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their ships might always
right always he cleared
at that Port instead of at Hong
=Rong-ket if this in the meaning
of the objection it cle
clearly
6. It will be remembered
that Mr. Gerard was despatched to
China, with the express sanction
and approval.
1
of the
the Secretary of
did not
apply to the Emigration conducted
by M. Gerard which, as Lord Bowring
experiential and
temporary only—in fact is it
to
the
question
unprehend why, even if
retention had concerned a
more
permanent Emigration, it would
have been necessary
to refuse
a
facility
which was action by
hand, because at some future
time it might possibly
be available».
to
state, and that the object of
was to endeavour to free the Emigration from
the objections which had been fatal to previous similar Emigrations, and thus to open up to
the British Archipelago
a
supply
of the most valuable labor
to
enable them be Countries employing
people
to
with
Slave labor.
7. The difficulties of such undertaking were very great,
Especially from
the competition
of those engaged in procuring
Emigrants