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to adhere to the instructions be

at pressub holde, not to issue, general rule, emigration

A

lierners in favour of shipe to

other places. get

[10. These papers bring up

another.

que

ection. Hitherto ch

has been considered that Chinese from the main lands could not- be procured foxour W. Judian Colonies for ship nesut from Hongkong without the employ= cement of Native Agents, and the payment of capitation fees. The pressub smigration to the builed

States would seem to show that

this opinion is not allogether will founded, and that Chinese.

laborers can

be obtained by the

distribution of notiers without " the intervsution of collecting Agsult and without brokerage or Commision.

In the Arkansas and Louisiana

schemes an

arrangement was

made with a (hina.

in the

one

call

nan

residing

in Louisiana),

and in the Ethier in Shanghong, to proceed to (fina and engage the whole numbe flabourers required. For this service and for acting as interpreter in the importing state, he is to recrive, as remuneration, 25 could (att by per man per month for all landed and employed in the

the flate- and, at the end of

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