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line by which tye came, this Department can do/more then return them to the port of foreign embarkation.
Whether the steamship line responsible and to the custody of which the United States immigration officials return the rejectedapplicants shall be permitted to land them at the colony where they procured them as passengers is a question which must of necessity be
determined by the company and the Colonial Government.
Respectfully
(signed) BENJ,S.CABLE
Acting Secretary.
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