maller.
as an
&
course. Aad they
wished that the term of recidence should be for 10. years, there is,
sbelieve, no reason to doubt that
it would have been allowed..
4. But the Chinese convention goes beyond the condition in the French prevention. It stipulates not only that at the End of 5. years the immigrant shall be
paid the sum
neespary to provise
him a back papage - but that
he sees to remain in the
if he
Colony he shall equally receive
that amount _ that if he
Enters into a second engagement
ps prais
he shall recrial half
that amount on com
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mmencing his
Engagement and the whole on
may
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completing it and that if he becomes incapable of work he claim the amount before the expiration fhis 8. years. The result is that, at the best, every Chinese immigrant who curvives afive years Engagement is to be paid the cost of his retien papuge whether he returns to China remains in the Colony.
Fr
5. The offech of this assangment will be seen by contracting it with the working of the Indian. Immigration. It is found that of the whole number introduced into the Colonies not
of
Indians