CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4] — Page 189

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The readiness with which the

agent acquiesced in all

my. sufficient to disarm

requirements Suspicion

was su

I do not know from weke noe the French Consul received his information as to the means a clopted to get the Coolies

but certain it is that when he in-

conjunation with myself visited the Ship

on the 9th September to make an

on that

Official enquiry founded information they were then full of Complaints

ilaints and wanting to be released. I will state in detail what was clone on my first visit on the 31th August

On getting

on board. I was met

at the Gangway by the mate, I told him

who I was and that I had come,

to see the Passengers, a large number

of whom

were on deck and about the Boom boats, they were amusing. ~

loothing

themselves in various

and

ways

well and cheer

cheerful; I walked round

the upper deck visiting the Cook houses, Hesspital

and other necessary places, through my office Interpreter Pasked

as I went along any one indiscriminately as to whether they had plenty to eat

and drink and were well treated-

they all answered in

the

I observed each to have a contract ticket.

Affirmative.

I then went below and repeated the

same Style of questioning, - I noticed the two rows of Stanchions & r