CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4] — Page 273

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wishes known to the chinese

except through the head Department (the Protector

of

unprincipled persons

The

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4.

Thus

of

chinese) who has generally,

rented them verbally

communicated

nly to the persons immediately

interested

a

very insufficient

expedients for communicating "with an entire population creaking a different language

The chinese

from

our own.

on the other hand in the absence of authorized Govermente Potifications have been apt to

as true the statements

accept

on sublic matters circulated

mischievous auch

mention a

271

I may

for example, I.

case which has

just been brought to light.

The monopoly of Salt weigher

a

Goverment

was abolished

There so far back

as

September

1858, but it could never have been publicly known, as it has recently been discovered that feed have been levied even since by a gang I

Extortioners who proclaimed themselves to be the government salt. — Weighers, and who

are

now in

consequence expiating their

!

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