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supervision every thing going into or leaving a ship takes place.

I now come to that part of

my proceedings

on the retum of the

Ship; - I cannot do better than quote my letter No. 5 of 19± September 1961 (Copy of which I enclose)) (more particularly that part in which I stated to the Agent of the Ship that "prior to leaving this- "Port the Chinese Passenger's act would " have to be complied with and the "Emigrants would all be required ~_ " to sign fresh contracts in my presence"," this occurred less than tiventy four hours after the Vessel's arrival was

reported and

I had visited her..

before The object of my

Visit of the

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31th August was to see if the Passengers

had

any complaints to make, they

did not make

any

and each man

being in possession of a contract ticket signed and Stamped with the Consular Stamp of Peru, there was nothing to lead me to suppose that they were Kidnapped

As the vessel would have to go ints dock before she could prosecute her

I did not direct the Stanchions

Пограде to be removed at once, knowing that as she was under the jurisdiction of this Colony she could not by any. -pofsibility leave Hongkong without

complying with the British Emigration Saves.