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to deserve Lir. C. B. Lytton's very

serious consideration.

If indeed the abuses of the

Frade in question

are so

• great

Do

to

general, and so viremediable

as

render it necessary for the credit of

the British nation that this hade should

rw

o longer.

be carried

[.

on

under the protection of the British

Hag

there

may

on

that ground

be a reason for passing and enforcing the proposed Bill.

:

As regards the question whether the facts are such as to sustain this hypothesis My Lords have not sufficient knowledge of the whole case to form an opinion. The cases which have been brought

to

to their knowledge are undoubtedly

ECIES

of very great

it and flagrant abuse, but their attention is not necessarily called

to any cases except those in which The Colonial

deaths

Office

are numerous.

- and the Emigration Commissioners will however no doubt,

bt possess much filler information on this point, Should

the facts prove sufficient to sustain the hypothesis above stated the proposed

remove a

Bill if strictly enforced will no doubt stain from the British Flag but it will, My Lords fear, for the reasons above stated, be of little or no advantage to the Chinese Emigrant, if it does not prove to be a positive injury to him

09.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's obectunt servant,

y

I HL

X Farrer

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