Speech #480052728

This sums up a total of 2.652 for this port direct. and 3.558 in transit to other ports and places outside the limits of the United States. Of this number (2.652) 1.814 had return certificates. leaving 838 claiming to be allowed to land for other reasons. Of this number there were landed by the court on writs of habeas corpus ..64 And there are out on bail. cases undecided ..................................................... 9 As laborers under Department ruling of October 26. 1882: On Chinese consuls passports ........................................................................ 184 On affidavits in most cases authenticated by Chinese consul .......................... 130 On affi davits of w hite persons ......................................................................... 168 Those holding "Canton certificates." describing themi as traders. &c.. but who afterward claimed to be laborers. and entitled to land on account of previous residence. evidence on affidavits of white persons ...................... 69 As merchants claiming the right to land on account of previous residence. there were landed: On Chinese consuls passports ................................................................... 60 On affi davits of w hite persons ................................................................... 60 On affidavits of Chinese. vouched by Chinese consul ............................... 99 - 219 Of merchants resident outside the limits of China at time of passage of the exclusion act there were landed on our consuls certificates ...................... 97 T otal ....................................................................................................... 940 The excess of 940 over the 338 to be accounted for was occasioned by the landing of some of those who came in transit. but after arrival substantiated their right to land by evidence of previous residence. Summary: Total number of Chinese arriving at San Francisco since August 4.1882. andup to Novem ber 9.1883...: .................................................................. 2.652 Number departed during the same period: H olding return certificates ............................................................... 12.181 W ithout return certificates ............................................................... 1.905 - 14.086 Excess of departures over arrivals ................................................... 11.434 The Departmentwill observe thatfor a long time after the act went into effect the arrivals from China were few. and that they were nearly all of the class holding return certificates. but gradually after the Chinesb Government began to issue certificates under section 6 their number increased.and the discrepancy between the apparent condition of the holder and his description in his certificate began to appear. On the City of Peking. last arrival. concerning which I telegraphed that I was investigating and would report the result.