK, Hon. T. JacKSON. Hon. F. D. SASSOCK. Hon. Word SHINGA

MINUTKA

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viuility of granting our request...Ws have the We trust His Excellency may see the ad honour to bo, Sir, Your most ohodiant Servants,

GEORGE FENWICK,

Geo Farwick & Co. D. CHILLIES Serrotary, Hongkong and

Whipoo Dack Co., Ld. W. N. BAIN, Manger, Hongkong Ies Co., Ld

ANDREW JOHNSTON, Supt, Lao Tu Sugar

Refining Co., Ld. HENRY DIE, Manager, China Sugar Refining Co., LL The Honourable W. H. Morals, Colonial So-

·cretary, Bon, &u,&o.

ERCLOSURE 2.

Vistor Emanuel, at Hongkong,

17th October, 1988.

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En Jane, 1878, the Secretary of State for the Colonies stated that the question of an ipsum of One Dillar Notes by Government was under consideration, and in 1879, the opinion of the Governor was asked as to the issad of Gorem mment One Dollar Notes.

9-The banka hers estimate that their nota cirenlation costs thom one per cent. Of this two thirds per cent. is a duly pail to the Go verament, the other one third, represents work- ing expenses.

VIOZORIA UOL EEN,

hususeholders, soldiers, sailors, not seks on dollar notes, based on a spocte resave, that time has not yet, arrived we do not feel the Hongkong and Whimpan Deck Company, commutes plerng a considerable number of to Mr. Carvalho, Cash'er of the Treasury to to whom, as Sir Groton Bower wings appear to be the only way open to meet the the loss sprapathy with her in her oral Limited alone emplog upwards of 1600 men inbourers, was presented to the Governor, com. whom I am indouled for it I would add that After dolup of some ten years, the in his despatel in the B of Denar prosent difficulties. The quetion of being movement, and we hul with antisfy the daily, and as each man urs to be paid separately pinining, of the insufficient number of Dollar in considering the subjoot, I have ondoavoured foundation stone of a new building for the published yesterday, the pret sote of satisfied with a smaline resort of f spects than institution of "Bureau of Costitutional and to the fraction of a day, unless well supplied atos in sirculation, which was the ass of a ty regard the convenience of this public se the Central Solinol has at length hon faid, and the dollar currenty, is constant sonce the fati nominal vality of the notes, he says, Reform, presidad near by Mr. Ino, 16 with small currency, it is alust insostible to grievance soverily Fals by nowrly all persons in Visa Consideration, to which thb fheal nf. a commencement made of a structure worthy loss, although in the transactions of the is essential

both of

serious inconvenienco and of positive migh

might

be considered at a future date, but pave the way for the political changes fire, offest this.....

The Colony, and specially by these who had to vantage of the Edony is secondary. The local Bants when applied to, wo saldom pay large nurabers of worke of the useful institutian with which Dr. larger arms, which transact

B.In the course of a your or twy we shall utial that, in the first instabes, if the mised in the twenty-third year of Keiji in a position to supply One Bollar, Notes, alley. The number of Dollar Notes in mirointion have to raise is lonn, grobably of A1500,000. For blitscheme is adopted, the issue should be made (1890), STEWART was so long and honourably aasa. business through their compradores, the in the way pointed out by the Lords of the

ing that the lindt allowed by Government is 526,000. Thoy are isanad by the Hongkong this loan we shall pay at least four, perhaps firs ciated, and which is now admirably conducted present state of things may not be very Treasury. If the principle bo established

value than One Found Sterling, contrary to the $1,500,000. Of this sun one-third night at ones already in cirontation

given to this Bauk in 1872, te kane notes of lees difficulty in circulating notes to the extent of and Shanghai Bask alone, and porrigitur per cont. Now there would not be the smallest by Mr. BATESO WE M.A. As befitted an erin Hongkong and Shanghai Hanit, rp- the isas of 200 notes, it appears to us the the is malo na profil out of

provision of the Colonial Regulation. It was be placed in reserve against the notes, and the oo a ton of such importance, the ceremony on cognising the fact that by insning a dollar water might as well be left in the bands of the 26th it, was conducted with dignity and note they would be true supplying the Banks, which is axions to meet the

proposed in 1878 to recall these notes, but, on a ramsining $1,000,000 utilised salam. It representation of the faconvenienon that would would cost perhapsà per cent, and then there in the presence of a large and distinguished publia want and creating a source pablie convenience in this respect. Which

heasad thoroby, the Secretary of State con would be some profit from notes lost and do. neomblage of enceintura. His Excellency the Government, according to the provisione, of profit for the Bink, wide app deation to

ever way this may be decided, however, i

souled to their not being rolled, but restricted stroyed. the issue le, those in circalation, and would not permit the privilege to be extended to any other printo speccit, dwelling on the advantages of make such issue, ced Sir Antun

1 to

Banks. the institution, eulogising tho management, exercising the wigs discretion with which he and predicting for it a brilliant future. It was ed largely endowed, at once granted it

10. The remaining $500,000 required for is needless here to again refer to the moses on his own responsibility. For this bea

public worka, &c., might either hernised by loan, "wigging" from bonic, bat the course of which have for the past six years delayed grents erer since has borne testimony to the The question of Japanese treaty revisiou

or, if it were found that moro notes were stili. this work and stopped the development of wisdom of his action. I may he said a Go continues to excite prowing interest / Taup

in demand, In the swing way as suggested above. In the following year the Hongkong and 11.—I sta ovvero that there is an coonomic ob the principal scholastio establishment in the verurscut note would have been preferable, there will be a modification of the tariff day

Shanghai Bank, having saked the consent of Gojection to raising money by means of notes. Colony, to no end save the scarlalous waste but it may be taken as i certainty that if be taken us a certainty, and this will prat

vernment to the establishment of a Branch at But in this osser where the primey, abjent is to of many thousands of dollars belonging to the Hongkong

The rules of the prations meeting word rese and Shanglini Bank had not bably be the extent of the revision. Whe-

Vize- and confirmed

Bingapore, the Secretary of Binto gave per ramedy a severely felt public inconvenience, I the taxpayers.. Te solool is about to be issued their dollar notes the question of ther the Government of Japan

will make any

mission, continges upon the unconditional with canot see what substantial orgament can be. : FINANOH, suitably housed, aut in its new home la to isking & Government hire of that veloe, if survus fort to obtain the almalition of ex•

St. With referonca to Your Excollaney's drawal from circulation by the Benk of its One urged against the pr

12-It may be said, that a loan would have to rise to the dignity of a college. We have no it had over en rodser at all, would have territoriality is, we think, doubtful. That that various suas of money recommended to be huur is exclose harowith copy of a raport as notes of that value. The Bank onsent be repaid. There is nothing to present the

TUD ACTING COLONIAL SKOLETARY moved letter dated the 12th instant, No. 21, I have theller Notas, in event of Government desiding great fancy for high

sounding titles for been is far from solution as is at the proclaim to that effect will be advanced. pre expendel, induling $1,60 for constructing from the Paymaster of H. M's Slip Fictor

ed to these terms. sebelas' ic

Colony putting seide every year precisely the -institu iona barcin an elemen-sent moment. One of the objnetions arged forma is a foregone conclusion, but he states-vices for the Colonial Treasurer at the Post Emanne on the subject of te inconvenienco State's despatch stated that he was not prepared sun in England. When the guri so invested The Governor in reply to the Secretary of sum it would have paid off, and beasting that Jary education is imparted, but it has

The the Treasury to the side of the notes men of Javan enu laclly be oblivions of the Office, should be referred to the Finance Colored to be sustained by the public owing to at present to resend the issue of Govora should be equal to the note circalation, it might heen so derided the Eyal approval was the following: It is generally arcepted but that the suggested bange in the con- turn

the limited mount of doilar notes in eironlation ment Ona Dollar Notas and recommended the has been given, and the Government Central tfit apels

by the alacnestions on

ditions on which foreigners reside and carry

I love the henor to be. Sir, Your Ex-guliantion of the Japanese Yen. School will became Victorin College. We have leat edugated, and therefore most liablo to or business in Japan would hardly be pru-that a vote of the Finance Committee for

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY more cellency's obedient. Sorvent seen the plang and do not hesitate to

The memoria) referral to ir paragraph T. was ross dent at the present time. They look for to say panic, and that in the comezand interests

W. I. CUMING for 300.63 commested with f' Talic Works In-

referred to the Chamber of Commerce to or- that the building will be

Commodore. be worthy

orthy of the name of the community, and of the Bauks them-ward to the time when it will become posquiry Contaisin shend us passed. Without heing-gaudy of glaborate, the col selves, it is better not to incur the risk of is, question in auticipation of that time

however, and the thorough rontilation The COLONIAL TREASURER Secondod.

His Excellency-W. H. Marsh, CMG Ad press its opinion therein. In reply, the Chombor confirmed the statement of the meaerialiste, auð lege will be a chaste and imposing looking

ministering the Government, Hongkong.

13.-A. bau would probably be taken up by king which small note

notes might entail. If it be of the

added that Chinose money changers and shop capitalists catside the Colony, for even five per building, while its internal

· THE STAMP ORDINANCE, arrangement thought with while to guard against such is in orery way advisable. The Japanese

Enclosure in Commodore Caming's letter, roopers always exact a permium on Silver cent is not very bompling in Chine, whereas, leases nothing to be desired. The class risk in the United Erdens, it is prearm.vios of the case finds its expression in the reading of the Bill entitlo tina Stazap Ordianis, The ATORNEY-GENERAF moved the third

dated 17th October, 1893

Dollars under pretence that they are short in on the plan suggested abova, the Colony would reous will be large, lafty, and damadions; ably em so in slesen in which the Japan Mail. Our contemporles, arguing as 1864.

“Considerable inconvenience is undoubtedly weight. The renody which the Chamber re-receive interest from outsiders instead of paying it.

A. LISTEL, felt by Naval Paymasters owing to the limited commend is that the Hongkong Bank should be the examination hall will be a noble and sates of the popula fon is slion and iguneant though the abolition of exerritoriality were

The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURED su number of dollar notes in circulation. About allowed to increase its ise to live Lundred thou spacious room capable of

holding nearly

at all events of Burgen uages. No one an event that ought to take place at once, corales. thousand

15 per cent of the Public Money drawn for sund One. Dollar Noten. perso

Naval neo in this Colony is required in simple and the Commode forward letters from Mili- and thrun about the com- thoroughly aequiinted with our local condi- instead of at some date in ile not very it. The Bill was read a third time and pesand.

The Major-General Commanding the Fores fort and health of masters and scholars have tions would ever have panged such a

Imediate:

future, no doubt finds in flent to

dallars. Dollar notes aro never

THE BABY, OF DERFT TO GOVERNOR SIR a pass been studied. There will be to resulebees 420 as this. There are not wanting eminent le consiste. Erbits Issue of the 19th Aprivat Gourel vent tato Counties in the Pro. fuined in safleient quantity, and the chopsary and Naval Paymasters strongly confirming

G. F. BOWEN, &C.M.G. attached for the masters, who will lien away thinkers in Great Britain sold the it referred 10 a case în

Downing Street, 20th March, 1881. made representations te Ordinanco, 1834

The small change about to be remetrod dnes not conzealouse is caused by the wait of a suficient

SIR-I have the honsar to acknowledge the Hon. P. Rust moved that the wond "qani?" affect the question of the dallar notes, as they number of One Dellar Notes. The Paymaster receipt of your despatch-a 319 of tan 22nd been secured for rae sccommodation of the abuuld abandon its interference with the tits British Government with reference te ́s

*.. be struck out of the subsection prohibiting the cannot well be substituted for notes in general of the Buff reports that he has not been able to of November last, enclosing correspondence or play-ground will be provided, ns

es the liability

obtain Dollar Notes from the Wanks for the pay the subject of comphixts as to the scarcity of As well as a paper to find its own lewal,

ed to set up a distinction between the deening that For red place for for wet weather.

Frustic exercise the ability to command public confidence is of naturalized Americus and the liability of qua tomber of any pheasant, partridge, er This is a boon which a better uamates of ine than any Ko-committed, or about to ho contaisted, in Ire was an articls of diot all the your ronzed among be a general scarcity of silver clunga during the bis refusing in many instaaces to give the most say nothing, as your Government has the whether the quantities mentioned exceed the It is stated that non-Commissioned Officers and Hongkong and the proposed issue of furthur One British subjects in respect

unlawful aste Hon. T. JACKSON seconded. He sais quail supplies of former years, but there appears to men frequently lose by the Silver Dollar, the Doline Notes.. Dr. STEVART advocated for

As to the deficiency of subsidiary mins, I sears, and vernisental regulations. But whatever land, Earl GRANVILLE, in reply rule the Chinese, aut it trould press hardly on them winter mouth as a rulo, owing to the practice of al than -jleasure

There seems to be to interfere with them in that matter. Ho dil the Ching of withdrawing large quantities from the late tion, there can be ne denle that in Hong

conenses of opinion that remedy in its own hands: but, with regard Head Master of the Chural Sebol, whose kong tac refusal of the Government to par within its limits, no les than its own sub-rige would feut them in the same way, interest in the rising me still as stong

twenty.cat ploces in particular would much quired. There can be no doubt that an increases tention to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's dospatel facilitate payments."

Bus of these notes by the Hongkong Bank No. 148 of the 20th of November, 1879, The HDWIN SANDYS, will not be permitted by the Secretary of State, proposal theroin sida for un farra by Grovert. Paymaster. and the raidedy ppears to be for Government ment of One Dollar Notes based on a specio re

to issue sufficient number of these notes,

serve, sppears to me to be the only way upeo to

Holes gitar

held b

Carried,

Carried.

PRESVEVATION OF DRES.

be ob-

From the College, and bene more room has time has arved when the Government Stutes of America which the Unitenservation of Birds Ordinarias, 1870, Amendment dollars' Ismod entail trouble and occasionally lona, the assortion of the xemorialists that great in-

be left as a permanent security for two-third of such circulation, the other one third being in actual bullion in the Colony. I am sure thi pabis here would hat willingly san the notes withdrawn.

Hongkong, Eth. Nocember, 1859

Treasur

scholars, for when hen-ft also a good-sized issue of notes by units and leave the matter in which the Buited States endeavour offering for sale between the months of April Payments small silver, it is not known went of the Troops for nearly twelve months, good Silver Delers and absidiary coins in

18 provision will be hailed by no one be, said with reference to the general ques" | The right of every State to subject foreignerot think the provision as to pleasant and part-circulation. I think that a large supply of a large issue of Dollar Noter is urgently re. the rest of the question, I would draw your at-

with

mit the further issue of the dollar notes to jects, to every law made for the maintenence as ever. When the new building is on entirely unneces

the notes 18

pleted we may expect to sen_the_Clotlego rop tent. The security for the for law and order, is an undistuted principle passed through Committee.

will b

Qutaber,

they

while the atret olamour which now adoption of a palliative of a doubtful-elf. Jis proposterous to abolish exterritoriality in and he begged" to give notice that he would seen that thero is a general agreement as to tho

not,

Frust

RS

KENNEDY

-ADJOURNMENT.

so call upon the Hongkong and Shanghai Haakest the present lifandiss. You will rareembar withdraw from cirqulation those which have that, in the event of the Government odopting been issued by it. Eau of opinion that this that course, it would be neosesary for the Hong our may be recommended for the approval of hong and Shanghai Bank to withdrew tur Izsna of One Dolar Notes, in accordance with the Secretary of State

. Н. Мляна.

their undertaking, as soon as the new issue was ready. The question of baing sizñed with a smallor reserve of specio than the full nezainal value of the notes, night be considered at a' instanes, if the schema is adopted, the issza Entere data, but it is essential that, in the first

26th October, 1893.

RYCLOSURE 5.

Hongkong General Chamberof Commerce,

Hongkong, 40th October, 1883. St-I lure the honour to acknowledge the should be made in the way pointed out by the Soptember, forwarding, for the consideration of consideration to the subject. I hare the Loncar receipt of your letter No. 1402, dated the 4th Lords of the Treasury, who have given great this Chamber, copy of a letter from the Secretary to bo, Sir, Your most obecient, Inable Servant, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Governor Sir G. F. Rows, GCNG. and uthors, asking for an increase of the circuit

mo: 98 Cames, lo creto, un an absidiary Coins.

viz.: 20 cents, 10 and 5 conta.

Βάλου Βέρνη S

DERBY.

The meadment was carried, and the Bill amble, the of this lair of methods, sand is a right no. !' The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gar notice that at materially develops. Owing to the cramped pub

public among whoot they circulate- cessarily inherent in the

is per space a limited accummodation of the old fectly aware of this fach, and a pantotendunt coramanity." The argumoot de. be read a third time.

the sovereignty of every the next mosting be would move that the Bill with

ENCLOSURE 3. school house, the Head Master hins for reference to the notes i of al

from this is that Japan's inherent FJERS AND WHARVAS ADI ENDMENT HILLS. the

HeadQuarters. Betera!

all things. years past been

Hon. W. Keswick said fled to usk His Ex-

Hongkong, ad October, 1883; admission to large compelled to refuse most improbable, The Treasury in the right are outraged by Western mutions icellency's permission to withdraw the two ammend-

world not allow their own santo dispatch (6th members of boys. There sais

SIR.In reply to Your Excellency's letter of 1878) further way in which no lack of accommodation, in the new say: A reforms of the coinage is the pro- rights to be outraged. Unfortunateir for his intention to more than scecod reading, eatief forward a copy of a report which I have received ing Ordinances of which he had giron notice of the 12th instant, No. 20, I bore the honour to building, however, and the master will be able per senedy for evils resulting from deter the inherent rights of Kores in precisely then. Orlanes to amend Ordinance 3 of 1881. from other Offers, Pesponting the inconveniente Fapan's position in the dispute, she "aptrages Ordincase tentand Ordinance 17 of 1983 and From the Tetrist Paynenster, with fvoorelosures to make a batterdivision of theclaeyes, conduct ration of col, and my Lords Lhink that at studies more

sors efficienti aud on a better plan, sention should have been directed to that sure way, and the Japan Moit, in suather There appeared to be good reasons why these experienced in waking Military Fayments, from

point in

in the first stance rather than to the part of the same article, aduits that it would amending Ordinaos abould be withdrawa, the deficimy of Cus Dollar Notes. It will be renders teaching a

ing a matter of some little culty, will not be acurly an audible in the diner. Now attention has been di otel Chis, and mutes the farther admission that ask permission to introduce original or re-cast-desirability of a largur isans of these notas, ond I new College, which will te faiasi abose and to the point hers indioxler, but it cannot be it is by virtue of the progress she has made CALL OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CATTEDRAL. to be, Bir, your Excellency's most obedient Ber.

ing Ordinances.

quite canear in tlas opinion.I have the honour away from the auister leve

levels. We thai 1 said that match assistance has been derived

darius

the past

wouly years that Japan is Hon. P. TYRI moved the first reading of a Tant,

J. N. SARUNT, good progress will be made ofth the work of from the Tratury in its consideration. The entitled so make the demand put forward on Bill exiled "A Bill to exabis the Sueza

Major-General Commanding China construction, and the stock removed to its that of ficting to very thing mat suggest therefore falls 10 the ground and need rot to mortgage and soll certain property in Hong-His Excellency The Offer Administering the

to be her behalf. The doctrine of inherent right Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.

& Straits Settlorota new abode at the date expected. While fully that of objecting everything entering into the pleasure attending the in-ing or approving of nothing. It would be fariter discussed. The question then keng."

Government, Hongkong. teresting ceremony of laring the foundation seem, however, that the necessity for a dolarises, want progress has Japan made as

Hoa, F. D. SASSOON RECONÁŘA

The Committed desire me to inform you, for LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONK stone of such a roble institution, many who bar note is at length bu dunstrased Gazte says, taking the opposite view to that of draws, and the mover gave notice of his inton- As it was stuted the requisite tice had not sregarda her judicial

As the Japan system

Army Pay Office,

She information of His Excelleray the Governor, been given in tho Gazette, tino motion was with- were present on Saturday would, we doubt elos

OF FICTORIA COLLEGE elcarly that it is

that the conveniens complained of la by ne approved.. is practically

Hongkong 19th October, 1883. SIR,In rotaring Qiu accompanying corres- means over eatinated, and they are pleased to fnd experience some feeling

The only remaining question is whether the Mail, every guarantee flared to foreign tioni to ask leave to introdage the Bill at the pondence, I have the honour to satant, bir the that supply of subsidiary coinage is already un passed the formal commencement of the lang. feeling of androus

Saturday afternoon (April 26th, 1884) wit .theg memory of the Int: 3tr

3 ASTAUR

they shall he issued by the Government or powers 1

powers in return for the surrender of their next meeting. presented itself to their minds. His heart the Bank.

information of His Excelleny the Major-General the way to this Colony, The palie, so long as

it unla

exterritucial privilege is its

A promis only.

Commanding, the reports of the several Officers The want of a suficient supply of One Dollar projected' work of erecting a new building and send were in the Central School, and notes, will probably tools num Lhis as a verything: is to be done, nothing practical

The Connell adjourned until Thursday next paylug Corps and Detachments, in this garrison Notus is sevenly felt by all the employers of for the accommodation of the institution li even from Queensland he looked forward to point of minor imperiance. It is, however, has been done.” Boura time ago we were at four o'clock

relative to the inconvenience experienced in labour in the Colony, and also by the Naval, Mi- therio known as the Central School, but which the day when the new school would be began, worthy of sume consideration. The Baak draw into a discussive on this same subject

consegue of the scarcity of One Dollar Nutssitary, and Police Paymasteris The Chinose has now boon kencured with the more dis and was always cutieinating news of the has, for rany years supplied, as far as the will the Japan uil. Our contemporary THE ISSUE OF ONS DOLLAR NOTES.now in circulation in the Colory.

money changers and shopkeepers always excha inacguration of his fiarile project. He Government would li

With regard to the msidiary coin, my supply queso, on Silver Dollars, unfor pretence that tinguished title of Victoria Collega. The corp dows and was going to do, whereupon we

The correspondance respecting the issue of has hitherto been suflicient to most all Public they are short in weight, or deficient in tungl, and, mony of laying the foundation stone was perform. in some very good Bank ought to be allowed a continuance bority, Japan says she is willing to adCennet on the ith it. The following is the portion of twenty-ent piores boing issued.-I.

wirk, was laid on the table of the Legislative however, suggest the desirability of a larger pro- their way in the matter. of whatever befit it is hitherto derived a code founded ca those of Western nations, cinding pertion of it fron the isane. On the other hand it seems provided the Treaty Powers will consent to ovaRNOR SIE G. P. BOWEN TO THE EARL OF Servant,

lieve the humour, to be, Bha, Your must obedient

bardly desirable that the Government should the abolition of exterritoriality. Our cou-

Ava. P. MURRAY, When SIR ARTHUA KENNEDY grattad per which more properly come within the sphere graph, repudiated ang such asseriam, and

enter on its own account inte transacting temporary, in singularly casuistical

Government Hanās,

Lt. Colonel, Chief Paymaster. put-

Hongkony, 2nd November: 1883. The Assistant Military Secretary,

dred thousand One. Dollar Notes, instane of li-R... Hon. F. Stewart, Hon. E. L. O'Malley, mision to the Hongkong and Shanghai Book of banking operations. M. LISTER, the Created cur alsterent to be that "Ja, Your Lordship's consideration some rorresp

MY LORD,I have the honour to enclose for &c. &c. .. Hongkong.

miting their issue to two hundred and twenty. Mr. Justice Ruwell, Hon. J. H. Price, Hua. to issue one dollar notes he performed antonia) Treasurer, propounds 2. Berme by having promulgated a code three years ago dence that Las recently passed. between this a Major Colston, Payzaster, 2nd Bat. The Bas

six thousand dollars as at present,

Lister, Hon. II. G. Thomsolt, Hon. W Ret which bus resulted in verr considerable

which by represents this

The Continittes most strongly recommend the Keswick, H. T. Jackson; Hon. Wong Shing. of the and practised it since 1882, should, in 1884, vermout ad curtain public Departments and here whether you experience any dilloulty in our ta be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, convenience and benefit to the colony.

Will you be kid ovoga to state in the margin adoption of the above rise. I have the hon-Rev. W Jennings, Rov. Dr. Chulmers, M. Do Lage: offer to adopt it provided exterritoriality be Companies, recommending ou raise of obtaining One Dollar Nutes for your payments that time to the present. Hie action, al colony would reap substantial

P. RYBIE

jardin (Coneal for France and other Gonzals; home-au- thorities, net with their disapproval, and Jentar te ehali have to ruise

doing of what she did long ago contingust Tour, doing of

The subject appears to ine to be one of the Public Servicu, and, if to the extent of

Vice-Chairruga, a number of Naval and Military officers when the issue bad reached $220,000 the probably of $1,500,000. For this loan we upon amething still in the future. The pressing importance. The present issue is quite the inconvenienes resulting therefrom-By The Honourable tho Colonial rotary

and Members of the Civil Service, and a the shall pay at east four, persips fice, per ecut. positiote taken up by Mail on that accuston lars flat are current in (he Colony are so mati-

Order, fandegnate, und the silver (chiedy Mexican) dol

AVG. F. MURRAY, Lt-Colonal Chief Paymaster.

ENCLOSURE 6.

good many ladies. Most of the loading residouts Bank was informed that D issue of notes of Naw there would not be tho analeat dit was that everything that Japan was called¦lated, asul so liable to be counterloited und da. Army Pay Office, Hengkaug. 17th October, 1883. For the hozonrabic the Acting Colonial Béosetare, of the Colcny were also prevent, irunding the this denomination in excess of that sum feults in circuitting notes to the extent of upon to do had bocu already done, and had by the Chinese, that the possession of them Lt.-Colmel Marray, Cule? Pagunata Work he allused. This was in 1875; and 300.000. Of this au pue-aird might mens to withdraw from the jus! 3.- the transactions of the larger firits,Notes frota the Bank for the payment of the as follows on the saljerk of the is of One was furnished with seats for the accommodation 1-in compliance with your minuto of the prinsipal Indiau and Chinas merchants. Á mat- that notting reusained but for the Westeru is nearly always accompanied with loss. since then, as the demand for the petes has at once be placed in reserve against thi

I have not bees able to obtain One Dollar Instant on C.S.O. No. 403, I beg to raport shed tastefully decorated had been erected and the inconvenience and loss to the Publie veanlting frown the Kmited extent as a pan. It woul·l, cat perhaps periree years ago was that of criminal kuwi compradores, the present state of things may venieneo swasioned is immense, ya, wing to the

of notes, and the remaining 91,000.000 utilised sition they occupy. The code promulgated which tunasuot their business through their Troops for acutely Tolo monter. The incon Dollar Notes by the Government. te sie das rapidly increased and become

-First of all, I would add to the state of visitors. The decorations anil all the arrange- - exceedingly irksome. It is especially felt cut, and then them would esame jet and cial procedure; there is no cut be very seriously felt; but to householders intorsome nature of the silver Dollar, an escort monte of the Military, Naval, and Commercial meats, we understand, ware due to the energy Mr. Butler, an officer of the by the employers of laboar, to whom the from notes lost and destroyed." According mercial or civil code which foreigners could soldiers, saitors and servante, the present state is necessary when I fetsh sporte, wheras the anthorities, which are already before the tie-and good tasto currency of a note of

of fixed value theto Mr. LASTER's iden the calony might get uppt, and in assuming the Japat, so of the dollar entroner is a constant source both Que Dollar Noto can be easily concealed in a bag, vornment, my own experience using fourteen Public Works Dartment, assisted by Er. Me-

of sacions inconvaniamo and of positive loas, and carried with ease and safety.

years in thren Government Departments wher ference to the uncertsuty of the chopped its foun under this ar stesent at a cost of cognised the fact that much remained to be! The memorial from five Companies at Heng-

a great boots men the need per cent, instead of 5 per csiat or tharoahouts. duae, and that she expressed her willingness kong, and the reports of the Naval and Military in the matter when I give him x cheque, na he, portant, the Post Office, and the Stamped on the site ovariecking Hollywcaf Rand, pur

The Company Ofieur has just as much trouble money is constantly passing, vit: the Harbour Leod, also of the maut office. be obtained; while on the other band, the There are, however, certain objections to to do it, we were not in error, although the Authoritate, which I smalose, show clearly the fact us so relive in difer

fres corse. Mr. GARDINER AUSTIN, the Japan Mal declines to be cited as andelieulti which they experience in the propos Thore is special convenienes in the Ons Dallar Natas is severely folt. The use of chased for the purpose by Sir Arthur Kennedy parenta sve to be made in silver is fre-ken Colonii ecratery, alated in a despatch autority to that effect. Mr. Env. RA. payment at their ram; and 1 are confident that ] Dollar Nete surrency, inasmuch as it dininistes / Silver Dollars leads to delay, disputes, out as far back as 1376, will be in the Doric style, The testimony of the Naval and Military in 1875 that in his opinion the issue of notes bas recently published a phlet Paymasters and of the larize employer of ta belong to the Government, and, entitled The Eastern planer

of Lordship will not objœt to muy reusonabio the risk of taking bad dollars, of which theronte & ayatom í potty monoy-making on the and will be romukable rather for their syre. labour in the colony is onanisious in favour out elaborating ang such scheuse as Mr.Cialisation and the recognition ber

did not, glas! live long enough to witness shown to the contrary we think the said, giving our contemporary as the joue daller notes, askel for by the Hon. W. Knerrequirements (Naval and Military) wanld, enfortunately, they are strong enongb to have od by His Excellency the Governor, who was

1.want, and unless though Falt ind said & great deal as to what Japan hadi

the accomplishment of his wishes."

THE ISSUE OF ONE DOLLAR NOTES

IN HONGKONG.

from

that the revenue of the

enurse of a

DERMY,

though not reversed by the This is as follows. In the page.ashed In other words she makes Leon dollar nates in this Colony.

Arown,

dollar

guerly entails loss on the recipients.

Lba

lase

lia-

amusing conundrum aproared in one of the Blind fur investment in console, and to complote the, whole, foreign in Government should issao safleient number in instances to give tho falt volna.

The answer was to pay the money suto's bank, draw it out, pay in again, and so

intil the loss ou siroffage, had absorbed Government would self bile pn the Crown jurisprudence shall be maintained, and in circulation, antoient uninhor to set the mente eu the publis

for redemption of the notes, the eresy right of an guaranteed by Western should iste, over and above the $26,000 now the whole amount. Such is the state of Agents against the investraent, which would religim ba left, wholly in the hands lasal demand. M. Lister gives this change for a bigor acto from my own sazfson, things in Chion, and the Lords of the at the same time be realised. The Treasury think That-36" "svill

Периту of the Isprobalis be

the latest by detail, plan which he thinks should be follow- Master. of the afint, in.

1890. le

ed, and the number of notes which the Govern -je-neked for Mr. EBY referred to him

the

ut

The remedy for this very grant grisanes, accompanied by Lady Bowen and the Misses which affords a large number of employés as well Bowen, and the Offers of his Staff. Amongst s soldiers and sailors in this Colony, would be to the large asemblage present were Bishop Burdon. allow the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Admiral.Sir W. M. Dowell, K.C.B., Col. Walker, Corporation to laue to the extent of five hu

Office. In all these Offices the want of

The new Collega baikhings which will be orect-

In the

musins by which their pozition can bozulioratod.so many in circulation.

part of the native cashiers employed. They and sademio simplicity and their efficiency to The issue of Ous Dollar Noms is a question

A. Gulszon, Major, · ·

put away all the first-class is they pai meet the requirements of the Educational De which, on than occasion, has been the

and will indict any inconvenience on the public partment than for any pretension to ornateness of the issus of dollar uctes sufficient to meet Catseniz has done, suggested that the poirer receive," in which he advocates the cinius subject of correspondence with Your Ironship's

Paymaster, 2nd Bat. The Baffe, E.K.R.

rather than port with them, The Hat cf. the of design. They comprise a main building fao- of isering the notes sight be made available of Japan, but, differing in this respect frasi prodecessors; who is to have acpúescod, with requirements of the place. One of the

limited exieut. i

Department is powerlass in fnoo of the Shroff's the North, danked by extensive wings at Military Oflicers reports that Tha-von-puble works. Gir MICHAEL HORS-BEACH (uses sugu pbrases as “litics. Haldousiderable reinstance, in the prisont issue by Chiot Paymaster.

procuring feuds for the

for the Japan Mail, recognises

stolid No ght. It is impossible to prors that height angles to the former, the whole foaming commissioned officers ond en frequently

Cutinercial the Hongkong and Shanghai Basidag Corpora I cannot get Ons Dollar Notos from the Bank her dullara, whatever canny supost. Of course sides of a quadrangle, vory much in the by the silver dollar, the Chinese rafaung was apparently, inclined to favour this view, nodes, airil codes, marriage laws, ate, do tion. The Colonial Beuretary and Auditor General tall. The inconvenieno prising therefrom is with notes this foxptation does not exist, as one try of the colligens at Oxford and

note is not worth more than another.

Cambridge. The main which is in many instanses to give full value." Itference to the suitces of issun by the Governmodelled according to Western principles;" to an inerpass issue by the focal Laul, although ones, tas cont having to be dofrayed privately.

and in a despatch to the Treasury, with re-vot yet exist In Japan or tre not yet ro: (Ar. Mus) in a minute, which I encloss, anti-considerable, for instance-

not yet to cipates abjustion on the part of Your Lordship. 1-Great weight, necernituting some convoy can hardly be considered less than

It is the practice in the Past Office to storted, includes a large Examination Wall or Spacious prepare, the pay for each empleys on the last theatre, designed to hold 700 students. Crace to vivilized Corerningni »tbut, it of one dollar notes, epressed the/And in bis régés: Japan offers....the Hongkong Chamber of Commeroslasstrongly should place itself in such a

2-A larger evoort eaquired than would be for afternoon in the month, as to avoid delay and galleries run round the four sides of the Hall, position that in tht it would be legitime, when cold, civilized It, zud rhore such law recommended it. Mr Mesh is of opinion that tes

running about for change the next morning and those, together with the auditorium, are it is mirable to my its own servents in Racunstated one of com, lind buen douse to exist in Jups, the haive of our the Bank should be called upon to withdraw its 3-The N-C. Overs and mom frequently lose Bat. daring the past two years, I have repeatedly approachable from the class rooms by ample

value. Some years ago antes, to remit

reserve against the home lands, judiciary, civilized procedure, Dollar Notes fram direnlation, and that they the silver Dollar, the Chinese refusing is many bon enable to get the twenty or thirty-One bobbies and wide stair-cases on both sides of the a certain proportion

judges

Dollar Notes nosessary to pay the postnran, Hall. The two wings of the building are Coust port papers. The question was simply

crudition and experisic, independent of their plans.

H. BRACKENETRY, mussengers, and bostmen. Only last month devoted to class-rooms, of which there are sever "How to get rid of a thousand dollars per sufficient quantity a meet all probable de the executive, with other guarantee and expressing the grision that this lank should be - Colonial, Tavesurer (Mr. Fister), white

Captain,

could not get a single on

large ones to recommodate forty shokrs, and mands should there at

Commanding Chu Gur Lasers. at any time be an ex-rights of appeal. Japan pledges Levelf allowed 5 contiane its present isso.agrees with

4-The remedy would seem to be for the Go. fourteen smaller cues to accommodate thirty Hongkong 17th October, 1880.-

vermont to isso a suficient number of One? cholars each. and un spected run up the to have complete codified law, in whics Me. Mart in thinking that this Government

Tho wings also contain the Dollar Notes The Government Nose should be Collego library and the Masters offres: I hardly ever use One Dellur Notes for pay-smaller than the present One Dollar Note, so a basement the entire left wing is devotol, to a On rare occasions I obtain One Dollar Notes in from mates of higher values. The host time would croation during wet weather, while the right!

to be, by its more size, at once distingalabable gymnastary and never play-ground for re

by about 6 by 33 faches. The notes should be wing is divided off into an extensive chemical W. NASI,

printed in the best and safest mannor known, on Jaboratory, Boholars' day room, luncheon and Major, R.A.

Fry durable paper.

cloak, rossar, and also a large store rouz for Commanding 8/1, S.D. RA. 5-1 cannot soo why the Hongkong and Shang school furniture. It is intended to construct Hongkong, 17th October, 1933.

Lai Bark stould not, if it aheessa, be allowed to the entire fabris of red brick with granita which the solony is in auch · intimata, cou- Cruceived for naves were disposed of pensed by the laws. of foreign counjany definite elemo fex Tour Indship's con- The Chief Payninster"

continue its present issue of Om Dollar Notes gucins and foinge, and the use of timber in nction, it will be better not to in foreign judge Japan pledges herself, how-graph your disapproval of that costs of notioning One Dotter Notes from the Bank and also being of course continued. The Government has coment concrete with a tow to use

Zfk

Yes, great dificulty is experienced in obtain. side by side with those of the Government, the the floors and roof will be restricted as much alter the enfrenes necessary in times of urgency to realise over, to have

prosent inspection of the Bank's bullion reserva as possible, and substituted by iron joists and law, in which will lay the matter before the Colinero. action. This optuluu vas, expressed

the lille drawn every right in epecies t

weeterajuris- Legislature during its approaching, rossion, and The inconveniendo resulting therefrom is that from the Bank, and would lose, raoreover, about the ravages of white ants. The lowes por met with wool ready co-operation of all kinds only a fire-proof bedding lyt immunity from 1879, and Sir MORAES BICES-DEAOK, the

large pronsita

and that the swine paid as

deliberation of that body, whial will contain had it has frequently happened, particularly of withdrawn. There will not be a note too many. Hollywood Rand, will be levelled and planted to agree with the Lords immissioners ived from the investment." The Treasurs, are fullled no doubt Western natious will The Bight Honourable The Earl of Derby, turned to me.

re-come bez rasolution, and when her pledges I have, &o,

G. F. BOWEN. nuable to pay thera, consegently they are re not affect my main suggestion. As thing

at present it uld be com

in communicating the Depay Master of the be wil impossible to interfera with the circulation is observations the Colonial of Hang to entertain proposals in the sense! of the chopped, dellur na

BREWSTER, Q. MR. 061 the Do-It is most important that the Go foraigners to bait themselves to laws not cause adverted by Mr. Bor, but to k

ENCLOSURE 1

Auting Paymaster, vernment has no better coin to offer in its vernacut of Hongkong etould understand yet cadillad, administered by judges use

Dot, A. H. Corps. Hongkong, 911 August, 1983. The Chamber of Cominees has at that they are to waunge such issue, not as quainted with Western jurisprudence, is to bring to the notion of His Farcelony, the

SinThe untarsigned respectfully hey yours. Paymaster. Vries in shade, sepresentation on the source of profit, but solely as a meths for ask what it is impossible by sincede. The Governor the following grievancy, severely felt count the payasunds being no email in amount, No inecuvalence hus boen experionood on this bject, and faili the coining of a Bittiol supplying the inhabitants of the Colony world in laoked on with wonder and ap-by nearly all in the Colony, specially those who dollar, huse sccunauorded the panication with a

D. WALSER, of the Japanese yen as legal 16nder, · As yet, emergerries into silver, and becoming there- rapidly wavelling along the road of progress, the scarcity of Una. Dollar Bank Notes and a paper currency convertible in all posing sympathy while, Japan has beau employ lage number of Chinees workmen, vis however, nothing has been done to fore the chidow of the silver which is repre- and every your brings nearer the time Subsidiary Colas, 206., Luo, nail o supersede the chopped Mexican, except by sonte, The Ear of Danay, in the latest when she will be entitled to elais the abu- limit on the issue of this scary currency, The very husitert taste of one dohr notes by despate on the subject, dated the 2015 Sition of all invidious distinctions between there are times when incouveriones is caused to By reason of the Government having plend Vie Bink, which has gone far to mist March st, says the ass by Government of herself and Western nations. While saying those whore aire to disburse wages to workmen,

beet

in reply to £13, Galioz than total abolition ofment shoald issrs. I coninsad his minats to

ta hím, said:- rather a

for the conscience at the Hongkong inermaterverfasis entura to point out the externally, since Japanese jaw is to be

nantile world to accept, with all its defects, I

the currency of the Chinese ports, with danger that if a part of the unpunt of silver

considerable stus in

Your Jozépia particular occisideration.

I am not at prosent prepared to submit

und the

Read the costris

courts are

t

be presided over by siduation; but, unless I should receive by tale

éodified

cropped dollars farther lagislative that purpose might probably command; prudence shall be maintained as the latest. by will roport, at an oarly period, the result of the I have to take silver Bolins (taosfle choppai); (31.500 a year in Bauk Note daty were theto notes tion of the site, itainediately overlookigr then Secreuiry of State, said he was dispos pretium might well execel the interest All true lovers of progress what we saveral alte and experienced men of business. Inte, that the man to whom they were issued by This, however, is a question of detail which does with trees, and. laid out as a playground. The

Std.

Sa., ka,

naw College will take two years to buill, and 6-The Government iso might, I consider, whom sompleted will be the largest public build. be advantageously extended to at least $1,500,000 ing in the colony after the City Hall Wo That tho Colony, with its increasing Chinese understand the cost of the work, including tho population, will aberrb quite as much as that, preparation of the site, is estimated at about I have not the least doubt, and it must be re- $100,000. readily accepted at Canton and the ports of the Hou, J. M. Parc dressing the Governor membered that a Government Note will be more The procealings on Estarday commenced by Chius than one Susund by a Bank. The notosas follows Tour Excellency, in the use of the would become a local currency by no means ro-Head Haster and the students, na well as of other striated to Hongkong

friends and supporters of the Central School A million and a half may mem a large prosent here today, I have been deputed to thank Issue (after all it is only about £250,000) I will your Excellency for the honour von have done vonturo therefore to support it on other grounds, in coming to lay the foundation stone of the stating plainly that whatever moril attaches to the now Victoria College. We accept this act as a A memorial, signad on behalf of ir pablis suggestion I am about to make belongs entirely proof of the great personal interest takon by-

Colonel, R.E.

Hongkong, 17th October, 1988.

ENCLOSURE 4. MEMORARUM ON SURINGS OF ONK DOLLAR NOTES.