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five of whom had already found means of surreptitiously

leaving the vessel.

XI11. The order obliging the vessel to lie two

miles off the Port did not deprive her of water and

heither

provisions, seeing that she had more than seventy-two

hours during which to take on board such supplies;

did it prevent her from renewing these supplies, be-

cause a spot was selected at the wharf, in the port,

to which she could return for this purpose, when desir-

ed; and, as a matter of fact, she suffered from no

scarcity of supplies, as the same were being furnished

to her by the Tug "Ramon Carral".

XIV. One of the objects of keeping the immi-

grants under observation in the barracks for a period

of ten days, is in order to be able to re-embark those

who prove to be infected with disease, and after the

expiration of this period, to set at liberty those who

are in good health, as it is only after the lapse of

the time in question that they are permitted to estab-

lish themselves in the Republic.

XV. The Chinese immigrants who arrived in the "Land-

rat Schieff" were not expelled from Mexican Territory,

but having sickened during the period of observation

in barracks, they could not be permitted to establish

themselves in the country, and had to be re-embarked,

the same procedure being followed in their case, as

has been adopted in the case of all immigrants under

analogous circumstances.

From the foregoing Report the conclusion may be

drawn that the Mexican Sanitary Authorities, in their

reception of the China Commercial Company's steamers

"Suisang" and "Landrat Schieff" have acted in a per-

fectly correct manner, and in accordance with the

Regulations and customs established since immigrants

first commenced to enter the Republic.

Mexico,

(Signed)

4th July 1908.

I have &c.,

E. Liceaga.

To the Minister of the Interior,

Mexico.

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