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names or
it. Hence I stated the character of
those who had placed their Shop seals to the Petition, and I drew attention to what value I thought. should be attached to them.
From the letter however under review it would be gathered that I w kept out of sight the feat that men of "leading position, good repute, and property qualification" " had signed the Petition, get by reference to the latter portion of my Memor it will be seen that I expressly drew attention to such names being attached to it, and that such being so the prayer deserved great consideration at the hands of the Executive.
I will only refer to and or tive
two-
other points before concluding . In paragraph (2) the Missionaries regret
their lack of influence in the Chinese Community, whereby they would be..
numer
ove
prevented from getting a Petition a signed so
merously as the anent the suppression of Gaming Houses, and express surprise at the on the point.
errar which I fell into
No
––
one with an honest desire to exiticize my Memo, would ofor -one moment suppose that I meant to suggest that D. Leggé ou Mess Eitel or Turner had taken an olive part in obtaining signatures to the "Petition or had personally excercised
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