CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 61

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attendring the alleged sunggling from Hongkong mito China ) . If the sovereignty of Hongkong, which it has been the

object of

the British Government to jealously guard since the assions

the Island, is to be upheld), it is,

of

τι

my opinion, absolutely neoledary that Proceedings such as

those which I now have the honour.

notice should)

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your

bring to be firmly suppressed. To allow such encroachments to pass menoticed would, I submit, materially increase the difficulties of

effective, control

exercising

over the large Chinese population resident in this Colony.

17. 4. Stewar & Lockhart,

asting Registra Seneral)

To As stim.chi, Ngan Chik- shans, Trian

Stoi-chi and Lo Chi Sin

Drection of the Smany waterfital

Inici ordent

boom The

Bount of Revocanization and fourth lence

The 24th day of the main of the livery Kung on.

to

During the present rear, the provinced of Keranting and tranyos

have suffered to a large extent from floods, which have inflicted much suffering adm the people. To alleviate this you leave in a must incitable

mainner collected and distributed atarinaad numer, while we onornside, have, after due deliberation, considered it advisable to distribute a Share the mum of 100,

of 105postacis among the munonte districts in poportion to their necessities.

Now that the time for the autumn plonghing is drawns near,

the

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