10
!
lum
of 6000. dollars and has obtained
a licence
from
the Emigration Officer - In the next plase by the Chinese Papenzer
is
Act 1855. the Emigration Officer required before he panti his clearing Certificate for any Papenger Ship, to incester the Papengers to ascertain that they understand whither they are
going
and comprehend the nature of any Contracts for cervice they may entered into . He is then to certify that
he considers the terme
feuch
have
Contracti
reasonable and that no frand apprais
to have been practised in collecting
the Emigrants. I may srecive that
written contracti of service are
required
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by the regulations under which the Takite and Luriam buigration
on is conducted,
and that in practice these are counter -signed by the Smigration Offices, who
states that he is careful to explain
the people the nature
& to make theme aware
1
their
to
engagements,
of their liberty of
action . He adds that if any
shor a
d in the Ship
disinclination to
to proceed
they
invariably permitted to land,
even although they say have received
payment of the stipulated advances. M. Sampson
was aware
the Chinese Papengers Act and of the Colonial Ordinance W.11. of 1857.
refers
as he
of
to both in his letter to us, bub
it would seem that the provisions in
'reasury