CO129-108 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 160

AGEN

Copy

Scheet

Jun 14997/45-

156

In myletter 4:67 of 24 Septn. I

reported that I had established

a Branche

Agency at Hongkong. This Beauch Agency did good service until about a mouth

ago.

since when it has declined so much

that I am intending to close it. The this decline is attributable

Cause

of

to competition, a species of competition.

a view to the protection

which, with

Chinese Immigrants, is forbidden in Chinese Fenitory - Sallude to the collection of Imigeants by individuale " without guarantee or official authority.

there cannot be the slightest

doubt but that the cheapest.

and moch

expeditione mishod of obtaining chinese

Emigrants for cervice abroad is to give to Chinese Agents a pecuniary percaput

Pastry