CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 336

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tells

us in

himself

by also a

Why then

the

covering despatch, approved

d the Executive council, &

affroued by

Lad

Derby.

they

then should they be now disapproved?

The

governor gives

as no

to Veskether any the last

year 20

ав

information has happened in the

2 a half to alter his views or q r

to makis an ordinance of the Rhind less

necessary or less desirable; hence we may

Suppose

Suppose that the circumstances are much as they were in 1883.

they

The argument which be a 'the attorney really uses is that the ordinance

General really

put

This is a

is a strong

will fort arbitrary powers into the hands of the registrargeneral argument but othy

be fore

You

?

strong

was it not advance &

In his despatch the govern suggests

that with the exception of the present

registrar general M. Stewart there is n. Gresent in Hongtong

one at

fit to

exercise these extraordinary powers

As

for

as the actual individuals are

concerned there is not much in this

・M.

Stewart as for

as we know is

Likely to continue to be ingistran grams),

mean colute the

younger

men are

training

under those him I will in a few years

on his

probably be capable of carrying work. Even if they are not capable already: but lapork from

but it is clear that ses it is

it is unsafe to depend on

to defend off the defect I on the individual

a system which should men & not on the system теж

on and individual then: So far

right.

puts the

the governor seems to be

The attorney general pats principle of

objections to Othe

the

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