CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 125

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in hoisting the Sails, many of the Chinese Coolies assisted.

Thane always held the opinions that the System of collecting emigrants would be much more satisfactorily conducted if trustworthy Ewropean_

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employed to visit the

which the laborers are

drown and I hav

ergood

more than

on Mr Back the advisability of sedapting that system,

that he

should personally visit the Heads of villages and obtain there

to his Scheme .

ncouragement

I think Mr Back leaves his

collection too panch in the hands of

Chinese. It is posible that a feur2__=>

isolated cases

Colies

these

of improperly procured as

may come to Hong Kong, but

people obtain justice at Police, Courts immediately

complaint or if

even

eaking

ow mA.

they

کر ھے

کر کیا

placed

on board the ship without having had

every

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the opportunity of doing so on shore, they have

chance of making their objections known on beards; firstly, to the Police Constable who is in attendrance

there and afterwards to Mr Back whose visits are almost daily and eventivally

In a

1. few instances it has

to myself.

happened that Coolies have been -board the ship direntlig

placed

on

on arriving here, but it would be bettin

that this should not be done until they

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