on ar
being daily) the enforcement of of days quarantine rivals from those ports would I involve nothing short of a
complete stoppage of traffic. It was therefore found
to resort to the less necessary vexation's alternative embodied
in the Ordinance under refer-
ence-
The reason for limiting
the restrictions of immigration to the Chinese was that there
was and is little, if any, danger
of
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of the plaque being introduced by persons of other nationalities.
The
powers conferred
upon the Governor in Council by the provisions of the Ordin_
anee
have been and will be:
exercised with the greatest_
care and discretion and in
•
view of the importance of having "" some such dormant powers if. the experience of last year is not to be repeated, I venture to: hope that you
will not see fit
to advise Her Majesty to dis-
allow
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