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and examine people on the spot, but he hoped. it would be found possible for representatives STATEMENT BY LORD CREWE.
of every interest who felt strongly on the subject In the House of Lords recently LORD MONK stating their views. He could not, however, to have an opportunity of coming over and BRETTON called attention to the vital statistics guarantee that native chiefs would be summoned of Mauritius and the gradual revolution by to give evidence, but he had no doubt their which the population of the island was becoming views would be put forward by the official repro more and more Asistio in character, and asked entutives. Lord Monk Brotton hal very truly the Socrotary of State for the Colonies whether said that Indian immigration into Mauritius the effect of Indian immigration on the French followed in the first place on the abolition of population would come under the consideration
Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKÁ | Ludod and stored at the info the the committee wonkl tako evidence thorson, there was no great altoration in the ratio of the of Lord Sanderson's Committee: end if so, how they The Indian had now become part of established population of the island, and differont races. The general birth rate wis 35.3 per 1,000, and the Indian birth rate 68.8 and the generd death rate was 35.2 por 1,000, for, as births and deaths were concerned, the and the Ladian death rate 39.1. So far, thero- Indias population was not increasing. As regarded immigration, for the last five yours
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those colonies.
la boon about 500 entrants and
by Indisks. There wore 264,000 Indians in was no swamping of the rest of the population the islaul, only 54,000 of whom had over boot in dentured at all, and only 96,000 were employe on sugar estates; that was to say, only one-fifth of the Indians in Mauritius had over been indentured, and only two-fifths were employed in sugar cultivation. That established that The EARL OF CREWE and that the subjects here was a fixal industrial population in Mauri mentioned by his noble friends were all contin, and the result of the figures he had given nected with the committee which had been sot was that the effect of Indian up under the presidency of Lord Sanderson the French, population in the glas to inquire into this large and important absolutely I had been
island asked whether the question. In answer, however, to the last
Cominíssion which
was going ont to inquire question put, he had to Ray that there was no correspondence to be laid on the table of into the induces of the island would make suy the Honee as having taken place, between the inquires into this subject. So far as they
germane to the reference to that Commission, Governors and the Government, because no ho had no doubt such inquiries would be made correspondence had taken place. When the but he thon tht it would be a very unfortunate Government decided to set up this committer thing if the work of the Commission and of they naturally informed the Governors by tele. Lrd Sanderson's Committee were to overlap graph, asking them to suggest the manner, in and therefors he was not prepared so to amend colonies and protectorates could be brought to enable them to make any special inquiry inte which ovidence concerning their respective the terms of the reference to the Commission as before the commities. The committee was sot this question. up because the Government considered that the question into which it was designed to inquire was one of the very first Imperial importance. They had not in the referencs to it incorporated any sinsions to the self-governing dominions of his Majesty.
THE QUESTION AS IT AFFECTS THE
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duty
WOTE
LORD SANDERSON said the Committee was not limiting itself to official witnesses, but east- in its not wider, and ho did not anticipate any difficulty in getting the necessary evidence. "If any point drose on which it was dilleult to obtain complete and oxhaustive ovidence by examination here, he suppose it would be their to report to the Secretary of State and to As regarded Indian inmigration into the salf suggest that an examination should be mula by governing dominions, an entirely separate ent of properly qualified persons on the spot. As questions arose. These dominions were by com regarded Mauritius, It was true that between mon consent the jalgos of the artent to which 1830 and 1907 the population was about they would admit or forbid immigration either quadruple, that where the non-Indian popa. of his Majesty's Indian subjects or of other lation only increased from about 97,000 persons belonging to different races. Subject of to 1 2,000, the Indian population rose to course to the general rule which governed the 260,000. Of these only 93,000 were immi- treatment and management of the King's subgrants, the rest being descendants of those who jects in any part of the Empire, the Government had immigrated; and 102,000 were employed felt that the self-governing dominiona must on the sugar estates as contrasted with 13,400 exercise an independent discretion on the subject slaves in 1835. In 1830 the export of sugar There was, however, another important side to was about 68 million pounds, and in 1966 about the question. There were some very enthusiastic 380 million pounds. Whilst the population had advocates of Imperial anity who seemed to him quadrupled the export of sugar had quintupled. sometimes to fall into the error of considering One could not see these fig ares without thinking. nothing which could be done towards advan that Indian immigration had been of enormous eing that unity unless it concern the advantage to the island. After referring to the self-governing dominions. He hoped that he effect of malaria on the vital statistice, bo was not behind others in desiring
to pointed out that the town population had n draw more closely together the bonds existing disproportionate death rate, and said that until between the self-governing dominons and the effective measures were taken for further manita- nother country, but they must not forget in tion in the towns the town population must this connexion the rest of the Empire. There decrease. It was the Creole population which was India with its 300 millions of population, more particularly kept to the towns, whilst the and there were the colonies, as distinct from
Indian population was more employed in the dominions and protectorates, with
a population country. That fust had an important bearing! of between
wen 25 millions and 40 millions and on the proportions of the two populations. when they considered the immense posibi
LOED STANMORE withdrew his motion 1st gavelopment in many parts of these
that anything which cond
be done to promote and to help an interchange between them and the Indian Empire must be of advantage to the Empire as a whole. It surely was of the first importance that further knowledge and farther interchange should create a substantal interest between India and those other dominions of the Crown which were in certain respects akin to Intuia and were in many cases governed in the
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coats.pfsarns the possibility of a common origin. of the two nations. There were
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If we are to be absolutely secure [he said forwards; they were not indentured labourers,
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LORDS, AND HOUSE OF COMMONS. hirane Court It to be found upon the ancient might almost be said that they were moving we shall want-not, perlups, in 1912. but have arisen from the large circles of embroidery backwards and forwards in their own country, a little fater-quite 60 Dreadnoughts. In some degree this statement applied to the would be a tremendong relief to the country dress, Japanese heraldry did not recognize tha which would serve as a contrast to the material Straits Settlements, which up to 1867 formed and a merey to our rivals, who are being use of colour, for the men were of any shada a part of the Indian dominion, and there tempted to hankruptcy by our hesitatious, if we
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the proportions of the Indian population in less than £400000 a year. Now this money use, another for family use, and a third for can be found without imposing a penny of fresh retainers. The lesser nobles had two badges, taration,
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380,000 70 per cent, were Indians. Ons sa, therefore, what an important bearing on this whole life of the Empire this question of Indian immigration had and of the important subjects which Lord Badderson and the Com- mitteo had to consider was in what circumstances and under what conditions this large infu from India might be applied, and what proper. tions ought to be applied, to other parts of the Empire.
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As to the question of indentured labour, speaking generally, it had been the subject of any difficulty hisself in defending the system.
prevalis in Germany. Even then one pansions would be given on a far more generons soude than in Germany, seeing at seven-eighths of the money raised in that country are contrilated by musters and men,
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their stage costume. Soran system certainly ex- isted by which bulges were differenced for junior members or collateral branches of a family. between families could be indicated, for, while It would also appear, he said, as if ullisuces no Japanese authority, so far as he was aware, distinctly stated that anch was the case, example, occurred in which a Bomber of badges, not merely applying to one family, were arranged on one object. When a man was armed for The Consular officials in the Far East have fighting his mon appeared its
if many parts of his been asked for information as to the possibility clothing There appeared to be nothing in the
rank of the || of selling roofing materials in the Far East
design of the badges to indicate Consal-General Charles Denby, of Shanghai bearers, but the most important, wonki, of "At present the importation of roofing course, become familiar. Under the laws which eriticism in many quarters. Ha bad never sees at Shanghai is not large, but exactent Japan secluded and at peace fur 200 years, Having regard to the fact that these labourers figures cannot be given, as this item is not
all not and did not possess that power of separately reported by the Imperial Maritime the Daimive were kept moving about the every year in the capital. Travelling as they organization which the white labourer possessed, it seemed to him that they should be becom Customs. It is quite probable that with the country, as they had to spend a certain time. growth of the manufacturing industry in China, did with an enormous retinue the balgee would to some conditions of apprenticeship as if they the erection of railroad shops and stations for become well known, but as at the time of the restoration there here nearly 270 Dainie, ho were minors; and so far as thore conditions lines gradually being pushed to completion, and were reasonable he did not think they should be the building of warehouses in the districts oponed onld rat accept the theory advanced by Europ immediat subjected to any very severe criticism. At the ap by such lines there will be a greatly incr
ean authorities that the people could same time all would. he thought, srce that all demand." A great impetus has been given to ly recognize each prince by his badge. systems of indentured labour required very this movement within the past few years.
In Japan, continned Mr. Leo, careful watching. Thero was perhaps Consul John H. Sucdgrass, of Kobe, writes:
woman appeared to have always displayed the disposition on the part of some to exploit the "The demand for foreign roofing is not indenturod labearer and to bring his condition sufficient to warrant any great expenditure in badge of her husband and nut of her father, nearer to the border line of se vile conditions the attempt to introduce material from abroad whereas in European heraldry she could use the than was thought desirable in this country Tarred paper is becoming more popular witliarios of both. Many of the stories told of the The Government hoped that this committee Japanese builders, being sued beneath the tile alleged origin of the men were very similar to might save the needs of India as well as the roofing for protection from the heavy rains that the legends concerning European devices. Al-
always been of great needs of the colonies by indicating and directing prevail hero in the summer season and for the though the heraldry of scale in England had as far as he was the places and the methods to which and by purpose of securing greater warmth in winter." which Indian immigration could bost be carried
Consal-Gei eral Thomas Sammons, of roal, nothing of the kind existence and interent, ` aware, in Japan. The objects in Japanese- ont. The last thing the Government wished reports on the demand for roofing material as heraldry included practically everything in were founded on the was to exploit in any way the labour of Indis follows: There is, at present, no market for ve to do anything but agist in making a free rulous coated roofing-in-heres, aside from what daily use. Thirty device were to the k outlet from the Indian Empire for those who is used in a few instances by missionaries and a trariinary fertility of the Japanese in invention in those matters. Mr Leo concluded his paper desired for ends of their own to go elsewhere. limited number of foreigners. Galvanised iron The general answer to Lord Hindlip's question roofing is used to a considerable extent in with a reference to the modern hraldry of was that the Government did desire to have Government buildings and private warehousos.
from European heraldry, overy point of view as far as possibly placed Thatched and tiled roofs are used almost entiely Japan, which to a great extent was imitated before the comunttee. It was impossible by the native population;"
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