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application for permission to
recruit labour to the
Sarawak coal mines was approved.
2. The proposal s now made
for the recruitment of labour
for Sarawak differ from tho se
previously approved in that the
emigrant will be required before
leaving Hong Kong to acknowledge
a debt of 48 dollars to the
Asiatic Petroleum Company, such
debt to be remitted by instal.
ments of 4 dollars for every
month worked. It has been
ascertained from the Governor
of Hong Kong that no contract
will actually be signed by the
emigrant before leaving for
the
Hong Kong and acknowledgement
of debt would apparently be verbal
only.
3.
Mr.Amery is advised, however,
that
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