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of
leolomy, I conceive that I
this dis Cooley,
ould not now be justified in acting
Mr. Imale's view
of the Law?
If that view is correct, I
attention to me
Quin
to require
m
hands.
6.
8
believe I
aw hi
right in
Paying
that
it would be the duty of the Naval
Commander-in-
Chief who is now here with the Squadron under his
in
or nine
command to seize the eight Peruvian Ships, which are in this
Harbour, and which,
a matter of
public notoriety, must be known
to him
are engaged in the
Macao Coolie Trade).
7.
al
I do not propose to discuss at any length Mr. Imale's letter, but I deem it
my duty to draw
or two points, which
some remarks at
In paragraph of reference is
made to
an
American steamer
(Min shu), which conveyed from
one of the Coast Ports
a large number
of
Coolies to the Straits Settlements.
I have
not
been able
to ascertain the
truth of the report given from the news papers, but I apprehend that it is wholly beside the present question which is shortly what legislation local and Imperial should be adopted to prevent the Residents of Hong Kong from participating in the profits of the Macao Coolie Trade?