CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 315

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that he have beeng deceived considering

the way

carried

in which emigration is

here .

The house is open from -

sunrise to sunset and there is

restriction whatever for the emigrants to go in and out.

The authorities have constantly (all day and night long) a Delegate

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watch in the establishment

: with the strictest orders from

Winnroy to scarce

the

to seaure the enforcement

of

the Regre

lations.

The

names are

registered in

the books in the presence of the Mandarins and the contract is

read every day to the Chinamen ;

those who do not like to adhere to it

go away

without any body having

the right of inter foring with them; those who wish to emigrate stay.

The contracts

signed

before the fith day subsequent to the

entrice of 7

and

of the

names in

the books,

once in each of these five day

the said document is read to them.

Brokers

Avte

not allowed to

get into the hall where the Coolies sign; before sign is done the Mandarins address them several questions and explain to them their rights and duties;

one

ཞན་པ་

of the

queries is whether they have beeng

miated by some broker-

decived or