C. O.
16278 30
IR 7 MAY 07
Plaint by 61 Chinese, employed under the German Gov-
erment living in Sha Nai Shung House behind
the hill.
The German official recruited the labourers
from China with fair words. There were 11 conditions
monthly salary was to be $15 or $16 gold, the work-
ing hours 10 daily except Sunday (a holiday) that
passages to and back, provisions and medicines will
be supplied by the Government the period of engage-
ment to be 3 years with good treatment. On arrival
petitioners found that they had been deceived:
they
were taken to a place 50 11 from the port and have
to work from daybreak to suneet. The master was very
provisions are not sufficient, taro and peas
cruel:
instead of rice sometimes and the meals are not re-
`gular.
Slow workers are cruelly beaten and fined a
mark.
A man named Lui Chu was killed and buried
uncoffined.
They are not allowed to leave the place
without a number from the master attached to the
sleeve. When they appealed to the German Court,
the