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Your Excellency,
Mui-tsai.
The report has been received just now; I submit it direct without detailed criticism for information, noting only some of the obvious lines, criticism must follow.
1. There is no attempt at abolition "in a year". 2: The scheme of abolition (in something under 20 years)
involves Government recognition of the system in a very pronounced form.
3. The difficulties of registration and importation, both
as interfering with private rights and in the way of netting real evildoers, are very airily dealt with.
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4. To the expenses noted $500,000 for initial expenses of
the Home and some $60,000 - $70,000 upkeep of irmates and teachers must be added other forms of upkeep: e.g.. buildings. And the Head Office Registry and detective work expenses will fall largely beyond existing Government Estimates.
5. The Home must be of the nature of a Reformation i....
there must be compulsory restraint.
6. It is a little optimistic to make no allowance for girls
left on hand after reaching aga 20.
7. And to hope that mui-tsai especially the unsaleable
ones - would not continue to be dumped on us. The Home would be a splendid place for them; I do not see where the proposed limit of 500 for the Home comes from.
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I await instructions as to a detailed report. The documents enclosed are originals without duplicates.
(sd.) E. R. Hallifax, Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
29th May, 1922.
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