CO129-532-5 Mui Tsai system- resolutions and correspondence with private individuals 23-7-1931 - 18-12-1931 — Page 26

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this country. In this case,

however, as the Deed of Presentation

was drawn up only in April last,

I should be glad if you would

reconsider the point as to

whether the delay is really such

as to make the institution of

proceedings against Chau Ming

under Section 45A inadvisable.

I have etcos

4. I shall also be glad

to receive as soon as

possible the

report from the sec. for Chinese Affairs referred to in the last centers of furay. I of your despatch. If it can be

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established with reasonable certainty that

theply pussine Chinese castan

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adoption of girls is the mui-trai

custom, then it is obvior

obviously

undesirable that the tt. Kong

laws