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To the Queen's most
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nis most Excellent
Excellent Majesty
The humble petition of William Tarrant
Victoria Honghing
Hay it please your Majesty
Your Majesti's humble Petitioner in the performance
of
of duties in your Majesty's service laid a statement before the Government of this Colony of certain extortions practised and attempted by Chinese residents in the name Major William Caine, Colonial secretary
Your Majesty's
"Petitioner was mercupon falsely and groundlessly charged by the said Major Caine with
conspiring