CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 300

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297

which there is

Harbor invites the flags of all nations

nothing in its Legislation to repel. Ito Laws give privileges to any, but afford

equal security to all, and I am

crsuaded the equity with which Justice is administered is

beginning

to produce a most salutary effect on the minds of the Chinese people.

The

year through which

have passed has been one of great

crubarrassment.

The unhappy misunderstanding among the Officials fomented by passionate partizanship and by a reckless and slanderous Newspaper press made the conduct

of Public Affairs one of extreme difficulty - and in a Colony like this where

are

functionaries

to find fit

easy

displaced it is not

successors; the

distance from home and the indifferent reputation of the climate - (not a good

one

certainly but its unhealthiness has been much exaggerated) rendu

it so little attractive that few desirable

be found for Official

candidates can

employment. I had sometimes reason to fear that the machinery of administration would be absolutely dislocated by the unseemly contentions which could not but greatly impair

the

efficiency of officers is frequently engaged in mutual recriminations

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297which there isHarbor invites the flags of all nationsnothing in its Legislation to repel. Ito Laws give privileges to any, but affordequal security to all, and I amcrsuaded the equity with which Justice is administered isbeginningto produce a most salutary effect on the minds of the Chinese people.1Theyear through whichwehave passed has been one of greatcrubarrassment.The unhappy misunderstanding among the Officials fomented by passionate partizanship and by a reckless and slanderous Newspaper press made the conductof Public Affairs one of extreme difficulty - and in a Colony like this wherearefunctionariesto find fiteasyifdisplaced it is notsuccessors; thedistance from home and the indifferent reputation of the climate - (not a goodonecertainly but its unhealthiness has been much exaggerated) renduit so little attractive that few desirablebe found for Officialcandidates canemployment. I had sometimes reason to fear that the machinery of administration would be absolutely dislocated by the unseemly contentions which could not but greatly impairtheefficiency of officers is frequently engaged in mutual recriminationsPage 300Page 301

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1617297which there isHarbor invites the flags of all nationsnothing in its Legislation to repel. Ito Laws give privileges to any, but affordегоequal security to all, and I amcrsuaded the equity with which Justice is administered isbeginningto produce a mort salutary effect on the minds of the Chinese people.1Theyear through whichwehave passed has been one of greatcrubarrassment.The unhappy misunderstanding amoy the Officials fomented by passionate partizanship and by a reckless and slanderous Newspaper press made the conductof Public Affairs one of extreme difficnty - and in a Colony like this wherearefunctionariesto find fiteasyifdisplaced it is notsuccessos; thedistance from home and the indifferent reputation of the climate - (not a goodonecertainly but it's unhealthiness has been much exaggerated) renduit so little attractive that few desirablebe found for Officialcandidates canemployment. I had sometimes reason to fear that the machinery of administration would be absolutely dislocated by the unseemly contentions which could not but greatly impairtheمهefficiency of officers is frequently engages in mutual reviminationsPage300Page 301

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297

which there is

Harbor invites the flags of all nations

nothing in its Legislation to repel. Ito Laws give privileges to any, but afford

его

equal security to all, and I am

crsuaded the equity with which Justice is administered is

beginning

to produce a mort salutary effect on the minds of the Chinese people.

The

year through which

have passed has been one of great

crubarrassment.

The unhappy misunderstanding amoy the Officials fomented by passionate partizanship and by a reckless and slanderous Newspaper press made the conduct

of Public Affairs one of extreme difficnty - and in a Colony like this where

are

functionaries

to find fit

easy

displaced it is not

successos; the

distance from home and the indifferent reputation of the climate - (not a good

one

certainly but it's unhealthiness has been much exaggerated) rendu

it so little attractive that few desirable

be found for Official

candidates can

employment. I had sometimes reason to fear that the machinery of administration would be absolutely dislocated by the unseemly contentions which could not but greatly impair

the

مه

efficiency of officers is frequently engages in mutual reviminations

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