of the Director of the Shanger's London, "Home for Asiatics,
relative to the Ghaut Serang system as practised in the East, and calling upon me for a Report upon these
Documents in so
far
related to the mode
of shipment of Lascars in this Port.
I beg to state that in the early years of the Colony, it was found convenient to adopt the Ghaut Serang System here, it being workable with less trouble than any other under a newly organized Government, owing to our proximity to the Indian ports where it flourished, the Lascar being accustomed to its action, in fact knowing no other; but as the evils resulting from it became apparent, affording so many facilities for the Ghaut Serang and his Deputies to plunder the Lascar, it was done away with about 7 or 8 years ago, and since that time there has existed no distinction in the
of the Director of the Shanger's London, "Home for Asiatics,
relative to the Ghaut Serang system as practised in the East, and calling upon me for a Report upon these
Documents in so
far
related to the mode
тя
as
of
shipment of Lascars in
this Port.
I beg to state that in
it was
the
the Early years of Colony found convenient to adopt the Ghaut Serang System her?, it being workable with
less trouble than
any
other
under a a
newly organized.
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Government, owing to our proximity to the Indian ports where it flourished, the Lascar being -
and
accustomed to its action,
in fact knowing
nonr
other, but as the evils resulting
to
from it became apparent. Affording so many facilities the Ghaut Serang and his Deputies to plunder the Lascar, it was done with about y or 8
away
years ago, and since
that time there has existed
no distinction in the
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