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Hongkong.

My Lord,

C.O.

28373

2024 AUG OS

Government House,

Hongkong, 14th. July, 1909.

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I have the honour to report the

following circumstances:-

On the 4th. of last February

application was made by Messrs. Wendt and Company, a

German Firm, for permission to ship Emigrants to Samoa. I

was informed that no application had ever before been made,

and that there was no legal obstacle to their doing so.

Permission was accordingly granted, but no emigrants were

sent.

2.

Later it came to my knowledge that

(1390), W, 20024-26, 6000, 11/68, A, & E, W, (8327).

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1081-7. 6000. 4,09.

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Dr. Schultz, the Chief Justice of Samoa, had arrived in

Canton to negotiate on the subject with the Viceroy. On the

3rd. instant Dr. Schultz asked for an interview with me at

which the Registrar-General was present, and the German

Consul, Dr. Voretzsch. He said that he had found the

Viceroy friendly, and it appeared from facts which later

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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THE EARL OF CREWS,

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