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to

Enactments on Chinese Puigrants

were intended to remain unaltered,

cessary

to tip

a

be reces

it might prosecution rather than allow the Law to be set aside with impunity. But the Law is to be wholly changed. We heat the old Act as being substantially a failure when directed against lucigration to Foreign

places, and we propose to make the

Lase

Kade henceforth contraband. On the

be

whole therefore perhaps it may the best course to let the present

a

case drop, looking forward to better success hereafter in enforcing.

which the breach will

Law

of whi

Ponstitute a more substantial

offence, and not one that could be beated as a mere (and perhaps Сандраваро

nadvertent) omission of certain

formalities

7. FI6 July.

I agree with Mr that, &

In the

مین کے کو

Considering

one hand the extime difficulty

of convicting

and on the other the

motkut of the Cookie Bill becom

before long law I think that it

will be wrie & take no further Otthi

in the make.

It is an poistance.

the abous castie

present legislation & af the diffrinity in

inflicting punishment

Suspend

our wat

Cell

(July)

Corlie Brill (2.V) paper

July 7.

offence

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