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s me what into detail as

to the prominent features of the legislation required. Nothing

Was

however done.

by the Colonial Government

save by publishing

draft

the

ce and

Ordinance

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the matter was allowed

to sleep the evil in the meantime being constantly on the increase . Becoming acting Colonial Secretary on 15th February 1857 In then for the first ti

became

me aware

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time

of your

views on the subject

as set forth in your

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despatch of the 27th August 1856.

AMA

1. having

his

received instructions

from Sir John Bowring to revive the Matter. Ipet upself,

the

into communication with- the Protector of Chinese best authority

Ax

on a question

entirely confined to Chinese and the Colonial Surgeon and with their cooperates

and

on

full approval in every particular I caused to be prepared not having leisure to draft it myself a rough sketch of

which

an Ordinance.

ed to me to

appeared

embody the views

of

the

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