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Alien Act alien immigrants alien laws ANTHONY HOPE arrival Article Australia Author BARING GOULD Bishop of Bedford Board of Guardians Board of Trade bond Buckram Certificate charitable Chief Chinese College colonies Committee condition Crown 8vo Customs Declaration degraded Demy 8vo destitute aliens destitute foreigners documents of identity E. F. BENSON East End emigration End of London England English evil existence foreign immigration foreign Jews Gazette GILBERT PARKER gration H. C. BEECHING Hamburg Illustrated immi immigration immigration of destitute industrial influx instance Italian J. A. HOBSON Jewish Board JOHN KEBLE labour land large numbers Leeds legislation living matter nation number of aliens passed passengers paupers penalty persons police poor population port present refuse Report residence returns Russian Jews Second Edition Secretary ship social Society Statute Street sweaters Sweating Tasmania United vagrant vessel volume W. E. HENLEY wages Whitechapel women
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