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Enclosure.

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•Memerandum by the Aating Registrar - Toursal - * The Po Leung kick.

of

In the year 1878 a considerable amount. attention was drawn by Sir Johu....

Smale, who was then Chief Justice, toon

"Slavery,

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what was usore commo

commonly

called "doncestic servitude, in Houghong.

This question naturally created mech

the Chinese population

interest

ancong.

of the Colony, and, as a result of this,

of 1879

a.

find that at the end numerously signed memorial was presented the Chiccese to the Governot, Sir J. Pope Hemnesey praying for permission

by

an

to form

Kidnapping

beingo.

azó

-association for suppressing

aud

traffic in human

This memorial was & forwarded

dedin

to

Commonly, but not very correctly rendered

Vouneu & Children

"The Society for the Protection of Wonen