CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870 — Page 126

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Chinese labourer for one, West India Colorsics without

the intervention of native sllecting Agents, and capitation

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Fees. This perquing

ause in consequence of W. Thomsett

the Harbour Master of Hong Kong having reported that

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Chinese laborers had been obtained for the Sonthem Statio

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North America without the aid of auch objectionable

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Maja General Whitfield points, out that the

cases, an not parallel, and that the American system of

emigratino is more

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pattractive to the Chinese than that of

West India Colonies. While this state of things, contumes

The does not think that, a supply of Chinese falou could be pwemed for the British West Indico without the employment of native Agency. This is also the view taken by W.

Sampson, and It. Fromset in their letters of which I

had the four to forward copies for the Earl of Sumberley's

information in my report of the 5". Justant.

I do not see that anything further in the matter can be done, al present, beyond forwarding Major General Whitfields despatch and the letters of W-Samporn and to Thomsett for the consideration of the Gavenrs of

Butish Guiana, Grindad and Jamaica.

I have the frown kybe

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Your decient Humble Scrant

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