CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 190

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1887

I observed on a

in addition to his our, and the Registrar

General's Dep

I's Departinent avhere on IM: Turner's departive Mr Cecil Emich one

Population 13.120.830 tu 121,498

Cast

gives i

the Population as 121,998 Touls -

this shows a decrease upon that of the

ajear

of the

8,352

previous of 9,352, but I am

satisfied

1.

Stūdens Interpreteto

was

appointed to

former

occasion that wo

do the duties.

Can

only

oblai

approximate results; but

As to their

a otherwise

admitting

the

I am not in a

stätement having relinquished

ed the

any

press of

efficiency position to mare

Ading Colonial Scorelary in February.

I

can however testify to the success

of the Hongking Cadetship Schenne, so far

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t'he three genelemen sent out are

concerned, - they deserve credit for

the

steady application they have given to the awudy of Chinese.

The

Population.

census lakew on the 31° December

apparent decrease to be a

fact it is easily accounted for when ave consider the vicinity of the Mainland) and

the facilities that exist for reaching it.

Sanitary

A perusal of the Colonial Surgeon's Refrost affords

ids evidence of the contined.

heatchiness of the Colony, and it is

satisfactory to learn that the Oclice Force

though

exposed perhaps than any

other body of men in Houghtong "distinguished by marked healthiness.

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