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a destruction on the 1st instant by Typhoon of a quantity of manuscript papers which I had prepared for purpose, have compelled me to delay the transmission longer I had expected. I however accompany it with full explanations to the most important points connected with the present position of this colony affecting it during the period referred to and the incidents to in the enclosed Blue Book.

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It is impossible however that forward it without some observations on the transactions and incidents of last year as they have been specially remarkable in themselves, and will doubtless affect considerably the future of the colony. I would here premise that the circumstances of this colony are so entirely exceptional, and peculiar that it is difficult for the Executive to derive from the experience of other colonies, or the precedents established, the practice and traditions of Europe any adequate system for its Government and Legislation. Separated in some places by scarcely a mile of water from the mainland, and adjoining the Provinces, where the most unruly, and disorderly population of the Chinese Empire reside - addicted along the

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91 a destruction on the 1st instant by Typhoon of a quantity of manuscript papers which I had prepared for purpose, have compelled me to delay the transmission longer I had expected. I however accompany it with full explanations to the most important points connected with the present position of this colony affecting it during the period referred to and the incidents to in the enclosed Blue Book. 2 It is impossible however that forward it without some observations on the transactions and incidents of last year as they have been specially remarkable in themselves, and will doubtless affect considerably the future of the colony. I would here premise that the circumstances of this colony are so entirely exceptional, and peculiar that it is difficult for the Executive to derive from the experience of other colonies, or the precedents established, the practice and traditions of Europe any adequate system for its Government and Legislation. Separated in some places by scarcely a mile of water from the mainland, and adjoining the Provinces, where the most unruly, and disorderly population of the Chinese Empire reside - addicted along the 3
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distruction on the 1st instant by Typhoon of a quantity of manuscript papers which I had prepared for purpose, have compelled me to delay

the han

hansmission longer I had expected. I

however

accompany

can

the

than

mowJ

it with

full

explanations to the most important pointo connected with the present position of this bolony affecting it during the period referred

and the incidento

to in the enclosed Blue Book.

2

J

са

It is imposible however that forward it without some

observations

on the transactions

and incidents

as

of

last

year

they have been specially

remarkable in themselves, and will doubt affect considerably the future of they bolony

would here premise that the "circumstances of this bolony

ane

so

entirely exceptional, and peculiar that it is difficult for the Executive to derive from the experience of other bolonies,

JoɅ

the

precedents established. the practice and traditions of Europe

any adequate system for ito Govemment and Legislation. Separated

in some

places by scarcely a mile of water from

the mainland, and

adjoining the

情

Provinces, where the most unuly, and

disorderly population of the Chinese

Compire

reside- addicted along the

j

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