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principal Colonies in Australasia frir. Queensland, New Zealand, - and Victoria). But I recognize the fact that it would be practically impossible to create an elective Municipality Hongkong, for probably not a single Englishman would be cleated to it. From the enclosed report of the Colonial Treasurer, it will be seen that there are:-
(1.) English rate-payers (2.) Chinese
in
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(3) Others (Chiefly Portuguese)_ 98
Enclosure 2. 1st Defethe 1995.
As
24s the policy and action of my administration here, as well as
many of my despatches, abundently prove, I feel much sympathy
with the Chinese; I admire their industry, their sobriety, and their many other good qualities; and I have always shaped my course
so as never
to
run counter without
grave necessity to their national "Feelings,
or even to their national
I have appointed
prejudices. I have
one
of their leading and most. respected merchants and property
owners