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allowed

nothing but sec. Regulations are strietty

him and he can do nothing

that the new

complied with. Hence the Miimiter

of State for Foreign Affairs sent me the am set of Notoriety and ordered úrinted Ordinances, in which the

lowers

Cach all

clearly defined,

to be sent to me for zindance. The poregoing ceplanations will, I trust, fully contradel The Sampson's "Statement," that the collection of "Zurigrants"

was conducted by "Individuals without guarantee on "Official authority.

This Sampion then proceed.

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saying, that the "cheapest and most expeditions method of obtaining Chinese Remigrants is to give Chinese agents a fecuniary interest in their collection for caput, but he

to also catified that "no chinaman " can be trusted with such interest" Les Sampson must be fully

of the anxiety of the West Indian Govern

ovcruments to lesson the

cost

owes it's continuance

of

Enigrants and that my correrfondence with most influential Weste dusian proprietors collly to this fact. If the present expenses continue, than they must finally discontine the Chinese Emigration altogether. Is Sampere