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questioned whether they are desirous of proceeding, that after they are embarked they have every opportunity of making any objection wither to the Police Constable who is always in attendance, or to the Shipping Agent who daily visits the ship, and eventually himself, and that if they change their minds they are immediately landed. - In the face of this explanation it is difficult to understand how emigrants can be carried off against their will.

6. Mr. Thornton Warner, the Emigration Agent for Kinidad at Calcutta who in April last was despatched to China to inquire into Chinese Emigration, in his report (a copy of which I enclose in case it may not yet have reached the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos) describes in similar terms the Hong-Kong practice in this matter. He states that the rules in force there for the collection and despatch of Emigrants are all that can be required, that if the Emigration Agent and the Protector of Emigrants do their duty it appears impossible that one Coolie can be substituted for another after the contract is signed, or that any

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questioned whether they are desirous of proceeding, that after they are embarked they have every opportunity of making any objection wither to the Police Constable who is always in attendance, or to the Shipping Agent who daily visits the ship, and eventually himself, and that if they change their minds they are immediately landed. - In the face of this explanation it is difficult to understand how emigrants can be carried off against their will. 6. Mr. Thornton Warner, the Emigration Agent for Kinidad at Calcutta who in April last was despatched to China to inquire into Chinese Emigration, in his report (a copy of which I enclose in case it may not yet have reached the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos) describes in similar terms the Hong-Kong practice in this matter. He states that the rules in force there for the collection and despatch of Emigrants are all that can be required, that if the Emigration Agent and the Protector of Emigrants do their duty it appears impossible that one Coolie can be substituted for another after the contract is signed, or that any
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questioned whether they are desirous of proceeding, that after they are embarked they have every apportunity of making any objection wither to the Police Constable who is always Shipping Agent who daily visits in attendance, or to the au the ship, and eventually himself, and that if they change their minds they immediately landed. - In the face of explanation it is difficult to understand how smigrants be carried 6. off against this. ean their will. 6- Mr. Thornton Warner, the Smipation Agent for Kinidad at Calcutta who in April last was 687 despatched to China to inquire into in his report thinse Incipation, which we have just reocived (a copy of which I suelose in case it may not yet have reached the Wake of Buckingham xChandos) des = -cribes in ciniclar terms the Hong- -Hong practice in this matter. He states that the rules in force there for the collection and despatch of Emigrants are all that can вс required, _ that if the Emcipation. Agent and the brotector of Emigrants do their duty it appears imposible. that one Cooly for another can be substituted after The contrach is any can receive signed, on that
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questioned whether they are desirous

of proceeding, that after they are

embarked they

have

every

apportunity of making any objection

wither to the Police Constable who

is

always Shipping Agent who daily visits

in attendance, or to the

au

the ship, and eventually himself, and that if they change their minds they immediately landed. - In the face of explanation it is difficult to

understand how smigrants

be carried

6.

off against

this.

ean

their will.

6- Mr. Thornton Warner, the

Smipation Agent for Kinidad at

Calcutta who in April last was

687

despatched to China to inquire into

in his report thinse Incipation,

which we have just reocived (a

copy of which I suelose in case

it may not yet have reached the Wake of Buckingham xChandos) des = -cribes in ciniclar terms the Hong-

-Hong practice in this matter. He states that the rules in force there for the collection and despatch of

Emigrants

are all that can

вс

required, _ that if the Emcipation.

Agent

and the brotector of Emigrants do their duty it appears imposible.

that one

Cooly

for another

can be substituted

after

The contrach is

any

can receive

signed, on that

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