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Despatch No. 334 dated the 10th October, 1902, Mr. Chamberlain had granted the permission to allow free emigration of Chinese from Hongkong to Mexico which had been asked for by the Chinese Government, China then having Treaty relations with Mexico.
As the circumstances in which it was desired to ship free emigrants to Peru are now exactly similar to those in which the prohibition with regard to Mexico had been removed, I sent my telegram of the 4th August asking that the prohibition might also be removed as regards free labour in the case of Peru.
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At the instance of the charterers and at their expense I reminded for a reply on the 12th and on a further application from the Consul for Peru suggested to him to communicate with His Minister in London.
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On receipt of your telegram of the 16th containing your sanction to my giving the licence required, subject to my considering that the Chinese Government would not take exception, I at once issued it. I did not think it necessary to consult the British Minister at Peking in view of the Despatch of the 5th July, 1902, from Prince Ch'ing to Sir Ernest Satow of which a copy was enclosed in Sir William J. Gascoigne's Despatch No. 357 of the 13th August, 1902, and of the similarity of the present circumstances to those in which the Chinese Government desired the removal of restrictions to free emigration to Mexico.
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Unless I receive specific instructions from you to the contrary I propose in the future to grant licences to emigrant ships to Peru giving instructions to the Harbour Master to investigate the case of every emigrant and ascertain