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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO] BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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With the Exxception of this last all have received Her Majesty's.

Confirmation, as has a Regula. Generalis passed in November for increasing the number of briminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, and reducing Fees ._

6 . . Bry the returns of the Registrar General it will be sien

that a most remarkable increase

has taken place in the Chinese_ Population of the Colony. In 1853–

the chinese numbered 37,536. in 1854- 54,072. _ This increase is mainly referable to Victoria, and arises._ directly and indirectly from the confusion which has prevailed in

the City of Canton and its neighbourhon

more

particularly in the latter half of the _ The influx of people. flying from the troubles that ___ threatened the provincial City -

caused the direct addition to our numbers, and as amongst these were many tradesmen business als ___ came with them, and with increase of trade came further increase of popielation.

The Registrar General's Returns. are of course exclusive of troops, and I may add that to the presence of these Troops though much reduced

in number is to be attributed the

confidence with which during the