# Rules for the Management of Emigration Depots in Hongkong, and for the Collection, Inspection, and Despatch of Emigrants.
The natural inference appears to be that he had changed his opinion as to the impossibility of detaining Emigrants from Hongkong without violating the Chinese Law. But if so, there is no reason why our West Indian Colonies should not receive the benefits of the change.
The Emigrants would be sure of better treatment and more faithful observance of their Engagements in our Colonies than in Foreign Countries, and even if the whole number that British Guiana & Trinidad do not desire could be procured, they would no doubt be willing to receive whatever number of effective laborers they could obtain.
Under these circumstances, I would submit that Sir R Macdonnell should be requested to state whether he adheres to the opinion he formerly expressed that Emigrants for our West India Colonies could not be obtained in Hongkong except from the mainland in violation of Chinese Law, and if so, how he expects the Depots to which the ruler of 14th July last refers, to be brought into operation.
I have the honour to be,
Your Obedient Humble Servant
HW Murdoch
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for
the
management of
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and despatch of Emigrants. natural inference appears to be that he had changed his Spinion as to the imf ssibility of detaining Imigrants from Hongkong with: cout violating the Chinese Law - But if so there is
Why
no reason
our West Indian Colonies
should not receive the benefits
of the change
The Emigrants
would be cure of better treatment
and anore
faithful abser = of their Engagements in
our Colonies than in Foreign. Countries, and even if the whole number that B Guiana & Trinidad
not
desire could be procured, they
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would no doubt be willing to recrive whatever number peffective
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laborers they could solam. Under there circumstancee I would submit
that Sir R Macdonnell should be
requested to state whether ho adheres to the opinion he formerly exprefed that Emigrants for our
West India Colonies could not be oblained in Hongkong exerpt from the mainland in violation of (kinese Law_and
to how he
if so expects the Dépôts to which the ruler of 14th July lack refes, to be brought into operation.
I have the honour to be
Lis¬
Youn Bedient
Humble Servant
HW Murdoch
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