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question the full measure of attention which it deserved,
and it was not witil I received the Judge's draft that I
realised the full force and import of the proposed loginlat-
101.
The objection to which I refer is that the azoposal
is not in keasing with the new spirit that animates China.
Twenty or thirty years ago we might have enacted mich
legislation without inourring eritiolam, but that day de
past.
As a matter of fant I believe there has been no such
legislation eines the Bigration Act of 1856 confarrod
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upon the Hongkong Government the right of making certain
minor regulations for passenger shies.
Modern China,
with its trained lawyers on the look out for infringement
of its sovereign rights, will strongly rosent the apsiioa-
tion of colonial legislation to China, and may be expected
to take the Firat Osportunity that offere of testing its
velidity. As Mr. Bozie soints out, this is no the for
doubtful legislation, and the only safe couree la to
follow the example of other Powere, and deal with the
matter by Insorial legislation.
To this tho Chinese aro
mont