CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 87

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6.

Every

VULANA @

vv er e

adopted to

alley the fear this unfairly and

improperly created in the minds of

a

people prone to places implicit confidence in the Gorunment under which they live. The Ordinance having

been translated

was

ifsud with

explanatory notifications. The Chinese

invited to apply for any

information, required.

trivial points, and

wvere

the

evew av

long and

the most

Murmerons

coversations which I

peromially held with

natives of all classes, in order to

promulgate

a

clear

of its requirements.

6. I unhesitatingly

imprehension

AVA

that the

reported great distrust and anxiety

MAMMAS

and was

regarding the Stamp Ordinance of the most momentary character and

afaumed the gigantin propations cartinually advirted to in the local journals and in documents emanating from the Tonign Mercantile Community

Dire

Mas

quent

of

aw.

course, some excitement.

The introduction of a

legislative mactment which

Mao

of a

nature entirely novel to the Chinese,

a

some infamation

except so far the subject may

have reached this

Colony from then countrymen) Singapore. Neverteles after explanation, and when it;

ACA

in

ar

sien

that the Stamp Ordinance would but

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