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a disturbance occurring and have been assured by them they do not anticipate any thing of the kind, and are • prepared to keep order

the people. Indeed it was

among

only this afternoon previous

previous to the receipt of your Letter, I was in

conference on the subject,

the subject, and

ranged

urged the immediate issue of

clamation which was promised:

Mey

own view is and has

always been that the less notice

taken of these reports, and the- less action taken with reference to them, the better, for if the

Chinese think.

are getting

nervous it will be an indusement

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to them either in or spirit of mischief,

- perhaps worse, to rush into that state of turbulence which is to be avoided. I will, however, take

my best

Your communication into

and most serious consideration,

and

ozz

you may rest assured that r nothing will be wanting

my part to afford the security in my power at the same time,

I think

yours,

it would be well not give head too much, or apparently so at laust, to the

e aw ever

rumours which Chinese to circulate no matter on what su

Jam X

True Copop

ready

bject.

(signed) D.B. Robertson

in, (Fruce Copies)

(Signed) Byron Bunan,

Colonial Secretary.