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the special meeting held in compliance with the Governors suggestion in December 1849

I which meeting the Bishop and bluef Durative

were

present

stral the Chinese were consulted w when the first rules were drawn up in 1875 that both the Europeans were

chiuse and

contented with them

alway the preant Governor

until

requested

reeted them alteration that

The regulations at present in fores inable China men, Chinese

Europeans each

aud

spectively to visit the

Museum free of charge in

them

ouver

hours and

pear of interruption

and

that

without

oy

annoyance

any person of respectable appearance of whatever nationality at all times except when chinese women are in the oltreourn ca

carr

¡vixit it upon making special

application at the door.

The visitor to the

Museum have hitherto been

remarkable for the orderly conduct displayed since the

Building

Aco

opened but the

Committee intend no

to

any

•dierespect

class of the population,

sir

stating

itrat in

329

it as their opinion.

in garrison

town and

seaport such as stirs there'

could occasionally arise

of disturbance

danger

were Asiatics

and Europeans to be admitted;

to gettier

in the crowded poom

of an Institution which does

a stoff of officials

not

possess

competent in such presente order.

a case to

I have the honour tobe,

Your Lordship's

Most obedient Servant

Wke suren

Chainman.

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