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5.

50

simple number of respectable Attornies in practice at home all I suggest to the Chinese an Attornice in Admission of Clincare 1712

Sir,

and Courts of Law. They peculiar race of people, out in my opinion are generally crafty, corrupt, mendacious, and deficient in their qualifications such as are required for the due administration of justice, and on the depositing of briefs of delicacy and importance should be a person of the highest integrity.

Further I may add that I do not believe the Chinese feel bound by any oath they may make, one bounty our make pin our Honouring.

(Anabopy)

(Signed) J. Fordger,

21. June 1856.

Memorandum

2/

M.L.b.

To the Secretary.

12:457.

(Copy.) Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Hongkong,

25th June 1856.

I shall place your letter of yesterday before His Excellency the Governor, as soon as His Excellency's health permits his attendance at Office. In the meantime I shall forward your Despatch to the place to which it properly belongs.

I take the opportunity of here noting that in large part of your objection now made to Ordinance No. 12 of 1856 embodied by myself in an amendment proposed in Committee before the Ordinance

The Honorable J. J. Edger, Esquire.

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5. 50 simple number of respectable Attornies in practice at home all I suggest to the Chinese an Attornice in Admission of Clincare 1712 Sir, and Courts of Law. They peculiar race of people, out in my opinion are generally crafty, corrupt, mendacious, and deficient in their qualifications such as are required for the due administration of justice, and on the depositing of briefs of delicacy and importance should be a person of the highest integrity. Further I may add that I do not believe the Chinese feel bound by any oath they may make, one bounty our make pin our Honouring. (Anabopy) (Signed) J. Fordger, 21. June 1856. Memorandum 2/ M.L.b. To the Secretary. 12:457. (Copy.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th June 1856. I shall place your letter of yesterday before His Excellency the Governor, as soon as His Excellency's health permits his attendance at Office. In the meantime I shall forward your Despatch to the place to which it properly belongs. I take the opportunity of here noting that in large part of your objection now made to Ordinance No. 12 of 1856 embodied by myself in an amendment proposed in Committee before the Ordinance The Honorable J. J. Edger, Esquire.
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5. 50 simple sumber of respectable Attornies in practice it home all I sljest to the Chinese an Attornice in Audmission of Clincare 1712 sire_. and Counts of Low. They peculiar race of peopley out in my opinion are generally crafty, corrupt, mendations, and deficient= in there qualifications soluch seedful Lin as are truation thy legal Adover, che, on the depositing of berets of deliency and pinportance should be a phome of the highest integrity Further I may add that I do not believe the Chinese feet bound by any Both they mary make, of Love! one bounty our Make pin our Hooughing. (Anabopy) (Signed) f. Fordger, 21. June 1856. Mamma 2/ M.L.b._ at Tecretary. 12:457. (loppy.) Colonial Decretary's office, diz, Vistnia, Honghng, 25th June 18860. I shall place your letter of yesterday before His Roscelleney the "Governor, as some as His sellency's " health permits his attendance at Office in the meantime I shall hound In your Dissent to the blink Ramsile to schvom it poroperly belongs. I take the opportunity of leere noting that in large part of yo 1007 your objection now made to Ordinance M: 12 d 1856 embrelied by myself of Drow li - in an amendment proposed sin Cameit before the Ordinance The Honorable J. J. Edger, Esquire. troud
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5.

50

simple sumber of respectable Attornies

in practice

it home all I sljest to the

Chinese an Attornice in

Audmission of Clincare

1712

sire_. ᄂ

and

Counts of Low. They peculiar race of peopley out in my opinion are generally crafty, corrupt, mendations, and deficient= in there qualifications soluch

seedful

Lin

as

are

truation thy legal

Adover, che, on the depositing of berets of deliency and pinportance should be a phome of the highest

integrity

Further I may add that I do not believe the Chinese feet bound by any Both they mary make,

of Love!

one bounty

our

Make pin our

Hooughing. (Anabopy) (Signed) f. Fordger, 21. June 1856. Mamma

2/

M.L.b._

at Tecretary.

12:457.

(loppy.) Colonial Decretary's office,

diz,

Vistnia, Honghng,

25th June 18860.

I shall place your letter of yesterday before His Roscelleney the "Governor, as some as His sellency's " health permits his attendance at Office in the meantime I shall hound

In

your Dissent to the blink Ramsile to schvom it poroperly belongs.

I take the opportunity of leere noting that in large part of yo

1007

your

objection now made to Ordinance M: 12 d 1856

embrelied by myself

of

Drow li

-

in an amendment proposed sin Cameit before the Ordinance

The Honorable

J. J. Edger, Esquire.

troud

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