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Guano Contractors of Peru, and the Sugar planters of Surinam to obtain in China and ship from Hong Kong cargoes of Coolies for those labour markets.
Through his influence, notwithstanding having been openly implicated in piracy and in other criminal transactions the Governor, has been induced to relax by instructions of questionable legality the most stringent clauses of the Chinese passengers Act aforesaid, thus levering open the door for all the abuses and cruelties, incidental to and inseparable from a trade in human beings. Your Memorialists submit that this so-called emigration but real Coolie traffic is contrary to British Law and having been prohibited by the Chinese Authorities from ports within their own jurisdiction, is also a violation of Chinese law, and of all international obligations.
In view of these facts your Memorialists respectfully urge the necessity of Her Majesty's Government instituting an immediate enquiry into the circumstances under which the Chinese passengers Act has failed to effect its purpose and into the conduct of the Authorities responsible for this neglect of duty, and they beg that measures be taken to secure in future the strict observance of the law.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
(On behalf of the Association and of the Committees above named)
Your Lordship's very obedient Servants,
Edwin Pears, General Secretary, National Association, for the Promotion of Social Science.
J. M. Chesson Secretary of Aborigines Protection Society.
(Signed also by L. A. H[illegible] on behalf of the Anti-Slavery Society).
[Signature of memorial attached]
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Guano Contractors of Tere, and the Sugar ploeters of Sirincur to obtain in China and ship from Hong Kong cargoes of Coolies for
those labour markets.
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Through his nifluence, notwithstanding -howing been openly implicated in piracy and in other Criminal transactions the Governor, has been induced to relax by instructions of questionable legality the most stringent clauses of the Chinese passengers Otot aforesaid, thus - levering opser the door for all the aebuses and cruelties, maidental to and inseparable from -hird of traffic in heeman beings. Your Memorialistes submit that this so called serigration but real Cookie track is contrary to British Law and having been - prohibited by the Chinese Cluthorities from ports within their own,
own jurisdiction
every
account of its notorious infamy
is also a
violation of Chinese how, and of all
international obligatione.
In view of these facts your
respectfully wige
Memorialists.
the necessity of ther
Alejisty's Government instituting
an
conmedick enquiry into the circumstances
under which the Chiness passengers (lot has
failed to effect its purpose and ink the
conduct of the Authorities responsible for this - neglect of duty, and they beg that measures be locker to secure in fuhrer the strict observance of the law
He howe the hones te bes
MyFord
(On behalf of the Association and of the
Committes above named)
Your Lordship's very
obedient Servants
Edwin Pears, Exneral Secretary, National Afsociales, for the Promotion of Social Science.
J. M. Chesson Scentury of
Aborigines Protection Posing
(1 lisignedly L, A. Hammingas on befalf of the Anti Slawan,
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