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accordance with an opinion
expressed
occasion
on more than one
by the Executive Council, who considered that the duty of the Head of the Police was to
Carry
out instructions that
- might be given him by the Governor, and not to have it left to his discretion what
ceremonies should be allowed.
and what should be prohibited.
It will be seen
from Mr Deane's
remarks in his report that he de End & in m
endorses an
opinion expressed.
this
March's desp No 191 of 8th on 1886.
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this point
some
years ago by the late Mr. May that many of the so- œeremonies of the
called religious
Chinese have as much relation to
has
their religion as Greenwich fair to the religion of Londoners. Mr. Lockhart in his report, which will be found amongst the annexures
my despatch above referred to,
1: 191 of 8th to my
June, 1886.)
states that this view entertained
by Mr. Deane is altogether erroned
and I
assured that Mr__
Lockhart is
right.
in what he
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sayo.
I think therefore, with the
Excentive
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