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Memorial which I would be happy to forward to Your Grace with the enclosed Ordinance which under the Imperial Act requires confirmation before it can be Law here, and this suggestion

16.

I have just received the Memorial inclosing the draft Ordinance which they signified their intention to prepare, but cannot convince me that their arguments on the policy of a total prohibition of Emigration from this port of Chinese willing to contract for a term of service abroad, and whose willingness has been ascertained by reliable Officers employed by this Government. I do not consider that without Your Grace's sanction I would be authorized in proposing a measure so antagonistic to all previous law.

Enclosure 2. Sent in supplication

Imperial legislation merely because undesirable and gross abuses are committed in the conduct of Emigration at a neighboring Port.

17.

I would rather expect that Chinese labourers in search of lucrative employment elsewhere would be usefully assisted by having at least one Port open to them where they could be certain of fair treatment and of any necessary attention being paid to their physical wants and above all when they could implicitly rely on receiving ample protection against those prejudiced by Marine.

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315 Memorial which I would be happy to forward to Your Grace with the enclosed Ordinance which under the Imperial Act requires confirmation before it can be Law here, and this suggestion 16. I have just received the Memorial inclosing the draft Ordinance which they signified their intention to prepare, but cannot convince me that their arguments on the policy of a total prohibition of Emigration from this port of Chinese willing to contract for a term of service abroad, and whose willingness has been ascertained by reliable Officers employed by this Government. I do not consider that without Your Grace's sanction I would be authorized in proposing a measure so antagonistic to all previous law. Enclosure 2. Sent in supplication Imperial legislation merely because undesirable and gross abuses are committed in the conduct of Emigration at a neighboring Port. 17. I would rather expect that Chinese labourers in search of lucrative employment elsewhere would be usefully assisted by having at least one Port open to them where they could be certain of fair treatment and of any necessary attention being paid to their physical wants and above all when they could implicitly rely on receiving ample protection against those prejudiced by Marine. 18 Sir Rutherford Alcock addressing the convention entered into by himself and the French Minister
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315

Memorial which I would be happy to forward to Your Grace with the enclend Ordinance which under the Imperial Act

requires confirmation before it can be

Law here, and this suggestion

16.

Phave

was

accepted.. just received the Memorial incloud th

which they signified their intention to I

prepare,

but cannot

carvince mo

say

that their

arguments

of the policy of a total prohibitions of Enigration from this port of Chinese willing to contract for a term of service abroad, and whose willingness has been ascutained by reliable Officers employed) by this Government. I do not consider I that without You Gram

" for Grace's sanction I would

be accherized in proposing a measure so antagonistic to all previon load_ and

Enclosure 2. Sent in

suplicati

Pomperial legislation merely because unduriable and gross aluses

art

in the conduct of Emigration at a

neighboring Port.

17.

committed

I would rather expect that Ohmisse labones in search of lucration employment

douchere would be usefully afpisted by having

at least

Port

преп

to them where they

could be certain of fair treatment and of

wny necesary attention bring fraid to their physical wants and above all when they could implicitly rely on receiving ample protection against those praeind of Marne.

18

coercive measures

Sir Richinford Alooose achen

trammitting to one the convention sutured, into by himself and the French Minister

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