CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 391

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I do not link you can look to this outlet as relieving the Pove of Hong Kong from the necessity of making proper provision for punishing Criminals on the spot, since the resources of Labuan are far too small to admit of it's receiving all the Convicts of Hong Kong. But within due limits I believe that the labor of a class of Chinese Convicts might be very valuable to Labuan, and their withdrawal from Hong Kong may be, as far as it goes, an Accommodation to your Government.

I have therefore to Authorize you to despatch a party of Chinese Convicts to Labuan, but I must lay upon you strongest injunction to take care that the Officers of your Govt do not select for this purpose those

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I do not link you can look to this outlet as relieving the Pove of Hong Kong from the necessity of making proper provision for punishing Criminals on the spot, since the resources of Labuan are far too small to admit of it's receiving all the Convicts of Hong Kong. But within due limits I believe that the labor of a class of Chinese Convicts might be very valuable to Labuan, and their withdrawal from Hong Kong may be, as far as it goes, an Accommodation to your Government. I have therefore to Authorize you to despatch a party of Chinese Convicts to Labuan, but I must lay upon you strongest injunction to take care that the Officers of your Govt do not select for this purpose those
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that I do not link you can look to this outlet as relieving the Pove of Hong Kong from the necessity of making proper provision for pimishing it Ariminals an the spot, sineo the resances of Labuan are far too small to admit of it's receiving all the Caurists of slang Kong. But within due limits I believe that the labor of a class of Chinese a Suitable Convicts * Courists might be very valuable to 385 Labuan, and their withdrawal from Seong Kong may be, as far a as it goes, ale Accommodation to you Paverument. I have therefore to Authorize you to despatel a party of bo Clunese Carvists to Labuan, but I must lay upon you strangest injunction the to take care that the Officers of your Gost do not select for this purpose those
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that

I do not link

you

can look

to this outlet as

relieving the Pove of Hong Kong from the

necessity of making proper provision for pimishing it Ariminals an the spot, sineo

the resances of Labuan are far too

small to admit

of it's receiving

all

the Caurists of slang Kong. But within due

limits I believe that

the labor of a class of Chinese

a Suitable

Convicts

*

Courists might be

very

valuable to

385

Labuan, and their

withdrawal from

Seong Kong may be, as far a

as it goes,

ale

Accommodation to

you

Paverument.

I have therefore to Authorize you to

despatel a party of bo Clunese Carvists to Labuan, but I must lay upon you strangest injunction

the

to take care that the Officers of your Gost do not select for this purpose

those

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