CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 160

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Chinese the repayment of all the expenses to which they have the Colony, — is wholly changed. Moreover, the arrival

exposed

of Naval

the

· forces and the promise of hoops have remored any anvicties for the sapty of Colony which with out a registration Ordinance has passed through its great - perits - I determined therefore

again to consult the Legislative Council us to their willingness

to concur with me in suspending

the causes of the Ordinance

which could not be carried

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No3.

No 4.

out without a considerable

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addition to the public -

charges - retaining those which were not likely augment the expenses,

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which were to be reproductive in their operation. I desired the Acting Colonial Secretary to report to me on

this subject

and have the honor to inclose copy of his communication

I send also Mr. Caldwell's estimate

of the whole expences which will be incurred by giving effect to the entire Ordinance.

I brought forward the

79, 57m