regards
British verses
to Hong Kong but also as to the Treaty Pork & China. Under it "Chinese emigration in British vessele, if free, to freign countries mo be and and under contract must be
fuckitited. The Chinese gaveenment in
Mjected
իս: past times
b contract
and
emigration. for would not abet it to foreign countries Where we were not sure how the coolies would
be treated.
The question is Hoss for
for are the conditions altered to for as to suggest a charge of policy? Are then sufficient reasons for Maintaining a system which haves the
"Chinets coolics to foreign countries
Carriage 9
In the hands of foreigners-
will look at
17352/05 and
will see that it was
then decided, Witte the consort of the Darcign.
If you
12439/05, you
office if
that, if
the American
Foreign Gaveniment
agree
Loca
with the Chinore government
for the emigration of Cooties under contract
on the canal,
to Panama to be amplayed We should allow such emigration
bo take
place from Hony Kay. Both the Govenor
Hoykan.
I bere seem to have Overlooked that Sach emigration would be illegal, as the law
To.
No Stands. We both realised it later. When the
Felegraphed
Ganch
in March last [9219.] pointing out
h
150
Cortice to Panama
that he had no power to override the law
Now the question g
question of shipping has come up capain
d
therall the right position
to take is (to's. The law should be amended So as to allow British Ships to camy
Coolies under
Contract to foreign countries if licensed to do so by the weino; but it should be a Standing instruction to the governor that such licenses shall be given
only in which the Chinese government have cimens, the
emigration
in those cases
This line seems to me to be unexaptionalte unters for are to take the position that all indentured labour is wrong, which I hope for The salle of the Sagan producing colmier, will nece
be taken
the Chinese government alpeare the emigration. I do not think that we need make
enquiries through the consuls as to the treatment of the Cooties in this or that country, as Suggested
Sir M. Nathan's despatch.
At the end
q
Now do I think that we need consult the dreigh
who have already
Nice. Why would agree
they
Shown in 1905
CPL 28. Aug:
that