Jen's ills
He
27
Feb.
The Foreign Office, in a letter of the 5th of February, raised the question of having attempted to represent Chinese Emigration, the Emigration Commissioners on the 23rd of February offered their suggestion, for the...
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39
The Foreign Office informed us on the 21st of April that they proposed to ask Lord ... to bring in a Bill into Parliament on the subject, but they requested our further opinion, which was furnished by the ... on the 26th of April.
The Board of ... informed us that they concur in the proposed measure, but suggest that as the Emigration Commissioners are the chief authors, they should prepare the Bill. This seems reasonable.
7. F8 23 May
Dm May 24
Lord John Unpubl
This will be for your consideration. Whether the Bill should be brought in by Mr B... or by myself...
B, M. Full T. 25.
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