CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 268

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No 122.

The Carl

Lin J. 7 Davis,

19th October, 1896.

Vistoria, Honghong,

Received

Spey,

of 15th August, 18h6. of Berpatches to 1.12

Acknowledging receipt

N123. Miscellaneous.

1726 Hong

Hour

1840

232

Victoria, Hongkong,

22nd October, 1846.

My Lord,

In reply to Your Lordship's Despatch N.11 of August 12th

of August 12th calling for

some explanation relative to a notice placed on the journal of the House of Commons by the Honorable Member for Bolton, it is satisfactory to be able to enclose - the annexed report from the Magistrate

of

Police

From this it will be apparent.

Dr

that the feer main points in Br Bearing's

charge against the Government of the

Colony fall to the

e ground, viz. that certain Chinese were flogged for merely not having obtained tickets of registration; and that after

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

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Je,

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being