CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 167

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and fortisstance in this, and in all other Matters.

I desire it to be remembered

7. that, at the date of this despatch, I have only been six weeks in settling, during which period I have been overwhelmed with a multiplicity of public business. As minute attention to details, as well as the exposition of general principles and rules in my dispatches, will prove, I have worked hard every day and all day, in a very depressing and enervating Climate. I am conscious that I may have sometimes fallen, from as yet imperfect knowledge, into slight errors with regard to the small details referred to above. Still, I believe no further experience will materially modify my present impressions. At all events, I have little doubt but that Your Lordship will approve the action which I have taken in a somewhat cognate matter. A petition was addressed to me recently by several of the English and other European Merchants praying that orders may be promulgated and enforced, preventing the periodical Chinese processions

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22. 164 23 and fortisstance in this, and in all other Matters. I desire it to be remembered 7. that, at the date of this despatch, I have only been six weeks in settling, during which period I have been overwhelmed with a multiplicity of public business. As minute attention to details, as well as the exposition of general principles and rules in my dispatches, will prove, I have worked hard every day and all day, in a very depressing and enervating Climate. I am conscious that I may have sometimes fallen, from as yet imperfect knowledge, into slight errors with regard to the small details referred to above. Still, I believe no further experience will materially modify my present impressions. At all events, I have little doubt but that Your Lordship will approve the action which I have taken in a somewhat cognate matter. A petition was addressed to me recently by several of the English and other European Merchants praying that orders may be promulgated and enforced, preventing the periodical Chinese processions

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and fortesiance si this, and in all other

Mallers.

I derive it to be remembered

7. that, at the date of this despatch, have only been rix wrests in stingting, during Builh period Chave been overwhelmed with a multiplicity of public busness. As Ne Minute attention

to delarts, as well as the exposition of

Feneral principles and rules Mi

Buy dispatches, will prove, chave worked

and that,

Moreover, in a

hard every day and all day,

very depressing

and

Inervating Chimate. I am conscions

that

Mat I may have sometimes fallen, from

as yet imperfich Sherwledge, into digit

errors with

regard

вденов

of the dmall

delach referred to above. Still. I believe Not further reperince will conforinty present impressions - At all went, I have little doubt but that Your Lorddli

appuve

The action which I have

läken hi a somewhat cognate maller. Flexwas addressed to me recently by Several of the Inglish

bill

and

Mer Europian

Merchants a petition praying

that

Orders may be prom and enforced,

prentating the periodical Chmerin

processions

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