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invight their families to reside on the Island has lately increased - The effect of this is that the respectability of the neighbourhoods in which these persons reside is proportionably. greater. Many bad charactors have, I have

reason to believe, been driven as

ove, ben driven away

in this

manner. There seems also to have arisen a

among Chinese and

better understanding among

Europeans-and I believe the Tehos, or Native

head men (who 6 present during every

ر کے مجھے کہ مجھے سمجھے

Emany small

Chinese investigation ) settle

differences without the intervention

of the

Magistrate. They have been ordered to do so

in

id

every practicable case, as where the injury

e are

only personal, the ends of justice answered, and greater satisfaction is given to the litigants; who, however, are

who, however; are fully aware that they are not thereby deprived of any previously existing right. Many other - might be adduced, but they will

teaded

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I have no doubt suggest themselves. Shape that

the decrease of crime is permanents - It can, I

think, only be made so.

be made so by a stricte

Esystems of

prevention, as escape from the Island is so easy, that when a crime has been committed, the chances of capturin

Kuring the offender will

be

- very small, so long as the Chinese Officers

continue to render so little,

assistance at all.

or rather

no

[ Rigned. / C. B. Hillier,

Opg Chief Magistrate of Blics.

(True Erptracts

Maine

Officiating Colonial Secretary .