I have respected you to forward immediated the
Blue Books for 1877-8-9
The
Blue Book is required
by the 269 Colonial Regulation to he
the
Completed during the first quarter of the year succeeding that to which it
relates and I attach
meets importame for various recons
to its transnasion
RAFT.
Mr.
Mr.
MINUTE,
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Herbert.
Mr. Grant Duf.
Lord Kimberley.
duct.
as
carky
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possible after that
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period.
3. It appears
that in December
1876 the population
amounted to 139144
of whom 130168 were Chinese. The
remainder comprised
besides soldiers, sailors,
police, prisoners, and temporary. residents, whose
religions were
a
not indicate, resident population
of 3579 persons of whom the Christian