4
117
1
1
93
$
work off their passage money by two years' service on the Sugar plantations of the Sandwich Islands.
5.
When this was brought to my notice by some Chinese gentlemen in 1848, I took on my responsibility of declining to issue licence for such Emigration; and, with Sir Michael Hicks Beach's approval, the system which Captain Thomsett had tolerated for some
6.
years was stopped. In the year 1878, Sir William Robinson, then Governor of Singapore, drew my attention to the fact that the Emigration Officer at Hongkong passed as "free Emigrants" certain Chinese girls, some of whom had been purchased in Hongkong and some of whom had sold themselves for considerable sums on a verbal contract to do service for two years, as prostitutes in the licensed brothels of Singapore. The United States' Consul in Hongkong represented to me also, more than once, that in endeavouring to check the traffic to California of Chinese girls who had entered into verbal contracts of brothel service, he felt compelled to rely on the assistance of the Committee of the Tung Wah Hospital, as he considered the examination of these women at the Hongkong Harbour Office
4
117
1
1
93
$
work off their passage money by two years' service on the Sugar plantations
of the Sandwich Islands.
5.
When this
was
brought
to
notice
my
by
some Chinese
: gentlemen in 1848, I took the
my
responsibility of declining to issue licence for such Emigration Emigration; and, with Sir Michael
as
free
Hicks Beach's approval, the system which Captain Thomsett had tolerated for
some
6.
years
was
stopped. In the
year 1878, Sir
attention to the
William Robinson, then Governor of Singapore, drew
my fact that the Emigration Officer at Hongkong passed as "fore Emigrants
"under
under
mo
contract of service," certain
Chinese girls
some of whom had been
parehased in Hongkong and some whom had sold themselves for
Castani homsett that hey soson
says
board without be
of
verbal contract
sometimes
years,
considerable sums on a
beto do service.
for
two
years, as prostitutes in the licensed brothels of Singapore. The United States' Consul in Honghong represented to me
also, more than
once,
that in endeavouring
to check the traffic to balifornia of
Chinese girls who had entered into
brothel service, he
verbal contracts of brothel
felt compelled to rely
Ox--
the assistance
of the Committee of the Jung Wah Hospital
as he considered the examination
of these women at the Hongkong Barbour
Office
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