CO129-148 - Public Offices & Others - 1870 — Page 78

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Stater for Chinese labons, that

persons

kle

their own

found willing als

expense to procure and ship off (dinese without

any contracts of service, taking the risk of the Smigrants engaging themselves on arrival to other mmployers. Accordingly, one refel had sailed from Hougthong for New Aleaus on 11th Fabry Each with 187. dapsengers

others were

and two

on the beath for the same destination. The absence.

however of service contracts, proves,

it is stated, a hindrance to

procuring smigrants for the

United States, as the Chise, the Governor remarks, attach impor=

Faves to the contract as se

scouring

؟

?

But it

R

L

820 370370.

to them certainty of eueployment,

the fact.

noh realizing labour, if at l

et that their

at their own

disposal.

would be cure to command a

ready market and a high price 8. In this state of things

will be

for

Earl Granville to

it

decide, when the Ordinance shall' become law, thatteer the Governor should be metenced to withhold

his licence from thist proposing.

to carry (kinese from Houstong

to the United States. Fabeläm

from reproducing the reasons urged against such a prohibition. byter R. Macdonnell in his despatch of 10. Fabry lach. They

sesu

to me to have wright; and as it appears from the reply

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