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of 1855 have created

reated a new

Grade

and have been most instrumental

in Reeping the food of the people at tolerably reasonable rates which otherwise might have mounted (as in many parts of China) to famine prices B. As to thres friminal

s I am assured by tur lay who was

retunes

long

in the Police Service

engaged dow that thre proportionate number and gravity of Offences committer here is considerably

derably less than those of the British Metropolis- and, when it is remembered

that Moughong has been - the recipient of the scene of fautow - the vilest andfiacest

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of the population of Chines

the results cannot but be

a

catter of congratulations, and

serve to show that our Police with all it's defects has not been wholly insufficients for the protection of persons and property

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I have desired the

Colonial Treasurer to prepare a Reports

on the presents financial state and future prospects of the

Colory which I hope to be Chortly enabled to communicate to you.

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The Estimates for the year

1838 are in the course o

of

preparations. The extremes firessure of public business has led to some delay

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getting