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Emigrants, principally to San Francisco,

but I am

not aware that the crimps

or brokers have been able to

engage

women for the Havanna; - They

be obtained by

Could

only

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purchased as

Kidnapping

as Slaves.

I have the hover Lobe,

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( legned) John Bowring.

No. 33.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In reference to Government Notification No. 25, from this Department, published in the Hongkong Government Gazette of the 12th June last, in which Her Majesty's Consular Authorities are instructed to "use the utmost "diligence, in concert with the Chinese Authorities, in order that all British Subjects, who may be found carrying on "an unlawful traffic in Coolies, may be arrested and punished to the extent of the powers conferred on them by Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 13th of June, 1853:" His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., &c., has received instructions from the EARL OF MALMESBURY, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, advising him that, by the words "unlawful traffic," His Lordship only intends such acts as are "declared illegal by the Chinese Passengers' Act."

By Order,

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 24th July, 1858.

G. W. CAINE.

Copy.

hs 199

Fir. J. Bouring

Houghtong. July 24. 1855., Superintending of trade