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8. May I also point out that any objections advanced by the Chamber against the registration of Chinese domestic servants must equally apply to the registration of purely out-door Chinese servants, and that if the objections are fatal and valid in one case, they must be fatal and valid in the other case.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient Servant,
His Excellency
THE GOVERnor.
APPENDIX L.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH.
His Excellency the Governor to His Honour Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith,
No. 174/G.
SIR,
GOVERMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 2nd September, 1901.
I have the honour to acknowledge with thanks your letter of the 31st ultimo sug- gesting that the scope of inquiry into the question of the registration of private chair and jinricksha coolies should be extended to include all classes of Chinese servants and labourers in European employ.
2. I have, however, to inform you in reply that I do not propose to extend the scope of the Commission as issued.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Honour's most obedient Servant,
HENRY A. BLAKE,
His Honour
Mr. JUSTICE SMITH,
Governor, &c.
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SIR,
APPENDIX M.
Letter from Mr. Wilcox to Government.
HONGKONG, 30th August, 1901.
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of yesterday's date inquiring whether I would be willing to serve on a Commission it is proposed by His Excellency the Governor to appoint for the purpose of inquiring into the question of private chair and jinricksha coolies in this Colony.
In reply, will you please inform His Excellency that I shall be happy to serve on such a Commission; but I beg respectfully to suggest that it is most desirable, in the interest of the general community, that the scope of the inquiry should be widened to embrace at any rate all domestic servants, if not outside coolies as well.
I have the honour to be,
Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX.
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