CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845 — Page 107

in

Jous

omi

ard of

from applying to the Portuguese for redres as in the first place they

were unable

of

to afford it, & secondly the mere application would have acknowledged their jurisdiction in the place.

Fortunately a very different state things exrits here, & since I have convinced the native inhabitants that no emissary of Chinese jurisdiction with be allowed to set her foot in the Colony and that

robbers & Lonsebreakers will be either

The

In

the

shot by the Police or hanged in the course of Law, the security enjoyed town of Victoria has immensely increased.

numerous resort of Chinese of greater respectability to Hagkang proves, the benefit of this increased security. The number is reported by the Registrar, have increased during the last eight

to 30,000 and the

months from

20 to

b

not

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emigrants are accompanied by

& families.

their wives &

I herve to.

(signed) J. F. Davis

emigrants