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"criminals into this island has

1. always been in

vigour in

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been in proportion to the

repressing

1884),

on the same

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subject, I would

repeat that I shall be glad

reelive

erinne

of the

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"local authorities in the neighbouring

Provinces of China. What Banishment

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mean.

here is

really repatriation.

It is tantamount to refusing the the disorderly classes of Canton

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permission to seek a new

field

for their

de

depredations

on British

" territory!"

3.

Under the circumstances

th in this and in

shadowed forth

my previous despatch (N:383 of

1884

any

"to

instructions which

desire to give

Your Lordship may

me on this complicated and

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difficult question of deportation, banishment; which involves, directly and indirectly, Imperial

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as well as local considerations ---

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and interests:

I have the honour to be

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My Lord,

Your Lordships Most Chrdient. Hemble devant,

SMBowen