CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 157

6.

is now 71,750.

When the late

wink showed us to what events

dangerz

we ivere Exposed_ and: to what length, the Chinese

le were

Authorities and people disposed to go by encouraging

of incendiarism-kidtrapping,

Acto

and murders - the question

ation was

of registatio

1 forced

Anew upon which had again secured the valuable services of Mr. Caldwell, the only individual

whom there was

the Government...

through

Any -

the slightest chance

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of giving effect to a registration system, in funt the only Goverment functionary through

whom we have.

have ever had..

satisfactors intercourse with

the native po

1 population. On being consulted

he thought he could r Surmount the difficulties of the subject if furnished with a sufficient staff,

And

draw

he

was

1 requested

le

raw up a scheme of registration founded upon the habits of the Chinese people - which Schenie after