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be replies, but as the question of the alleged especially Criminal character of the Houston Xinere is publicly discussed in San Francisco and in Australia where it is openly asserted that within the last ten years the criminal condition of the Chinese in

Southons has required the severest penal Legislation that the British Government has sanctioned in our day.

I have the honor to be,

Jay Lorn

Your Lordship's most obedient

Humble Servant,

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enclosure in Governor Sir Henry Keswick's Despatch No. 85, 5 August 190.

Branding and Flogging Ordinance, 1872-

Legislative Council, 20th March, 1872-

Governor Sir Richard Macdonnell, said,

"That they were still amending the criminal law, and the next Ordinance would be to provide for the branding of Criminals in certain cases. He had no doubt the preamble of the Ordinance was before the Police Commission now sitting 'Whereas crime has greatly increased since the branding of Criminals was abolished, ...'"

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be replies, but as the question of the alleged especially Criminal character of the Houston Xinere is publicly discussed in San Francisco and in Australia where it is openly asserted that within the last ten years the criminal condition of the Chinese in Southons has required the severest penal Legislation that the British Government has sanctioned in our day. I have the honor to be, Jay Lorn Your Lordship's most obedient Humble Servant, 269 enclosure in Governor Sir Henry Keswick's Despatch No. 85, 5 August 190. Branding and Flogging Ordinance, 1872- Legislative Council, 20th March, 1872- Governor Sir Richard Macdonnell, said, "That they were still amending the criminal law, and the next Ordinance would be to provide for the branding of Criminals in certain cases. He had no doubt the preamble of the Ordinance was before the Police Commission now sitting 'Whereas crime has greatly increased since the branding of Criminals was abolished, ...'"
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be reperies, but as the question of the alleged srecially Criminal character of the Houston Kxinere is publicly discuted in Lan Francisce and in Australia where it is openly aperted that within the last ten years the criminal airconition of the chinese in

Soustons has required the severest penal Legislation that the British Government has sanctioned in our day.

I have the honor to be,

Jay Lorn

Your Lichip's most overint

Jumble Servant,

269

esource in Governor his Ihre Exe Hennepi's Despatch 1.180.5/5 August 190.

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Branding and Flogging Ordinance. 1072-

Legislative Council, 20th March, 1872-

Governor Sir Richard Macdonnell, said,

"That they

amendment

of

were still

ان

the

the criminal law, and

the next Ordinance would be to provide

for the branding of Criminals in certain cases. He had no doubt the preamble

amply proved

of the Ordinance was before the Folice fommission

now

sitting "Whereas crime has greatly

increased since the branding of

Criminals

accepting conditional

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