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7274 Hong Kong Thanet Cottage Warner Road, minghamberwell, 23? July 1855;

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JULY 24

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"My Lord, I do myself the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 23rd instant, having reference to the Chinese Emigrant Ship Gulnare, and in Reply I beg to state, that prior to granting the Gulnare my Clearance Certificate, the Emigrants were mustered, their Contracts examined and explained and that the Emigrants for which the Clearance Certificate was granted, were willing to proceed on the Voyage. All the Emigrants were examined and passed by a qualified medical man on board the Ship.

A great number of the Emigrants by the Gulnare from Liverpool, refused to proceed from Hong Kong, on the ground of having been deceived in the nature of the voyage, the petitioners were sent back to Liverpool.

I do not remember the number sent back on this ground, for in addition...

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