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Aurposes as well as in the Collection Rates and Taxes and in connexion with numerous Ordinances of Colony.

The difficulty of dealing with a large Chinese Population by Police who cannot speak their Language means their is as great that it is surprising to me how the Colony has got on so long without an measure of this description The Registration of domestic Servants will I think prove a source of safety as well as of great convenience for it is well known that most of the Robberies committed in houses take place through the instrumentality of Chinese Servants, and as the latter will have to produce the list of their former employees at the back of the Certificate of Registration the character of every applicant for employment will be easily obtained.

(Signed) Julian Pauncefote, Attorney General. Hong Kong 27th August 186?.

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Macleod Colonial Secretary

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523 Aurposes as well as in the Collection Rates and Taxes and in connexion with numerous Ordinances of Colony. The difficulty of dealing with a large Chinese Population by Police who cannot speak their Language means their is as great that it is surprising to me how the Colony has got on so long without an measure of this description The Registration of domestic Servants will I think prove a source of safety as well as of great convenience for it is well known that most of the Robberies committed in houses take place through the instrumentality of Chinese Servants, and as the latter will have to produce the list of their former employees at the back of the Certificate of Registration the character of every applicant for employment will be easily obtained. (Signed) Julian Pauncefote, Attorney General. Hong Kong 27th August 186?. (True Copy) Macleod Colonial Secretary
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523 Aurposes as well as in the Collection Rates and Taxes and in connexion with numerous didinances of Colony. The the difficulty of dealing with a large Chinese Population by Police who cannot speak Language means their is as great that it is surprising to me how the Colony has got on so low without an measur of this description The Registration of domestic Servants will I think prove.. source of safely as well as of great convenience for it is well known that most of the Robberies committed in houses take place through the instrumentality of Clivere Servants, and as the latter will have to produce the list of their former hemployes at the back of the Certificate of Registration the character of every applicant for employment will easily obtained. (Signed) Julian Pauncefole, Attorney Genival. How Kory 27th August 156. (True Copy) Mm neling Colonial Secretary- !
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523

Aurposes as well as

in the Collection

Rates and Taxes and in connexion 个

with numerous didinances of

Colony.

The

the

difficulty of dealing with a

large Chinese Population by

Police who cannot speak

Language

means

their

is as great that it is surprising to me how the Colony has got on so low without an

measur

of

this description The Registration of domestic

Servants will I think prove..

source

of safely

as well as

of great

convenience for it is well known

that most of the Robberies

committed in houses take place

through the instrumentality of Clivere Servants, and as the latter will have to produce the list of their former hemployes at the back of the Certificate of Registration

the character

of every applicant for employment will easily obtained.

(Signed) Julian Pauncefole, Attorney Genival. How Kory 27th August 156.

(True Copy)

Mm

neling Colonial Secretary-

!

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