CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 313

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resistance could never be matured; the popular

leaders writ be too well known.

The fecer of Exposure to a scruting - sufficiently searching has already driven many worthless characters from the

com

mmunity, and crime has consequently decreased. With wery step to improvement in the public morals the necessity of maintaining an expensive police - Establishment becomes less urgent. Another advantageous feature of the Registration - the certainly it affords of :stäblishing personal identity - has been shongly exemplified before the Supreme Court ; and judgine from the anxiety shown by the European inhabitants to have their servants regiderces, Infer that the comparative security it affords is at length sufficiently appreciated. In entering so fully sepon

the

in a pecent case,

subject

538

subject. Spespectfully hope that I shall

not be considered as over

Jen

stepping the bounid of duty.

years experiences of the Chinese, character and the opportunities I have had

of watching the working of the present Ordinance have convinced me

that albeit

capable of improvement in details, it must become a most.

most powerful and useful instrument in the hands of Government. Irstimate the present population

of the Colorry at 28817 souls exclusive of the Military and Police ; in the following proportions -

Europeans. halives of hidia.

Males. Imales Children Total.

4.55

346

go

12 4

30

595

362

Chinese occupying brick buildings. 6000 960| 300 | 7460

Living

boats.

Laborers, Artizans, Mechanicst in

600 1800 1200 3600

the different buibings in course prection )

Maders visitors tothers.

In the imploy of Europeans.

10,000

300

1300

Total 23817

Nalive

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