CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 12

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Me Whittall, praying for enactment to terminate all Emigration from Hong Kong under Contract for Service.

2.

The main argument of the Memorialist was founded on the character of the Coolie Emigration as conducted from Macao, which he seems to infer must taint all Emigration from China, and I therefore think it may be useful to transmit separately some correspondence which has passed between myself and the Governor of Macao, which refers to that migration and throws some light on the tone assumed by the Macao Government in reference to it - I fear also that the inference from that Correspondence proves, there is no real intention on the part of the Macao Authorities to suppress the worst part of that traffic. Mere words and high sounding sentiments are substituted for straightforward action and a real determination to hunt down the organized system of Piratical Kidnapping fostered at Macao.

3.

It is now indubitable that

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Me Whittall, praying for enactment to terminate all Emigration from Hong Kong under Contract for Service. 2. The main argument of the Memorialist was founded on the character of the Coolie Emigration as conducted from Macao, which he seems to infer must taint all Emigration from China, and I therefore think it may be useful to transmit separately some correspondence which has passed between myself and the Governor of Macao, which refers to that migration and throws some light on the tone assumed by the Macao Government in reference to it - I fear also that the inference from that Correspondence proves, there is no real intention on the part of the Macao Authorities to suppress the worst part of that traffic. Mere words and high sounding sentiments are substituted for straightforward action and a real determination to hunt down the organized system of Piratical Kidnapping fostered at Macao. 3. It is now indubitable that
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Me Whittall, praying for enachment to terminati all Emigration from Hong Kong under Contract for Service. 2. The main argument of the founded on the Memorialisto was character of the Coolie Emigration as conducted from Macas, which then seem to infer must Maint all Emigration from China, and I therefore think it may ibe useful à transmit separately some correspondence which has hased between myself and the Governor of Macas, which refers to that migration auch frons some 10 light on the tone assumed by the Macis Government in reference to it - I fear also that the inference from that Coverpondence proves, there is no real intention on the heart of the Macas Authorities to suppres the worst part of that traffic. here words and high sounding sentiments are substituted for straightforward action and a real determination to hunt down the organized system o Piratical Kidnaphing fortered at Macao.- 3. now It is indubitable that
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Me Whittall, praying for

enachment to terminati all Emigration from Hong Kong under Contract for Service. –

2.

The main argument of the founded on the

Memorialisto

was

character of the Coolie Emigration as conducted from Macas, which

then

seem to infer must Maint all Emigration from China, and I therefore think it may ibe

useful à transmit separately some correspondence which has hased between myself and the Governor of Macas, which refers to that migration auch

frons

some

10

light on the tone assumed by the Macis Government in reference to it - I fear also that the inference from that Coverpondence proves, there is no real intention on the heart of the Macas Authorities to suppres the worst part of that traffic. here words and high sounding sentiments are substituted for straightforward action and a real determination to hunt down the organized system o Piratical Kidnaphing fortered at Macao.-

3.

now

It is indubitable that

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