CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 113

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

Total of 115,000

which

December of These numbers

Military

...

the 31st

of last

29,459

were

females

are exclusive of the

and Naval forces and include

2,113 European

of whom 613

I have

41

and American Civil residents.

were

every

females.

I am inclined

to regard this

estimate as considerably under the truth.

Though

some allowance must be made

for the temporary desertion of the city at

the date of the Census

through apprehension

of the probable operation of the new Registration and Harbor Ordinance. These

apprehensions, it

may be

as well to remark

have long

since disappeared, and the

harbor

is more than

native craft, whilst the excess of communication

112

Emigration since the 1st of January

would probably not be

not be less than 15,000.

At the same time I have

no doubt that

nearly 1,500 indifferent characters have left

the city, a large proportion of that number having sought refuge in Macao. The present principal haunt in this part of the world of Pirates, Kidnappers, and

"mauvais sujet" generally.

I may also observe that the heading of

"Colored" is all chosen

as descriptive of the Chinese in Registrar

General's Population returns. As a race

they are fairer than

many

inhabitants

of Southern Europe, whilst in North China

they

are as

fair as Europeans generally.

I may also add that I place

no reliance...

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Total of 115,000 which December of These numbers Military ... the 31st of last 29,459 were females are exclusive of the and Naval forces and include 2,113 European of whom 613 I have 41 and American Civil residents. were every females. I am inclined to regard this estimate as considerably under the truth. Though some allowance must be made for the temporary desertion of the city at the date of the Census through apprehension of the probable operation of the new Registration and Harbor Ordinance. These apprehensions, it may be as well to remark have long since disappeared, and the harbor is more than native craft, whilst the excess of communication 112 Emigration since the 1st of January would probably not be not be less than 15,000. At the same time I have no doubt that nearly 1,500 indifferent characters have left the city, a large proportion of that number having sought refuge in Macao. The present principal haunt in this part of the world of Pirates, Kidnappers, and "mauvais sujet" generally. I may also observe that the heading of "Colored" is all chosen as descriptive of the Chinese in Registrar General's Population returns. As a race they are fairer than many inhabitants of Southern Europe, whilst in North China they are as fair as Europeans generally. I may also add that I place no reliance...
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total of 115,000 which December of These numbers Military .om. the 31st of last 29.459 were females are exclusive of the པ། ཁཝིཏི and Naval forces and include 2113 European of whom 613 I have 41. and American Civil residents. were every females. масоп to regard this estimate as considerably under the truth. though some allowance must be made for the temperary desertion of the bity at the date of the Census through apprehension the probable operation of the new Registration and Harbor Ordinance. These apprehensions it be as well to remark may have long harbor since disappeared. and the is more than native craft, whilst the exceps of commigeation 112 Emigration since the 1th of January would probably not be not be lefs than 15000. at the same time I have no doubt that nearly 1500 indifferent characters have left I the city a large proportion of that number having sought refuge in Macao. The present principal haunt in this part of the world of Pirates, Kidnappers, and " » "mauvais sujeto". generally. 4.3. I may heading of also observe that the of "Colored" is all chosen the as descriptive of the Chinese in Registrar General's Population returns. As a race they are fairer than many inhabitants L of Southern Europe, whilst in North China they are as ever crowded with I may fair as Europeans generally. no reliance also add that I place
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total of 115,000

which

December of These numbers

Military

.om.

the 31st

of last

29.459

were

females

are exclusive of the

པ། ཁཝིཏི

and Naval forces and include

2113 European

of whom 613

I have

41.

and American Civil residents.

were

every

females.

масоп

to regard this

estimate as considerably under the truth.

though

some allowance must be made

for the temperary desertion of the bity at

the date of the Census

through apprehension

the probable operation of the new Registration and Harbor Ordinance. These

apprehensions it

be

as well to remark

may

have long

harbor

since disappeared. and the

is more than

native craft, whilst the exceps of commigeation

112

Emigration since the 1th of January

would probably not be

not be lefs than 15000.

at the same time I have

no doubt that

nearly 1500 indifferent characters have left

I the city a large proportion of that number having sought refuge in Macao. The present principal haunt in this part of the world of Pirates, Kidnappers, and

"

»

"mauvais sujeto". generally.

4.3.

I may heading of

also observe that the

of "Colored" is all chosen

the

as

descriptive of the Chinese in Registrar

General's Population returns. As a race

they are fairer than

many

inhabitants

L

of Southern Europe, whilst in North China

they

are as

ever crowded with

I may

fair as Europeans generally.

no reliance

also add that I place

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