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to draw attention to
my report
of the 3rd instant, wherein I state that to the best of my knowledge and belief the
Emigrants by the Riga
under
whatever,
were
under contract of service
which statement I submit, although my report was without qualification
Minute. The words used in His Excellency's
Minute are
ordered by
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I find that
are
under
a contract of
service
of being
whatever"
construed
J
AL
declaration.
not in the exact wording of His Excellency's
Minute, approaches to it
nearly
as
any
w
otherwise.
to me
Arr
OF
arb
capable
of being
a certificate from
that the Emigrant
in actual fact without
a contract of service,
subsequently
it might
and it
turn out that they
can
vouch for
on
oath
had contracts,
declaration, whether
It is with the profoundest
regret that I find myself
unable to adopt such
a
although
I could
not ascertain the circumstance
when the parties were under examination.
tive re
ander
I trust the Governor will
see my report