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my recect short absence on vacation bave. I request your attention le these doonments; and I fully adwit

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that there is great weight in the __

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contaiu.

Morcover, it is to be remembered that the

Chinese population of this island, like

all other Orientals, is indifferent and

apathetic respecting

matters of this

kind; and that the question practically

rests between, on the one side, a section

of the European Civil con

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Community, --

which the Acting Colonial Secretary.

(Mr Stewart,) estimates at about.

Curlosure 2, three hundred” (300), and, on the other

side, the Noval and Military revideuts

at this Station, who number about or

three thousand (3000).

On my return

from my

vacation leave, I found that there had

been several caves. of sporadic cholera

which had terminated,

aminated fatally

thirtan instances.

anong

in some

the soldiers

the Garrison and the scamssen

of the

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of the

Squadron. I naturally diet not feel or

myself justified, without positive instructions from you,

to reverser.

three

i. e. without counting

women and children.