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the recent legislation for improving the Police arrangements and the general Sanitary condition of the City-
and
2.
also
against
the Stamp Ordinance.
a
very
Curious
examination
of the Address proves the slight acquaintance of those who presented it with the provisions of the new Ordinances, and the unreasonableness of their protest against the measures at last taken for the protection of British lives and property against the pirates who draw their supplies and information from
3.
Chinese residents here.
Address
5th
Originally the enclosed Address was presented so far back as the ultimo - if I can speak of an Address of 11 October 1866.
Inclosure as presented, of which merely a Chinese version was unexpectedly handed to me, as I was passing. To the Council Chamber. There is no doubt, that at present there is great depression in business-
The recent financial Crisis in England, combined with much unproductive speculation, has lent for the present to render the Mercantile prospects of small Capitalists unusually gloomy. As an illustration of this I enclose an explanation of the present monetary difficulties of the Chinese traders residing here. It is extracted from a recent number of the Daily Press.
5.
Independent however of special circumstances existing at this moment-
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