CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 569

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I am glact to observe that your Exallency appreciates generally the intention that I have of suppressing, by all means within

my Meach, the

abuses which

might

be committed.

subject; and

so delicate

therefore I shall gladly proceed to explain the points on achich

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"you

0 judiciously. stemarked. In Juvragraph 11 of your Resfuckch

is led to think

the

Your Exxcellency that although there is no good. security for ascertaining willingness of the Emigrants as long Chinese Brokers are employed

in their collection,

believed, still

as is general

are

you of opinion,

I myself

means are.

that wulit other

found for that purpose,

the defects and abuses diminished

by

coercive. measaires,

by

adopted to repress them, and interrogatories made

made on the occasion

of the signature of the Contracts view to ascertaining

20 AZ

freedom of Emigration

Your Excellency.

likewise.

the

remarka

of your

in Paragraph

Despatcle that there is no

provision made in the Regulations to afford

stress or indemnify the lovetic who has been kidnapped, constrained, inveigled into the Temigration Répés. Your Exallency will permit