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of the Secretary of State, providing that no immigrant ship should proceed to Era from Hongkong without a licence from the Governor. The Governor was subsequently instructed not to grant this licence to any ship intended to carry emigrants to any Foreign Country.

3. The Netherlands Minister applies for an exception from this prohibition in favour of Surinam on the ground Chinese Immigrants are well treated in that Colony. There

...ound that ...i no reason to doubt this sever-

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...theless I do not see how the prohibition could be relaxed in favour of a Dutch Colony and

& the French Take! maintained against a Spanish Colony borne in mind that the Governor of Hongkong, when asked whether Emigrants for British W. Indian Colonies could not be procured in that Island, answered that it could not be done without the Employment of Native Agents on the main land to collect them.

a system which was open to the gravest abuses and mischief produce similar results as at Hongkong as at Macau. Under these circumstances the attempts to procure Emigrants for British Guiana from Hongkong has been given up, and it would be obviously inconsistent while

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23 Land of the Secretary of State, providing that no immigrant ship should proceed to Era from Hongkong without a licence from the Governor. The Governor was subsequently instructed not to grant this licence to any ship intended to carry emigrants to any Foreign Country. 3. The Netherlands Minister applies for an exception from this prohibition in favour of Surinam on the ground Chinese Immigrants are well treated in that Colony. There ...ound that ...i no reason to doubt this sever- =thelep ...theless I do not see how the prohibition could be relaxed in favour of a Dutch Colony and & the French Take! maintained against a Spanish Colony borne in mind that the Governor of Hongkong, when asked whether Emigrants for British W. Indian Colonies could not be procured in that Island, answered that it could not be done without the Employment of Native Agents on the main land to collect them. a system which was open to the gravest abuses and mischief produce similar results as at Hongkong as at Macau. Under these circumstances the attempts to procure Emigrants for British Guiana from Hongkong has been given up, and it would be obviously inconsistent while ...L ...Janeous B...
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23 Land of the Secretary of State, providing that no smigrant ship should proued to Era from Hongkong without a lience from the Governor. The Governor was subsequently instructed not to grant this licruce to any ship intended to carry emigrants to any Foreign Country. 3. The Netherlande dimister applies for an exception prono this prohibition in favour of Surinam on the ground Chinese Immigrants are wall treated in that Colony. There round that i no reason to double this sever- =thelep theless I do not me how the prohibition could be relaxed in favour of a butch Colony and & the Anded Take! maintained against a spanich ↑ブ Peru - And it much be Colony borne in mind that the Governor of Stonghong, when asked whether Emigrants for British W. Sudian Colonies could not be procured in that Esland, answered that it could not be done without- the Employment of Native Agrult on the main land to collect them. a system which was open to the gravrch abuers and misch produce cimilar results al vang hong as at Macau. Under these circumstancers the attemps. to proruce Emigrants for British quiana from Hongkong has bern given up- and it would be oberously inconsistent while Η L Janeous B
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of the Secretary of State, providing that no smigrant ship should proued to Era from Hongkong without a lience from the Governor. The Governor was subsequently instructed not to grant this licruce to any ship intended to carry emigrants to any Foreign Country.

3. The Netherlande dimister applies for an exception prono this prohibition in favour of Surinam on the ground Chinese Immigrants are wall treated in that Colony. There

round that

i no reason to double this sever-

=thelep

theless I do not me how the prohibition could be relaxed in favour of a butch Colony and

& the Anded Take!

maintained against a spanich

↑ブ

Peru - And it much be

Colony borne in mind that the Governor

of Stonghong, when asked whether Emigrants for British W. Sudian Colonies could not be procured in that Esland, answered that it could not be done without-

the Employment of Native Agrult

on the main land to collect them.

a

system which was

open to the gravrch abuers and misch produce cimilar results al vang hong

as at Macau. Under these circumstancers the attemps. to proruce Emigrants for British quiana from Hongkong has bern given up- and it would be oberously inconsistent while

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L

Janeous

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