CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 411

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used to prevent their horses from being used for illegal purposes, while their better feelings and impulses having been called into play by the line of action adopted by Your Excellency of recognizing them as a part of the Community, they are valuable in matters and are consulted on matters affecting their interests, they are otherwise prepared, as I have learnt from personal communication with them, to co-operate actively in all measures that may be introduced for the suppression of crime.

10. This was not the case in former years. In 1864 when I took charge of the Registrar General's Office, I found the practice such that I saw few Chinese except those who had some business with the Government. But now there is a large class consisting of the most important members of the Chinese Community, who are in continual - almost daily - communication with the Registrar General. They advise him as to what is being done in the native portion of the City. They give him reports on matters affecting trade which have reached them from elsewhere. In short, they enable him to hold that position originally intended when by Ordinance he was styled "Protector of Chinese," and to keep the Executive informed.

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used to prevent their horses from being used for illegal purposes, while their better feelings and impulses having been called into play by the line of action adopted by Your Excellency of recognizing them as a part of the Community, they are valuable in matters and are consulted on matters affecting their interests, they are otherwise prepared, as I have learnt from personal communication with them, to co-operate actively in all measures that may be introduced for the suppression of crime. 10. This was not the case in former years. In 1864 when I took charge of the Registrar General's Office, I found the practice such that I saw few Chinese except those who had some business with the Government. But now there is a large class consisting of the most important members of the Chinese Community, who are in continual - almost daily - communication with the Registrar General. They advise him as to what is being done in the native portion of the City. They give him reports on matters affecting trade which have reached them from elsewhere. In short, they enable him to hold that position originally intended when by Ordinance he was styled "Protector of Chinese," and to keep the Executive informed.
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used

prevent their horses from being for illegal purposes, while their better feelings and impulses having been called into play by the line of action adopted by Your Excellency of recognizing them as a

prover in the Community,

valuable

them in matters

are

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and consulting thom affecting their interests, they aherwise prepared, as I have learnt - from peromal communication with

them, to co-operate actively in all

me as mAY £O

of crime.

introduced for the suppresion

10. This

was not

20

in former

gears. In 1864 when I took charge of the Registrar General's Office, I

411

13.

found the pradice such that I saw

Chinese except those who had

Mo

some

business with the Government But now there is

a

large claf

consisting of the most important

the Chinare Community,

members

who

in

is

are

of

continually - almost daily- rumication with the Registrar

As

to what

General. They advise him

being done in the native portion of the City. They give him reports

on matters affecting trade which have reached item from elsewhere. In short, they ouable him to hold that position originally intended when by

Ordinance he

rvas

styled "Protector Chinese," and to Keep the Eccentive

of 1

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