18

415

19

frequent Chinese Hauses, which I apert

they

do not.

21 Your Grace, therefore,

in view of the

greatly extended protection which the

Ordinance will afford to all unfortunate

women

in

the balony, may

be inclined

to reconsider the expediency of ordering, without clear evidence of its necefity: the extreme measure of Medically inspecting some 2000 women with whom no opportunity of having is wer, or, at least, is very rarely afforded

to Europeans.

intercourse into.

so m

many

as

in

from the bolony

especially

to lead to most serious evilo,

where a Chinese population is concerned. wils which it is a paramount duty of

aw

Government to supprep, whilst there would also be generated

amount of initation and discontent, which it might be impolitic to provoke in the apparent alesence of any adequate necessity. 23. There is still ample time for further consideration, because I have neither the buildings

A merely

for at

22. Such entail great expense, but from the peculion "Jealous feelings of the Chinese on

a measure would not

and

the subject might

Cause the exodus

of

once

nor means at this moment

undertaking that general

Medical inspection which has been suggested by Your Space

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and also because, whatever be the recommendations

it is

the beammipion now sitting, it

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