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Macao. May

A

23.10

10071

Most M. L Exc. Sir;

The Committee appointed in virtue of the decree (Portaria) the 12th of this month and intrusted with the duty of proposing measures that may not only be expedient to adopt but effectually may order more to ensure the condition's freedom of the Chinese Emigrants, having taken cognizance of the importance of the Mission with which it was entrusted and endeavored to correspond to Y. his expectations, has now the honor to present to G. E. by this means the result of its labours and to state as follows. At the 'in view of the provisions contained in the Regulations in force, we must believe that the colonists after having undergone the examinations at the buff into officer curigrate of free will & that it cannot be said that they are labouring under an illusion, nevertheless it is certain that the greater part of these Emigrants are quite indigent, whose lot is far from good, consequently they are credulous and ready to believe promises made to them with the object of improving their wretched condition. It is this that renders it easy for those in whom they recognize authority to open their eyes to the galling condition which they are under.

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Macao. May A 23.10 10071 Most M. L Exc. Sir; The Committee appointed in virtue of the decree (Portaria) the 12th of this month and intrusted with the duty of proposing measures that may not only be expedient to adopt but effectually may order more to ensure the condition's freedom of the Chinese Emigrants, having taken cognizance of the importance of the Mission with which it was entrusted and endeavored to correspond to Y. his expectations, has now the honor to present to G. E. by this means the result of its labours and to state as follows. At the 'in view of the provisions contained in the Regulations in force, we must believe that the colonists after having undergone the examinations at the buff into officer curigrate of free will & that it cannot be said that they are labouring under an illusion, nevertheless it is certain that the greater part of these Emigrants are quite indigent, whose lot is far from good, consequently they are credulous and ready to believe promises made to them with the object of improving their wretched condition. It is this that renders it easy for those in whom they recognize authority to open their eyes to the galling condition which they are under. Page 360 Page 361
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Macao. May

A

23.10

10071

Most M. L Exc. Sir;

The Committee apported in virtue of the decree (Portaria ) the 12th of this mouth and

intrusted with

the duty of propaning

measures that is

not only expedient to adopt

any

effectually

may

order more

to ensure

the condition's freedom of the Chinese Em

Whatsoever

uty that it may but ni

expedient to adopt upon the subject of Conigration, hewing

importance taken cognizance of the of the Mission with which it

Calousted

t was

and endeavorited

to conrespond to y. his cxpectations has now the honor to present:

to G. E. of it

by

this mecurs

the result

labours and to state as

"follows. At the 'in view of the provision

contenid

contained

which are

in the Regulations

force

murt

believe that the colonists after

having undergone the coc

the examinations

at the buff into officer curigrate of

free will & that it cannot

labouring

their own

be said that

under

is not

ayc

they an illusion, nevertheles ht

lep

certam that the

greater part of there Emigreento quite indigentz

ак

who

are

whose lot is far from good 2

L

consequently they

early

Que

belund

are

any

ely credulous

velly

promines that

made to them with the objeci-

of inproving I therefore

renders it themselves

thems

their wretched condition. it is this that

for them to allow

· easy be

those in whom

au

Recognize ready to open

over

they

ruled by

almons

Envoy from Maven

to their the gallo

which

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