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important
a.
maller without having thoroughly satisfied myself of their
reliability. In the conser
of my ordinary duties as Protector of Chinese in this Colorry I have become well acquainted with many of the most influential Murchants and
Compradors in Wongtong,
Men
do not hesitate to express their as to the line of poling
convictions
who
adopted by the Gounement. They
Governi implained, and bittuly complained, of the projected worthing of the Order " and cleanliness Ordinance" so far it authorized the investigation by Medical Inspecter of their private
haises,
a miaQAAY
e which
was
ao
نه
introduced at the
lime
as
the
Stamp Ordinance. I have haview.
since heard
many
state that masmuch
of these men
with the
AA
sxuption of receipt stamps, and/
an
Promissory Noles, the Ordinance
stamps would rarely husement of. དད་་ན་ན་འབ་མིག) Forriger
A cent,
ao
them the dis=
the native
compared with the
was my leninitly dealt with; therefore instead of having of fright they felt perfectly indifferent to the action taken to
prevent its
9.
being brought into face. | However, being satisfied with
the opinion of the Chinese Merchants, which I had received from chin