as he hadi
in the plantations of that Coling informed me that he was about to despatch Coolies hence by the Ilaria Therese previously done by other ships. Aby nation, was to have the ship properly survey, and measured by a Government Surveyor, and to examine her myself Capabilities for the voyage. A houses
as to her
AANRA
hired near the Sailors Home in which
The Coolies
a
service were
they
Carru
forward for this lodged until the ship was properly fitted and had her provisiones and water on board. I paid occasional visits to this house, about which I caused
printed Copies of the Contract aloud sobe entered into to be posted. At each visit I was accompanied by an Interpreter who explained the nature of the Contracti
When the vessel was ready the fored baded collected / about 100/were placed on board. After being there a few days, accompanied by the Dutch Consul and der Baast I.
visited
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visited the Coolies and again explained to
339 them the nature of the Contracts which were then to be issued to them. The Dutch
Consub and myself then signed and Fanded them together with their bonces and clothes, them,
individually, again asting were desirous of proceeding
So each man
them if they were
in the ships
Coolies continued to come in and were:
on bourd in a similar manner.
placed
As each successive batch went off & visited the ship and signed and issued the Contracts as previously stated.
Occasionally
living
Cookies who had been
on board a few days objected to proceed when theywere immediately landed. It has also happened that the relatives of Coolies who have signed their
rends and received bonus and
agreemen
clothes have called at my office and requested that their friends should not be allowed to leave China. Their
wishes
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