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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1877. His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy to The Right Honourable the Earl of Carnarvon.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Hongkong, 30th August, 1877.

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MY LORD, In connection with my despatch of the 22nd of August, respecting the increase of crime in Hongkong for the last ten years, I caused a return to be extracted from the books of the Gaol, showing the number of floggings, and of prisoners flogged, during the same period.

I have the honour to lay a copy of this return before your Lordship. It will be seen that the total number of floggings from 1867 to 1876 inclusive was 1,945.

Taking the average for periods of five years, it appears that the annual number of floggings from 1867 to 1871 was 173; and that the annual number from 1872 to 1876 had increased to 215.

I have, &c., (Signed) J. POPE HENNESSY,

Governor.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 6 OF 1877.

THURSDAY, 21ST JUNE, 1877.

PRESENT:

Excellency Governor POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G.

e Honourable the Chief Justice (Sir JOHN SMALE).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary (JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Attorney General (GEORGE PHILLIPPO).

The Honourable the Colonial Treasurer (CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH).

The Honourable HENRY Lowcock.

The Honourable Wi ILLIAM KESWICK,

The Honourable JoHN MACNEILE PRICE.

ABSENT

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, on leave of absence.

The Council meets this day at 2.30 P.M., by Special Summons.

The Mutes of the Meeting of Council held on the 23rd May, and those of the Meeting held on the

6th June, are read and confirmed.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary reports that at a Meeting of the Finance Committee, held on

Tuesday, the 12th June, the following votes were passed:-

PAYMENTS AUTHORISED IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES OF 1876, REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.

ESTABLISHMENTS :----

Colonial Secretary.

Contingencies,-Excess,

$346.86

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS:—-

Postmaster General.

Conveyance of Mails,-Excess,..

$414.94

Police.

Bedding, Excess............

$3,158.15

Gaol.

Clothing, Shoes, &c.,-Excess, .

$ 623.83

Fire Brigade.

Boiler Tubes,

Hand Fire Engine,

.£640.7.8 @ 4/0=$3,201.91

£270.6.4

1,351.58

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$4,553.49

Military Contribution.

Excess caused by low Rate of Exchange,.

..$5,855.53