Land
vention was not ratified but what we have been thus using ratifying is?
"Veritus"
seems to me to be inconsistent on that point. He recommends the giving up of emigration under
*
contract from Singapore
and ? a fortiori from the continent) proof in order that we may go forth with clean hands to put down the Cooly traffic. But in another part of his letter he appears not
for five years
to object to a contract with a return passage (on which terms the W. Indies are now willing to take Chinese, having taken fright at the horrors of Indian Immigration, and given up Emigration under contract).
The question of engaging people for Hong Kong for the manual labour is another matter. On this subject, see 70 11384
M
It is the contract that is the foul thing. Chinese passengers
Cruel
it on them
are not bound by contract will not pay for kidnapping; and the volunteer, educated, intelligent Emigrants people who take leave of their friends in any country themselves is of uncommon value & secure high wages
Free Chinese Emigration in countries where wages are high, but sugar planters will not pay the wages that coolies emigrating without indenture
Acceding to demands
Subjects
are
When British
recruited by British agents
Nr. 22/11
H