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"China" and
d the
present
Ordinance is limited in its
application to offenders" not being Bubjects of 't hina .
the
In my Reports expont
former
Ordinance II adverted
to the necessity, which existed.
of adopting Atringent measures
in
order to keep out of the
beling the cast number of Chinese "Criminats and professiona thieves who persistent lif. repeat= their visits from the
Main Land,
the
dangerona
adjoining
and I submitted that
thise
cessity of deporting
Characters Roving
COAMIS~
of 1 april 1867.
187
2366-67.
been recognized by Ordinance
No 9 of 185
the event.
1887 the
277
on a ctment.
providing for thes. Funishment. in the Colony,
if found at large though limited in its operation to Chinese, world probably not considered open to the séjeation.
be
of
contraven
vening
f t au so
I of Article
XIII of the Governor's Instructions .
I omitted howover to state
that this, Governme
ment AANA S
authorized by Heis Grax. the
Duke of Buckingham when Secretary of State for the Colonies to legislate specially,
in respect. of the Punishment of Chinese