CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 194

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no doubt they might do better; bus it must be allowed that they have great difficulties to deal with-

an

among

the mumber of Chinese that are

others

daily

brought down from Cauter by the River

Steamers. These Steamers charge 20 and

a

distance of

It couts for the passage

96 miles - formerly the fares

as low as 10 couts or

consequence

&

otaling -

ww

the

was (and is) that the Colony

was inundated by

Chinese of the lowest,

and worst classes who were

their own

läriing riv

Commbry and whose sole resource

on arrival here was

robbery.

شد الان

plated that as many as 1500 have come

down in or Steamer.

It is

easy

to conceive under such

circumstances why crime is on the increase

in the Colony, it is not so

a

easy

to deviso

remedy, as the ordina y punishments

'our law have no terror

Aiminal.

no terror for the Chorese

In conclusion Frust note the

sale of a lot of ground at Kowloon të the Union Does Comgramy.

a

This Company proposes to constrin

large Dock having 21 fret water at low Wales.

This avort neill be a

great boon

To the Shiyning Interest as notwithstanding the Dooks at Aberdeen, members of

vessels gets Thampow paying towage

lo

lüg

owners

lonnage dues & to the

Chinese Government, charges to which

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