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the policy of His Kajesty's Govern-
Sutertiin very shông weide when
ment with red to the question of
Chinese coolie labour in distant
countries. Even with the safeguards
imposed in a Tritish Colony, the
thing determined
Transvaal, His te jestite covern ent
oblized (ao-fr
decision
properly ley with them) to do all in
their power to bring the system to
en end with the least possible de-
lay, at much expense and inconvenience.
te that has So great are the objections to this
traffic, that, as the correspondence
terminating with my confidential
despatch of the 2nd of July, 1908,
will shew, British vessels are not
allowed to carry Chinese coolies
under indenture to foreign countries,
even though the prohibition may
involve the transference of the
traffic to rival shipping.
In the case of Samoa, 28-you
are aware, complaints of cont nu-
al ill-treatment have been made
by the Chinese coolies there, and
these complaints have been confirm-
ed by the Fritish Vice Consul,
who has stated that the coolies
require a Chinese Consul to pro-
tect ther a condition which it
appears from your despatch is
still contested by Dr Schultz.
It is char Iau ars-évere het,in consequence
of this ill treatment, the
Chinese authorities have refused
to allow the shipment of labour-
ers from China to Samoa., negotia-
L
tions to remove this difficulty -
(notwithstanding Fr Schultz's
inaccurate assurances
3/
were
obviously not proceeding satis-
factorily, or there would have
been no such anxiety to procure
labourers at Hong Kong.
You