CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 336

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pursuit of ordinary business, and, who had, en tik of lateropars been in the habit of proceeding in their natives junks, as the monsoons

suited their depart returns. I imagine fow among theses are contract laborers and pres mostly in as conditions to provide the necessary securities for their own comfort and

t and protection),

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secondly, there is a large class of Emigrant. procveding to Australia and California_poluntary and self supporting, paying

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their own passages and makking all the necessary provisions from theiss owns or their family resources for their departure hence and for the payage to the bove

to the a bones regions, and who might in my judgment beemancipated from some of the severos pegulations of this Chinese tassengers' Act. Of this class of men the returns show that from this Colony

there werssembarked- In the Year, 1854-7

frames. May to 31 (14)

For sorts.

8,735

Whole Year 1855__ 114,308

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and in the firsttimenthe

of

1836_13,263

1857_23,854

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