CO129-344 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 514

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REG 29 JUL 07

June 1st, 1907.

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Sir:-

With reference to your despatch No.4 Consular of

the 25th of March, I have the honour to report that I

telegraphed to you on the 22nd ultimo that a great

many more destitute Hindoos were arriving here and

that further large numbers might be expected; and I

asked what could be done under the circumstances.

At the same time I telegraphed to the Governor of

Hong Kong, requesting His Excellency to do his utmost

to put a stop to the emigration of Hindoos from his

Colony for Peru, to which he replied that he would give

publicity to the fact that no suitable work could be

found for them here and he suggested, as the best reme-

dy, the issue of an Order by the Peruvian Government

prohibiting them from landing on this Coast.

Upon this advice I visited the Minister for For-

eign Affairs and consulted with him upon the subject.

Senor Polo said that to prohibit the free landing

e Right Honourable

Sir Edward Grey, Bart.,

&c., &c., &c.,

of

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