CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12] — Page 133

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Though puble registration of brothels

is illeg

al, I assume that in the

illegal,

course of their duties the police of

the Registrar General must be fully

cognisant of the existence & situation.

of disorderly houses. The houses which

are thus known

may

be visited at

!) all times & seasons,

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hairey regarde

to the power of suppression which I

desire to be

givew

to the magestanter,

I do not understand why if the

I hovers

are

of

visitation & interrogation

intelligently

abrence

of

actual

need materially

carried out the

legal registration

diminish the

degree

in which the Registrer. General

check brothel abuses.

eau

17 If you

See

Ko

objection

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request

the foregoing proposals I

that you will take steps form

amending

the Ord: accordingly, but

have

alternatives oh

if you

any

additional suggestions to make,

I should be glad if you would

fa

vour. me with them at

early

dali.

18 I should like to be assured that

sufficient power is given

Registrar General

to the

o his staff form.

of

fully investigating the cases

Chinese women on their first-

anche

in the Colony. If amotots that the

passets you are of opinion that the

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