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British steamer Official Number 62,287 but which vessel it was proposed to forward the Chinese. Dr Buschmann the firms of Messrs S. Schelthass & Co. be in the absence of Mr Beyer the senior partner is the Acting Netherlands Consul at this Port.

Upwards of a month since Mr Buschmann, of the firm of Messrs Schellhass & Co. called at my Office and introduced Mr W. P. Groeneveldt to me as a gentleman connected with the Dutch Government at Java who had come to Hongkong with a view to obtaining Chinese labor for Acheen in Sumatra.

The subject of the conversation was as to whether any objection would be raised by this Government to Mr Groeneveldt's wishes. I informed the two gentlemen that so long as the Chinese were properly procured, and that no contracts of service whatever were entered into with the intending Emigrants, I did not think the Government would raise any obstacle to their proceeding.

This being the first time that it had been proposed to introduce Chinese from Hongkong to Acheen I suggested that Messrs Buschmann & Co. and Mr Groeneveldt should...

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22 23. 526 British steamer Official Number 62,287 but which vessel it was proposed to forward the Chinese. Dr Buschmann the firms of Messrs S. Schelthass & Co. be in the absence of Mr Beyer the senior partner is the Acting Netherlands Consul at this Port. Upwards of a month since Mr Buschmann, of the firm of Messrs Schellhass & Co. called at my Office and introduced Mr W. P. Groeneveldt to me as a gentleman connected with the Dutch Government at Java who had come to Hongkong with a view to obtaining Chinese labor for Acheen in Sumatra. The subject of the conversation was as to whether any objection would be raised by this Government to Mr Groeneveldt's wishes. I informed the two gentlemen that so long as the Chinese were properly procured, and that no contracts of service whatever were entered into with the intending Emigrants, I did not think the Government would raise any obstacle to their proceeding. This being the first time that it had been proposed to introduce Chinese from Hongkong to Acheen I suggested that Messrs Buschmann & Co. and Mr Groeneveldt should...

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22 23. 526 British steamer Official Number 62,287 but which vessel it was proposed to forward the Chinese. Dr Buschmann the firms of Messrs 8. Schelthass & be in the absence of Mr Beyer the senior partner is the Acting retherland's Consul at this Port Upwards of a mould since M = Buschmann, of the firm of Messrs Schellhass 46: called at my Office and introduced MW. &. 1 "Groeneveldt to me as a gentleman connected with the butch Government at Java who had come to Hongkong with a view to obtaining Chinese labor for Acheen in Sumatra. The subject of the conversation was as to whether any objection L would be raised by this Government to Mr Groeneveld to wishes. informed the too Stutternew that so long as the Chinese were properly procured, and that no contracto of service whatever were entered into with the intending Emigrants, I { did not think the Government would raise any obstacle to their proceeding. This being the first time that it had been proposed to introduce Chinese from Hongting to Acheen suggested that Messrs Buschman I And

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British steamer Official Number 62,287 but which vessel it was proposed to forward the Chinese. Dr Buschmann the firms

of Messrs 8. Schelthass & be in the absence of Mr Beyer the senior partner is the Acting retherland's

Consul at this Port

Upwards of a mould since M = Buschmann, of the firm of Messrs Schellhass 46: called at my Office and introduced MW. &. 1 "Groeneveldt to me as a gentleman

connected with the butch Government at Java who had come to Hongkong with a view to obtaining Chinese labor for

Acheen in Sumatra.

The subject of the conversation

was as to whether any objection

would be raised by this Government

to Mr Groeneveld to wishes.

informed the too Stutternew that so long as the Chinese were properly procured, and that no contracto

of service whatever were entered into with the intending Emigrants, I

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did not think the Government would raise any obstacle to their proceeding.

This being the first time that it had been proposed to introduce Chinese from Hongting to Acheen suggested that Messrs Buschman

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