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that such relatives are in

support or

or are ever

any

way dependent on them for _

likely to They further state

become so.

their intention to establish a

connection with a gold standard country at a future date, and in considering this latter point I have endeavoured to give

wide an

ad

interpretation as possi

ble to the terms of the and para, graph of Lord Ripon's despatch No72 of the 29th March last.

me that the offspring of

an

European father by a Chinese or Macnese mother is not likely

to have a connection with a

gold-standard country involving to any

serious extent the question

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of exchange, whilst on the other hand

officers of pure European! descent, who were born and have

their homes in the Colony,

qid

at

3988.

Observation has however taught "

any

are

time likely to have such

a connection, and in view

of

after

ན་

this probability I have some doubt and subject to your

me

approval.