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The readiness with which the
agent acquiesced in all
my. sufficient to disarm
requirements Suspicion
was su
I do not know from weke noe the French Consul received his information as to the means a clopted to get the Coolies
but certain it is that when he in-
conjunation with myself visited the Ship
on the 9th September to make an
on that
Official enquiry founded information they were then full of Complaints
ilaints and wanting to be released. I will state in detail what was clone on my first visit on the 31th August
On getting
on board. I was met
at the Gangway by the mate, I told him
who I was and that I had come,
to see the Passengers, a large number
of whom
were on deck and about the Boom boats, they were amusing. ~
loothing
themselves in various
and
ways
well and cheer
cheerful; I walked round
the upper deck visiting the Cook houses, Hesspital
and other necessary places, through my office Interpreter Pasked
as I went along any one indiscriminately as to whether they had plenty to eat
and drink and were well treated-
they all answered in
the
I observed each to have a contract ticket.
Affirmative.
I then went below and repeated the
same Style of questioning, - I noticed the two rows of Stanchions & r