Act, 1800, and Ordinance, No. 8 of 1871.
18. Mr. Smale has, further, reiterated the views which were expressed in the Memorial of 27th June, 1867, wherein the entire prohibition of Chinese Emigration is advocated. I do not concur in those views, but in the face of the able and conclusive letter which my Predecessor, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, caused to be sent to Messrs. Smale and Whillier, and of the Duke of Buckingham's remark Vide Para. 13, that the Governor had sufficiently answered the arguments of the Memorialists, I do not consider it necessary to trouble His Lordship with any additional observations on the point which has been thus treated by Her Majesty's Government.
14. I presume it will be considered as settled that Chinese Emigration, under certain provisions, is not to be prohibited, and should it be decided that legislation is to be introduced, it is of importance (and I do not underrate the importance and the difficulty) to decide as to what provisions may be required. I must very firmly and distinctly dissent from the opinion that such