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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD JULY, 1881.

Submitted,

25th April, 1881.

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MINUTE BY ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.

FREDERICK STewart,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

I should-be glad if the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Acting Registrar General, and Dr. EITEL would examine this list and question a sufficient number of the proposed emigrants to enable them to determine whether they are really free emigrants and under no contract of service whatever.

25th April, 1881.

J. POPE HENNESSY.

EXTRACT FROM REPORT Ry the Acting COLONIAL SECRETARY AND ACTING REGistrar GenerAL.

In compliance with His Excellency's instructions conveyed in his Minute of the 25th instant, the Acting Colonial Secretary and the Acting Registrar General met this morning, at 9 o'clock, at the Harbour Office, as arranged yesterday with the Emigration Officer.

When the Emigration Officer had satisfied himself, we asked such questions as we thought ne- cessary. In this way, we examined ten men, occupying two hours in so doing. We annex notes of the evidence, from which we satisfied ourselves that, if the emigrants were not free and under no contract of service, it would be impossible for us to show that they were not. Under these circum- stances, we thought we had sufficiently carried out our instructions, and were preparing to leave, when His Excellency's Minute of the 26th instant was received. This was shown to the Emigration Officer, who was also informed that it would be communicated to him in the usual official way.

Hongkong, 26th April, 1881..

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary. JOHN GERRARD.

Acting Registrar General,

NOTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN AT AN EXAMINATION OF EMIGRANTS

ON THE 26TH APRIL, 1881.

LAM CHIU-SAM (No. 657).-I am a gardener. I am going to Cooktown. I have paid my own passage; $32. No relatives go with me. I have been a gardener in Shek-k'i. I have got no assistance from any one with my passage money. It is my own savings. I have never been abroad before. I have been in Hongkong 17 days, living in the "T'in-i-t'ong.' had about 26 taels when I left Shek-k'i.

I have paid 50 cents for my board. I

I have been at Shek-k'i from my birth. I earned about $3 a month. I am married and have two children.

WONG A-CHAN (No. 712).-My uncle wants me to go to Sydney. He lives there. own passage: that is, my

I paid my mother gave me the money. us going from Pák-shek. This is the first time I have been abroad. I have to return no portion of am going with a brother. There are four of my earnings to any one for my passage. I will send money to my mother. My uncle is a coolie in the On-cheung Hong in Sydney. I am going to dig gold. I was a coolie in a cuttle-fish shop in Pák-shek. I earned a dollar a month. I brought $45 with me to Hongkong. I have been 5 days

here. I lived in the "I-on," Praya West, with friends. I paid nothing. I paid $42 for my passage to Sydney.

LAM TSAU (No. 710).-I am going to Sydney. I come from Tsang-seng. I am going to work in my uncle's shop. I have been in Sydney before. I was 6 years there. I returned the year before last. I brought from $400 to $500 with me. I was a coolie. I got about $20 a month in sterling, £4. I shall have nothing to pay from my wages towards my passage, after my arrival in Sydney. I have been 2 or 3 days in Hongkong. I was in the "I-on." I know the master, and pay nothing for board. There are 9 emigrants of us there. They pay nothing. I got my ticket through the "I-on." The "I-on" has not engaged me in any way.

WONG UN-KI (No. 667).—-—I am going to Sydney. I come from Héung-shán. I am going to dig gold. I have paid my own_passage. I saved the money. It is my wish to go to Sydney. I was once in Sydney before; 6 or 7 years ago. I was 5 or 6 years in Sydney. I had over $100 when

I returned: that is, £30 or £40. I shall have to pay no portion of my wages to any one for my passage. When I earn money, I will send some to my relatives. I am living at the "I-shang-cheung." I pay about $1 for my board. I have been in this house a week. There are 4 other emigrants in the house.