CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 788

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looked upon as extremely unlikely.

10.

With regard to the

owners

effect on junk referred to in paragraph 4 of the Registrar General's report, it appears to be - overlooked that junks not affected by the law.

11.

in

The

are

argument quoted

paragraph 5 of the

report

seems rather far fetched, and I cannot imagine that

any

appreciable loss would be inflicted in the manner

described.

In

any

any

case it is

extra-

probable that cost of storage would fall

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the consumer.

I think, therefore,

that the loss, if any, likely

to be incurred

by

the

Chinese community in ~

consequence of the operation of the Ordinance, cannot be

at all considerable.

appreciable

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