CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5] — Page 144

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telegram, but any attempt to pass it hurriedly through Council without giving sufficient time for consideration would have intensified feeling very much against it by enlisting the sympathy of even the supporters of the measure, and have made the whole Community suspicious of Government.

The Commissioner of Customs is not yet ready to surge ... moreover not yet ... but the new arrangement has no office or Warehouse in Chemike Kowloon, and I believe there are no suitable buildings that might be adapted to that purpose. There was therefore urgent reason for not pressing too strongly the second reading of the Bill in the face of the strong public feeling in favour of an adjournment.

This Government, in the meantime, is doing everything in its power to loyally help China. The Arms Bill recently passed enabled the Government to prevent the assembling of armed bands for the purpose of smuggling; a large quantity of arms recently seized, although it could not be confiscated, was not given up until much trouble had been given by obtaining proof of merchandise; and an action was threatened...

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133 telegram, but any attempt to pass it hurriedly through Council without giving sufficient time for consideration would have intensified feeling very much against it by enlisting the sympathy of even the supporters of the measure, and have made the whole Community suspicious of Government. 4. The Commissioner of Customs is not yet ready to surge ... moreover not yet ... but the new arrangement has no office or Warehouse in Chemike Kowloon, and I believe there are no suitable buildings that might be adapted to that purpose. There was therefore urgent reason for not pressing too strongly the second reading of the Bill in the face of the strong public feeling in favour of an adjournment. This Government, in the meantime, is doing everything in its power to loyally help China. The Arms Bill recently passed enabled the Government to prevent the assembling of armed bands for the purpose of smuggling; a large quantity of arms recently seized, although it could not be confiscated, was not given up until much trouble had been given by obtaining proof of merchandise; and an action was threatened...

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133

telegram, but any

attempt to pass

hurriedly through Council without

giving sufficient time for consideration

would have intensiped

of its bearing.

this fueling very

by Enlisting

this sympathy of even the

supporters of

the measure, and have made the

whole Community suspicions of

Governme

نہیں

The Commissioner of Customs

airy

not yet ready to surg

moreover mot y

but the new arrangement its has

no office or Warehouse in Chemike

Kowloon, and I belien there are no cuitable buildings that might be adapted to that purpose. There was

therefore

220

urgent reason for pressing

too strongly the second reading of the

Bill

in the face of the strong public

feeling

in favour of an adjournment.

miut si in the

This Government.

meantime doing everything

Power to loyally help China. The Arms Bill recently passed,

: recently passed, enabled.

and a

Government to prevent the assembling of armed bands for the purpose of smuggling, large quantity of Opinion recently seized, although it could not be confiscated, was not

quin up until much trouble had been given by reacting proof of

merchips; and am

action

threatened

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