between the
Governor and
.a.
is clear to me
and Capt. Thomsett.
that Capt Thomsett. has had utterly conflicting directions: Sir J. Hennessy first orders the Examination of the emigrants before the license is
issued then
and
M. Philippo &
his order.
M-O'Malley have
as to
given different opinions about what
Constitutes
O'Malley himself.
-6. Again the
a contract
of
Service and
has contradicted
as it appears
to
Goodenor
18
atterly tempust
in objecting to Caft Thombett
... certifying "to the best of Knowledge & belief"
in his position
Wellese
210
his
man
can do more
- C. If such searching
as
examinations
that conducted by S. Eitel are to be made the rule: the
business of emigration will, as has been
pointed out by the harbour master,
Come to an
end.
d. In the matter
of
the Hongkong
Daily Telegraph Capt. Thomsett has been badly treated: the matter for attack having been supplied from official records, on the sly while he was prevented
from prosecuting the editor.
I think the Governor
should be told
that he has been unjust to Capt.
Thomsett.
CPL.
Oct
Mr Bramston
I agree generally with
Mr Lucas.
The Governor appears to have taxed Captain Thomsett with habitually allowing Chinese emigrants to leave Hongkong under contract of Service, albeit they were not in order. On the other hand Captain J. appears to deny having done so