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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.

nor in Council are published for general Copy of any document per information.

By onder

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

Governmont House, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th January, 1841.1

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No. 1

Table of Fees to be takon in the Chief Magis- trate's Office, in Cases of tresspass to Person, or on immoveable Property,

Summons

Warrant to apprchend before Sum-

mons served ur

Warrant to apprehend after Sum-

Cents.

mops served, and Defdt, not "ap.

pearing in time

Summons to every Witness

50

Every Case called on for enquiry

Swearing of every Witness

50

Every order of Arbitration or com-

50

promise

Deciding every Case

Warrant to seize Goods

Poundage

No. 2

2

One per Cent

on amount levied.

Table of Fees to be taken in the Chief Magis- trate's Office, in Cases where the sum of not more than 200 Dollars is claimed,

Summons

Warrant to apprehend before, dur

mans served..

Warrant to apprehend after Sum-

ons served, and Defdt, not ap-

pearing in time.

Every Case called on-

Summons to every itness

Swearing every Witness

Every order of Arbitration or com

promise

Every Case decided

Warrant to seize Goods

Poundage

- 10

Cents.

One per Cent on amount levied.

folio of 80 words

25 Conts

R. BUNGASS. A. T. GORDON, CIAS. 8r. GEORGE CLEVERLY.

CHAS. E. STEWART..

Land Office, Victorinși pă Hongkong, 13th January, 1844....

Rend and approval, of In Council, January 17, 1844.

R. BURGASS. Clark of the Counoll.

Ir is hereby notified that a Public Auction of Lorses of Crown Lands will be held at the Land Office on Monday the 22nd day of January 184412

The whole of the lots or parcels to be disposed of will be Town Lots, situated on the South Side of the Queen's Road, between the Harbour Master's Hill and the centre Police Station.

The lots will be marked out on the ground previous to the day of sale, and a plan showing the lines of the proposed Streets, the position and size of the lots or parcels to be sold &c &c, may be seen at the Land Office on any day after Monday the 8th of January

1844.

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The class of Building which must be erected on each lot, and all other particulars may be ascertained on ap- plication to the Land Officer fourteen days previous Lo the Sale, and the Leases will be delivered to the Purchasers within one Month from the Day of Sale. By Order of His Excellency the Governor and Com- mander in Chief of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

......

N. B. The sale to commence at 1 A, M," Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th December, 1843.

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Tenders will be received at this Office for Bills to be drawn by H. M. Plenipotentiary in China. on the Right, Hon'ble, the Governor General of India, in Council, for two Lacs of Company's Rupees (2,00,000) in sets of Co, R. 10,000 paya. ble at Fort William thirty days after Sight, in exchange for Mexican, or other Republican dollars of equal Standard, payable into this Treasury on or before the 1st proximo. The Bills will be delivered on the 2nd, or on repeipt of the dollars.

By order,

ANDA CHAS. E. STEWART, Treasurer and Financial Secretary, Treasurers Offeë. Government House, Victoria, 9th January, 1644383).

sound portion of the British press, in the distant pog sessions of the Crown, more than int he present instance Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle,

NOTICE.

Proin this date the Charges for Printing at the Hongkong Gazette Office will be follows

Boat Notes

Opiunt Orders

Bills of Exchange In sots Chemre's

Ship & Articles

Powers of Attorney

Charter Parties Auction Bills

§ 4 por hundred

do,

I do.

1 each or 8 6 per doz

» do. or 6 do do.

Auction Catalogues 479

I do, or 6 do,

.

do.

2 per first 100, and 15

cents for every suc ceeding 100.

per do do, and per do do.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

exceeding 10 Times, 1 month ☀

Ships, not Touger red

General Advertisements under 10 lines first user- tion 1 and 10 cents additional for every line ex- ceeding ten. IPO YL MION

petitions, one fourth of the original charge Contracts may be entered into for long or shortipe, riods Terms may be known on application at the Office

TERMS; CASH.

Victoria, 8th January, 1844.

The publication of the FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE, commenced on Tuesday Inst at 6 o'Clock A. M.

ENGLAND UNITED STATES Aug 15: THE CAPE

Oct, 16

LATEST DATES. 6. MANILA SYDNEY BUANGHAI

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THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONG KONG GAZETTE.

VICTORIA SATURDAY, JANUARY, 20TH 1841.

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We have received numerous applications with regard to the period at which the Hongkong AL- MANAC will be published. Circumstances over which we have

津 compositors, the

Tthe illness of pur

of business arising from our bi-weekly newspaper-have hitherto delayed its

claimed one half of the above Poes, and when not

In Cases where not more than 50 Dollars is Hongkong, which, unless immediately extirpated, will appearance, three sheets however only remain to more than 20 Dollars, one quarter thereof

No. 3

Table of Fees to be taken in the Chief Magis trate's Office, when the amount claimed exceeds 200 Dollars.

+

Bummons

Warrant to apprehend before Sum-

mons served

Warrant to apprehend after Sum

Every Case Called on for enquiry

Cents.

#

mons served, and Defdt. not ap-

20

11

pearing in time

Summons to every Witness

Swearing every Witness

Every order of Arbitration or com-

40

4

promiss

Every Case decided,

Warrant to seize Goods

Poundage

Read and approved of In Council, January, 17th, 1844,

H

One por Cent on the amount levied,

B. BURGASS. Clerk of the Council,

The following table of Fees to be taken In the Land Office having heen, approved of by His Excellency the Governor in Council is published for General inform; ation,

By order,

"RICHARD WOOSNAM, Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th January, 1844,

Table of Fees to be taken in the Land Office at Hongkong,

Preparing any lease or grant

Affixing Public Seal thereto

Registering any assignment

mortgage or other alienation

Every certificate Every search

•

10 Per cent on the

amount of an

nual rentál,

5 Per Cent.

condo

5 Per Cent,

ondo,

5. Dollars.

SLAVERY IN HONGKOro-, We have learnt, with the deepest regret, that a system of slavery, degrading to the British name, has been permitted to spring up at become the nucleus of a a most formidable evil, oppose immense obstacles to the p progress of Curistianity and civilization in that colony, and operate most injuriously upon the Chine throughout the whole of the celestial empire. It is of the highest importance that the au- thorities and people of China should be impressed, from the beginning, with the fact, that the people of this Country detest avery, injustice, and oppression, in all their forms; and are intensely desirous that the bles sings they themselves enjoy should be participated by

the whole human race,

The following extract is from the Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette, which has been forwarded to us, by some unknown hand, for which we feel extre mely obliged

"We have before pointed out the incompatibility of the existence of slavery in a British Colony. It exists here, in one of its most hideous forms, if it be true, that female children have been kidnapped at Canton, and from the villages adjacent, brought to our island, and sold to infamy, We dare not trust ourselves to speak on this subject for the honour of our country, we would wish to add, but cannot, that only natives, are implicated in this detestable traffic.

"Without invoking the grave consideration and special interposition of the Imperial Legislature, or kattapaking its decision, we would fain hope bis Excellen

ey the Plenipotentiary will deem it his bounded duty, or rather his high privilege, to declare, by proclama tion, that a shave, by putung his foot on our island be- comes lege, henceforth here, man cannot hold proper ty in his

ing according Chinese usage, may have removed In justice all who, under the faith of our govern, bither with their slaves, we would permit their remo val; If, however, such removal did not take place within a stipulated time such remaining, should be declared free.

policy, such as we have pointed out, would he heartily approved by the Go- vernment and people at home, who, to the glory of our land, are hearth ap

on the question of ala- Hong November 2, 1842. as 18 intimat our own countrymer transactions alluded and should be mark applies

very

rein, the purpose

a foregoing extract some of implicated in the nefarious they have been guilty of felony, scented forthwith. The same re

first fou

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our native la

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go to press, and we think our subscribers will find no cause to regret the delay, in as much as the - book will contain much information which could not possibly have appeared had the publication ap- peared at the time originally proposed.

-A severe attack of illness "under which we are still labouring has rendered us quite unable to pay attention to business, we trust therefore that any errors which may appear in this day's issue will

Ship-

be overlooked, as also the omission of the ort

ping List. We must call attention to of the Morrisonian Institution

in the last No. of the Chinese Repository; we give below two extracts and shall notice the subject further in

our next.

schoolboys have appeared to me in general unexception. DURING the whole of the last year, the morals of the

able. No ipstance of theft or falsehood in the two ups per classes has come to my knowledge, ... I believe, Indeed, that it

it may be said without the least exaggera- ing of contempt for the character of a liar. I have tion, that they are all habitually impressed with a feel- heard them, when sorae instance of falsehood or low cunning has occurred among the natives around them, say with a look of disgust, that is Chinese. They meanness and gullt of its opposite; so that when these know the value of a character for veracity, and the boya shall have completed their course of stu truth, and their superiority in this res most certainly expect that at least they will be men

generality of their countrymen will be To have a class of Chinese young men may depend for truth, even thoug assuredly be worth to the foreig living among us in our public and

commi their dacation costs Nor will it be t and advant)ge alone, for such a clas others that have not enjoyed equal themselves. The good implante few will not die with them, but by virtue will be hitused more and more widel advances in.

if those who

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nity and honour to part we feel the vane of the ther ina

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