CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 89

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important

a.

maller without having thoroughly satisfied myself of their

reliability. In the conser

of my ordinary duties as Protector of Chinese in this Colorry I have become well acquainted with many of the most influential Murchants and

Compradors in Wongtong,

Men

do not hesitate to express their as to the line of poling

convictions

who

adopted by the Gounement. They

Governi implained, and bittuly complained, of the projected worthing of the Order " and cleanliness Ordinance" so far it authorized the investigation by Medical Inspecter of their private

haises,

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e which

was

ao

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introduced at the

lime

as

the

Stamp Ordinance. I have haview.

since heard

many

state that masmuch

of these men

with the

AA

sxuption of receipt stamps, and/

an

Promissory Noles, the Ordinance

stamps would rarely husement of. དད་་ན་ན་འབ་མིག) Forriger

A cent,

ao

them the dis=

the native

compared with the

was my leninitly dealt with; therefore instead of having of fright they felt perfectly indifferent to the action taken to

prevent its

9.

being brought into face. | However, being satisfied with

the opinion of the Chinese Merchants, which I had received from chin

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