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One important Provision, however, has been added which will be found in Section IV providing for the unlawful "Detention of Chinese by Force or False Pretences for the Purposes of Semigration or for any other Purpose" is made punishable.
This Section will, I believe, prove of great utility in this Colony where the Chinese very often take the Law into their hands by the forcible Detention of Persons in the hope of obtaining Payment of a Debt or compensation for some alleged injury, and it will meet, amongst others, the Case of Detention for the Purpose of emigration, whether from this Colony or from other Places.
In Sections 2, 4, and 5 it was necessary to insert the words "or for any Purpose whatsoever" as it appears from the experience of the Magistrates, that although a malevolent multitude exists, the Purpose in most cases is that of Immigration; it is almost impossible to get the Complainant to give evidence to that effect and but for the Insertion of these words nearly all the cases under the Ordinance...
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One important Provision, however, has been added which will be found in Section IV providing for the unlawful "Detention of Chinese by Force or False Pretences for the Purpores of Semigration a for any other Purpose is made fiunishable.
This Section will I believe
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prove of great utility in this Colony where the Chinese very prove to take the Law into their
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others, the Case of Deltation for the Purpoc of humigration, whether from this Colony or from other Places.
In Lictions 2, 4, and 5 it
was necessary to insert the words " or for any Purpore thatvor as it appears from the experience the Magistrates, that although
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a mnal eulitude ixists that the Purpose in mort cares is
that of Immigration; it is alunt impossible to get the Complainant
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give evidence to that effect and but for the Insertion of there words nearly all the cases under the Ordinance
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