CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 349

proprietor has always dasten a part in opposing Emigration and has got himself more than once into the Law Courts of this Colony for libeb . I am not aware that

either himself or the Editor have lasten the

trouble to maste theme elves acquainted

with the method adopted here for the prevention of fraudulently abtained Colies

leaving this Ford . They certainly

never visited a Coolie shep

Shey

acted

Mox

have

have

any questions on the

subject, I therefore submit that the

articles of this Taper should be accepted:

with caution.

The "Daily

Daily Prefs has advocated the system of em

attach an "Extract,

e

A cargo of coolies under contract to procred

y

in the Veritas, now on the point of departure,

to Surinam in Dutch Guiana, are at present en established in a China house at the west end of the town, behind the Sailor's Home, where they are awaiting their departure, with every sign of being perfectly, and even merrily, content with the lot they have chosen., They all look well fed, and though, after the manner of the lower class cooles, they are not dressed in much else beside their sunburnt skins, they no more appeur bowed down by their misfortunes or

1 from.

y

d

the 14th September 1867 who than any other coolina shout the town. They

sation of.

great way in refutation

Mail" statements.

are just as free to go, and come as they please, the house being perfectly open, as if they were dpaying their way at a hotel, and a copy of the contract they have signed, together with other papers relating to their emigration, is fastened up outside the door for anyone to read.

In conclusion I beg leave to refer His Excellency to a correspondence in slay

and

and

342

of June 1865) on the subject of reports made to the Tecretary of link through the Emigration Commission Sampom

av

my ans

Be Alr

Agent at Canton. This correspondence resulted in this Government being cleared of the stigma

endeavoured to be put upon it by

Sampson.

Alr

I am quite prepared to submit the whole of my moceedings in Emmegration Matters to the judgment of any "Competent and impartial person. You

Sir have

had a large experience in the despatch

of Emigrants, and I shall be glad when the season again arrives, to shew you

that my

action as Emmigrantion

Officer

is the same now as

when

you

had the charge of the British West Indian Emigration from this Pors,

and which at that time was conducted

one.

without complaint from any

Sterewith Sättach a Copy of the

Contract