CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 487

or alteration he never will further it in any way but

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priate letter writing & compiling books. it & although Mr Labouchere confirmed in pollster of Chinese speaks the language and the the enty official among us upon whom we can depend for If greys news in 1856 Sir John still pursues the same to: se, mufor natiom what the offimon of the Chinese community is.

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an olycer Shane wry much at heart in addition to the pesan Brat nawet of mine without consulting Mining he has of praustly the Al Gy who is not on good terms with me part of it's told the fovernor tusuself that there would be no as we are the two rival barusters in the Colony & it is sufft difficulty in it as a pracheal measure & would be approved for me to propose a measure of any lend for him hoppose it by the Clunese Community with the leaders of whom he

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that he does as velfulie or from wrong also perused my draft & is warmly in favor of it. 484 conversed on the subject. The Colomal turgeon has

antiphons we are men of different characters habits & view have consulted the different consuls rendent here & from the but however that may be Itti not care the least is unanimous.

a in the world whose or what plan is earned out or who has cancies that the lussonaras but here will object to what the merit of the measure provided something is done

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opportunches of ascertaining what is really the publice opeman hat sice as much of Thire Stuillamen as he does of not on any given subject in this Colony than any other official much more & have never unes heard the subject to not & indeed the puncipal reason which the Governor alleged on asking mony them with the Exception that the come of "The is take the office of actory tolomal secretary was my latimes brothels as tamount to a suisance asking me at

mplained to me that one of their churches is to surrounded Munn Jam not expecting for much in saying that I think this be part of my plan to remove all brothels from public knowledge of all colonial matters of such be the case I

e same time whether the houses could be removed it happens. think than usual weight ought to be given to my advocacy of towughfares & fix them in a breality, where they with not any parkcular reform & especially of Jeannot be supposed to

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be influenced in any way in my advocacy by personel intorce seen unly sought for but fir 7 Powring upon my Or far social Ambition. & I do not hesitate to affirm that animation this preliminary more got the Legislative Crunal the sam

Exception of Mr Caldwell the Protector of Chmere I am negative it because he was again referring the whole The only poor member of the present colonial. fovernant or the section home & on a letter cent by him this mail adduces Lepolative Council who has paid any real attention out of is regation so guldus. a poof of the opposition of the fovernment offices or the Council chamber to this topice & Lis uncil to any legiacation at all.

I wish everything John Bowring is with regard to it in the same absolute state have hereing written purately to gon to be considered as of snorance which he is in with regard to all Colonial malle written with as much deliberation by me as if it had been so far as regards their tracheal working & to must he contin offrain commmunication & I am prepa when he devotes nearly the whole of his spare time to

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