CO129-018 - Others - 1846 — Page 602

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and from

Saw confers upon the Regirtion of deeming

the simple fact that He

то

ofprentice

is extremely abhorrent to Chinese prejudice

respectable Chinese will present himself unless under much stronger inducements

the Island has to

than

means

any

offer =

As a

of obtaining Census it would only the population of Hong Kong

lead into error;

one

Coolies Come

can obtain employment has nearly

being a peculiarly fleeting to it only while they

probably

And

Ceased

a

very

now that building

small proportion of the number

registered would be found upon the Island: Previous to its enactment, we did very well

without it: certainly

some

Robberies attended

with violence took place; but these courred at isolated positions, now surrounded "gapopulous neighbourhood, before woads: had been formed, and

long before the was in its présent efficient indeed most of the late attempts have been made by partic

Police force

state

al-

Rothery

state of

landing from a distance, which in Consequence of the improved

the loads, and the Police, have uniformly been unsuccessful

In conclusion I bey respectfully to offer the following opinion. I that