CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 333

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Returns for the month ended the 15th Ultimo, the returns furnished by the Licensees for the five weeks ended the 13th ultimo, showing the number of servants of Foreigners, who were recognized and refused admission into the licensed Houses during that period will be seen that less than 141 were turned away. Including 50 in one week, greatly frequented during the festival of the Chinese New Year.

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It is true that I have no means of checking these returns, except by the secret reports of the Police Inspectors, who are appointed to visit the licensed Houses and are paid by Government for such reports. Through them I am enabled to judge partially whether the Licensees really do strive to act up to the spirit of the Regulations in that very important particular, and I am bound to say that those reports represent the Houses as kept in the most orderly manner, and Regulations as being carried out with greater strictness than I could have reasonably expected. I enclose copies of the reports made during January by the Inspector for that month.

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On the whole, there is no room to doubt the successful working of the experiment in the following very important points.

Ast The complete extinction of all improper and corrupt relations between

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14 328 15 for Returns for the month ended the 15th Ultimo, the returns furnished by the Licensees for the five weeks ended the 13th ultimo, showing the number of servants of Foreigners, who were recognized and refused admission into the licensed Houses during that period will be seen that less than 141 were turned away. Including 50 in one week, greatly frequented during the festival of the Chinese New Year. 16. It is true that I have no means of checking these returns, except by the secret reports of the Police Inspectors, who are appointed to visit the licensed Houses and are paid by Government for such reports. Through them I am enabled to judge partially whether the Licensees really do strive to act up to the spirit of the Regulations in that very important particular, and I am bound to say that those reports represent the Houses as kept in the most orderly manner, and Regulations as being carried out with greater strictness than I could have reasonably expected. I enclose copies of the reports made during January by the Inspector for that month. 17. On the whole, there is no room to doubt the successful working of the experiment in the following very important points. Ast The complete extinction of all improper and corrupt relations between
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14 328 15 for Mitumes for the month inded the 15th Ultimo. the retums fumished by the Licenses the five weeks ended the 13th ultimo shewing the number of sewants of Foreigners, who recognized and refused admision into AVENL the hicensed Houses during that period mo less than 141 were will be seen that turned when the Houde were way. ineluding 50 in some week, greatly fequentedt- during the festival of the Chinese new ..your. 16. It is true that I have no meuma of checking these returns, except by the secret reports of the Police Inspectors, who are appointed to visit the licensect Houses and are paid by Government for Government for such reports. Through them I am enabled to judge partially whether the Licensees really do strive to act up to the spirit of the Regulations in that very important very important particular and I am bound to say that those reports to represent the Houses as kept in the Govement the mast orderly manner, and Regulations as being carried out with greater strictneps than I could have renomally expected. Ienclose copies of the reports made during January by the Inspector for that conclosure 3 month 17. On the whole there is no room to doubt the sucapful working of the experiment in the following very important paints. Ast The complete extinction of all improper and compt relations between
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328

15

for

Mitumes for the month inded the 15th Ultimo. the retums fumished by the Licenses the five weeks ended the 13th ultimo shewing the number of sewants of Foreigners, who

recognized and refused admision into

AVENL

the hicensed Houses during that period

mo

• less than 141

were

will be

seen

that

turned

when the Houde

were

way. ineluding 50 in

some

week,

greatly fequentedt-

during the festival of the Chinese new

..your.

16.

It is true that I have

no meuma

of

checking these returns, except by the secret reports of the Police Inspectors, who are appointed to visit the licensect Houses

and are paid by Government for

Government for such reports. Through them I am enabled to

judge partially whether the Licensees really do strive to act up to the spirit of the Regulations in that very important

very important particular and I am bound to say that those

reports to represent the Houses as kept in

the Govement

the mast

orderly manner, and

Regulations as being carried out with greater strictneps than I could have renomally expected. Ienclose copies of the reports made

during January by the Inspector for that

conclosure 3 month

17.

On the whole there is no room to doubt the sucapful working of the experiment in the following very important paints.

Ast The complete extinction of all

improper

and

compt relations between

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