CO129-378 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [6-7] — Page 104

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I must be clearly understood that the Company

and is not an Immigration or Emigration Company, but acts

purely and solely as an ordinary carrier, accepting whatever

cargoes and passengers that may be offered; every passenger

carried by the Company pays their own fare, end so far as

within its knowledge, they are entirely free agents and not

under any form of contract or agreement with any person

whatsoever; the Company does not concern itself in any way with

the future of the passengers they carry once they have arrived

at their final destination.

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The Mexican Government having the example of the Japanese

Immigration Companies before her, have all along entertained

the notion that all Steamship Companies carrying a large

number of 3rd class or Steerage passengers of the poorerer

labouring class of Chinese or Japanese are Immigration

Companies, in the sense that such companies are interested in

their passengers who are under some form of contract with the

companies for their passage money; and the Company has been all

through treated like an Immigration Company.

On the 28th January 1903 the Company, through its than

President Mr. Eng Hok Fong, entered into a Contract with the

Mexican Government (Document 1) by which the Company, in return

for carrying the Mails, and when required, ten tåns of

Government reight free, and for gertain other considerations

received certain privileges, concessions and exemptions.

The duration of this Contract was for five years, and

if not terminated by either party six months prior to its

expiration then it was to be considered as extended for another

five years and since no such determination has been made the

said contract has been extended for the further period of five

years, expiring on January 28th 1913. This extension has been

acknowledged in correspondence by the Government of Mexico and

is not in any way disputed.

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