CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 94

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of Papage boats

along the queat lines of

water communication his advertisements

and circulars wherely to recruit Emigrants,

he induces these

men

numbers of papurgers

to obtain as Emipants

and

evidently for

this is apparent lugurt of the Undependent

pecuniary advantage in

inducements held

themselves of

out to the

the Taponyers

a maintenance in the depot

indirect interest in procuring Emigranto

for

the lanton Depôt.

and the true

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method of preventing them from abusing their trust would I believe bes found

in the excercise of a strict surveillance at the Depôt such as I have already actuated

to

18.

There

visiting lantion be

whether their object in visiting

or be not for the purpose of imigration,

me that of those

(and M. Austin informo received into and maintained at the depôt 75 per cent

may be claped under the latter head) it is clear that these

Agents have

direct interest in the pajage money. the same way it would be found that

numbers of Chinese had

In

а

direct

ar of

is always ample power in a Governor mindful of his duty to put down

"Mo" Sampson.

the abuses leaned

even Macao

by

at Mearns the present Governor

Admiral de Souza is shewing

and

that a

Vice

resolute will can do there what was

deemed previously imposible, whilst I can at least venture to quarantee Emigration here against being noed, when the new Ordinance is praped, for the deportation

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