confidential tie tie employment

y

Agents Stipfs in

the Chinese Repengas

Trade; & in

I am transmitting

je tegens a why of a Willie from the Scleral,

La E. Tad to abom

So E. Lallin dunited

Jo

·

When the

Am

refined.

3

20

Deer 1858

(13028)

Extract of letter addressed Duncan Dunbar Leg London

155

by Capt. A. S. Mollison of the British Ship 'Lancashire Witch'

I called

dated Hong Kong 10th Oct 1838

Mr

to

Co give him intimation and to know if he could hold out

any

inducement regarding my getting passengers, who told me he could not at present as the English Government were too strict in regard to English surgeons. Hospital regulations were such as almost made it a moral impossibility to conform to The Laws.

I men called on Mr

to see what he could do as he

he is

I may say the principal Agent here for the Chinese Emigration to the Colonies, when he plainly told me, the restrictions at present were such that he could not take up another British Ship, but would send all Chinese passengers

in future in Foreign Bottoms - American and other Continental Vessels which ships will be cleared by their own Consuls and cause no trouble

or vexation and further Mr.

had read his instructions

carefully and found, he could make use of Foreign Bottoms

The consequence is

a few days ago, he chartered a Dutch ship all I can say is from present appearances That British property may

lay here and a Foreigner reap the benefit.

There


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