CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 29

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is not unknown to me, and still less do I ignore the false judgments and many errors one may be led into by a free established opinion, which scorns at enquiry and works out in exceptions.

Your Excellency knows, as well as the Public, that since I assumed the Government of this Colony I have endeavored by certain measures which I deemed necessary to render the process of Emigration followed in this Colony effective and more complete.

All those who call themselves humanitarians may rest well assured that, by a strict compliance with the Portuguese Regulations, the only Soldiers, who will come to be enlisted at Macao in the great army of universal labour, will be those Soldiers who in the plenitude of their liberty may wish to accept the Contract, and serve under it. What is honourable is that the Portuguese Regulations may not have been well understood.

The Superintendency of Immigration and the "Procuradoria" for Chinese affairs, in the Senate House Square, are now open every day to the Public, and there all who may...

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is not unknown to me, and still less do I ignore the false judgments and many errors one may be led into by a free established opinion, which scorns at enquiry and works out in exceptions. Your Excellency knows, as well as the Public, that since I assumed the Government of this Colony I have endeavored by certain measures which I deemed necessary to render the process of Emigration followed in this Colony effective and more complete. All those who call themselves humanitarians may rest well assured that, by a strict compliance with the Portuguese Regulations, the only Soldiers, who will come to be enlisted at Macao in the great army of universal labour, will be those Soldiers who in the plenitude of their liberty may wish to accept the Contract, and serve under it. What is honourable is that the Portuguese Regulations may not have been well understood. The Superintendency of Immigration and the "Procuradoria" for Chinese affairs, in the Senate House Square, are now open every day to the Public, and there all who may... Page 13
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is not unknown to me, and still les do I ignore the and false judgments A many errors one may led into by a fre establisheden opinion, which and works out in seeptions. scorns at enquiry by general Your Excellency knows, as well as the Dublic, that since Jassumed the Government of this Colony I have endeavored by certain measures which I deemed necessary to render the proces of Eigration followed in this Colony effective and more complete. All those who call themselves humaniterions may rest well mayrest assured that, by a strict compliance with the Portuguese Regulations, the only Soldiers, who will come to be enlisted at Macas in in the great army of universal lebon, will be those Soldiers who in the plenitude of their liberty may wish bo accept the Contract, and serve under it. What is hohreble, most excellent his is that the Portuguese Regulations may not have been well understood. The Superintendency of Immigration and the "Procuraturn " for Chinese affairs, in the Senate konse quare, are now open every day to the Public, and there all who may Ба 13-
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is not unknown to me, and still

les do I

ignore

the

and false judgments

A

many errors

one may

led into by a fre establisheden opinion, which

and works out in

seeptions.

scorns at enquiry

by

general

Your Excellency knows, as well as the Dublic, that since Jassumed

the Government of this Colony I have endeavored by certain measures which I deemed necessary to render the proces of Eigration followed in this Colony effective

and more complete.

All those who call themselves humaniterions may rest well

mayrest

assured that, by a strict compliance with the Portuguese Regulations, the only Soldiers, who will come to be enlisted at Macas in

in the

great

army of universal lebon, will be those Soldiers who in the plenitude of their liberty may

wish bo accept the Contract, and serve under it. What is hohreble, most excellent his is that the Portuguese Regulations may not have been well understood.

The Superintendency of Immigration and the "Procuraturn " for Chinese affairs, in the Senate konse

quare, are now open every day to the Public, and there all who

may

Ба

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