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Therefore the Government may be said

to have hitherto treated alike in the

matter both bhinese and

European

Civilian residents, and to have undertatten

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duty on behalf of one clafs

which

it has neglected towards any other clap.

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Moreover to force

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any claps

po peculiarily

am

measure and one

abhorrent to their prejudices as probably to

drive from the balony the

women

whom

it is intended to protect, would be such

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extreme and unusual course

that

I trust Your Grace may see fit to modify for the present the instructions which

you

were

prepared to ifone.

Military Subs Committe,

5. The Naval and

who considued the subject did not feel

not see Les I a

themselves at liberty to diverge from

the order

given by their respective Departments in England to provide for the

inspection of all prostitutes whether in brothels fequented solely by bhinese.

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by Foreigners. Hence in their inclosed

conclosure No report transmitted to me by Vice Admiral Sir Henry Keppel after deprature of the

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Mail which took

my despatch of the

25+ Ultimo, Your Grace will

find that

will find they have estimated far the construction

of a Lock Hospital to have 150 beds

and

at

and Quarters for the Medical Staff an exchense for building

fumiture of nearly £$19.000. Even that large expense, however, would be inadequate

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they should have estimated for

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