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No.2264/10.
Enclosure 3.
2070
208
of 2! JAN II
Government House,
Lith
flongkong, He Locember,1910.
sir,
i have the honour to submit to you some observations regarding the question of Chinese E-igration to the Federated Malay Stutos and to invite an expression of your views upon the subject. This matter has engaged my constant attention
since i came to this colony in 1907.
2. The legislation enacted in 1908,- which had been in contemplation before my arrival & which was largely the out- come of personal & verbul discussion between Mr. Barnos, Protector of Chinese, Straits settlements and fr. Brewin, Registrar General, Hongkong, hus i have reason to bolleve been attended by a considerablo measure of success, by enabling, this Government to ascertain which of the Chinese passengers are proceeding under a pledge to enter into a contract on arrival, and with the co-operation of the traite Settlemente
to afford them under the name of "Assisted increased mea, ure of protection.
Emigrants" an
3. I find nevertheless that at the present time (in the words of the Registrar General) "all emigration to the "ports of singapore & Panung is suspect in the eyes of the "Chinese, and it is impossible to find in Hongkong a Chinese "who is not sincers in his condemnation of the present thű Tuai "trade.
Although of late years complaints have become loss "vociferous there is sufficient evidence that the fooling "against this emigration is as deep-seated as ever, and that "the Chinese officials in their contermnation of it are only Excellency
voicing
The Governor,
Straita Settlements.