contracted with a Mercantile House at Amoy for the supply of 900 coolies, but Mr. Bouring observes that as the French Consul found, whose duly it would be to see that the Emigration property, conducted, in partner in the house having the contract, the security must be inadequate he "unsatisfactory". The British Consul at Amoy in reporting the transaction to Sir J. Bourring states, that the Coolies will be shipped under the law enacted by the French Government which ensures ample space and comfort.
3. We are not aware to what law reference is here made. The only Ordinances of the French Government with which we are acquainted is one dated 27th March 1852 which regulates, to a certain extent, the Emigration from France and the French colonies, but, confined to specified places, would not apply to Emigration from China. In July 1857, however, a Committee appointed by the French Government to enquire into the question of Emigration from French Ports, and by this commission a Report was made.
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