CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 29

I have respected you to forward immediated the

Blue Books for 1877-8-9

The

Blue Book is required

by the 269 Colonial Regulation to he

the

Completed during the first quarter of the year succeeding that to which it

relates and I attach

meets importame for various recons

to its transnasion

RAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE,

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Herbert.

Mr. Grant Duf.

Lord Kimberley.

duct.

as

carky

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possible after that

J

period.

3. It appears

that in December

1876 the population

amounted to 139144

of whom 130168 were Chinese. The

remainder comprised

besides soldiers, sailors,

police, prisoners, and temporary. residents, whose

religions were

a

not indicate, resident population

of 3579 persons of whom the Christian