580
9219/06. 10ca6f86. 13981/88.
(
*
32341/64.
37181/06. 34940/5 34644/86.
360 with attacked
37181. I find there we boom house- the other letters to
3.47)
March 1906 Messrs Watt Watts and Company
were refused permission to carry contract
labourers from Tochew to Santa Rosalia,
(Mexico). In view of this case and of the
fact that the Government of the United States of
America are calling for tenders for the con-
voyance of coolies under contract for work
on the Panama Canal, a number of applications
have been made to Lord Elgin for the relaxation
of the existing restrictions. Letters have
been received from Messrs Watts, Watts and
Company supported by the Executive Council
of the Chamber of Shipping of the United
Kingdom, from the Liverpool Steamship Owners
Association, from the China Association, and
the Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong. It is
understood that representations have also been
made to the President of the Board of Trade.
that
The gist of the arguments advanced is
(a) the prohibition is against the interests
of British shipping. Not only is the actual
profit