AGEN
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Scheet
Jun 14997/45-
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In myletter 4:67 of 24 Septn. I
reported that I had established
a Branche
Agency at Hongkong. This Beauch Agency did good service until about a mouth
ago.
since when it has declined so much
that I am intending to close it. The this decline is attributable
Cause
of
to competition, a species of competition.
a view to the protection
which, with
Chinese Immigrants, is forbidden in Chinese Fenitory - Sallude to the collection of Imigeants by individuale " without guarantee or official authority.
there cannot be the slightest
doubt but that the cheapest.
and moch
expeditione mishod of obtaining chinese
Emigrants for cervice abroad is to give to Chinese Agents a pecuniary percaput
Pastry