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find that legalised Coolie emigration from China was initiated there in 1859 but the Imperial Chinese "emigrants' act was passed in 1853, on a recital that "abuses have recurred in carrying emigrants from Ports in the China Seas; and without going further back I believe that the earliest Ordinance now in force in reference to emigration is No. 11 of 1857. Several other enactments are scattered in the Ordinances up to 1867 so that the Law is not quite clear. In that Year an Ordinance, No. 12 of 1867, was passed under express direction in a despatch from Mr. Hardwell of the 26th February 1866, founded on evidence of at least gross negligence in the shipment of Coolies from this Harbor per the "Firestone". The object of that Ordinance is stated by the Governor that the emigration from this port would be of a creditable kind. On the second reading on June 29th 1867, Mr. Whittall and I submitted that Chinese emigration was so tainted that it could not be regulated for ameliorating the Coolies' condition but that it ought to be entirely prohibited.
The Ordinance was however
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find that legalised Colichiipation from China was initiated there in 1859 but the Imperial Chinese "apengers' act was
pased in 1853-
on a recital that "abuses have
Smigrants
book
recurred in carrying. from Ports in the Olima Seas; and without going further back I believe that the earliest Houghing Ordinanse now in force in reference to remigration is f. 11 of 1857 .. Leveral other curetiments are scattered in the Ordinances up to 1867 so that the Law is not quite clear. _ In that
Year aw
Ordinance. 12 6 of 1867, was paped
Des
Des patch
under expref direction in a from Ms Hardwell of the 264 f...
1866, founded
on evidence of ab
---
least grof negligence in the shipmsut of Cooties from this Harbor per the "Firestor". The object of that in
Ordinance is stated by the Govenion that the Rumigration
vas lo
cusure
from this fort would be of a ereditable kind. On the second reading
on
June 29th 1867, Mr. Whittall and I submitted this Chinese Smigration was so tainted that it could not be regulated
ulated cocu
for auctiorating the Coolies condition but that it ought to be cutirely frohibited..
The Ordinance was
however
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