No. Title Date
1 Slave trade : return to an address of the Honourable House of Commons, dated 24 February 1826 : for, copies or extracts of all correspondence touching the slave trade, received from the Governors of Sierra Leone, and other British possessions on the coast of Africa, and from the Governors of the Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope, since 1st January 1825, and not already before the House (Mauritius)
2 Mauritius slave trade : Minutes of evidence taken before the Select Committee appointed (in the last session of Parliament) to inquire whether the slave trade has prevailed at Mauritius, and to what extant, and the causes thereof; and to report thereon to the House, together with the minutes of evidence taken before them. 13 May - 23 May 1826
3 Colonial revenue : return to an address to his Majesty, dated 23 December 1830 : for, copy of the report of the commissioners apppointed by His Majesty's warrant of the 21st June 1830, to inquire into the receipt and expenditure of the revenue in the colonies and foreign possessions (so far it related to the Mauritius)
4 China : return to an order of the Hon the House of Commons dated 13 April 1840; for, copy of a communication from certain merchants of the city of London to the secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to the measures adopted by Her Majesty's Government, on the interruption of the commercial intercourse with China, with signatures attached thereto
5 China : return to an order of the Hon the House of Commons dated 26 April 1841; for an account of the expenditure ordinary and extraordinary, incurred on account of the China expedition up to the latest date; together with an estimate of the extraordinary expenditure, up to the 30th day of April 1841, so far as such account and estimate can be made
6 Estimates : 1. Canada - expenses of the service consequent upon the late insurrection; 2. China - expenses of the expedition for the year ending 31 March 1842
7 Ship voyage : return to an order for the honourable the House of commons, dated 1 April 1840: for, copy of any despatch or letter from captain Smith, of Her Majesty's ship Volage, datailing the particulars of the action in which that ship was engaged with the war junks of the Chinese government
8 East India and China : return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons dated 13 March 1846; for a return "of the value of bullion imported into each of the Indian presidencies from China in the years 1830 to 1845 ...", a return "of the value of bullion exported from the Indian presidencies to China in the years 1830 to 1845 ...", a return "of the amount realized upon the opium sold by the East India Company in the Bengal presidency in the years 1830 to 1845 ...", a return "of the quantity and estimated value of the opium for which passes were granted by the authorities in the Bombay presidency in the years 1830 to 1845 ..."
9 Opium (Hong Kong) : return to an address of the Hon the House of Commons dated 8 August 1859; for "copies of the ordinance (no 2 of 1858) passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council, for 'licensing and regulating the sale of prepared opium', specifying the date of its confirmation by Her Majesty's Government", "Of the grants thereunder made of the sole privilege of preparing opium and selling the same within Hong Kong", "Of the report and minutes of a committee of the said counsil upon certain circumstances conencted with the first grant of such privelege, and the minte o council adopting report", "and of all correspondence relating to the matters aforsaid"
10 China : return to an order of the Hon the House of Commons dated 11 July 1860 ; for, statements "showing the total amount of grants made by estimates submitted to Parliament in the present session to meet the expenses of hostilities in China including the estimate lately presented to the house; the additions (as nearly as the same can be calculated) made the army and navy estimates of the current year, on account of the contemplated operations; votes to cover deficiencies in the estimated of last yeat, arising from the expenses of preparing from these operations; and, votes of credit;"", "Showing, up to the latest date to which the same can be given, the amounts expended inder following heads -1. Pay and allowances of troops sent to China; 2. Cost of transport of troops to China; 3. Cost and freight of naval and military stores sent to China, including coals; 4. Other charges" , "And, showing dates of various orders given for sending troops and stores to China"
11 Chinese expedition 1859-60 : vote of credit; Chinese expedition
12 China (vote of credit) 1860 : an estimate of the sum required to be voted towards defraying the expenses of naval and military operations in China beyond the ordinary grants for navy and army services for the year 1860-1; including a repayment of £ 443,896 to the Government of India, for advances on account of former expeditions to China
13 China : estimate of grant to marine forces in China
14 Ecclesiastical grants (colonies) : Return (in part) to an address of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 8 May 1873; - for, "Copy or extracts of despatch or despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor or Governors of any of the west India colonies, setting forth the views of Her majesty's Government in regard to ecclesiastical grants, and to the establishment of religious equality in such colonies (in continuation of Parliamentary paper no. 269 of session 1871);" "And similar return for the other colonies, or any of them." Colonial Office ... E.H. Knatchbull-Hugessen. (Mr Charley.) Part III. Mauritius.
15 Opium (Hong Kong) : return to an address of the honourable the House of Commons dated 22 April 1847 : "for copies of ordinance no. 21 of 1844 for licensing the sale of opium within the colony of Hong Kong dated 26th day of November 1844", "of the regulations for the sale of opium by retail, made by his excellency the governor of Hong Kong, dated 28th day of February 1845, or any other regulations on the subject", "of dissent in Legislative Council of Hong Kong by R. Montgomery Martin, on the proposition for licensing the retail consumption of opium in Hong Kong"
16 China (opium) : an estimate of the sum required to make good to certain holders of opium surrendered in China in March 1839 the amount of compensation due to them under the 4th article of the Treaty of peace with China