CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 246

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As regards fit officers for the Public Service - among Europeans the habit of drinking, encouraged by the tropical climate and the cheapness of Spirituous liquors leads to a terrible deterioration of character, to diseases, to death.

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The mixed population from which the subordinate functionaries are principally drawn consist of colored races of Portuguese, Indians, Malay, Manila and Straits origin who are little to be trusted and who are the objects of great dislike to the native Chinese population.

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This - the native population is probably the most corrupt of all, and the most easily corrupted in consequence of their speaking the same language as those who seek to corrupt. Moreover, in China itself venality among all classes - from the official, the highest to the lowest, - is universal that it is unreasonable to expect that venality should be eradicated when they settle in this Colony. I think however we may be able to do more than has been hitherto done to give influence to a somewhat better class of Chinese as have been rising

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As regards fit officers for the Public Service - among Europeans the habit of drinking, encouraged by the tropical climate and the cheapness of Spirituous liquors leads to a terrible deterioration of character, to diseases, to death. as The mixed population from which the subordinate functionaries are principally drawn consist of colored races of Portuguese, Indians, Malay, Manila and Straits origin who are little to be trusted and who are the objects of great dislike to the native Chinese population. 240 This - the native population is probably the most corrupt of all, and the most easily corrupted in consequence of their speaking the same language as those who seek to corrupt. Moreover, in China itself venality among all classes - from the official, the highest to the lowest, - is universal that it is unreasonable to expect that venality should be eradicated when they settle in this Colony. I think however we may be able to do more than has been hitherto done to give influence to a somewhat better class of Chinese as have been rising
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As regards fit officers for the Public Service - among Europeans the habit of drinking- mermaged of the tropical climate and the cheapucre of Spirituous liquors leads to an terrible deterioration of character_ to diseases, _ to death". as The mixed population from which the subordinate functionaries are princitally drawn consist of colored races of Portuguese, Indians, - Malay- Manila and Straits rigin d who are little to be trusted and who are the objects of great dislike to the native. Chinese population. 240 This - the leative borulation is probably the most corrupt of all. and the most cacily corrusted in consequence of their speaking language the sarue as those who seeth to corrupt. Moreover, in China itself venality among venality is es universal” classes - from the official the highest to the lowest, - that it is unreasonable to expect the national rice should be cradicated when they settle in this Colony. I think however we may be able to do more than has been hitherto done to give influence to an somewhat better class of the Chinese was have been rising
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As regards fit officers for the Public Service - among Europeans the habit of drinking- mermaged of the tropical climate and the cheapucre of Spirituous liquors leads to an terrible deterioration of character_ to diseases, _ to death".

as

The mixed population from which the subordinate

functionaries are

princitally

drawn consist of colored races

of Portuguese, Indians, - Malay-

Manila and Straits

rigin

d

who

are little to be trusted and who

are the objects of great dislike to the native. Chinese population.

240

This - the leative borulation

is probably the most corrupt of all.

and the most cacily corrusted

in

consequence of their speaking

language

the sarue

as those who

seeth to corrupt. Moreover, in China itself venality

among

venality is es universal”

classes - from

the official

the highest to the lowest, - that it is unreasonable to expect the national rice should be cradicated when they settle in this Colony. I think however we may be able to do more than has been hitherto

done to give influence to an somewhat better class

of

the

Chinese was have been rising

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