CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 286

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Ang Kong without

any

narantee being

asked for, any offieul authority

"granted or any questions, whatever

“asked!

Itt is strange that

the Fffieer in the pay of

Government should of

the British

open

All

Free & this

7

Description in a colony without

its authorities of the fact.

aequariting

Juring

the time hur Austin

いま

Agen 6,

he

was in full and direct

communication with this Government

as an officer holding so important a

Caution should be.

Air Sampeon

seen the

does not

appen

Gear

to have

the

only fort

meccivity of doing so.

Hong Kong is

the coast of China where there is

near

مين

foroperly appointed Remigration Offices, it is the only place to which all rules

and requlations in connection with the Emigration

are sent, and must

necessity be the

strict supervision

one where

over

the

and despatch of humigrants

must of

engagements

be

enu

hell; the Emigration officer is subject

to the control

any.

lack

7

his Government and

of duty

A

his part would

be severely mut.

igent in the

The British hangra tim

open forts of

subject to the control

China

13

the Consuls.

but those officers have not the

assistance.

of properly appointed.

Government Surveyors

supplied with the

are

they

regulations issued.

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