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If the latter, there were ... on the occasion of my many hundreds visit and they all seemed quite well behaved and specially happy and contented. In fact, they all won the appearance of persons and I have no doubt that such was their impression.
: whether they had been purchased for export going out on their own account to San Francisco.
9. that such is the general feeling of the Chinese, whether Male or female, as to Emigration to California, is evident.
Attempts by Chinese to steal the passage tickets of those who are fortunate enough to hold them, or to get on by personating ticket holders, or by concealing themselves amongst the cargo or elsewhere. Such cheating is natural when one considers the glowing accounts and the large amount of Treasure with which some many of their Countrymen are constantly returning from San Francisco.
10. At the same time, whatever may have been the antecedents of either the men on board or the women - whether Annamite or Chinese who go forth as free Emigrants in the Pacific Steamers to seek their fortune, I cannot consider this Government responsible for seeing that they go voluntarily more than seeing that they are really made aware that if they wish at the last moment to decline going, the Police with orders to afford them assistance...