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if he had possessed it - I can have no hesitation in saying that in what he had stated in regard to the "Frederick" the writer of the Memorandum has been misinformed.

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At the same time it is not to be denied that the system of conducting emigration from Macao has been much improved since the appointment of the present Governor vice Adml da Souza.

Formerly no control was attempted over the crimps employed to collect Emigrants, and the frauds and violence with which their operations were carried out led to outbreaks and to repeated conflicts among the Chinese in which the crimps and those connected with them were put to death with circumstances of revolting cruelty.

In 1865 Adml. da Souza, who had recently been appointed to the Government of Macao, issued a set of regulations by which the depots, the agents, and the brokers employed to collect Emigrants were brought under the supervision of the Government.

The depots between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. were inspected; corporal punishment was prohibited; and emigrants before embarkation were transferred each day for 4 days to a government building in which they were examined in the presence of public officers as to their willingness to emigrate, with full opportunity to refuse if they chose to do so.

During that time, moreover, they were...

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12 12 if he had possessed it - I can have no hesitation in saying that in what he had stated in regard to the "Frederick" the writer of the Memorandum has been misinformed. 7. At the same time it is not to be denied that the system of conducting emigration from Macao has been much improved since the appointment of the present Governor vice Adml da Souza. Formerly no control was attempted over the crimps employed to collect Emigrants, and the frauds and violence with which their operations were carried out led to outbreaks and to repeated conflicts among the Chinese in which the crimps and those connected with them were put to death with circumstances of revolting cruelty. In 1865 Adml. da Souza, who had recently been appointed to the Government of Macao, issued a set of regulations by which the depots, the agents, and the brokers employed to collect Emigrants were brought under the supervision of the Government. The depots between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. were inspected; corporal punishment was prohibited; and emigrants before embarkation were transferred each day for 4 days to a government building in which they were examined in the presence of public officers as to their willingness to emigrate, with full opportunity to refuse if they chose to do so. During that time, moreover, they were...
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if he had posuped it - I can have

no hesitation in

saying that in

what he had clated

in regard

lo

the "Frederick" the writer of the дели Memorandum has been misinformed. –

7.

At the same time it is not

to be denied that the

system of conducting smigration from Maras has been much improved since the appointment of the present Governor vice Adml da Souza_

Formerly no control was

attempted over the crimps employed to collect Emigrants, and the

and the fraude and

violence with which their operatione

were carried out led to

outbreaks a

to repeated

among the Chinese in

which the crimps and

those

connected with them were

puch

to death with eireumslânere of

452

revolting eruelty. In 1865 Adril. da sonze who had recently been appointed to the Government of Macas ipurd

a ist of regulations

by which the depots- the agsult_ and the brokers employed to collect Emigrants were brought under

the supervision of the Government. free ingrap egrap prom

and

the

depolt between 8. a.m. and 4. p.m.

was m

forced- corporal punish mout was prohibited- and emigrants

before.

embarkation

were

ivere

transferre

Each day

for 4. days to a government building in which they examined in the presence feurtain as to their willingnap

public officers

to emigrate, with full opportunity to refuse if thery close to do so. During

that time more over

they

were

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