CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 215

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5.4.4..

the

" mature reflection upon

laid before him by "proops lai

"the

- proper departements -

"that the lonqueglected. Registration of the 60

the enormous

or

" chinese population of this

" island could not

longer be

"delayed, if the public-

Gveres.

-mout Notification in the

Houghong

Govern -mont

"Safety

were worth caring

"for; -

the handful of our

" European people being proved

" by the late events to be -

" wholly inadequa " undertathing

Bazette 11

прово

1856.

te to the

II. By Proclamation.

By

" issued in Chinese

on the

: efternoon of the 21. hovember

<

212

" 1856 it was made known to

" the Chinese inhabitants

"Hougtong then engaged

· of

in:

" demonstrations described

" as seditions and treasonable,

" that it is the determination

"of Her Majesty Government " within this bolony

to

latre instant measures

" for putting in force the " provisions of the Registration " Ordinance Nry of 1846 ; ' and Way " that, as soon as

the said

" Ordinance shall be brought " into full operation

all ~

" unregistered Chinese will "be

required to depart from

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