CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 489

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Macau is only 40 miles from Hong Kong and the inconvenience of coming to this place is very little indeed. And not the legalization of Emigrants by the Canton government at Macau, which of course will make Hong Kong or Canton itself the place of Shipment, I should have implored Her Majesty's government to have reconsidered the question after being fully acquainted with the facts which have lately obtained official notoriety.

There is no "Consul" at Macau. A Consular Agent had been appointed at Macau in consequence of the events which had given to Macau a transitory importance as a place of Shipment for Chinese produce. But that Agent, engaged in business as a Ship Surveyor would not have appeared to me a functionary either sufficiently independent or adequately remunerated to be entrusted with duties so onerous as those confided to the Immigration Agent who in the interests of humanity itself is required to possess means of information from the Coolies which I am sure was excluded. She is ignorant of the language, and has no interpreter attached to the agency.

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Macau is only 40 miles from Hong Kong and the inconvenience of coming to this place is very little indeed. And not the legalization of Emigrants by the Canton government at Macau, which of course will make Hong Kong or Canton itself the place of Shipment, I should have implored Her Majesty's government to have reconsidered the question after being fully acquainted with the facts which have lately obtained official notoriety.There is no "Consul" at Macau. A Consular Agent had been appointed at Macau in consequence of the events which had given to Macau a transitory importance as a place of Shipment for Chinese produce. But that Agent, engaged in business as a Ship Surveyor would not have appeared to me a functionary either sufficiently independent or adequately remunerated to be entrusted with duties so onerous as those confided to the Immigration Agent who in the interests of humanity itself is required to possess means of information from the Coolies which I am sure was excluded. She is ignorant of the language, and has no interpreter attached to the agency.
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Macas is only 40 Miles gioma Songtions and the inconvenience

coming

to this

place is very

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little

inteed. And not the legalization & Emigrants by the Canton bovamment Eaten place, which

course will

make Stongthong or Canton itself the place of Thipment, I shouldh lave implored Her Majesty's

sovemment to have reconsidered

the question after being fully, equainted with the facts which

have

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those confided to the Immigration

who in the interests

as

Agent

humanity itself is required to

possess means

of information from

The Cleverly

which I am sure

was

excluded. Ste is ignorant

of the language, and has interpreter attached to the agency

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