intependent of all Phenters or
Mercantite interest .
the
In the next place Governments should know that the Chinese Government will
authorizes the engagement of
Cooties under Bou
overnment
contracts only), represented, by
duty) appointed agent.
their
It will not allow an
or House to be
offices opened for the purpose by a private individual, or under the onere sanction
a
Colonial Government :
There should be a
distinction made between
of
l
Comigration
and Contract Labour
In China Emigration is free
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and)
the Government does mot interfere with it, but contract labour being the assignment of a
man's serviced
for a given periods, the Government -claims the right of taking) sucks
as it thinks fit for
security of its subjects .
the
I should advise that the
labourero required for
Queensland
be recruited at Swatow and
Amoy, being sugar - growing)
districts, which Banton is not. Labourers
of the class required
for the Cape might
here
be obtained.
Wonghing, but even
these should be sought for
at