20
118
Mr Sarapion' aury secara ofer smilling
"And also that the stringency
with
" which continets for labor are. explained, " does be mean to infer that the
wilfully commits
Emigration Officer wi
won tw
infraction of Section to of Schedule
A of the Chinese Passenger Act? Mr
son's
Sampsens,
way
in
strictures on the de
the defective
which Emigration is conducted
at this Port affect my own
personally, they
character
are not howed
nuch
worthy of notice, being unsupported by
complaint to the
facts.
His
Emigration
raition Board
was
apparently
that others were anxious
when he found that others
lo
_engage Chinese labor under contract
and he has permitted himself to bring
very serious charges against this Government without proof to support.
them, he also lays great stress
-payment of Heard,
Money-
the
this has been
the practice with all hired Emigrants, but is paid under a different name, such as, advances, bonus 1.0, and he
who is ready to pay the greater sum will get the larger number. If my
recollection serves me Mr Airstin had, to increase the head money to women
in order to get his proper number, _ it was not called by that name as it is rather a harsh sounding one, but
wass dé
Ward
o
Money
gratuity,- although this, paid it did not follow that the
Women were.
improperly collected or
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