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sheck the practice of BBothel slavery. I have the honour to forward further report from the Registrar

Eneral enclosing

a

letter

from

the

Po Leung Keck expressing their opinion that since the introduction by Mr.

Russell of the system of photographing,

which is explained in one

of

the

enclosures of my despatch 1.98 of

19th Grine last, the number of young

people who are inveigled into or bought for the purposes of being -prostitutes has gradually decreased?

2.

At the suggestion

of

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of a 16" Russell the system of photopaphs

was extended to Chinese female

emigrants with the view the substitution, after

of preventing

after examination by

the Emigration Officer, of young

girls for women who had been previously passed by him. This innovation also is considered by

the Po Leung Rack to be a

very

excellent

"plan," and their suggestion that

two photographs should be " required in future.

so that one

should be taken

away

by

the

woman and the other be retained

here