CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 579

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

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and the first Quarter of this, with

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view to shewing

that

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argument could be founded

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Those

any

decidedly in favor of the

supposition that the institution of of en

and legalized howes for play in line of secret haunts infested by the worst characters had produced a very marked decline in

class of crine which

crime which it was once thought

the class of

world have been most directly encouraged

system.

by the new

2.

Sive stien, at a recent meeting of

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the Legislative Council, I was astred question by the Honorable W. Keswick as to the probable disposal of the sums, which had accumulated in the Treasury from the Licuse fees.

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3.

I look the opportunity to give

The

Council some details of this general results

of the Policy recently instituted, and I enclose the report, though not very perfect

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of

complete of what I said on roliat

The occasion:

course much of it is merely repetition of information previously trammitted to 1 four Grace, but I call atter lion to that pasage. near the end which explains some) opposition to recent Legislation on the part of wratchy Chinese Householders, and affords a clue to the

due to the origin of the information which some members of the Chamber of Comunce prefifeed to have received from The Chinese at a Meeting, the report of which I forwarded to love Grace in

my despatch of the 21st Ultime.

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