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this atter of Russell's report, but it is one which right easily come up in Parliament and prove troublesome there. The 'ui-tsai question arouses auch interest in the House of Commons.
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in 1882 the Colonial Office published "Correspondences respecting the
Alleged Existence of Chinese Slavery in Hong Kong" which wound up with a
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despatch from Lord Kimberley asking the Governor to "institute a full and trust- worthy inquiry into the facts, forwarding to e as soon as it can be completed a report thereon" and to consider "what measures should be taken to remove any of the evils that may be brought to light by the inquiry" (Note the stress on the inquiry). The Aborigines Protection Society have now read the Blue Book in question, noted the request of Lord Kimberley, and ask "whether the Colonial Office has any record of such an enquiry having been held, and if
a report was subsequently published." So for as we know there was no enquiry
nd no report was published. The Governor
sent home in answer to Lord Kimberley
a report on the question by a r.
Russell who, when he began the report
was Registrar General nd Protector of
Chinese, but by the time he made it had
become a judge of the Supreme Court of Fong Kong This report in fact
constituted the Government's answer.
At the time interest centred more in
"brothel slavery" and the C.D.Acts than :
in Hui-ted and Lord Derby seems to have
been content to approve r. Russell's
proposals for preventing mui-ts being
turned into prostitutes.
A glance at Mr. Russell's
report will show that it is not
suitable for communication to the
Society. It would be susceptible of
the