CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 350

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incgularities. Therefore, without altogether abandoning such immediate checks as by way of security I can obviously hold over parties seeking to profit by such malpractices, I prefer discouraging them generally by depriving them of the fruit of their malpractices. If this can be done effectually, I see no reason for thinking that irregularities that are practically found to produce nothing but loss would be long persisted in.

5. Thus, by Rule 10, Copies of all notices sent to the Country for collection of Emigrants must be submitted to the Immigration Officer, and warning therein is to be given that any person who is not strong and healthy is liable to pay the cost of his passage back to his own Country. The warning, whether it would be practically carried out or not against the Emigrant himself, is intended to deter any but Emigrants who are suitable physically from coming here. On the other hand, if such a person does come and gets registered (Rule 12) as an intending Emigrant, or even if any healthy person registered declines finally to sign the Contract, the Employer is to pay the expense of his passage.

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incgularities. Therefore, without altogether abandoning such immediate checks as by way of security I can obviously hold over parties seeking to profit by such malpractices, I prefer discouraging them generally by depriving them of the fruit of their malpractices. If this can be done effectually, I see no reason for thinking that irregularities that are practically found to produce nothing but loss would be long persisted in. 5. Thus, by Rule 10, Copies of all notices sent to the Country for collection of Emigrants must be submitted to the Immigration Officer, and warning therein is to be given that any person who is not strong and healthy is liable to pay the cost of his passage back to his own Country. The warning, whether it would be practically carried out or not against the Emigrant himself, is intended to deter any but Emigrants who are suitable physically from coming here. On the other hand, if such a person does come and gets registered (Rule 12) as an intending Emigrant, or even if any healthy person registered declines finally to sign the Contract, the Employer is to pay the expense of his passage. Page 347
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incgularities. Therefore, without altogether abandoning such immediat checks as by way of security I can bviously hold over harties recting to profit by such malpractices, I prefer discouraging them generally by depriving them of the fruit of their malpractices. If this can be done effectually, I see us reason for thinking that irregularities that are practically found to produce nothing but loss would be long persisted in.

5. Thus, by Scule 10_ Cofries of all notices sent to the Country for collection of Emigrants must be submitted to the Imigration

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Officer, and warning therein is to be

any

given that

ferson who is not strong and healthy is liable to par the cost of his hapage back to his

What warning whether

own Country. that it would be fractically carried out or not against the Emigrant himself, is intended to deter any but Emigrants who are suitable physically from coming here. On the other hand, if such a person Loes come and gets registered Pule 12) as an

intending Smigrant, or even if any healthy person registered declines finally to sign the Contract, the Employer is to

Ray, the expense of his fixpage

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