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that the arrangement now proposed
would be contrary to the spirit
and
of the letter of the Hong Kong
Ordinance No.30 of 1915, a copy
of which is enclosed. Section 17
of the Ordinance forbids emigrant
ships to carry any but free
emigrants. This term is defined
in Section 2 as meaning emigrants
who are not under any contract of
service whatever, and it would not The app" of the Ond it is affected by appear that/ the fact that the
agreement into which the emigrant
may have entered in Hong Kong may
not have been reduced in to writing
there de poly affect the
aplication of the Oruinenes.
4.
If permission is not
granted to the Sarawak Govt. to
recruit Chinese labour in the
manner proposed it may be assumed
that they will obtain it direct
from