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and on the action which Lieutenant-
Commander Haslewood states to have been
taken by your Government with a view to
exercising restraint upon the activities
of Mrs. Haslewood.
3. I shall be glad if at the
same time further consideration could be
(havn, 10 of
given to the third course suggested in the
Earl of Kimberley's despatch of the 18th
of March, 1882, viz. to require all
children. taken into adoption to be
registered and thereafter subject to visita-
tion. Such registration should facilitate
the exercise by the Registrar-General of
his powers under section 32 of Ordinance
No.4 of 1897 to interfere on behalf of
girls who are ill-treated,
I have, etc.
(Signed) MILNER
No.22 of C/3185.
DRAFT.
UNDER H.L.HASLEWOOD,R.N.
MINUTE.
Mr. Beckett
5/4/20 Mr. Dixon 9/4/20
Mr.
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Sir H. Lambert.
Sir H. Reud.
[Sir G. Fiddes.
ACL Amery.
Lord Milner.
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Sir,
Downing Street,
April,
1920.
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I am directed by Viscount
Milner to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 28th of March con-
taining your observatione on the
subject of the alleged purchase and
slavery of children in Hong Kong.
A copy of that letter and of your
letter of the 20th of February is
being sent to the Governor of Hong
Kong who is being requested to furnish
a report on such of the matters as have
not been dealt with already in reports
received in recent years.
2. Sir E.Stubbe is also being
asked to furnish a report on the
action which you state was taken by the
Colonial Government with a view to
exercising