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and he postponed his answer till that schame had been considered.

Frinidad, we believe, never answered at all. The scheme

The Governor of

alluded to by the Governor of Equiana was not brought forward and the result is that the question, whether the Planters of B.Guiana & Trinidad would desire the renewal of Chinese

on condition of d Emigration prolonged term of indenture

residence, is still unanswered. I

would submich that that question

should be

again put to them. As the smigration, if resumed, will be at their expense, they are the proper persons to decide whettion

it will be worth the probable cost.

MW. Wade throws out a doubl

whether the British

Government

ent can.

resume

properly subject without the concussence

negoriation on this

of

aguss.

the French Government. This is a point on which of course & offer opinion. As to the question whether the rench Government would to a modification of the Treaty which retains the repatriation flance & see no reason to apprehend any difficulty. The opposition to that

clause came

principally from

our side the franch

as will be seen

from

Government

the

corret

на

- pondence, bring much more

dispourd to entertain it than we were. I believe that in fack Chinese Emigrants have ever been

any

French Colony

taken to

allhrough Franch Ships have been

in the conveyance of

engaged