CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9] — Page 496

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been accordingly directed to proceed to Hongkong; and that

this Government might be informed of the fact.

2.

Owing to the necessary delay in

translating the Viceroy's Despatch which had been forwarded

in Chinese, the paragraph in the "South China Morning

Post" was the first intimation I received of this action

on the part of the Viceroy. Mr. Sit arrived in Hongkong

before the Viceroy's despatch and immediately called on the

Registrar-General. Mr. Sit was educated at Queen's College

in this Colony. He speaks English well and has for some

time past been attached to the Foreign Bureau in the Vice-

-roy's Yamen at Canton. He is reported by the Registrar-

-General to be, as far as Mr. Brewin is aware, an in-

-offensive person.

3.

Free emigration of Chinese from

this Colony to Peru, regulated by Treaty between the two

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countries, has existed for a great many years; and the

enclosed copy of a minute by the Assistant Colonial

Secretary explains the circumstances which led up to the

appointment of Mr. Sit in connection with it.

4.

Having made some enquiries re-

-garding the frequency of the sailings of vessels carrying

Chinese emigrants to Peru, I addressed a letter, copy

enclosed

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