CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 125

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July 16th

I did not know who had supplied Official documents to the Newspaper desiring to expose who had abused his position, in a public Court, I meant only to take a step in the direction of bringing his conduct before the executors.

In the letter of the 25th July, I was reminded by His Excellency of an account of the proceedings described in the printed papers of the Glamis Castle had already been published in the Colony. With this I had nothing to do.

In conclusion, I think I shall be justified in drawing Your Lordship's attention to the large number of Chinese emigrants who pass through my Office: last year they amounted to fifty thousand three hundred and twenty-five. (50,325) and to the entire freedom from scandal, risings on board ship or incidents of such a nature which has characterized the conduct of free emigration from this Colony since it has been under my control. The system has proved beneficial to the Port as well as to the emigrants themselves.

I am convinced that the payment of their passage money by their relatives, their clan, or guild affords the best guarantee possible for the respectable character of their countryman; others could not obtain credit, that the class of men passing through this Port in crowds...

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124July 16thI did not know who had supplied Official documents to the Newspaper desiring to expose who had abused his position, in a public Court, I meant only to take a step in the direction of bringing his conduct before the executors.In the letter of the 25th July, I was reminded by His Excellency of an account of the proceedings described in the printed papers of the Glamis Castle had already been published in the Colony. With this I had nothing to do.In conclusion, I think I shall be justified in drawing Your Lordship's attention to the large number of Chinese emigrants who pass through my Office: last year they amounted to fifty thousand three hundred and twenty-five. (50,325) and to the entire freedom from scandal, risings on board ship or incidents of such a nature which has characterized the conduct of free emigration from this Colony since it has been under my control. The system has proved beneficial to the Port as well as to the emigrants themselves.I am convinced that the payment of their passage money by their relatives, their clan, or guild affords the best guarantee possible for the respectable character of their countryman; others could not obtain credit, that the class of men passing through this Port in crowds...
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July I did not know who

16th

had supplied Official documents

to the Nerospaper desiring to

who as

and ine

expose

arr O

Officer,

thought had abused

his position, in

a public Court, I meant only to take a step in the direction of bringing. his conduct before the executions

In the letter of the 25 Darre

reminded by His Excellency of an

30.

July

ate

account of the proceedings described in the printed papers of the Glamis Castle had already been published in the Colony. With this I had nothing

In

conclusion I think

31.

to do.

Ishall be justified in drawing Your Lordship's attention to the

large num

amber of Chinese

to who pass through emigrants my Office : last

year they

armounted.

amounted to fifty thousand three hundred and twenty five.

(50,325) and to the entire freedom from scandal, risings

on board

ship or incidents of such a nature which has characterized the conduct of free envigration

ere

since

from this Colony it has been under my control. The system has proved beneficial to the Port as

has to the

شهر کیا کہ گوادر میں

it

rigrants themselves

and Dam convinced that the

payment of their passage

money by their relatives, their

clan, or

by

-guild of

the best

guarante

rantee possible for

their countryman affords

the respectable character of

the emigrants

other

could obtain credit,

that the class of men passing

through this Port in Crowds

to

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