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" latterly the Chinese Authorities have afforded
"
no assistance whatever in cases that have
"been reported to them by this Department through the Government,
"5. Iam inclined to ascribe the lawless
"acts that have lately occurred near the Boundary to the fact that the Offenders " know that their retreat a Chrisa " means absolute safety.
In
tow
" 6. I was, to the best of my recollection, informed verbally by St. E. Sive R. Gellac Donnell " about 186 for 1868 that the Right Hon'ble the "Secretary of State had authorized free
communi
- "cation between the Authorities at Kaulung " and this Police Department without the " intervention of St. Mt. Convul and HE. the "Viceroy of Cauton. I would respectfielly " 'Euggest that inquiry be made as to the existence "of any such despatch, for if it is found it goes sofar as to deal with the mutual rendition "of prisoners, a great step will be gained "towards ameliorating the present uncatiofactory "condition of afforirs.
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" 7. It has to be borne in mind that a "number of Chinese soldiers will now be released from Service, and that the taxation. "of the Chinen around has been considerably increand, it therefore,
seems to ure
"natural to expect that there will be
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"an increase of lawlessness, and I.
" would therefore earnestly apply that the "quection of reudition be made the subject "of serious consideration"; and that, where " possible, the applications of the Chinese "Authorities be favourably entertained."
I havere
Sof B. M. Deane
Capt. Supt of Police
Hou: F. Stewart, LL.D.
Acting Colonial Secretary
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Extract from @SO. N:2434 of 5th September,
@SO.N:2334 1885.
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"As regards the feeling of annoyance which the Captain Superintendent of
"Police
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