Land
indentures and Engrant not under indentures
between those who pay their
own passages
who do not.
and Mose
"Veritas"
says
The United
States have made it penal
for indentured Chinese
to carry on their own account
This is corroborated by Sir R. Macdonnell
See letter
(16 Feb 70, paragraph 15) who says
"the U.S. Consul long since reported
had declared contracts for
Coolie labour made
to be absolutely void in the United States as being tantamount to Slavery"
As before stated, the Emigration from Hong Kong to the U.S. appears to have taken place under the 2nd clause.
The Govr has been asked to explain that there is emigration
The U.S. in the face of all usage there
is an example.
complaint on the grantees voyage; that the Coolie traffic
and the emigrants' prosperity
and considering
91870 but free 17967/12).
Sir R. Macdonnell's observation
that if emigration should not take place from Hong Kong it would probably take place from Macao which is not likely to be for the advantage of the Colony.
I do not see any greater reason, if so great, for prohibiting emigration from Hong Kong to the U.S. than for prohibiting it to British
Colonies
and I do not,
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