men to Prison for Trial at the Apizes. If further evidence were required to prove how subversive of good order and is found to be in practice, the

equity

the

system

Rocerds of the Courts of Justice for the past three years would suffice to show that the wils attending

are

the system than these they

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of greater magnitude are supposed to control.

The irregular agento

are too liable to abuse their power,

Aneans

of intimidation to

than

and by become rather

a

scourge

protection to the natives and hush

up crimes when paid to do so,

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Government

cent on some points is the

price of withholding it or others.

I should be very glad if

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my experience with Chinese justified

my neing less

severe

referring to them I have

language in

to them generally _ as it is

hesitation in recording

no

my opinion regarding them as

native Watchmen and Private Detectives:

They

are too liable to be influenced

by their countrymen, and to lean

at times more to Criminals than to the authorities; and hence the

them

danger of employing excepting

under the strictest surveillance.

while the information given

to the

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