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12

f

166

Chinese Agents, the emigrants would)

be

secured by that which offered: more

money

down, and

the

more....

ready

to relax: its strictness of scrutiny.

I further venture to suggest

a

matter

how

requiring

consideration,

for the employment of native agents

Chinese Emigration

would be

justifiable

to undertake shipment of emigrants from Hongkong on terms which Her Majesty's Government would approve,

I have the

honour to say that if I be instructed to

do

so

in the face of that clause of the Convention

which

provides

that all attempts to

"entice"

Chinese under an

agreement

to

emigrate,

otherwise than

as

an

engagement

the present

"regulations provide, are formally forbidden,

" and will be prosecuted with the extreme " rigor of the law!"

enquiry

In answer to the Excellency's

whether I am prepared to

do

my best

it will be

my duty

to

employ my

deavors to render such emigration

successful and satisfactory, but so

as

it be left

to

my

judgment,

as now

I

retain the views I have

now

expressed above, I cannot upon my responsibility attempt any emigration from Hongkong.

I have &c.

(Signed) Theor. Sampson, Emigration Agent.

(True Copy)

Stanley Melton

Colonial Secretary

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12 f 166 Chinese Agents, the emigrants would) be secured by that which offered: more money down, and the more.... ready to relax: its strictness of scrutiny. I further venture to suggest a matter how requiring consideration, for the employment of native agents Chinese Emigration would be justifiable to undertake shipment of emigrants from Hongkong on terms which Her Majesty's Government would approve, I have the honour to say that if I be instructed to do so in the face of that clause of the Convention which provides that all attempts to "entice" Chinese under an agreement to emigrate, otherwise than as an engagement the present "regulations provide, are formally forbidden, " and will be prosecuted with the extreme " rigor of the law!" enquiry In answer to the Excellency's whether I am prepared to do my best it will be my duty to employ my deavors to render such emigration successful and satisfactory, but so as it be left to my judgment, as now I retain the views I have now expressed above, I cannot upon my responsibility attempt any emigration from Hongkong. I have &c. (Signed) Theor. Sampson, Emigration Agent. (True Copy) Stanley Melton Colonial Secretary
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12

f

166

Chinese Agents, the emigrants would)

be

secured by that which offered: move

marey

down, and

the

more....

ready

to relax: its strichness of scrutiny.

I furcher venture to suggest

a

matter ho

requiring

consideration, how?

for the emplopment of native aguits

Chimer Puritory

would be

justifiable

undertate shipment of emigrants fran Hongthong on tunn which ther Majuly's Government world approves, I have the

hand to say that if I be instructed to

a.o

do

the face of that clause of the Convention

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which

fuavides

that all attempts to

"boring"

chinese under an

"amigrate,

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ao

engagement

the present

"regulations provide, are formally forbidden,

" and will be prosecuted with the extreme " rigor of the law!"

enquiry

J

In avown to the Excelling's

whether I am prepared to

20

best

eri

it will be

my daly

to

om play my

deavors to render such emigration

bust so long

snecefiful and satisfactory, but so

as

it be left

judgment,

as now to

and and

my

now

C

Gretain the views Thave

now

expressed above, I cannel upon my responsibility; attempt any unigration from Hongkongs

I have t

(argued) Theor. Sampson, Emigration Agent.

(Ime Cofrio)

Startiner Melin

Colonial Secretary

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