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the papers submitted the honour to Deport

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That I cannot adige that the

Ordinance, in question should be confermed

by Her Majesty

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justified only by

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very peculiar state of

local circumstances, rendering

a suspension

safety of the Colony 5 of this necessity the local authorities are the best Judges, but when such An Ordinares

of Law necessary for the safety of the

is required

ired to be confirmed, the confirming

full informations, i

power should have the same

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speats of his intention to get rid of the refuse Chinese Population" by, deportation to (apparently) the worst parts of China.

I should recommend that existructions be sent to Sir John Bowring to the effect, that having regard to the state of their existing information as to the Colony, and to the 7. 11. 14. 8th Articles of the Ordinance. in question, Her Majestys Government are not prepared to advise. Her Majesty, to confirm it ;'

do

not think the Ordinance

can

with propriety be left tacitly in Operationg

I have the honour,

to be Ser

Your Most Obedr

Able Serv

Suchard Bethell

No- such strates of things appears

in the accompanying Dispatch of Sir M =

Bowring fires

The apprehension of Incendiary is the thief or rather only danger. spotten Sir John Bowring expressly says that he does not anticipate any rising of the Chinese.

and

There does not appear therefore to be any ground to justify curticles, f

djs

11. 14. 16, on the extraordinary, and Jedenful

manner

in which Sir Jne Bowrin

J

Bowring

speaks