invight their families to reside on the Island has lately increased - The effect of this is that the respectability of the neighbourhoods in which these persons reside is proportionably. greater. Many bad charactors have, I have
reason to believe, been driven as
ove, ben driven away
in this
manner. There seems also to have arisen a
among Chinese and
better understanding among
Europeans-and I believe the Tehos, or Native
head men (who 6 present during every
ر کے مجھے کہ مجھے سمجھے
Emany small
Chinese investigation ) settle
differences without the intervention
of the
Magistrate. They have been ordered to do so
in
id
every practicable case, as where the injury
e are
only personal, the ends of justice answered, and greater satisfaction is given to the litigants; who, however, are
who, however; are fully aware that they are not thereby deprived of any previously existing right. Many other - might be adduced, but they will
teaded
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I have no doubt suggest themselves. Shape that
the decrease of crime is permanents - It can, I
think, only be made so.
be made so by a stricte
Esystems of
prevention, as escape from the Island is so easy, that when a crime has been committed, the chances of capturin
Kuring the offender will
be
- very small, so long as the Chinese Officers
continue to render so little,
assistance at all.
or rather
no
[ Rigned. / C. B. Hillier,
Opg Chief Magistrate of Blics.
(True Erptracts
Maine
Officiating Colonial Secretary .