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449

when

Carrying

more than 20 Chinese

Passengers for a voyage of

days

duration

save

Seven

within the

provision of that Law, yet it must

equally clear that the Act was intended to apply solely to Coolie's Emigration, which, at the time of the passing of the Act, required to be placed under controls

very

strict

It is highly important, too, that the Government should still be able to protect the Chinese Coolie when emigrating (in the

proper sense

the term) to Foreign Countries, and therefore it would be

most unwise to alter the main

provisions of the Act. But in regard to the complaints which

have

given

rise to this

a marked distinction can,

correspondence I consider

very properly be made between the Coolie Emigration, contemplated

by the Act, and the thinly veiled Passenger traffic

carried on along the Coast

of China from Shanghai, and from thence to Singapore, Strait Settlements, and the Dutch and Spanish Settlements in the neighborhood of that Colony.

In each of the places last mentioned large Colonies of Chinese

have

sprang up, and a number of Steamers

running

to the

a continuous

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449

when

Barrying

more than 20 Chinese

Pafungera for a vajage of

daye

duration

pane

aves Seven

within the

provision of that Laws, yet it must

equally clear that the Ad was intended to apply solely to Cool's Emigration, which, at the time of the passing of the Ad, required to be placed under controls

very

strict

It is highly important, too, that the Government should still be able to protect the Chinese Coolie when emigrating (in the

proper Denve

the term) to Foreign of Cementries, and therefore it world be

most unwise to aller the mani

provisions of the Act. But in regard to the complaints which

have?

given

rise to this

a marked distincion can,

espondence I consider

very properly be made between the Coolie Emigration, contemplated I

views

according to

мир

by the Act, and the thin we Pafonger traffic

bork along the lovast

of-Cebrina from. Shanghai, and from have to -Saign, Strait Settlements, and the Dutch and Spanish Settlements in the neighborhood of that Colany.

In each of the places last mentinced large Polaries of Chinese

have

and

spring up, number of Steamers

nuing

to the

a continuous

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