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over the ship. She was beautifully clean, and 

 the coolies seemed happy and contented, laugh- 

 ing and talking amongst themselves, not at all 

 as though they had been smuggled on board or 

 forced from their homes ; only one death had 

 occurred on the passage. 



No doubt the late mission to China with 

 especial reference to this traffic will be of great 

 benefit, both to Peru and to the Chinese emi- 

 grant : the object of the treaty which has been 

 concluded is : 



"Firstly, that the emigrants should leave 

 China direct for Peru, instead of by way of 

 Macao, as heretofore." 



" Secondly, that they should leave of their 

 own free will, so that they may dispose of their 

 services as they please," and, 



" Lastly, that they should leave with the full 

 sanction of their Government, so that they may 

 count on its protection." 



To insure the first of these objects the 

 Peruvian Government has offered to subsidize 

 and support any steam-ship company which will 



