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THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

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HONGKONG, ⠀ WEŁNESDAY, UHOKMBER 2nd, - 1891.

TheTING Colonial SecreTARY-When

HIS EXCELLENO-I do not quite underriand by diffrent goscuers here. but a reason why rondly too Exmarons staff of Civil servante, os what ground the hon. memba: propose to iswas talian out of the category of available sites Theofalal salaries in the Surveyor-Goueral's postpone the third ronding. If any boa. mun in 1982, when tãs defences of the Colony were department in 1837 were $49,403, whereas this herbas y strong reason to advance why the Hon. J. J. KESWICK,

being omsidered. was that the Engineers but their year, including the water and drainore, they Hill should not now be road a third time, of Hoa T. H. WHITEHEAD.

eyesen Stonecutters Island and it was considered aggregated a los than $90,806. The lat coarse F am prepared to listen to lip. Mr. A. M. TRONsos, dating Clark of Coun-that the whole of tas Istood would be required of the officers and others in the depart Hon. T. . WHITEHEAD-Beiare the Ril!

for dafonees. Therefore the Secretary of State rent had can the tables the other day is passus there are one or two amendamte which I wante to the Governor informing him that it what startling doonment. Since your should like to move, The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Leid en conli no langer, so coosidered as a gool site. Breifency suggested a fuelline inorenss in

THE ESTIMATES.

QUARANTINË,

THE PROPOSED NEW GLOL.

The AcrING COLONTAL SEORETANT-The

tion has been made of Shanghai, with which pective Companies has long couand law who So far as the inductive evidence of analogy suitable as it was when it was slanted nins taember (Hồn. T. H. Whitehead) sakit the do-ling of the Legislative Council. If gentlemen sre are accustomed to make comparisons, are still the registered proprietors of shares is suffered to have weight, it is just te likely years ago. Civouantinos have alterad since rarament to lay on the table a list of the excise wish to have their letters properly considered. The question is often debate, but without and no doubt there is much in the Model which are travelling round the market under that the cholors garm does not the itself down 1953, and the residential part of the town oflcem appointed by the Guterament under the they should send them in at least a few days

Settlement which might be copied in this blank transfera. Moro especially in this so to activity within any specified time, but as oxtailed in that draation, so that no Exche Ordinates of 1884. From enquiries made befre the moaitug af Council.

inatoad of being away from the buildings of the lind that a list of axoiss officers is posted at i any definite result, whether the Government Colour with advantage. It must not be for- in the ages of non-dividend paying Cow-laughs to scorn those quarantines which the

It was agreed that the third reading of the of China should be considered Imperial or gotten, however, that the sphere of the panies, and when the rather a series, tablished and organised in a complete and to throw it awes word & gau! I was not awar

eily it is actually amongst them, Bsides, it is the faglary where it on ba consalted by any Bl stand over. Fedenil. Sometimes the provincial author Shanghai Municipality

Conference of Vienna ordered to be es bodome a very variabla siteuad-it somed a pity one who wiales to see it.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1892. is confined to punily the shares the matter becomestather a serious

PUBLIC WORES TIPENDITURE.

The Council went to committee on this Bill. ifies seem to be so powerful that they diste municipal matters, and that it has no legis one for the original vender. In the repunt satisfactory manner in necordance with the at the us that other sites had bom proposed. Hon. T. H. WHITBREAD-1 rise to more The Actina COLONIAL SHULETARY-As I gud the Central Government. Their ad-lative functions. Thus white ink lao masong collage in the Hongchung share market, most rigorous hygienic maxima. As re-but I did think thes the Causeway Bay sits the following res/ution: That the Gerari mentioned at the tasting of the Finance Cam- ministrsticus are antonous; their budgets are strictly proviucina, paying tribute only an ent of its runns, ita post offco, and the when several of the infant Computes were gards small-pox there is reason to suppoes might be more suitable. I have heard it stated men: lay upon the table at the first acoring mitte, the Committee on this Bill is now merely various forms to the Imperial Government racious branches of administration that making calls which there was some difficulty that quarantine right affectually provent that Causeway Bay is very unhealthy, but apart of Connoil, or as song shexaftar as possible, formal, but hon, members are quite at liberty to fow eases in the introduction of the disenan if the systems on the fact that it was proposed to transin dneh quarter, a rotaro clawing particulars at any rider they think it to the Hill, in order Their interests are held to be so much way be mish ahead of Hongkong, it whiali men who had sold their abares were could be strictly applied, but is. Hongkong healthines there was I believe an objection on prepis genelor, in the form made man of

make the place comfortable to live in, Shang-in collesing, there were not

onfer the military there, and on the sunce of an of progress of all public worka during the that it may be east home. "seurated to

The Bill was push through Committes in se stated as in certain ceres to appear is very far behind us as regards the state of held hable and had to pay up because the thut is impossible. Small-pox is always the part of my predrasur te sunding ile by the Government in the sessional Raper the neaal way without objection.

the law. It

It is not many weeks since purchaser al failed to registo himself as more or less prevalent in Canton and in the militar there, I thoughs, not on y off relating to the New Conul Martes, Civil li The AcrNG COLONIAL STORETARY moved the Over all provincial affairs the Central authority is acon to exercise it ferible and a disputo in referone to the ownership the transferen. In such cases the seller various towns and villages from which juakat at the goal, bar foe the banefit of pital Staff Quarters, S. laid on the Council third reading of the Bil.

of certain premises occupied by the China would of course have a ready against there daily arriving in this harbour, but no the colony generally it would be well to have table cu 23th Ootalpr last. It is only coazon- Hon. T. H. WHITERUAD--i do not quite un- fitful guy. The vary theory of a Cental Merchants Steam Navigation Company led parohner if he thought it worth pursuing attempt is made to place those crait in the question thorenguty investigated and set able the pablis should be incorced. in Eastereinnd the position. Are we not to have the createst by foreigners for their own onto the drafting of a posso of Chinese but in the particular cases to which reference quarantine or to ascertain the state of health rest. I theroforn, in appointing this com the ralopiyes have a right to know, now opponity of gaing though the Dil! item by

While unittes urged them to innk about for other sites their money is being expended. The desired 12410 before E vesicas, and to uphold which the Great soldiers to the spot together with a mob has been made the purchasers were for the iu the places from which they come. Powers have kept up expensive establish. of enolics from the Company's wharves, the most part met of stmw from whora' there this is the case what could be more foolish and to direct their attention to Causeway Bay return would also tend in every way to aut

sad ascertain whether its stain was se insanitary at a check—possibly sa eficient check--an iba wem in Finaveo Committee, which was ments, which, however, never seeded in breaking in of doors, and so forth, all of was nothing to be obtained. Gailing, than to place a steamer in quarantine bas it was said to be. The muistes made cost of publie woylts and on the greab spant pustion committee of the whole house, all giring

any practical rise to the principle which would be considered disgraceful in however, that the remedy which sellers cause a case of small.pox happens to have report obireting to Caruway Hay, bhily on ing department of the Goverment. If parts staburetting thereon greept His Exoslancy which they had established, that is to say any civilized country possessing an establish hard against purchasers is a good one as courred amongst the passengers or crow saitary grannis. I then called far fartar system had been adoptod and classly bored to we went though the Bill item by tom. All their efforts to enforce Imperial control over

Government. If in

in Hongtrong our roads far as it goes, it is at the sime time the during leovoyage from Singapore? All cases reports, war frora Ar. MoCallam, Sanitary in recent years, the racklona wabs pad wasten the votes were passed, but Landerstood that there provincial administration have been hitherto are kept in worse repair than in Shanghai duty of the State to discourage umeces of infections disease ought to be isolated sa printerdent, and another from the resident extravagancs which attended the construction was objection to orain votes on the part of me

and cost without any effect. For our own part we

we have at all more money Wo

events tha

BRTY litigation as far as possible, and if for as possible, but to isolate a who's skip-engineer, lanseertain what real ground there of the Victoria College. He Ciril Hospital St.ft hon. member, mch as the military costribation aws for giving this bad name to. Causeway Quaters, and ortuin other works might asa (and so’on, but oventually they were all passed. I representatives bad attained a higher degree/jaw which commande public confiders this can to any extent be done by imposing load of passengers becaus gase of small-Bay, and if there was any ground for the abive boon materially lesgorod. Not for one moment de bot wish to do anything that wit prejudion have always held the opinion that until the the advantage of firing under a

a la differential duty on complete and blank pox has occurred abionth small-pox Without going farther into the question I may to be continued by the Honorradle Member, 417. anything further can be aim to the scgamonts em, when we tion to see whether it ounid not by Forented. de Tiggest that the policy of the past is I koy hon. mambers in our way, but I do not sea that to which of pranimity than they have hitherto ex-9) dl the residents. British, Chinene, transfers that polley ought to be adopted, are in daily communication bibited the question could not considered

ered and Foreign, are alike subject. In Shanghai It could not fail to have stane effect, because infected districts, seeras scarcely less absurd

I am not satisfied with the root. that the Colony will be fortunato if thiassergetin Boo, T. J. Whasap! quito misunder- finally settled. For visit foreign affairs there are as many Courts as there are na-although blank transfers would still be than it reuld be to isolate all the dwellersports, bot Tattoe has made two proliminary Cooper, for I here already stated in the Council that worn put forward in Finages Colquitso. the fiction of an impotent Central Governtionalities, cnob governed by a different required where shares are: deposited as in a particular street in which a taas of the things niill botter site than the Bochum and enable, offene in onfirmed in the post of stood then what we wore doing in Committal, Boadas could be selected, taking all things into Surveyor-General. From the return asked for I thought we should now go through the Bal ment was a moat convenient device, so longtem, and with the possibility of conflictsocurity for loans, sheres on which shore is discase might occur.

vonsideration. With regard to the other pers of the taxpayers world. ses every three months it by item. Wo object in the first case to an wign Ministers were thoroughly coming jurisdictions.

ely to be any difficulty in collecting further

question the I havesianéboan considering whether what progress was bring maxio, whathad been dislav 1. mited to

to deal only with the Central Govern first glance it may seen somewhat calls are to a class of securities that HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. the Gal (samming always that the Sareare of barsed, and how much money was still wanted AIA EROELLENCY-Classe 1 is the whole of inent; and it has always been a principle of extravagant that a small island like Houg are readily accepted by the Baules, and the

State's instructions have to be carried cat)in respect of the various werks under way. In re- the Bill. A wooting of the Legislative Compilvos keld rull not be built where it was many years ago, gard to certain questions your Excellency on the political tacties for China to disclaim responkong should have a Governor and as Ad-seller, having to take the documents out of

Hoa, T. H. WHITEHEAD-Then Dankofficial ibility for both tributary and satrap if ministration of the same status as those of his own safe, would naturally insist on hav-on the 30th Nov. There werd

namely, ca Stonsautter's Island. It seems to 26th of last worth aid: "It these questions embers wish to make certain remarks in zo- Hra EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR. ms most appropriate place. When I asked likely to be contined, it will be a serious conference to clause 1. thereby she could stave off troublesome an immense territory like Queensland. Exing the transfer completed both for his own Major General 6. DroBE BANERS, C. B.

why nobody bad thought of that site I was tollsideration whether or not the staff of pur ekúmanss

The Actise COLONIAL SECRETARY-If the amination, however, will show that the de-protection and in order to obtain the advan

Hon. W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial that women sident had conrad, su prioters Civil servants is to be increased by a number hon. weiber ohjata to certain items he is at Yet every now and then the theory has made of Hongkong in the matter of Gotage of the lower rate of duty. The change air

had been drowned in going moress, the boat being of men or whether their salacios must be raised, liasety to make a speech on those items and beeu falsified by some sudden and spasmodic verament are more important than these of would likewisa bring a very large increase

Hon.A. J.Leason, Acting Attorney-General; upset, and they being in chaina at the time to which I know the boueuable member is move an amendment, the items by does not ob- exercise of authority ander which be boldest the Australian Colony. In the latter there to the revenue if the print rate of duty Hou J, H. STEWART-LOGEHALT, Registrar- roze anable to swin. That, howevor, hardly" not partial, in recognition of the extra boars jest to will of coarse go through. provincial has, in Oriental hyperbole, tremare four hundred thousand persons of British were retained as the minimum. If, Low. General.

pasms to me to be saferent regou for objecting sa avertime which this work entails.". Now, Hou. T. H WRIECHEAD-After what bou led; and the world was witness no longer race, following British traditions, and in ever, it were thought annetary or uz- Hon. N. G. Mironen-Iws, Colonisi Tra- to the site. On going through sorresponden en wit, I submit that if a proper spater is followati boat suid what I praatioally ask for in a post- ago thar Inst of the boldness and

az this subject exleading over very many years tho olerical and ather work in the preparation penenent of the consideration of the Eill tel affect governing themselves. The Governor desirable to impose further taxation on use. with which Chhe asserted her position

vigour

appointed by Her Majesty the Queen is the traile da stares-most of which, Hou. F.A.COOPER, Acting Surveyor-General. I found Stonestor's Island was particularly of the return would not, Densitate either extra Monday nort

Hon. W. U. H. HARTING Aoting Harbour Bavoured by difereat Suaretaries of Stars and hours or overtime, nor any increase in the al over Koren, which she had allowed hilo more than a figureheat whose duties however, is of a purely gambling chancter Master, suzerain for years to be called in question by Amexiare chiefly to prende at pahlic functions and and a very fair subject for taxation- the duty

Hon. C. P. CHATER. Carisstonarias aud casual wayforare in tend the social life of the Colony. The par ou completed transfors might be axed at How. Ho KAL the Japan Sex In the prompt and apparson occupying such a position should be a two cents per $100. At present the day of ently complete settlement of claims for out-

high qualifications undoubtedly,

button couts govers on an average probably nct:

ik rages on missionaries, and others in the the demands made upon his administrative less than ten transactions, so that, if this Yungtain we have just seen another capacity are not large. In Hengsong, on hazard is anywhere near the mark, the Ge- oils. remarkdle fustance of the living authority the other hand, with two hundred the duty wens fixed at the low vrise me the table a report of the propoedings of most-From a time it has never been so con-official salaries, or an increase in the already hn. member will repleat lost the Bill bakven

thousandvernment would still be a gaiuer even though which is wielded by Poking ever all

Chinese to the pre-

govern, a population of an alies vinees. The widespread outbreaks of anti-age and whose traditious are welaly different tioned, and the handen would be equally disings of the Finares Comcasttes Leld on Lize 16th didared. Now that the defences have been ango army of officials-alava, os rogarde nur discussed and consiriored in the Tinssine Com- feling, in which the oficial clase from our own, administrative capacity is sntributed over all the dealers in a particular and 93rd November dealing with the estimates acrauged and this must part is still avoistle bera sufletent to govern a sand empire, instaud mitten and the alterations then suzgestel havo

lof shares instead of falling, us now, ex- empathized en bine though restrained in-cintial nuntication in the Governor and are the one who fratells after thef with that report the unofficial members propos there, and therefore I am going to ask thom that a number of ooials in aǝveral of the na-matter of form to propose the third roading on Hon. PH WHITECA In connsation I took ye angat to have a separate gaolofa dot on the ocean- I am cridibliofocoed bean embodied in the Bill. It is rally a meru ticipation therein, seemed almost to much the best ruen available ought to be obtained list couple laid transfer. Under the presort to add a cines, which will be lid on the Council win ars best acquainted with the requiremonial morons departments and it difficult to pause the this contion, bosques it has baon nan sideral ty dividually by official duty from active par in the heads of the various departments, and for any Government to cope with. The Chi- for the position. To reduce Hangkong system A, the registered proprietor of the table on as early a date as possible, more as of the goal as to area, position, and access to re-homes of the oficial day, from 10 am to 4 pm, the Finance Committee, which pontists of iden Government is instinctively cautions, to the level of a third-rate Govemment shares, sells to B and pays the duty, B sells bacion, the snart do with the can try out-port upon that s ro next pupars asked for and that, sir, rightly or wrongly is the general tically the same gentlemen as sourpose this

bation, the audit quastion, and one or two other by the hea, member are copies of the reporta tuslief in the elony. Yon are so druhu saare house with the exception of His Excellency. Oto D, and so Otters... in which would be a most egregions mistake. The to and pays no duty, moreom, in touching any matter in which

and proeedings of recent commissions on the the hours in moronatile and ather alios are Hon. O. P. CHATER-What the hon. morabor popular opinion is concerned, for its ultimate following remark, which appeared in this the shacos possibly passing through nearly

sabret of the gaol. I find there was ons com- Traa 9 a.m. 6:15 pm. and frequently from 9 to opposite (Hoa. T. H. Whilokesd). I think, basis of stability is a purely democratic one, column ca the occasion of the celebration of the whole alphabet before they again full. Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD Will the Governmissira in 1836, a report of whose procedings or 7 pm. without extra pay, no two catha hali-wong is this Whan the Bill wasia Committee Stronger Governments than that of Chias the Colony's jubiles, may be here quoted into the hands of a man who think meat inform the Council whether it has got up was laid on the table. flere was a committee, liday a year, and uo pension to look forward le as pertain items were objected to by the uncleial have proved themselves iccapable of dealing Hongkong is in a manner the ambassador it worth while to register himself as the pointed a Commission to ong ure into fue ao & comission, in 1893, which was appointed in Government sarrita, Wars the Govorament members. Files ware os ciod within the 1 sumuarly with secret popular ontbreaks for Western commerce in the East, and proprietor. It would be more equitable, asap of quarantine, and it as with it furniza ta zepest in, first, the neocity of extrusion, to be frankcaad opon, and to voluntarily give the this same Bill is now in Comtuition the hon. Supposing, for example, some

under the shelter of a strong and nuightened well as more advantageous to the revenue, list of the members nominated on ench commis-sccond, the paralitics of the extension of the pramtagayera euch information as this resolution member muutes tint it is his data to oblub to extraneous

sion? all

out being, or d third, thendrisability of having nske for through thir representatives in Connerme of the votes and 1 possible get these Power instead of the British Government it flag it has been the starting point and that the duty should fall equally on

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY- 30 prison clawbers. The report of that committee sil, it preference to yielding the mume la reply to volas altered. That is the position, I think, self had been. We object of the hostility of the home of the mumberless enterprises that through whose hands the shares pesas. The directed by bis Excelhoney to state that a Com-would be very diffealt in pet into prius, becuase quoctious, I couturs to say, there would-be were which he now takes up the irish conspiracies, what auswer could the the energy of European moes and the com-duty ou blank transfers it would be desirable mission has ben appointed anis list of the it was an informal one. They reported that the matazi confines and a battez umorstanling Hon, T. II. WHITER CAV-JEŠĆ 57, Government have given to any interested mercial aptitude of the Chinese are 600- to place at high rate, respective of mombore was published in Saturday's Gouells end of alterations on the pressut kite was as between the govorning power and the govered, E EXCELLENov-Ewry opportunity was party entitled to and claiming its protection? tinually inaugurating Hongkong acts revenus considactions, for the purpose of

timated at 8:20,000 to $140,000, the ornatero Hon. C. P. CHATER-I have listened with ja, given to go fully into the Bill and it hardly apposing the conspiracies of the Nihilism-lightning onductor to dissipato and discouraging the use of this class of instru HOA T. H. WHITERRAD-Will the Govern-plan anggested by Mr. Chator being estimal tarest to the remarks of the hum member oppo asens reasonable -after passing the Bill is the were directed not against the Clear but neutralise the impact of highly electrical ment. In this marter the policy lupted at eat lay on the table the commission issued to ed at $35,0), but the majority of the cou-site, and I am rather of opinion that what is andary way in Committee to chjust now to

certain persons to enquire into the selection ofmitise were of opinion that it against the German Colonists in Russia, bor tendencies of an opposite charceler. It bas Singapore mighs, we think, with airage a site for the proposed new gaol, and a copy of to objection with regard to the provision maleber who is now at the head of the department Council has gained by reforcing the Bill to the was open asked mall tan ousity supplied by the han, men zwading it a third tins. I hardly see what the would the Government of the Czar erense bis the British Empire behind it, and the con-be followed in Hongkong as regards its any ropart which the committee may hurts made for the lodging of the gaol staff, and the orcs without rauch ichuvacienos to himself on stan: Fins-sce Committee. It certainly seems to me a inability to suppress the outrage to which sciousness of this security giros free play general lines. The particular rate of duty on the abject, and copies of the reports and pro-in a new bleek of buildings was regarded I think it is as well the anodicial wombers rather peonline promating to object to the Bill Gerumeverywhere would have been sub-to the harmonising effects of unrestricted to be charged is of course a lead to be dings of reseat commissions on gol accord as the valy faucible curse, it being considered should be quite are fail as to what works are now that it has passed the Finance Commit jected? How, in fact, and the Government commercial intercourse and adds weight to decided by special consideraticas, but that it modation. Your Excellency, thereis one despatch that the value of the present site would go far actually done and what grass has really been have no objection to re-committing the But on of the United States answer that of Italy the pasition of the Mirister i Peking is desirable tlacre should be a difference be. by Mr. Flaming (then Offour Ad ministring the towards covering the expanga of the new build-manda with the works on hand. They have often the understanding that after it has bann ceduta. when she comple

plaited of lawless violence The great Bunk thit oils the wheels of com-tween the rate charged on blank transfers Governmout) to the scretary of State. a copy of inga. A report cu the sabject was also made inalteinpan tavole largasms of money which witted there will be au cojection taken to its against her subjects? Why, she netually merce aml of ethe security afforded by Edispute. Ja one respect, however, then us it was acknowledged by the Secretary of the Becretary of date with a despatch from a whole car. We have also on recor, Depaxicus important that the estimates should reach bɔms ·

instruments admits resorted to the plen, which has been held vosible.

sible only brough

State, bot, I suppose, owing to tr. Fleming's Mr. Floming, she was then administering whas money bus be actually spent without votes for the end of the year and avea now, under he suck an immoral subterfuge when used the prestigeattaching to a British possession. Hongkong system appears to post departurs, this was not dens. It contained the Government. The giat of air, Flaming's having been asked for from the woficial men present circumstangas, that will bisitapossibla Ly Caina, and disclaimed responsibility and it may be confidently retold that an advantage over that of Singapore, inasmuchiefly I believe the recomendations of the dequtch was mantined in the following remarks sa know of tire instans The first ane Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-The Fioanoo Com for the individual states of the Univ long as China remains tuopened and in as the latter charges duty on the paid up hon.. member opposite (Boo. C. F. Chator) is in his sporola at the paing of the Council in is the very me about which your fiscolleray was mitte matings are mors for the purges f If we can bring ourselves to extend to China accesible the political importones of Hong-value of the shares, wherras Hongkong connection with the extension of the present Osteber, 1800:- The question of faul exban-speaking a while ago. 1 baliers, if my manory yieliling information to the anodicis mearbera. the sand candid consideration which bottar kong must continue to be paramount." A charges on the purchase price, whica dooms gal in preference to the erection of a now gaol. sjon has put passed to weepy my attention ress me right, this years ago the anofficial and phos the Bill again comes bofore the Council knowledge and greutas sympathy ons.ble place of such importance requires a man of more reasonable and equitable.

BUS EXCELLENCE-There sous to have been since we last meat, as I am fally convinced of members wers cailt upon to vote a sam of have the opportunity of moving amond- some little mizunderstanding with regard to the nadessity of providing, in some way or $500,000 for a new gast. Even a ute at the ments which were not made in Finance. Cum us to do in the case of European Govera- ability at the head of its administration.

what actually happened in connection with this mother, farther prison accommodation. Irusset moment has not ben ceoiled upon. Noi mittse. Last year the estimates for this par asuts we must honestly admit that the Dollate questions with the Chinese Au

matter. The question asks Will the Govern have addressed the Secretary of State on that I regret the money has act book spent, did not love the Colony till the 23rd or 24th problem which the Chinese Government was thorities are not of

ment lay upon the table the Commission issued the subject, and although there are no doubt I am rather pleasal, and trash in its Decumber and I think we may reasonably ask called on to face in cuanation with these

The Acting Governor has fulfilled his pre- to cortain persons to enquire into the selection arguments in favour of building a new prison of all we have heard, in spite of the opinion that the third reading of this Bill be posted riots was to the full as insoluble as those

shut bhale the which have honed this great athes in the involves the crergie of tact, discretion, and the question of quarantine. The constitu- facts of the matter are thego. The Secretary of opinion, ie prior to avoid so large an expeech-We have another case--3 cass of muzey being wishes of hot members and the only way to do

great states of the wabors the proservation of neutrality would use to appoint a Commission to inquire into of a site for the proposed, new gaol?" There which it would not have been right of me to of the Soretary of State for the Colonies. De antil Monday next.

bus bong no such commission appointed. The have concealed from him. I have expressed an sucb sum of money will be spout for a now gaol. -FI EXCELLENCY--I am suxione to meet the

Inst resort she has unlimited power over all firmness, while in the event of a war in desirel, law, medicine, and comeres being Flamingend considered the whole questionon both new bailding, that the existing gao should be end hardly say I allude to Victoria Callego. is a day that will be most convenient for mem- tion of the Commission leaves nothing to he State having received the despatch of Mr. ben as would be involved in the erection of a spent without the sote of the queficial na borsan is to have another meeting this work, 1 will her provinces even in the most delicate mat. which England herself was involved the in well represented. An Indiac contemporary, sides, wrote on the 31st Novembar a despatch in added to an its presszó site by the Hagie Targa suas of moter wars seked to be voted incazad ive can then uusider this Bitl on that day, question of quran-reply, which has been laid on the table of this trasy being remove to a piece of ground long after they had bean spent. For those Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-If your Exellency tre, and there is nothing which the Peking Colony could not be overrated. We believe tine, directe attention to Government cannot do. Where there laa that the Civil Bervice is somewhat over- Malta. There is entry in the world, of a Low prison as distinguished from the the vloinity of the quarters occupied by the b as well for the Government to take the uusball be pleased to attend then if other hon. mem will there is a way. Popular feeling, the nanud, especially in its lower rauks, and as the Times of India, where the rigour extension of the present one au its own Japtain Buperintendent and Pelice laspectors."oficial insuntos into their confidence and to bera dan make it conveniert to attend. superheated passions of the literal, can that there is a great waste of power. In

RIS EXCELLENCY-It ansl be a the under- William Des Voux in a short despatch al- cribes in a few words the tour of his despatch, lus has been asked for by the bon, weber. I standing that if we meet on the day nawed with its results, being in an island, might though by his previous letters on the subject The answer of the Secretary of Statens men have much plavure In sing the resolution. the Tarena. The despots order

a view to the Bill being recommitted, allor efective in disposing of large amou

no less an inquiry on this subject, and the utter

has since been mentioned in the Legislative be exposed to be so among with profit as he bad stewn himself very anxious, un was afr

laid on the table, but, to bring the whela question TheACTITO COLONIAL, É SCRÈTARY-Thehou, discussion thors will be no objection taken to Ma provincial foods. Everything bas to give Council, but if Commission is appointed in Malta. Yet cholera defied their rabat Fisming. Go avoid patting the colour to the great afonas Twill real two or this extrusts her member alinded to a gerai bellef that the Ge- third ruling the 6s ne afleruoon,

ed corden in

in 1887, and the conclusion of spouse of a new gaol if it could be possibly "The objectiona, however, to enlarging the vernment employes da not has how to occupy The onsideration of the Bill was therefore Way before the necessities of the Central, Lios trast the Commissioners will not, from their Chief Sanitary Offer in 1838 was that avoided. In his despatch in reply to the Sorst ansett gaol, to some of which Mr. Brown calls their time From 10 to 4. I do not much wanil postponed. vornnent; which we now key cicarly to the rent heart and seat of life of the State. mendations that would tend to weaken the one prophylactic, aise restrictive measures. La the Surveyor. Genaral, who was prepare to rarely, vi, overorawing and associn pablis on all occasions. Inaror knan anything in

mistaken idea of sennomy, make recom-for the future good sanitation should be this ary of State Sir William Dox Vax sail his attention, 3 on fail consideration to be in rat the general opinion, scing the hoa, monter Lordship's instructione had been commnnicated superable. The two evils which it is wished has been driving it down the throats of the Thas the incidens of the past few months Administration. Na Colony in the British however enforced, can revor entre cholera in detailed plans and estimates for the build- vion, would under it, still continue. For the of the kind myself. Tas dificulty in my depart have fully vindicated the placing of the for-Empire calls for a stronger or more able ein rosusenladiyce at Posing and the prin- Governor that Hongkong, If some of the being kept out of the island." The attenting of the gel. In reply to that be aceital sruling of prisoners in this building would out is to go through by soul in my depart ciple akipted after the wars of 1856-60 mon appointed have fallen short of the doubtles be directed to the report here re. 27th May stating that he had read with much site; out-buildings of low elevation, which would be led to bolisys tant Garornment serv- that this tablo be omitted. The Chamber of

Peking the Court of Appeal. requirements, that is our misfortuns, but to re

ferred to I

Malta, how much more to must the preso21 building, and requesting him to sali sr. would be pulled down, and the scs thus to gat famugh it.

As en varessonable interference or the part of where it is confessedly upon the Surveyor. Gonorat to lose so tims in cleared, with still kurger space, would be Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-I refor mors the Government with European rosselaand object impossible to apply it

prison. In the meantine Sir William Dee Beg out all light and air and absorbing the departments, which are a much more serious sonres of aux had conveyed these instructions to the pace used for exercising yards, work chops,

rules and regulations while natira ornft are al- danger than stramora. To apply an inom Surveyor-dionural and badsted in to and, other; assentials-the prison thus made hou. uber spant oss day in sy department, without let or bindranes. A great deal was said The Acreste Colonial Secretary— the {lewed to pisss toand fro in the waters of the colony plete system of quarantine is as useless a salects site and send in plant Estimates im consisting of a uuribor of large bleaks separated he wenld not find the clerks unoccupied rather on the subject in the discussion which took place proceeding as to enclose a fielt on two sides mediately. The Surveyor-General, he had by alloy ways from 20 to 30 feet wide. Again, we have great trouble in getting through with in the beginning of this month sad i think it at all were rendered impotent, the sport The great bulk of the share business in and expect that cattle would thereby be pre-moviously expressed his not entire esnearence large sumber of the prisoners would still kept the work. With regard to the motion of the is marcely necessary to repeat the arguments of the Chines Ministers and the derision. OF lockers. Now by one fortunate act of Hongkong is effected by means of blank vented from straying. Unkas quarantire in the selection of the Bontians Houl sito made in associated wards, and as it is considered that bon, maroner I would wak it the han, mambor then brought forward. The Chamber of Com unton the opposition of the Chinese cul- transfers. These as a rule are only completed can be made effective, that is to say, unless poses ago, gastan to me that a fan of separation would be especially effective in the world be satiate with a bail-yearly report. morse is opposed altogether to quarantine being and registered when this becomes necessary for it can be carried to the extent of absoluters who would have to deal with the use of Chinese, an arrangement which after There are so many catade matters oonante coutiqued as it is not possible to make it appli lapses and the mere word of the foreign the purpuso of collecting divicends or when non-cominuniation, it is useless. There is there was any other site that would be rani gral mars to aurd this object cannot to to gavas quarterly port

prisqu should be associated with aim to me if considerable expenditure would still fail in with public works that it would be very diffult cable to native graft.

The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-At the Power us like angie. Will the Western the shares fall into the hands of a bond file no quetion of minimising an evil by desling suitable, in fact the appointment of what was considered satisfactors, be dsadvantage U2, T.-U. WHITEЯgan said he would be last meeting when this Bill was considered the Governments and their representativce in investor who does not intend to resell them with it where we can, forif a single channel is merely a departmental committee. I was an of depicting the staff secta net, ha so soz quits natisfied with a talf-yearly roport hon member was not presont, but it was Chica Larn this lus ? Or will the Minis-immoriately. However many bands the left open the whole theory of quantine kane to hour if there were any other sites as as has been suggested. Whorever the The Acring ColaNIAL HEOSETANY—I am, explained that it my the intention of the Go- tura ngule fall to pol-kauting and loss their shares may pass through betwon the time falls to the ground. And even in theory that sonld be suggested, and I appointed a extra accommodation is provided, additional instructed by His Excelloney to say what that vernment to hoop the seoties under which these diplomatic manband in their pursuit of petty the blank transfer is executed and the time the system has no substantial ground to smitten, consisting of the Harveyor-General, warders must be smployed, and the old pelson in will be duas.

regulations are conde' as it is until the resulta 102 unworthy object? Timu will worn

of the Commission about to be appointed aro ehow, but experience nakes us fear that the of its completion and registration, only one rest upon as regards cholera, the most in the Acting Superintendent of the Gaal, the sto new applies in could woll be poin duty is paid to the Stamp Gas, namely, ten portaat discuss to which it is upphed. the Colonial Sergoon. I trust say that as in

Abting Captain Superintendent of Police, and charge of an assistant superintendent or chief The ACTING ATTORNKY-GENREAL-The fist known. Until that time it is the intention of habits of years are set to be shaker off by cents for every $100 or part thereof, con- On this point we cannot do better than this proceeding quite an erroneous impression on you to press this matter forward without far of the Building Ordinage Ameadset Bill. fures. I many point out to the bon nombor fast wunder. I will wig sold in conclusion that Iroly (item on the orders of the day la the thirt mal-the Gorarament to keep these regalations in me virtuous resolution, and Peking will reputed on the market value of the shares on the adopt the following remarks from the been formed with regard to what has been delay. I have sufficiently commented in fermer I tnderstant there is somo desire that the Bilox object of the Commission is to expressly re- quîra watching,

day of lamping. At Singapore a different Bombay paper mentioned above:Who dne. bar boen described as a hole-and-cerner despatches of the manner in which it has been should stand over for another wook I do not port on and sunks suggestions with referenca to system is adopted and one which appears knows wherein the seeds of cholera re proceeding. a kind of thing which I am very shaved from time to time, and I earnestly know whether any bun zumber is prepared to the quarantine law at present io, forse in this fairer to the Treasury and to offer greator side? Is it the air, the earth, the water? auxions to avoid in-everything I do. The trast that the suggestions now mads will be remove a rosolation to that effect, safeguards to the share-dealing public. Ac- la infection, if it is infections, limited to the in-aractly the mme way by Sir William further opposition in the colony-I have the have boon applied to by two architects in the erntal of 85 shall be paid half-yearly in advance original selection of the Bonham Road sito was cognised us reasounḥle und will meet with no Hon. T. WHITEURAD-Tone Excellency, Ou Table Os, which requires that a monthly cording to the schedule to the Singaporo excretions, or is it in the exhalations also Marali, who, on the 9th of Alsy, 1832, wrete to honour to be, Sir, your most pedient humble Colony to ask that the Bill may stand over fall for sach buoy and moorings, Stamp Act sho duly is fire cents on every and may inert matter like clothes and furni- the Suretary of Blate that be, in company with event-KNUTSFORD."

next Monday. They have not bad an oppor- Bon. T. II. WRITERSAD objected to the. Is connection with the Alcassion on the hundred dollara when the names of the trang turo be nstruments of connection from man the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Asting Bur- Sir William Des Voeux rocepted that decision sa taoits of proparing any acusadasnt to the Bill charge as being unreasonable. Hogid – These Civil Bartice a suggestion has been thrown foren is filled in by e transformer prior to to but that Bougkong does not require a first-exraution, and 30 cents when the name to men? May Trans in health, who are veyor-General, and the Colonial Surgeon, hat final, audes far as I was connerwelt there was no sinds its hot reading, but I think it is only right boyasad moorings are private property to which las Governor with a first-class salary and the transferce is not so Elled in viste día, fasceptible to the virus be its innocent visited the site proposed by Mr. Prios, who was question of alternative whether the old gael that they should have the opportunity afforded the Government make no auntribution for Bret transmitters to others faraway ? Above all, then in England. The letter of Sir William should be ext nded or a new gaol built, All them of laying their suggestions before the west or upkeep. The boys cost in the first place that in point of fair the administration dugai tinetion is thus dawn between blank trans who has the right or reason to fix ten or fun to the Secretary of State woat on to that the committee was asked to do was merely Council. In view of the fast that it has been 31,000 or $2,000 and invotre considerable st. to be reduced to something like the level offers and completed transfers, and the ten-twenty for a hundred days as the limit of with the stops of the ground, the site sppeared was quite suitable or wither there was another round one or two days before the meeting your on baeys appears to be anreasonable, of Bey that apart from the drawbacks connected to state whether the site selooted 10 years ng customary that Bills us amended inve been sontenditure afterwards for upkeep. A taz of 260 that of a town of equal population enjoying deney must be to discourage the former class incubation after which the danger of in very good one and that's better orald hardly in tara anitable. I here answered this question Council to uneficial members, on that ground and considering that shipping contributes much qunicipal government. This view appears to of instruments. It would be impracticable fection may he declared to be realvad found in the uriny. What I have duae is valy at very great Ingth because I think it might alone I think it is sufficient to act for the Bill more than is spent on it, saveurs a good deal of rest, on a very mistaken idea of the position altogether to do away with blank trans-Cholera is reputed to be a bacillary disease, repeating what had been done by Bir Willist possibly olate the way and partops are further to stand over, but there is the further reason that determination to get revente somehow. I of the Colony, whose importauce cannot be furs, which are necessary when shares are and so in the light of its microbin origin, Marsh. Apart entirely from the question of discussion in our after pesooxdings to-day. fat least two architecta are desirous of aubmitting think's fair tax might be placed upon those ganged simply by ita population nor altoge lodged as collateral security for loans, but when spores and germs may apparently bathor another site should be obtained, I think Hon. T. II. WHITEHEAD-I think the Council some further amendanta to the Bill

seoga and I should suggest $10 per year as being- ther by the extent of its wwa trade, large as that it is good policy to discourage them. ue wither into dust, and, becoming the sport of the hon. momber who pst the question was pro-is much oldiged to your zoellency for the The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Hou. sufficient. that. There is at the present moment a mush as possible there can be no doubt. It the elements, may survive for years, till, ar that this Committee was going to inquire of the Inst mating were mande ander a prohosion with regard to the Bill. The amead of the Colony, like the land, constitute oar strek- bably not aware of this. Probably he thought plaution you have made. The remarks I made members appear to be under somo little misap The Acro HARSOUR MASTER-The waters Rill before the Legislative Council which goes without saying that it is desirable that lighting on the soil thur love, they burrs forth to the greation which had already be in imprehension. Inertainly lankel up, this ments proposed in Council laas week wors coun-1zade. We have here a magnifest natural annually. will firet sous eix million tons of shipping the gister of any particular Company into full-blown violence; it thus becomes quired into by the Committee on vitish fire un comites as appointed to enquire into the whole firmed by Consell; but apart from that I to ne harbour which is let out to all comers for the class Governor with best-dess advisor is

For work of that kind a first- should be as nearly as possible a list of the surestuable and impossible to lay down Auficial members were represented by Mr. Chetch question and regarded the muttar in this light, think there is any objection to the Bill stand-nomical sum of 23 muts a fan. For this pepper-

persone actually holding the Company's limit of days for the sarcease of their in-hat question was not put before them at all that the unofficial members had not been coming ever for another work.

cora rout all people and clips lay claim to and conuently necessary. In unvection with stock. The Companies Ordinances indeed dious, exeronchments. There is nothing was regarded se haring best fraily decided waited and had been ignored entirety, and I Tha ACTING COLONIAL SECERTARY-I may possess equal rights. All parts of the hariwar the a lapping lawa of the Colony may also be require that a lot of the shareholders of wore remarkable in the study of these micro by the very luperative instructions of the Secrethought that was not a proper cure for the mention that but a few minutes ago, I recond are not, however, equally valuable the inshore mentioned the emigration lawn, which are every Company shall be lodged with the organisms than the tenacity with which tary of State. Not only did Sir Willice des Gorerament to follow.

a long luftar from one of the architects in this berths off the businese part of the town are the scaro less important, and the couuercial Registrar every year, but the lets sent in under the most destructive conditions they new kito, but I myself was very nucis of Veux direct the Surveyor Ganent to elect a

oslony I do hope this gentleman will not think | mest valuable. The possession of a drog is a laws under which the bride of the Financial ander pressal eliticas contain the names in their seedling condition, satinately an opinion that although the pits toned was an are one or two sther questions still stair is absolutely impossible fig un to consider do you have not to go ontoh bg about for a berth

The ACHING CONTAL SECRETARY--There he has been treated with suy discourtesy, but it great convenience as well as economy, Onactival Wosia of the Far East" ie conducted. Men of many persons whose interest in the row here to fo and att capable of germinaten. Excellent one as regards nie je was no ever, but I can answer who of them. The mente received half-an-bone before the misstand when ane le picked up you are not reported

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in our midet

hot of infrequent occurre

In the event of a war between. European

Powera whose shipping frequents those

im-

QUARANTINE.

ters. It only wants adequate pressure ab ez-portance of a strong administration in this sing the geocrm the example off Conncil, showing that he was entirely in favour which I Luhove has long baon hingle in reasers and for yaribas others, I think it would can fix half-past three on Friday afternoon, I

te suppressed by one strong word from Freeont article we dwelt or the necessity of quarantine is carried to such cacuse, und ground. That decision was sovented by Sir That was written a for months after, and des-supply then volanturily with such information

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where its

THE MERCHANT SHIPPIN

BILL.

The Council resumed consideration of this Bill

Committea,

Ua tablo I, which deals with quarantine re-

Hoa. T. II. WHITEHEAD said—I have to mera

blo tion of the Hongkong Comunianico wil a despatch from the Sporetary of State Asted. be substitued crowding of buildings on the From the statement of the hon. member pos

-W but has bitherto been vaaling we not reduce the status of the Governor could not be futile in antic has been shown to dissatisfaction the reparts of the laadeqaney of o otoriously impede the circulation of nate do not know what to do in the time or how Commeros object to the quarantine regulations aaronger hold of the Emperor over his Gotend to muud masters and would almost be in Hongkong to the native junkaishing plans and vatimates for ho now filled by a large three-storied block, shot-particularly to tho clarks, not to the heads of the that such vessels should be subject to surtain

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vernors, bat simply firmness on the part of certainly make them worse.

foreign Ministers themselves. They hare billerin been buckbiting each other and try-

ing secretly to undermine each other's in-

THE STAMP DUTY ON BHARE TRANSFERS.

thepos with the Government, with the result

HONGKONG AND ITS ADMINISTRATION.

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it

GONE OFFIORES.

THE REILUFFO ORDINANCE.

Calony