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Rajenges, but the great majority of whom go out at the expense of relatives or friends under Contracts of service to their countrymen already settled in California and Australia. The remainder 11,887 were Emigrants under Contracts for hire to the West Indies and elsewhere and of these 4,171 went to the British West Indies, whilst all Emigration to the latter has ceased since the end of 1862. Emigration thither having been since conducted from Canton.

This change has, I think, for many reasons not worked well for our Colonies and I believe Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners would find the direct supervision of this Government more effectual in every way for the interests of the Emigrants and of the Planters in the event of its being renewed, as it is to be hoped may yet be the case, though the Peking Convention of last year has annihilated it from either Port, and been a great promoter indirectly of those evils in the British West Indian Colonies which it was intended to fight against.

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Rajenges, but the great majority of whom go out at the expense of relatives or friends under Contracts of service to their countrymen already settled in California and Australia. The remainder 11,887 were Emigrants under Contracts for hire to the West Indies and elsewhere and of these 4,171 went to the British West Indies, whilst all Emigration to the latter has ceased since the end of 1862. Emigration thither having been since conducted from Canton. This change has, I think, for many reasons not worked well for our Colonies and I believe Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners would find the direct supervision of this Government more effectual in every way for the interests of the Emigrants and of the Planters in the event of its being renewed, as it is to be hoped may yet be the case, though the Peking Convention of last year has annihilated it from either Port, and been a great promoter indirectly of those evils in the British West Indian Colonies which it was intended to fight against. 7 The whole question may now
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5 Rajenges, but the great majority of whoun go out at the expense of relatives or friends under Contracts of service to their countrymen already settled in Californie and Australia. The remainder 11,887 were Emigrants under Contincts for hire to the West Indies and elsewhere and of there 4,171 went to the British West Indies, whilst all Emigration to the latter has ceased since the end of 1862_ Imigration thither having been since conducted from Canton. Tut change has d. think for many reasons not worked well for our Colonics and I beleive Her Majesty Emigration Commissioners would find the direct supervision of this Government more effectural in every way for the interests of the Emigrants and of the Planters in the event of its being renewed, as it is to be hoped may yet be the ense, though the Dekking Convention of last year has annihilated it from either Port, and been great promoter indirectly of those evils British West Indian which it A was intended to fint lown. 7 The whole question may now
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Rajenges, but the great majority of whoun go out at the expense of relatives or friends under Contracts of service to their countrymen already settled in Californie and Australia. The remainder 11,887 were Emigrants under Contincts for hire to the West Indies and elsewhere and of there 4,171 went to the British West Indies, whilst all Emigration to the latter has ceased since the end of 1862_ Imigration thither having been since conducted from Canton.

Tut change has d. think

for many reasons not worked

well for our Colonics and I beleive Her Majesty Emigration Commissioners would find the direct supervision of this Government more effectural in every way for the interests of the Emigrants and of the Planters in the event of its being renewed, as it is to be hoped may yet be the ense, though the Dekking Convention of last year has annihilated it from either Port, and been

great promoter indirectly of those evils

British West Indian

which it

A

was intended to fint

lown.

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