28 RS No 29
Census and Registration Office Victoria, Hong Kong, 1th July 1855.
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In obedience to our yours by letter Nr. 336 dated 26th ult., desiring to be furnished for the information of the Registrar General in England with the most recent return of the population of the Colony,
I have the honor to forward to you, to be laid before His Excellency The Governor, the returns (No. 142) of Census obtained on the 31st December 1854; also, based upon those returns, a return, Nr. 3, of the population of this Colony on the 30th June 1855.
The Honorable W. T. Mercer, Colonial Secretary.
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This latter return is necessarily estimated as it was not readily practicable to follow the yearly course of obtaining Census returns from each house: it will be perceived that the total increase during six months is stated to be 958, which is almost wholly confined to the Chinese in the City of Victoria.
As this appears remarkable without data and explanation, I add the following particulars.
A progressive increase of the Chinese population has been visible during the preceding six years, caused undoubtedly by the satisfactory returns of business within, and trade from and to the Colony; houses of a superior class were also gradually replacing the earlier habitations,
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Registration Office Victoria, Hangerang,
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1th July 1855.
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order, Conveyed
In obedience to
our
yours
by letter. Nr. 336 dated 26th UWV, desiring
to be furnished for the information of the Registrar beneral in England with the most recent return of the population of the Colony 7o.,
I have the honor to
forward to you, to be laid before His - Excellency The Governor, the returns
( No. 142 ) of Census obtained on the 3140 December 18511; also, based upon those
returns, a return, Nr. 3) of the population
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The Honorable W... Mercer ly=
Colonial Secretory.
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of this Colony on the 30th June 1855. This
latter return is vec
necessarily
estimated es
it was not reads
ot readily practicable to follow-
Census returns
the yearly course of obtaining from each house : it will be perceived
the last
that the total increase during sir mouths is stated to be 9581 which is almost wholly confined to the Chinese in the City of Victoria.
this
As, without-data and explanation
appears remarkable, I ass the following particulars.
A progressive increase of the Chinese
during the
population has been visible dr
undoubtedly.
sire years, caused undoubt
preceding siis years,
by the satisfactory returns of business
within, and trade from
and to the
Colony;
houses of a superior class were also
gradually replacing the carlin habitations,
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