THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Zuthority.
No. 49.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 1866.
VOL. XII.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 180.
It is hereby notified that CECIL C. SMITH, Esquire, will resume from this date his proper duties as Registrar General.
F. W. MITCHELL, Esquire, will act in the absence of C. MAY, Esquire, or until further notice, as one of the Police Magistrates.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th November, 1866.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
No. 181.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Supplementary Memorandum by His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., on matters adverted to in the Chinese Memorial of the 2nd November, is published for general
information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th November, 1866.
MEMORANDUM, No. 107.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
I have inquired according to my promise into the statement of certain Chinese Residents in their Memorial of the 2nd Instant, as to the inconvenience and possible extortion in Chinese Ports to which the carriage of large painted Nos. on Licensed vessels might give rise. The whole subject has at my desire been carefully considered by the Chinese Authorities who are anxious to aid the Legislation undertaken by this Colony for suppressing Piracy-an object which the British and Imperial Govern- ments have equally at heart.
I have much pleasure therefore in now stating that I have just received information officially that the highest Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring Provinces do not consider the objections of Memorialists to be well founded, but that, nevertheless, as a proof of goodwill and of their anxiety to promote the views of this Government, circular orders have been issued to all Authorities at the Chinese Coast harbors to prevent attempts at extortion, or molestation of vessels having Hongkong Licenses.
If any Chinese Regulation requires a vessel to carry Nos. denoting. Registry in a Chines Port according to an old law, the renewal of which is contemplated with a view to assimilating the laws of Hongkong and China in all that regards the coasting trade, there nevertheless need be no apprehension of embarrassment arising from the two sets of figures. On the contrary a vessel carrying both will enjoy a double security.
I take this opportunity of making an explanation to those Memorialists who have quite recently expressed their hope that I would not enforce all restrictions of the Ordinance on the Passenger and: Provision Boats that make frequent visits to Hongkong, and which restrictions they state "have- "been regarded even by the local journals as likely to cause disproportionate expense and inconvenience.”-
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