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Enclosed the newspaper in question he did not allude to Emigration from Hongkong, and that it was I who called the attention of the Duke of Buckingham & Chandos to the Editorial comment on the subject. It would serve no good purpose to go into detail into the contrast between Mr. Sampson's views on Emigration from Hong-Kong as described by Mr. Thomsett - I must however observe that Mr. Thomsett admits that the employment of native recruiters - the point on which Mr. Sampson has most continuously insisted - though necessary is in fact an evil - but he maintains that Mr. Sampson's system, which consists in the distribution of his advertisements through the Masters of native vessels, comes in practice to the same thing. I am afraid it is impossible in the nature of things to obtain Emigrants altogether without native intervention.
All that can be done is to restrict that intervention to the narrowest limits and as much as possible to deprive the native Agents of any motive for acting dishonestly or fraudulently. The exercise of a strict scrutiny at the depôt, and the requiring the Agents to
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Enclosed the newspaper in question he did not allude to Emigration from Hongkong, and that it
was
I who called the attention of the Duke of Buckin fram & Chandos
to the Editorial comment on the subjech. It would serve no good purpose toga in detail into the contrast between XV. Sampso
Emigration
-Long as
and that from Hong-
described
by
M. Thomsett-
Imust howsoes doserve that
Mr Thomsett admits that the
employment of native recruiters -
the point
on which M. Sampson
has most continuously incested.
though recepary is in fact an
wil - but he maintains that Mr.
Sampson's system, which consist
in the distribution of his adver tisements through the Masters of native repels,
the same
comes in practice
thing. I am afraid in
of
to
is imposible in the nature things to datain Emigrants allo= gether without native intervention.
All that can
be done is to restrict
that interosution to the narrowest
limits and as much as
-
posible
to deprive the native Agents of any motive for acting dishonestly The exercise of or frauduleulty.
a strich scruting at the depôt,
and the requiring the Agents to
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