CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 406

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communicate with the bulk of the population. The Colony - including Kowloon - may be said to contain at present, in round numbers, 100,000 inhabitants, and of these nearly 98,500 are Chinese.

The population, alas, is likely to increase largely, and with it will be multiplied the work falling on the Judicial and magisterial Courts and the several branches of the Administrative machine that come into contact, as all do more or less, with the lower native classes.

The subject has, I find, frequently attracted the attention of Her Majesty's Government, and it was considered of such importance by Lord John Russell when Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1855, that His Lordship laid it down as a rule that the application for an increase of Salary in the Civil Service of ...

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N 4:1 communicate with the bulk of the population. The Colony - including Kowloon - may be said to contain at present, in round numbers, 100,000 inhabitants, and of these nearly 98,500 are Chinese. The population, alas, is likely to increase largely, and with it will be multiplied the work falling on the Judicial and magisterial Courts and the several branches of the Administrative machine that come into contact, as all do more or less, with the lower native classes. The subject has, I find, frequently attracted the attention of Her Majesty's Government, and it was considered of such importance by Lord John Russell when Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1855, that His Lordship laid it down as a rule that the application for an increase of Salary in the Civil Service of ...
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7. N 4:1 communicate with the bulk of the population.- The Colony - including Kowloon may be said to contain at present in round numbers 100,000 inhabitants and of there nearly 98,500 Care chinere. Ze population alas is likely to increase largely, and with it will be multislied the work falling on the Indicial and magisterial Courts and the several branche of the Administrative machine that come im contact, as all do more less with the lower native classes.. The subject has I find frequently attracted the attention of ster Majesty's Government and it was considered of euch importance aby Lord John Russell when by Lord Lord John Russell. 28 April 1855- Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1855, that Sis Lordship laid it down that is rule that مه Che application for an increase of Salary in the Civil Service of Stoughing
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7.

N

4:1

communicate with the bulk

of

the population.-

The Colony - including

Kowloon

may

be said to

contain at present in round

numbers 100,000 inhabitants

and

of

there nearly 98,500

Care chinere.

Ze

population

alas is likely to increase largely, and with it will be multislied the work falling on the Indicial and magisterial Courts and the several branche

of

the Administrative

machine that come

im

contact,

as all do more

less with the lower native classes..

The subject has I find frequently attracted the attention of ster Majesty's Government and it was considered of euch importance aby Lord John Russell when

by Lord

Lord John Russell.

28 April 1855-

Secretary of State for the

Colonies in 1855, that Sis Lordship laid it down

that is

rule that

مه

Che

application for

an increase of Salary in the Civil Service of Stoughing

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