CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 357

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Colonial Surgeon the Chief Naval and Military Surgeons who shall

be empowered to form a body of Rules which when sanctioned

by the officer administering the Government shall become

law.

I should further propose

that I be permitted to bring in forthwith

an Ordinance which generally

without terrifying as the general subject of controlling prostitution will at any rate have the effect if properly carried out of preventing the disease at present existing from much further

increase and will show the

Naval authorities that the Government is desirous

of checking

if possible the evil of which they complain.

If authorised by the Chief Governor I am prepared to lay the ordinance before

the

Legislative Council within

18 hours. In conclusion I

would beg leave to state that there will be less difficulty in dealing with prostitution in this Colony than with the

evil in

other parts

of the world as

I believe the

prostitutes here to be almost

without exception Chinese who

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Colonial Surgeon the Chief Naval and Military Surgeons who shall be empowered to form a body of Rules which when sanctioned by the officer administering the Government shall become law. I should further propose that I be permitted to bring in forthwith an Ordinance which generally without terrifying as the general subject of controlling prostitution will at any rate have the effect if properly carried out of preventing the disease at present existing from much further increase and will show the Naval authorities that the Government is desirous of checking if possible the evil of which they complain. If authorised by the Chief Governor I am prepared to lay the ordinance before the Legislative Council within 18 hours. In conclusion I would beg leave to state that there will be less difficulty in dealing with prostitution in this Colony than with the evil in other parts of the world as I believe the prostitutes here to be almost without exception Chinese who
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11 350 Colusal Surgeen the Chief Naval and Military Surgeons who shall be empowered to for a body of Inles which when sanctioned by the officer administering the Government shall become law. Suould further propose that I be permitted to bring in forthwith Ordinance which general without terrabiny as the gener subject of controlling prostitution will at any tate have the effect if properly carried out of preventing the discuse at present existing from much further increase and will show the Naval authorities that the beat. Gwemment is desimus of checking if possible the coil of which they complain. If sometioned by the Sient: Gwener I am prepared to lay their ordinance before the legislative Council within 18 hours. In conclusion I would beg leave to state that there will be less difficulty in dealing with prostitution in this Colony them with the wil in other pust somme loit every of the world as the world as I believe the prostitutes here to be almost without exception chinese who
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Colusal Surgeen the Chief Naval and Military Surgeons who shall

be empowered to for a body of Inles which when sanctioned

by the officer administering the Government shall become

law.

Suould further propose

that I be permitted to bring in forthwith

Ordinance which

general

without terrabiny as the gener subject of controlling prostitution will at any tate have the effect if properly carried out of preventing the discuse at present existing from much further

increase and will show the

Naval authorities that the beat.

Gwemment is desimus

of checking

if possible the coil of which they complain.

If sometioned by the Sient: Gwener I am prepared to lay their ordinance before

the

legislative Council within

18 hours. In conclusion I

would beg leave to state that there will be less difficulty in dealing with prostitution in this Colony them with the

wil in

other pust

somme loit

every

of the world as

the world as I believe the

prostitutes here to be almost

without exception chinese who

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