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interest in their collection, but I am
perfectly catisfied that no chinamian
can be trusted with such interest and
not recost to practices unhas have
obtained
for
Chinese contract Emigration
so much just opprobrium. This to
avoid this that I am
solized
bresort
to the expensive paraphernalia of
permanent Agencies and staff, and
鄙
of Emigranti
under the sea
wal,
cveresh
and still is forbidden
penalties. But in
Hongkong the matter does not appear
to have received attention and I and
Aware
of no
law or
regulation
on the
:
when
my
тое
expensive
and
lep
attractive method is placed in direct
and unprotected rivalry with the
alluring artifices of the former much give way.
interested Chinee
In 1859
the
the Allied commisionere for
Canton and the Chinese Government of
Authorities were alive to the view
J
the matter, and the unlicenced collection
subject begond the Papage Mokers' ordinance of 1857, which only applies
to the providing of papages.
and
the
"Chinese Papenger det" which places
peat power
in the hand
of
the
Emigration offices - this power however
comes into
useless
operations too late andie
to check the will I am endea=
vouring
to describe
unles
wielded
by an Adept
in the Chinese character
and language, and even then only partially to .
There are at present to my
easury