CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 87

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The firm of Messrs Camins & Co has been legally carrying chinese poolil Emigration for Vere for marly two years. For this purplore the firm possessed were heavy capitals and was moreover in possession of are especial license from the Penevien foot to introduce chinese labourers into the country. That expecial license was necessary chinese inmigration was not admitted in Veru 4.G. Knows that there is Two need of such expecial permissions now as the last "Legislature has passed a law_ allowing the free insigration of all asiatics to the Republic. Taking into consideration

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the prostente condition of our Agriculture by the total want of labour.

the firm of Messrs Camines +(o of which Pédés Antonio

Helquers by is here the head, has sent already three vessels with hunghant and were sendding

their fourth and last expedition in the french thick called the "bille d'Agen" "Unfortun this vessel in coming out of port ran against a sand bank band

the captain put into Hougtong being the maust port the aphics.

the Jovernor of Hougtong

ordered the dinise

Emigrants to be shut- forciltly away from on board the ship, this

causing.