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"
"
"The first question that presents
itself is whether it is practicable
" or desirable so far as British Ships
' are concerned to put a stop
" altogether to the Trade in Chinese
"Essegrants
The Cabinete Law which entirely "prohibits Emigration, would, if it " carried into effect determine this " question ; but it appears to Lords that the continued neglect of the "Chinese Government to make any
"
"
my
attempt to put the law in force; the
hopelessness of expecting them to enforce
it
"it aganist other nations,
even
Her
" Majeshje Government to assist them to
" enforce it against British subjects, and
" the Emigration to the West Inching which
hey until
"carried on
O
very
recent period been
with the express sanchon of
# Her Majestys Government, make it
" sinpossible to rest the decision of the
" question
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this ground alone.
" The difficulty of subjecting this " Branch of Trade to proper regulations " and above all the impracticability
" at fagent of inducing blunèse
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