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since July last in

regard to so

called Contract Emigration from

this place arise from the proper

eDL.

ning of what is a Contract

of service.

Phillippo

PeAllorney General

02-2

the 4

Dece

1870 ( 6.5.0.2692 and 2083) gave the following Opinion. I do not a consider that the fact of an Immigrant giving a promissory note to be paid by instalments "out of.

arnings in British Guiana

" amounts to a Contract of Service, and that technically under the "Ordinance such an Immigrant.

muist

All

passenger

onsidered

ad a

ource Arrrder

free

* Contract of Service whatever. An the 30th July 1880 (6. S. (0.1800) the

present Attorney

from his prede

General differed

s predecessor, thereby

ہنے ہے ہے

bringing a Chinese Emigra borrowing

oney to pay

hio

passage

passage

with the intention of

repaying it out of his

mnings

at his place of destination within the meaning of

Contract of Service, although it

may

the

an unwritten ore.

As two Attorney Generals r as to the true meaning

differ

of the

words" "Contract of Service, I respectfully suggest for the consideration of His Excellency

as to whether the point should not be submitted for the opinion:: of the Law Officers of the Crown in Englar

chard. It will be for the benefit of the Government as

for the Cemigrant that the question should be finally

well as

set at rest.

the

Ido not think that when

words Cor

tract

of Service were introduced into the Schedule

to the Chinese Passenger's Act 1855,

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