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SECRET.
Hongkong.
My Lord,
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11 DEC 091
Government House,
Hongkong,
8th November, 1909.
1373 پر سلام
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt
of Your Lordship's Secret despatch of 22nd September, 1909,
relative to Chinese Emigration.
2.
The application of Messrs. Wendt & Co.
1373 referred to in the first paragraph of my despatch of 14th July,
1909 was not as Your Lordship supposes for indentured coolies,
but for "Assisted Emigrants" and the German Consul was verbally
reminded by the Colonial Secretary "that the test of Assisted
Emigration is that the Contract is only entered into at place
of destination, and that the Emigrant is free to enter into it
or not as he pleases on arrival at his destination". My
approval was given in general terms, and I of course reserved
full power to satisfy myself when the actual shipment was about
to take place, that the spirit of the law as well as ita letter
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF CREWE,
&c. &c.
&C.
was
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