34.
F.C.
20
---17.10.20.
Recruitment for Spanish Guinea.
that such
at tha
The F.O. read this reply over to me
on the telephone before sending it, but in view
of the urgency did not obtain official concurrence.
They suggested then that there was some doubt
It contemplates the Continued sistema & Cunese Passenger shops ind noticessant Stufer shall always Contact latimes.
Thes
Carry,
shout whether the H.K. Legislation did not go further
than it is empowered to do by the Chinese Fassenger
Act of 1855 as that Act clearly contemplates the
continuance of contract labour and only empowers
H.K. to regulate it. The Act, of which a copy is
attached, is rather vague. In Section
Legislature of H.K. is empowered to make Regulations
"
2.
the
★ respecting Chinese Passenger Ships. In Section 4
however reference is made to a certificate to be
completed by the Emigration Officer (Schedule B)
and this certificate definitely refers to the
འ
inspection of the contacts between the emigrants and
A
their intended employers.
apparently not exercized its,
t The
H.K. Legislature
power to vary this Schedule, (see Sections 3, 4(2) 8(2) Ond 30 of 1915)
and
o
the Emigrant officer must be placed
in a position of some difficulty when there are no
contacts to inspect.
I understand that the F.. may raise
this question of the validity of the H.K. Ordinance.
Until they do so, we need not move.
? copies 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, enclosure to
26, 31, and enclosure to 34, to H.K. lf.
I think
it is desirable they should have the full history
of the action taken at this end.
5. Caine
2410.28
Я
delayed this togel out the papers aboud
15 H.K. 1910 Ordinance, but the minuter.
using with
10654/12
and
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