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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.

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given to the most skilful. Those cer tificates should Mate the namo, Age, and appear. "ance of the Individual,

from carolessness and inattention the circumstances have been allowed

allowed to become so complex as to require much explanation and unravelling, the un- dersigned must for his own credit decline to mix himself up in such transactions; and he has ac || cordingly to request that British subjects will be

[Signed]

| We have hitherto found no difficulty or incon- venience in the working of the new Customhouse

system.

I enclos extract of a private letter from Mr. Smith ( (who is connected with the House of Bell & Co. Macao, now acting as supercargo of the

of

12. Lastly, All Master and Suporcargons of British Vossels will be required to subsrecharge regulations before being permitted to discharge; and the Undersigned will in the event of any careful in bringing cases of like nature before him. Helen Stewart ) to myself, by which Your Excel. breach of them, reserve to Himself the right of imposing such penalties as the greator or lessor aggravations of the case may seem to call for.

[Signed}

R. THOM. H. M's. Officiating Consul for Ningpo, British Consulate e Ningpo, 1st January, 1846

R. THOM. H. M's Officiating Consul for Ningpo. British Consulate, Ningpo, 1st. January, 1844.

True Copy

RICHARD WOOŻNAM. A

CIRCULAR No.?

British Consulate Ningpo others, interested in the Trade of Ninged an Of

16th January, 1844.

loney will be able to form a pretty good idea the present state and prospects of the Ningpo market. It is understood between us that all com- mercial information pr

procured in this way, is strip." lly private that is to say, I may

for Your Excellency's own

in- is not to which might

formation of H. M's Government, be put into the hands of third prejudice the business of the man who furnishes it. I should like very much to see a few cargoes of

Rice and Paddy brought here for sale. The price is now high and rising could we manage to bring

To British Merchants, and

o. || The Undersigned has this day Siri

ficial communication from the Intendant of Circuit, y appointed to re- gulations agreed upon betskeen the High Authori|lowing shroff-shops are specially app

and ties of this place and myself, for the wholesomeceive Duties on behalf of Foreign Merchants, restriction and government of such British Subjects that their receipts for the same will be considered as may resort to Ningpo for Commercial or other as equally valid with those of His Excellency

himself. purposes.

I beg to wait upon you with popy of Certain Re-in which His Excellency states, that the three to down by an importation of Rice from abroad,

As the Chinese Government hold me in the first instance responsible for the good conduct of all my. Countrymen while here, you will at once perceive that in my own defence I am compelled to adopt the most stringent measures to repress every thing that may be considered wrong or irregular, and I have accordingly to request, that you will grant permission to no one under your command to re. pair to Ningpo, who is not thorougly acquainted with, and prepared to subscribe to, the accompany- ing Regulations.

I have the honor to remain

Sir

1st. The

of which

Kew-nu shroff shop,

久安

the -responsible

職員葉金鋐

in Government employ.

2d, The

[Stened)

most obedient humble servant

THOM

af which

H."M's Officiating "Consul for Ningpa..

P. S. I further enclose a copy of the Regula

tions of the port as regards British Merchant Ves-

person

It

it would render the Foreign Trade very popular among the body of the people. This is a political end end worth gaining, and I hardly think that the pre- sent state of the Rice Market should be lost sight of altogether.

Mr. Smith in his letter alludes to an attempt at a Tea monopoly on the part of one Fangqua or Fanqua, who was formerly at Canton. This is the first attempt at Monopoly that I have heard of since I came to Ningpo, and the moment that I

Yé Kinhung can get the Sir Edward Ryan off my hands, I

shall proceed to take up the case. It is one of.

these questions that require a little caution and ma-

nagement, still I do not despair of bringing it to a

源和 Yuen-Ho shroff shop satisfactory issue.

the

responsible person

生員鐘光建

Chung

sel, and will feel obliged by you making them Kwang-Keen having the Literary title of a Săng-

as generally known as possible to all parties con-yuen,

cerned.

[Signed]

.

R. THOM

Hints to British merchants resorting to Ningpo for purposes of Trade,

1. It must be borne in mind, that weights and measures differ widely in every part of China, and that consequently there is a great difference be- tween those employed at Canton, and those in use at Ningpo.

Many mistakes have already taken place in con- sequence, and to obviate such mistakes in future, the undersigned strongly recommends all Britis merchants having commercial dealings at this port whether in buying or selling goods by weight or measure, or paying or receiving money by weight, to reduce every thing to Custom-HOUSE STANDARD for which end the standard weights and measures of this Consulate will always be at the service of any merchant, who may wish to adjust his own by them, or to have a similar set made.

2. British merchants are reminded that the Ningpo merchants are not men of the same esta- blished character and great means as the Hong merchants of Canton. Great care should there- fore be taken when goods have been sold to deliver them as per muster, and in good order and con- dition before witnesses, lest the market falling, the purchaser should damage them and say that he received them in that state, as a pretext to throw up his bargain; and still more in buying goods, every package should be most carefully examined before being removed from the seller's promises, in order to guard against false-packing and other frauds which are very common in this part of the

country.

3. There being no longer security merchants to pay the debts and fulfil the engagements of those who are unfortunate or of those who commit Acts of fraud, British subjects are hereby cautioned aga- inst giving credit to any large amount. A Barter

trade will be what that in the end i

and no matter

the best

Jum

be, whether in making sales or

purchases, B British subjects are

• strongly recommended to exact a sale or purchase note (vulgarly called a long-chop) without which document, in the event of fraud or failure, the suf ferer would find great difficulty to establish his claim in a Chinese Court of Law,

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Lastly. While the undersigned has every wish to assist such of his countrymen as may be unhap- pily involved in losses from frauds or failures at Ningpo, yet, in justice to himself, he must insist on the transections brought before him being not only themselves perfectly just and straight forward, but moreover of such a tangible and business-like shape that when he takes them up he may have some prospect of bringing them, if not always to a satisfactory, at least to an intelligible issue,

Respecting all cases that are not perfectly con- sistent with what is right and proper between man and

man, as

as well as all cases of mere suspicion without evidence, or where the British subject has been in part to blame in the first instance,or where

ad, The

久和 Ken-ho shroff'shop

of which

職

responsible person

Suy-tan in Government employ,

T. M.

Duties will be received in pure Sycee Silver 98 to 100 touch Custom house weight, withithe addition of one tael two mace per hundred taels (1. 2. p. 100 T.), expenses for remelting as at Can- ton or if the Duties bepaid in foreign money the Said foreign money will be put through the cru- pible and taken for just so much pure Silver as it yields, with the addition of 1. 2. p. 100 taels for remelting as above,

R. THOM.

0

T. M.

H. M's, Offolating Consul for Ningpo. British Consulate, Ningpo, 13th January, 1844,

True Copy

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTIN. GER Bart., G. C. B. Chief Superintendent of Trade &c, &c. in China is pleased to direct that the annexed copy of a letter No, 5 dated the 20th of January 1844, to his address from Robert Thom Esqr., Her Majesty's Consul at Ningpo be published for general information,

By Order,

RICHARD WOOSNAM. Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, February 6th, 1844.

Bir,

British Consulate Ningpo 20th January 1844.

As Your Excellency is no doubt most anxious to learn the particulars of any mercantile transac-- tions which have taken place at Ningpo since the Port was opened, I be to state for Your Excel- lency's information that unce the 1st of January I have secured th

Ships, viz

Tat The British ship Helen Stewart adly The do do Sir Edward Ryan

8dly The American Barque Oscar (This last was secured on the Captain and Super- cargo addressing me officially, and engaging to obey my orders as if she were a British Vessel),

Of the three ships mentioned above, the Sir Edward Ryan is already discharged, and is now about to proceed to Macao, and I expect that American Barque Oscar will f her in a lew days Both these ships will go away empty,

The Helen Stewart merely landi supercargo makes sales; the is to remain here for some time, and will, I think, go away a full ship.

Hoping that Your Excellency will find the en- closed

extract of interest.

I remain,

Your Excellency's

Most Obedient humble servant,

[Signed]

R THOM

H. M's Officiating Consul for Ningpo.

To His Excellency

Sir HENRY POTTINGER, Bart. G, C. B.

&c. &c. &c., Hongkong. True Copy

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

at this Office for Bilb to be

of Co. R. 10,000 payable as poss after Sight, in exchange for Mexican, or other Repti blican dollars of equal Standard, payable into this Trea- The Bills will be delivered on receipt of the

sury.

dollars.

By order,

CHAS. E. STEWART, Treasurer and Financial Secretary. Treasurers Office, Government House, Victoria, 9th January, 1844.

BUILDING MATERIALS FOR SALE. NOTICE is hereby given, that on Thursday the 15th Instant the whole of the Materials of the Bar- racks and other Military buildings at West Point will be sold by Public Auction, in the undermen- tioned Lots, viz

Lot 1 Guard Room

C

2 East Soldiers lower Barrack.

27.

17

3 West do. do. do.

4 South Soldiers' Barrack.

33

5 East Officers' Quarters.

"

6 West do do.

Outbuildings marked 7. do. do. 6.

do.

The lots to be removed at the purchaser's ex- pense within one month from the day of Sale. Farther conditions of sale, and other particulars, to be known at this Office, or at that of the Com- manding Royal and Superintending Engineer, and the buildings to be viewed on application to the Chinese Compradore in charge of them,

The Sale to take place at West Point, and to

commence at noon

EDWARD PINE COFFIN, C. G.

Victoria, 8th February, 1844.

Comancariat,

CONTRACT POR WORKS. Sealed Tenders will be received until the Tenth of Rebniary next at Noon from Persons will- ing to contract for forming streets, building - wers, and for other works in the Town of Victoria. The Drawings and specifications may be seen at this Office after the 3rd of February.

T CORDON, Band officer.

Land Office 26th January 1844, 20

Punic tenders will the 9th February

such

may

be willing to contract for Buikling aBillard Room at

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