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would wit be teached by the proposed legislation. While I am at all times anxious, where it is just and expedient, to avail myself of the advice of the Chinese, I must put aside in regarding the Memorial as one pane demands for legislation from a class of the Community which would be unaffected by it, of which examples may be found in Consul's more reasonable Man China. Again, most of the houses where it is suspected that gambling is carried on are the property of Chinese. It is believed that no one is capable of judging for what purpose his house has been leased, or to what uses it is applied.

The obvious means which the leading Chinese can employ to show that they are in earnest in this matter, would be to discourage the letting of portions of houses for immoral purposes or any such Stud.

With regard to the complaint in the Memorial regarding want of Energy on the part of the Police, it will be observed that Mr. March, in his reply to the Deputation, stated that he thought no blame could be attached to

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160.73- would wit be teached by the proposed legislation. While I am at all times anxious, where it is just and expedient, to avail myself of the advice of the Chinese, I must put aside in regarding the Memorial as one pane demands for legislation from a class of the Community which would be unaffected by it, of which examples may be found in Consul's more reasonable Man China. Again, most of the houses where it is suspected that gambling is carried on are the property of Chinese. It is believed that no one is capable of judging for what purpose his house has been leased, or to what uses it is applied. The obvious means which the leading Chinese can employ to show that they are in earnest in this matter, would be to discourage the letting of portions of houses for immoral purposes or any such Stud. With regard to the complaint in the Memorial regarding want of Energy on the part of the Police, it will be observed that Mr. March, in his reply to the Deputation, stated that he thought no blame could be attached to
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160.73-

would wit be teached by the proprzed

lepilation. While I am at all times

Ancions, where it is mist and Expedient,

Io mi iltech & Me hichis of the Chunder,

Effect

to Mas Malance Fam. I Muck putihed

in regarding the Mimorial as one

Pañe demands for úgirlation from as

Class of

of

the Community which would

be unaffected by it, of which Eimplies may be found in cosulue's more ravanan Man China. Agani; - host of the houses where if in auspected that fambling 15 carried on are the property of Chmisi. It is believed that no

one

the to to Carable to Newher of judging

for what purpore his rinse has been leased, or

bushat uses it is applied.

the Quresh means which the leading Chinese can employ to show that they

are in Carnish mi this maller, would

in portions of houses be to discourage the telling of hondeo, for minoral purposes of any

4.

Stuid.

With regard to the complaint

in the Memorial

want of Energy

of war

in the part of the Police, it will be obrowid Mát ht. March, in his reply

Mr.

to the Depulation, Elated that he thought no blame could be attached

to

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