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
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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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