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to interfere with such emigration, provided the conditions of the Chinese passengers Act were observed, he was directed to propose to the Legislature an Ordinance to give him that power. An Ordinance (No.4 of 1870) was in consequence passed by which it was provided that no Chinese passenger Ship should proceed to Sea from Hong Kong without a license from the Governor; and that the grant of such license should be subject to such conditions as should from time to time be prescribed by the Secretary of State. In exercise of this authority the Secretary of State on 30th May 1870, prohibited the Emigration of Chinese from Hong Kong to any place not within the British Dominions; and consequently the Emigration to the United States came to an end.

but the peculiar feature of the Emigration from Macao which led to the frightful loss of life on board the "Von Suan" is the imprisonment of the Coolies in the between decks by iron grating; and it is in vindication of this practice that the Memorandum inclosed by the Portuguese minister alleges that similar precautions have been adopted in the English and American Steamers plying between Macao and Hongkong since Febry 1857, when several cases of piracy by men disguised as passengers took place on board those vessels.

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to interfere with such emigration, provided the conditions of the Chinese passengers Act were observed, he was directed to propose to the Legislature an Ordinance to give him that power. An Ordinance (No.4 of 1870) was in consequence passed by which it was provided that no Chinese passenger Ship should proceed to Sea from Hong Kong without a license from the Governor; and that the grant of such license should be subject to such conditions as should from time to time be prescribed by the Secretary of State. In exercise of this authority the Secretary of State on 30th May 1870, prohibited the Emigration of Chinese from Hong Kong to any place not within the British Dominions; and consequently the Emigration to the United States came to an end. but the peculiar feature of the Emigration from Macao which led to the frightful loss of life on board the "Von Suan" is the imprisonment of the Coolies in the between decks by iron grating; and it is in vindication of this practice that the Memorandum inclosed by the Portuguese minister alleges that similar precautions have been adopted in the English and American Steamers plying between Macao and Hongkong since Febry 1857, when several cases of piracy by men disguised as passengers took place on board those vessels. Page 450 Page 451
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6 to interfere with such smigration, provided the conditions of the thinese dapangers Ach were observed, he was directed to propose to the Legislature an Ordinance to give him that power. An Ordinance (re4 of 1870) was in consequence paped by which it was provided that no Chinese basenger Ship should proceed to Sed from Hong Kong without a liesuce from the Governor- and that the grant of mch lienee should be subject to such conditione veshould from time to time be prescribed by the levretary of State . In exercise of this authority the Secretary of State on 30th May 1870. prohibited the Emigration of Churce from Houstong to 449 any place not within the British Dominione- and consequrulty the Emigration to the United States to an end. J cance but the peculiar feature of the Emigration from Marcas which led to the frightful loss of life on board the von Suan" ie the imprisonment of the Coline in the between decks by iron grating f thir and ibis in vindication practice that the Memorandum Inclosed by the Portuguese minister alleges that similar precautions have been adopted in the English and American Stramers plying between Macas and Hongkong since Febry 1857, when several ease, of piracy by men disguised as took place on hapengers those Page 450Page 451
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to interfere with such smigration, provided the conditions of the thinese dapangers Ach were observed, he was directed to propose to the Legislature an Ordinance to give him that power. An Ordinance (re4 of 1870) was in consequence paped by which it was provided that no Chinese basenger Ship should proceed to Sed

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