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improvements undertaken by him, also the progress of his Departinent, during the past year... Imay here

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remark that the Convicts sentenced to

hard labour, the chief portion of whom are Chinese, have been profitably Employed on Public Works:-

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Four Ordinances were passed during the year, ht I being for the Regulation of "The beol of doughing, and W. 2" for the Removal of doubts regarding the night

if Aliens to hold and tranefer property "within the Colony. The two last, W=3 and 4, were, as already reported, for the Amendment of previous Incitments._

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Population.

6. The huclosed Returns by the

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Officiating Registrer General show that the Vital Population of Honghong on the 3106 December, 1853, Consisted of 39,017 Persous, exclusive of Troops.. As to the Chmate, the Report of Dr Harland, the dicting Colonial Surgeon, appended to the "Blue Book, Contains very accurate statistical information connected with this subject... The Sanitary condition of the Colonial baol is given in the ruclosed Returin from the Acting Sheriff which shows that amongst it's simates, averaging 138 throughout the year, only 3 deaths

recurred, and all in January.. 12. According to the Enclosed. Memorandum

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